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?A detailed analysis of, accompanied by indexes to, the people and things depicted on all 1, 355 postage stamps issued by the US Government from 1847 through 1980. ... This book, which will be both interesting reading and an invaluable reference tool for serious stamp collectors, supplements such standard reference works as Minkus New American Stamp Catalog and Scott's Specialized Catalogue of United States Stamps, serving incidentally as a pe...

?This biography, based on original and detailed research, makes an important contribution to the history of black American music. But beyond that, it presents a vivid social history (albeit with some dangling minutiae). A worthy addition to music and black studies collections.?-Library Journal

?Child welfare work has altered dramatically in the last two decades.... This brief, well-focused, and completely annotated bibliography of user aids and training guides is thus very welcome. The resources listed are easily available in most academic libraries that support social work curricula, or in large medical and public libraries. Materials are current, the earliest date from the mid-1960s. ... Entries contain thorough bibliographic cita...

Drawing on interviews with Rockefeller and his associates, as well as vice-presidential papers that Rockefeller made available to him, Turner has written a careful and intelligent study whose documentation is unusually rich for such recent events. ... The Vice President as Policy Maker provides a valuable account of just how formidable the obstacles to [Rockefeller's] influence proved to be."-American Historical Review

?A refreshing research effort, away from the isolated social unit approach of anthropology. Using an orientation similar to that of Norman B. Schwartz, Rothstein develops the sociohistorical processes of industrialization and capitalism.... She makes some interesting parallels among many of the social sciences. An interesting issue that one may examine in light of her findings is the argument of sociologist Georg Simmel that money in and of it...

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?The compiler's claim to have provided the most complete annotated' bibliography to date is certainly true. Conveniently sectioned according to types of materials (books, articles, speeches, interviews, etc.), there are more than 2, 000 items both by and about Robeson. Appendixes include a Discography, Filmography, ... and Archival and Manuscript Materials available to the public. Students and seasoned researchers should find this volume quite...

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?Hans Delbruck's History of the Art of War long ago attained the status of a classic work in military history. Recently Walter Renfroe, retired West Point professor, undertook the first translation into English of the 1923 edition of Delbruck's four volumes. That effort has now reached the third volume, The Middle Ages, which covers from Carolingian times to the 16th century. The work offers insights ... on such topics as the reasons for Carol...

A study of the clearings and debits series is combined with a broad investigation of the contributions these series have made to economic analysis and of the services they have rendered to the economic analyst, historian, and theorist. In addition, the origins and gradual improvement of both series and the difficulties inherent in their compilation and interpretation are reviewed.

This work supplies the reader with formulas, maps out the procedure to follow, and provides working charts, tables, and calculating machines to allow the reader to compute statistics for application to problems in psychology and education.

?A gem from that quaint era when high journalistic ethics engendered complete candor. "Dear Bart" demonstrates how useful off-the-record sessions were in World War II, while giving a rare glimpse of great leaders like King and Marshall. Even though we know the ending, this book is hard to put down.?-William A. Knowlton, General, U.S. Army, Retired

Suffering is a fact of human existence. In his interdisciplinary investigation of the causes, types, value, and outcome of human suffering, Adrian C. Moulyn has discovered a purpose in it. In The Meaning of Suffering Moulyn presents his thesis, (Suffering) heals the blemishes and the fractures in our problem ridden existence, in light of the binary nature of human temporo-spacial structure. Moulyn analyzes the source of suffering as a combinat...

., ."the author concentrates on how the government makes a decision about allocating public financing for U.S. exports. He covers this topic by critically examining the history of the Ex-Im Bank in chronological order. Within that framework, there is a discussion of the role of Congress and the executive branch. An interesting chapter on the Ansett case ... is included in the book. The author then gives some recommendations on operating standa...

?By investigating historical, demographic, and political factors, Carboni does a fine job of comparing the development of geriatrics in the two countries. A thorough review of the sociology of occupations and professions makes material here useful not only in terms of geriatrics. Chapters include extensive extensive bibliographies, and an appendix details the author's research. Recommended for subject collections and medical school libraries.?...

?Geraldine Beare's volume is prepared, presumably, as a companion to the journal as it will be acquired by libraries in microfiche form. For anyone using the Strand systematically, her book will be an essential tool. She offers a brief history of the journal, and directories of authors, illustrators, articles and selected categories of article (symposia, children's stories, Portraits of Celebrities'). Work was normally signed or initialled, wh...