Diseases of the Heart and Circulation.

This book, originally prepared in 1950 for distribution in England, has been reprinted for distribution in the United States. In it, the author attempts to cover the subject matter systematically, based on knowledge gained especially at the British Postgraduate Medical School, at the National Heart Hospital (London), and at the Rheumatic Fever Center at Taplow. He is in a sense, therefore, presenting his interpretations of the points of view of these important centers of British cardiology as well as those gleaned from the literature and his own experiences. This should be of considerable merit to the American reader, who, by comparing this British point of view with the traditional American one, may find some of the differences of value. The subject matter is comprehensively covered. The style is clear and simple, the format pleasing and the illustrations ample, although at times one has the feeling that the author is presenting