"The Chemistry and Physics of Stratospheric Ozone" is a reference and textbook focusing on chemical and physical processes that determine the abundance of stratospheric ozone. The presentations assume knowledge of the atmosphere at the level of an advanced undergraduate in atmospheric sciences, but no specialized knowledge of chemistry or the stratosphere is required. The first part of the book discusses the fundamentals of stratospheric-ozone research, including kinetics, the continuity equation, the concept of lifetimes, and co-ordinate systems. The second part describes the processes that affect stratospheric ozone: chemical production and loss and transport by the circulation of the stratosphere. Catalytic loss is extensively discussed, and the mechanisms that determine the abundance of the important ozone-destroying radicals are thoroughly documented. To conclude, the author examines the causes of the Antarctic "ozone hole" and the effects of the eruption of Mount Pinatubo on the stratosphere. In particular, these perturbations to the stratosphere are used as examples of the feedbacks and interactions between the various processes that work to regulate the abundance of stratospheric ozone.