Algebraic Approaches to Nuclear Structure. Interacting Boson and Permion ModelsBy R. F. Casten, P. O. Lipas, D. D. Warner, T. Otsuka, K. Heyde and J. P. Draayer. Edited by R. F. Casten 1993, £48·00, US$88·00 (hbk), £20·00, US$38·00 (pbk), pp. xv + 554. Harwood Academic, ISBN 3 7186 0537 6. Scope: multi-author review. Level: specialist.