An Introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology.: By John D. Winter. Prentice-Hall Inc. (available in Canada from Pearson Education Canada, 195 Harry Walker Parkway North, Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 7B4.) xx + 697 pages, CDN $107.48, ISBN 0-13-240342-0.

In his preface, Prof. Winter tells us that “This is designed for use in advanced undergraduate or early graduate courses in igneous and metamorphic petrology” (p. xvii). It is indeed a fine text but, as I shall show, it is not for quite such a broad audience. An Introduction to Igneous and