Book reviewed in this article:INVITATIONS TO RESPONSIBILITY: The therapeutic engagement of men who are violent and abusive. Alan Jenkins.SOCIAL JUSTICE AND FAMILY THERAPY: A discussion of the work of The Family Centre, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Charles Waldegrave (with commentaries by Carmel Tapping).CLINICAL PRACTICE IN ADOPTION. Robin C. Winkler, Dirck W. Brown, Margaret van Kepple and Amy Blanchard.AFFECTIVE DISORDERS AND THE FAMILY: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT. John F. Clarkin, Gretchen L. Haas and Ira D. Glick (Eds.).THE CHILDREN IN OUR TIMES: STUDIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESILIENCY. Timothy F. Dugan and Robert Coles (Eds.).TIME‐LIMITED INTERMITTENT THERAPY WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. Thomas Kreilkam