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Small powerhouses
Book review of Too Small to Fail: Why Some Small Nations Outperform Larger Ones And How They Are Reshaping The World
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Inside a VC's world
The book is an easy read if you are interested in an insider's perspective of the venture capital and start-up space in India
 "Inside a VC's world")
A man who knew too much
Samanth Subramanian does a pretty good job of chronicling the science and the insanity
 "A man who knew too much")
Right-wing book publishing is asserting itself in no uncertain terms
We are not linked to Hindu religion, but nationalism. Ninety per cent of the freedom movement was composed of Hindus, says Padmesh Dutt, owner, Hindu Sahitya Sadan
 "Right-wing book publishing is asserting itself in no uncertain terms")
China's sister act
This latest offering, Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister, could be considered a complement to Wild Swans
 "China's sister act")
The Trump effect
India is a major power that has been considerably affected by President Trump's domestic and foreign policies
 "The Trump effect")
The best of 2019 from a voracious and eclectic reader's bookshelf
Though the author of Hindutva, savarkar was "hardly a practicing Hindu in the religious sense"
 "The best of 2019 from a voracious and eclectic reader's bookshelf")
Values and realpolitik
Seen through a wider lens, foreign policy values will be contextual
 "Values and realpolitik")
The culture challenge
In it the author dissects the techniques leaders-both modern-day and historical-have employed to achieve this goal
 "The culture challenge")
Doing business in China
It is a remarkable story for the business press in India that reaches reflexively towards the few wellknown stories of Dr Reddy's or Sun Pharma and Tata Motors whenever China is mentioned
 "Doing business in China")
Behind the guitar heroes
Lester Polsfuss, aka Les Paul, was a world-class guitarist and self-promoting showman who was also a technological visionary, fascinated by electronics and studio production.
 "Behind the guitar heroes")
Trump, 'stable genius'
It reads like a horror story, an almost comic immorality tale
 "Trump, 'stable genius'")
Sunil Kant Munjal recounts his father and uncles' journey of building Hero
The Munjal brothers knew bicycles. They did not have any capital, but possessed the technical knowledge and skills to make their mark in the rapidly growing bicycle industry, he writes
 "Sunil Kant Munjal recounts his father and uncles' journey of building Hero")
Leaves from history: Auction of texts dating back to the freedom struggle
An unusual online auction will allow us to understand the creation of our country at source
 "Leaves from history: Auction of texts dating back to the freedom struggle")
Jairam Ramesh's book on VK Krishna Menon humanises the villain of 1962
The book offers a balanced and wide-ranging account of V K Krishna Menon, Nehru's controversial and irascible defence minister, taking in his role as freedom fighter, leftist politician, and visionary
 "Jairam Ramesh's book on VK Krishna Menon humanises the villain of 1962")
India's higher learning curve
The author, Ajantha Subramanian, is a professor of anthropology at Harvard University, and brings an anthropologist's perspective to many issues
 "India's higher learning curve")
Ascent of a techno-sceptic
Is it weird that a CEO can be considered up-and-coming? Yes, but of course everything about the new nearly normal is weird
 "Ascent of a techno-sceptic")
A fascinating history of the Cartier family, fabled Parisian jewellers
A fascinating account of the fabled Parisian jewellers recounted by the founder's descendant offers an in-depth study of how to run a durable family business
 "A fascinating history of the Cartier family, fabled Parisian jewellers")
Technology and government
The copious research by the author is packaged and presented through interesting stories, events and anecdotes, devoid of dense technology jargon
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The supreme ideal
Mr Sengupta devotes a large part of this 300-page book on the complexity of the process of selection of judges and how the constitution benches attempted to settle the issues unsatisfactorily
 "The supreme ideal")
