Book Review of Zintl Phases: Principles and Recent Developments Zintl Phases: Principles and Recent Developments . Edited by Thomas F. Fässler ( Technical University Münich , Germany ). From the series, Structure and Bonding, 139. Edited by D. M. P. Mingos . Springer : Heidelberg, Dordrecht, London, New York . 2011 . xii + 164 pp. $189.00. ISBN 978-3-642-21149-2 .