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J. Op/ Res. Soc. Vol. 37, No. 4, pp. 437-440, 1986 Printed in Great Britain. Operational Research Society Ltd Book Selection Edited by CHRIS BEAUMONT H.J. MISER and E.S. QUADE (Editors): Handbook of Systems Analysis: Overview of Uses, Procedures, Applications and Practice G.R. WALSH: An Introduction to Linear Programming (2nd Edition) H.P. WILLIAMS: Model Building in Mathematical Programming (2nd Edition) EDWIN KUH, JOHN W. NEESE and PETER HOLLINGER: Structural Sensitivity in Econometric Models H.J. MISER and E.S. QUADE (Editors) Wiley, Chichester, 1985. 346 pp ISBN 0 471 90743 X This handbook will be seen as an invaluable source of guidance for both practitioners and final users of systems analysis. Conceived under the aegis of IIASA and written over many years, Miser and Quade's handbook is a tour de force. The editors bring considerable experience of research at the Rand Corporation and at IIASA; indeed, the whole book arises from much care and deliberation by an international team of authors. The final result is a trilogy: volume one is an overview of uses and good practice, the second volume concentrates on procedures and strategies, while a batch of case histories are presented in the final volume. Only part one is