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Page 19 - Book Review

Battered by Brexit

Considering that there has been little serious debate on Brexit in India this book is to be welcomed

Battered by Brexit
Updated On : 22 Dec 2021 | 11:32 PM IST

Ruminations of a globalist

The book is divided into 10 chapters (including the conclusion) to illustrate stories of migration and the author's personal experiences

Ruminations of a globalist
Updated On : 21 Dec 2021 | 10:56 PM IST

Healing from loss

This book articulates some of the concerns that torment people when their loved ones die

Healing from loss
Updated On : 20 Dec 2021 | 11:07 PM IST

Sanitising at our peril

In A Natural History of the Future, the ecologist Rob Dunn sketches an arresting vision of this relentless natural world that is in equal measures creative, unguided and extravagant

Sanitising at our peril
Updated On : 20 Dec 2021 | 12:13 AM IST

India's past in the present

This lucidly written and persuasively argued book pushes readers to think about ancient India beyond the prevailing stereotypes

India's past in the present
Updated On : 17 Dec 2021 | 10:50 PM IST

Bengal's degrees of separation

West Bengal, as it became after independence, lost more

Bengal's degrees of separation
Updated On : 16 Dec 2021 | 10:58 PM IST

The invisible race

The book also underlines how vaccine development is dominated by white men, who hate it if someone, especially a woman, that too from a minority, is smarter than them

The invisible race
Updated On : 15 Dec 2021 | 11:54 PM IST

Between research and storytelling

This is a book of stories that could not make it into a serious research paper

Between research and storytelling
Updated On : 14 Dec 2021 | 11:01 PM IST

Whatever happened to light fiction?

O'Hara could type off a short story the way assistant editors used to type off editorials. Enjoyable writing. Making a simple point. And above all, short - and so well written

Whatever happened to light fiction?
Updated On : 13 Dec 2021 | 11:38 PM IST

Does it make sense to categorise people by generation?

Book review of The Generation Myth: Why When You're Born Matters Less Than You Think

Does it make sense to categorise people by generation?
Updated On : 13 Dec 2021 | 12:38 AM IST

Art cinema's unasked questions

Ms Majumdar is clearly partial to Ritwik Ghatak's work. The book is peppered with pictures and anecdotes from his work - particularly Meghe Dhaka Taara

Art cinema's unasked questions
Updated On : 10 Dec 2021 | 2:57 AM IST

Chronicling the 'Ghosn shock'

Collision Course is a brilliant capture of the interplay of various forces that led to the celebrated CEO's downfall and its ripple effect

Chronicling the 'Ghosn shock'
Updated On : 09 Dec 2021 | 12:22 AM IST

India's unshackling problem

If you want a quick overview of India's failings, however, this book is a good starting point

India's unshackling problem
Updated On : 07 Dec 2021 | 10:58 PM IST

Boeing's crash course

There is an understandable temptation to look for silver linings in the wake of tragedy

Boeing's crash course
Updated On : 06 Dec 2021 | 11:51 PM IST

The demolition of pluralism

What Mr Mukhopadhyay wants to achieve with this book is perhaps to ask ourselves what idea of India we carry in our hearts

The demolition of pluralism
Updated On : 05 Dec 2021 | 11:58 PM IST

Price of the Modi Years: A useful guide to Modi govt's track record

Aakar Patel's book, Price of the Modi Years, is a laborious compendium of such highlights of Modi's tenure as prime minister

Price of the Modi Years: A useful guide to Modi govt's track record
Updated On : 04 Dec 2021 | 1:57 AM IST

Wisdom through maxims

Mr Levy defines these maxims as "one-sentence nuggets of wisdom meant to immortalise an important idea"

Wisdom through maxims
Updated On : 02 Dec 2021 | 10:49 PM IST

Powers of Sigint and Comint

This book is a deep dive into one of Britain's pioneer intelligence agencies

Powers of Sigint and Comint
Updated On : 02 Dec 2021 | 11:27 AM IST

Inside the viral world

It may be the case that no one knows whether a vaccine will work or not, but it is definitely a conscious choice on the part of the author and the editor to make sexist and offensive statements

Inside the viral world
Updated On : 30 Nov 2021 | 11:49 PM IST

A forgotten army

A Foreword by Yasmin Khan, author of the excellent The Raj at War, notes that this book is in the "vanguard of shaping new histories of the Second World War"

A forgotten army
Updated On : 29 Nov 2021 | 11:22 PM IST