Inorganic materials, 2nd ed. Edited by D. W. BRUCE and M. O'HARE. Pp. xvi + 593. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 1997. Price £29.95, US $55.00 (paper). ISBN 0 471 96036 5.

The first edition of this book was reviewed in this journal by B. A. Averill [J. Appl. Cryst. (1993). 26, 625–626]. In this second edition `six chapters have been substantially revised or updated, while another contains updated reference material'.