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An extremely valuable book about the types of help new faculty members need in order to begin successful academic careers. Boice (professor of psychology and director of the Faculty Instructional Support Office at SUNY Stony Brook) draws from faculty development literature, his own research on new faculty members' perspectives of their needs, and evaluations of specific faculty development programs to identify the three central concerns of new faculty collegiality, teaching, and writing. These issues are especially difficult for minority and women faculty to deal with. The few new faculty who report satisfaction with their jobs successfully balance all three areas. Achieving this balance is the goal of Boice's recommendations for faculty development programs that, at a minimum, should have a strong mentoring component. The most successful programs involve shared leadership and participation by senior faculty and administrators. Although the intended audience is department chairs, senior faculty, and administrators, the book is also valuable for new faculty who want to design their own professional development plans and for graduate students. R. W. Rohfeld; Syracuse University