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Reviews the books 'The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence,' by Victor Marchetti and John D. Marks, and 'The Secret Team: The CIA and Its Allies in Control of the United States and the World,' by L. Fletcher Prouty.

The article reviews several books including "Where to Watch Birds in Ethiopia," by C. Spottiswoode, M. Gabremichael and J. Francis, "Ornitologia Italiana: Identificazione, Distribuzione, Consistenza e Movimenti degli Uccelli Italiani," Volume 6, by P. Brichetti and G. Fracasso and "Kingfisher," by D. Chandler and I. Llewellyn.

Victor Erice. By CARMEN AROCENA. Madrid: Catedra. 1996. 361pp. £7.50 (pb). ISBN 84–376–1410–4. Fígaro: Colección de artículos dramáticos, literarios, políticos y de costumbres. Edited by ALEJANDRO PÉREZ VIDAL. With a preliminary study by LEONARDO ROMERO TOBAR. Barcelona: Crítica. 1997. xciv + 802pp. 3.700 pta. (pb). ISBN 84–7423–814–5/4.400 pta. (hb). ISBN 84–7423–811–0. Los rios profundos. By JOSÉ MARÍA ARGUEDAS. Edited by WILLIAM ROWE. London: Bristol Classical Press. 1997. xxxv +250pp. £8.95 (pb). ISBN 1–85399–515–0. Soledades. By LUIS DE GÓNGORA. Edited by PHILIP POLACK. London: Bristol Classical Press. 1997. xxx+ 130pp. £8.95 (pb). ISBN 1–85399–533–9. "Los putrefactos” de Dalí y Lorca. By RAFAEL SANTOS TORROELLA. Madrid: Publicaciones de la Residencia de Estudiantes. 1998. 147 pp. 3.500 pta. (pb). ISBN 84–95078–84–8. Literatura, vides, ciutats. By JORDI CASTELLANOS. Barcelona: Edicions 62. 1997. 193pp. 2.200 pta. (pb) ISBN 84–297–4340–5. Contemporary Spain: A Handbook. By CHRISTOPHER ROSS. London, New York, Sydney and Auckland: Arnold.1997. xvi + 237pp. £12.99 (pb). ISBN 0–340–65227–6/ £40.00 (hb). ISBN 0–340–65228–4. From Mobilization to Civil War: The Politics of Polarization in the Spanish City of Gijón. By PAMELA BETH RADCLIFF. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1997. xviii +354pp. £40.00 (hb). ISBN 0–521–56213–9. Historical Dictionary of Spain. By Angel Smith. Langham, Md., and London: The Scarecrow Press. 1996. xxviii + 435 pp. $69.50 (hb). ISBN: 0 8108 3080 9. La perfidia de Albión. El gobierno británico y la guerra civil española. By ENRIQUE MORADIELLOS. Madrid: Siglo XXI. 1996. xviii + 408pp. 3.000 pta. ISBN 84–323–0916–8. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A review of the book "The Making of Modern Medicine: Turning Points in the Treatment of Disease," part of the Routledge Worlds series, by Michael Bliss is presented.

Reviews the book "Edictón e interpretación de textos andinos," edited by Ignacio Arellano and José Antonio Mazzotti.

Reviews the book "Peralta Barnuevo and the Art of Propaganda: Politics, Poetry and Religion in Eighteenth-Century Lima," by Jerry M. Williams.

Reviews the book "La 'Memoria' de Juan Ruiz de Arce (1543): Conquista del Perú,saberes secretos de caballería y defensa del mayorazgo," by Eva Stoll.

Reviews the book 'César Vallejo: Selected Poems,' edited by Stephen Hart.

Reviews the book `Empire Statesman: The Rise and Redemption of Al Smith,' by Robert A. Slayton.

Reviews two books written by Thomas Sowell. `A Personal Odyssey'; `Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy.'

Reviews the book `Journalism and the Development of Spanish American Narrative,' by Anibal Gonzalez.

Reviews the book "Poética narrativa en 'Canto de sirena' de Gregorio Martínez: Estilo, narración e ideología."

Reviews the book `Shining and Other Paths: War and society in Peru, 1980-1995,' edited by Steve J. Stern.

Reviews the book `Capital Cities and their Hinterlands in Early Modern Europe,' by Peter Clark and Bernard Lepetit.

Reviews the book `Statistics in Civil Engineering,' by Andrew W. Metcalfe.