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Edited by Peter Cantillon, Diana Wood, and Linda Hutchinson. (Pp 64; £16.95.) BMJ Books, 2003. ISBN 0-7279-1678-5. This is an attractively presented short introductory text for medical educators. Sixteen authors produced 14 chapters on a variety of topics relating to the philosophy of adult learning, techniques of acquiring skills and knowledge, and the assessment of results. A rather erratic chapter order probably reflects the fact that the book originated as a series of BMJ articles. The most helpful chapters are the first …