Recommendations for Books

It’s been a while since my last email. I’ve been very busy at work these days, as the Logistics Manager here in Cleveland, for Avery Dennison’s Automotive Products Division. Sorry about not keeping in better touch.

One of the things that I enjoyed doing in my past emails was to recommend movies, activities, places to visit, and interesting books.

Well, three of my former classmates from Harvard have written books. So, I would like to recommend that you take a look. Perhaps someday maybe I will write a book. On what topic, I don’t know yet.

Here are the three books:

1) A Map of the Child: A Pediatrician's Tour of the Body, by Darshak Sanghavi

2) Vault Guide to Conquering Corporate America for Women and Minorities, by Susan Tien

3) The Angel with One Hundred Wings: A Tale from the Arabian Nights, by Daniel Horsh

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1) A Map of the Child: A Pediatrician's Tour of the Body, by Darshak Sanghavi.

Quite a large number of you are either expecting or have young kids. Here’s book you don’t want to miss. Darshak (MD in Pediatrics) wrote in his email:

Capping three years of hard work, my book, A Map of the Child: A Pediatrician's Tour of the Body, will be available at booksellers nationwide beginning January 8th. It's written for the general public, but has particular interest for parents, grandparents, health care workers, and anyone interested in children's health and welfare. Through 8 chapters titled after body parts (e.g. Lungs, Heart, Blood, etc.), the book is a deeply personal tour of the child's body, through the stories of children dealing with illness. It explores anatomy, health, politics, public policy, religion, controversial issues such as child abuse, and many other areas in a dramatic and readable style.

Check out:

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?isbn=0805067248

http://www.amazon.com

The book has been well received so far. It is:

* Endorsed by the parenting editor of Good Morning America, Anne Murphy

* Recommended by Child magazine as a "Best Buy" among books about children

* Excerpted at length in the February 2003 issue of Working Mother magazine

* Likely going to be featured on NPR's All Things Considered next month..

Early reviewers have said:

"Outstanding."-- Library Journal (starred review)

"Sanghavi seems to be the pediatrician all parents wish they had." -- Booklist

"An example of expert storytelling-a true page-turner...Deserves a wide audience." -- BookPage

"An elucidation of the human child's organs, the how and why of illnesses that strike them, and such related issues as circumcision, vaccination, abortion, learning disabilities, and child abuse-all enriched by the author's personal memories...Heartwarming...Appealing and informative." --Kirkus Reviews

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2) Vault Guide to Conquering Corporate America for Women and Minorities, by Susan Tien

Every year many new college and professional school grads find their first jobs as entry-level employees in Corporate America. The client service industry in particular - management consulting, investment banking, law, and accounting - employs a new army of young worker bees every fall season. Lured by the opportunity to make a great deal of money and gain a broad education in the business world, recent grads often enter the corporate environment with neither technical skills to perform their job nor understanding of the written and unwritten rules of Corporate America to guide their behavior. They simply expect their new employers to train them completely.

We wrote this book for the benefit of this latter group of new hires with no insight to the inner workings of the corporate world. The advice we present comes from our personal experiences and those of our friends and colleagues. We are presenting everything we wish we had known our first day on the job.

Check out:

https://www.vault.com/bookstore/order.jsp

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3) The Angel with One Hundred Wings: A Tale from the Arabian Nights, by Daniel Horsh.

Here’s what another classmate, Dara Meyers, wrote in her email describing the book:

Hello and happy holidays to all,

I am writing to tell you that our friend and fellow Hunterite [my high school in NYC], Dan Horch, has a novel coming out. It should be available in stores tomorrow. It's called "The Angel with One Hundred Wings." I read an earlier draft of it- and I would highly recommend it. I love the book. If you don't believe me, you can read on-line reviews at Amazon and barnesandnoble.com. Here's a link:

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?ISBN=0312284187

Impressive, no? It really is that good.

Congratulations to Dan...