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This graduate text is written for graduate students in particle physics and for physicists working in other fields. It only assumes standard mathematics as it is taught in undergraduate physics. The book provides a very clear and concise introduction to the theoretical components of the standard model together with its experimental evidence. The individual ideas and building stones are carefully motivated and illustrated and it is easy to follow all necessary calculations. Successes and open questions of the model are clearly pointed out. It is fun to read this book! Several appendices cover some mathematical background like the groups involved, creation and annihilation operators and the parton model. Every chapter comes with several problems plus hints for their solution.