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ANNOUNCEMENTS OF NEW BOOKS The Biology of Alcoholism, vol. 1, Biochemhtry. Series edited by Benjamin Kissin and Henri Begleiter. New York: Plenum Publishing, 1971. Pp. 630. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $32.50. Volume 1 discusses the most basic and physical aspects of the effects of alcohol on man. Carefully organized to emphasize and explore the biological interaction between ethanol and animals at different levels of activity—metabolic, biochemical , physiological, and behavioral—this volume clarifies the biological mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis and phenomenology of alcoholism. The Biology ofAlcoholism, vol. 2, Physiology and Behavior. Series edited by Benjamin Kissin and Henri Begleiter. New York: Plenum Publishing, 1972. Pp. 552. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $37.50 ($32.50 series subscription). Relating physiology to behavior, volume 2 presents a definitive treatment of the neurophysiological and psychological effects ofalcohol on man. Results from current research by noted investigators include such topics as: effects of alcohol on the nervous system, alcoholism and learning, alcohol and sleep. The Biology of Akoholhm, vol. 3, Clinical Pathology. Series edited by Benjamin Kissin and Henri Begleiter. New York: Plenum Publishing, 1974. Pp. 650. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $37.50 ($32.50 series subscription). Describing the disease itself, volume 3 deals with the clinical manifestations and clinical management of alcoholism and describes the medical and social implications associated with the condition. Among vital areas considered are: liver diseases in alcoholism, acute and chronic pancreatitis, diseases of the nervous system, and rehabilitation of the chronic alcoholic. The Biology ofAlcoholism, vol. 4, Social Biology. Series edited by Benjamin Kissin and Henri Begleiter. New York: Plenum Publishing, 1974. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $37.50 ($32.50 series subscription). Volume 4 considers the social forces leading to alcoholism and discusses the physical, psychological, and criminal consequences. The Cancer Story. By Stewart M. Brooks. Totowa, N. J. Littlefield, Adams and Co, 1973. Pp. 207. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $2.50 (paper). A competent medical authority first delves into background material—the cell, cause, tumor, patient, diagnosis, treatment—then goes on to deal in detail with major cancer sites in the human body—skin, lung, colo-rectum, breast, bloodforming organs, uterus, prostate, bladder, pancreas, stomach, oral cavity, ovary, brain, kidney, liver, gallbladder, and bone. Announcements of New Books The Dangerous Sky: A Hhtory of Aviation Medicine. By Douglas H. Robinson. Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, January 1974. Pp. 336. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $15.00. Written for the layman interested in aviation history, relates how medical men have investigated the hazards to which flying subjects the human organism, from the earliest balloon ascents to the modern supersonic jets, and how these were overcome. The author, a physician, has written several books on aviation history. Flies and Dhease, vol. 1 , Ecology, Classification, and Biotic Associations. By Bernard Greenberg. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1971. Pp. 846. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $30.00, vol. 1; $18.00, vol. 2; $40.00, the set. This volume deals, on a worldwide basis, with more than 350 species of synanthropic flies in 28 families. Particularly valuable is the extensive list of flies and the types oforganisms associated with them, the kinds of flies associated with a particular disease-producing organism, and the selected references. Flies and Disease, vol. 2, Biology and Disease Transmhsion. By Bernard Greenberg. Princeton, N. J.: Princeton University Press, August 1973. Pp. 440. Illus. Bibliog. Index. $18.00, vol. 2; $30.00, vol. 1; $40.00, the set. This volume spans the recorded history of synanthropic flies, from earliest Sumerian writings to contemporary research. It deals with the life history, breeding habits, and distribution of common synanthropic flies; the microecology of the fly as host; and evidence for the specific involvement of flies in human and animal diseases. Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary fournal. Edited by Andrew P. Vayda. New York: Plenum Publishing. Published quarterly starting 1972. Subscriptions: $28.00 institutional; $14.00 individual; 10% higher outside U.S.; $1.80 postage outside U.S. and Canada. This journal is the first scientific publication to provide a forum for problemoriented articles aimed at all those concerned with the complex and varied systems of interaction between man and his living and nonliving world. Illness and Shamanistic Curing in Zinacantan: An EthnomedicalAnalysis. By Horacio Fabrega, Jr...

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