Local structure from diffraction. Edited by S. J. L. Billinge and M. F. Thorpe. New York: Plenum Publishing Corp., 1998. Pp. x + 399. Price US $120.00. ISBN 0-306-45827-6.

The book contains 20 articles prepared by invited speakers at a conference on the title topic, held in Traverse City, Michigan, USA, 10–13 August 1997. The Editors hope `that this volume fills a gap by bringing into one place descriptions of the various approaches which are used to collect, analyze and interpret diffuse scattering data'.