Book Reviews

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Modem Human and Social Biology R. Soper and S. Tyrell Smith. 348 pp. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Macmillan Education, 1981. £1.25. ISBN 0 333 31653 3. Reviewed by Jackie Hardie

Life Study: A Textbook of Biology D. G. Mackean. 266 pp. London: John Murray, 1981. £3.25. ISBN 0 7195 3783 5. Reviewed by Colin Wood-Robinson

Biology for Life M. B. V. Roberts. 407 pp. Walton-on-Thames, Surrey: Nelson, 1981. £3.95. ISBN017448081 4. Reviewed by Valerie Wood-Robinson

Foundations of Biology The Cell Concept. L. M. J. Kramer andJ. K. Scott. 167 pp. 1979. £3.25. ISBN 0333 24194 0 The Diversity of Life. C. M. Jenking and A. Boyce. 208 pp. 1979. £3.50. ISBN 0333 24193 2 Heredity, Development and Evolution. C. Birkett. 208 pp. 1979. £3.95. ISBN 0333 24192 4 Man and the Ecosystem. J.R. Lloyd. 160 pp. 1980, £3.25. ISBN 0 333 260988 Metabolism Movement and Control. A. Boyce and C. M. Jenking. 288 pp. 1980. £4.50. ISBN0333 26779 6 Basingstoke, Hants: Macmillan Education. Reviewed by R. Brocklehurst

Lifestyles: An Introduction to Biology O. Bishop. 120 pp. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Macmillan Education, 1981. £2.50. ISBN0333 23413. Reviewed by P. Burdett

Environment A unit of Insight to Science. Dennis Marshall et al. London: Addison-Wesley, 1980 £27.00. ISBN 0 201 137712. Reviewed by C. G. Gayford

Decisions in the Science Department: Organization and Curriculum R. Hull and H. Adams. 146 pp. Hatfield, Herts: Association for Science Education. 1981. £4.50. ISBN0 902786 74 1. Reviewed by Carol Morgan

Teaching and Learning Biology W. H. Dowdeswell. 245 pp. London: Heinemann Educational, 1981. £5.95. ISBN0435 502610. Reviewed by Colin Wood-Robinson

Introduction to Illuminative Evaluation Ed. M,. Parlett and G Dearden. 155 pp. University of Surrey, Guildford: Society for Research into Higher Education, 1981. £8.20 (£5.45 to members). Reviewed by Arthur Lucas

Teacher Assessment of Practical Work in JMB A-Level Biology M. K. Sands, 50 pp. Manchester: Joint Matriculation Board, 1981. £2.70. Reviewed by Colin Wood-Robinson

Technical Aids to Teaching in Higher Education 3rd edn. C. Flood Page and J. Kitching. 92 pp. University of Surrey, Guildford: Society for Research into Higher Education, 1981. £7.40 (£4.95 to members). ISBN 0 900868 49 X. Reviewed by John A. Barker

Mathematics in Biology Selected Topics in Biology. D. C. Carter, M. S. Gosden, A. Orton, G. T. Wain, and C. Wood-Robinson. 205 pp. Walton-on- Thames, Surrey: Nelson, 1981. £2.95. ISBN 0174480911. Reviewed by Mark Williamson

Origin of Species British Museum (Natural History). 120 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1981. £12.00/£3.95. ISBN 0 521 23878 1/28276 4. Reviewed by John A. Barker

The Living Cell H. Hillman and P. Sartory. Chichester, Sussex: Packard, 1981. £7.95/£3.95. Reviewed by M. Trevan

Nature Conservation and Agriculture Project 1 Nature conservation and agriculture—can we have both? (28 pages) Project 2 Agricultural chemicals and wildlife (48 pages) Project 3 Hedgerows and walls (45 pages) Each part price £1.70 including post and packing (there is a reduction for three or more copies). Available from Nature Conservancy Council, The Interpretative Branch, Attingham Park, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4TW. Reviewed by John A. Barker

ECOS A Review of Conservation London: British Association of Nature Conservationists (c/o C. Rose, BANC, Rm 310, Depl of Applied Biology, Chelsea College, Hortensia Road, London SWWOQX. Reviewed by Ursula Bowen

Otto Warburg. Cell Physiologist, Biochemist and Eccentric Hans Krebs. 141 pp. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1981. £10.00. ISBN 0198581718. Reviewed by A. R. Teal

Creative Techniques in Nature Photography A. Wilson. 192 pp. London: Batsford, 1980. £8.95. ISBN0 7134 1880 X. Reviewed by John A. Barker

The Official RSPCA pet guide Care for your budgerigar, Care for your goldfish. Care for your cat, Care for your pony, Care for your dog, Care for your rabbit. Tina Hearne. Dog 48 pp.; others 32 pp. London: Collins, 1980. £1.25 each. ISBNs 0 00 107208 0/107207 2/107205 6/410203 7/107201 3/107203 10. Reviewed by Mary Reed