Book reviewed in this articles: Essentials of Nursing: An Introduction by S. Collins & E. Parker. Lifelines: An Account of the Life Experiences of Seven People With a Mental Handicap Who Used the NIMROD Service edited by S. Humphries, G. Evans & S. Todd. A History of the Queen's Nursing Institute by Monica E. Baly. Nursing Care of Rheumatic Patients by J. M. H. Moll & M. V. Lee. Practical Burns Management by J. Harvey Kemble & Brenda E. Lamb. Decision Making in Emergency Nursing by M. E. Mancini. Research Methods and Statistics in Health Care by Norma G. Reid & Jennifer R. Boore. Psychology in Action. Nursing in the Community by Susan P. Llewellyn & Dennis R. Trent.