From European Journal of Social Sciences, Mohammad Salim Al-Rawashdah (Balqa): The Political and Financial Implications of Globalization on Islamic Banking; A.M. Sultana, Jayum A. Jawan, and Ibrahim Hashim (UPSI): Influence of Purdah (Veil) on Education and Employment of Women in Rural Communities; and Mohammad Nayef Alsarayreh, Omar A.A. Jawabreh, and Mahmoud S. Helalat (Al-Balqa): The Influence of Terrorism on the International Tourism Activities. A university exhibit and a new book look at David Foster Wallace's life and work; Scott McLemee visits the relics. Zach Baron reviews Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace by David Lipsky (and more and more and more and more). Citizens unite in a web-savvy galaxy: A review of Communication Power by Manuel Castells. How do you go about updating a city that’s over 5,000 years old and is estimated to contain one-third of the entire world’s ancient monuments within its walls? That’s the question currently vexing the administrators of Luxor, in Upper Egypt. Desensitized by everything from Facebook to reality TV, people are sharing way too much personal information with their colleagues. Jo-Ann Mort on office-less work: What's a socialist to do? In just two years, Usain Bolt has demolished the 100-meter dash world records with times that are superhuman, literally thirty years ahead of what they historically should be — so what if the greatest athlete alive decided to actually get serious? More and more on The Politics of Happiness by Derek Bok. What the top US companies pay in taxes: How can it be that you pay more to the IRS than General Electric? Comics, that great corrupter and retarding influence on youth, evoke fear in librarians — fear of the adults, that is, not the children (and more).
