A note on regression to the mean

Sex‐related Cognitive Differences: By Julia A. Sherman. Charles C Thomas, Springfield, Illinois, 1978. 262 pp. Cloth, $16.25; paper, $12.25.

Kinometrics: Determinants of So‐cioeconomic Success Within and Between Families. Edited by Paul Taubman. North‐Holland Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 1977. $28.25

Nutrition and Human Reproduction: Edited by W. Henry Mosley. Plenum Publishing Corporation, New York, 1978. 526 pp. $42.50.

Manual of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Injuries, and Causes of Death, Volume 1: World Health Organization, 1977. 777 pp. $12.00 (hardbound). (Also to be published in French, Spanish, and Russian.)

Women in Jamaica: Patterns of Reproduction and Family: By George W. Roberts and Sonja A. Sinclair. KTO Press, New York, 1978. $16.00.     

The World of Darkness

Bowden, Charles Killing the Hidden Waters Austin: University of Texas Press, 1977 174 pp., $9.96 Reviewed by Malcolm F. Farmer

Cogswell, Howard L. Water Birds of California Berkeley: University of California Press, 1977 416 pp., $5.75 paper Reviewed by Karl L. Trever

Grant, Edward Physical Science in the Middle Ages New York: Cambridge University Press, 1977 128 pp., $4.95 Reviewed by Emanuel D. Rudolph

Piltz, Albert, and Robert Sund Creative Teaching of Science in the Elementary School, 2d ed. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 1977 310 pp., $7.95 Reviewed by Herbert H. Grossman

Lucas, David J., Harold I. James, John Simpson A First Science Dictionary: College Edition New York: Crane, Russak &; Company, Inc., 1977 206 pp., $8.50 Reviewed by Lawrence P. Eblin

Gribben, John, ed. Climatic Change New York: Cambridge University Press, 1978 280 pp., $37.50 cloth, $11.95 paper Reviewed by Waring B. Hill

Caroe, G.M. William Henry Bragg 1862–1942: Man and Scientist New York: Cambridge University Press, 1978 212 pp., $16.95 Reviewed by Gilbert Wright

Rowe, Mary Budd Teaching Science as Continuous Inquiry: A Basic New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1978 509 pp., $16.00 Reviewed by Elmer F. Kohlmiller

Branley, Franklyn M. Color: From Rainbows to Lasers New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1978 87 pp., $8.95 Reviewed by Van E. Neie

McNutt, Kristen W., and David R. McNutt Nutrition and Food Choices Chicago: Science Research Associates, Inc., 1978 506 pp., $10.36 Reviewed by Manfred Kroger

Allen, Arthur James A Whaler and Trader in the Arctic: 1895–1944 Anchorage: Alaska Northwest Publishing Company, 1978 213 pp., $5.95 paper Reviewed by Vagn Flyger

Coleman, William Biology in the Nineteenth Century: Problems of Form, Function, and Transformation, rev. ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1978 187 pp., $13.95 cloth, $5.95 paper Reviewed by Donald J. Zinn     

The Edible Molecule…

Pettingill, Olin Se wall, Jr. Another Penguin Summer New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975 80 pp., $10.00 Reviewed by A. Gilbert Wright

Grant, Verne Genetics of Flowering Plants New York: Columbia University Press, 1975 514 pp., $20.00 Reviewed by Martin Labar

Gutnik, Martin J. Energy: Its Past, Its Present, Its Future Chicago: Childrens Press, 1975 46 pp., individuals $6.60, institutions $4.95 Reviewed by George G. Mallinson

Wild, Robin, and Jocelyn Wild How Animals Work for Us New York: Parents' Magazine Press 64 pp., $4.99, 1975 Reviewed by Harold W. Puffer

Morse, Roger A. Bees and Bee-Keeping Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press 295 pp., $13.50, 1975 Reviewed by W.L. Gojmerac

Heintze, Carl The Bottom of the Sea and Beyond New York: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 1975 144 pp., $5.95 Reviewed by Albert C. Jensen

Cottrell, Alan Portrait of Nature New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975 236 pp., $9.95 Reviewed by Paul S. Cohen

Hart, Leslie A. How the Brain Works New York: Basic Books, 1975 260 pp., $10.50 Reviewed by Julie Ann Miller

Schneider, Herman Science Fun for You in a Minute or Two New York: McGraw-Hill Junior Books, 1975 64 pp., $4.72 Reviewed by Julian R. Brandou

Williamson, H.D. The Year of the Koala New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975 209 pp., $8.95 Reviewed by Austin T. Hyde

Heady, Eleanor B. Plants on the Go: A Book about Reproduction and Seed Dispersal (Finding-out books) New York: Parent's Magazine Press, 1975 64 pp., $4.59 Reviewed by Herbert Grossman

Durden, Kent A Fine and Peaceful Kingdom New York: Simon and Schuster 160 pp., $7.95, 1975 Reviewed by Robert Deitchman     

Classroom Aids

Phillips, Owen The Last Chance Energy Book Baltimore, Md.: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1979 142 pp. $9.95. Reviewed by James W. O'Leary.

Nelkin, Dorothy Science Textbook Controversies and the Politics of Equal Time Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press, 1978 174 pp. $12.95 hardcover, $4.94 paper. Reviewed by Russell F. Trimble.

Kuhn, Thomas S. The Essential Tension: Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1978 366 pp. $18.50. Reviewed by Waring B. Hill.

Kaplan, Colin, ed. Rabies: The Facts New York: Oxford University Press, 1977 116 pp. $5.00. Reviewed by L. Wolfinbarger, Jr.

Chanute, Octave Progress in Flying Machines Long Beach, Calif.: Lorenz &; Herweg, Publishers, 1976 308 pp. $12.50. Reviewed by A. D. Goddard.

Hurd, Edith Thacher Look for a Bird New York: Harper &; Row, Publishers, 1977 31 pp. $4.95. Reviewed by Sue Hall.

Young, Louise B. Earth's Aura New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977 305 pp. $12.95. Reviewed by Steven W. Sokolowski.

Suppe, Frederick, ed. The Structure of Scientific Theories Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1977 818 pp. $22.50 cloth, $10 paper. Reviewed by Austin T. Hyde, Jr., M.D.

Steele, William O. Talking Bones: Secrets of Indian Burial Mounds New York: Harper &; Row, 1978 63 pp. $6.95 Ralph M. Rowlett.

Froman, Robert The Greatest Guessing Game New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1978 33 pp. $5.79. Reviewed by Edwin Halfar.

Vevers, Gwynne Octopus, Cuttlefish and Squid New York: McGraw Hill, 1978 295 pp., $6.95. Reviewed by Donald Schwartz.     

Weather Forecasting: The View from Space…

Findley, James S.; Harris, Arthur H.; Wilson, Don E.; and Jones, Clyde Mammals of New Mexico Albuquerque: The University of New Mexico Press, 1975 360 pp., $8.50 Reviewed by Vagn Flyger

Piers, Helen Grasshopper and Butterfly New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1975 80 pp., $5.95, library edition $5.72 Reviewed by N. N. Raghuvir

Gergely, Tibor Animals: A Picture Book of Facts and Figures New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1975 47 pp., $5.95, library edition $5.72 Reviewed by Theodore W. Munch

Johnsgard, Paul A. Waterfowl of North America Bloomington, Indiana University Press 1975,575 pp. Reviewed by Kate Curry Vahle

Jacobson, Daniel The Fishermen (Indians of North America) New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1975 87 pp., $4.90 Reviewed by Robert W. Boenig

Janzen, Daniel H. Ecology of Plants in the Tropics (The Institute of Biology's Studies in Biology, No. 58) London: Edward Arnold (Distributed by Crane, Russak &; Co., New York), 1975 65 pp., $3.75 Reviewed by Rex E. Kerstetter

London, Carolyn The Hospital Doctors, Nurses and Mystery Workers New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1976 86 pp., $5.72 Library Edition Reviewed by Philip C. Anderson

Buxton, Ralph Nature's Gliders Chicago: Children's Press, 1975 32 pp., individuals $6.60, institutions $4.95 Reviewed by Sue Hall

Clarke, H. T. (revised by B. Haynes) A Handbook of Organic Analysis: Qualitative and Quantitative (fifth edition) New York: Crane, Russak &; Co., 1975 291 pp., cloth $35.00, paper $16.00 Reviewed by Lawrence Powell Eblin

Simon, Seymour Discovering What Garter Snakes Do New York: McGraw-Hill Junior Books, 1975 48 pp., $4.72 Reviewed by Carl Gans

Dobbs, Austen, ed. The Birds of Nottinghamshire: Past and Present North Pomfret, Vt.: David &; Charles, 1975 226 pp., $17.00 Reviewed by Gerald R. Rising

Ashworth, J. M., and Dee, Jennifer The Biology of Slime Moulds (The Institute of Biology's Studies in Biology, No. 56) New York: Crane, Russak &; Co., Inc., 1975 67 pp., $3.75 Reviewed by Emanuel D. Rudolph

Exline, Joseph D. Individualized Techniques for Teaching Earth Science West Nyack, N.Y.: Parker Publishing Co., 1975 230 pp., $10.95 Reviewed by Waring B. Hill

Stadtfeld, Curtis K. Whitetail Deer: A Year's Cycle New York: The Dial Press, 1975 163 pp., $7.95 Reviewed by Paul F. Connor

Carrier, Rick Fly: The Complete Book of Sky Sailing New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1975 128 pp., $7.95 Reviewed by A.D. Goddard

Duncan, Wilbur H. Woody Vines of the Southeastern United States Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 1975 76 pp., $2.50 Reviewed by A. J. Sharp

Barnes, R. S. K. Estuarine Biology (The Institute of Biology's Studies in Biology no. 49) New York: Crane, Russak &; Co., 1975 76 pp., $3.25 Reviewed by Brother G. Nicholas

Bendick, Jeanne How Heredity Works: Why Living Things Are As They Are (Finding-out books) New York: Parent's Magazine Press, 1975 64 pp., $4.59 Reviewed by Donald J. Nash     

Earth,Air, Fire,and Water: Elements of Art

Abstract

Shoshana Zuboff. In the Age of the Smart Machine: The Future of Work and Power. New York: Basic Books, 1988, 468 pp. $11.95 paperback.

George Gilder. Microcosm: The Quantum Revolution in Economics and Technology. New York: Simon &; Schuster, 1989. 426 pp. $19.95 hardcover.

Loren Baritz. The Good Life. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1988. 361 pp. $19.95 hardcover.

Miles Orville. The Real Thing: Imitation and Authority in American Culture, 1880–1940. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1989. 382 pp. $14.95 paperback.

Peter Shaw. The War Against the Intellect. Iowa City: The University of Iowa Press, 1989. 181 pp. $10.95 paperback.

Robert Alter. The Pleasures of Reading in an Ideological Age. New York: Simon &; Schuster, 1989. 250 pp. $18.95 hardcover.

Ian Crofton. A Dictionary of Art Quotations. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1989. $19.95 hardcover.     

Art in the Making

Abstract

Jan Adkins, Letterbox: The Art and History of Letters, Walker: New York, 1981, 48 pages, $10.95.

Michael Kehoe, The Puzzle of Books, Carolrhoda Books, Minneapolis, 1982, unpaged, $6.95.

Linda Bourke, Handmade Abc: A Manual Alphabet, Addison-Wesley: Reading, Mass., 1981, unpaged, $6.95.

Linda Bourke, Signs of a Friend, Addison-Wesley: Reading, Mass., 1982, unpaged, $2.95 (paper).

Philip Newth, Roly Goes Exploring, Philomel Books: New York, 1981, unpaged, $12.95 (spiral bound).

Tomas Gonzales (text by J. R. Kesselman and F. Peterson), I CAN USE TOOLS, Elsevier/Nelson: New York, 1981, unpaged, $6.25 (boards).

Harvey Weiss, Hammer and Saw, Crowell: New York, 1981, 80 pages, $9.00.

Gail Gibbons, Tool Book, Holiday House: New York, 1982, unpaged, n.p.i.

Harvey Weiss, Model Building: And How to Make Them, Thomas Crowell: New York, 1979, 96 pages, $7.95.

Paul Berman, Make-Believe Empire: A How-to Book, Atheneum: New York, 1982, 88 pages, $8.95.

Evaline Ness, Four Rooms From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Scribners: New York, 1977, unpaged, $6.95.

Alan Rose, Build Your Own Taj Mahal, Perigee: New York, 1981, unpaged, $7.95.

Les Walker, Housebuilding for Children, The Overlook Press: New York, 1977, 175 pages, $10.00.

Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey (story by Natalie S. Carlson), Marie Louise and Christopher at The Carnival, Scribners: New York, 1981, unpaged, $11.95

Beverley Gooding (Kenneth Grahame), Wayfarers All from The Wind in the Willows, Scribners: New York, 1981, 32 pages, $11.95.

Shawn Rice (text by Paul Rice and Peter Mayle), AS DEAD AS A DODO, Godine: Boston, 1981, unpaged, $10.95.     

Stimulating the Need to Know…

Nations, James D. Tropical Rainforest: Endangered Environment . New York: Franklin Watts, 1988. 143 pp. $12.90 hardcover. Reviewed by Jorge Zamacona Evenes.

Sharp, D.W.A., ed. The Penguin Dictionary of Chemistry , 2d ed. New York: Penguin, 1990. 434 pp. $9.95 paperback. Reviewed by Wayne Hanley.

Hale, W.G., and J.P. Margham. The HarperCollins Dictionary of Biology. New York: Harper Collins, 1991. 569 pp. $12.95 paperback; $25.00 hardcover. Reviewed by Wayne Hanley.

Sparks, John, and Tony Soper. Penguins. New York: Fact On File, 1987. 246 pp. $1995 hardcover. Reviewed by Wayne Hanley.

Mountfort, Guy. Rare Birds of the World . A Collins/ICBP Handbook. New York: Penguin (The Stephen Greene Press), 1988. 256 pp. $2995 hardcover. Reviewed by John W. McLure.

Woodcock, Martin. Collins Handguide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent . New York: Penguin (The Stephen Greene Press), 1989. 176 pp. $11.95 paperback. Reviewed by James Scheib.

Harris, Michael. The Collins Field Guide to the Birds of Galapagos . New York: Penguin (The Stephen Greene Press), 1989. 160 pp. $1995 hardcover. Reviewed by Jim Fuller.

Brudenell-Bruce, P. G. C. The Collins Guide to the Birds of New Providence and the Babama Islands. New York: Penguin (The Stephen Greene Press), 1989. 142 pp. $14.95 paperback. Reviewed by Carol A. Thompson.     

Biochemical studies in schizophrenia: A review

CATHOLIC VIEWPOINT ON OVERPOPULATION: Anthony Zimmerman, S.V.D. Hanover House, New York, 1961, 214 pp., $3.50.

MANKIND EVOLVING: Theodosius Dobzhansky. Yale University Press, New Haven, 1962, xiii + 381 pp., $7.50.

THE SEARCH FOR A COMMON LEARNING: General Education, 1800–1960: Russell Thomas. McGraw‐Hill, New York, 1962, 324 pp., $6.95.

THE WORLD ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITIES: Edward W. Weidner. McGraw‐Hill, New York, 1962, 366 pp., $3.65.

RESEARCH IN FAMILY PLANNING: C. V. Kiser, ed. Princeton University Press, 1962, Princeton, pp. 662, $12.50.     

Science Summaries…

Ricciuti, Edward R. Plants in Danger New York: Harper &; Row, 1979 86 pp. $8.95. Reviewed by Emanuel D. Rudolph.

Dock, George, Jr. Audubon's Birds of America New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1979 170 pp. $19.95 hardcover, $7.95 paper. Reviewed by Karl L. Trever.

Hogg, Margaret E. Animals in Schools: Vertebrates Exeter, N. H.: Heinemann Educational Books, Inc., 1979 (U.S.) 100 pp. $6.25. Reviewed by Carl Gans.

Busch, Phyllis S. Cactus in the Desert New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1979 34 pp. $6.95, Reviewed by Emanuel D. Rudolph.

Ricciuti, Edward R. Wildlife of the Mountains (Wildlife Habitat Series) New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1979 232 pp. $16.95. Reviewed by Vagn Flyger.

Sutton, Ann and Myron Wildlife of the Forests (Wildlife Habitat Series) New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1979 232 pp. $16.95. Reviewed by Gilbert Wright.

Valenti, Christopher Keeping a Marine Aquarium: A Manual Newark: University of Delaware Sea Grant College Program, 1979 38 pp. $2.50 softcover (bulk discount). Reviewed by Donald J. Nash.

Simon and Schuster Complete Guide to Freshwater and Marine Aquarium Fishes New York: Simon and Schuster, 1977 295 pp., $6.95. Reviewed by Harold W. Puffer.     

Chairman's opening statement

Evolution. By Theodosius Dobzhansky, Francisco Ayala, James W. Valentine, and G. Ledyard Stebbins. W. H. Freeman and Co., San Francisco, 1977. 572 pp. $15.95.

Family Formation Patterns and Health: An International Collaborative Study in India, Iran, Lebanon, Philippines, and Turkey. World Health Organization, Geneva, 1976. ISBN‐92–4‐156053–3. Available from WHO Publications Centre USA, 9 Sheridan Avenue, Albany, New York 12210. $62 pp. $20.00.     

Gemstone Activities

Martin, Grace O. Approaching Design through Nature: The Quiet Joy New York: The Viking Press, Inc., 1977 136 pp., $12.50. Reviewed by Judith A. Douville

Andrews, Jean Shells and Shores of Texas Austin: The University of Texas Press, 1977 365 pp., $19.95. Reviewed by Albert C. Jensen

Zeleny, Lawrence The Bluebird: How You Can Help Its Fight for Survival Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1976 170 pp., $7.95. Reviewed by Karl L. Trever

Najarian, Haig H. Sex Lives of Animals without Backbones New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976 115 pp., $6.95. Reviewed by Michael E. Somers

Dwiggins, Don Why Airplanes Fly Chicago: Childrens Press, 1976 32 pp., $4.95. Reviewed by Sue Hall     

Experiencing Experimentation and Project Design

Richardson, David Vanishing Lichens New York: Macmillan, 1975 231 pp., $12.00. Reviewed by Emanuel D. Rudolph

Van Emden, H. F. Ecology of Pest Control (The Institute of Biology's Studies in Biology No. 50) New York: Crane, Russak &; Co., 1975 59 pp., $2.75 paper. Reviewed by W. L. Gojmerac

Behrens, June Look at the Sea Animals (An Elk Grove Book) Chicago: Children's Press, 1975 38 pp., $4.50. Reviewed by Harriet S. Gussin

Bok, Bart J., and Bok, Priscilla F. The Milky Way, 4th ed. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1974 273 pp., $15.00. Reviewed by Arnold Heiser

Schneider, Herman, and Schneider, Nina Science Fun with a Flashlight New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975 42 pp., $5.72. Reviewed by Van E. Neie

Behrens, June True Book of Metric Measurement Chicago: Children's Press, 1975 46 pp., $3.95. Reviewed by Sue Hall     

Classroom Aids

Tekulsky, Mathew. The Butterfly Garden: Turning Your Garden, Window Box or Backyard into a Beautiful Home for Butterflies. Illustrated by Susanah Brown. Introduction by Robert Michael Pyle. Boston: The Harvard Common Press, 1985–144 pp., plus field notes. $8.95, paper. Reviewed by John W. McClure.

Lauber, Patricia. Dinosaurs Walked Here, and Other Stories Fossils Tell Us. New York: Bradbury Press. 56 pp., $15–95 cloth. Reviewed by Joseph Patrick Kennedy.

Kathlyn Gay. The Greenhouse Effect. Franklin Watts/A Science Impact Book, 1986. 87 pp. $10.90 hardcover. Reviewed by Arthur H. Doerr.

de la Cotardiere, Philippe, ed. Astronomy. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1987. 326 pp. $35.00 hardcover. Reviewed by Alan R. Newman.

Ehrlich, Anne H. and Paul R. Ehrlich. Earth. New York: Franklin Watts, 1987. 285 pp., $19.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Elisa Malcohn.

Branley, Franklin M. Star Guide. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1987. 51 pp. $11.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Joseph S. Tenn.

Ontario Science Centre. Foodworks: Over 100 Science Activities and Fascinating Facts That Explore the Magic of Food. Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1987. 90 pp. $7.95 paper. Reviewed by Mary S. Duru.

Danks, Hugh. The Bug Book and the Bug Bottle , illustrated by Joe Weissman. New York: John Wiley &; Sons, 1987. 64 pp. and bottle, $7.95 paper. Reviewed by Arnold E. S. Gussin.

Bruno, Leonard C. The Tradition of Science: Landmarks of Western Science in the Collection of the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1987, xi and 351 pp. $30.00 paper. Reviewed by G. F. Kohlbach.

Davis, Phillip J. and Reuben Hersh. Descartes' Dream: The World According to Mathematics. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987. xviii and 321 pp. 812.95 paper. Reviewed by Edwin Halfar.

Barash, David P. The Hare and the Tortoise. New York: Penguin Books, 1987. 351 pp. $7.95 paper. Reviewed by Robert W. Boenig.

Terres, John K. How Birds Fly. New York: Perennial library (Harper &; Row), 1987. 177 pp. $7.95. Reviewed by C. Bruce Hunter.

Dorros, Arthur. Ant Cities , a This Is a Let's-Read-and-Find-Out-Science Book. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1987. 32 pp. $12.70 hardcover. Reviewed by John W. McClure.     

Heredity counseling

THE RISE AND FALL OF T. D. LYSENKO: By Zhores A. Medvedev. Translated by I. Michael Lerner. Columbia University Press, New York, 1969. 284 pp. $10.00.

TOO MANY: A STUDY OF EARTH'S BIOLOGICAL LIMITATIONS: By Georg Borgstrom. Macmillan &; Co., Ltd., London, 1969. 368 pp. $7.95.

POPULATION (Second edition): By William Petersen. The Macmillan Co., New York, 1969. 735 pp. $10.95.

THE INTELLECTUAL MIGRATION: EUROPE AND AMERICA, 1930–1960: Edited by Donald Fleming and Bernard Bailyn. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1969. 748 pp. $12.95.

CELL STRUCTURE AND ITS INTERPRETATION: Edited by M. McGee‐Russell and K. F. A. Ross. St. Martin's Press, New York, 1969. 433 pp. $25.00.

AN ATLAS OF MAMMALIAN CHROMOSOMES: By T. C. Hsu and Kurt Benirschke. Springer‐Verlag, New York. Volume 1, 1967, 200 pp., $9.40. Volume 2, 1968, 200 pp., $9.40. Volume 3, 1969, 200 pp., §9.40.

PRENATAL DETERMINANTS OF BEHAVIOUR: By J. M. Joffe. Pergamon Press, New York, 1969. 366 pp. $13.00.

DEVELOPMENTS IN FERTILITY CONTROL: Report of WHO Scientific Group. World Health Organization Technical Report Series, No. 424. Geneva, Switzerland, 1969. 36 pp. Price: $1.00.

BIOCHEMISTRY OF MENTAL DISORDERS: World Health Organization Technical Report Series No. 427. Geneva, Switzerland, 1969. 48 pp. $1.00.

ATLAS OF MENTAL RETARDATION SYNDROMES: By Sydney S. Gellis and Murray Feingold. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1968. $5.50.

THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE: By Arthur Koestler. Macmillan Company, New York, 1968. 384 pp. $6.95.     

‘Seeing’ Atomic Radiations

Miller, Christina G., and Louise A. Berry. Coastal Rescue: Preserving Our Seashores. New York: Atheneum (Macmillan), 1989. 120 pp. $12.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Wayne Hanley.

Marschall, Laurence A. The Supernova Story. New York: Plenum Press, 1988. 296 pp. $22.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Julian R. Brandou.

Young, Steven B. To the Arctic: An Introduction to the Far Northern World. New York: John Wiley &; Sons, 1989. 354 pp. $24.95 hardcover. Reviewed by Emanuel D. Rudolph.

Eldredge, Niles. Life Pulse: Episodes from the Story of the Fossil Record. New York: Facts On File Publications, 1987. 246 pp. $10.95 paperback. Reviewed by Robert G. Hoehn.

Langhorne, M. J., J. O. Donham, J. F. Gross, and D. Rehmke. Teaching with Computers: A New Menu for the 90's. Phoenix, Ariz.: The Oryx Press, 1988. 218 pp. 822.50 paperback. Reviewed by John M. Newell.

VanCleave, Janice Pratt. Chemistry for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments That Really Work. New York: John Wiley &; Sons, 1989. 232 pp. $10.95 paperback. Reviewed by Edward L. Shaw, Jr.

Smithsonian Family Learning Project. Science Activity Book: 20 Exciting Experiments for Parents and Kids To Do, (More Science Activities: 20 Exciting Experiments To Do, Still More Science Activities: 20 Exciting Experiments To Do). New York: Galison Books, 1987, (1988, 1989). 96 pp. $9.95. Reviewed by Susan McCarthy.

Summerlin, Lee R., and James L. Ealy, Jr. Chemical Demonstrations: A Source Book for Teachers, Vol. 1 (2d Ed.). 1988. Reviewed by Ann C. Howe and Alice D. Anderson.

Summerlin, Lee R., Christie L. Borgford, Julie B. Ealy. Chemical Demonstrations: A Source Book for Teachers, Vol. 2 (2d Ed.). 1988. Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society. 197 pp., 233 pp. each $19.95 paperback. Reviewed by Ann C. Howe and Alice D. Anderson.

Berger, Melvin. Atoms, Molecules and Quarks. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1986. 79 pp. $9.99 hardcover. Reviewed by Harold H. Jaus.

Hersey, Robert L. How to Think with Numbers. Providence, R.I.: Janson Publications, 1982. 133 pp. $795 paperback. Reviewed by C. Bruce Hunter.

Treffert, Darold A. Extraordinary People: Understanding “Idiot Savants.” New York: Harper &; Row, 1989. 291 pp. $17.95 hardcover Reviewed by Elissa Malcohn.     

Review article: The challenge of African‐American leadership in an ambiguous world: W.E.B. Du Bois,Carter Woodson,Ralph Bunche and Thurgood Marshall in historical perspective

David Levering Lewis, W.E.B. DU BOIS ‐ BIOGRAPHY OF A RACE, 1868–1919, New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1993, xv + 735 pp., $35.00.

Jacqueline Goggin, CARTER G. WOODSON: A LIFE IN BLACK HISTORY, Baton Rouge and London: Louisiana State University Press, 1993. xix + 217 pp., $24.95 (£23.70).

Brian Urquhart, RALPH BUNCHE: AN AMERICAN LIFE, New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1993, 496 pp., $27.50.

Mark V. Tushnet, MAKING CIVIL RIGHTS LAW: THURGOOD MARSHALL AND THE SUPREME COURT, 1936–1961, New York: Oxford University Press, 1994, xi + 399 pp., £27.50.     

Audio-Visual Approaches to Science Teaching

From Instinct to Intelligence/How Animals Learn by Gloria Kirshner. Grosset &; Dunlap Publishers, 51 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10010. 1970. 127 pp., $3.95. Reviewed by Robert C. Hayden.

A Pictorial History of Oceanographic Submersibles by James B. Sweeney, Crown Publishers, Inc., 419 Park Ave. South, New York, N.Y. 10016. 1970. 314 pp., Indexed, Bibliography. $9.95. Reviewed by Robert C. Hayden.

Where the Winds Sleep: Man's Future on the Moon—A Projected History by Neil P. Ruzic. Doubleday &; Co., Inc., Garden City, New York, 1970. 236 pp., Indexed. $5.95. Reviewed by Robert C. Hayden.

Hunters and Collectors by George H. T. Kimble. McGraw-Hill Book Co., 330 West 42nd St., New York, N.Y. 10036. 1970. 48 pp., Indexed. $4.95 trade edn., $4.72 lib. edn. Reviewed by Robert C. Hayden.

Life in Ponds by Jean Gorvett. American Heritage Press, New York. 1920. 31 pp. Reviewed by Robert C. Hayden.

Discovering What Goldfish Do by Seymour Simon. McGraw-Hill Book Co., 330 West 42nd St., New York, N.Y. 1970. 47 pp. $3.95 trade edn. $3.83 lib. edn. Reviewed by Robert C. Hayden.

Building and Flying Scale Model Aircraft 3rd Edition by Walter A. Musciano. Herman Publishing Service, Division of Cahners Pub. Co., Inc., 221 Columbus Ave., Boston, Mass. 02116. 1970. 245 pp. Glossary, $7.95. Reviewed by Robert C. Hayden.     

Book reviews

World Population and Production — Trends and Outlook: W. S. and E. S. Woytinsky, The Twentieth Century Fund, New York, 1953, lxxii, 1268 pp., $12.00.

The Challenge of Man's Future: Harrison Brown, The Viking Press, Inc., New York, 1954, 290 pp., $3.75.     

Article of the Week…

Kellington, S. H., and A. C. Mitchell An Evaluation of New Science Worksheets for Scottish Integrated Science London: Heinemann Educational Books, 1978 136 pp. $9.50 paper. Reviewed by Howard J. Stein

Sullivan, Dennis Lots of Dots: Learning with Coordinate Pictures Designed by and for Children Berkeley: Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, 1977 48 pp. $2.50 softcover. Reviewed by John G. Harvey

Parker, Stephen Life before Birth: The Story of the First Nine Months Published with the British Museum (Natural History) New York: Cambridge University Press, 1979 48 pp. $6.95 hardcover, $2.50 paper. Reviewed by Donald J. Nash

Anderson, Norman D. Investigating Science in the Swimming Pool and Ocean New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1978 175 pp. $7.95. Reviewed by Julian R. Brandou

Selsam, Millicent Tyrannosaurus Rex New York: Harper &; Row, 1978 41 pp. $5.95. Reviewed by George R. Zug

Freeman, W. H., and Brian Bracegirdle An Atlas of Embryology, 3d ed. London and Exeter, N. H.: Heinemann Educational Books, Inc., 1979 94 pp. $10.00 cloth. Reviewed by Joseph Patrick Kennedy