From the reviews: "This monograph on the ss-lactam scaffold, the latest in the Topics in Heterocyclic Chemistry series, does an admirable job of covering recent developments. ... Overall, this volume constitutes a systematic, thorough, and densely packed compendium of recent synthetic developments in the ss-lactam area and should be of use to anyone wishing to pursue research in this field. The individual chapters are organized, thorough, and up to date, with most including references up to 2008." (John D. Buynak, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 133, 2011)