192 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS COLOUR IN INDUSTRY TODAY, by Robert F. Wilson. The MacMillan Co., New York 11, N.Y. 1960. Price $8.00. The science of color, psychology and use, is briefly but thoroughly covered in this book. The author in easily understood layman's lan- guage covers the subject adequately for people who are interested in color but have only the most basic knowledge. His explanations of the science of color and color vision are interesting and usable by all classes of people interested in color, both those matching or duplicating shades and people using color such as paint- ers and interior decorators. The author gives numerous examples and color charts illustrating points brought out in his explanation of the science of color and color vision. The major portion of the book is devoted to the psychology of color, likes and dislikes, and the proper selection of color and their use in decorating. It is unfortunate that in the many color schemes suggested for many types of rooms and build- ings that he was only able to refer to color schemes by numbers and anybody wanting to make use of his suggestions would have to get the British Colour Council color charts. In summation this is a very worth- while book for anybody interested in the selection of colors for deco- rating or the effect of colors on per- sonnel employed under various con- ditions. It is also interesting to anybody who must make shade com. parisons or matching but is a novice in the field.--CHARLES R. KIRCHER, Kolmar Laboratories, Inc. SYNTHETIC ANALGESICS, Part I, Di- phenylpropylamines, by P. A. J. Janssen. Pergamon Press, Inc., New York 22, N.Y. 1960. 183 pages, indexed. Price $7.50. The present work reviews liter- ature through July 1958, utilizing extensive tabulation to present a vast amount of data in a form eas- iest to follow. Starting with the general structure for diphenylpropylamine, the author develops the structure for other therapeutically active derivatives. In this much previously unpublished data have been included. The nearly 550 references in them- selves are a valuable asset to any researcher in this field. Even though a goodly number of these are not mentioned in the text, they do help round out treatment of the subject. Reference No. 344 has somehow been completely lost. This is basically a chemistry book. Therefore pharmacology and other biological facets of the subject are present in minimal amounts. --M.G.DEN.