{"product_id":"reality-of-life-syed-khasimuddin-9781532027222","title":"Reality of Life: An Autobiography by Syed Khasimuddin PhD","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe author was born in Hyderabad, India, into a lower-middle-class family. He got his high school education from a Catholic Missionary school, the best in town, and went on to get a bachelor's and master's degree in entomology. He then got into the University of California at Riverside and earned a PhD in entomology under the supervision and guidance of Prof. Paul H. DeBauch, a world authority in biological control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in India with proper social\/ethical values instilled by his elders and his school gave him the background to lead a decent life in different parts of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis professional carrier started after his master's and includes research and teaching in entomology in India, Kenya, Zimbabwe, England (Oxford University), Jordan (with the USAID), and USA (California) where he primarily worked for the state of California as a research scientist. His work in Kenya was with an international research organization (UN funded). He has eighteen scientific publications to his credit, published in internationally known\/recognized scientific journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his social life, he has been deeply involved in community work and drafted to lead several institutions\/organizations throughout his adult life. He is also the founder of an Islamic school (nationally recognized) and a Muslim cemetery in Sacramento, California. Retired in 2009, he devotes most of his time to community work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis current venture is an effort to convey to the reader the \"down-to-earth\" meaning and the real values of life, the understanding of some of the natural sciences from a layman's perspective, and above all, leading a content life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Syed Khasimuddin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1532027222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781532027222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.50d","brand":"Syed Khasimuddin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44540581675263,"sku":"9781532027222","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_04c45d83-90d1-48d7-99ae-b44752ac6569.jpg?v=1700588709","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reality-of-life-syed-khasimuddin-9781532027222","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}