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Progress in dielectrics, edited by J. B. Birks, deals with microwave spectroscopy of gases, dispersion and absorption of microwaves in gases and liquids, ferroelectricity, gas breakdown in liquid dielectrics and static electrification. The book achieves a desirable balance between science and technology by deriving articles from both university and industrial laboratories. The 310-page book is priced at $12.00, from the Academic Press Inc., 111 Fifth Ave., New York 3, N.Y.