Natural 
Selections 
The Whale Called Killer 
Erich Hoyt 
An enchanting book for any- 
one interested in animal be- 
havior, and indispensable for 
anyone interested in whales. 
“The only book 1 have ever 
read that treats this glamorous 
sea predator in depth.’’ 
—ROGER TORY PETERSON 
Illustrated, $17.50 
Sea Guide to 
Whales of the World 
Lyall Watson 
Illustrations by Tom Ritchie 
The author of Supernature 
presents a natural history of 
the species from their evolution 
and classification to their intelli- 
gence and sexual habits; the 
most complete guide in its field 
to all whales, dolphins and por- 
poises. Color throughout. 
$31.00 ($36.25 after 1/1/82) 
The Fall of the Wild, 
the Rise of the Zoo 
Robert Bendiner 
“A thorough examination of 
endangered animals and the 
importance of zoos... a convinc- 
ing case for their retention and 
improvement .” — ALA Booklist 
“An important book.” 
— Audubon 
Illustrated, $15.50 
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Bruce Webbon is a mechanical engi- 
neer who has worked as a research sci- 
entist at NASA’s Ames Research Cen- 
ter in California for the past six and a 
half years. Prior to that he was on the 
staff of the Manned Spacecraft Center 
(now the Johnson Space Center) in 
Houston, where he was involved in the 
Apollo program. Webbon’s specialty is 
the development of advanced space- 
suits and life-support systems. He fre- 
quently tries on spacesuits himself. 
Terry L. West first encountered 
llama caravans in 1970, when he was a 
Peace Corps volunteer in Bolivia. Sev- 
eral years later, he participated in one 
such caravan himself, while research- 
ing his Ph.D. dissertation in cultural 
anthropology. West recently received 
his degree from the New School for 
Social Research and is currently work- 
ing as an archeologist for the Siskiyou 
National Forest in southwestern Ore- 
gon. Married to a Peruvian whose 
mother is a curandera (“folk doctor”) 
in Lima, West would like in the future 
to conduct research on urban folk 
medicine. 
