This book offers many new ideas, techniques and educational tools, and will be of interest to general practice trainers and trainees, and anyone involved in an individual teaching relationship.

Foreword to the first edition, About the author, Acknowledgements, Sexist pronouns, Introduction to the second edition, Part I: On apprenticeship, Chapter 1: On apprenticeship, Part II: The Icarus factor, Chapter 2: The story of Daedalus and Icarus, Chapter 3: The hallmarks of excellence, Chapter 4: The difference that makes the difference, Part III: The Inner Apprentice, Chapter 5: The Inner Apprentice, Chapter 6: How the Inner Apprentice learns, Part IV: Teaching the Inner Apprentice, Chapter 7: Minimal cues, Chapter 8: The point of kairos, Chapter 9: The Inner Curriculum, References and bibliography, Index