a review of guide to america's federal jobs: a complete directory of u.s. government career opportunities

Karol Taylor and Janet M. Ruck. (2009). Guide to America's Federal Jobs: A Complete Directory of U.S. Government Career Opportunities. Indianapolis, IN: JIST Publishing. 404 pages, $19.95 List, ISBN 978–1593576547.     

A Review of “CHANGE: Principles of Problem Formulation and Problem Resolution (Rev. ed.),” by Paul Watzlawick,John H. Weakland,and Richard Fisch

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Enrichment: Structured Intervention with Couples, Families and Groups, Luciano L'Abate, Washington, D.C.: University Press of America, 1977, $9.95, 374 pages

Daddy's Girl, Mama's Boy, J. Rue and L. Shanahan, New York: Bobbs-Merrill, 1978, $8.95, 250 pages

Problem-Solving Therapy, Jay Haley, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Inc., 1976, $13.95, 275 pages

Theropy for Couples: A Clinician's Guide for Effective Treotment Billie S. Ables in collaboration with Jeffrey M. Brandsma San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Inc., 1977, $13.95, 364 pages     

Book Reviews

Obsolescence and Professional Career Development by H. G. Kaufman. A Legal Perspective for Student Personnel Administrators by Robert Laudicina and Joseph L. Tramutola. Flexible Guidance in the Elementary School: Tested Techniques for a Stress-Free Classroom by Elaine Todd Koren. Communication Workshop for Parents of Adolescents: Leader's Guide by Jane E. Brownstone and Carol J. Dye. Fundamentals of Counseling by Bruce Shertzer and Shelley C. Stone. The Big Welfare Mess: Public Assistance and Rehabilitation Approaches edited by John G. Cull and Richard E. Hardy. Black Agenda for Career Education edited by Roosevelt Johnson. Creating the Future: A Guide to Living and Working for Social Change by Charles Beitz and Michael Washburn. The Counselor and Religious Questioning and Conflicts by Bryan T. Clemens and Darrell Smith. Value Clarification as Learning Process by Brian P. Hall and Maury Smith. A Humanistic Psychology of Education—Making the School Everybody's House by Richard A. Schmuck and Patricia A. Schmuck.     

A Review of “Risk Management: Clinical,Ethical, & Legal Guidelines for Successful Practice”

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Between Mothers-In-Law and Daughters-In-Law: Achieving a Successful and Caring Relationship, by Helene S. Arnstein. New York: Dodd, Mead&;Company, 1985, 225 pages, $8.95 paperback

When Living Hurts: Directives for Treating Depression, by Michael D. Yapko. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1988, 217 pages, $22.50

The Illustrated Manual of Sex Therapy, 2nd ed., by Helen Singer Kaplan. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1987, 181 pages, $22.50

Reforming the Law: Impact of Child Development Research, edited by Gary B. Melton New York: The Guilford Press, 1987, 307 pages, $30.00.

Doing Things: A Guide to Programming Activities for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, by Jitka M. Zgola. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987, 149 pages, $20.00 hardcover, $8.95 paperback

Domestic Revolutions: A Social History of American Family Life, edited by Steven Mintz and Susan Kellogg. New York: The Free Press, 1987, 244 pages, $22.50

Handbook of Measurements for Marriage and Family Therapy, by Norman Fredman&;Robert Sherman. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1987, 218 pages, $27.50     

A Review of “Gender Identity Disorder and Psychosexual Problems in Children and Adolescents”

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The New Hypnosis in Family Therapy, by Daniel L. Araoz&;Esther Negley-Parker. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1988, 304 pages, $30.00

The Family Interpreted, by Deborah Anne Leupnitz. New York: Basic Books, 352 pages, $22.95.

Family Evaluation, by Michael Kerr&;Murray Bowen. New York: W. W. Norton, 416 pages, $29.95

Family Therapy Techniques for Problem Behaviors of Children and Teenagers, by Charles E. Schaefer, James M. Briesmeister&;Maureen E. Fitton. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 482 pages, $28.95

Family of Origin Therapy, edited by Alan J. Hovestadt&;Marshal Fine. Rockville, MD: Aspen Publications, 1987, 106 pages, $29.67

Siblings in Therapy: Life Span and Clinical Issues, edited by Michael D. Kahn&;Karen Gail Lewis. New York: W. W Norton, 1988, 469 pages, $34.95

A Secure Base: Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy Human Development, by John Bowlby. New York: Basic Books, 1988, 205 pages, $16.95

Developing Ericksonian Therapy: State of the Art, edited by Jeffrey K. Zeig&;Stephen R. Lankton. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1988, 523 pages, $50.00

Journey with Grandpa: Our Family's Struggle with Alzheimer's Disease, by Rosalie Walsh Honel. Maryland: The John Hopkins University Press, 243 pages, $16.95

The Divorce Decision: What It Can Mean for Your Children, Your Finances, Your Emotions, Your Relationships, Your Future, by Gary Richmond. Waco, TX: Word Book Publishers, 1988, 215 pages, $8.99     

Reviews of Texts for Classroom Use

Books reviewed: Dianne Oliver, Book and Resource Review Editor
University of Evansville Daoism: A Short Introduction. By James Miller. Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2003. xviii + 174 pages. ISBN 1‐85168‐315‐1. $17.95.
Reviewed by John M. Thompson
Christopher Newport University The Protestant Reformation: Beliefs and Practices. By Madeleine Gray. Portland, Ore.: Sussex Academic Press, 2003. 262 pages. ISBN: 1‐903900‐11‐5. $22.50.
Reviewed by Jason E. Vickers
Hood Theological Seminary True Religion. By Graham Ward. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishing, 2003. 168 pages. ISBN 0‐63122174‐3. $20.95.
Reviewed by Debra Mubashshir Majeed
Beloit College Mediating Religion: Conversations in Media, Religion, and Culture. Edited by Jolyon Mitchell and Sophia Marriage. London and New York: T & T Clark, 2003. xv + 407 pages. ISBN 0‐567‐08867‐7. Cloth $115.00. ISBN 0‐567‐08807‐3. Paper $34.95.
Reviewed by Richard S. Ascough
Queen's Theological College     

Book Review Section

Books reviewed in this article: Arthur R. Jensen. The g Factor: The Science of Mental Ability. Arthur R. Jensen. The g Factor: The Science of Mental Ability. Cynthia D. McCauley, Russ S. Moxley, and Ellen Van Velsor (Editors). The Center for Creative Leadership Handbook of Leadership Development. Guy B. Adams and Danny L. Balfour. Unmasking Administrative Evil. Stewart D. Friedman, Jessica DeGroot, and Perry M. Christensen (Editors). Integrating Work and Life: The Wharton Resource Guide. Helen Fielding. Bridget Jones's Diary. Terrence E. Deal and M. K. Key. Corporate Celebration: Play, Purpose, and Profit at Work. Pieter J. D. Drenth, Henk Thierry, Charles J. de Wolff (Editors). Handbook of Woqk and Organizational Psychology (2nd ed.) Vol. 1: Introduction to Work and Organizational Psychology. Pieter J. D. Drenth, Henk Thierry, Charles J. de Wolff (Editors). Handbook of Work and Organizational Psychology (2nd ed.) Vol. 2 Work Psychology. Pieter J. D. Drenth, Henk Thierry, Charles J. de Wolff (Editors). Handbook of Work and Organizational Psychology (2nd ed.) Vol. 3: Personnel Psychology. Pieter J. D. Drenth, Henk Thierry, Charles J. de Wolff (Editors). Handbook of Work and Organizational Psychology (2nd ed.) Vol. 4 Organizational Psychology. Patrick Kelly. Faster Company: Building the World's Nuttiest‘Ibrn-on-a-Dime Home-Grown Billion-Dollar Business. Rodney L. Lowman (Editor). The Ethical Practice of Psychology in Organizations. Richard Jeanneret and Rob Silzer (Editors). Individual Psychological Assessment: Predicting Behavior in Organizational Settings. Sharon Parker and Toby Wall. Job and Work Design: Organizing Work to Promote Well-Being and Effectiveness. Alison E. Barber. Recruiting Employees: Individual and Organizational Perspectives . Gary Klein. Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions. Ian Mitroff. Smart Thinking for Crazy Times: The Art of Solving the Right Problems. Janice M. Guerriero and Robert Glenn Allen. Key Questions in Career Counseling: Techniques to Deliver Effective Career Counseling Services. Wendy McElroy. The Reasonable Woman: A Guide to Intellectual Survival. Virginia Valian. Why So Slow: The Advancement of Women. Jeanne C. Meister. Corporate Universities: Lessons in Building a World-Class Work Force (revised). Michael Milano with Diane Ullius. Designing Powerful Training: The Sequential-Iterative Model. Mel Silberman. Active Paining: A Handbook of Techniques, Designs, Case Examples, and Tips. Kevin R. Murphy and Brett Myors. Statistical Power Analysis: A Simple and General Model for Taditional and Modern Hypothesis Tests. Guela Lowenberg and Kelly A. Conrad. Current Perspectives in Industrial-Organizational Psychology . Peter R. Scholtes. The Leader's Handbook A Guide to Inspiring Your People and Managing the Daily Workflow .     

Reviews

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Selected review of current books on sexuality and sex therapy, John P. Wincze, Brown University/V.A. Hospital, Providence

Becoming Orgasmic: A Program of Sexual Growth for Women. Heiman, J., LoPiccolo, L., and LoPiccolo, J. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1976.

Female and Male: Dimensions of Human Sexuality. Pierson, E. and D'Antonio, W. New York: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1974.

Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality. Lief, H.I. Baltimore: The Williams and Wilkins Co., 1975.

Sex After Sixty. Butler, R. and Lewis, M. New York: Harper and Row, 1976.

Sex Therapy at Home. Kass, D. and Stauss, F. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1975.

SIECUS Study Guides. Sex Information and Education Council of the United States. New York, 1976 (6th printing).

Adulthood and aging: An interdisciplinary developmental view, Douglas Kimmel, New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1974, $12.50, 484 pages

Permanent weight control: A total solution to the dieter's dilemma, Michael J. Mahoney, Kathryn Mahoney, New York, W.W. Norton and Co., Inc., 1976, $7.95, 177 pages     

Book reviews

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Marriage Counseling in Groups, by M. M. Ohlsen. Champaign, IL: Research Press Co., 1979, paperback, 200 pages, $6.95.

Common Sense in Therapy, by Yoosuf A. Haveliwala, Albert E. Scheflen and Norman Ashcraft. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1979, 199 pages, $13.50.

Handbook of Suicidology: Principles, Problems and Practice, by Louis Wekstein. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1979, 303 pages, $17.50.

Making It as a Stepparent: New Roles, New Rules, by Claire Berman. New York: Doubleday, 1980, 202 pages, $8.95.

Invitation to a Dialogue: Union and Separation in Family Life, by Otto Pollak and Ellen S. Wise. New York: Spectrum, 1979, $9.95.     

Policing the Edge: Risk and Social Control in Skydiving

The State of the Masses, by Richard F. Hamilton and James D Wright. New York: Alcline Publishing Company. 1986. 470 pages, $18.95 paperback.

Breaking the Impasse in the War on Drugs, by Steven Wisotsky. Wesport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1986, 279 pp. including Index and bibliography, hardback.

Learning to be Deaf, by A. Donald Evans and William W. Falk. Berlin, New York, Amsterdam: Mouton de Gruyter, 1986, 228 pages, $34.95.

Vengeance: The Fight Against Injustice, by Pietro Marongiu and Graeme Newman. New Jersey: Rowman and Littlefield, pp. 177.

Hidden Bedroom Partners: Needs and Motives that Destroy Sexual Pleasure, by Frank Hajcak, Ph.D. and Patricia Garwood, M.S. San Diego, California: Libra Publishers, Inc., 1987, 229 pages, $17.95, hardback.

The Publie Defender: The Practice of Law in the Shadows of Repute, by Lisa J. McIntyre. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1987, 199 pages, $24.95, hardback.

Women and Criminality: The Woman as Victim, Offender, and Practitioner, by Ronald Barri Flowers. New York: Greenwood Press, 1987, 217 pages.

Techniques for Dealing with Family Violence by Arlene Baxter, Ph.D. Springfield, Ill.: Charles C. Thomas Publisher, 1987, 147 pages, $24:75, hardback.

Bad Acts and Guilty Minds: Conundrums of the Criminal Law, by Leo Katz. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1987. 307 pages, $45.00 (hardback), $14.95 (paper).

In Pursuit of Equality in Higher Education, by Anne S. Pruit.t (ed.). Dix Hills, New York. General Hall, 1987, 217 pages.

The Parameters of Urban Fiscal Policy: Socioeconomic Change and Political Culture in San Francisco, 1860–1906, by Terrence McDonald. Berkeley, University of California Press, 1987. xvi + 356 pps. Hardbound, $45.00.

Declaration of a Heretic, by Jeremy Rifkin. Boston, Massachusetts: Routledge &; Kegan Paul. 1985. 140 pp., $19.95 cloth, $7.95 paper.

Corporate Crime in the Pharmaceutical Industry, by John Braithwaite. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1984.

Mainstreaming Outsiders: The Production of Black Professionals (Second Edition), by James E. Blackwell. New York: General Hall, 1987, 374 pages, $35.95, cloth.

Interactionism: Exposition and Critique by Larry T. Reynolds. Dix Hills, New York: General Hall, Inc., 1987, 171 pp., $28.95. cloth.

The Adolescent Molester by William Breer. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, 1987, 228 pp., $34.75 hb.     

Re: Views

Career Decisions Game. Tony Plaskanos and Sam Savitz. Paoli, Pa.: Instructo/McGraw-Hill, 1976. $10.95. People on the Job. Betty Medsger. Posters. Oakland, Calif.: Mind Openers, 1977. $12 for set of 20. Say It with Puppets. Dayton, Ohio: Pflaum, 1975. $18.95. Mental Retardation and Human Sexuality. Winifred Kempton, Ruth Faden, and Joseph Lascalzo. 20-minute filmstrip and record. Philadelphia: Planned Parenthood Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania. $25.00. Lifeline. Schools Council Moral Education Curriculum Program (United Kingdom). Kit—Flash cards and user's guide. Niles, Ill.: Argus Communications, 1975. $47.50 for kit, or parts may be purchased separately: Sensitivity Cards, $10.00; Consequence Cards, $10.00; Points of Review Cards, $10.00; Proving the Rule booklets (set of five), $7.50; What Would You Have Done? booklets (set of six), $6.50; Learning to Care: Teacher's Guide, $10.00. A Dialogue on Education and the Control of Human Behavior: Carl R. Rogers and B. F. Skinner. Gerald A. Gladstein, Editor. Six-cassette album. New York: Jeffrey Norton, 1976. $48.00. Death and Dying: Closing the Circle. Robert Jay Lifton, Consultant. Film strips and cassettes or LP records. New York: Guidance Associates, 1975. Three parts, approximately 16 minutes each. (Series expanded to five parts in 1977; first three are reviewed.) $64.50. Talking Library of Occupational Information for the Blind. Benjamin J. Pumo, Editor. Cassettes. Detroit: Greater Detroit Society for the Blind, 1976. $85.00 plus $4.00 for handling. The Job Game. Cassettes and workbooks. New York: Employment Training Corp., 1975. $149.00. LOOK (Learning Occupational Objectives Kit). Moravia: Chronicle Guidance, 1975. $149.00. Business of Your Own. Three cassettes and illustrated books. Carson, Calif.: Educational Insights, 1976. $150.00. Expo 10—Exploring Career Interest. Judith L. Anderson, Patricia Schildknecht, and John Steuber. Print and nonprint games. Chicago: Science Research Associates. 1975. $385.33 list; $289.00 school price. The World of Work. Cassettes, student-record booklets, and leader guides. New York: Educational Design, Educational Resources Div., 1969–75. $535.50. A Career for Tomorrow. Audiovideo cartridges. Columbus, Ga.: American Learning Systems, 1975–76. 60 cartridges, 15 to 20 minutes each. $4,600.00 for cartridges; $325.00 to $398.00 for projector.     

Book Review Section

Books reviewed in this article: Dave Ulrich, Jack Zenger, and Norman Smallwood. Results-Based Leadership: How Leaders Build the Business and Improve the Bottom Line. Janis A. Cannon-Bowers and Eduardo Salas (Editors). Making Decisions Under Stress: Implications for Individual and Team Baining. Morton Hunt. The New Know-Nothings: The Political Foes of the Scientific Study of Human Nature. Jim Harris and Joan Brannick. Finding and Keeping Great Employees. Peter Cappelli. The New Deal at Work Managing the Market-Driven Workforce. Gavin Kennedy. The New Negotiating Edge: The Behavioral Approach for Results and Relationships. Karl A. Slaikeu and Ralph H. Hasson. Controlling the Costs of Conflict: How to Design a System for Your Organization. Haim Mendelson and Johannes Zeigler. Survival of the Smartest: Managing Information for Rapid Action and World-Class Performance. Jonathan Baird. Day Job A Workplace Reader for the Restless Age. Jerry W. Gilley, Nathaniel W. Boughton, and Ann Maycunich. The Performance Challenge: Developing Management Systems to Make Employees Your Organization's Greatest Asset. Saul W. Gellerman. How People Work Psychological Approaches to Management Problems. Jay A. Conger, Gretchen M. Spreitzer, and Edward E. Lawler III (Editors). The Leader's Change Handbook An Essential Guide to Setting Direction and Taking Action. Dennis M. Powers. The Office Romance: Playing Without Getting Burned. Steve M. Jex. Stress and Job Performance: Theory, Research, and Implications for Managerial Practice. Jack Zigon. How to Measure Employee Performance. Hans J. Eysenck. Intelligence: A New Look. Gerald W. Lewis and Nancy C. Zare. Workplace Hostility: Myth and Reality. Marshall Schminke (Editor). Managerial Ethics: Moral Management of People and Processes. Michael J. Marquardt. Action Learning in Action: Pansforming Problems and People for World-Class Organizational Learning. Udai Pareek. Training Instruments for Human Resource Development.     

Book Reviews Section

Book reviewed in this article: Gold , Michael Evan . A Dialogue on Comparable Worth. Smart , Bradford D. Selection Interviewing: A Management Psychologist's Recommended Approach. Helms , Janet E. A Practitioner's Guide to The Edwards Personal Preference Schedule. Edwards , John , Leek , Chris , Loveridge , Ray , Lumley , Roger , Mangan , John and Silver , Mick . Seashore , Stanley E., Lawler , Edward E., III, Mirvis , Philip H. and Cammann , Cortlandt . (Editors) Assessing Organizational Change: A Guide to Methods, Measures, and Practices. Williams , Allan P. O. (Editor) Using Personnel Research. Tichy , Noel M. Managing Strategic Change: Technical, Political and Cultural Dynamics. Dessler , Gary . Improving Productivity at Work: Motivating Today's Employees. Barra , Ralph . Putting Quality Circles to Work: A Practical Strategy for Boosting Productivity and Profits. Perkins , Dennis N. T., Nieva , Veronica F. and Lawler , Edward E., III. Managing Creation: The Challenge of Building a New Organization. Doering , Mildred , Rhodes , Susan R. and Schuster , Michael . The Aging Worker: Research and Recommendations. Copperman , Lois Farrer and Keast , Frederick D. Adjusting to an Older Work Force. Baron , Robert A. Behavior in Organizations: Understanding and Managing the Human Side of Work. Fulmer , Robert M. Practical Human Relations. (Revised Edition) Robertson , Ivan T. and Cooper , Cary L. Human Behavior in Organisations. Hellriegel , Don , Slocum , John W., Jr . and Woodman , Richard W. Organizational Behavior. (Third Edition) West , Jonathan P. Career Planning, Development, and Management: An Annotated Bibliography. De Board , Robert . Counselling People at Work. Staines , Graham L. and Pleck , Joseph H. The Impact of Work Schedules on the Family. Jacobson , Sharol F. and Mc Grath , H. Marie . (Editors) Nurses under Stress. Stuart -Kotze , Robin and Roskin , Rick . Success Guide to Managerial Achievement. Broussine , Michael and Guerrier , Yvonne . Surviving as a Middle Manager. Burley -Allen , Madelyn . Managing Assertively: How to Improve Your People Skills. Rowland , Kendrith M., Ferris , Gerald R. and Sherman , Jay L. (Eds.) Current Issues in Personnel Management. (Second Edition) Middlemist , R. Dennis , Hitt , Michael A. and Greer , Charles R. Personnel Management: Jobs, People and Logic. Steil , Lyman K., Summerfield , Joanne and de Mare , George . Listening: It Can Change Your Life.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reveiw in this article
Educating for Peace: A Feminist Perspective , by Birgit Brock–Utne. New York: Pergamon Press, 1985. 175 pages (+ xiv). $12.00.
Sex and the Workplace: The Impact of Sexual Behavior and Harassment on Women, Men, and Organizations , by Barbara A. Gutek. San Francisco: Jossey–Bass, 1985. 216pp. (xv). $19.95 hard cover.
Stopping Rape: Successful Survival Strategies , by Pauline Bart and Patricia H. O'Brien. New York: Robert Maxwell, M.C., Pergamon Press, The Athene Series, 1985. 199 pp. (xii). $10.95 paperback.     

An interview with emily and john visher

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Making an Issue of Child Abuse: Political Agenda Setting for Social Problems, by Barbara J. Nelson. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1984, 269 pages, $27.50.

Child Abuse: A Community Concern, edited by Kim Oates. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1984, 336 pages, $25.00.

Death and Grief in the Family, edited by Thomas T. Frantz. Rockville, MD: Aspen Systems Corporation, 1984, 122 pages, $18.00.

A Child Dies: A Portrait of Family Grief, by loan Hagan Arnold &; Penelope Buschman Gernuna. Rockville, MD: Aspen Systems Corporation, 1983, 162 pages (price unknown).

The Single Child Family, edited by Toni Falbo. New York: Guilford Press, 1984, 304 pages, $27.50.

Adolescent Crises: Family Counseling Approaches, by Eva Leveton. New York: Springer Publishing, 1984, 285 pages, $24.95.

The Narcissistic and Borderline Disorders: An Integrated Developmental Approach, by J. F. Masterson. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1982, 256 pages, $20.00.

The Battered Woman Syndrome, by Lenore E. Walker. New York: Springer, 1984, 272 pages, $21.95.

Human Sexuality: Contemporary Controversies, edited by Harold Feldman 6 Andrea Parrot. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, 1984, 333 pages.

Family Relationships in Later Life, edited by Timothy Brubaker. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, 1983, 272 pages, $25.00, paperback $12.50.

Overcrowding in the Household, An Analysis of Determinants and Effects, by Walter R. Gove &; Michael Hughes. New York: Academic Press, 1983, 326 pages, $39.00.

Origins and Evolution of Behavior Disorders, by Stella Chess &; Alexander Thomas. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1984, 320 pages, $30.00.

Psychotherapy with Psychotherapists, edited by Florence W. Kaslow. New York: Haworth Press, 1984, 202 pages, $22.95.

Innovations in Clinical Practice: A Source Book, Volume 3, edited by Peter A. Keller &; Lawrence G. Ritt. Sarasota, FL: Professional Resource Exchange, 1984, 482 pages, hardbound $39.95; looseleaf binder, $44.95.

Guiding the Family: Practical Counseling Techniques, by B. B. Grunwald &; H. V. McAbee. Muncie, IN: Accelerated Development, 1985, 346 pages, $17.95.

Applying Family Therapy: A Practical Guide for Social Workers, by Helen C. Masson &; Patrick O'Byrne. Oxford, England: Pergamon Press, 1984, 148 pages, hardbound $20.00; paperback $13.00.

Parent Training, edited by Richard F. Dungel &; Richard A. Polster. New York: Guilford, 1984, 576 pages, $35.00.

New Developments in Behavior Therapy, edited by Cyril M. Franks. New York: The Hawthorne Press, 1984, 589 pages, $45.00 hardbound, $24.95 softbound.

Symptom Reduction Through Clinical Biofeedback, by Ivan Wentworth-Rohr, New York: Human Sciences Press, 1984, 273 pages.

American Family Law in Transition, by Walter O. Weyrauch &; Sandord N. Katz. Washington, DC: The Bureau of National Affairs, 1983, 629 pages, $35.00.

The Denial of Stress, edited by Sholomo Breznitz. New York: International Universities Press, 1983, 316 pages, $25.00.

Stress Reduction and Prevention, edited by Donald Meichenbaum 6 Matt Jaremko. New York: Plenum, 1983, 512 pages, $32.50.

Life-Span Developmental Psychology: Nonnormative Life Events, edited by Edward J. Callahan &; Kathleen A. McCluskey. New York: Academic Press, 1983, 314 pages, $29.50.     

Allegations of sexual abuse in Satanic rituals

H. L. Seneviratne. The Work of Kings: The New Buddhism in Sri Lanka. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1999, xvi+358 pp., $49 (hardback) ISBN 0 226 74865 0, $22 (paperback) ISBN 0 226 74866 9.

Michael W. Myers. Brahman: A Comparative Theology. Richmond, Curzon, 2001, xiii+268 pp., £45 ISBN 0 7007 1257 7.

Todd T. Lewis, in collaboration with Subarna Man Tuladhar and Labh Ratna Tuladhar. Popular Buddhist Texts from Nepal: Narratives and Rituals of Newar Buddhism. Foreword by Gregory Schopen. Albany, State University of New York Press, 2000, xviii+236 pp., $59.50 (hardback) ISBN 0 7914 4611 5, $19.95 (paperback) ISBN 0 7914 4612 3.

Walter Burkett. Savage Energies: Lessons of Myth and Ritual in Ancient Greece. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 2001, xiv+110 pp., $28.00, £18.00 ISBN 0 226 08085 4.

Text by Massoud Fourouzandeh and Alain Brunet. Photos by Abbas Tahvildar. Baptists of Iran. Les baptistes d'Iran. Tehran, Key Press, 2001, 173 pp. (with 5 pages in Farsi), n.p. ISBN 964 90645 5 9.     

Book reviews

With Faith and Fury. Delos McKown. New York: Promethius Books, 1985. pp 440. $16.95

The Sacred in a Secular Age. Phillip E. Hammond, Editor. University of California Press, 379 pages (p/b) $8.95 (£8.50)     

Short review

Kamstra, J. H. Synkretisme op de grens tussen theologie en godsdienstfenomenologie E. J. Brill, 1970. 37 pp. Leiden, 40p. or 4 guilders

Problèmes et méthodes d'histoire des religions; Mélanges publiés par la Section des Sciences religieuses à l'occasion du centenaire de l'École pratique des Hautes Études. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1968. 298 pp. £3.90

Brandon, S. G. F. (Ed.), A dictionary of comparative religion. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, (American edition Charles Scribner's Sons), 1970, 704 pp. including a guide to pronunciation, a synoptic and general index. £5.50

Lampe, G. W. H. (Ed.), The phenomenon of Christian belief. London: A. R. Mowbray and Co., 1970, pp. xi + 109. £1.25

Borsch, F. H., The Christian and gnostic son of man, London: S.C.M. Press, 1970, Studies in Biblical Theology, second series, 14, 130 pp. £1.60

Cuming, G. J. (Ed.), The mission of the Church and the propagation of the faith, (Studies in Church History, vol. 6) Cambridge University Press, 1970, pp. 170, £2.75

Boyce, M. ‘On Mithra's part in Zoroastrianism’, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (B.S.O.A.S.), xxxii, 1969, pp. 10–34 and Zoroaster the priest B.S.O.A.S. xxxiii, 1970, pp. 22–38