Shame in Context is an intelligent and useful addition to the literature on shame. Miller begins by defining terms and by reviewing the work of various previous contributors, such as Lewis, Kohut, Wurmser, Nathanson, Morrison, Broucek, and Tomkins. She makes it clear that she is dealing with shame as an important clinical problem rather than working from a radical self-psychological model that sees shame as the organizing cause of most personality disorders. The major sections of her book explore shame as an aspect of personality disorders: obsessive-compulsive, narcissistic, and masochistic personalities. Although the book is primarily