Month: June 2013

Editor: Brenda Danilowitz Publisher: Wesleyan University Press Book Review by: Laxmi Chaandi Anni Albers (1899-1994) was a well-known figure in textile design in the 20th century. She thought of design as a means to the pursuit of wholeness. This book is a collection of her 15 essays on designing with textiles, and related topics. She defined design as “the coalition of form answering practical needs, and form answering aesthetic needs.” The book contains photos of Anni Albers at various ages, as well as photos of the textiles she designed. The range of subjects of the 15 essays within the...

Authors: Elizabeth A. Montgomery and Lysandra Voltaggio Publisher: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins  – 328 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This book is for at least two types of medical specialists. The first is gastroenterologists or those specialize in curing diseases of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract which includes the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine or colon, and the rectum. In some medical textbooks, such as the present one, the anus is sometimes considered the last part of the GI tract, instead of the rectum. The other type of specialists are pathologists, or those who study...