The book "Fine Coal Processing", edited by S. K. Mishra and R. R. Klimpel, consists 17 chapters plus a 4-page subject index. The excellent introductory chapter, written by Professor Frank F. Aplan, "Fine Coal Preparation — Its Present Status and Future", sets the tone of the book by describing the present (i.e., late 1980's) status of coal preparation and giving a perspective, terminology and definitions. The subsequent chapters deal with the following topics: Chapter 2. Fine Coal Grinding (R. R. Klimpel), Chapter 3. Process Development and Selection of Fine Coal Treatment(C. R. Ward and R. G. Burdon), Chapter 4. Chemistry of Fine Coal Flotation (R. R. Klimpcl and R-D. Hansen), Chapter 5. Improved Recovery of Fine Coal by Flotation Process (S. K. Mishra), Chapter 6. Mechanical Flotation Machines for the Treatment of Fine Coal (R. R. Klimpel), Chapter 7. Selective Flocculation of Fine Coal (S. V. Krishnan), Chapter 8. Oil Agglomeration for the Treatment of Fine Coal (W. G. Steedman and S. V. Krishnan), Chapter 9. Alternatives to Surface Chemical Methods for Fine Coal Processing (P. T. Luckie), Chapter 10. Dewatering of Fine Coal (S. K. Mishra), Chapter 11. Coal Preparation Wastewater and Fine Refuse Treatment (R. Hogg), Chapter 12. Instrumentation and Control for Fine Coal Processing (S. K. Kawatra), Chapter 13. Storage and Handling of Fine Coal (John Carson), Chapter 14. Coal Slurry Pipelines (Robert Savage & Edward Wasp) Chapter 15. Fine Coal Sampling Variance (Kenneth Savage) Chapter 16. Column Floatation of Coal (S Komar Kawatra & Timothy Eisele) Chapter 17. Surface Characterization for Coal Processing (Richard Hog & Sabhash Chandler)