Book reviewed in this article: Techniques of Anaesthesia: with management of the patient and intensive care By J. A. Thornton and C. J. Levy. Introduction to the practice of anaesthesia. Edited by Monte Lichtiger and Frank Moya. Understanding Anesthesia Equipment. Construction, care and complications By Jerry A. Dorsch and Susan E. Dorsch, Foreword by Professor W. W. Mushin. Pain Relief By John G. Hannington‐Kiff. Dye Curves: The theory and practice of indicator dilution Edited by Dennis A. Bloomfield. European Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. Volume 1, Number 1, 1975 Managing Editor: H. Lutz. Anaesthesia Equipment and Technology Editor: C. E. Slater Other Contemporaries