Getting Well Again: A Step-by-Step SelfHelp Guide to Overcoming Cancer for Patients and their Families_, _O. Carl Simonton, M.D., Stephanie MatthewsSimonton and James Creighton, 1978, 268 pp., $8.95-hardcov~r, from: J.P. Tarcher, Inc. 9110 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90069 I The Simontons are the directors of the Cancer Counseling and Research Center i'n Fort Worth, where their work with patients described as medically incurable has had drainatic,results in extending life expectancy and even promoting complete recovery. Their psychological self-help approach augments standard medical procedures with the patients' active use of their minds, emotions and various relaxation and visualization techniques in altering the cours~s of their malignan~ies. Getting Well Again discus- •ses the Simonton theories.on the mind/ body canter connection and lays out a whole person ,model for cancer re- , covery; it is easily read and sensitively· presented. <;:ancer patients and their families would do well to read this -book in exploring their options for treatment and recovery. -SA ·WORK. Night Work, J. Carpentier and P. Cazamian, 1977, 17.50 Swiss Francs (check current U.S. price) from: International Labour Office ~750 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 Night work results primariiy from industrial greed-a desire to keep expensive machiryery running 24 hours a day to . maximize output in relation to the finance overhead of the firm. the benefits to industrialists are obvious. The costs to the community and to the health, occupational, personal and , social well-being of the workers are not so obvious. This is a good overview of the social and economic costs of night work, and lays a basis for efforts to minimize it and mitigate its effects. -TB Figure 4. Betty's Initial Imagery, Showing Anger and, Ho5tility. from GETTING WELL AGAIN WASTE I World Ass'n for Soiid Waste Transfer , and Exchange (WASTE), for details· write: WASTE 152 Utah Ave.· South San Francisco, CA 9.4080 This global, computer-linked system enables participants to submit profiles of available or wanted materials for matching and retrieval. Governments, chambers of commerce, trade, environmental and other groups operating SU!plus material exchanges and clearinghouses are invited to call 415/871-1711 for a free ~est. -LJ . Rural Sanit~tion info, from: Institute for Rural Sanitation Services (IRSS) National Demonstration Water Project (NDWP) 1820 Jefferson Place; N.W. Washington, DC-20036 The IRSS was established in 1978 by the .NDWP. It operates an extensive research program, and is designed to provide up-to-date information about rural sanitation services, policy and technology. - LJ October 1978 RAIN Page 1: Figure S. Betty's Ii:nagery Six Months Later. WIND Proceedings of the National Conference -American Wind E~ergy Association, Amarillo, Texas, March 1-5, 1978, 183 pp., edited by Vaughn Nelson, $9.00 from: Altern~tive Energy Institute West Texas State University Canyon, TX 79016 As we've come to expect from AWEA, another informative conference so we all have an excuse to get together in between the U.S. Dept. of Energy wind conferences which occur only every other year. Presen1tations of special interest included "The Vertical Axis, Articulated Blade, Wind Turbine" by-Michael Bergey, "Wind Energy Programs sponsored by the State of New Mexico" by Kenneth Barnett, "Wind Energy in Denmark" by Marshal Merriam, "Simplifying Wind Turbines with the Composite Bearingless Rotor Cof}.- cept" by P.A.M. -Stierings. A sevenpage list of ·attendees is included. - LJ "Megawatts from the Wind: Low Cost Power in 1979," 3-day seminar, Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 1978, Seattle, Washington, $5 2 5 registration fee, enrollment limited to 30, for details write: • George Stricker, Director Contipuing Education University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA 98416 206/756-3306 Program begins with an introductory past and present history, and follows with wind prospecting, wind turbine generators, economics, windpower ap~ plications, a case study, project action plans, and includes a tour of the first commercial, megawatt-scale wind turbine generator in production. Seminar leaders are Robert Scheffler, Charles Schachle, Wendell Hewson, Bob Baker, Stel Walker, Ed Warchol, Jack Robertson, Nick Butler, Ugo Coty, Bob Donham', and Ed Joharison. Expensive but excellent for electric utility decision- , makers. -LJ
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