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Book Reviews

Books and Book Reviews

Pages 50-55 | Published online: 08 Mar 2013
 

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The Suicide Syndrome: Origins, Manifestations, and Alleviation of Human Self-Destructiveness. Larry Morton Gernsbacher. Human Sciences Press, New York, NY. 1988. 335 pp., $16.95. Reviewed by David F. Duncan, Dr. P.H., Professor of Health Education, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901-6618.

Nutrition, Weight Control, and Exercise. Third ed. F.I. Katch and W. D. McArdle, Lea & Febiger, Philadelphia. 1988. 342 pages. $23.50. Reviewed by Joan A. Yuhas, Ph. D., R.D., Assistant Professor, School of Home Economics, Tupper Hall, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701.

A Family Like Yours - Breaking the Patterns of Drug Abuse. James A. Sorensen and Guillermo Bernal. Harper and Row, San Francisco, CA 1987. 194 pps. Reviewed by Emogene Fox, Ed.D., Assistant Professor, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR 72032.

Exercise Adherence: Its Impact on Public Health. Rod Dishman. Human Kinetics Books, Champaign, II. 1988. 447 pp. Reviewed by Rick Petosa, Ph.D., Department of Health Promotion and Education, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.

Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior. Oakley Ray, Ph.D., and Charles Ksir, Ph.D., Times Mirror/Mosby College Publishing, 11830 Westline Industrial Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146. 1987. 416 pp. $22.95. Reviewed by Mohammad R. Torabi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Health Science, 116 HPER, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405.

Behavioral Management of Obesity. Evaluation and Treatment of Obesity. Nutrition and Exercise in Obesity Management. Jean Storlie and Henry Jordon, eds. Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc., Box 5076, Champaign, IL 61820. 1984. 471 pps. total (157 pps. each). $ 25.00 per text. Reviewed by Ann Swank, Ph.D., Exercise Physiology Laboratory, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292.

It' Your Choice. Interactive Book Series. Serena's Secret, Danny's Dilemma, Christy's Choice. Christine DeVault and Bryan Strong. Network Publications/ETRAssociates, P.O. Box 1830, Santa Cruz, CA 95601-1830. Reviewed by Jon W. Hisgen, Health Coordinator, Pewaukee Public Schools, 510 Lake Street, Pewaukee, WI 53072.

Sooner or Later? Issues of Teenage Sexuality. Nancy Raymond and Mary Widoff. Produced by Planned Parenthood Association of Lane County in conjunction with Independent Video Services, Eugene, OR 97401. 1987. Consists of five segments, approximately eight minutes each, each segment designed to be part of a 50 minute discussion session. Reviewed by Charlotte M. Hendricks, Assistant Professor, Department of HEPE, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294.

'Til Death Do Us Part. Ginny Durrin, Durrin Films, 1748 Kalorama Rd., Washington, DC 20009. 1988. Video:$355; 16mm:$380. Reviewed by William M. Kane, Ph.D., Executive Director, American College of Preventive Medicine, 1015 Fifteenth St., NW, Washington, DC 20005.

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