In Review - February 25, 1998

One thoughtful shaving at a time			How to survive in business by really trying
Garrett Hack '74	The Handplane Book is a well-researched volume that contains photographs on nearly every page, many diagrams, and detailed instructions on all aspects of using handplanes, from how to clean them to how to use different varieties to advice on buying them. Click here for more...		Rob Mancuso '73	Assuming the Position is part fairy tale, part how-to guide. In 10 brief chapters, Rob Mancuso '73 gives us a highly selective account of what it was like to grow up as the son of a successful car dealer and go on to become one himself. At the end of each chapter he offers business suggestions that he's learned along the way. Click here for more...
Assessing emerging markets			Art according to Hoving
The tremors that rumbled through developing markets starting in late October have generated worldwide headlines, and provide fertile ground for a book like Global Bargain Hunting. Authors Burton G. Malkiel and Jianping Mei completed the book well before the markets' quakes, but one of their fundamental tenets is that investing in emerging markets isn't for the faint of heart. Click here for more...			Thomas Hoving '53 *60	For Thomas Hoving '53 *60, waggish connoisseur and former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, looking at art is nigh a physical experience. In the introduction to his new and lavish book, Greatest Works of Art of Western Civilization, he says he wanted to record those works of art that had bowled him over visually and emotionally. Click here for more...