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.

JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS 493 SPICES, by John W. Parry. Chemi- cal Publishing Co., Inc., New York 10, N.Y. 1962. 226 pages, illus- trated and indexed. Price $8.75. About 185 pages of this interest- ing book are devoted to the anatomy of plants used as spices. The balance of the work considers the chemical composition of the spices. The first part of the book is ar- ranged by botanical morphology and histology. The second portion is arranged alphabetically starting with allspice and ending with tur- ineric. One does wonder how dill, garlic, onion, parsley, peppermint and spearmint, to name a few flavoring materials, are considered as spices. The book is a thumbnail sketch for the busy but interested reader on the general subject of spices and natural flavoring products.--M. G. I3 E •-N, • ' PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC CHEM- ISTRY, by T. A. Geissman. W.H. Freeman and Co., San Francisco 4, Calif. 635 pages, illustrated and indexed. Price $7.00. The author concentrates on prin- ciples eliminating much often in- cluded general information. The subject is presented in terms of chemical "groups" rather than of compound classes. Thus the hy- droxyl group is considered in place of alcohols. Typical of textbooks, short exercises are found at the end of each chapter. As a result, the author feels he has produced a text adequate for a one year course in organic chemistry. The author uses a number of sketches which seem so popular these days in teaching chemistry. Some explain the text well but others would be confusing. The book is well written and the subject is clearly presented. It is a good refresher for those out of school for awhile.--M. G. DEN. ORGANIC PEROXIDES, by E.G. E. Hawkins. D. Van Nostrand, Inc., Princeton, N.J. 1961. 434 pages, indexed. Price $12.50. There are at least two good books on hydrogen peroxide available to chemists. Rieche's ALKYLPER- OXVDE UND OZONmE was pub- lished in 1931 and the Tobolsky and Mesrobian, ORGANIC PER- OXIDES, appeared in 1954. There are an increasing number of articles on organic peroxides ap- pearing in scientific and trade }ournals. Hence the publication of this work fills a need. In twelve chapters the author summarizes all the work up to the present day including reactions of peroxides, kinetics, analysis, appli- cations and autoxidation Although "the method of classification used may not be ideal," it must suffice until a better one is worked out. This book is for advanced stu- dents of the subject--M G. DEN.