Book Reviews
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BOOK REVIEWS 251 update the body of the writing are occasionally inappropriate, such as a rather glib reference to Saddam Hussein (p. 127). The new final chapter of 16 pages is largely composed of a reworked older article (Daloz, 1988) and a list of "smoldering questions," such as what it means to view education as care and education as healing. The questions remain sketchy, and to discuss "education as care" in half a page is more suitable for an introduction than a con- cluding chapter. Overall, the updates are interesting but do not substantively augment or improve the 1986 edition. I believe that every educator of adults should read this book, but with eyes open. I found the text compelling largely in the excellent writing and human interest that are Daloz's hall- marks. The book truly does have "unputdownability," and there is enormous inspiration to be drawn from it, although I wish the second edition had addressed the limitations of the first more effectively. The book is not suitable for use as a stand-alone resource for learning-or teaching-about mentoring, and Daloz is clear this is not his intention. However, Mentor does achieve his central hope by reminding all