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Recording Oral History: A Guide for the Humanities and Social Sciences. By Valerie Raleigh Yow. 3rd edition. (Lanhan, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2015, Pp. xx, 425. $39.00.)
Rarely during the lifetime of an author is a book deemed a "classic" yet this is such a work. Indeed, this can be considered "the bible" for the conduct of oral history interviews. As with any "bible," it contains diverse materials with diverse origins, contains recurring themes, fascinating stories, and cannot be absorbed in one reading. The neophyte will gain insight, strength and guidance from the book's inherent wealth. The experienced practitioner will return for the detailed cautions and procedures in whatever is the moment's topic of need or uncertainty. Noting that this is the third edition should alert a potential buyer to its...