This outstanding overview of the fascinating world of acoustic cavitation by Timothy Leighton does not cease to be a consistent source of information even as it nears its 30th anniversary. Entirely accessible to newcomers to the field, yet not sacrificing mathematical derivations and thorough descriptions of complicated phenomena, this masterpiece manages to probe deep enough into the behavior of cavities to enable one to effortlessly navigate the current literature, while not overwhelming the novice with minor facts or details of uncertain significance. The introductory chapter takes even the most oblivious of readers by the hand, exposing them to basic principles in acoustics in an orderly, sane fashion. A marvelous journey through acoustic cavitation begins here.Regarding the paperback version: the editorial staff did a really sloppy job with the visual presentation of this book. The typeface, presumably legible in an original edition, has been blurred so much here (just as though the pages had come straight out of a cheap inkjet printer) that it is hard to believe that anyone but an amateur was in charge of overseeing the printing of this book. The lousy mass-market paper does not help alleviate the problem. Apparently this is a print-on-demand title (I was not aware of that before purchasing a copy), so that may explain the risible end result that I now have in my hands. Printing issues aside, the text is typographically flawless.