The first of two volumes on the qualitative theory of foliations for readers with a fairly good background in manifold theory. The first part of the volume comprises a primer on foliated manifolds that can be the basis of a short graduate course or learning seminar to prepare students to explore the literature. The second two sample more advanced topics in codimension one and arbitrary codimension. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)