An Approach to the Development of Field Studies in Urban Areas

Integrated Science—The Wreake Valley Project D. TINBERGEN and P. THORBURN (Eds) Book 1, 120 pp., illustrated. £1.50. Book 2, 104 pp., illustrated. £1.75. Book 3, 136 pp., illustrated. £2.25. London: Edward Arnold, 1976. Reviewed by John May

Stirling Educational Monographs No. 1. Attitude Goals in Secondary School Science S. BROWN 77 pp. University of Stirling. 1976. £1.75. Reviewed by Clive Carré and Henry Crowther

No. 2. Innovations in Integrated Science in Scottish Secondary Schools S. BROWN, D. McINTYRE, E. DREVER and J. KERI DAVIES 89 pp. University of Stirling, 1976. £1.00. Reviewed by Tessa Carrick

Outline Studies in Biology 64 pp. each, illustrated. London: Chapman and Hall, 1976. £1.30 each. Biological Energy Conservation C. W. JONES Control of Enzyme Activity P. COHEN Metabolic Regulation R. M. DENTON and C. I. POGSON Reviewed by John H. Duffus

Population Genetics L. M. COOK Reviewed by T. J. Crawford

Cytogenetics of Man and other Animals A. McDERMOTT Reviewed by J. A. Beardmore

RNA Biosynthesis R. H. BURDON Protein Biosynthesis A. E. SMITH Reviewed by C. M. Bray

Basic Biology Course Books 3, 5, 8, and 9 London: Cambridge University Press, 1976.

Book 3 Dynamic Aspects of Cells M. A. TRIBE, I. TALLAN, M. R. ERAUT and R. K. SNOOK 119 pp., illustrated. £6.20 boards, £2.90 paper.

Book 5 Cell Membranes M. A. TRIBE, M. R. ERAUT and R. K. SNOOK 79 pp., illustrated. £5.00 boards, £2.50 paper. Super 8 mm film loop (Phagocytosis) £8.00.

Book 8 Metabolism and Mitochondria M. A. TRIBE, M. R. ERAUT and R. K. SNOOK 142 pp., illustrated. £8.00 boards, £3.50 paper. Filmstrip £3.50; cassette £3.80.

Book 9 Protein Synthesis M. A. TRIBE, I. TALLAN, M. R. ERAUT and R. K. SNOOK 103 pp., illustrated. £6.00 boards, £2.75 paper. Reviewed by Colin Stoneman

Population Cytogenetics Studies in Biology, No. 70 B.JOHN 76 pp., illustrated. London: Edward Arnold, 1976. £3.00 boards, £1.50 paper. Reviewed by J. A. Beardmore

Biology Colour Units Helpful and Harmful Organisms M. Sanderson Urban Ecology D. Gilman Co-ordination C. Morgan Movement D. Gray Each 24 pp, illustrated. London: Macdonald Educational, 1977. 75p each. Reviewed by John May

The Natural World : The Mitchell Beazley Joy of Knowledge Library J. MITCHELL (Ed.) 272 pp., illustrated. London: Mitchell Beazley, 1977. £12.50. Reviewed by P. J. Kelly

Human and Social Biology G. USHER 256 pp., illustrated. Plymouth, Devon: Macdonald and Evans, 1977. £1.95. Reviewed by A. Cornwell

Safeguards in the School Laboratory 28 pp., Hatfield, Herts: Association for Science Education, 1976. 35p. Reviewed by Tessa Carrick

A First Science Dictionary D. J. LUCAS, H. I. JAMES, and O. J. SIMPSON 208 pp. London: Edward Arnold, 1976. £1.95. Reviewed by John Feltwell

Introduction to Genetics Third Edition D. G. MACKEAN 42 pp., illustrated. London: John Murray, 1977. £1.40. Reviewed by Tessa Carrick

The Wash water storage feasibility study: a report on the ecological studies 36 pp., illustrated. London: Natural Environment Research Council. Publication series C No. 15, 1976. Free. Reviewed by John A. Barker

Higher Education Film Library Catalogue BRITISH UNIVERSITIES FILM COUNCIL London: BUFC, 1977. £1.00. Reviewed by John A. Barker

Biology: Principles and Issues WILLIAM C. SCHEFLER 370pp., illustrated. London: Addison-Wesley, 1976. £9.10. Reviewed by H. W. Grenville

Guide to Living Mammals J. E. WEBB, J. A. WALLWORK, and J. H. ELGOOD 152 pp., illustrated. London: Macmillan, 1977. £2.95. Reviewed by H. V. Wyatt

Applied Medical Microbiology J. G. COLLEE 121 pp., illustrated. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific, 1976. £2.80. Reviewed by G. E. Mathison

General Microbiology Fourth edition R. Y. STANIER, E. A. ADELBERG and J. L. INGRAHAM 871pp., illustrated. London: Macmillan, 1977. £15.00 boards, £7.95 paper. Reviewed by C. G. Gayford

Fundamentals of Mycology Second edition J. H. BURNETT 673 pp., illustrated. London: Edward Arnold, 1976. £27.50. Reviewed by B. W. Bainbridge

Metals and Metabolism D. A. PHIPPS 134 pp., London: Oxford University Press (Clarendon), 1976. £5.00 boards, £2.50 paper. Reviewed by C. M. Bray

Biochemical Systems Analysis M. A. SAVAGEAU 379 pp., illustrated. London: Addison-Wesley, 1976. £21.20 boards, £13.20 paper. Reviewed by J. H. Parish

The Biochemistry of the Tissues Second edition P. BANKS, W. BARTLEY, and L. M. BIRT 493 pp. Chichester, Sussex: John Wiley, 1976. £14.50 boards, £6.25 paper. Reviewed by John Feltwell

Genetics and Adaptation Studies in Biology, No. 69 E. B. FORD 58 pp., illustrated. London: Edward Arnold, 1976. £2.60 boards, £1.30 paper. Reviewed by R. A. E. Tilney-Bassett

The Comparative Endocrinology of the Invertebrates Second edition K. C. HIGHNAM and L. HILL 357 pp., illustrated. London: Edward Arnold, 1977. £16.00 boards, £8.50 paper. Reviewed by K. Simkiss

Muscles and Movement K. M. BACKHOUSE 48 pp., illustrated. London: Hart Davis, 1976. £1.75. Reviewed by Jackie Hardie

Herbicides: Physiology, Biochemistry, Ecology, Vol. 2 Second edition L. J. AUDUS (Ed.) 564 pp., illustrated. London: Academic Press, 1976. £17.50. Reviewed by Donald S. H. Drennan

Introduction to Ecology R. DAJOZ Translated by A. SOUTH 416 pp., Sevenoaks, Kent : Hodder and Stoughton, 1977. £7.50 boards, £4.45 paper. Reviewed by D. M. Keith-Lucas

Human Sex and Sexuality E. B. STEEN and J. H. PRICE 338 pp., illustrated. Chichester, Sussex: John Wiley, 1977. £7.00. Reviewed by Donald Reid

Rabies : The Facts C. KAPLAN (Ed.) 116 pp., illustrated. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977. £1.95 (Also published in paperback by Corgi Books, London. 75p.) Reviewed by W. C. Noble

Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing E. C. BARRETT and L. F. CURTIS 336 pp., illustrated. London: Chapman and Hall, 1976. £11.00 boards, £5.95 paper. Reviewed by Monical M. Cole

Light and Life L. O. BJÖRN 249 pp., illustrated. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1976. £3.45 boards, £1.75 paper. Reviewed by John Feltwell     

Evaluation of an Audio-visual Method of Learning Plant Anatomy

Combined Science 1 G. GREEN, K. PETFORD, A. SHORT and D.WALKER Pupils' book, 128 pp., illustrated, £1.25. Teachers' guide, 81 pp., illustrated, £1.95. London: John Murray, 1975. Reviewed by Stuart Newton

Pupils' Attitudes to Science: a review of research M. B. ORMEROD and D. DUCKWORTH 150 pp. Windsor: NFER Publishing Company, 1975. £3.50. Reviewed by Don Ryman

Pest Control and its Ecology Studies in Biology No. 50 H. F. VAN EMDEN 60 pp., illustrated. London: Edward Arnold, 1975. £1.90 boards, 95p paper. Reviewed by Colin Wood Robinson

Plant Cell Structure and Metabolism J. L. HALL, T. J. FLOWERS and R. M. ROBERTS 426 pp., illustrated. London: Longman, 1974. £4.95. Reviewed by J. H. Duffus

The Evolution of IBP E. B. WORTHINGTON (Ed.) 268 pp., illustrated. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1975. £10.50. Reviewed by A. D. Berrie

Biochemistry of Antimicrobial Action T. J. FRANKLIN and G. A. SNOW Second edition. 224 pp., illustrated. London: Chapman and Hall, 1975. £7.00 boards, £3.95 paper. Reviewed by A. I. Tiffin

Pollutants and Animals—a factual perspective F. MORIARTY 140 pp., illustrated. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1975. £5.65 Reviewed by Paul Rogers

Living Clocks in the Animal World M. F. BENNETT 221 pp., illustrated. Springfield, 111.: Charles C. Thomas, 1974. $11.75. Reviewed by R. P. Dales

Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene J. K. RAEBURN and H. A. RAEBURN Fourth edition. 375 pp., illustrated. London: John Murray, 1975. £1.95. Reviewed by A. W. Le Serve

A Zoo in Your Room R. CARAS 96 pp., illustrated. London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. £1.65. Reviewed by Richard Cansdale

Plant Cell Biology—An Ultrastructural Approach B. E. S. GUNNING and M. W. STEER 278 pp., illustrated. London: Edward Arnold, 1975. £2.75. Reviewed by John F. Duffus

Experimental Work in Biology No. 7: Respiration and Gaseous Exchange D. G. MACKEAN Reviewed by Cecily Gale

General Ecology—Biocenology-Hydrobiology Volume 1 L. I. DROZHILOVA (Ed.) 109 pp., illustrated. Boston, Mass.: G. K. Hall, 1974. $21.00. Reviewed by A. D. Berrie

Biochemistry LUBERT STRYER 877 pp., illustrated. San Francisco and Reading: W. H. Freeman, 1975. £9.40. Reviewed by J. H. Parish

Photosynthesis M. A. TRIBE, M. R. ERAUT and R. K. SNOOK Cambridge University Press     

An Approach to Ecology Teaching at University Level

The Virus. A History of the Concept S. S. HUGHES 140 pp., illustrated. London: Heinemann Educational (New York: Science History Publications), 1977. £3.90. Reviewed by H. V. WYATT

Ecology and Archaeology Studies to Biology, No. 77 G. W. DIMBLEBY 55 pp., illustrated. London: Edward Arnold, 1977. £3.00 boards, £1.50 paper. Reviewed by CHARLES BRADY

Colonization of Industrial Wasteland Studies in Biology, No. 80 R. P. GEMMELL 75 pp., illustrated. London: Edward Arnold, 1977. £3.20 boards, £1.60. paper. Reviewed by JOHN M. AYERST

Energy and the Living Cell. An Introduction to Bioenergetics W. M. BECKER 346 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott (Oxford: Blackwell Scientific), 1977. £6.40. Reviewed by J. PREBBLE

Microbial and Molecular Genetics Second edition J. R. FINCHAM 150 pp. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1976. £3.95 boards, £2.25 paper. Reviewed by J. H. CROFT

Genetics M. W. ROBERTS 90 pp., illustrated. Plymouth: Macdonald and Evans, 1977. £1.25. Reviewed by CECILY A. GALE

The Differentiation of Cells N. MACLEAN 216 pp., illustrated. London: Edward Arnold, 1977. £12.00 boards, £5.95 paper. Reviewed by K. R. TYLER

Mechanics of the Mind C. BLAKEMORE 208 pp., illustrated. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1977. £10.50 boards, £3.95 paper.Reviewed by O. LOWENSTEIN

The Pursuit of Nature. Informal Essays on the History of Physiology A. L. HODGKIN, A. F. HUXLEY, et al. 180 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1977. £7.50. Reviewed by DIANA E. MANUEL

Signs of Life I. RIDPATH 190 pp., illustrated. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin, 1977. £1.25. Reviewed by O. LOWENSTEIN     

Some Aspects of the Ecology and Biology of Some Small Mammal Fleas from Yorkshire

The Invertebrates R. MCNEILL ALEXANDER 561 pp. London: Cambridge University Press, 1979. £28.00/£7.95. ISBNs 0 521 22120 X/29361 8 Reviewed by Andrew C. Campbell

Lecture Notes on Invertebrate Zoology Second edition M. S. LAVERACK and J. DANDO 194 pp. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific, 1979. £5.50. ISBN 0 632 00325 1 Reviewed by Andrew C. Campbell

An Illustrated Guide to River Phytoplankton H. BELCHER and E. SWALE 64 pp. London: Institute of Terrestrial Ecology/HMSO, 1979. £1.50. ISBN 0 11 886602 8 Reviewed by J. W. G. Lund

The Cell as a Habitat 286 pp. London: The Royal Society, 1979. £8.50. ISBN 0 85403 113 8 H. V. Wyatt

Cell Motility Integrated Themes in Biology H. STEBBINGS and J. S. HYAMS 192 pp. Harlow, Essex: Longman, 1979. £4.95. ISBN 0 582 44380 6 Reviewed by K. R. Tyler

Concepts in Cell Biochemistry W. K. STEPHENSON 221 pp. Chichester, Sussex: John Wiley, 1978. £5.00. ISBN 0 471 03390 1 Reviewed by D. A. Kennedy

The Kindly Fruits of the Earth G. E. HUTCHINSON 264 pp. London: Yale University Press, 1979. £13.35. ISBN 0 300 02272 7 Reviewed by W. H. Dowdeswell

Brain, Behaviour and Evolution D. A. OAKLEY and H. C. PLOTKIN (Ed.) 237 pp. Andover, Hants: Methuen, 1979. £9.00/£4.95. ISBNs 0 416 71260 6/71270 3 Reviewed by W. H. Dowdeswell

Introduction to Evolution F. A. RACLE 162 pp. Hemel Hempstead, Herts: Prentice/Hall, 1979. £5.80. ISBN 0 13 382869 0 Reviewed by J. A. Dawes

Tissues and Organs: a text-atlas of scanning electron microscopy R. G. KESSEL and R. H. KARDON 317 pp. San Francisco and Reading: W. H. Freeman, 1979. £18.90/£7.00. ISBNs 0 7167 0091 3/0090 5 Reviewed by A. W. Robards

The Cycling Female A. LEIN 135 pp. Reading: W. H. Freeman, 1979. £6.30/£2.90. ISBNs 0 7167 1039 0/1038 2 D. J. Reid

Ecology and Evolution of Animal Behaviour Second edition R. A. WALLACE 284 pp. Hemel Hempstead, Herts: Prentice/Hall, 1979. £7.10. ISBN 0 87620 272 5 Reviewed by Ursula Bowen

Man Against Disease MUIR GRAY 192 pp. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1979. £2.50. ISBN 0 19 289127 8 Reviewed by H. V. Wyatt

Pollen and Allergy Studies in Biology, No. 107 R. BRUCE KNOX 60 pp. London: Edward Arnold, 1979. £1.75. ISBN 0 7131 2736 8 Reviewed by D. Brookes

Principles of Animal Physiology Second edition J. A. WILSON 890pp. London: Collier Macmillan, 1979. £16.45. ISBN 0 02 428360 6 Reviewed by K. R. Tyler

Morphogenesis of the Vertebrates Fourth edition T. W. TORREY and A. FEDUCCIA 570 pp. Chichester, Sussex: John Wiley, 1979. £11.60. ISBN 0 471 03232 8 Reviewed by F. E. G. Cox

Lizards—A Study in Thermoregulation Studies in Biology, No. 109 R. A. AVERY 56 pp. London: Edward Arnold, 1979. £1.80. ISBN 0 7131 2745 7 Reviewed by Gillian E. Standring

Life at High Altitude Studies in Biology, No. 112 D. HEATH and D. REID WILLIAMS 60 pp. London: Edward Arnold, 1979. £1.80. ISBN 0 7131 2754 6 Reviewed by C. G. Gayford

Seal Cull J. LISTER-KAYE 174 pp. Harmondsworth, Middx: Penguin Books, 1979. 95p. ISBN 0 14052 336 7 Seal Song B. DAVIES and E. PORTER 94 pp. Harmondsworth, Middx: Penguin Books, 1979. £2.50. ISBN 0 1400 4740 9 Reviewed by Ursula Bowen

Fieldwork Projects in Biology M. HINGLEY 170 pp. Poole, Dorset: Blandford Press, 1979. £4.95. ISBN 0 7137 0964 2 Reviewed by Malcolm Watson

Investigative Mycology R. F. SHARP 136 pp. London: Heinemann Educational, 1978. £5.00/£2.20. ISBNs 0 435 60750 2/60751 0 Reviewed by Avice M. Hall

Sexual Incompatibility in Plants Studies in Biology, No. 110 D. LEWIS 60 pp. London: Edward Arnold, 1979. £1.90. ISBN 0 7131 2747 3 Reviewed by David Skibinski

Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Soil Science R. E. WHITE 198 pp. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific, 1979. £8.50. ISBN 0 632 00052 X Reviewed by D. Payne

Bioscience Education in Developing Countries T. RAMASARMA et al. (Ed.) 230pp. Singapore: University of Singapore, 1979 $7.00 Reviewed by Colin Wood-Robinson

Ecology of African Mammals M. J. DELANY and D. C. D. HAPPOLD 434 pp. Harlow, Essex: Longman, 1979. £25.00. ISBN 0 582 44176 5 Reviewed by Colin Wood-Robinson

Modern Biology Made Simple R. BARRASS 304 pp. London: W. H. Allen, 1979. £3.50/£2.25. ISBNs 0491 02452 5/02462 2 Reviewed by John May

Life Science Physics J. W. KANE and M. M. STERNHELM 664 pp. Chichester, Sussex: John Wiley, 1978. £11.00. ISBN 0 471 03137 2 Reviewed by P. Burdett

Warwick Real Time Science Simulations Teacher's Handbook R. A. BEARE £3.00 Eleven biology booklets J. HEWITSON £1.00-1.75. Hatfield, Herts: Association for Science Education, 1978 Reviewed by M. E. Leveridge     

8-mm Cassette Films in the Teaching of Biology

Textbook of Theoretical Botany Volume 4 R. C. McLEAN and W. R. IVIMEY-COOK 595 pp, illustrated. London: Longman, 1973. £12-00. Reviewed by Eric Caulton

Introduction to Human and Social Biology DON MACKEAN and BRIAN JONES 282 pp, illustrated. London: John Murray, 1975. £2.15. Reviewed by Charles Brady

The Educational Use of Living Organisms: A Source Book P. J. KELLY and J. D. WRAY 195 pp, illustrated. London: English Universities Press, for the Schools Council, 1975. £3.50. Reviewed by Tessa Davey

Handbook on the Laboratory Mouse CHARLES G. CRISPENS 267 pp. Springfield, fll.: Charles C. Thomas, 1975. $9.75. Reviewed by D. Lovell

Photosynthesis M. A. TRIBE, M. R. ERAUT and R. K. SNOOK 77 pp, illustrated. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1975. £500. Reviewed by J. I. Williams

Bone and Biomineralization Studies in Biology No. 53 K. SIMKISS 59 pp. London: Edward Arnold, 1975. £2.30 boards, £1.15 paper. Reviewed by Colin Stoneman

Chromosome Hierarchy: An Introduction to the Biology of the Chromosome BERNARD JOHN and KENNETH R. LEWIS 171 pp, illustrated. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1975. £7.00 boards, £3.50 paper. Reviewed by R. A. E. Tilney-Bassett

Animal Behaviour: An Evolutionary Approach JOHN ALCOCK 547 pp, illustrated. Sunderland, Massachusetts: Sinauer Associates, 1975. £6.60. Reviewed by S. M. Evans

Animal Behaviour Readings from Scientific American, edited by THOMAS EISNER and EDWARD O. WILSON 339 pp, illustrated. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman &; Co., 1975. £7.15 boards, £3.95 paper. Reviewed by S. M. Evans

Biological Anthropology Readings from Scientific American, edited by SOLOMON H. KATZ 494 pp, illustrated. San Francisco and Reading: W. H. Freeman &; Co., 1975. £8.30 boards, £3.50 paper. Reviewed by Paul Rogers

Investigations in Behaviour and Elementary Neurobiology F. M. SPEED and J. J. B. SMITH 184 pp, illustrated. London: Macmillan Education, 1975. £2.20. Reviewed by John A. Barker

Fisheries, Resources of the Sea and their Management DAVID CUSHING 87 pp. London: Oxford University Press, 1975. £3.50. Reviewed by W. H. Dowdeswell

The Food and Health of Western Man JAMES L. MOUNT 270 pp. London: Charles Knight &; Co., 1975. £5.50. Reviewed by Erica F. Wheeler

The Oxford Book of Trees Text by A. R. CLAPHAM Illustrated by BARBARA E. NICHOLSON 216 pp. London: Oxford University Press, 1975. £4.95. Reviewed by Vicky W. Smith

Oxford Biology Readers London: Oxford University Press 44 Differentiation in Higher Plants, D. H. Northcote. 1974. 60p. 49 Spore Liberation in Cryptogams, C. T. Ingold. 1974. 30p. 52 Insect Flight, J. W. S. Pringle. 1975. 30p. 57 Disease in Higher Plants, R. K. S. Wood. 1974. 60p. 77 The Golgi Apparatus, G. M. W. Cook. 1975. 30p. 78 The Productivity of the Sea, D. H. Cushing. 1975. 30p. 81 The Plasma Membrane, JA. Lucy. 1975. 30p. These booklets form useful additions to the popular Oxford Biology series. Reviewed by David Tomley

Environmental Education Activities Manual WILLIAM B. STAPP and DOROTHY A. COX 6 books, Michigan: Stapp and Cox, 1974. $10 the set. Reviewed by David R. George

Soils and other Growth Media A. W. FLEGMANN and R. A. T. GEORGE 170 pp. London: Macmillan, 1975. £2.50. Reviewed by M. J. Bazin

Lectures on the Phenomena of Life Common to Animals and Plants CLAUDE BERNARD 288 pp, illustrated. Springfield, 111.: Charles C. Thomas, 1974. $12.95. Reviewed by Diana Manuel     

Review of Practical Manuals of Value to School Teachers using Micro-organisms

Data Processing in Biology and Geology Systematics Association Special vol. no. 3 Edited by J. L. CUTBILL Pp. xv+346 London: Academic Press. 1971. £5.00 Reviewed by J. B. Jepson

Social Behaviour in Birds and Mammals Edited by J. H. CROOK Pp. 492+xi. Figs+plates New York and London: Academic Press. 1970. £7.00 Reviewed by S. M. Evans

Physical Science for Biologists J. A. EDGINGTON and H. J. SHERMAN Pp. xi +225 London: Hutchinson University Library. 1971. £0.80 Reviewed by O. Lowenstein

Nature in your Town R. W. WILSON Wallchart/Teacher's edition booklet/Pupil's Edn £0.90 Teacher's edition booklet (which incorporates pupil's Edn) £0.25 Pupil's edition booklet £0.15 Reviewed by E. M. Nanson

Micro-organisms: Function, Form and Environment Edited by L. E. HAWKER and A. H. LINTON Pp. xxii+727+201 figs. London: Edward Arnold Ltd. 1971. £6.00 Reviewed by B. W. Bainbridge

The Life History and Genetics of Coprinus lagapus G. E. ANDERSON Pp. 62 Weston-super-Mare: Harris Biological Supplies. 1971. £1.50 Reviewed by John A. Barker     

A Survey of Introductory Biology Courses and Staffing in Departments of Biology,Botany, and Zoology

Information and Control in the Living Organism. An Elementary Introduction B. HASSENSTEIN London: Chapman &; Hall. £1.30 Reviewed by O. Lowenstein

Inequalities and Optimal Problems in Mathematics and the Sciences G. Stephenson London: Longmans. £1.50 Reviewed by O. Lowenstein

Ecology of Leaf Surface Microorganisms Edited by T. F. Preece and C. H. Dickinson pp. xvii+640 London and New York: Academic Press. 1971 £9.00 Reviewed by R. Warren

Mathematics for Ecologists I. Chaston Pp. 132 London: Butterworths. £2.20 Reviewed by B. Dudley

Beginning Ecology H. J. Killick Pp. ix+121+35figs Ibadan: Ibadan University Press Price in Nigeria 12/- Reviewed by J. G. Vaughn

An Experience with Organisms D. L. Murray Pp. x+209+24 figs Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Inc. £1.75 An Experience with Cells D. L. Murray and H. E. Bushe Pp. viii + 193+56figs Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Inc. £1.40 Reviewed by G. W. Shaw1

A Practical Course in Biology W. Belfield and M. Dearden Pp. xiii + 174 and figs Oxford: Pergamon Press. £1.50 Reviewed by John H. Gray

Food Tests; Book 2 Enzymes; Book 3 Soil D. G. Mackean Pp. 32 each London: John Murray 1970 £0.25 each. Teachers' notes £0.30 each Reviewed by John A. Barker

Nutrition and Food Science Reviewed by E. A. Nanson

Biobits and Dore-Smith Atomunits Principles of Model Construction I. Smith, M. J. Smith and C. F. Dore Pp. 48+31 figs London: Capital Biotechnic Developments Ltd., Heinemann. Free Reviewed by J. M. Ashworth

Museums in Education Education Survey 12 Department of Education and Science Pp. 55 + 10 plates London: HMSO. 1971. £0.50 Reviewed by I. M. Evans

Biology in the Nineteenth Century: Problems of Form, Function and Transformation William Coleman London: Wiley History of Science Series. 1971 £3.50 hardback. 7£1.75 paperback Reviewed by Sydney Smith

Storage and Retrieval of Biological Information Reviewed by R. W. J. Keay     

A scheme for teacher assessment of practical work in Advanced level Biology and its moderation

Science: The Salters' Approach, key stage 4 Book 1 R. Campbell, J. Lazonby, R. Millar and S. Smvlh. 90 pp. Oxford: Heinemann, 1990. £4.95. ISBN 0 435 63004 0 Reviewed by Richard Doggett

Science: The Salters' Approach, key stage 4 Book 2 R. Campbell, J. Lazonby, R. Millar, and S. Smyth. 90 pp. Oxford: Heinemann, 1991. £5.50. ISBN 0 435 63009 1 Reviewed by Richard Doggett

Understanding science: Pupils' books 1, 2, 3; Teachers' resource books 1, 2, 3 J. Boyd, W. Whitelaw, P. Warren. 144/176/176 and 170/198/235 pp. London: John Murray, 1989–1991. Students' books £5.50 each: Teachers' £16.50/£17.50/£17.50. ISBNs 0 7195 4621 4/4623 0/4824 1/4622 2/4624 9/4825 X Reviewed by Maureen Hayward

Practical science: the role and reality of practical work in school science Ed. B. E. Woolnough. 203 pp. Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire: Open University Press, 1990. £30.00/£10.99. ISBNs 0335 09390 6/09389 2 Reviewed by John A. Barker

Investigating the nature of science Ed. J. Honey. Ringbinder containing 12 copymasters and booklet of teachers' notes. Harlow, Essex: Longman (for the Nuffield-Chelsea Curriculum Trust), 1990. £47.50 (+ VAT). ISBNO 582 06657 3 Reviewed by Geoff Welford

Biology plus 2: Resource material for GCSE biology Hobsons Publishing and The Standing Conference on Schools' Science and Technology. 42 pp. Cambridge: Hobsons Publishing, 1989. £22.50. ISBN 1 85324 138 5 Reviewed by A. E. Flaherty

Science activities: Environment and living organisms Science activities: Energy and matter P. Spychal. Each 64 pp. Sevenoaks, Kent: Hodder and Stoughton, 1990. £3.95 each. ISBNs 340 49919 2/41484 7 Reviewed by Nigel Collins

Essential science activities for key stage 4 K. Bishop, W. Scott, D. Maddocks. 126 pp. Cheltenham, Glos: Stanley Thornes, 1990. £33plus VAT. ISBNO 7487 0429 9 Reviewed by John A. Barker

Studying for science: a guide to information, communication and study techniques B. White. 202 pp. London: E. &; F. N. Spon (Chapman and Hall), 1990. £9.95. ISBN 0 419 14820 5 Reviewed by Alan Cadogan

Biology in practice (for standard grade) X Carrie, J. Dorward, J. Robertson, andL. Russell. 108 pp. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. £5.50. ISBN 0 19 914288 2 Reviewed by A. E. Flaherty

Physics in the life sciences 2nd edn. G. Duncan. 324 pp. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific, 1990. £14.95. ISBN 0 632 01778 3 Reviewed by J. E. Philpott

Humanities insights: health B. J. Dady. 48 pp. Sevenoaks, Kent: Hodder and Stoughton, 1990. £3.50. ISBN 0 340 50538 9 Reviewed by Carolyn A. Mulley

The responsible use of animals in biology classrooms including alternatives to dissection Ed. R. Hairston. Reston, Virginia, USA: National Association of Biology Teachers, 1990. USS15.00. ISBN 0 941212 06 8 Reviewed by Angela Dixon

Animals in education The Hume Memorial Lecture 1990. P. N. O'Donoghue. 32 pp. Potters Bar, Herts: Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (8 Hamilton Close, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Herts EN6 3QD), 1990. £1.25. ISBN 0 900767 71 5 Reviewed by Katherine Millett and Roger Lock

Teaching biotechnology in schools Science and technology education, document series no. 39. Ed. J. D. Mclnerney. 279 pp. Paris: UNESCO (Section of Science and Technology Education), 1990. ED-90/WS/33 Reviewed by Dean Madden

Biology now!: genetic engineering Topics in contemporary science and technology for A-level, AS-level, BTEC. P. E. O. Wymer. 15 pp. Cambridge: Hobsons Publishing, 1989. £2.50. ISBN 1 85324 160 1 Reviewed by Vic lally

Biotechnology, genetic engineering and society Monograph series III. G. H. Kieffer. 89 pp. Virginia, USA: National Association of Biology Teachers, 1987. $10,001 S8.00 (members). ISBN 0 941212 05 X Reviewed by Vic Lally

Heredity and human diversity Cambridge social biology topics. S. Tomkins. 131 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. £5.50. ISBN 0 521 31229 9 Reviewed by Mike Tribe

Practical genetics R. N. Jones and G. K. Rickards. 228 pp. Milton Keynes, Bucks: Open University Press, 1991. £35.00/£14.99. ISBNs 0 335 09218 7/09217 9 Reviewed by Stuart Elford

Essential genetics: a course book L. Burnet. 146 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986. £5.95. ISBN 0 521 31380 5 Reviewed by Dave Devey

A student's companion to molecular cell biology D. Rintoul, R. Welti, M. Lederman, B. Storrie, and R. Van Buskirk. 397 pp. Oxford: W. H. Freeman (for Scientific American Books), 1990. £14.95. ISBN 0 7167 2110 4 Reviewed by Alan Cadogan

The Paramecium A 12-minute colour video (VHS format) produced by Benchmark Films. Available from Boulton-Hawker Films Ltd, Hadleigh, nr Ipswich, Suffolk IP7 5BG (Tel. 0473 822235.) Price £29 plus VAT Reviewed by J. M. Cooper

The life cycle of the tsetse fly A 9-minute colour video (PAL and VHS formats). Available from the Wellcome Trust Film Unit, 1 Park Square West, London NW1 4U. (Tel. 071^864902.) Price £15.00 plus VAT and p &; p. Reviewed by David Worley

Blood transfusion and blood groups A 13-minute colour video produced by Eileen Ingham and E. J. Wood. Available in VHS and PAL formats from The Audio Visual Service, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9TJ. (Tel. 0532 332661. Fax 0532 332655.) Price £11.50 inc. VAT and p &; p Reviewed by Richard Fosbery

ABAL videotapes Five videos (of 10) produced by Battersea Studios (formerly ILEA Education Television) and TVS Education to support the Advanced Biology Alternative Learning (ABAL) project of the former Inner London Education Authority (ILEA). Available from Educational Media International, 235 Imperial Drive, Rayners Lane, Harrow, Middlesex HA2 7HE. (Tel. 081-868 19081 1915.) Price £30.00 each (plus VAT and p &; p)

ABAL Videotape 1 The Venus fly-trap (7 mins) The characteristics of living organisms (9 mins) Chemical foundations (27 mins) Reviewed by J. M. Gregory

ABAL Videotape 2 The chemicals of life (30 mins) Spontaneous generation and the origin of life (15 mins) Mitosis (9 mins) Reviewed by J. M. Gregory

ABAL Videotape 3 Man and energy (15 mins) The pond ecosystem (13 mins) Methods of feeding (21 mins) Reviewed by J. M. Gregory

ABAL Videotape 6 Fertilization (15 mins) Birth control (25 mins) Growth of pollen tubes (5 mins) The counter-current principle (14 mins) Reviewed by George Fussey

ABAL Videotape 7 Defence against disease (25 mins) Observing stimuli and response (7 mins) Controlling the plant environment (15 mins) Reviewed by George Fussey

Mitosis and genetics A 17-minute colour video produced by Barr/USA. Available from Educational Media International, 235 Imperial Drive, Rayners Lane, Harrow, Middlesex HA2 7HE. (Tel. 081-868 19081 1915.) Price £49.50 Reviewed by R. Ballager

Concepts in science Four 60-minute colour videos produced by TV Ontario. Available from Educational Media International, 235 Imperial Drive, Rayners Lane, Harrow, Middlesex HA2 7HE. (Tel. 081-868 19081 1915.) Price £49.50 each Reviewed by Alan Morris

Energy flow Reviewed by Susan Ashby

Ocean plankton A 17-minute colour video written by Frank Evans, Dove Marine Laboratory, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Available from the Audio VisualCentre, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, The Medical School, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE2 4HH. (Tel. 091-222 6000.) Purchase price £37.00 (plus VAT andp &; p). Also available for hire, and on a sale or return basis, at a charge of £12.00 (plus VAT and p &; p) Reviewed by Lesley Annan     

Elementary School Biology Revisited

Nuclear Power, Man and the Environment R. J. Pentrealh. 255 pp. London: Taylor and Francis, 1980. £6.00. ISBN 085109 8401 Reviewed by David Brookes

Animal Suffering: The Science of Animal Welfare M. Stamp Dawkins. 149 pp. London: Chapman and Hall, 1980. £7.50/£3.95. ISBNs 0 412 22580 8/225905 Reviewed by H. V. Wyatt

Isoenzymes Outline Studies in Biology. C. C. Rider and C. B. Taylor. 78 pp. London: Chapman and Hall, 1980. £2.45. ISBNO 412 15640 Reviewed by C. M. Bray

Membrane Physiology and Cell Excitation B. Hendry. 159 pp. London: Croom Helm, 1981. £9.95/£4.50. ISBNs 0 709901488/01496 Reviewed by B. N. Davies

Introduction to Embryonic Development S. B. Oppenheimer. 404 pp. London: Allyn and Bacon, 1980. £13.25. ISBN 0205068995 Reviewed by A. B. G. Lansdown

Genetics of Microbes Tertiary Level Biology B. W. Bainbridge. 193 pp. Bishopbriggs, Glasgow: Blackie, 1980. £16.95/£7.95. ISBNs 0 216 91006 4/910072 Reviewed by R. Waters

Genetic Engineering-Cloning DNA Outline Studies in Biology. D. M. Glover. 64pp. London: Chapman and Hall, 1980. £2.45. ISBN0412 161702 Reviewed by R. Waters

Bioenergetics of Autotrophs and Heterotrophs Studies in Biology, No. 126. J. W. Anderson. 60 pp. London: Edward Arnold, 1980: £2.50 ISBN 0 7131 28070 Reviewed by K. H. Goulding

Grass. Its Production and Utilization Ed. W. Holmes. 295 pp. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific, 1980. £8.50. ISBN 0632006188 Reviewed by David Higgs

Atlas of Flowering Plant Structure Jean-Claude Roland and F. Rowland. 103 pp. London: Longman. 1980. £6.25. ISBN 0582 45589 Reviewed by David Higgs

Biological Functions of Carbohydrates Tertiary Level Biology. D. J. Candy. 197 pp. Glasgow: Blackie. 1980. £16.95/£7.95. ISBNs 0 216 91010 2/910110 Reviewed by Charles F. A. Bryce

Neuroethology: An Introduction D. M. Guthrie. 221 pp. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific. 1980. £8.75. ISBN 0632 003030 Reviewed by S.M. Evans

Biological Chemistry: The Molecular Approach to Biological Systems K. E. and C. J. Suckling. 381 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1980. £25.00/£9.95. ISBNs 0 521228522/296781 Reviewed by K.H. Goulding

Influences on Animal Growth and Development Studies in Biology, No. 116. R. A. L. Ball 60 pp. London: Edward Arnold, 1980. £2.40. ISBNO 7131 2769 4 Reviewed by K.R. Tyler

Insect Physiology W. Mordue, G. J. Goldsworthy, J. Brady and W. M. Blaney. 108 pp. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific, 1980. £5.75. ISBN063200385 Reviewed by Robert Barrass

Statistics for Biology 3rd edn. O. N. Bishop. 213pp. Harlow, Essex: Longman, 1980. £2.50. ISBNO 582353300 Reviewed by Mark Williamson     

Reviews

Balanced science 1 G. Jones, M. Jones, and P. Marchington. 286 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. £7.95. ISBN 0 521 35689 X Reviewed by Nigel Collins

The living world Nelson Balanced Science. M. Roberts. 260 pp. Walton-on-Thames, Surrey: Nelson, 1991. £8.50. ISBNO 17 438407 6 Reviewed by Ann Dolan

The physical world Nelson Balanced Science. Ken Dobson. 268 pp. Walton-on-Thames: Nelson, 1991. £8.75. ISBN 0 17 438409 2 Reviewed by Bob Fairbrother

Educating the inquiring mind: the challenge for school science G. Claxton. 154 pp. Hemel Hempstead, Herts: Prentice-Hall (for Harvester Wheatsheaf), 1991. £9.95. ISBNO 7450 0980 8 Reviewed by Angela Dixon

Key science 4: Book 1 E. Ramsden, J. Breithaupt, and D. Applin. 428 pp. Cheltenham, Glos: Stanley Thornes, 1991. £12.50. ISBNO 7487 0492 2 Reviewed by John Woodcock

Miracle or menace? Biotechnology and the Third World R. Walgate. 199 pp. London: The Panos Institute, 1990. £6.95. ISBN 1 870670 18 3 Reviewed by Sheila Turner

Genetic engineering N. Hawkes. 32 pp. London: Franklin Watts, 1991. £7.99. ISBN 0 7496 0411 5 Reviewed by Carolyn A. Mulley

Gene structure and expression 2nd edn. J. D. Hawkins. 216 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. £35.00/£13.95. %64.50/%21.95. ISBNs 0 521 39230 6/39855 X Reviewed by C. D. Knight

Handling laboratory microorganisms C. Perm. 160 pp. Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire: Open University Press, 1990. £30.00/111.99. ISBNs 0 335 09204 7/09203 9 Reviewed by David Necklen

Molecular and cell biochemistry: biological molecules C. A. Smith and E. J. Wood. 205 pp. London: Chapman & Hall, 1991. £13.95. ISBN 0 412 40780 9 Reviewed by Janet Bennett

Principles of genetics 8th edn. E. J. Gardner, M. J. Simmons, and D. P. Snustad. 649 pp. Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley, 1991. £21.50. ISBN 0 471 53397 1 Reviewed by E. T. Hitchen

Understanding the biochemistry of respiration D. C. James and G. S. Matthews. 90 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. £5.75/111.95. ISBN 0 521 39993 9 Reviewed by Jan Dick

Focus on biology: micro-organisms in action P. Freeland. Ill pp. Sevenoaks, Kent: Hodder & Stoughton, 1991. £6.95. ISBN 0 340 53268 8 Reviewed by A. E. Flaherty

The practical ornithologist J. Gooders. 159 pp. Oxford: Facts on File, 1990. £12.95. ISBN 0 8160 2363 8 Reviewed by Chris Atkinson

British sawflies (Hymenoptera: Symphyta): a key to the adults of genera occurring in Britain A. Wright. 64 pp. Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury: Field Studies Council (AIDGAP), 1990. Reprinted from Field Studies, 7, 531-593. £4.25. ISBN 1 85153 203 X Reviewed by David Harding

Insects, plants and microclimate Naturalists' Handbooks 15. D. M. Unwin and S. A. Corbet. 68pp. Slough, Berkshire: Richmond Publishing Company, 1991. £13.00j£7.95. ISBNs 0 85546 280 9/279 5 Reviewed by David Harding

Mosquitoes Naturalists' Handbooks 14. K. R. Snow. 66 pp. Slough, Berkshire: Richmond Publishing Company, 1990. £13.00/£7.95. ISBNs 0 85546 276 0/275 2 Reviewed by David Harding

The illustrated field guide to ferns and allied plants of the British Isles C. Jermy and J. Camus. 208 pp. London: Natural History Museum Publications, 1991. £7.95. ISBN 0 565 01172 3 Reviewed by Pat Hill-Cottingham

Grassland education pack: a practical guide for teachers W. H. Dowdeswell. Devizes, Wiltshire: Wiltshire Trust for Nature Conservation, 1991. £5.50. Reviewed by John A. Barker

Soils in the urban environment Ed. P. Bullock and P. J. Gregory, for British Society of Soil Science/Nature Conservancy Council. 175 pp. Oxford: Blackwetl Scientific, 1991, £35.00. ISBN 0 632 02988 9 Reviewed by Monica Hale

Soil types: a field identification guide S. Trudgill. 26 pp. Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury: Field Studies Council (AIDGAP), 1989. Reprinted from Field Studies, 1(2). £2.95. ISBN 1 85153 196 3 Reviewed by Mike Fullen

Tree disease concepts 2nd edn. P. D. Manion. 402 pp. Hemel Hempstead, Herts: Prentice-Hall, 1991. £51.35. ISBN 0 13 929423 6 Reviewed by James B. Heale

Pesticides and food Ed. P. Robinson. 23 pp. Cambridge: Hobsons, 1991. £7.95. ISBN 1 85324 473 2 Reviewed by John A. Barker

Deep-sea biology: a natural history of organisms at the deep-sea floor J. D. Gage and P. A. Tyler. 504 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. £80.00/$135.00. ISBN 0 521 33431 4 Reviewed by Stewart M. Evans

BP statistical review of World energy BP Corporate Communications Services. 37 pp. London: BP, 1991. One copy per school free; for multiple copies contact BP Educational Service (tel: 0420 22638). Discounted charge to UK schools £4. Orders to BP Education, PO Box 30, Blacknest Rd, Alton, GU34 4PX Reviewed by Jonathan Cowie

The biology of bacteria An 18-minute colour video (VHS) produced by Biomedia Associates. Available from Viewtech Film & Video, 161 Winchester Road, Brislington, Bristol BS24 3NJ. (Tel. 0272-773422/717030; fax. 0272-724292.) Purchase price £49.00 plus VAT and p & p; 2-day hire charge £16.50 Reviewed by Alan Morris

The biology of fungi A 17-minute colour video (VHS) produced by Biomedia Associates. Available from Viewtech Film & Video, 161 Winchester Road, Brislington, Bristol BS24 3NJ. (Tel. 0272-773422/717030; fax. 0272-724292.) Purchase price £49.00 plus VAT and p & p. 2-day hire charge £16.50 Reviewed by Adrian Twiner

Food manufacturing—£40 billion on a plate A 23-minute video and an accompanying 100-page A4 booklet. Available from the Food and Drink Federation, 6 Catherine Street, London WC2B 5JJ. (Tel. 071-836 2460; fax. 071-836 0580.) Prices: video only £20.00; video and teacher's notes £35.00 (prices inclusive of VAT and p & p) Reviewed by Paula Williams

Caring for your new puppy A 39-minute video and a 16-page handbook. Produced by and available from The Royal Veterinary College, Royal College Street, London NW1 OTV. (Tel. 071-387 2898; fax. 071-388 2342.) Price £19.90 inc. p & p Reviewed by Heather Murray

Saving the seas 60 plastic-mounted slides with teacher's notes. Produced by the International Centre for Conservation Education in partnership with the Marine Conservation Society. Available from ICCE, Greenfield House, Guiting Power, Cheltenham, Glos GL54 5TZ. (Tel. 0451-850777; fax. 0451 850705.) Price £15.95 plus VAT and p & p Reviewed by Sarah McKenzie

The human body-the skeleton A chart, 70 cm x 100 cm. Produced by and available from Pictorial Charts Educational Trust, 27 Kirchen Road, London W13 OUD. (Tel. 081-567 9206/5343.) Ref. T49. Price £6.00 plus VAT Reviewed by Dave Dennis

The human body-blood circulation A chart, 76 cm x 100 cm. Produced by and available from Pictorial Charts Educational Trust, 27 Kirchen Road, London W13 OUD. (Tel. 081-567 9206/5343.) Ref. T51. Price £6.00 plus VAT Reviewed by Dave Dennis

The human body Habitats Two packs of charts, each consisting of six A2-size full-colour posters with a 12-page teacher's booklet. Available from Scholastic Publications, Westfield Road, Southam, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire CV33 OJH. (Tel. 0926 813910.) Price per pack £7.95 inc. p & p Reviewed by Heather Murray

Blood—an interactive computer simulation of the laboratory determination of red blood cell indices and blood groups A computer-assisted learning program written by David Dewhurst and Alan Williams. Available from Sheffield BioScience Programs, II Robinson Drive, H arrogate HG2 9DJ. (Tel. 0423-520495.) Prices: BBC BjMaster (40 or 80 track disk) £50 (multi-user), £20.70 (single user; backup copies £7.00); Nimbus PC 186 £29.95 (single user), £49.95 (multi-user) Reviewed by Barry Meatyard

Nemesis desktop molecular modelling program Program supplied on two 3½″ 800K disks for Apple Macintosh computers. Minimum configuration for running Nemesis: Macintosh LC, 4Mb RAM, 12″ monochrome display, hard disk, maths coprocessor (MC68882 FPU adaptor card) and system 6.0 O/S (or above). Recommended configuration: Macintosh Ilci, 4Mb RAM, 13″ RGB colour display, hard disk and system 6.0 O/S (or above). Produced by and available from Oxford Molecular Ltd, Terrapin House, South Parks Road, Oxford OXl 3UB. (Tel. 0865-272940.) Price £250 plus VAT Reviewed by Andrew Powell

Desktop molecular modeller schools version Program written by M. J. C. Crabbe and J. R. Appleyard. Supplied on one 3½″ 720K or two 5¼″ 360K disks for IBM-compatible MS-DOS PC with 512K RAM minimum; DOS version 2.0 or higher: single or twin floppy disk drive, or hard disk; almost any graphics adaptor (including IBM CGA, EGA, VGA or Hercules Graphics card). The program will also run on RM Nimbus machines in full IBM mode and on Acorn Achimedes A3000 under PC emulation. Price £100 plus VAT (this includes the use of the program within a single school on multiple machines). Available from Oxford University Press, Walton Street, Oxford OX2 Reviewed by Andrew Powell     

Review Section

The New Genetics: Rights and Responsibilities Available from: Science and Mankind Inc., PO Box 729, Boulder, Colorado 80302, USA. Price $120.00 (this was introduced at a special price of $97.50). Reviewed by Heather Dziedzic, Lin-foon Fung, Andrew Palfreman, Bushra Sharif

An Introduction to Genetics Filmstrips with notes edited by J. ELLIOTT Available from Educational Productions Ltd, London Wi. Reviewed by M. Thain

Tropical Crops-Dicotyledons J. W. PURSEGLOVE Pp. xv+719+102 figs. 3rd impression. Longman Group 1968. 1974. £4,95 net. Reviewed by June R. Lawton

Plants. A Scanning Electron Microscope Survey J. H. TROUGHTON and F. B. SAMPSON Pp. ix+158+163 plates. Sydney: John Wiley & Sons, Australasia Pty Ltd. 1973. £5.60 (cloth); £3.50 (paper) Reviewed by D. J. B. White

Cell Biology. A Molecular Approach R.D.DYSON pp. xv+701+24 figs. Allyn and Bacon Inc. 1974. $15.95 (£6.75) Reviewed by Nutan P. Bishun

Companion to Biochemistry. Selected Topics for Further Study Edited by A. T. BULL, J. R. LAGNADO, J. O. THOMAS and K. F. TIPTON Pp. ix+700, profusely illustrated. London: Longman Group Ltd. 1974. £7.00. Reviewed by P. N. Campbell

Insect Diseases GEORGEE. CANTWELL Vol. 1 pp. xi+300+glossary (21 pp.)+82 figs. New York: Marcell Dekker, $24.50. Reviewed by K. G. V. Smith

Practical Genetics Edited by P. M. SHEPPARD Pp. xii+337. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications. 1974. £8.50 Reviewed by J. A. Beardmore

Gene Expression BENJAMIN LEWIN Vol. I-Bacterial Genomes. Pp. xvii+642+193 figs. Vol. 2-Eucaryotic Chromosomes. Pp. xiv +467 + 115 figs. London, New York, Sydney, Toronto: Wiley Interscience. Vol. 1: £12.50 (cloth) £4.75 (paper); Vol. 2: £10.00 (cloth), £3.95 (paper) Reviewed by Michael Balls and Dennis Brown

Ecology, Evolution and Population Biology Readings from Scientific American, with an introduction by EDWARD O. WILSON Pp. viii+320+numerous figures. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman and Co. 1974. Ooth £6.30 ($12.00); Paper £2.80 ($5.95). Reviewed by Paul Rogers

Identification of British Fishes T. B. BAGENAL Pp. iv+194+89 figs. Amersham: Hulton Educational Publications Ltd. 1974. £1.20. Reviewed by Donald Casson

Human Sexuality: Sense and Nonsense H.A.KATCHADOUIDAN Pp. xvi+87 + 11 figs. San Francisco and Reading, England: W. H. Freeman & Co. £3.10 cloth; £1.40 paper. Reviewed by L. G. North

The Strategy of Life CLIFFORD GROBSTEIN 2nd edition. Pp. 174 W. H. Freeman. 1974. $4.95 cloth; $2.95 paper. Reviewed by M. J. Ricketts     

Buchbesprechungen

Morris, C. J. O. R.; Morris, P.: Separation methods in biochemistry. London, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd., 1964, 887 S., 155 Abb., Leinen, £ 5, 15 s. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.

Neuman, M.: Vade-mecum des antibiotiques et agents chimiothérapiques anti-infectieun. Paris, Librairie Maloine G. Doin et Cie Editeurs, 1962, 410 S., 8 Abb.; 15 Tab., Karton. 40,00 NF. Reviewed by Thren.

Umbreit, W. W.: Modern microbiology. San Francisco und London, W. H. Freeman and Company, 1962, 507 S., 307 Abb., Leinen, 48 s. Reviewed by H. J. Müller.

Gold, V.: pH-Measurements. Their theory and practice. London, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1963, 125 S., 11 Abb., Leinen, 10 s 6 d. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.

Horsfall, J. G. (Ed.): Annual review of phytopathology. Vol. 1, Palo Alto, Annual Reviews, Inc., 1963, 469 S., 6 Abb., Leinen, 9,00 $. Reviewed by M. Schmiedeknecht.

Rubin, B. A.; Artsikhovskaya, Ye. V.: Biochemistry and physiology of plant immunity. Oxford, Pergamon Press, 1963, IX und 358 S., 68 Abb., Leinen, £ 5. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.

Nord, F. F. (Ed.): Advances in Enzymology. Vol. 24, New York und London, Interscience Publishers a division of John Wiley & Sons, 1962, 572 S., 23 Abb., Leinen, 120 s. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.

Nord, F. F. (Ed.): Advances in Enzymology. Vol. 25, New York und London, Interscience Publishers a division of John Wiley & Sons, 1963, 565 S., 56 Abb., Leinen, 115 s. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.

Forbes, J.: A laboratory manual for histology. 2. Aufl., New York, Fordham University Press, 1961, 132 S., 3 Abb., brosch., 3,00 $. Reviewed by J. H. Scharf.

Guaoliumi, P.: Las Plagas de la Caña de Azucar en Venezuela. Bd. 1 und 2, Maracay/Yenezuela, Ministerio de Agricultura y Cria Centro de Investigaciones Agronoinicas, 1962, 850 S., 212 Abb., 14 ganzs. Farbtafeln, brosch., 8,00 $. Reviewed by G. Fröhlich.

Clifton, C. E. (Ed.): Annual review of microbiology. Vol. 17, Palo Alto, Annual Reviews, Inc., 1963, 628 S., 19 Abb., Leinen, 9,00 $. Reviewed by K. Naumann.

Ramschandran, G. N. (Ed.): Aspects of protein structure. Proceedings of a symposium held in Madras 14–18 January 1963 and organized by the University of Madras. London und New York, Academic Press, 1963, 380 S., 130 Abb., Leinen, 84 s. Reviewed by P. Hermann.     

Books

Climbing Mount Improbable R. Dawkins. 308 pp. London: Viking (Penguin Books), 1996. £20.00. ISBN 0 670 85018 7. Reviewed by J. R. Downie

The beauty of the beastly N. Angier. 278 pp. London: Abacus (Little, Brown & Co), 1996. £8.99. ISBN 0 349 10769 6. Reviewed by Stephen Webster

The strange case of the spotted mice and other classic essays on science P. Medawar. 236 pp. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. £7.99. ISBN 0 19 286193 X. Reviewed by H. V. Wyatt

Privileged hands: a scientific life G. Vermeij. 297 pp. Oxford: W. H. Freeman, 1997. £18.95. ISBN 0 7167 2954 7. Reviewed by Paul F. Brain

Spotlight Science 7: SEN Learning support pack/Extra help sheets K. Johnson, S. Adamson, and G. Williams. Cheltenham, Glos.: Stanley Thornes, 1996. £55.00/£45.00. ISBNs 0 7478 2758 2/2466 4. Reviewed by Julie Lloyd

Longman Science 11–14: Biology Pupil's Book 3rd edn. M. Roberts and P. Mawby. 298 pp. Harlow, Essex: Longman, 1996. £9.99. ISBN 0582 29420 7. Reviewed by Caroline Poole

Longman Homework Handbooks Key Stage 3: Science C. Millican et al. 188 pp. Harlow, Essex: Addison Wesley Longman, 1996. £7.99. ISBN 0 582 29327 8. Reviewed by Loretta Platts

Heinenrann Co-ordinated Science Higher Biology: Pupil book; Assessment and resource pack R. Fosbery and J. McLean/M. Sheehan and C. Woodward. 184/156 pp. Oxford: Heinemann, 1996. £9.99/£39.95. ISBNs 0 435 58000 0/58016 7. Reviewed by Ann Dolan

Biology for you: National Curriculum Edition for GCSE (student's book) G. Williams. 352 pp. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. £12.99. ISBN 0 7487 2366 8. Reviewed by Jean Campbell

Human physiology & health M. Jenkins. 246 pp. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1996. £11.99. ISBN 0 340 658525. Reviewed by Arabella Stuart

Social Biology Topics: Human reproduction L. M. Baggott. 112 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. £.8.95. ISBN 0 521 46914 7. Reviewed by Ann-Marie Skinner

Advanced biology principles and applications: study guide C. J. Clegg, D. C. Mackean, P. H. Openshaw, and R. C. Reynolds. 450 pp. London: John Murray, 1996. £17.99. ISBN 0 7195 5358 X. Reviewed by Carolyn Ann Mulley

GNVQ Intermediate Science Cambridge Training and Development Ltd. 210 pp. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. £12.00. ISBN 0 19 832800 1. Reviewed by P. Bunyan

Further studies for social care C. Holden et al. 330 pp. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1996. £12.99. ISBN 0 340 65526 7. Reviewed by Phil Bunyan

Health and social care for intermediate level Ed. S. Benson. 248 pp. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1996. £10.99. ISBN 0 340 620579. Reviewed by Phil Bunyan

Life chemistry and molecular biology E. J. Wood, C. A. Smith, and W. R. Pickering. 230 pp. London: Portland Press, 1997. £16.00. ISBN 1 85578 064 X. Reviewed by T. M. Harrison

Immunobiology: the immune system in health and disease 2nd edn. C. A. Janeway, Jr. and P. Travers. London: Current Biology and USA: Garland Publishing, 1996. Available from Churchill Livingstone, Robert Stevenson House, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland EH 1 3AF (tel: 0131-556-2424; fax. 0131-558-1278). £24.95/$19.95. ISBN 0-8153-2044-2. Reviewed by Paul F. Brain

Investigations by order: policy, curriculum and science teachers' work under the Education Reform Act J. Donnelly et al. Driffield, E. Yorkshire: Studies in Education, 1996. £14.95. ISBN 0 905484 57 6. Reviewed by Paul Denley

Environment and the law: an introduction for environmental scientists and lawyers J. F. and S. McEldowney. 327 pp. Horlow, Essex: Longman, 1996. £22.99. ISBN 0 582 22712 7. Reviewed by John Feltwell

Collins Gem: Mushrooms and toadstools photoguide P. Harding and A. Outen. 256 pp. London: HarperCollins, 1996. £3.99. ISBN 0 00 470934 9. Reviewed by Julia Milligan

Naturalists' Handbooks 25: Thrips W. D. J. Kirk. 70 pp. Slough, Berkshire: The Richmond Publishing Co., 1996. £8.95. ISBN 0 85546 3074. Reviewed by Ian Lancaster

Naturalists' Handbooks 22: Animals under logs and stones with wallcard C. Philip Wheater and H. J. Read. 90 pp. Slough, Berkshire: Richmond Publishing Co., 1996. £15.00/£8.95. Wallcard - £1.75. ISBNs 0 85546 302 3/301 5. Reviewed by Robin Sutton

Naturalists' Handbooks 23: Blowflies Z. Erzinclioglu. 72 pp. Slough, Berkshire: The Richmond Publishing Co., 1996. £8.95. ISBN 0 85546 303 1. Reviewed by Ian Lancaster

Resource packs Poultry Biology A resource booklet written by N. Gregory and available from the Poultry Association of New Zealand, 1 st Floor, 106 Carlton Gore Road, Auckland, New Zealand. (Tel. 10) 9 309 2417; fax. 0 (9) 307 3831; e-mail, bobd@pianz.org.nz) free of charge. Reviewed by Roger Lock

Wader migration game A set of 52 A4 sheets produced and available from RSPB Education, The Lodge, Sandy, Beds SG19 2DL. {Tel. 01767 680551; fax. 01767 692365.) Price £5.00 incl. p&p. Reviewed by Sarah McKenzie

Slides Invertebrate conservation slide packs: Heathland and grassland, Woodland and wetland Produced by R. Key of English Nature in conjunction with the Amateur Entomologists' Society. Available from Martin Harvey, Amateur Entomologists' Society, PO Box 8774, London SW7 5ZC. Price £25.00 plus £2.00 p&p. Reviewed by Sarah McKenzie

Software How animals move A CD-ROM produced by Moris Multimedia in consultation with Professor R. McNeill Alexander. Suitable for IBM and compatibles (486SX spec, or higher) and Macintosh (Proforma, Centris, and Quadea families). Available from Maris Multimedia, 99 Mansell Street, London E1 8AX. (Tel. 0171 488 1566; fax. 0171 702 5034.) Price £19.99 (incl. VAT plus £1.50 p&p). Reviewed by Mike Tribe

Videotapes Knowledge now in experimental biology — Yeast as a model organism: identifying genes that control cell division; Arabidopsis as a model organism: homeotic genes and development in a plant Two in a series of six videos produced by Cogilo Learning Media and available from Oxford University Press, Saxon Way West, Corby NN18 9ES. (Tel. 01536 741519; fax. 01536 746337; e-mail. http://www.cogitomedia.com 1-800-93- THINK.) Price £59.95 each plus VAT. Reviewed by Julian Thomas     

Equipment Reviews

Introduction to Biophysical Plant Physiology P. S. Nobel Pp. xii +488+66 figs. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman &; Co. 1974 $13.50. £7·0 Reviewed by D. O. Hall

Handbook of Micromethods for the Biological Sciences G. Keleti and W. H. Lederer Pp. xvi + 166 New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. 1974. £6·95 Reviewed by A. Darbre

Experimental Psychology: An Introduction for Biologists The Institute of Biology's Studies in Biology No. 47 MALCOLM JEEVES Pp. iv+59; no index. London: Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd., 1974. Hardback £1·70; paperback 85p Reviewed by F. Neil Johnson

Enzymes and Equilibria J. C. Marsden and C. F. Stoneman Pp. 116+58 figs. London: Heinemann Educational Books, 1974. £2·00 Reviewed by F. W. E. Diggins

Immunochemistry M. W. Steward Pp. 64+27 figs. + 16 tables. London: Chapman &; Hall Ltd. 1974. 95p Reviewed by J. L. Tring

Nature Reserves and Wildlife E. Duffey Pp. vii+130. London: Heinemann Educational Publications, 1974. £200 Reviewed by J. K. Barber

The Living Community Rosemary Kelsch Pp. 64+26 photographs and line drawings. Collier-Macmillan Science Studies, 1974. 75p. Reviewed by C. Greatrell

Biology, Man and Society Alan Cornwell Pp. 219. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill, 1974. £2·25 Reviewed by John Mattocks

A Programmed Approach to Human Genetics A. Vegotsky and C. A. White Pp. ix+154. USA: John Wiley &; Sons Inc., 1974. £1·80 Reviewed by G. W. Shaw

A Concise Human Biology and Hygiene P. M. Minett Pp. viii+160+84figs. London: Mills &; Boon, 1974. £1·20 Reviewed by J. W. Loryman

Biology of Sex Charlotte J. Avers Pp. xii+280+69 figs. New York: John Wiley, 1974. £3·80 Reviewed by Margarent Nanson

Small Mammals Pp. ix+59+22figs. 75p Animal Accommodation for Schools Pp. iv+44+29 figs. 60p J. D. Wray and J. F. Gaitens Schools Council Educational Use of Living Organisms Project London: English Universities Press, 1974 Reviewed by Colin Stoneman

Biology: An Environmental Approach—Teachers' Guide Adapted from Highschool Biology—Green Version by Perrot, Campbell and Hughesevans Pp. viii+216. London: John Murray Ltd., 1974. £1·75 Reviewed by Brian Jones

Biology, A Functional Approach, Students' Manual M. B. V. Roberts Pp. 450, about 400 illustrations. London: Nelson, 1974. £3·25 Reviewed by John H. Gray

Hulton Group Keys Ed. by Antony R. Kenney Amersham: Hulton Education Publications Ltd. 1974. £1·20 each Identification of the British Mollusca G. E. BEEDHAM Pp. 236+87 figs. Reviewed by A. South

Identification of Animal Parasites R. A. Avery Pp. 182+86 figs. Reviewed by F. E. G. Cox

Identification of the Larger Fungi Roy Watling Pp. 281 +81 figs. Reviewed by G. Ayerst

Vertebrate Structures and Functions Readings from Scientific American. Introduction by N. K. Wessells Pp. iv+440+figs. W. H. Freeman &; Company, 1974. £6·30 cloth, £3·30 paper Reviewed by G. E. Beedham

The Biology of Lichens M. E. Hale 2nd Edition, Pp. viii + 181+58 figs. + 16 monochrome plates. London: Edward Arnold, 1974. £5·50 (£2·75 paperback) Reviewed by D. J. Hill     

Book Reviews

The Analysis of Biological Populations MARK WILLIAMSON Pp. xi +180 + 63 figs. London: Edward Arnold, £4.00 (also available in paperback, price £2.00.) Reviewed by M. E. Solomon

Termites, their Recognition and Control W. VICTOR HARRIS Pp. xiii + 186 + 56 plates. Bristol: Longmans. £4.50 (2nd ed., 1971). Reviewed by P. E. Howse

Basic Natural History WILLIAM B. NUTTING Pp.xiii + 386 New York and London: Macmillan. $6.50. Reviewed by John Mattocks

Function and Evolution of Behavior: An Historical Sample from the Pens of Ethologists Edited by P. H. KLOPFER and J. P. HAILMAN Pp. x+404. London: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. £2.95. Reviewed by P. J. B. Slater

Biology of Bone N. M. HANCOX Pp. viii +199 + 81 figs Cambridge: University Press. £6.40. Reviewed by Rufus Clarke

Life, Form and Function C. V. BREWER and C. D. BURROW Pp.281. London: Macmillan. Soft cover, £1.20; hard cover, £1.50. Reviewed by J. A. Barker

The Assessment of Population Affinities in Man Edited by J. S. WEINER and J. HUIZINGA Pp. xii + 224 with 64 text tables and 31 text figs. London : Oxford University Press. Price £6.00. Reviewed by Paul H. Harvey

School Projects in Natural History Edited by the DEVON TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION Pp. 180. London: Heinemann Educational Books. £2.00. Reviewed by John Mattocks     

Short reviews

Oliver C. Cox. RACE RELATIONS: ELEMENTS AND SOCIAL DYNAMICS. Detroit, Wayne State University Press, 1976, pp. 337, $17.50.

Emerich K. Francis ‐ INTERETHNIC RELATIONS: AN ESSAY IN SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY. Elsevier Scientific Publishing Co., Inc., 1976, New York, Oxford, Amsterdam, £20.00. 432 pp., incl. Selected Bibliography and Index.

Tom G. Svensson, ETHNICITY AND MOBILIZATION IN SAMI POLITICS. Stockholm, University of Stockholm Studies in Social Anthropology No. 4, 1976. pp. 279, n.p.

Alphonso Pinkney, RED, BLACK, AND GREEN; BLACK NATIONALISM IN THE UNITED STATES. London, Cambridge University Press, 1976. pp. 270, £7.50.

David H. McKay, HOUSING AND RACE IN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY. London, Croom Helm, 1977. 193 pp., £7.50.

Gordon Bowker & John Carrier (Eds) RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS: SOCIOLOGICAL READINGS. London, Hutchinson, 1976, pp. 400, £3.95.

John Stone (Ed) RACE, ETHNICITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE: READINGS IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS. California, Wadsworth, 1977, pp. 400, n.p.

Trevor R. Lee ‐ RACE AND RESIDENCE: THE CONCENTRATION AND DISPERSAL OF IMMIGRANTS IN LONDON. Oxford University Press, 1977. pp. 193, £6.95.     

Buchbesprechungen

Grant, J. K. (Ed.): Biochemical Society Symposia 23. Methods of separation of subcellular structural components. London, Cambridge University Press, 1963, 157 S., 31 Abb., Leinen, 35 s. Reviewed by H.-W. Wache.

Smith, Audrey U.: Biological effects of freezing and supercooling. London, Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd., 1961, 462 S., 157 Abb., Leinen, 55 s. Reviewed by H. Wartenberg.

Loiseleur, J. (Ed.): Techniques de laborafoire. I. Chimie physiquechimie biologique, in 2 Bünden, 3. Aufl., Paris, Masson et Cie Editeurs, 381 Abb., Leinen, 190. Reviewed by F. H. Wolffgang.

Jirgensons, B.: Natural organic macro-molecules. Oxford, London, New York, Paris, Pergamon Press, 404 S., 103 Abb., Kunststoff, 63 s. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.

Laverack, M. S.: The Physiology of Earthworms. Oxford, Pergamon Press, 1963, 206 S., 58 Abb., Lwd., 45 s. Reviewed by R. Fritzsche.

Thorn, G. D.; Ludwig, R. A.: The dithiocarbamates and related compounds. (Elsevier Monographs-chemistry section.) Amsterdam, London, New York, Elsevier Publishing Company, 1962, 300 S., 6 Abb., Leinen, 20,- Dfl. (22,50 DM). Reviewed by P. Neubert.

Zweig, G. (Ed.): Analytical methods for pesticides, plant gowth regulators, and food additives. Vol. 1: Principles, methods, and general applications. New York and London, Academic Press Inc., 1963, 637 S., 95 Abb., Leinen, 24,- S. Reviewed by E. Heinisch.

Dufay, C: Faune terrestre et d'eau douce des Pyrénées-Orientales. VI. Lépidoptères. I. Macrolépidoptères. Paris, Hermann Verlag, 153 S., brosch., 12 NF. Reviewed by G. Friese.

Dethier, V. G.: The physiology of insect senses. London, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 266 S., 99 Abb., Kunststoff, 42 s. Reviewed by H. J. Müller.

Preston, R. D. (Ed.): Advances in botanical research. Vol. 1. London & New York, Academic Press, 384 S., 119 Abb., Leinen, 70 s. Reviewed by K. Schmelzer.

Horecker, B. L.: Pentose metabolism in bacteria. (CIBA Lectures in microbial biochemistry.) New York, London, John Wiley & Sons, 100 S., 54 Abb., Leinen, 30 s. Reviewed by H. Opel.

Knight, C. A.: Handbuch der Protoplasmaforschung. Bd. IY/2, Wien, Springer-Verlag, 1963, 177 S., 27 Abb., brosch., DM 48,-. Reviewed by H. Wolffgang.

Bailey, J. L.: Techniques in profein chemistry. Amsterdam, London, New York, Elsevier Publishing Company, 1962,310 S., 90 Abb., Leinen, 30,- Dfl. (33,50 DM). Reviewed by H. Hofferek.

Grassé, P.-P. (Ed.): Botanique. Anatomie — Cycles Evolutifs — Systématique. Paris, Masson et Cie Editeurs, 1963, 1039 S., 618 Abb., Leinen, 98 F. Reviewed by K. Schmelzerm.

Schmitt, F. O. (Ed.): Macromolecular specificity and biological memory. Cambridge (Mass.), The M. I. T. Press Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 1962, 119 S., Karton, 23 s. Reviewed by J. Segal.     

Short reviews

Milton M. Gordon, HUMAN NATURE, CLASS AND ETHNICITY. London and New York, Oxford University Press, 1978, 302 pp., £6.50, $11.95 ($3.50 paper).

June Teufel Dreyer, CHINA'S FORTY MILLIONS: MINORITY NATIONALITIES AND NATIONAL INTEGRATION IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. Cambridge (Mass.) and London, Harvard University Press, 1976, 333 pp., £9.55.

W. Stanford Reid (ed), THE SCOTTISH TRADITION IN CANADA. Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1976, xi + 324 pp., $12.55.

I. H. Kawharu, MAORI LAND TENURE: STUDIES OF A CHANGING INSTITUTION. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1977, 362 pp., £13.50.

David T. Wellman, PORTRAITS OF WHITE RACISM. London, Cambridge University Press, 1977, 254 pp., £9.50 (£4.00 paper).

Lucy Mair, AFRICAN KINGDOMS. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1977, 151 pp., £3.95, (£1.95 paper).

Roger Scott, NORTHERN IRELAND: THE POLITICS OF VIOLENCE. Canberra Series in Administrative Studies 2., Canberra College of Advanced Education, 1977, 84 pp., n.p.

James A. Geschwender, CLASS, RACE AND WORKER INSURGENCY: THE LEAGUE OF BLACK REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS. London, Cambridge University Press, 1977, 249 pp., £8.50 (£3.50 paper).

Crawford Young, THE POLITICS OF CULTURAL PLURALISM. Madison, University of Wisconsin Press, 1976. 560 pp., £13.60.

D. C. R. A. Goonetilleke, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN BRITISH FICTION. London, Macmillan, 1977, 282 pp., £8.95.

M. M. Mahood, THE COLONIAL ENCOUNTER. London, Rex Collings, 1977, 210 pp., £4.75.

Brian V. Street, THE SAVAGE IN LITERATURE. London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1975, 207 pp., £5.75.