Armed and Dangerous: The Rise of the Survivalist Right

James Coates. Noonday Press, $8.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-374-52125-7

``This ominous study of the militant far right in the U.S. is an important contribution to the history of our time,'' remarked PW of this sobering look at political extremism, continuing, ``although on occasion the author's tone is preachy and condescending, this is a major study.'' (September)

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