title: Writing is magical, mysterious, aggressive, dangerous, not to be trifled with.
abstract: Recent books and conference proceedings are examined.
authors.affiliation: CEMES-CNRS, B.P. 94347, F-31055 Toulouse Cedex, France. Electronic address: hawkes@cemes.fr.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hawkes
keywords: Books; Chocolate; Proceedings