The race to the moon began with the fall of Germany at the end of World War II as American and Soviet scientists tried to make the best of the remnants of Nazi rocket technology blueprints. The immediate application came in other areas - that of the delivery systems for nuclear weapons that the two Superpowers were contemplating. That the same concept could lead to space exploration too dawned on scientists. The Soviets stole a march in the game of oneupmanship in the initial years. It launched the first artificial satellite, and soon followed it up with the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin. Sergei Korolev, the recluse behind the Soviet space strategy, made headlines one after the other, yet the State kept the lid on his failures - and he had quite a few to his discredit. Americans still had an ace up their sleeves - that of technical and scientific expertise. As the Apollo mission started taking off, the Soviets began lagging behind. Soon the race was won and lost. Schefter, thanks to an exclusive contract Life magazine had with the astronauts and their families, chronicles everything from the astronauts' escapades to the missions and their brushes with disaster and brings to life a more innocent, heroic era in all its bravado and complexity, showing how the race to the Moon was anything but a smooth journey. Racy stuff.

Featuring page after page of real-life, uncensored instances of the word deemed the most vulgar utterance in the English language, Sheidlower documents the usage of the word from its first appearance in English in the 15^th century to its use in the Starr Report. This second edition includes many new words and phrases, those from Great Britain, Ireland and Australia, and hundreds of new examples of usage. Words, explanations, and examples come from thousands of sources, including James Joyce, Norman Mailer, Ernest Hemingway, Playboy, Madonna and the Internet. The documentation is comprehensive, eclectic and tongue-in-cheek. Like the word or dislike it, the book is an etymological (17 senses as a noun, 28 senses as a verb, not to mention innumerable phrases, compounds, and derived forms) treat

The Internet has created a new problem for writers and researchers. Earlier, compiling a bibliography or referencing/indexing material from books, newspapers, magazines and journals always had a set of rules. But how does one do the same for resources and information available on the Internet? A new assemblage of regulations and guidelines can be the only answer. This is where this book chips in with its remarkable attention to detail as well as dwelling at length on purpose and intent to clarify and support its online style solutions. The authors first discuss the principles of access, intellectual property, economy and standardisation, and then talk about the nitty-gritty of URLs, login names, signature files and publication information, providing both humanities-style and sciences-style examples for each. In doing so, they cover every aspect of the Internet - from e-mails and discussion lists to diskettes and computer networks. If one downloads information from the Net and wants to reference/index it, one would know what style to follow.

Trade in wildlife and its derivatives, worth more than $20 billion annually, holds serious consequences for conservation of biodiversity. India, being a source country, is forever an important centre in this illegal trade map. The Indian government has banned hunting of wild animals and trade. Nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) have taken up the issue at different levels. Yet, commercial activity continues. Tigers are poached for their skin and bones, rhinos for their horns, and elephants for their ivory. The plunder of orchids, medicinal plants and corals is unabated. One of the reasons for poor enforcement is seen to be the abounding lack of information and identification aids for frontline enforcement staff. So here is the revised and updated edition of a handy book that should prove useful for personnel in enforcement agencies. A must for environmental journalists and wildlife enthusiasts.

Unchecked wildlife crimes have prompted many concerned individuals to do their bit to arrest this booming trade. Among the organisaitons that have resulted from as a collective effort is the Wildlife Protection Society of India, formed in 1994 with the specific aim of providing additional support and information to combat the malaise. The society has, over the years, established a network of informers and a legal cell which pursues the prosecution of wildlife cases. Its publication efforts in this regard includes this guide, along the same vein as the previous handbook, which targets the same audience and makes it an easy exercise with its generously illustrated and minimised textual content. It contains introductory material that presents an overview of wildlife trade; there are sections on law enforcement techniques, species overview, legal and policy matters, as well as a list of useful addresses. Another must.