Book reviewed in this article:“Mechanics of oil shale” edited by K. R Chong and J. W. Smith.“Oil shale, the environmental challenges‐III” edited by K. H. Petersen.“Heavy crude oil and tar sands resources in the USSR”, by Daria Mona Fane.“Petroleum stratigraphy: a guide for non‐geologists”; by R. L. Brenner.“Mastodon‐bearing springs and Late Quaternary geochronology of the Lower Pomme de Terre Valley, Missouri”, by C. Vance Haynes“Technology of Gasoline” edited by E. G. Hancock.“Log Quality Control”, by R. M. Bateman.“Cased‐Hole Log Analysis and Reservoir Performance Monitoring”, by R. M. Bateman.“Reservoir Engineering Techniques using FORTRAN”, by M. K. Sina and L. R. Padget.“Geology of the European Countries Vol. 1, Austria, Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom“European Communities Oil and Gas Research and Development Pr