Page 22 - Book Review
Banaras: Multiple imaginations
A coffee table book tries to present the omniscient past of this timeless city
 "Banaras: Multiple imaginations")
Storytelling beyond the realities
The book consists of three "parts" (Part 1: Storytelling Elements; Part 2: Storytelling Channels; Part 3: Pulling It All Together)
 "Storytelling beyond the realities")
Total Recall: Bombay, Gangsters and Satya
Bullets Over Bombay is divided into seven chapters, each of which is a well-considered essay on various aspects of the film
 "Total Recall: Bombay, Gangsters and Satya")
Poppers, gay subculture, and queer futures
The excitement and euphoria around poppers were unreal and unmatched and remain so
 "Poppers, gay subculture, and queer futures")
The fine art of upscaling
The reader may also find some more flavoursome nuggets of information embedded in the pages
 "The fine art of upscaling")
A question of disclosure
Never mind Lost; Ms Grisham has far more classic pop-culture analogies at her fingertips
 "A question of disclosure")
The write stuff: Vir Sanghvi's memoir is an easy and entertaining read
Vir's special skill has been an ability to make complex issues easy to understand
 "The write stuff: Vir Sanghvi's memoir is an easy and entertaining read")
The Right sort of civilisation
The subject of Hindu civilisation has acquired in India a new political idiom, especially in recent years
 "The Right sort of civilisation")
The new collective contract
The book has several evocative examples of how government, business, and not-for-profits work (and don't work)
 "The new collective contract")
The Hitler Indians should know
Mr Purandare reminds us that Hitler's view of India was shaped by another Briton, a political philosopher called Houston Chamberlain
 "The Hitler Indians should know")
What makes a tech mogul
The Contrarian isn't just about Peter Thiel; it's about Silicon Valley's political coming-of-age, too
 "What makes a tech mogul")
Economical with economics
Why do latter-day economists write everything but economics in their autobiographies?
 "Economical with economics")
The Mongols' lasting legacy
Mongol faith was based on propitiating the spirit of nature and venerating ancestors
 "The Mongols' lasting legacy")
Stardom and tragedy
One of the highlights of the book is the detailed analysis of the enigma
 "Stardom and tragedy")
The Lord of Short Videos
This is a great primer in a developing story and highly recommended
 "The Lord of Short Videos")
A Chinese 'kiss-and-tell'
This tale is a conditional paean to the Chinese Party system, which is capable of great dynamism
 "A Chinese 'kiss-and-tell'")
A chaotic transfer of power
The note about this book's sources is nearly identical to the notes in the previous two books
 "A chaotic transfer of power")
Queer phobias
An academic studies tribal folktales through a queer lens to highlight how they speak out against colonial-era moral policing that, ironically, still prevails in contemporary India
 "Queer phobias")
The limits of 'geo-psychology'
The book abounds with empirical evidences and narration, but fails to construct a theoretical paradigm
 "The limits of 'geo-psychology'")
Muslim Britain: A siege within
It's a telling snapshot of "Muslim Britain" and the kind of Islam being promoted in British mosques and Muslim homes
 "Muslim Britain: A siege within")
