Books 531 The CEQ report estimates the cost of lives saved as a consequence of environmental controls. In other words, governmental actions result in a reduction of risk. Note that health risks are upper level estimates and true risks (median) are often one to two orders of magnitude lower. The preceding table is taken from the CEQ report. Clearly, environmental costs are disproportionate- ly high and require significantly more attention than they have been receiving. The CEQ report and the reports of ACCF on environmental policy and waste management are mandatory reading for environmental policymakers and those concerned with protection of human health and the environment. A. Alan Moghissi University of Maryland Baltimore, MD General Education in the Social Sciences; Centen- nial Reflections on the College of the University of Chicago. John J. MacAloon, ed. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, I1., 1992. 294 pp. (ISBN 0-226-50003-9) $12.95 softcover. The Legacy of Chernobyl, by Zhores A. Medvedev. W.W. Norton & Co., New York, N.Y., 1990. 352 pp. (ISBN 0-393-30814-6) softcover. Leichtfliichtige Halogenkohlenwasserstoffe im Un- tergrund; Biotisch-abiotischer Abbau und Austrag, by Folkwart Wendand und Reimar Leschber. Institut ftir Wasser-, Boden- und Lufthygiene des Bundes- gesundheitsamtes, Berlin, 1990. 71 pp. (ISBN 3- 89254-122-1) softcover. Clean Air Act Amendments Conference; An Economic Opportunity for Illinois. Conference Proceedings, 10-11 October 1991, Chicago, I1. The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, I1., 1991. 345 pp. (Library of Congress No. 91-067711) softcover. Dictionary of Environment and Development; People, Places, Ideas and Organizations. by Andy Crump. Earthscan Publications, Ltd., London, U.K., 1991. 280 pp. (ISBN 1-85383-078) £15.00 softcover. Diversity and the Tropical Rain Forest. by John Ter- borgh. W.H. Freeman and Company, New York, N.Y., 1992. 242 pp. (ISBN 0-7167-5030-9) $32.95 hardcover. The Earth Report 3; An A-Z Guide to Environmental Issues. Edward Goldsmith and Nicholas Hildyard, eds. Mitchell Beazley Ltd., London, U.K., 1992. 175 pp. (ISBN 0-85533-926-8) £9.99 softcover. The Evaluation of Land Resources, by Donald A. Davidson. Longman House, Essex, U.K., 1992. 198 pp. (ISBN 0-582-02399-8) £13.99 softcover. The Science of Christian Economy; and other prison writings, by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. Schiller In- stitute, Washington, D.C., 1991. 506 pp. (Library of Congress No. 91-062722) softcover. Sula; The Seabird-Hunters of Lewis, by John Beatty. Michael Joseph Ltd., London, 1992. 143 pp. (ISBN 0-7181-3634-9) £10.99 softcover. Toxikologisches Beurteilungsraster ffir Grundwas- serkontaminationen aus Altablagerungen, by Uwe Kaiser. Institut ftir Wasser-, Boden- und Lufthygiene des Bundesgesundheitsamtes, Berlin, 1992. 65 pp. (ISBN 3-89254-135-3) softcover. Waste and Pollution; The Problem for Britain, by Kenneth Mellanby. HarperCollins Publishers, Ham- mersmith, U.K., 1992. 192 pp. (ISBN 0-00219182-2) £12.99 softcover. White Bear; Encounters with the Master of the Arctic Ice, by Charles T. Feazel. Ballantine Books, New York, N.Y., 1990. 223 pp. (ISBN 0-345-37397-9) $4.99 softcover.

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Books 531

The CEQ report estimates the cost of lives saved as a consequence of environmental controls. In other words, governmental actions result in a reduction of risk. Note that health risks are upper level estimates and true risks (median) are often one to two orders of magnitude lower. The preceding table is taken from the CEQ report.

Clearly, environmental costs are disproportionate- ly high and require significantly more attention than they have been receiving. The CEQ report and the reports of ACCF on environmental policy and waste management are mandatory reading for environmental policymakers and those concerned with protection of human health and the environment.

A. Alan Moghissi University of Maryland

Baltimore, MD

General Education in the Social Sciences; Centen- nial Reflections on the College of the University of Chicago. John J. MacAloon, ed. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, I1., 1992. 294 pp. (ISBN 0-226-50003-9) $12.95 softcover.

The Legacy of Chernobyl, by Zhores A. Medvedev. W.W. Norton & Co., New York, N.Y., 1990. 352 pp. (ISBN 0-393-30814-6) softcover.

Leichtfliichtige Halogenkohlenwasserstoffe im Un- tergrund; Biotisch-abiotischer Abbau und Austrag, by Folkwart Wendand und Reimar Leschber. Institut ftir Wasser-, Boden- und Lufthygiene des Bundes- gesundheitsamtes, Berlin, 1990. 71 pp. (ISBN 3- 89254-122-1) softcover.

Clean Air Act Amendments Conference; An Economic Opportunity for Illinois. Conference Proceedings, 10-11 October 1991, Chicago, I1. The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, I1., 1991. 345 pp. (Library of Congress No. 91-067711) softcover.

Dictionary of Environment and Development; People, Places, Ideas and Organizations. by Andy Crump. Earthscan Publications, Ltd., London, U.K., 1991. 280 pp. (ISBN 1-85383-078) £15.00 softcover.

Diversity and the Tropical Rain Forest. by John Ter- borgh. W.H. Freeman and Company, New York, N.Y., 1992. 242 pp. (ISBN 0-7167-5030-9) $32.95 hardcover.

The Earth Report 3; An A-Z Guide to Environmental Issues. Edward Goldsmith and Nicholas Hildyard, eds. Mitchell Beazley Ltd., London, U.K., 1992. 175 pp. (ISBN 0-85533-926-8) £9.99 softcover.

The Evaluation of Land Resources, by Donald A. Davidson. Longman House, Essex, U.K., 1992. 198 pp. (ISBN 0-582-02399-8) £13.99 softcover.

The Science of Christian Economy; and other prison writings, by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. Schiller In- stitute, Washington, D.C., 1991. 506 pp. (Library of Congress No. 91-062722) softcover.

Sula; The Seabird-Hunters of Lewis, by John Beatty. Michael Joseph Ltd., London, 1992. 143 pp. (ISBN 0-7181-3634-9) £10.99 softcover.

Toxikologisches Beurteilungsraster ffir Grundwas- serkontaminationen aus Altablagerungen, by Uwe Kaiser. Institut ftir Wasser-, Boden- und Lufthygiene des Bundesgesundheitsamtes, Berlin, 1992. 65 pp. (ISBN 3-89254-135-3) softcover.

Waste and Pollution; The Problem for Britain, by Kenneth Mellanby. HarperCollins Publishers, Ham- mersmith, U.K., 1992. 192 pp. (ISBN 0-00219182-2) £12.99 softcover.

White Bear; Encounters with the Master of the Arctic Ice, by Charles T. Feazel. Ballantine Books, New York, N.Y., 1990. 223 pp. (ISBN 0-345-37397-9) $4.99 softcover.