The book reviews cover three distinct topics: 1. **Elastic Stability Theory**: This book provides a comprehensive analysis of postbuckling behavior and simultaneous buckling in systems subjected to one or multiple independent loading parameters. It includes new and stimulating material, making it a valuable complement to other recent texts on elastic stability. The second part of the book focuses on multiple-parameter systems, presenting a systematic stability analysis based on the "multiple-parameter perturbation technique." It is suitable as a reference for professionals but not as a textbook for graduate courses. 2. **Formulas for Stress and Strain**: This handbook, updated by R. J. Roark and W. C. Young, offers an encyclopedic coverage of formulas for stress and strain, particularly useful for computer calculations. The new edition includes singularity functions and additional discontinuous deformation cases for beams and plates, making it a valuable resource for engineers. However, it has minor issues with definitions and outdated references. 3. **Three-Dimensional Crack Problems**: This book, edited by M. K. Kassir and G. C. Sih, focuses on linear elastic three-dimensional crack problems, providing a large collection of exact solutions for various crack configurations. While it serves as a "handbook" of known solutions, it lacks detailed methods for developing new solutions and contains a few misprints and incorrect formulas. It is a valuable resource for those interested in mathematical solutions for practical surface flaw geometries.The book reviews cover three distinct topics: 1. **Elastic Stability Theory**: This book provides a comprehensive analysis of postbuckling behavior and simultaneous buckling in systems subjected to one or multiple independent loading parameters. It includes new and stimulating material, making it a valuable complement to other recent texts on elastic stability. The second part of the book focuses on multiple-parameter systems, presenting a systematic stability analysis based on the "multiple-parameter perturbation technique." It is suitable as a reference for professionals but not as a textbook for graduate courses. 2. **Formulas for Stress and Strain**: This handbook, updated by R. J. Roark and W. C. Young, offers an encyclopedic coverage of formulas for stress and strain, particularly useful for computer calculations. The new edition includes singularity functions and additional discontinuous deformation cases for beams and plates, making it a valuable resource for engineers. However, it has minor issues with definitions and outdated references. 3. **Three-Dimensional Crack Problems**: This book, edited by M. K. Kassir and G. C. Sih, focuses on linear elastic three-dimensional crack problems, providing a large collection of exact solutions for various crack configurations. While it serves as a "handbook" of known solutions, it lacks detailed methods for developing new solutions and contains a few misprints and incorrect formulas. It is a valuable resource for those interested in mathematical solutions for practical surface flaw geometries.