Originally published in Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 1981, Vol 26(1), 42–43. Reviews the book, Person Perception and Stereotyping by Robert A. Stewart, Graham E. Powell, and S. Jane Chetwynd (1979). The book opens with a critical chapter on the relationships between stereotyping and person perception, but the authors have not fully taken into account recent work in person perception, nor have they integrated stereotyping into its larger context. The majority of the book consists of studies done on American and English subjects' perceptions of personality based on body types and clothing styles. The book is filled with extensive analyses of a limited data base. The writing style is pedantic and often not clear, there are numerous errors, and the fact that some but not all are corrected on an accompanying sheet does not give one confidence. For those interested in the perception of body type, this book may be of some interest. But those who have a serious interest in stereotyping will have to wait on the hope that a better wine has been laid down and awaits rebottling. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)