Month: October 2012

Author: Kevin J. Delaney Publisher: New York University Press Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Money has become a very important part of our lives, pervading our daily thoughts, actions and conversations with our spouses, family members, friends and even telemarketers. This book is about money in our work-a-day world and it enables you to understand your thoughts and feelings about both. I dare say that if you are currently not happy about money and / or work in your life, this book, through self-examination and reading about others’ experiences, can help you acquire happiness. If you have not read...

Author: Steven W. Bender Publisher: New York University Press Book Review by: Nano Khilnani There are an estimated 6.16 million illegal Mexicans in theUnited States, comprising 56 percent of the total estimated 11 million illegal immigrants here, according to Wikipedia. When people in the United States think about its border with Mexico, invariably the first thought that comes to their minds is about those over six million Mexicans who have crossed it illegally and settled down here over the years. Whether or not they have taken away jobs from Americans is debatable. Mexicans typically come to theU.S.to find jobs,...

Author Katherine C. Kellogg Publisher: University of Chicago Press – 230 pages Book Review by Paiso Jamakar The author Katherine C. Kellogg, an associate professor of organization studies at the MIT Sloan School of Management, observed for about two and a half years, staff surgeons and residents working in three hospitals, as part of the implementation of a regulation on work hour limits. This intensive observation program followed a stern action by the American Council of Graduate Medical Education mandating a reduction in resident work hours from as many as 120 to eighty per week to protect patient safety,...