The Lupus book: a guide for patients and their families: Third edition by D. J. Wallace Pp. 291. Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN: 0-19518-181-6. £18.99.

The first edition of The Lupus book: a guide for patients and their families was published in 1995 with further editions in 2000 and 2005. Over 100 000 copies have been sold. Dr Wallace himself believes that this book is aimed at patients and their carers, as well as a very long list of allied