June 2016 – Impeccable Business

REVIEW: “Economic Thought: A Brief History” by Heinz D. Kurz

Economic Thought: A Brief History, by Heinz D. Kurz Columbia University Press, ISBN: 978-0231172585 Copyright May 2016, Hardcover, 224 Pages Economic Thought provides an eclectic survey of the history of economic thought, and a myriad of pertinent economists. Exceedingly lucidly written and highly accessible, the concise chronological rendition of the diverse schools of economic thought, encompassing both the…

REVIEW: “Food Law and Regulation for Non-Lawyers: A US Perspective” (Food Science Text Series) by Marc Sanchez

Food Law and Regulation for Non-Lawyers: A US Perspective (Food Science Text Series), by Marc Sanchez Springer, ISBN: 978-3319124711 Copyright December 2014, Hardcover, 241 Pages Food Law and Regulation for Non-Lawyers is a phenomenal textbook introducing students to the fundamentals of U.S. food law, its associated legislations and local enforcement agencies. Its contents is aptly and functionally structured…

REVIEW: “Engineering Eden: The True Story of a Violent Death, a Trial, and the Fight over Controlling Nature” by Jordan Fisher Smith

Engineering Eden: The True Story of a Violent Death, a Trial, and the Fight over Controlling Nature, by Jordan Fisher Smith Crown, ISBN: 978-0307454263 Copyright June 2016, Hardcover, 384 Pages Engineering Eden is an exceptional work examining the science of wildlife management, its narrative adeptly framed against the Martin v. United States case on Harry Walker‘s death at…

REVIEW: “The Deep Dark: Disaster and Redemption in America’s Richest Silver Mine” by Gregg Olsen

The Deep Dark: Disaster and Redemption in America’s Richest Silver Mine, by Gregg Olsen Broadway Books, ISBN: 978-0307238771 Copyright March 2006, Paperback, 401 Pages The cynosure of the narrative of The Deep Dark is the social dimension of the May 1972 Kellogg’s Sunshine Mine fire. The book provides an intimate glimpse at the miners—“the Marines of the underground”—and…

REVIEW: “The Full Catastrophe: Travels Among the New Greek Ruins” by James Angelos

The Full Catastrophe: Travels Among the New Greek Ruins, by James Angelos Broadway Books, ISBN: 978-0385346504 Copyright June 2016, Paperback, 320 Pages The Full Catastrophe is an astoundingly comprehensive survey of the convoluted circumstances contributing to the Greek fiscal demise, and complications stemming from the Greek commitment to the memorandum of understanding—the mnimonio—with “the Troika,” which comprises the…

REVIEW: “Run the World: My 3,500-Mile Journey Through Running Cultures Around the Globe” by Becky Wade

Run the World: My 3,500-Mile Journey Through Running Cultures Around the Globe, by Becky Wade William Morrow Paperbacks, ISBN: 978-0062416438 Copyright July 2016, Paperback, 288 Pages Run the World is an incredibly inspirational and heartfelt book detailing Wade’s 1-year journey as she explored the very universal phenomenon of running in its various foreign configurations, and examined the greater…

REVIEW: “Introduction to Law” by Jaap Hage, Bram Akkermans

Introduction to Law, by Jaap Hage, Bram Akkermans Springer, ISBN: 978-3319069098 Copyright August 2014, Hardcover, 344 Pages Introduction to Law is a content-rich, very meticulously-organized and practically-structured textbook optimized to present complex information in highly-segmented, concise and accessible morsels. The text qualifies as a compelling educational tool, as it satisfactorily delivers upon its proposition of introducing students to…

REVIEW: “Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the Politics of Justice” by Joan Biskupic

Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the Politics of Justice, by Joan Biskupic Sarah Crichton Books, ISBN: 978-0374535667 Copyright October 2015, Paperback, 288 Pages Breaking In is a tremendously inspirational and captivating book following Sonia Sotomayor from her humble beginnings as a Bronx-born Puerto Rican to becoming America’s first ever Hispanic justice in the Supreme Court—serving…