Month: August 2015

Editors: Shane S. Bush, PhD, and Thomas A. Martin, PsyD Series Editor: Linas A. Bieliauskas Publisher: Psychology Press (Taylor & Francis Group) –  552 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This is an extensive volume of over 550 pages on the practice of neuropsychology with older patients. It covers the essential elements of this field of medicine, drawing together recent research findings. Much of the knowledge contained in it is meant to be for specific use in treating senior members of the population, but some of it is applicable to adults of all ages. The editors, Drs. Shane S....

Author: Kristen Rampe, CPA Publisher: Caper Artisanal Publishing – 95 pages Book Review by: Laxmi Chaandi This is a funny little (6”x 6”) pictorial booklet that is sure to elicit chuckles from you, maybe even guffaws, depending on your experience with accountants. It will also likely not just relate well, but even resonate with insiders in this profession. On the first page of this book is a greeting for insiders: “Dedicated to all CPAs who love to laugh.” This book takes a look at both sides of the fence, the CPAs (their wish list of improbable remarks of their...

Editors: Scott R. Steele, MD; Justin A. Maykel, MD; Bradley J. Champagne, MD; and Guy R. Orangio, MD Publisher: Springer International Publishing – 632 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani These questions often arise in the minds of practitioners and students alike in various specialties in medicine: “Why another book on this subject?” and “How is this different, and what needs will it serve?” To these questions, Dr. Robert D. Madoff, who wrote the Foreword to this book, provides the answer. And that answer in essence is that there are always unsolved problems, and the solutions to those problems...

Authors: Alfredo E. Hoyos, MD; and Peter M. Prendergast, MD Publisher: Springer International Publishing – 244 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani It is hard to believe, but as early as about 90 years ago, fat was injected into the human body for aesthetic purposes! Yes, Charles H. Willi was the first known surgeon to inject small pieces of fat with a syringe in 1926. And about fifty years later, in 1975, George Fischer described how he removed fat from his patient through a small incision of 5 mm using a cannula with an internal cutting mechanism (called a...