This short, lucid, and deceptively simple book proposes no less than a revolution in the laws governing child placement and custody, ranging from adoption to divorce. No one would dispute that current practice in this field is sorely in need of change. And no one would dispute the qualifications of the three authors who write the manifesto for this revolution in parent-child interaction in cases where the biological family is disrupted. Joseph Goldstein is not only a professor of law; he