This relatively small book contains a wealth of material on the processes involved in the psychotherapy of schizophrenia, and Dr. Hill has succeeded admirably in his stated intention of reporting his understanding of this subject. This understanding is based on thirty-five years of practice and throughout the book his clinical foundation is clearly evident. He knows his patients well, speaks their 'schizophrenese' language fluently, and penetrates their immense psychic turmoil and regressed behavior; yet he can also reinterpret this in simple, direct exposition which not only must serve