Month: March 2013

Editors: Daniel J. Decker, Shawn J. Riley and William F. Siemer Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Book Review by: Deekay Daulat With certain types of thoughtful and planned effort, humans can help wildlife thrive to maintain ecological balance. Or with some harmful actions like uncontrolled hunting and even poaching, they can decimate certain species of wildlife. We humans – as the most intelligent and powerful species on earth – have a simple choice: protection and conservation of wildlife on the one hand versus their killing and exploitation on the other. With this thesis – which I gather is the...

Authors: Malcolm Nicolson and John E.E. Fleming Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Book Review by: Nano Khilnani The ultrasound scanner is now found in hospitals and clinics throughout the developed world, and in much of the developing regions, but it was invented only less than 60 years ago. The authors write that it came into widespread use throughout much of the world by the turn of the century. It was created with the collaborative effort of Dr. Ian Donald, an obstetrician, and Thomas Brown, an engineer. They developed and tested the technology that forms the basis of imaging in...

Author: Evan J. Ringquist; Edited by Mary R. Anderson Publisher: Wiley – Higher Education – 563 pages Book Review by: Paiso Jamakar It has been written that there are the trustworthy ‘hard sciences’ such as astronomy, biology, chemistry and physics and there are the not so trustworthy ‘soft sciences’ such as anthropology, ecology, political science and sociology Hard sciences are characterized as relying on experimental, empirical, quantifiable data, using the scientific method, and focusing on accuracy and objectivity. Soft sciences are less quantifiable and considered subjective. Most social sciences are classified as soft sciences. Psychology, a social science because...

Editor: Richard J. Kilroy, Jr. Contributing Authors: Dr. Alice Anderson, Dr. Amy Blizzard, Dr. Jeannie Grussendorf, Dr, Richard J. Kilroy, Jr., Dr. Daniel Masters, Dr. Carmine Scavo, and Dr. John H.P. Williams Publisher: Wiley – Higher Education – 381 pages Book Review by: Paiso Jamakar Threats to Homeland Security is part of the Wiley Pathways series of books. You can go to www.wiley.com/go/pathways for more information. This book, while of immense interest to the general public due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, is in my opinion, essential reading for people working in the homeland security...

Authors: James B. Schreiber and Kimberley Asner-Self Publisher: Wiley – Higher Education – 374 pages Book Review by: Paiso Jamakar The authors state at the outset of the book that “The Research Question” should be the primary focus of any research endeavor. They write that you the researcher must identify what question has not been answered in the past, that needs to be answered now, and that you want answered. And the answer must be found by analyzing the responses of those who answered the central question and associated questions in your research study. They point out that the...