From the reviews: "This is an excellent exposition about abelian
Reidemeister torsions for three-manifolds." -Zentralblatt Math
"This monograph contains a wealth of information many topologists will
find very handy. ...Many of the new points of view pioneered by Turaev
are gradually becoming mainstream and are spreading beyond the pure
topology world. This monograph is a timely and very useful addition to
the scientific literature." -Mathematical Reviews