'Every man would like to be God, if it were possible; some few find it difficult to admit the impossibility.'- Bertrand Russell<br> From 1931-1935 Bertrand Russell was one of the regular contributors to the literary pages of the New York American, together with other distinguished authors, such as Aldous Huxley and Vita Sackville-West. Mortals and Others Volume IIpresents a further selection of his essays, ranging from the politically correct, to the perfectly obscure: from The Prospects of Democracyto Men Versus Insects.<br> Even though written in the politically heated climate of the 1930s, these essays are surprisingly topical and engaging for the present day reader. Volume II of Mortals and Othersserves as a splendid, fresh introduction to the compassionate eclecticism of Bertrand Russell's mind.