stories of tricksters from around the globe. Sometimes human, sometimes animal, most often male (but occasionally female, as Sherman demonstrates), the trickster is like a force of nature, an Id unchecked by Superego. He is the sort of being who says, while acting on impulse,"What happens if I do this? What will happen next?" These stories come from a variety of cultures, including ancient Babylon, Botswana, China, India, Eastern Europe, Morocco, Central and South America, and the Creole, African-American, Algonquin, Apache, and Blackfoot peoples in North America. Sherman's notes cite bibliographic sources and folklore motifs. Each major section includes an ornate line drawing by David Boston.