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Review ------ The Book: A Photographic Lab Manual for Identifying and Siding Human s, is an outstanding visual guide to identifying and organizing human skeletal remains both adult and sub-adult. True to his word, Dr. Mann provides an easy-to-use photographic reference book compiling the best known and professionally recognized techniques for identifying and siding every of the human skeleton. From the easily recognized humeri and femora to the more challenging s/tarsals, metas/metatarsals, and phalanges, every receives expert attention even the often overlooked inner ear s. Like most osteological and anatomical texts, The Book is organized in a top-down approach, starting with the head and finishing with the feet. There is not a great deal of text, but what is present provides brief but helpful explanations on the (s) being pictured, including common siding errors and common features and variations to the . However, the primary focus of the text accompanying all images is to identify and correctly side the (s) in question, whether it be by morphology, the position of articulating surfaces and borders, or via siding tricks. Given that the manual is meant to be a photographic guide, the restricted use of text serves the manual well, eliminating any longwinded descriptions that can easily overwhelm the reader. Overall, The Book is a fantastic addition to the literature on osteology and anthropology, offering a complete and detailed visual encyclopaedia of the disarticulated human skeleton for the forensic anthropologist. By compiling the best techniques, tips, and tricks that he has learned, developed, and used over his more than 35 years of experience, Dr. Mann has created an invaluable compendium of techniques for identifying and siding human skeletal remains. --Kent M. Adamson, MSc, MCSFS,School of Science, Engineering and Design,Teesside University Read more ( javascript:void(0) )