The books listed below were received between October 2005 and September 2006.
Reviews of selected titles have appeared in recent issues of the Annals or will appear in the near future.
Anatomy
Anatomy Acts: How We Come to Know Ourselves by Andrew Patrizio, Dawn Kemp. Paperback. 258 p. Birlinn (Edinburgh), 2006. £12.99. ISBN 1841584711.
Atlas of Human Anatomy and Surgery by Jean-Marie Le Minor, Henri Sick. Hardback. 714 p. Taschen (Cologne), 2005. £100.00. ISBN 3822831298.
Basic surgical training
Basic Science for the MRCS by Andrew Raftery, Michael Delbridge. Paperback. 440 p. Churchill Livingstone (London), 2006. £26.99. ISBN 0443101094.
Breast surgery
ABC of Breast Diseases (3rd edn) by Michael Dixon. Paperback. 120 p. Blackwell (Oxford), 2005. £24.95. ISBN 0727918281.
Atlas of Breast Surgery by Ismail Jatoi, Manfred Kaufmann, Jean Petit. Hardback. 133 p. Springer (Berlin), 2005. £100.00. ISBN 3540243518.
Breast Surgery: A Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice (3rd edn) by Michael Dixon. Hardback. 320 p. Saunders (London), 2005. £67.00. ISBN 0702027383.
Clinical governance
Understanding Doctors' Performance by Jim Cox, Jennifer King, Allen Hutchinson, Pauline McAvoy. Paperback. 184 p. Radcliffe (Oxford), 2005. £27.95. ISBN 1857757661.
Cosmetic surgery
Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss by Al Aly. Hardback. 400 p. Quality Medical Publishing (Missouri), 2005. US$450.00. ISBN 1576262111.
The Art of Aesthetic Surgery: Principles and Techniques by Foad Nahai. Hardback (3 volumes). 2500 p. Quality Medical Publishing (Missouri), 2005. US$875.00. ISBN 1576261778.
Dental general professional training
Essential Skills for Dentists by Peter Mossey, Gareth Holsgrove, Elizabeth Davenport, David Stirrups. Paperback. 526 p. Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2006. £27.99. ISBN 0198526199.
Emergency surgery
Alarm Bells in Medicine: Danger Symptoms in Medicine, Surgery and Clinical Specialties by Nadeem Ali. Paperback. 192 p. BMJ Publishing (London), 2004. £19.95. ISBN 0727918192.
On Call Surgery by Gregg Adams, Stephen Bresnick. Paperback. 630 p. Saunders (London), 2006. £20.99. ISBN 1416024417.
Top Knife: the Art and Craft of Trauma Surgery by Asher Hirshberg, Kenneth Mattox. Paperback. 234 p. tfm (Shrewsbury), 2005. £25.00. ISBN 1903378222.
Endoscopic surgery
The SAGES Manual: Fundamentals of Laparoscopy, Thoracoscopy and GI Endoscopy (2nd edn) by Carol ScottConner. Paperback. 840 p. Springer (Berlin), 2006. £38.50. ISBN 0387232672.
ENT surgery
Ear, Nose and Throat and Head and Neck Surgery (3rd edn) by RS Dhillon, CA East. Paperback. 123 p. Churchill Livingstone (London), 2006. £25.99. ISBN 0443073112.
Oxford Handbook of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery by Rogan Corbridge, Nicholas Steventon. Paperback. 444 p. Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2006. £24.95. ISBN 0198564929.
Your First ENT Job: A Survivor's Guide by Marie Lyons, Arvind Singh. Paperback. 128 p. Radcliffe (Oxford), 2005. £19.95. ISBN 1857757483.
Gastrointestinal endoscopy
Atlas of Diagnostic Endoscopy by Mohammad Ibrarullah. Hardback. 194 p. Hodder (London), 2005. £75.00. ISBN 0340905816.
Gastrointestinal surgery
Controversies in Laparoscopic Surgery by Michel Gagne, Ahmad Assalia, Moshe Schein. Hardback. 444 p. Springer (Berlin), 2006. £77.00. ISBN 3540229523.
Oesophagogastric Surgery (3rd edn) by Michael Griffin, Simon Raimes. Hardback. 435 p. Elsevier (Amsterdam), 2006. £67.00. ISBN 0702027359.
General interest
ABC of Adolescence by Russell Viner. Paperback. 56 p. Blackwell (Oxford), 2005. £17.95. ISBN 0727915746.
ABC of Preterm Birth by William McGuire, Peter Fowlie. Paperback. 56 p. Blackwell (Oxford), 2005. £17.95. ISBN 0727917633.
ABC of Sexual Health (2nd edn) by John Tomlinson. Paperback. 96 p. BMJ Publishing (London), 2005. £22.50. ISBN 0727917595.
ABC of Sexually Transmitted Infections (5th edn) by Michael Adler, Frances Cowan, Patrick French, Helen Mitchell, John Richens. Paperback. 104 p. BMJ Publishing (London), 2004. £19.95. ISBN 0727917617.
ABC of Smoking Cessation by John Britton. Paperback. 56 p. BMJ Publishing (London), 2004. £16.95. ISBN 0727918184.
ABC of Subfertility by Peter Braude, Alison Taylor. Paperback. 64 p. BMJ Publishing (London), 2004. £13.00. ISBN 0727915347.
Bionic Human: Health Promotion for People with Implanted Presthetic Devices by Frank Johnson, Katherine Virgo. Hardback. 720 p. Humana (New Jersey), 2005. £103.00. ISBN 1588039595.
Child Protection and the Dental Team by Jenny Harris, Peter Sidebotham, Richard Welbury. Paperback. 58 p. COPDEND (London), 2006. £21.95. ISBN 0955225701.
Clinical Evaluation of Medical Devices: Principles and Case Studies (2nd edn) by Karen Becker, John Whyte. Hardback. 360 p. Humana (New Jersey), 2005. £85.50. ISBN 1588294226.
Clinical Governance in a Changing NHS by Myriam Lugon, Jonathan Secker-Walker. Paperback. 218 p. RSM (London), 2005. £22.95. ISBN 1853156655.
Life After Darkness: A Doctor's Journey Through Severe Depression by Cathy Wield. Paperback. 240 p. Radcliffe (Oxford), 2005. £16.95. ISBN 1857757297.
Living Medicine: Recollections and Reflections by Margaret Turner-Warwick. Paperback. 344 p. RCP (London), 2005. £15.00. ISBN 1860162487.
Medical Memoirs by Oscar Craig. Hardback. 214 p. Memoir Club (Weardale), 2006. £19.95. ISBN 1841041408.
Medical Receptionists and Secretaries Handbook (4th edn) by Mari Robbins. Paperback. 368 p. Radcliffe (Oxford), 2006. £21.95. ISBN 1857757262.
Medical Statistics: A Guide to Data Analysis and Critical Appraisal by Jennifer Peat, Belinda Barton. Paperback. 336 p. Blackwell (Oxford), 2005. £29.50. ISBN 0727918125.
Surgeon, Scientist, Soldier: The Life and Times of Henry Wade 1876–1955 by Dugald Gardner. Hardback. 440 p. RSM (London), 2005. £35.00. ISBN 1853156612.
Surgical and Medical Treatment in Art by Alan Emery, Marcia Emery. Hardback. 138 p. RSM (London), 2005. £45.00. ISBN 1853156957.
Teaching and Learning in Clinical Settings by Richard Hays. Paperback. 168 p. Radcliffe (Oxford), 2006. £24.95. ISBN 1857757513.
The Evolution of Surgical Instruments by John Kirkup. Hardback. 507 p. Norman Publishing (California), 2006. US$275.00. ISBN 0930405862.
The Medical Job Interview: Secrets for Success by Colin Mumford. Paperback. 88 p. Blackwell (Oxford), 2005. £9.95. ISBN 1405121858.
The Scalpel and the Kukri: A Surgeon and His Family's Adventures Among the Gurkhas by Peter Pitt. Hardback. 250 p. Peter Pitt (Essex), 2005. £15.00. ISBN 0955205905.
Was It Something I Said? by Alan Lettin. Hardback. 212 p. Memoir Club (Weardale), 2005. £17.50. ISBN 1841041017.
General surgery
Churchill's Pocketbook of Surgery (3rd edn) by Andrew Raftery, Michael Delbridge. Paperback. 632 p. Churchill Livingstone (London), 2006. £19.99. ISBN 0443102740.
Core Topics in General and Emergency Surgery (3rd edn) by Simon Paterson-Brown. Hardback. 435 p. Elsevier (Amsterdam), 2005. £67.00. ISBN 0702027332.
Fundamentals of Surgical Practice (2nd edn) by Andrew Kingsnorth, Aljafri Majid. Paperback. 545 p. Cambridge University Press (Cambridge), 2006. £55.00. ISBN 0521677068.
General Surgical Operations (5th edn) by RM Kirk. Hardback. 733 p. Churchill Livingstone (London), 2006. £99.99. ISBN 0443101213.
Handbook of General Surgical Emergencies by Sam Mehta, Andrew Hindmarsh, Leila Rees. Paperback. 280 p. Radcliffe (Oxford), 2006. £24.95. ISBN 1857757467.
Principles of Operative Surgery: Viva Practice for the MRCS (3rd edn) by S Asbury, A Mishra, KM Mokbel. Paperback. 232 p. Radcliffe (Oxford), 2006. £21.95. ISBN 1857757173.
Recent Advances in Surgery 29 by Colin Johnson, Irving Taylor. Paperback. 240 p. RSM (London), 2006. £35.00. ISBN 1853156922.
Head and neck surgery
Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer by David Adelstein. Hardback. 368 p. Humana (New Jersey), 2005. £97.50. ISBN 1588294730.
Thyroid Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide to Clinical Management by Leonard Wartofsky, Douglas Van Nostrand. Hardback. 736 p. Humana (New Jersey), 2005. £115.00. ISBN 1588294625.
Imaging
Vascular Diagnosis with Ultrasound – Vol 1: Cerebral and Peripheral Vessels by Michael Hennerici, Doris Neuerburg-Heusler. Hardback. 384 p. Thieme (Stuttgart), 2005. £108.00. ISBN 3131038322.
Medicine
ABC of Asthma (5th edn) by John Rees, Dipak Kanabar. Paperback. 180 p. Blackwell (Oxford), 2005. £19.95. ISBN 0727918605.
ABC of Rheumatology (3rd edn) by Michael Snaith. Paperback. 136 p. BMJ Publishing (London), 2004. £19.95. ISBN 0727916882.
Neurological surgery
Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (2nd edn) by Aage Moller. Hardback. 368 p. Humana (New Jersey), 2005. £79.50. ISBN 1588297039.
Ophthalmology
ABC of Eyes (4th edn) by Peng Khaw, Andrew Elkington, Peter Shaw. Paperback. 80 p. BMJ Publishing (London), 2004. £25.00. ISBN 0727916599.
Paediatric surgery
Operative Endoscopy and Endoscopic Surgery in Infants and Children by Azad Najmaldin. Hardback. 471 p. Hodder Arnold (London), 2005. £165.00. ISBN 0340807253.
Paediatric Surgery (2nd edn) by David Burge, Mervyn Griffiths, Henrik Steinbrecker, Robert Wheeler. Hardback. 584 p. Hodder Arnold (London), 2005. £125.00. ISBN 0340809108.
Pediatric Critical Care Review by Rashed Hasan, Michael Pappas. Paperback. 178 p. Humana (New Jersey), 2006. £55.00. ISBN 1588298299.
Radiology
Radiology in Surgical Practice by Susan Neuhaus, Peter Devitt, Kirsten Gormly. Paperback. 348 p. Churchill Livingstone (London), 2006. £39.99. ISBN 0443100160.
Reconstructive surgery
Perforator Flaps: Anatomy, Technique and Clinical Applications by Phillip Blondeel, Steven Morris, Geoffrey Hallock, Peter Neligan. Hardback (2 volumes). 1000 p. Quality Medical Publishing (Missouri), 2005. US$495.00. ISBN 1576261786.
Tissue Surgery by Maria Siemionow. Hardback. 160 p. Springer (Berlin), 2006. £60.00. ISBN 1852339705.
Soft tissue injury
Pressure Ulcer Research: Current and Future Perspectives by Dan Bader, Carlijn Bouten, Denis Colin, Cees Oomens. Hardback. 382 p. Springer (Berlin), 2005. £100.00. ISBN 3540250301.
Spinal surgery
Arthroscopic and Endoscopic Spinal Surgery: Text and Atlas (2nd edn) by Parviz Kambin. Hardback. 376 p. Humana (New Jersey), 2005. £103.00. ISBN 1588295222.
Introduction to Spine Surgery: Essentials for ORP, Fellows and Residents by Sue Corbett. Hardback. 296 p. Thieme (Stuttgart), 2006. £58.00. ISBN 3131433515.
Spinal Instrumentation: Surgical Techniques by Daniel Kim, Alexander Vaccaro, Richard Fessler. Hardback. 1330 p. Thieme (Stuttgart), 2005. £225.00. ISBN 313141331X.
Surgical anatomy
Anatomy of General Surgical Operations by Glyn Jamieson. Hardback. 240 p. Churchill Livingstone (London), 2006. £44.99. ISBN 0443100071.
Cranial Nerves: Functional Anatomy by Stanley Monkhouse. Paperback. 147 p. Cambridge U niversity Press (Cambridge), 2005. £24.99. ISBN 0521615372.
General Anatomy and Musculoskeletal System by Michael Schuenke, Erik Schulte, Udo Schumacher. Paperback. 550 p. Thieme (Stuttgart), 2005. € 79.95. ISBN 3131405112.
Surgical oncology
Cancer in the Spine: Comprehensive Care by Robert McLain, Maurie Markman, Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Ronald Bukowski, Roger Macklis, Edward Benzel. Hardback. 400 p. Humana (New Jersey), 2005. £115.00. ISBN 1588290743.
Surgical and medical training
100 Medical Emergencies for Finals by Prasanna Sooriakumaran, Channa Jayasena, Anjla Sharman. Paperback. 288 p. Radcliffe (Oxford), 2006. £21.95. ISBN 1857757475.
Birmingham PLAB Course Teaching DVD For PLAB 2 OSCE – Series 1: Surgical and Orthopaedic Examinations. DVD. RSM (London), 2005. £24.95 (inc VAT). ISBN 185315637X.
Birmingham PLAB Course Teaching DVD For PLAB 2 OSCE – Series 2: Medical Examinations. DVD. RSM (London), 2005. £24.95 (inc VAT). ISBN 1853156426.
Birmingham PLAB Course Teaching DVD For PLAB 2 OSCE – Series 3: Resuscitation and Manikins. DVD. RSM (London), 2005. £24.95 (inc VAT). ISBN 1853156477.
Learning Medicine (17th edn) by Peter Richards, Simon Stockill, Rosalind Foster, Elizabeth Ingall. Paperback. 228 p. Cambridge University Press (Cambridge), 2006. £17.99. ISBN 0521679621.
Learning Surgery: The Surgery Clerkship Manual by Stephen Lowry. Hardback. 798 p. Springer (Berlin), 2005. £33.00. ISBN 0387225838.
Pursuing Postgraduate Medical Training in the UK: A Mission Possible by Adelkunle Oluwu. Paperback. 86 p. Nottingham University Press (Nottingham), 2005. £30.00. ISBN 1904761186.
Trauma and orthopaedic surgery
ABC of Conflict and Disaster by Anthony Redmond, Peter Mahoney, James Ryan, Cara Macnab. Paperback. 56 p. Blackwell (Oxford), 2005. £17.95. ISBN 0727917269.
Orthopedic Traumatology – A Resident's Guide by David Ip. Paperback. 571 p. Springer (Berlin), 2006. £30.50. ISBN 3540290656.
Repair and Regeneration of Ligaments, Tendons and Joint Capsule by William Walsh. Hardback. 336 p. Humana (New Jersey), 2005. £79.50. ISBN 158829174X.
Urology
Advanced Endourology: The Complete Clinical Guide by Stephen Nakada, Margaret Pearle. Hardback. 376 p. Humana (New Jersey), 2005. £79.50. ISBN 1588294463.
First Steps in Vesico-Vaginal Fistula Repair by Brian Hancock. Paperback. 63 p. RSM (London), 2005. £19.95. ISBN 1853156116.
Operative Urology at the Cleveland Clinic by Andrew Novick, Stephen Jones. Hardback. 568 p. Humana (New Jersey), 2006. £119.00. ISBN 1588290816.
Reconstructive Urethral Surgery by F Schreiter, GH Jordan. Hardback. 216 p. Springer (Berlin), 2006. £91.50. ISBN 3540412263.
Vascular surgery
Emergency Vascular and Endovascular Surgical Practice (2nd edn) by Aires Barros d'Sa, Anthony Chant. Hardback. 602 p. Hodder Arnold (London), 2005. £149.00. ISBN 0340810122.
Leg Ulcers: Diagnosis and Management (3rd edn) by David Negus, Philip Coleridge Smith, John Bergan. Hardback. 254 p. Hodder (London), 2005. £99.00. ISBN 0340810130.
The Diabetic Foot (2nd edn) by Aristidis Veves, John Giurni, Frank LoGerfo. Hardback. 542 p. Humana (New Jersey), 2006. £113.00. ISBN 1588296105.
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (3rd edn). by Jonathan Beard. Hardback. 435 p. Elsevier (Amsterdam), 2006. £67.00. ISBN 0702027340.