Month: May 2013

Book Review: Contemporary Business, 15th edition

Authors: Dave Kurtz and Gene Boone Publisher: Wiley – 549 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram This is the 15th edition of a very popular textbook on many aspects of business as it is done in today’s world. In addition to nearly 550 pages of information, this book contains five very useful and practical Appendices, one each on: Business Law, Insurance and Risk Management, Personal Finance Planning, Developing a Business Plan, and Careers in Contemporary Business. Also, the purchasers of this book are provided additional resources, mainly the Boone and Kurtz Student Case Videos and the Weekly Updates. In...

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Book Review: Rebellion in Black and White – Southern Student Activism in the 1960s

Editors: Robert Cohen and David J. Snyder. Foreword by Dan T. Carter Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Book Review by: Deekay Daulat It was not just racial equality that African-Americans (usually referred to as Blacks or Negroes then) fought for in the 1960s and prior years, but also other causes such as academic freedom, desegregation, gender equality, free speech, police brutality, sexual liberation and various personal freedoms, the editors Robert Cohen and David J. Snyder point out in this eye-opening book. Released last March, this collection of essays takes specific looks at student activist rallies in southeastern United States...

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Book Review: The Evolution of the Human Placenta

Authors: Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press – 266 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Not known to most, the placenta – a fundamental organ in human reproduction described by the authors as the “most intimate connection between a mother and her growing fetus” – has evolved for a long, long period – more than a hundred million years. In this unusual book written not just for obstetricians but for laymen as well – like most of you and me – Michael L. Power and Jay Schulkin trace the development of this organ through...

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Book Review: Aging and the Art of Living

Author: Jan Baars Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press – 283 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani The author of this book takes an uncommon view on aging. He asserts some facts and makes some observations that are contrary to common beliefs and assumptions in today’s world. Among them are: Living longer does not mean living better There has been an overall loss of respect for aging Understanding and “dealing with” aging people has become a process focused on the decline of potential and the advance of disease In comparing and contrasting today’s attitudes and views toward aging with those...

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Book Review: Governing Health: The Politics of Health Policy

Authors: William G. Weissert and Carol S. Weissert Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press – 397 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram There is still a lot of ignorance, uncertainty, fear and other mixed feelings in people about Obamacare, just based on random discussions I have had with them at social events. Obamacare, if you recall, almost did not make it to law. There was a lot of acrimonious debate on it in Congress between Democrats and Republicans. But with Democrats having the political upper hand, the bill did become law even as we heard on news shows the results...

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