15906. "THE FAMILY CRUCIBLE" BY AUGUSTUS NAPIER AND CARL WHITAKER (BOOK REVIEW). This book is described as an interesting and useful tool for leaning a particular approach to family therapy. Napier and Whitaker describe their work with a particular family (actually a composite of families that they worked with over the years). In this way, they are able to capture the feel of a family therapy session as it progresses. Keywords: families psychotherapy techniques group therapy. 6 pages; 12 footnotes; 1 bibliographic source.