Day: April 17, 2014

Author: Gregory T. MacLennan, MD. Illustrated by the late Paul H. Stempen, MA, AMI Publisher: Elsevier Saunders – 368 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This book was first conceived and developed by the late Dr. Frank Hinman Jr. In his Preface the author writes that among Dr. Hinman had these related reasons for coming out with this book:  To compile information from many sources, including his own studies, for use by urologists  To create a single, comprehensive, and well-organized textbook that could be consulted quickly and efficiently by urologic surgeons to assist them in planning and performing surgical...

A volume in the Elsevier Insights series, providing specialized content across a range of disciplines: life sciences, physical sciences, social sciences, engineering, computing, and finance. Author: Sung Kwun Chough Publisher: Elsevier – 363 pages Book Review by: Venkat Subramaniam The Korean Peninsula has a rugged physical landscape. It consists of “scenic mountains that run one after another,” according to the author, and as shown in a satellite image and a geographic map on pages 2 and 3, respectively, of this book. He continues his description of the geology of this peninsula:”These features have descended from crustal deformation and associated...