Gregory (emeritus, politics, U. of Reading, UK; government, London School of Economics and Political Science) and Giddings (politics, U. of Reading) have written a substantial study on the history of the creation, activities, and duties of these two commissioners' offices and the careers of those who have served in them. Appendices contain lists of the commissioners, committee chairmen, devolution, statistics, and the text of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act of 1967. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Roy Gregory is Professor of Politics at Reading University