From a reader review: "In the Western world, this book appears to be the original work on the practice of reflexology, and while portions of it may seem to be a bit dated, it's still the most scientific, ego-free work dealing with the topic. Most happily, it takes a straightforward approach and presents logical, easy-to-follow guidelines for both amateurs and practitioners of this fascinating and still not fully understood science. I use it in tandem with several more recent works and find that it answers most questions I have."