The book "Field-Based Coordination for Pervasive Multiagent Systems" by Marco Mamei and Franco Zambonelli addresses the challenges and solutions in the field of autonomous and distributed software systems operating in dynamic and open environments. It demonstrates how software components can self-organize and adapt to changing conditions, inspired by the mechanisms of complex natural systems. The authors present an interaction model based on the movements and self-organization of masses and particles in the universe. This model utilizes computational force fields generated either by the components themselves or by infrastructures to control the actions of the components. Thus, the book provides a solid foundation for the development of adaptive distributed applications and introduces the corresponding middleware infrastructure.