From the reviews: "The Zariski-Samuel books on commutative algebra helped put the subject within reach of anyone interested on it. ... I like these books. Reading them is a pleasure. The leisurely style makes them appropriate for self-study, perhaps complementing the textbook being used. The cross-references in these volumes are handled with ease ... . Any mathematical library would be incomplete if these two volumes were not present." (Felipe Zaldivar, The Mathematical Association of America, January, 2011)

• Valuation Theory.- Polynomial and Power Series Rings.- Local Algebra.- Appendix.- Index of Definitions.