The Woods Hole Cantata: Essays on Science and Society

Gerald Weissmann. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), $7.95 (230pp) ISBN 978-0-395-42113-0

New York University Medical Center professor Weissman examines a range of subjects, from the case history of a ""bag lady'' at Bellevue Hospital to a tribute to W. H. Auden and William Carlos Williams. Overall the focus of these essays is ``the discrepancy between technical expertise and social management,'' PW observed. (September)

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