Day: August 20, 2014

Authors: Richard L. Drake, PhD; A Wayne Vogl, PhD; and Adam W.M. Mitchell, MBBS Illustrators: Richard M. Tibbits and Paul E. Richardson Publisher: Elsevier Saunders – 626 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This is a companion resource to the popular Gray’s Anatomy for Students. It in you will find accurate and clear depictions of the anatomy of eight regions of our bodies, as presented in the outline of contents of this book: The Body Back Thorax Abdomen Pelvis and Perineum Lower Limb Upper Limb Head and Neck To get the most from this book, get the online resources...

Editors: Michael Nelson and Barbara A. Perry Publisher: Cornell University Press – 254 pages (Published in association with the University of Virginia’s Miller Center) Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram George H.W. Bush, or the “senior” Bush as he was called after his son George W. Bush became president, will be best remembered I believe, for his accomplishments overseas, although his successful, effective dealings with Congress on the budget in all four years also contributed to his outstanding record as president. Some of the conflicts Bush engaged the U.S. military in, were: Invasion in December 1989, of Panama to defend...

Editors: Ronen Palan, Richard Murphy, and Christian Chavagneux Publisher: Cornell University Press – 270 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram We start the review of this book, published in 2010, by giving you a brief background about globalization.  Globalization essentially, is global competition for economic benefits among countries. The benefits are multi-fold. Some of the benefits that countries get are: More capital to create new companies and expand existing ones More means of innovation to create new products, new companies, new jobs More jobs for its people to bring about higher standards of living More income for company owners,...