Month: January 2014

Editor: Mauro Moscucci Publisher: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins – 1141 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Cardiac catheterization is a test in which a tube (catheter) inserted into a blood vessel enables a person to know the condition of another person’s heart and blood vessels, and to assess if some action needs to be taken, or not. Cardiac catheterization can assist a physician to: • Check for heart defects • Decide on appropriate treatment • Evaluate if a heart is enlarged and what needs to be done • Find out how well the heart chambers and...

Editors: Jonas T. Johnson and Clark A. Rosen Publisher: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins – Book Review by: Nano Khilnani A massive, two-volume textbook spanning 3,380 pages with 12 sections and 207 chapters, this fifth edition of Bailey’s Head and Neck Surgery – Otolaryngology contains current, evidence-based knowledge for the specialist or resident in this field of medicine. Packed with more than 3,000 full-color illustrations with accurate, intricate, and minute anatomic details, this book is designed to add value to the student or practitioner at any level, by expanding his or her understanding, retention, and ability to...

Author: Aswin Punathambekar Publisher: New York University Press, 254 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram Bollywood has become an increasingly popular word in the western world in recent years, especially after the release of Slumdog Millionaire in the United States on December 26, 2008. That movie won an unbelievable eight Academy Awards during the presentation on February 22, 2009. It won the top award of Best Picture, a feat rare for non-U.S.films. Its producer Christian Colson received the award on behalf of the entire team that worked to make that production a big hit, and. Danny Boyle was chosen...

Editors: Katherine Hite and Mark Ungar: Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press, 409 pages Book Review by: Paiso Jamakar Twelve thinkers on human rights in general and the Latin American past and present on this issue have contributed their observations and views to this volume, which gives it diversity and makes this collection a unique one. These ideas do not belong to a single person. The editors, Katherine Hite, who previously wrote a book on Latin American politics, and Mark Ungar, who wrote on policing democracy, are professors of political science. They have organized the various essays in this book around...