Month: February 2015

Author: Marco Kesting, MD Publisher: Thieme – 120 pages. 208 illustrations Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Oral cancer surgery is one of the most difficult types of surgery because the perioral region is the only area of the human body that has all types of tissue: bone, cartilage, mucosa, muscle, and skin. Besides that, there are blood vessels and nerves in some areas that the surgeons have to contend with, writes Dr. Kesting in this book. Ablative tumor surgery and reconstructive surgery remain difficult because of this unique anatomy, and for those tasks to be successful, the surgeon –...

Author: Jiyeoun Song Publisher: Cornell University Press – 229 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram This comparative study of the labor markets of Japan and Korea and the characteristics within each market is a rather unique one. Not much has been published before, at least in a comparative sense, on these aspects of the two countries’ economies, whereas much has been researched on and written about the labor markets in Europe and the United States. Therefore this book is valuable for the new data and information it adds to the present knowledge of Japan and Korea’s workplace situations. Japan...

Author: Reinoud Leenders Publisher: Cornell University Press – 275 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram After a decade and a half of civil war, and with the signing of the Ta’if peace accord in 1989, the rebuilding of Lebanon’s shattered infrastructure and the establishment of a working state apparatus were urgent needs and big priorities. But this rebuilding was marked with widespread corruption. In this book Reinoud Leenders presents ample evidence of rampant graft and corruption. He describes the extent and nature of the wrongdoings in several key sectors of Lebanon’s economy, including: Construction Energy Government Health care Natural...

Author: Alasdair Roberts Publisher: Cornell University Press – 255 pages Book Review by: Paiso Jamakar The average person knows about America’s Great Depression of the 1930s that followed the crash of the stock market on October 29, 1929, known as Black Tuesday. That was actually the second Depression in the United States, and it was the longest, deepest and most widespread one in the 20th century. It was a time when large-scale unemployment was prevalent in almost all industries and at a higher level than ever before. There was widespread poverty, homelessness, and hunger, with bread lines a common...

Editors: Ajay K. Singh and Joseph Loscalzo Publisher: Oxford University Press Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This popular medical board exam review course from Harvard Medical School for getting new certification or maintenance of certification from the American Board of Internal Medicine (established in 1936), contains updated material in this second edition. It also serves as a general review of a broad range of subjects in internal medicine for practicing physicians. In it, you will also find coverage of important topics relating to geriatric medicine, occupational medicine, palliative care, and psychiatry. This is one of the most authoritative guides...