pographic errors are rare, but this is compensated for by the occasional mannerism, such as Professeur Koch (from

Germany). These comments should not be seen as criticisms. They are intended to draw the author's attention to areas in which improvement can make an already useful, not to mention popular, book even better for nonmedical readers and for the occasional medical person who wants a quick update on some topics.
Kurt Aterman, MD, DSc, FRCP Director of laboratories Regional Laboratory Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital Fredericton, NB

indicate that if asthma is adequately treated the emotional factors will usually take care of themselves. Chapters that usefully extend the scope of the book include those on childhood asthma and asthma in family practice. This book is well written and will provide chest specialists, general internists, pediatricians and family physicians with readily assimilated, up-to-date information for the improved management of this common and often difficult-to-treat condition.
Michael T. Newhouse, MD, MSc FRCPC, FACP Head, Firestone Regional Chest Allergy Unit St. Joseph's Hospital Clinical professor of medicine McMaster University Hamilton, Ont.

all physicians - and their patients.

William J. Walsh, MD Professor of medicine McMaster University Hamilton, Ont.

New Books
The following is a list of books received by CMAJ during the past few months. Readers who would like to review any of these books for us should contact Indra Seegobin, Editorial assistant, CMA House, PO Box 8650, Ottawa, Ont. Ki G OG8

Allergy
Coping with Food Allergy. Claude A. Frazier. 322 pp. Illust. Random House of Canada Limited, Mississauga, Ont. 1985.
$12.95. ISBN 0-8129-1149-0

Management of asthma
Asthma. 2nd ed. Edited by T.J.H. Clark and S. Godfrey. 519 pp. Illust. Year Book Medical Publishers, Chicago. 1984. $53.70.
ISBN 0-412-23980-9

Behavioural approach to preventing war

Curing Nuclear Madness. A New-Age Prescription for Personal Action. Frank G. Sommers and Tana Dineen. 186 pp. Illust. Methuen Publishing, Toronto. 1984. $9.95. ISBN 0-458-97870-1

Anatomy
Normal Surface Anatomy. With Practical Applications. Bruce Keogh and Stephen Ebbs. 264 pp. Illust. J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia. 1984. $19.75 (US). ISBN 0-397-58294-3

T . his comprehensive, mulX tiauthor edition of "Asthma" is a worthy successor to the first edition, which has become a classic. The topic of asthma is well covered in chapters on physiologic and pathologic features, the role of allergy and infection, psychologic factors, epidemiologic aspects and occupational asthma. Particularly useful to the practising clinician are the detailed sections on the role of various bronchodilators and prophylactic agents, such as cromoglycate and steroids, with particular emphasis on aerosol therapy. There is clearly room for controversy. For instance, Weinberger and Hendeles promote the use of theophylline, while Hetzel and Clark indicate that they see little role for theophylline in the modern management of asthma in adults. Similarly, the major role of psychologic factors proposed by Cohen and Lask is very much at odds with the view of the other authors (and that of most Canadian clinicians), who

Anesthesiology
Effects of Anesthesia. Edited by Benjamin G. Covino, Harry A. Fozzard, Kai Rehder and Garry Strichartz. 224 pp. Illust. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, Maryland. 1985. $39.95 (US). ISBN 0-683-02146-X

~ ank Sommers, a founding r member of the Canadian Physicians for Social Responsibility, has made another significant contribution to the antinuclear movement. In this book he, with the help of Tana Dineen, describes the current state of nuclear armament against the background of the tragedy of Hiroshima. The estimated 5000 nuclear warheads in the world today have the explosive power of more than a million Hiroshima bombs. A psychiatrist, Sommers outlines a behavioural approach to preventing war. Unfortunately, the steps he proposes to achieve a mental state that would prevent war are unlikely to be followed by the political and military leaders of the major powers. This book should be read by

Cardiology
Anger and Hostility in Cardiovascular and Behavioral Disorders. Edited by Margaret A. Chesney and Ray H. Rosenman. 294 pp. Illust. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, New York. 1985. $39.95. ISBN 0-89116-393-X

Dermatology
Psoriasis. Edited by Henry H. Roenigk, Jr. and Howard I. Maibach. 667 pp. Illust. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York. 1985. $106 (US). ISBN 0-8247-7295-4
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