Field has grown explosively since publication of initial volume in 1993. Catalytic asymmetric processes promoted by man-made chiral catalysts are becoming a staple of chemical technology. From reviews of 1st edition: "Their standards of excellence will no doubt provide the bench mark for comparative work for many years. . . . it is an exellent text, and I would highly recommend it to anyone involved in asymmetric synthesis." JACS. "A resounding success. . . the definitive current summaries on their respective subjects." Synthesis.