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A STATEMENT‐RESPONSE REVIEW Introduction to Human Communication. By James C. McCroskey and Lawrence R. Wheeless. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1976; pp. 427. $9.95. COMPOSITE REVIEWS Antebellum Charleston Dramatists. By Charles S. Watson. University, Alabama: University of Alabama, 1976; pp. 183. $7.95. The Richmond Stage: 1784–1812. By Martin Staples Shockley. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1977; pp. 451. $15.00. Stuttering: A Second Symposium. By Jon Eisenson. New York: Harper & Row, 1975; pp. 501. $16.00. Operant Conditioning and the Management of Stuttering: A Book for Clinicians. By George H. Shames and Donald B. Egolf. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice‐Hall, 1975; pp. 186. $9.95. Argumentation: Inquiry and Advocacy. By George W. Ziegelmueller and Charles A. Dause. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice‐Hall, 1975; pp. x + 310. $9.95. Argumentation as Communication: Reasoning with Receivers. By Richard E. Crable. Columbus, Ohio: Charles E. Merrill Publishing Company, 1976; pp. viii + 272. $9.95. Perspectives on Cross‐Cultural Communication. By Carley H. Dodd. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1977; pp. vi + 109. $4.95. Foundations of Intercultural Communication. By K. S. Sitaram and Roy T. Cogdell. Columbus, Ohio: Charles E. Merrill Publishing Company, 1976; pp. x + 245. $10.95. Dialect Clash in America: Issues and Answers. By Paul Brandes and Jeutonne Brewer. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1977; pp. 586. $22.50. The Process of Persuasion: Principles and Readings. By Wayne N. Thompson. New York: Harper & Row, 1975; pp. 475. 112.95. Research Design in Speech Pathology and Audiology. By Franklin H. Silverman. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice‐Hall, 1977; pp. 353. $14.95. Interpersonal Communication in Organizations. By Richard C. Huseman, James M. Lahiff, and John D. Hatfield. Boston: Holbrook Press, 1976; pp. vii + 233. Instructor's Manual; pp. 56.111.95.