Nurul Islam, Exploration in Development Issues, Selected Articles of Nurul Islam, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC, Ashgate Publishing Limited, Hants, England and Ashgate Publishing Company, Burlington, USA, 2003, ISBN 0 7546 15952, pp 568, Price not mentioned. This collection of articles by a veritable stalwart in the field of economics, covers almost the entire spectrum of development issues ranging from Food Supply, Agriculture and the State, International Trade, Economic Assistance and Economic Policy. It is a book decidedly not for the uninitiated and to both comprehend and enjoy the work one has to have a certain devotion to the subject and perhaps even a modicum of passion for the same.