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Marvin Cetron and Owen Davies: American Renaissance: Our Life at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. 400 pages. $19.95 hardback.

Richard Grenier: Capturing the Culture: Film, Art, and Politics. Washington, D.C.: Ethics and Public Policy Center, 1991. 392 pages. $24.95 hardback.

Thomas P. Hughes: American Genesis: A Century of Innovation and Technological Enthusiasm. New York: Viking Penguin, 1990. 529 pages. $10.95 paperback.

Anson Rabinbach: The Human Motor: Energy, Fatigue, and the Origins of Modernity. New York: Basic Books, 1990. 402 pages. $34.95 hardback.

Jeremy Rifkin: Time Wars.: New York: Touchstone Books, Simon &; Schuster, 1989. 302 pp. $9.95 paperback.     

A New Meaning to “Partnerships”

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Michael Straight. Nancy Hanks. Durham: Duke University Press, 1988. 429 pages. $22.50 hardback. Reviewed by Samuel Hope.

Business Committee for the Arts Arts Education: A Resource Guide New York: Business Committee for the Arts, 1989 Packet format, 32 pages. $15.00 Reviewed by Samuel Hope.

Livingston Biddle. Our Government and the Arts. New York: ACA Books, 1988. 539 pages. $16.95 paperback. Reviewed by Samuel Hope.

Benjamin Ginsberg. The Captive Public: How Mass Opinion Promotes State Power. New York: Basic Books, 1986. 272 pages. $8.95 paperback. Reviewed by Samuel Hope.

Miklos Haraszti. The Velvet Prison: Artists under State Socialism. New York: Basic Books, 1987. 164 pages. $14.95 hardback. Reviewed by Samuel Hope.     

Design Lesson Number One

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Ourselves, Our Values: James Lincoln Collier. The Rise of Selfishness in America. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. 308 pages. $24.95 hardback.

Ourselves, Our Values: Kenneth J. Gergen. The Saturated Self: Dilemmas of Identity in Contemporary Life. New York: Basic Books, 1991. 295 pages. $24.95 hardback.

Ourselves, Our Values: Mary Ann Glendon. Rights Talk: The Impoverishment of Political Discourse. New York: The Free Press, 1991. 218 pages. $22.95 hardback.

Ourselves, Our Values: Paul Leinberger and Bruce Tucker. The New Individualist: The Generation after the Organization Man. New York: Harper Collins, 1991. 454 pages. $24.95 hardback.

The Schools Mess: Chester E. Finn, Jr. We Must Take Charge: Our Schools and Our Future. New York: Macmillan, 1991. 365 pages. $22.95 hardback.

The Schools Mess: Dennis P. Doyle, Bruce S. Cooper, and Robert Trachtman. Taking Charge: State Action on School Reform in the 80's. Indianapolis, Indiana: Hudson Institute, 1991. 150 pages. $15.00 paperback.

The Schools Mess: Jonathan Kozol. Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools. New York: Crown Publishers, 1991. 250 pages. $20.00 hardback.

The Schools Mess: Jane M. Healy. Endangered Minds: Why Children Don't Think and What We Can Do About It. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990. 382 pages. $11.00 paperback.     

Book Notes

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All-Consuming Images: The Politics of Style in Contemporary Culture. New York: Basic Books, 1988. 306 pages. $10.95 paperback.

Tenured Radicals: How Politics Has Corrupted Our Higher Education New York: Harper & Row, 1990. 204 pages. $18.95 hardcover.     

The New Curriculum

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Margaret Jane Wyszomirski and Pat Clubb, eds. The Cost of Culture: Patterns and Prospects of Private Arts Patronage. New York: ACA Books, American Council for the Arts, 1989. 97 pages. $9.95 paperback.

Neil Postman. Conscientious Objections: Stirring Up Trouble about Language, Technology, and Education. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. 190 pages. $17.95 hardback.

The Challenge of Change: Papers and Presentations from the 15th Annual National Conference, ed. Keens Company. New York: FEDAPT, 1987. 144 pages. $14.95 paperback.     

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

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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.     

On Apples,Oranges and Camels

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Changing Schools through the Arts: How to Build on the Power of an Idea. New York: ACA Books, 1990, 284 pages. $14.95 paperback.     

Entertainment!

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Robertson Davies, The Lyre of Orpheus. New York: Viking Penguin, 1988. 472 pages. $19.95 hardback.     

Hand Puppets in the School

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Peter F. Drucker. The New Realities. New York: Harper &; Row, 1989. 276 pages. $19.95 hardback.     

The Malignant Obsession

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Joseph H. Berke. The Tyranny of Malice. New York: Summit Books, 1988. 446 pages. $24.95 hardback.     

Educator’s Pipeline

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Roszak, Theodore, The Cult of Information. New York: Pantheon Books, 238 pages. $7.95 paperback.     

New Views of the Wasteland

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Gitlin, Todd, editor. Watching Television. New York: Pantheon Books, 248 pages. $9.95 paperback     

Water,Water, Everywhere

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Math and Science Across Culture: Activities and Investigations from the Exploratorium. Maurice Bazin, Modesto, and the Exploratorium Teacher Institute. New York: The New Press, 2002. 176 pp. $19.95 (paperback). ISBN 1-56584-541-2

History Beneath the Sea—Nautical Archaeology in the Classroom. K. C. Smith and Amy Douglass (Editors). Washington, D.C.: Society for American Archaeology, 2001. 28 pp. $5.95 (paperback). ISBN 0-932839-17-7.     

Book Notes

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John M. Ellis. Literature Lost: Social Agendas and the Corruption of the Humanities. New Haven, Ct.: Yale University Press, 1997. 262 pages. $25.00 hardback.

Frederick G. Hilmer and Lex Donaldson. Management Redeemed: Debunking the Fads that Undermine Our Corporations. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1996. 223 pages. $24.00 hardback.     

‘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.     

Art in the Making

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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.     

Computer News

The Prometheus Project: Mankind's Search for Long Range Goals by Gerald Feinberg, Doubleday and Co., Garden City, New York. 1969. 261 pages. Paperback $1.45.

The Holloman Story by George F. Meeter, The University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106. 1967. 203 pages. $5.95.

Human Biology—A Guide to Field Methods/IBP Handbook #9 by J. S. Weiner and J. A. Lourie, F. A. Davis Co., 1915 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19103. 1969. 656 pages. $17.50.

Flowers of Europe/A Field Guide by Oleg Polunin, Oxford University Press, 200 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016. 1969. 662 pages. $15.00.

The Changing Classroom: The Role of the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study by Arnold Grobman, Doubleday and Co., Inc., 277 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10017. 1969. 384 pages. $6.95.

Space Travel by Jeanne Bendick, Franklin Watts, Inc., 575 Lexington Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022. 1969. 96 pages. $2.95.

The Role of Federal Agencies in Technology Transfer by Samuel I. Doctors, The MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass. 1969. 230 pages.

Living in Space/The Astronaut and His Environment by Mitchell R. Sharpe, Doubleday Science Series, Doubleday and Co., Garden City, New York. 1969. 192 pages. $2.45 paperback.

Physical Science/Exploring The New World of Science by William Lemkin, Ph.D., Oxford Book Co., 387 Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y. 10016. 1969. 381 pages. $3.85.     

Art in the Making

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There's Pigs and Pigs: Erik Blegvad, The Three Little Pigs, Atheneum: New York, 1980, 32 pages, $8.95.

There's Pigs and Pigs: Joseph Jacobs, The Story of the Three Little Pigs (illust. by Lorinda B. Cauley), Putnam: New York, 1980, unpaged, $8.95.

There's Pigs and Pigs: Margaret Wise Brown (illust. by Ann Strugnell), Once Upon a Time in a Pigpen, Addison-Wesley: Reading, Mass., 1980, 64 pages, $10.95.

There's Pigs and Pigs: Miska Miles (illust. by Leslie Morrill), This Little Pig, Dutton: New York, 1980, unpaged, $6.95.

Picture Books: William Steig, Gorky Rising, Farrar, Strauss &; Giroux: New York, 1980, unpaged, $10.95.

Picture Books: Charles Keeping, Willie's Fire-Engine, Oxford University: New York, 1980, unpaged, $10.95 (boards).

Picture Books: Lydia Pender (illust. by Judith Cowell), The Useless Donkeys, Warne: New York, 1979, unpaged, $9.95.

Picture Books: Lillie D. Chaffin (illust. by Lloyd Bloom), We Be Warm Till Springtime Comes, Macmillan: New York, 1980, unpaged, $9.95.

Picture Books: Kate Canning, A Painted Tale, Barrons: Woodbury, N.Y.: 1979, unpaged, $6.95 (boards).

Historical Explorations: Maurice Boutet de Monvel, Joan of Arc, Viking: New York, 1980, 55 pages, $12.95.

Historical Explorations: Mitsumasa, Anno, Anno's Medieval World, Philomel Books: New York, 1980, 48 pages, $9.99.

Historical Explorations: Peter Spier, People, Doubleday: New York, 1980, unpaged, $10.00.

Historical Explorations: John S. Goodall, An Edwardian Season, Atheneum: New York, 1980, unpaged, $7.95.

Historical Explorations: Miriam Schlein (illust. by Erik Hilgert), I, Tut, Four Winds Press: New York, 1979, unpaged, $7.95.     

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.     

Books and the Child

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Marion Endicott, Emily Carr: The Story of an Artist, Women's Educational Press: Toronto, Canada, 1981, 64 pages, n.p.i. (paperback)

Jean Lipman with Margaret Aspin-wall, Alexander Calder and his Magic Mobiles, Hudson Hills Press: New York, 1981, 96 pages, $15.00

M. B. Goffstein, Lives of the Artists, Farrar, Straus & Giroux: New York, 1982, unpaged, $8.95

Trina Schart Hyman, Self-Portrait, Addison-Wesley: Reading, Massachusetts, 1981, unpaged, $8.95

Andrew Glass, Jackson Makes his Move, Warne: New York, 1982, unpaged, $9.95

Tom Seidmann-Freud, The Magic Boat, Greenwillow: New York, 1981, unpaged, $5.95

Ernest Nister, Magic Windows, Philomel Books: New York, 1980, unpaged, $6.95

Lothar Meggendorfer, The City Park, Viking: New York, 1981, unpaged, $10.95

J. F. Schreiber (verses by Anthea Bell), The Great Menagerie, Viking: New York, 1980, unpaged, $7.95

Lothar Meggendorfer, International Circus, Viking: New York, 1980, unpaged, $7.95

Eric Hill, Spot's First Walk, G. P. Putnam's Sons: New York, 1981, unpaged, $7.95

Robert Crowther and lames R. Diaz (paper engineer), The Most Amazing Hide-and-Seek Counting Book, Viking: New, York, 1981, 14 pages, $8.95

Demi, Where is Willie Worm? Random House: New York, 1981, unpaged, $3.50

John Goodall and Tor Lokvig (paper engineer), PADDY FINDS A JOB, Atheneum: New York, 1981, unpaged, $6.95

Eric Carle, The Honeybee and the Robber, Philomel: New York, 1981, 15 pages, $10.95