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These extracts from reviews do not pretend to represent a Cambridge University Press: The history of the English organ, complete survey of all reviews in journals and newspapers. We by Stephen Bicknell (£45). Rev. by Felix Aprahamian, Church offer only a selection from quotations that members have sent in. Times, 15Nov 1996. Our reproduction of comments is not a stamp of approval from 'It is unlikely that a finer book on this subject could yet be written the Society of Indexers upon the reviewer's assessment of an in our century... Before the well-organised index, a select index. bibliography lists all the titles to be found in the most comprehensive library relating to the subject.' Extracts are arranged alphabetically under the names of publishers, within the sections: Indexes praised: Two cheers! Chatham Publishing: Building a working model warship: HMS Indexes censured; Indexes omitted; Obiter dicta. Warrior I860, by William Mowll (1997,200 pp, £20). Rev. in Model Boats, 47 (558). Indexes praised 'There is a bibliography, further reading list... plus a useful index.' [Index by SI member Stephanie Rudgard-Redsell]

Aldwych Press: Dictionary of Irish literature (2nd edn), ed. by De Agostini Editions: The atlas of literature, ed. by Malcolm Robert Hogan (2 vols, 1,413 pp, £99.50). Rev. by Patrick Bradbury (£25). Rev. by John Naughton, The Times, 21 Sept Crotty, Times Literary Supplement, 30 May 1997. 1996. 'In addition to hundreds of dictionary entries, Hogan presides a '... the book is redeemed by its livelier contributions, by having thirteen-page Chronology, as well as a useful bibliography of a bibliography and a decent index, and by retailing all kinds of criticism, before putting a seal on his book's impression of mad useless — if fascinating — information.' industry with an exhaustive index running to nearly a hundred Delacorte: Ask Barbara: the 100 most-asked questions about closely packed pages.' love, sex, and relationships, by Barbara De Angelis (1997,304 Argyll Publishing: Preparation for pregnancy: an essential pp, $21.95). Rev. by Marty D. Evensvold, Library Journal, Jan guide, by Suzanne G. Bradley and Nicholas Bennett (1995,239 1997. pp, £12.99). Rev. by Tricia Murphy-Black, British Journal of 'The index is ultra-easy to use. A fine addition to any public Midwifery, 4 (9), Sept 1996. library.' 'One of the strengths of the book is theexcellent cross Gollancz Paperbacks: Death discs, by Alan Clayson (300 pp, referencing within the text and the detailed index.' £4.99). Rev. by Martin Kelner, The Guardian, 19 Nov 1996. BMJ Publishing Group: ABC of resuscitation, ed. by M.C. 'Since the demise of his group, the regrettably named Clayson Colquhoun, AJ. Handley and T.R. Evans (1995, 88 pp, and the Argonauts, [the author] has made death discs his life's £12.95). Rev. in Respiratory Medicine, 1996, 90 (370). work. If his book... .lavishly indexed and cross-referenced, is not '... includes a comprehensive index.' the definitive work on the subject, there is another very sick author out there.' BMJ Publishing Group: Epidemiology in old age, ed. by S. Ebrahim and A. Kalache (460 pp, £59.95). Rev. by M. Keith Hackett (Indianapolis, IN): Critique of pure reason, by Thompson, Update, 2 Oct 1996. Immanuel Kant, tr. by Werner S. Pluhar (1,030 pp, £29.95/ "The editors are to be congratulated on the superb layout of this £15.95). Rev. by Jonathan Ree, Times Literary Supplement, 29 important book and the indexing.' August 1997. 'It will also be valued for its large glossary (German, but not Bookprint Consultants (Wellington, NZ): Orthopaedics in Latin or Greek) and its heroic index (nearly 200 pages).' New Zealand, ed. by Colin Hooker. Rev. in Journalof Bone and Joint Surgery, May 1997. Harcourt Brace: Pediatric otolaryngology (3rd ed, vols I and 'The book is very well produced and indexed.' II), by CD. Bluestone, S.E. Stool and M. A. Kenna (1996, 1,748 pp, £242). Rev. by A. Richard Maw, Developmental Butterworth Heinemann: Understanding anaesthesia, by Medicine and Child Neurology, 38, 1996. L.E.S. Carrie, P.J. Simpson and M.T. Popat (480 pp, £25). Rev. '...the two volumes are well indexed.' by Julia Moore, Hospital Update, June 1996. 'The sequence of chapters is occasionally surprising, but the Jane's Information Group: Jane's armor and artillery (16th index is excellent and allowseasy navigations.' edn, 1995-96), ed. by Christopher F. Foss($275 hard cover, $795 CD-ROM). Rev. in National Defense, 8 (519), July/ Aug Cambridge University Press: Feminism and Christian ethics, 1996. by Susan Frank Parsons (1996, xvii + 279 pp, £11.95/ £35). 'Particularly useful is a fully cross referenced manufacturers' Rev. by Colin Hart, Anvil, 14(1), 1997. index and alphabetical index.' 'The book will, however, be a valuable resource for some of the people who might find it indigestible to read, because the index HMSO: Legal issues and the Internet (2 vols, 1996, £ 150). Rev. will lead them to helpful summaries and evaluations of the by Bernard Barrett, Library Association Record, 97 (11), Nov thinking of most of the feminist writers who might be of interest 1996. to them.' 'Both volumes have good indexes as well as glossaries.'

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Information Resources Press: The art of abstracting, by Scarecrow Press/ Salem Press: British women writers, Edward T. Cremmins (1996, vii + 230 pp, $34.95). Rev. by 1700-1850: an annotated bibliography of their works and Bob Duckett, Library Association Record, 98 (8), Aug 1996. works about them, by Barbara J. Horwitz (1997, xiv + 231 pp, 'There is commendable depth to the author's appendixes, £35.15). Rev. by H.G.A. Hughes, Library Association Record, bibliography and index.' 99 (7), July 1997. 'The quite remarkable quantity of facts and opinions she has Kohlhammer: Die religiose Umwelt des Urchristentums (The amassed are, blessedly, made easily accessible by well-made religious environment of early Christianity) (2nd vol.), by author and subject indexes.1 Hans-Joseph Klauck (1996, 200 pp, DM 34). Rev. by Ernest Best, Expository Times, 108 (7), April 1997. Sinclair Stevenson: Somerset Maugham and the Maugham dynasty, by Bryan Connon (396 pp, £20). Rev. by Brenda 'There are copious extracts from the relevant literature, and Maddox, Observer, July 1997. although these are given in German translation they are so well indexed that they can quickly be traced in English translations.' "This book is a must for the gay bookshelf, and its index is superb.' New York Publications Program/ HarperCollins: The New York Public Library writer's guide to style and usage, ed. by University of California Press: Art and artists of Andrea J. Sutcliffe (1994, 794 pp, $35). Rev. by Durthy A. twentieth-century China, by Michael Sullivan (354 pp, £50). Washington, Technical Communications, 4th quarter 1996. Rev. by B.D.H, Miller, Times Literary Supplement, 11 July 1997. 'It also includes a detailed, user-friendly index with numerous cross-references that uses boldface numbers to indicate principal 'It includes an imposing biographical index, with Chinese coverage of a topic, making it easy for users to skim pages to characters, of more than 800 painters, engravers, sculptors and locate information.' graphic designers...' [With Chinese characters?]

Oxford University Press: Psychiatry in the elderly (2nd edn), University Press of Florida: A history of the Timucua Indians ed. by Robin Jacoby and Catherine Oppenheimer (788 pp, £95/ and Missions, by John H. Hann (1996, 399 pp, $49.95). Rev. £45). Rev. by David Ames, International Journal of by James F. Doster, Journal of American History, 83 (4), Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, 1(113), 1997. March 1997.

'The new index [by SI member John Gibson] represents a 'His maps are inadequate, but his bibliography is useful, and his considerable advance on that of the first edition. For example, index is excellent.' [Index by Margie Towery ofASI.] the entries on behaviour and behavioural disturbance are comprehensive and lead directly to detailed exposition of these John Wiley: Encyclopaedia of common natural ingredients crucial topics, a service which the index and text of the first used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, by Albert Y. Leung and edition performed less well.' Steven Foster (1996, 649 pp, £95). Rev. by Ann F. Walker, International Journal of Food Science and Technology, Oct Robson: Lord High Executioner: an unashamed look at 1996. hangmen, headsmen and their kind, by Howard Engel (256 pp, 'I prefer the use of Latin names of plants rather than common £16.95). Rev. by PR, Times Literary Supplement, 16 May names to avoid confusion, but the authors have stuck to common 1997. names for their entry listing. However there are two 'This eloquently written catalogue of vindictive violence comprehensive indices [sic] (general and chemical) at the end of contains well-indexed references to such diverse personalities as the book to appease people like me. Strangely, the authors have Ned Kelly ("As the hangman adjusted the noose around his neck, divested themselves of responsibility for these: we are informed Kelly sighed and said 'Such is life' ") and two Afghans slowly that these indices were "... prepared by a professional indexer throttled in 1992 by the expedient of deliberately inefficient under commission from John Wiley & Sons. The authors assume nooses and a short drop.' no credit or responsibility for the accuracy, comprehensiveness or quality of such indexing." This smacks of some contention in Routledge/ International Thomson Business Press: the book's preparation, but nevertheless, the indices are International encyclopaedia of business and management, ed. invaluable for tracing the many common names and (often) by Malcolm Warner (5 vols, 1996, c. 1,000 pp, and index vol., several systematic names used for a single herb.' 424 pp, £800). Rev. by Doris Palmer, Library Association Record, 98 (8), Aug 1996. Waterside Press: Introduction to the youth court, by Winston Gordon, Michael Watkins and Philip Cuddy (£12). Rev. by 'The index is comprehensive with very full cross-referencing Brian Worster-Davis, The Magistrate, 53 (2), March 1997. and was compiled using state-of-the-art software.' 'There is a good index.' Royal Pharmaceutical Society: Martindale's Extra Pharmacopeia (2,739 pp, £176). Rev. by R.E. Ferner, British Virago: The cure for death by lightning [a novel], by Gail Medical Journal, 9 Nov 1996. Anderson-Dargatz (£9.99). Rev. by Lisa Jardine, The Times, 18 Jan 1997. 'Martindale used to list preparations alphabetically... More recently, monographs have been arranged in chapters. This 'There is a comfortable and growing tradition in contemporary arrangement has improved, though I would prefer a more North American women's fiction of sentimentalising obviously therapeutic classification, like the British National mid-20th-century rural life into a patchwork of recipes for Formulary's. Nevertheless, the index is excellent, so finding oatcakes, remedies for toothache and charms to keep off coyotes information is not difficult.' (in [this book] these are even helpfully indexed).'

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Philip Wilson: The Victorian watercolours and drawings in the Clarendon Press: Chaucer, Boccaccio and the debate of love: collection of Her Majesty the Queen, by Delia Millar (2 vols, a comparative study of The Decameron and The Canterbury 1,052 pp, £175). Rev. by Graham Reynolds, Times Literary Tales, by N.S. Thompson (354 pp, £40). Rev. by John Usher, Supplement, 28 Feb 1997. Times Literary Supplement, 23 May 1997. 'The author has imposed upon this remarkably miscellaneous 'The index covers the text, but not the notes, which is a pity, collection an intelligible order... She... provides subject indexes, given their richness.' under such headings as contemporary events, ships, animals, places, which enable the user to find his way about the major Andre Deutsch: The joy of opera, by Nigel Douglas (£20). Rev. contents.' by Charles Osborne, Sunday Telegraph, 15 Dec 1996.

'Is this engaging volume, which no lover of opera can fail to Indexes censured enjoy, completely without fault? Well, not quite. Its indexer has failed to distinguish between two famous sopranos of the past, American Library Association: Health care in the United Lilli Lehmann and Lotte Lehmann.' States: the facts and the choices, by Stephen M. Ayres (1996, 275 pp, $38). Rev. by Valerie Florance, College & Research Donhead Publishing: Surveying historic buildings, by David Libraries, 57 (6), Nov 1996. Watt and Peter Swallow (£35). Rev. by John Earl, Structural 'Two major flaws detract from the overall success of this book. Survey, 14(4), 1996. First, the final editing was inadequate: there are numerous errors 'The contents lists and the index—both of which look more than of typography (e.g. Stark instead of Starr in the index...)... The averagely comprehensive — can be a disappointment to a second flaw relates to the integration of concepts across searcher after a particular subject. To take only one example, chapters.' there are some introductory notes... on initial research and Association of Research Libraries (Washington): Directory of documentary sources of information.... In the contents list this is electronic journals, newsletters and academic discussion all hidden away under the revealing heading "Preliminaries". groups (5th edn), compiled by Lisabeth A. King et al., ed. by The index offers no reference of any kind under "research", Ann Okerson (1995, $62). Rev. by Heather Blenkinsopp, "documentary research" or "historical research". The relevant Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 1 (1), 1996. entry "documentation" could as well refer to recording of work 'An index by keywords/ titles/ institutional affiliations done and the entry "history" lead to another (in this context, concludes the volume.... The scope of the subjects covered in unimportant) paragraph. The faults are minor [?]. The book is this work makes up for any minor directional problems. Because needed.' the keyword index can only provide a limited access, those searching for a specific topic are urged to use the index in Duckworth/ Classical Press of Wales: Plutarch and his conjunction with the tables of contents. A search for "human intellectual world: essays on Plutarch, ed. by Judith Mossman resource" discussion groups in the index totally missed the (249 pp, £40). Rev. by MBT, Times Literary Supplement, 23 section devoted to this subject because keywords included May 1997. development, training, etc., but not human resources.' 'AH are substantially footnoted, though the fact that the indexes Caliban Books: The English Civil War: a contemporary cover only the main text means that this resource is harder to account, Vol. I, 1625-1639, Vol. II, 1640-1642, ed. by Peter unlock than it should be.' and Edward Razzell (328/ 408 pp, £40 per vol.) Rev. by Richard Ollard, The Spectator, 8 February 1997 Greenwood Press: Racism in contemporary America, compiled 'Prospero was evidently in charge of the printing, binding, by Meyer Weinberg (1996, 838 pp, $125). Rev. by George M. choice of paper and the interesting selection and admirable Eberhart, College & Research Library News, 57 (11) Dec reproduction of the Hollar engravings... Caliban seems to have 1996. taken over with the jackets, where the colour has run badly, and with the apparatus criticus. The indices [sic] are contemptible.' 'Lists nearly 15,000 books, articles, dissertations, reports, and other materials under 87 subject headings... An author index and Canterbury Press: Images or idols? the place of sacred art in an ethnic-racial index offer additional access. Beware the fine churches today, by Keith Walker (£14.95). Rev. by Brian print! Introduction, text, and indexes are all in 7-point type.' Brindley, Catholic Herald, 5 July 1997. 'This is a most disappointing book... apostrophes seem to have HarperCollins: England is mine: pop life in Albion from Wilde been supplied by a greengrocer. You can get the general drift of to Goldie, by Michael Brace well (246 pp, £18). Rev. by Robert his meaning, but you cannot form the words into sentences... Potts, Guardian, 22 May 1997. Two pages are described as an Index, but this is inadequate even by its own meagre standards... It is a shame he did not take some 'The index is inconsistent and the dustjacket blurb is risible. It trouble over it, for through the swirling mists of his writing one is hard to believe that anyone at HarperCollins actually edited can detect that he has a good heart... [A gentle rebuke so far, but this book.' the reviewer cannot restrain himselffor long:] The whole edition (with the exception of the illustrations) ought to be pulped...' Harvard University Press: Inside the Vatican: the politics and organisation of the Catholic Church, by Tomas J. Reese (312 Chapman and Hall: Multiple sclerosis (clinical and pp, $24.95). Rev. by Sean Mac Reamoinn, Irish Times, 1 Mar pathogenetic basis), ed. by C.S. Raine, H.F. McFarland and 1997. W.W. Tourtellotte (426 pp, £125). Rev. by P.K. Newman, British Medical Journal, 26 April 1997. 'Readers in this country may be interested to know that neither 'There are two paragraphs missing from page 137 and the index "Ireland" nor "Irish" appears in the index. There are of course is imperfect, but overall the production quality is high.' several names from our diaspora.'

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Haworth (Binghamton, New York): Technical services Lutterworth Press: Counting the days to Armageddon: the management, 1965-1990: a quarter century of change and a Jehovah's Witnesses and the second presence of Christ (1966, look to the future: Festschrift for Kathryn Luther Henderson, 144 pp, £22.50). Rev. by George D. Chryssides, Expository ed. by Linda C. Smith and Ruth C. Carter (1996, 370 pp, Times, 108 (9), June 1997. 'The book's index has obviously $39.95). Rev. by Margaret Rohdy, Library Resources & been compiled before a repaginatioh, since it is entirely Technical Services, 40 (3) July 1996. incorrect.'

'The 22-page index is haphazard, possibly the product of a Macmillan: The British Empire and Commonwealth: a short computer without human supervision. The entry under history, by Martin Kitchen (197 pp, £35/£9.99). Rev. by AP, "Bibliographic" is a muddle. The entries "AIDS virus" and Times Literary Supplement, 16 May 1997. "AZT drug" are just examples in a discussion of subject 'Proof-reading has been cavalier, so that we still find Oliver headings. The index mixes, with no distinction, casual mentions Lyttleton (Lyttelton) in index and text, Lord Roseberry of a subject ("Wei To") and fuller discussions ("Authority (Rosebery), Vithalbhai (Vallabhai) Patel, the Hagannah Control"). Two references appear under "Superimposition," (normally Haganah), and Sir Geoffrey as well as (correctly) Sir both in the Jones article, but the articles by Barger and Soper also include discussion of that subject. There is a curious tendency to Godfrey Huggins.' index adjectives ("Bibliographic", "Hispanic", and "Nuclear") John Murray: Albert: uncrowned king, by Stanley Weintraub as well as mysterious phrases ("Copious strips" and "Uneasy (478 pp, £25). Rev. by Steven Runciman, Times Literary alliance"). Readers of this book will appreciate an index of Supplement, 28 March 1997. acronyms and initialisms, and this index does, in fact, provide 'The index is inadequate and not always accurate.' one with its careful and consistent cross reference system.' Newleaf (Macmillan): The quotable spirit: a treasury of Hodder & Stoughton: Wisdom and innocence: a life ofG.K. religious and spiritual quotations from ancient times to the Chesterton, by Joseph Pearce (£25). Rev. by John Whale, 20th century, ed. by Peter Lorie and Manuela Dunn Mascetti Church Times, 21 Feb 1997. (£14.99). Rev. by Brian Brindley, Catholic Herald, 28 Feb 1997. 'The Pearce book is well arranged; but it is too long, unpenetrating in its judgements, and ill indexed.' 'The so-called Key Phrase Index is compiled in the most idiotic manner: seven phrases are listed under "O", five under "That", Kogan Page/ NAHAT: Performance management and twenty under "There" and so on. Who, wishing to quote "I can appraisal in health services, by Martin Edis (£12.95). Rev. by resist everything except temptation", would choose to look it up Gillian Jenner, British Journal of Health Care Management, 2 under "I"?' (7), 1996. Oxford University Press: Europe: a history, by Norman Davies 'The end of chapter summaries are a good idea but sometimes (£25). Rev. by Christopher Haigh, Catholic Herald, 15 November 1996. too long, and I would welcome an expanded index.' 'Capsules have erudite but unhelpful titles: number-systems hide Libraries Unlimited (Englewood, Colorado): Explorations in under "dasa", Sanskrit for 10; laughter is masked as indexing and abstracting: pointing, virtue, and power, by "Alcofribas", pseudonym of Rabelais... Such disguises might Brian C. O'Connor (1996, 182 pp, $37.50). Rev. by Frank not matter if the index were fuller, but it is silently selective. So Exner, Journal of the American Society for Information what is one to do? The book is too long for a continuous reading, Science 48 (3), March 1997. and too chaotic for systematic sampling. Lucky dips often produce rich rewards, but it is a haphazard approach to '... overall, a confounding book.... He has forever changed my understanding the past.' approach to the intellectual part of indexing, yet my practice has not been changed... The index is another matter entirely. I believe Oxford University Press: The Oxford companion to that an indexing book's index should be held to the highest archaeology, ed. by Brian M. Fagan (844 pp, £35). Rev. by standard. Unfortunately, the index of [this book] is not up to the Warwick Bray, Nature, 17 April 1997. task. On page 173, O'Connor writes, "There is a certain irony in 'Even using the index it is not always easy to find one's way putting together a static paper index to a work on dynamic and around, but the rewards of browsing are all the greater for being user-centered access." Maybe, but Explorations is a book. What unexpected.' other kind of index would make sense? Continuing, O'Connor writes that the index was created by heavily editing the result of Oxford University Press: Robert Southey: a life, by Mark a word extraction program. Since he includes a significant Storey (405 pp, £25). Rev. by Grevel Lindop, Times Literary Supplement, 19 Sept 1997. number of subentries, heavy editing included precoordination. This is ironic at the least.' '... the index is seriously defective.'

SCM Press: The churches in England from Elizabeth I to Lutterworth Press: Armies of pestilence: the effects of Elizabeth II: Vol. II 1689-1833, by Kenneth Hylson-Smith pandemics on history, by R.S. Bray (£19.50). Rev. by Anthony (1997, xvii + 398 pp, £19.95). Rev. by C.S. Rodd, The Daniels, Sunday Telegraph, 9 Feb 1997. Expository Times, 108 (9) June 1997. 'Nor has he been well-served by his proof-readers: the Italian '... his main interest lies with the Evangelical revival, and this social historian Carlo M. Cipolla appears in the text, the leads to a certain bias at various points. It is the more curious, bibliography and the index as Cipollo (Professor Shrewsbury, therefore, that Whitefield and John and Charles Wesley do not being so mistaken in his estimate of the death rate from plague appear in the Index (they are naturally treated very fully in the in 1348, does not merit an entry in the index).' text).'

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St Paul's Bibliographies (Winchester): Julian Symons: a referencing to related subjects but not from synonyms; so it is bibliography, by John J. Walsdorf with Bonnie J. Allen (296 possible to look up Academic publishing or Textbook publishing pp, £40). Rev. by John Byrne, Times Literary Supplement, 11 and not immediately realize that the terms Scholarly publishing April 1997. and Educational and school book publishing have been 'A bibliography is like a telephone directory, of limited preferred. In addition the references given in the subject index usefulness if the names and numbers are inaccurate. It is are not exhaustive; in fact they seem rather haphazard. To give dispiriting to find, in this case, that the title-page of the very first just two examples: item 1366 on book donation projects is not item is incorrectly transcribed, and that the date of the second is indexed under Books and journals donation and assistance wrong.... Later, and especially in an over-ambitious index, errors programmes, and item 195 on the design of textbook projects is become more frequent, most of them merely irritating. It is not indexed under Education and school book publishing'. tempting, however, to imagine that "Ansclm Hollow" was intended as an opinion; and there is a superb specimen of Two cheers! inability to decipher notes in "Conor Louise O'Brien".

Alan Sutton: The history of Maidstone: the making of a modern ACM Press: Civilizing cyberspace: power, policy, and the county town, by Peter Clark and Lyn Muriin (1995, x + 261 information superhighway, by Steven E. Miller (1996,413 pp, pp, £8.99). Rev. by Felix Hull, Local Historian, 26 (4), Nov $32.25). Rev. by Donald Case, Journal of the American Society 1996. for Information Science, 48 (3), March 1997. 'Finally the index is very selective. The heading "Maidstonc — The book has a fine index with more than a thousand entries; topography" purports to give reference to the more important however, one is left wondering "who matters" in the Nil debate roads and streets, yet Westborough and Tollbridge Road are when humorist Dave Barry is included (for his indiscreet omitted though references in the text are numerous. Similarly readings of Tonya Harding's E-mail) but not Barry Diller (whose with the churches: All Saints, St Faith's and St Mary's arc given promotion of the potential of the potential for home shopping, entries, but where are Holy Trinity, St Michael's and many however misguided, brought many firms into the" Nil policy others mentioned in the text? Unless there is an explanation we game). The important precedent of the Luddite movement is are surely entitled to expect a comprehensive index. Errors and mentioned in the text but is given neither an index entry nor omissions of this kind mar what is an important and most references to works on the topic' interesting study. In many ways Peter Clark and Dr Lyn Murfin CRC Press (Boca Raton, Fl.)/ IEEE Press (New York): Circuits are to be congratulated, but it is sad that the result is less than and filters handbook, ed. by Wai-Kai Chen (1995, 2,861 pp, perfect.' $130). Rev. by Locke Morrisey, Science & Technology Virago: Selected letters of Edith Sitwell, ed. by Richard Greene Libraries, 16(2), 1997. (£20). Rev. by Keith Mitchell, The Tablet, 19 April 1997. 'There are indexes for authors, tables, figures, and subjects at the '... there are... descriptions of the numerous individuals, obscure back of the book, of which only the subject index was found to as well as famous, to whom letters were addressed or who are be of any real use. Even the subject index can be somewhat mentioned in them. How annoying, though, to find that no misleading in that it sometimes refers the reader to a single page distinction is made in the index between these two categories.' when in reality it might be the first page of several on a particular

Weidenfeld & Nicolson: The Polish house: an intimate history topic' of Poland, by Radek Sikorski (245 pp, £20). Rev. by Natasha Forest Press (New York): Dewey decimal classification and Fairweather, Observer (date?) relative index, 4 vols (21st edn, 1996, £220). Rev. by Liz '... this poorly published book, complete with an inaccurate Grove, Library Association Record, 99 (1), Jan 1997. index and unhelpful maps...' 'The relative index and manual in volume 4 have been expanded in line with the rest of the schedules. I would much prefer to have Hans Zell: Publishing and book development in sub-Saharan the manual before the tables in volume 1 rather than after the Africa: an annotated bibliography, by Hans M. Zell and Cecile index in volume 4. It would seem more logical to put it with the Lomer (1996, x + 409 pp, £60). Rev. by Diana Rosenberg, introduction rather than hiding after the index.' Learned Publishing, Jan 1997. "The subject arrangement, method of indexing and nature of Macmillan: Encyclopedia of earth sciences, ed. by E. Julius annotations [are explained in the Introduction]... But my main Dasch (1996, 2 vols, 1,273 pp, $190). Rev. by Linda Musser, criticism of the bibliography is of its index. The citations are Science & Technology Libraries 16 (2), 1997. arranged in four parts: reference, general, country and subject, 'A table of contents in Volume 1 lists the articles alphabetically each part subdivided into broad sections. There is an author index and Volume 2 includes an index. Unfortunately, articles have not linking to item numbers, a geographical index and a subject been arranged or indexed by theme. The index, which gives page index, both the latter linking to citations in all sections, not just numbers but not the volume, aids in identifying articles that the main section. It is the. subject approach which is limited. The contain information on specific topics—an important tool given subjects indexed arc identical to the broad subject topics under the limited number of alphabetic entries in this encyclopedia.' which the citations are organized. There is no specific subject index. So, for example, to find something on the economics of Indexes omitted publishing — a key issue for Africa — one must search through all the other sections, as economics is not given its own section. Nor are names included, unless they are also authors'. So the two Atlas Press: A mammal's notebook: collected writings of Erik articles by Ken Saro-Wiwa are indexed, but not the biographical Satie, ed. by Ornella Volta, tr. by Antony Melville (206 pp, article on his life. It is not possible to move from the index to £14.99). Rev. by Roger Nichols, Times Literary Supplement, articles about the aid programmes of, for example, Book Aid 10 Jan 1997. International or the World Bank. There is limited cross- 'My own hierarchical and unreconstructedly Cartesian mind

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Brandon: Persecuting zeal: a portrait of Ian Paisley, by Dennis Faber: The sacred wood: essays on poetry and criticism, by T. S. Cooke (1997, £15.990. Rev. by Hugh Montefiore, Church Eliot (£8.99). Rev. by Nicholas Lezard, Guardian, 1 May Times, 31 Jan 1997. 1997. 'This is a useful book, somewhat densely written; it would be 'The book may have been reset, but it still doesn't have an index, more useful if the seven empty pages at the end contained an so you have to read it all the way through.' index.' Granta: Lights out for the territory, by Iain Sinclair (386 pp, Breakaway Press: The quotable cyclist, ed. by Bill Strickland £12.99). Rev. by Phil Baker, Times Literary Supplement, 14 (1997). Rev. by Robert P. Laurence, San Diego Feb 1997. Union-Tribune, 13 July 1997. 'The book comes not with an index but with a generous 'Strickland has included a table of contents indicating where bibliography for each chapter...' you'll find quotes on training, the first ride, women in cycling, crashes, etc., but he erred in omitting an index... Interested in Headline: A lot ofhardyakka: Triumph and torment: a county finding all of Ernest Hemingway's quotes? Want to know what cricketer's life, by Simon Hughes (1997,311 pp, £16.99). Rev. the racer Eddie Merckx had to say? You're on your own.' by Mick Imlah, Times Literary Supplement, 18 July 1997.

Cape: The world, the world, by Norman Lewis (1996, £18.99). '[The author] is still sitting there in that disconsolate pose on the Rev. by Michael Adams, The Tablet, 14 December 1996. dust-jacket of his book; but otherwise there are no illustrations, no index, no statistical appendix, and none of the humourless 'Take Cuba — which he visited briefly just before the Second points-scoring that characterizes the more competitive sort of World War and to which he returned in 1957... and again a few cricket memoir.' years later (it is difficult to check these details, since the book has no index and no list of contents)...' IVP: The message of Proverbs, by David Atkinson (1997, Peter Collin: Dictionary of agriculture (2nd edn), (1996, 300 £8.99). Rev. by Peter Jackson, The Reader, 94 (2), summer 1997. pp). Rev. by Anne Conolly, Bulletin of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting, June 1997. 'A serious omission is the lack of either a subject index or 'No index, but it's a small book.' [At 300pages?] scripture index.'

Cork University Press: Atlas of the Irish rural landscape, by Macmillan: A history of the British Isles, by Jeremy Black (331 F.H.A. Aalen (£35). Rev. by Eileen Battersby, Irish Times, 26 pp, £16.99). Rev. by Keith M. Brown, Times Literary July 1997. Supplement, 14 Feb 1997. 'This unconventional atlas, which has been published without a 'The book amounts to a series of bite-sized sections on topics general index, although the expected one of place-names is that often fail to relate to one another and that are densely packed included, is worth buying for the quality and range of maps...' with facts; it almost has the feel of a dictionary, although the lack of an index makes it of little use as a work of reference. It is Da Capo Press (New York): The campaign in 1812 in Russia, difficult to imagine it proving either useful to students or by Carl von Clausewitz (1995, 260 pp, $13.95). Rev. in attractive to general readers.' Parameters, 26 (3), autumn 1996. '... an index would have been helpful.' Murray: Quest for Kim: in search of Kipling's Great Game, by Peter Hopkirk (£15.99). Rev. by Tim Heald, Daily Telegraph, Andre Deutsch: One man's word, by Ian Greer (1997, 239 pp, 11 Jan 1997. £15.99). Rev. by Neil Hamilton, The Spectator, 26 April 1997. 'Politicians like me open contemporary political biographies as 'I would have liked an Index.' though they were written in Arabic. We start at the back of the National Gallery of Art, Washington/ Museum of Fine Arts, book — to check if we appear in the index. This is a handy way Boston: Picasso: the early years, 1892-1906 (1997). Rev. by of telling whether a book is worth reading. But not in this case. Henri Zerner, Times Literary Supplement, 1 Aug 1997. There is no index, so I had to read it.' 'In fact the catalogue is not a catalogue: it is a collection of essays Dove Audio: Dinosaur in a haystack, by Stephen Jay Gould on the early work of Picasso. The museum catalogue, especially (audio book, $24.95). Rev. by David Barrett, New Scientist, 18 in the case of modern art exhibitions, has been almost completely May 1996. abandoned for this fashionable new genre, which is undoubtedly 'But in a book of essays you can glance through the index to find more profitable commercially. Here there are no entries which references — this audio version does not even have a content discuss the history of the work (both its genesis and later list. There are six hours of essays on eight sides of four cassettes. fortunes), the exhibitions in which it has been included, or the Somewhere is a particular essay by Gould that you want to hear main critical opinions. There is, instead, a souvenir picture book — but where? A simple "track listing!' would help — but no, the with an index of plates (but no index to the text).' cardboard casing of each cassette is used for advertisements.... Oxford University Press: Edwardian fiction: an Oxford Me, I'm off to buy a copy of Gould's essays — in a book.' Companion, by Sandra Kemp, Charlotte Mitchell and David Dovecote Press: Somerset: the complete guide, by Robin Bush Trotter. Rev. by Juliet Townsend, The Spectator, 26 July 1997. (256 pp, $18.95/ £14.95). Rev. by S.J. Berry and T.W. 'I have only two minor quibbles. One is the lack of an index, Mayberry, Somerset Archaeology and Natural History Society which means that it is difficult to track down a novel unless one Newsletter, May 1996. knows the author, as only a few are listed separately under their 'The book is arranged as an alphabetical gazetteer by parish (or titles. The other is the coverage of children's fiction, which has village)... frequent cross-reference entries generally keep the deliberately been limited to a few selected authors and which reader on course. (A full index would have been even better and might have been better either expanded or omitted altogether.'

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Paternoster: The Anglican communion and Scripture, by John approach) or the scholarly market (for whom they might at least Stott and others (1997). Rev. by Gordon D. Geddes, The have provided an index).' [The general reader might have liked Reader, 94 (2), summer 1997. an index, too. ] 'One regret is that there is no index; having read the book preachers might well wish to refresh their memory about a Obiter dicta particular passage.'

Penguin: On griefand reason: essays, by Joseph Brodsky (1997, Atlas: An anecdoted topography of chance, by Daniel Spoerri et £9.99). Rev. by Nicholas Lezard, The Guardian, 28 August al., ill. Topor, tr. Emmett Williams and Malcolm Green (1995, 1997. 239pp). Rev. by Robert Irwin, Times Literary Supplement, 17 'Demerits, though, to Penguin for providing only patchy May 1996. information as to the provenance and context of the essays, and 'Some, though not all, of the people in the index have between no index.' one and four asterisks printed beside their name. At first, I took Penguin Classics: The history of civilisation in Europe, by this to be a form of literary star rating, a sort of "Good People Francois Guizot, tr. by William Hazlitt, ed. by Larry Siedentop Guide", on the lines of the Good Food Guide. It seemed (255 pp, £8.99). Rev. by Douglas Johnson, The Spectator, 28 reasonable to me that Potocki be awarded four stars, while Andre June 1997. Breton got two and Count Alfred Korzybski (the founder of 'When it first appeared [in the 1830s?], the reviewer in the General Semantics) received none at all. But then why should Athanaeum [sic] welcomed it. "It has an Index, a thing Saint Anne get no stars, while John George Haigh be awarded indispensable. It is worthy to be put on the library shelves at one star? True, Haigh invented a silent hammer, but this would once." While regretting the absence of an index one can only hardly seem enough to weigh against his acid-bath murders. On echo this statement.' checking the beginning of the index, however, I discovered that the asterisks gave guidance as to which edition the entries first Random House: Some of me, by Isabella Rossellini (179 pp, appeared in. Saint Anne appeared in the 1962 version of An $29.95). Rev. by Amy M. Spindler, New York Times, 29 June Anecdoted Topography, while Potocki only makes his debut in 1997. this 1995 edition. The book has a bemusingly complicated 'There is no index; there are no chapters. Information is spread printing history in various languages, and each version which out all over the place — a little Lancome gossip here, a little bit appears seems to suck more people into it. So Alastair Brotchie there. The tone is chatty, self-deprecating but... organize, and Malcolm Green have not only been instrumental in organize, organize!' producing this new version, they also feature in its ever- Robson: I couldn't possibly comment, by Matthew Parris (1997, proliferating anecdotal annotation.... An early edition... was £14.95). Rev. by Kenneth Baker, The Times, 17 May 1997. reviewed in the TLS of September 3, 1964. Quotations from that 'It is a pity that [Parris's] publishers have served him badly, for review have been duly incorporated in the swelling text. It his book needs an index and footnotes to explain the characters therefore seems likely to me that parts of my own review will be and occasions described.' absorbed into a future, expanded version of the same book. It follows that those who are reading this review of the 1995 edition SCM: Jesus matters, by C.J. den Heyer (1997, £9.95). Rev. by are also reading part of the actual text of the next edition, which Brian Gardner, The Reader, 94 (2), summer 1997. has yet to appear. [And so on, and on... ] I hope they enjoy it as 'I enjoyed this book though I wish it had an index.' much as I will.' SCM: How to read the prophets, by John-Pierre Prevost (£9.95). Cambridge Univ. Press: Foucault's virginity: ancient erotic Rev. by David Sellick, The Reader, 94 (1), spring 1997. fiction and the history of sexuality, by S. Goldhill (194 pp, £30/ 'An index would make the whole book much more useful to a £9.95). Rev. by S.C.R. Swain, Journal of Hellenic Studies, 116 Reader at the time of sermon preparation.' (1996). SPCK: Living orthodoxy in the modern world, ed. by Andrew 'Know a book by its index: adultery, bondage, brothels, desire, Walker and Costa Carras (£12.99). Rev. by Graham Speake, fantasy, Halperin, Hexter, kissing, male bleeding, masturbation, Church Times, 7 March 1997. menstruation, orgasm, penetration, pleasure, rape, violence, 'It would have been even more useful it it had included some Winkler, Zeitlin... it is exciting and enjoyable.' [Not Winfclerand suggestions for further reading and an index.1 Zeitlin! Phew! And all in 194 pages!]

Technomic: Natural protectants against natural toxicants HarperCollins: She made friends and kept them: an anecdotal (Natural protectants and natural toxicants in food, Vol. 1), ed. memoir, by Fleur Cowles (416 pp, $32.50). Rev. in Publishers by Wayne R. Bidlack and Stanley T. Omaye (121 pp, 124 Weekly, 9 Sept 1996. Swiss fr.). Rev. by Ann F. Walker, International Journal of 'Cowles can boast of having known Everyone Who Was Anyone Food Science and Technology, vol. 31, Oct 1996. for the past 50 years, and she does. She lists in the index in this 'Unfortunately the monograph is made less valuable by the memoir more than 1000 of them, but only a few receive more absence of an index.' than an obligatory paragraph no more exciting than a listing in Who's Who: Yale University Press: Russia through women's eyes: autobiographies from Tsarist Russia, ed. by Toby W. Clyman Heinemann: Journals 1982-1986, by Anthony Powell (£20). and Judith Vowles (1997, £25). Rev. by Hilary Spurling, Daily Rev. by Hugh Thomas, The Times, 19 Jan 1995. Telegraph, 12 Apr 1997. 'Powell reserves full-blooded adjectives for wines. Here there 'This is a rich, gripping, not to say spine-chilling book, produced are no "quites" or "nices": we hear instead of a "really superb" by two American academics unable to make up their minds Chateau Picard or a "magnificent" Chateau Talbot (the indexer whether to aim at the general reader (who is likely to be choked should have listed those grand names rather than those of human off by their relentlessly dry, pedagogic and uningratiating beings).'

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Hutchinson: Changing trains, by Steven Norris (£16.99). Rev. up with little more than the disappearance of indexes (because it by Julian Critchley, Sunday Times, 6 Oct 1996. will be easy to scan the text for what one wants by calling up a 'I turned nervously to the index, only to find myself described few relevant words). Fowler regards even this as a loss for "the as "limp-wristed": what cheek! I have had more mistresses than great enterprises for categorising the productions of humanity" he has, although I doubt if either of us could compare with Alan in the past, from the French Encyclopedic to the Library of Clark.' Congress catalogue, were all so fascinating to browse through Kodansha: On kissing: travels in an intimate landscape, by and so beautiful.' Adrianne Blue (224 pp, $22). Rev. by Barbara Raskin, Derwent May, The Times, 16 May 1996 Washington Post, 13 July 1997. lA glance at Blue's index exposes her as a multidepartmental academic, a table-hopping, name-dropping, cultural-channel- "Theatre programmes haven't yet got into two volumes but surfing dilettante who romps through time and space rounding they're well on the way, and it can't be long before they come up all the usual suspects. Under G in her alphabetized index are: with an index.' "Gable, Clark; Garbo, Greta; Gawain, Sir; Giotto; Girl Crazy; Godfather II; Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von; Golden Legend, Alan Bennett, Writing Home, Faber and Faber, 1994 The; Goodall, Jane, gorillas; Grant, Cary; Greece, classical; Greer, Germaine; greeting, kiss of." This is not research; it's free association. On Kissing needs a psychiatrist, not a reviewer.' 'Recipe for Success is a database of more than 2,000 recipes.... This product would be a welcome addition to any cookery library Mowbray: Mervyn Stockwood: a lonely life, by Michael for a computer enthusiast. A book with a good index would be De-la-Noy (1996, 253 pp, £16.99). Rev. in Expository Times, a more than competent alternative, however.' 108 (4), Jan 1997. 'It is entirely in character that under "Stockwood, Arthur Hugo Arnold, Evening Standard, 28 Feb 1996 Mervyn" in the Index there is simply "1, et seq", though the name is singled out in bold type!"' '[Robson Lowe, philatelist and publisher] was a man of great Picador: Old Calabria, by Norman Douglas (£9.99). Rev. in The puckish charm, with a fund of stories and jokes. Perhaps it was Week, 1 June 1996. his Irish sense of humour that resulted in a four-item entry in his 'Index indicates scope: Albanians, their specific odour and 88-page Index to the Philatelist and The Philatelist and PJ.G.B. capacity for mischief; Dogs, eaten as medicine; Pigs, that can (1980) with a heading "Entries with Reference Number detect werewolves; Frogs, as mosquito catchers; Graffiti, their Missing".' sociological import; Mariology, engenders effeminate saints.'

Routledge: Edge of empire: postcolonialism and the city, by Obituary, The Times, Aug 1997 Jane M. Jacobs (192 pp, Australian $29.95). Rev. by David Myers, The Australian, 5 March 1997). Acknowledgements 'The layout of this book clearly took its postmodern challenge to traditional imperialist order as a serious matter indeed, and the Our warm thanks to the 27 contributors to this section: contents and index pages reflect conscientious anarchy.1 [Should this item have gone under 'Indexes praised' or 'Indexes Jane Angus (Ballater), Ken Bakewell (Liverpool), Caroline censured'?] Barlow (Bedford), Hazel Bell (Hatfield), John Bowman (London), Michele Clarke (Hitchin), Margaret Cooler (London), Wedgestone (Winfield, Kansas): The Brownings' Janet Dudley (Malvern), Marian P. Frangois (Arlington, VA), correspondence, ed. Philip Kelley and Scott Lewis (vols 11, John Gibson (Worcester), Auriol Griffith-Jones (Sturminster 12 and 13, 422, 426 and 421 pp, £65 each). Rev. by Alethea Newton), Grace Holmes (Reading), Jill Halliday (Pulham St Hayter, Times Literary Supplement, 23 Feb 1996. 'Consider Christabel Coleridge destroying all Charlotte Yonge's Mary), A.R. Hewitt (Horsham), Brian Hunter (London), Ann letters and papers when she had used them for her official Hudson (Chichester), Elisabeth Ingham (London), Cherry biography; or George Otto Trevelyan publishing Macaulay's Lavell (London), Ben Lipetz (Nassau, N. Y.), Lynn Lonergan Life and Letters with no index; or Lady Lyttelton further (USA), Frances Mather (Newcastle upon Tyne), Jean McQueen bowdlerizing James Russell Lowell's already decorous letters to (Langley), Betty Moys (Badgers Mount), Stephanie her, as she copied them for Charles Eliot Norton to publish. Rudgard-Redsell (Faversham), Margie Towery (Lafayette, IN), Researchers now take for granted a standard of scrupulous Alan Walker (Sydney, Australia), Pilar Wyman (Annapolis, thoroughness and erudition in editing which is a comparative Maryland). novelty and an occasion for gratitude from all the academic Contributions of review extracts welcomed by the editor of this world.' section : Christine Shuttleworth 'Existing books are being transferred wholesale to the screen [as Flat I, 25 St Stephen's Avenue, London W12 8JB. CD-ROMs]. ... when Don Fowler of Jesus College, Oxford, (please see inside front cover for requirements) considers in the TLS what immediate effect that kind of transfer Closing dates for the next two issues: 30 of books to screen might have on their present form, he comes