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Snowdon's plants since the glaciers: a vegetational history H. S. Pardoe and B. A. Thomas. 32 pp. Cardiff, Wales: National Museum of Wales, 1992. £3.25 (plus £0.50 p & p). ISBN 0 7200 0365 2 (also available In Welsh) Reviewed by David Harding

Biology Advanced Studies: Plant science D. and P. Hill-Cottingham. 108 pp. Walton-on-Thames, Surrey: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1993. £6.50. ISBN 0 17 448198 5 Reviewed by Pat Blakeley

A world of ferns J. M. Camus, A. C. Jermy, and B. A. Thomas. 112 pp. London: Natural History Museum Publications, 1991 (available from HMSO, London). £10.95. ISBN 0 11 310011 6 Reviewed by Peter D. Moore

Bio-control: glasshouse crop management in Britain—a project for GCSE and Standard Grade (including teacher's notes and guidelines) W. A. H. Scott. London: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Information Bureau, 1992. Available free to secondary school teachers from BCC Education Service, 126–128 Cromwell Road, London SW7 4ET Reviewed by David Harding

The outside classroom: pond guidelines Ed. D. Symonds. 119 pp. Kingston upon Thames, Surrey: County Planning Department, Surrey County Council, 1993. £6.00 (Surrey County Council schools); £7.50 (other schools and organizations) Reviewed by Mark Wilson

Bath Science 16-19: Applied ecology G. Hay ward. 160 pp. Walton-on-Thames, Surrey: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1992. £9.99. ISBN 0 17 448187 X Reviewed by David A. S. Smith

Distance sampling: estimating abundance of biological populations S. T. Buckland, D. R. Anderson, K. P. Burnham, and J. L. Laake. 446 pp. London: Chapman & Hall, 1993. £40.00. ISBN 0 412 42660 9 Reviewed by Georges Dussart

Biology: principles and processes M. Roberts, M. Reiss, and G. Monger. 864pp. Walton-on-Thames, Surrey: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1993. £27.50. ISBN 0 17448176 4 Reviewed by Jan Dick

Current trends in biology A. Riggs, B. Farmer, and I. Olejnik. 114 pp. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire: Stanley Thornes, 1993. £49.99. ISBN 0 7467 1580 0 Reviewed by Ann Dolan

Fundamentals of clinical physiology D. Colbert. 750 pp. Hemel Hempstead, Herts.: Prentice Hall International, 1993. £25.95. ISBN 0 13 802992 X Reviewed by Tony Scofield

Biology Advanced Studies: Human systems M. Griffin and A. Redmore. 124 pp. Walton-on-Thames, Surrey: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1993. £6.50. ISBN 0 17 448199 3 Reviewed by Phil Bunyan

Atlas and dissection guide for comparative anatomy Sth edn. S. Wischnitzer. 295 pp. Oxford: W. H. Freeman and Co., 1993. £17.95. ISBN 0 7167 2374 3 Reviewed by K. Simkiss

The insects of Australia: a textbook for students and research workers 2nd edn. Eds. D. F. Waterhouse, P. B. Came 1, and D. Naumann, Division of Entomology, CSIRO. 2 volumes. 1161 pp. Australia: Melbourne University Press, 1991 (available from UCL Press, University College, London). £140.00 (2-volume set). ISBN 0 522 84454 5 Reviewed by David Harding

British freshwater Crustacea malacostraca: a key with ecological notes T. Gledhill, D. W. Sutcliffe, and W. D. Williams. 176 pp. Ambleside, Cumbria: Freshwater Biological Association, 1993. £ 12.00. ISBN 0 900386 53 3 Reviewed by I. Lancaster

The invertebrates: a new synthesis 2nd edn. R. S. K. Barnes, P. Calow, and P. J. W. Olive. 488 pp. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1993. £ 19.95. ISBN 0 632 03127 1 Reviewed by Tristam Wyatt

Finding out about animal experiments—a science resource book for GCSE The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry and the Animals in Medicines Research Information Centre. 15 pp. Cambridge: Hobsons, 1991. £3.99. ISBN 0 86021 9275 Reviewed by Roger Lock

Genes and the biology of cancer H. Varmus and R. A. Weinberg. 216 pp. New York, USA: Scientific American Library, 1 993 (distributed by W. H. Freeman and Co., Oxford). £18.95. ISBN 0 7167 5037 6 Reviewed by J. P. A. Angseesing

An introduction to genetic analysis 5th edn. A. J. F. Griffiths et al. 840pp. Oxford: W. H. Freeman and Co., 1993. £25.95. ISBN 0 7167 2285 2 Reviewed by T. S. Gross

Biology Advanced Studies: Biochemistry M. Carr and B. Cordell. 124 pp. Walton-on-Thames, Surrey: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1992. £6.50. ISBN 0 17448196 9 Reviewed by Myra E. Brown

Assessment and testing: a survey of research commissioned by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate R. Wood. 273 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. £17.95/$35.95. ISBN 0 521 44997 9 Reviewed by Arthur Jennings

Inarticulate science: perspectives on the public understanding of science and some implications for science education D. Layton, E. Jenkins, S. Macgill, and A. Davey. 159 pp. Published by and available from Studies in Education, Nafferton, Driffield, E. Yorkshire YO25 0JL, 1993. £9.95. ISBN 0 905484 55 X Reviewed by John H. Duffus

Images of science: a history of scientific illustration B. J. Ford. 224 pp. London: The British Library, 1992. £25.00. ISBN 0 7123 02670 Reviewed by Arthur Lucas

How to run a paper mill: writing technical papers and getting them published J. Woodwork. 111 pp. Winchester: information Geometers, 1992. £9.50. ISBN 1 874728 00 3 Reviewed by Philip Pugh

Food for life: food crops and crop protection A teaching pack produced by and available from the British Agrochemicals Association, 4 Lincoln Court, Lincoln Rd, Peterborough, Cambs. PE1 2RP. (Tel. [phone]; fax. [phone].) Free of charge Reviewed by George Fussey

Essentials of HIV and AIDS A spiral-bound A4 booklet published by and available from Daniels Publishing, 38 Cambridge Place, Cambridge CB2 INS. (Tel. [phone]; fax. [phone].) Price £32.00 inc. p & p. ISBN 1 85467 170 7 Reviewed by M. J. C. C. Crabbe

Living with risk game Published by the British Medical Association, and distributed by and available from Daniels Publishing, 38 Cambridge Place, Cambridge CB2 INS. (Tel. [phone]; fax. [phone].) Price £32.00 inc. p & p. ISBN 0 7279 07824 Reviewed by George Fussey

The kidney question An education pack comprising an 18-minute VHS video, teacher's guide, photocopiable pupils' worksheets, and a wallchart (595x845mm). Available from the British Kidney Patient Association, Bordon, Hants. GU35 9)2. (Tel. [phone]; fax. [phone].) Price £3.15 inc. p & p Reviewed by Myra E. A. Brown

BABY (Birth and baby years) An interactive program for IBM or compatibles, requiring at least 535K of free memory and hard disc with at least 2.5Mb of free disc space. Produced by Software Marketing Corporation, Phoenix, Arizona, and available from Edhitec, 7 Carlton Road, Harrogate, N. Yorkshire HG2 8DD. (Tel. [phone].) Price £34.95 (single); £99.95 (5-pack) plus p & p and VAT Reviewed by Malcolm Ingram

The Oxford science shelf A pop-up utility that allows access to the Oxford Dictionary for Scientific Writers and Editors, the Oxford Concise Science Dictionary, and the Oxford Dictionary of Computing from within most popular word processing or other applications. The package comprises six 3½ inch discs (also available on 5¼ inch disc) for IBM-PC or compatible computers, with minimum system requirements of MS-DOS 3.0, 640K RAM, 4Mb free hard disc space, and EGA (with minimum of 256K RAM) or VGA display. The program will also run on RM Nimbus machines in full IBM mode, and on Acorn machines under PC emulation. There is also a Macintosh version. Available from Janet Caldwell, Customer Service Manager, Electronic Publishing, Oxford University Press, Walton Street, Oxford OX2 6DP. (Tel. [phone]; fax. [phone].) Price £75.00 plus VAT Reviewed by Andrew Powell

Angiosperms A 31 -minute video produced by Multimedia Canada, and available from Boulton-Hawker Films Ltd., Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7 5BG. (Tel. [phone]; fax. [phone].) Price £39.00 plus VAT Reviewed by Stephen Whittle

The molecular building blocks of life An 18-minute video produced by Biomedia Associates, USA. Available from View tech Film & Video, 161 Winchester Road, Brislington, Bristol BS4 3NJ. (Tel. [phone],- fax. [phone].) Price £26.50 plus p & p and VAT Reviewed by Tim Bolton-Maggs