Acknowledgments and manuscript status

Robert Christie Mill and Alastair M. Morrison, The Tourism System (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice‐Hall, Inc., 1985), ISBN 0–13–925645–8, 457 pp. $21.95.

Marion Clawson and Carlton Van Doren, eds., Statistics on Outdoor Recreation (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1984), ISBN 0–915707–1110X, 368 pp., $15.00, paper.

Yi‐Fu Tuan, Dominance and Affection: The Making of Pets (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1984), ISBN 0–300–03222–6, 193 pp., $19.95.     

Announcements

Driver, B. L., Brown, Perry J., &; Peterson, George L. (Eds.). Benefits of Leisure. 1991. State College, PA: Venture Publishing. ISBN 9–10251–48–7. 483 pp. Hardcover $31.95.

Stebbins, Robert A. 1992. Amateurs, Professionals, and Serious Leisure. Montreal: McGill‐Queen's University Press. ISBN 0–7735–0991–1. 171 pp. Hardcover $34.95.

Kraus, Richard, &; Shank, John. (1992). Therapeutic Recreation Service: Principles and Practices (4th ed.). Dubuque, IA: William C. Brown. ISBN 0–697–11026–5. 397 pp. Hardcover $48.43.     

Reviews

Retirement Communities: An American Original, by Michael E. Hunt, Allan G. Feldt, Robert W. Morans, Leon A. Pastalan, and Kathleen L. Vakalo. New York: Haworth Press. 1984. ISBN 0–86656–267–2. 278 pp. $29.95.

Senior Settlers: Social Integration in Retirement Communities, by Nancy J. Osgood. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1982. ISBN 0–03–059792–7. 296 pp. $29.95.

Life After Work: Retirement, Leisure, Recreation, and the Elderly, ed. Nancy J. Osgood. New York: Praeger Publishers. 1982. ISBN 0–03–060437–0. 372 pp. $32.95.

Work and Retirement, by Stanley Parker. London: George Allen & Unwin. 1982. ISBN 0–04–658238‐X. 203 pp. $9.95 paper, $28.50, cloth.

Adults and Their Leisure: The Need for Lifelong Learning, by John R. Verduin, Jr., and Douglas N. McEwen. Springfield, Ill: Charles C. Thomas. 1984. ISBN 0–398–04985–8. 170 pp. $17.50.     

Book reviews

Jackson, Edgar L., and Burton, Thomas L. 1990. Understanding Leisure and Recreation: Mapping the Past and Charting the Future. State College, PA: Venture Press. ISBN 0–910251–34–7. 653 pp. Hardcover, $25.56 (plus $1.50 P&H).

Barnett, Lynn A. ed. 1988. Research About Leisure: Past, Present, and Future. Champaign, IL: Sagamore Publishing. ISBN 0–915611–13–9. 232 pp. Paperbound, $19.95.     

Book reviews

Louviere, Jordan. 1988. Analyzing decision making: Metric conjoint measurement. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. ISBN 080397576. 95 pp. Paper $6.95.

DiGiulio, Robert C. 1989. Beyond widowhood—from bereavement to emergence and hope. New York: The Free Press. ISBN 0–02–907882–2. 240 pp. Cloth, $19.95

Ewert, Alan W. 1989. Outdoor adventure pursuits: Foundations, models, and theories. Worthington, Ohio: Publishing Horizons, Inc. ISBN 0–942280–50–4. 234 pp. Hardcover, $20.00.     

Book reviews

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WORKING AT PLAY: A HISTORY OF VACATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES by Cindy S. Aron. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 19 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 1999, ISBN: 0-19-505584-5, 324 pp. $35.00. Reviewed by John D. Keiser.

ECOTOURISM: AN INTRODUCTION by David A. Fennell. London: Rout-ledge, 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE UK, LSBN: 0-415-20168-3, 1999, xx + 315 pp. (tables, charts, photographs, references, bibliography, index) $75.00 (cloth), $22.99 (paper). Reviewed by William N. Chernish.     

Marketing for hospitality & tourism and tourism marketing a comparative review of two marketing textbooks from an Asian perspective

Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism. By Philip Kotler, John Bowen and James Maken, Prentice‐Hall. (Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458) ISBN: 0–13–395625–3, 1996, xv + 704‐pp. (tables, charts, photographs, references, index) $ 70.00 (hardcover).

Tourism Marketing. By Les Lumsdon, International Thomson Business Press. (Berkshire House, 168–173 High Holbora, London WC1V 7AA, UK) ISBN: 1–86152–045‐X, 1997, xiv + 290‐pp. (tables, charts, references, select bibliography, index) $ 32.95 (soft).     

Review essay

Clayne R. Jensen, Outdoor Recreation in America, 4th ed. (Minneapolis: Burgess Publishing, 1985), ISBN 0–8087–1082–6, 412 pp., $24.95.     

BOOK REVIEWS

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MANAGING BY VALUES. Blanchard, Ken and Michael O'Connor. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. (450 Sansome Street, Suite 1200, San Francisco, CA 94111-22330 USA) ISBN: 1-57675-007-8, 1997, 150 pp. (charts, tables, diagrams) $20 US (cloth). Reviewed by William N. Chernish.

GUNG HO!: TURN ON THE PEOPLE IN ANY ORGANIZATION. Blanchard, Ken and Sheldon Bowles. William Morrow (1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 USA), ISBN: 0-699-15428-X, 1998, xvii + 186pp. (tables and diagrams) $20 US (cloth). Reviewed by William N. Chernish.     

BOOK REVIEWS

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. Go, Frank M., Mary L. Monachello, and Tom Baum. John Wiley & Sons (Professional, Reference and Trade Group, 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158-0012), ISBN: 0-471-11056-6, 1996, xvii + 330 pp. (tables, charts, diagrams, references, appendix, index) $45 (hardcover). Reviewed by William N. Chernish.

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. Dessler, Gary. Prentice-Hall (Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458) Seventh edition. ISBN: 0-13-234352-5, 1997 xx + 715 pp. (tables, charts, graphs, photographs, diagrams references, cases, appendix, index) $55 (hardcover). Reviewed by William N. Chernish.     

REVIEW OF PERIPHERAL PUBLICATIONS

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INTERNET MARKETING FOR YOUR TOURISM BUSINESS. Susan Sweeney. Gulf Breeze, FL: Maximum Press, 562 pp., ISBN: 1-885068-47-6, 2000, US$39.95 (Paperback). Reviewed by Rob Law

THE GUIDE FOR GUIDES: A TOUR GUIDE MANUAL. Michael Noam. Jerusalem, Israel: Noam, 1999, 127 pp. Reviewed by Donald E. Hawkins     

PUBLICATIONS IN REVIEW

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CRUISING: A GUIDE TO THE CRUISE LINE INDUSTRY. Mancini, Marc. Delmar Thomson Learning, 2000, $41.95, ISBN 0-76680-971-4. Michael A. Freiband Reviewed by Program Head

THE DISTANCE LEARNER'S GUIDE. Connick, George P. (Ed.) Prentice Hall (Upper Saddle River, NJ 07548 USA), 1999, xvi + 192 pp. (Diagrams, checklists, exercises, website, index), $22.15 (softcover) Reviewed by William N. Chernish

TOURISM: PRINCIPLES, PRACTICES, PHILOSOPHIES, 8th Edition. Goeldner, Charles R., J. R. Brent Ritchie, and Robert W. Mclntosh. John Wiley and Sons, 1999, Hardcover, $64.95, pp. 752 Reviewed by Zongqing Zhou     

BOOK REVIEW

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WELCOMING THE JAPANESE VISITOR: INSIGHTS, TIPS, TACTICS. Kazuo Nishiyama. Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press, ISBN 0-8248-1759-1, 1996, 205pages, US$22.95, paperback. Reviewed by Connie Mok.     

BOOK REVIEW

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THE MCGRAW-HILL HANDBOOK OF DISTANCE LEARNING: AN IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE FOR TRAFNERS AND HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONALS. By Alan Chute, Melody Thompson, and Burton Hancock, McGraw-Hill (11 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011 USA) ISBN 0-0712028-5, 1999, ix + 236 pp. (diagrams, tables, exercises, checklists, glossary, appendix, index) $39.95 (cloth). Reviewed by William N. Chernish.     

REVIEW OF TEXTBOOKS

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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, 2nd Edition. By Mary L. Tanke. Delmar, 2001, Hardcover, 446 pp., ISBN: 0-8273-7321-X. Reviewed by Steve Siegel

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, 1st Edition. By William P. Andrew and Raymond S. Schmidgall. Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Motel Association, 1993, Paperback, 472 pp., ISBN: 0-86612-186-2. Reviewed by Steve Siegel     

Book review

Tourism, The Business of Travel By Roy A. Cook, Laura J. Yale and Joseph J. Marqua Prentice‐Hall, Inc. (Simon & Schuster/A Viacom Company (Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458) ISBN 0–13–271032–3, 1999, (xvi+338‐pp. Tables, figures, index).     

Book Reviews

Progess in Tourism, Recreation and Hospitality Management, Volume 6. C.P. Cooper and A. Lockwood (eds). Chichester: John Wiley and Sons, 1994. Pp. xviii+295. ISBN 0–471–94859–4 (hbk): £45.00/$72.50.     

Book Reviews

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China's Outbound Tourism. By Wolfgang Georg Arlt. Oxon and New York: Routledge, ISBN 10: 0-415-36536-8 (hard back), 2006, xv + 300 pp. (tables, figures, notes, bibliography, index), £85. Reviewed by Tony Tse

Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2005. Edited by Andrew J. Frew. Springer-Verlag Wien New York (New York), ISBN 3-211-24148-5, 2005, 576-pp (figures), US$ 169.00 (paperback). Reviewed by Rob Law     

BOOK REVIEW

Tourism Planning and Development. By Charles Kaiser, Jr., and Larry E. Helber. Boston, CBI Publishing Co., 1978. Pp. x + 238, indexed. Hardcover, $13.50.

Essentials of Recreational Services. By Jay S. Shivers. Lea &; Febiger, Philadelphia, 1978. Pp. x + 348. Hardcover, $15.75.

The Process of Recreation Programming. By Patricia Farrell and Herberta M. Lundegren. New York, John Wiley and Sons, 1978. Pp. xii + 313, index. Hardcover, $12.95.

YV88: An Eco‐Fiction of Tomorrow. By Christopher Swan and Chet Roaman. San Francisco, Sierra Club Books, 1977. 248 + viii, illustrated. Paperbound, $7.95.

Tourism Multipliers: The State of the Art. By Brian H. Archer. Bangor Occasional Papers in Economics (General Editor: Jack Revell), No. 11. Bangor: University of Wales Press, 1977. Pp. ix + 85.

A Good Age. By Alex Comfort. New York City, Simon and Schuster (Fireside Books), 1978. Pp. 224, indexed and illustrated. Paperbound, $5.95.     

An analysis of Hong Kong tourism promotion

Sex Tourism and Prostitution: Aspects of Leisure, Recreation, and Work. By Martin Oppermann, Cognizant Communication Corporation. (3 Hartsdale Road, Elmsford, NY 10523–3701 USA) ISBN 1–882345–14–2, 1998, 1998, v + 182‐pp. (tables, charts, references, bibliography, index), $38.00 (cloth), $30 (softbound).