JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS 491 LIPIDE CHEMISTRY, by Donald J. Hanahan. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York 16, N.Y. 330 pages, illustrated and indexed. Price $10. This interesting volume could almost be called by a title such as "Phospholipid Chemistry." It dis- cusses the lipides starting with the very simplest and going on to con- sider the most complicated and conjugated types as the lipoproteins and proteolipides. No matter how many books on "fats" you have in your library, this one fills in the missing data in other volumes.--M. G. r)EN. ACRY•ac RESINS, by M. B. Horn. Reinhold Publishing Corp., New York 22, N.Y. 192 pages, illus- trated and indexed. Price $4.50. The history, chemistry, proper- ties, manufacture, fabrication and application, including future trends of the four types of acrylics, form the subject matter of this book. It is one of the "plastics application series," usually general in nature but giving quite a bird's-eyefull of valuable data. Better coverage of both trade named materials and industrial us- age would be most useful. The value of acrylates in cosmetics is not mentioned.--M. G. r)EN. Six,•co•Es, edited by S. Fordham. Philosophical Library, Inc., New York 16, N.Y. 1961. 252 pages, indexed and illustrated. Price $10. Along with eleven collaborators the author has prepared twelve chapters on silicone chemistry, man- ufacture and use. The chapter on the commercial aspects of silicones is useful. Here one finds that seventeen companies now produce silicones, for example. Although pharmaceutical uses are mentioned, cosmetics apparently fall into the "other minor application" category. The book is of very limited in- terest to cosmetic chemists, but it does give a good roundup of in- formation for industries using sub- stantial quantities of silicones.-- M. G. r)EN. PHYsic^I• METHOr)S or CHEUICAI• ASAI•YSIS, Vol. I, edited by Walter G. Berl. Academic Press, Inc., New York 3, N.Y. 686 pages, illustrated and indexed. Price $19. The following physical methods are described in as many chapters: absorption phenomena of x-rays x-ray diffraction spectrophot. o.me- try and absorptimetry em•sslon spectrography infrared Raman spectra refractive index mass spectrometry electron microscopy and electron diffraction. A sub- sequent volume will discuss other useful physical methods. Today's analytical laboratory has a difficult time to keep up to date on methods. The present volume in its second revision is a contribu- tion intended to solve this problem. --M. G. DEN. PHOSPHORUS AND ITS COMPOUNDS, Vol. II, by John R. Van Wazer. Interscience Publishers, Inc., New York 1, N.Y. 1961. 1108 pages, illustrated and indexed. Price $35. Aided by fifteen contributors, the author supplements Volume I with an "up-to-date treatment of the technology, functions, and com- mercially important applications of the compounds of phosphorus." Six chapters are devoted to the technology, three to biological func- tions and ten chapters on applica- tions which are further fortified with four appendices on patented uses for the phosphates.

492 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS The chapters on the use of phos- phates in dentifrices, cleaners, built detergents and in suspensions are especially interesting. This volume completes the set, a valuable and useful reference in any library.-- M. G. DEN. examination of the text was on page 552 in the misspelling of cigarette smoke as smole. The book is well made and written. It is an useful reference in all analytical laboratories.--M. G. DEN. RECENT ADVANCES IN THE CHEMIS- TRY OF CELLULOSE AND STARCH, edited by J. Honeyman. Inter- science Publishers, Inc., New York 1, N.Y. 358 pages, illustrated and indexed. Price $9.25. A series of lectures given at Manchester College is edited into a book. Like so many volumes of this type, its title is misleading. Essentially, the lectures given by fourteen different people and written as twelve chapters, are the chemis- try (advanced) of cellulose. Little space is spent on its derivatives. Starch is but slightly considered and its derivatives are only sketchily touched on. If you are interested principally in the advances in the chemistry of cotton cellulose, then this book is for you.--M. G. r)EN. POLYMERS AND RESINS, by Brage: Golding. D. Van Nostrand Co.,, Inc., Princeton, N.J. 744 pages,, illustrated and indexed. Price $15. According to the book jacket,, this volume covers "in one con-. venient, comprehensive volume .... the chemistry, properties, manu- facture, fabrication and application of all commercial polymers and resins." The book is an outgrowth of a course in organic polymers and resins given by the author to senior students and graduates at the en- g.ineering school at Purdue Univer- sity. Twelve chapters accomplish the author's mission, in what this re- viewer feels is a satisfactory man- her. The book fills a need in all branches of industry using plastics of any kind.--M. G. DEN. COLORIMETRIC METHODS OF ANAL- vs•s, Vol. III A, by Foster D. Snell and Cornelia T. Snell. D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc., Princeton, N.J. 1961. 576 pages, illustrated and indexed. Price $10.75. The present volume includes ma- terial appearing in the seven years previous to the publication date. Earlier material appears in Volume III. The nineteen chapters of this volume discuss thousands of photo- metric methods of analysis along with sufficient text to enable the reader to prepare samples, remove interfering substances and to calcu- late results. The only error noticed in a casual PHARMACOLOGY OF PLANT PHE- NOLICS, edited by J. W. Fairbairn. Academic Press, Inc., New York 3, N.Y. 151 pages. Price $6.00. There seems to be a never-ending series of publishe.d "Proceedings" of various sympos•a. The present work is one of these. It consists of eleven contributions without bene- fit of an index, together with discus- sions. The contributions on plant phenols possessing estrogenic activ- ity is of considerable interest and is well done. The papers dealing with the flavanoids are well done as is the one on plant phenolics in foods. If you have interests in this area, the book is a worthwhile addition to your library.--M. G. DEN.