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River out of Eden (Science Masters) R. Dawkins. 172 pp. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1995. £9.99. ISBN 0 297 81540 7 Reviewed by Mike Tribe

Keep on running: the science of training a n d performance E. Newsholme, T. Leech, and G. Duester. 443 pp. Chichester, W. Sussex: John Wiley & Sons, 1994. £14.95. ISBN 0 471 94314 2 Reviewed by Ann Dolan

Learning from the land Eds. J. Bostock, D. Golland, J. Tirrell, and J. Whelan, 27 pp. Stoneleigh, Warwickshire: Food and Farming Information Service, 1994. Available free (send s.a.e.) from Food and Farming Information Service, National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire CV8 2LS. (Tel. [phone].) (Note: stocks are currently low, but an updated version will be available soon.) Reviewed by Jean Chamberlain

Last frontiers for mankind: Working with the oceans L. Williams and A. Collinson. 45 pp. London: Evans Brothers, 1990 (reprinted 1992). £8.95. ISBN 0 237 51106 1 Reviewed by Rasik Bhadresa

The environment quiz book Ed. P. Gaffney. 42 pp. Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland: Quiz Books, 1993. Available from Globe Publishers, PO BOX 1, Port Seton, E. Lothian EH32 OZA. (Tel. and fax. [phone].) £19.00. ISBN 1 898181 02 0 Reviewed by Dave Dennis

Cambridge Modular Sciences: Ecology and conservation M.J. Reiss andJ.L. Chapman. 76 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. £5.95. ISBN 0 521 42158 6 Reviewed by Ann Stevenson

British Wildlife—Vol 5. No. 5, June 1994 Ed. A. Branson. Published by and available from British Wildlife Publishing, Lower Barn, Rooks Farm, Rotherwick, Basingstoke, Hants. RG27 9BG. (Tel. [phone].) Subscriptions £18.95 (individuals); £21.95 (libraries, etc.). ISSN 0958 0956 Reviewed by Sue Townsend

The badger man: memoirs of a biologist E. Neal. 274 pp. Haddenham, Ely, Cambs.: Providence Press, 1994. £13.95. ISBN 0 903803 28 3 Reviewed by Cecilia Lindberg

Unravelling animal behaviour 2nd edn. M. Stamp Dawkins. 183 pp. Harlow, Essex: Longman, 1995. £24.99. ISBN 0 582 21875 6 Reviewed by Christine Nicol

The dance language and orientation of bees K. Von Frisch. 566 pp. London: Harvard University Press, 1993. £23.95. ISBN 0 674 19051 3 Reviewed by Thomas Collett

GCSE Biology 2nd edn. D.G. Mackean. 378 pp. London: John Murray, 1995. £11.99. ISBN 0 7195 5302 4 Reviewed by Rick Ballanger

Biochemistry for advanced biology/Practical biochemistry for advanced biology S. Aldridge 156/90 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. £9.50/£25.00. $18.95/$50.00. ISBNs 0 521 43781 4/43782 2 Reviewed by W. R. Pickering

Essential genetics A. Hodson. 273 pp. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1994. £4.99. ISBN 0 7475 1946 3 Reviewed by Stephen Tomkins

Practical biology for advanced level M. Roberts, T. King, and M. Reiss. 259 pp. Walton-on Thames, Surrey: Thomas Nelson, 1994. £14.99. ISBN 0 17 448225 6 Reviewed by John A. Barker

Biology Advanced Studies: The five kingdoms and behaviour R. Avery, I. Cuthill, R. Miller, and C. Rowland. 140 pp. Waltonon-Thames, Surrey: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1994. £6.99. ISBN 0 17448229 9 Reviewed by Jean Potter

Wiley Popular Science: Levitating trains and kamikaze genes— technological literacy for the future R.P. Brennan. 288 pp. Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons, 1994. £8.99/$ 16.95. ISBN 0 471 07902 2 Reviewed by Hylton B. Meire

The effective teaching of secondary science J. Parkinson. 255 pp. Horlow, Essex: Longman Higher Education, 1994. £13.99. ISBN 0 582 21510 2 Reviewed by Vic Lally

The effective teaching of biology C.R. Brown. 184 pp. Harlow, Essex: Longman, 1995. £10.99. ISBN 0 582 09505 0 Reviewed by Arthur Jennings

Soil and litter minibeasts A key written by A. ondj. Bebbington, and S. Tilling. Produced by and available from Field Studies Council, Central Services, Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 IHW. (Tel. [phone]; fax. [phone].) Price £1.75 (inc. p & p) Reviewed by Jack Hardie

Food—a Fact of Life: Energy and nutrients A pack consisting of two VHS tapes (Diet through life, 14 minutes; and Digestion, 29 minutes), a set of 44 food cards, 27 question and answer cards, 36 data sheets, 38 information sheets, 19 case studies, 14 experiment sheets, and 24 A4-sized full colour photographs. Produced by the British Nutrition Foundation with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and available from BNF, 52-54 High Holborn, London WCIV6RQ. (Tel. [phone]; fax. [phone].) Price £58.75 inc. VAT and p & p (educational establishments) Reviewed by George Fussey

Manipulating DNA A 60-minute VHS video, the third in the series, the Biochemical Basis of Biology. Produced by E.J. Wood for the Biochemical Society and available from Portland Press, Commerce Way, Colchester C02 8HP (Tel. [phone]; fax. [phone].) Price £60.00 plus VAT Reviewed by James Crabbe

Human heredity (4th edition) A 15.5-minute video (1990) produced by E.C. Brown Foundation, USA, and available from Boulton-Hawker Films Ltd, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7 5BG. (Tel. [phone]; fax. [phone].) Price £29.00 plus VAT Reviewed by John A. Barker

Cell division—mitosis and meiosis An 18-minute video (1995) produced by Rainbow Educational Media, USA, and available from Boulton-Hawker Films Ltd, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7 5BG. (Tel. [phone]; fax. [phone].) Price £29.00 plus VAT Reviewed by John A. Barker

Introducing the cell A 19-minute video (1995) produced by Rainbow Educational Media, USA, and available from Boulton-Hawker Films Ltd, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7 5BG. (Tel. [phone]; fax. [phone].) Price £29.00 plus VAT Reviewed by John A. Barker

The question is…? An 80-minute video by R. Stannard, accompanied by a 17-page booklet. Produced for the John Templeton Foundation and available from the Christian Education Movement, Royal Buildings, Victoria Street, Derby DE1 1GW. (Tel. [phone]; fax. [phone].) Price £24.95 Reviewed by Michael Reiss