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Reviews the book, The Family Communication Sourcebook edited by Lynn H. Turner and Richard West (see record 2006-07540-000). There is no question that this volume represents the best, most up-to-date compendium about family communication available to advanced students in various disciplines, especially family therapists who desire a substantive background for their practice. There are extremely relevant topics that deserve the attention of family-oriented scholars, researchers, and clinicians: two chapters dedicated to defining and interpreting the family; three chapters on theoretical and methodological considerations; a section on internal family dynamics, with two chapters for each topic on storytelling, conflict, intimacy, discipline, and rituals; and a section on external family frameworks, with two chapters for each interface of the family with media, work, religion, school, and health care. Both the introductory (L. Edna Rogers) and the concluding chapters (Mary Anne Fitzpatrick) are stellar and scholarly additions to an already comprehensive view of family communication. Yet, given that perfection does not exist in any published work, family communication theory and research, as demonstrated in this volume, suffer from two interrelated problems that plague any family-oriented discipline: (a) difficulties in defining the family, and (b) the challenge of trying to find an overarching theory over a plethora of theoretical models applied sometimes ad hoc and sometimes systematically. This volume is a substantial contribution to the field of family communication. One could go as far as asserting that it constitutes a milestone in the evolution of theories, models, and research not only in the field of communication but also in the sociological and psychological study of the family. Even family psychologists, who might usually overlook the discipline of family communication, would find in this volume a treasure trove of rich theorizing and substantial research. It might widen their thinking and possible applications about the family as a system of interacting personalities. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)