In pure quality of production terms, this is clearly the “Ferrari” among all multi-authored books on inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Lavishly illustrated in colour and printed on glossy pages, this is a beautiful book to thumb through. The authorship is very international and therefore somewhat variable in style. Some chapters unpredictably lack a useful “conclusion” section, not made up by the very brief bullet points at the beginning of each chapter. Following a brief historical perspective, the arrangement is traditional and comprehensive, dealing successively with pathogenesis, clinical presentation and diagnosis, medical …