Month: June 2013

Editor: Edmund O. Acevedo. Oxford Library of Psychology Editor in Chief: Peter E. Nathan Publisher: Oxford University Press – 523 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani In this book, 36 specialists from Canada, Greece, the United Kingdom, and the United States in various areas of kinesiology (the study of the principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement), physical education, and psychology, present research findings on the effects of exercise on physical and mental health. The findings reveal – and present conclusive evidence – that physical inactivity, along with the intake of unhealthful foods, leads to obesity,...

Editors: Simon Shorvon, Renzo Guerrini, Mark Cook and Samden D. Lhatoo Series Editor: Christopher Kennard – Oxford textbooks in clinical neurology Publisher: Oxford University Press – 384 pages Includes access to Oxford Medicine Online Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Epilepsy is a condition that pertains to any of various disorders marked by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain and typically manifested by sudden brief episodes of altered or diminished consciousness, involuntary movements, or convulsions. Epileptic seizures are any of the various involuntary movements or convulsions that occur in people during these brief episodes of altered or diminished consciousness. In...

Editors: Kai Matthes, Richard D. Urman and Jesse M. Ehrenfeld Publisher: Oxford University Press – 638 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani With 45 physicians from the United States, India and the Netherlands contributing material for 21 chapters covering a wide range of topics, and nearly 30 others reviewing the contributions, this review book constitutes an authoritative guide to the United States’ board examination for anesthesiology. The content has been expertly organized for comprehensive review and retention, for  doctors intending to prepare for this crucial exam – the final hurdle for those who’ve gone through college, medical school, internship,...

Author: David P. Nelson Publisher: Wesleyan University Press Book Review by: Laxmi Chaandi India’s Ravi Shankar helped popularize the country’s classical music, particularly its Hindustani or North Indian classical versions, in Europe and the United States in the 1960s. Along with the help of sarod player Ali Akbar Khan and tabla players such as Alla Rakha and others, Westerners began to enjoy, on a mass scale, sophisticated sitar and sarod tunes and the enthralling rapid beats on the tabla. The audiences were spell-bound by the “blazing speed” (as Nelson describes it) of the Indian “drummers” (tabla players). Americans and...