Page 45 - Book Review
West Asia's Cold War
Mr Hiro traces the histories of the two Islamic neighbours, both of which claim "exceptional" status but for different reasons
 "West Asia's Cold War")
Chhattisgarh blues
Vinod Kumar Shukla has cultivated an acute sense of place based on his own experiences
 "Chhattisgarh blues")
India's civil-military friction
Book review of The Absent Dialogue: Politicians, Bureaucrats and the Military in India
 "India's civil-military friction")
'What happens when madness descends'
This book questions the construct of recovery as a return to 'normalcy'
 "'What happens when madness descends'")
How to beat the market
Book review of The Man Who Solved the Market
 "How to beat the market")
Myths and modernity
The only complaint one has of this book is that it is so slim
 "Myths and modernity")
He hasn't had a decent song in years, but Elton John now has a great book
What the book lacks is a little bit more about the music
 "He hasn't had a decent song in years, but Elton John now has a great book")
A fortune from binge-watching
Book review of That Will Never Work: The Birth Of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea authored by Marc Randolph
 "A fortune from binge-watching")
Nobel thoughts
Good Economics for Hard Times has a much broader canvas and covers globally important public policy issues, such as trade, immigration, environment and, of course, economic growth
 "Nobel thoughts")
Defender of a faith
What makes Mr Tharoor's book easy and readable is the highly personalised account of his interface with the various facets of the Hindu religion
 "Defender of a faith")
Manmade crisis in God's Own Country
Book review of Flood and Fury: Ecological Devastation In the Western Ghats
 "Manmade crisis in God's Own Country")
Celebrating the unmentionable
The book is a must-read especially for civil servants and all those who aspire to bring about transformation in their spheres of activity
 "Celebrating the unmentionable")
The evil repercussions of the American Revolution
Book review of TO BEGIN THE WORLD OVER AGAIN-How the American Revolution Devastated the Globe
 "The evil repercussions of the American Revolution")
Love, heartbreak, clutter
Reading it is like peeking into the darkened drawing rooms of old Bengaluru houses on a mild summer afternoon
 "Love, heartbreak, clutter")
Two books offer a close account of Flipkart and BigBasket's journey
Two books - one an insider account, the other a journalist's narrative - capture the journey of Flipkart and BigBasket, the first-movers in India's e-commerce story
 "Two books offer a close account of Flipkart and BigBasket's journey")
A complex nexus in Nepal
Mr Sharma is right to point out that the India-Nepal relationship has lacked the kind of high-level political attention on the Indian side which a neighbour of strategic importance should have
 "A complex nexus in Nepal")
The charmed life of a royal relation
This book, whose major strength is its enormous bibliography, tells many stories.
 "The charmed life of a royal relation")
Why a religious nation-state fails
Book review of THE BATTLE FOR PAKISTAN: The Bitter US Friendship and a Tough Neighbourhood
 "Why a religious nation-state fails")
Timothy Egan's 'Pilgrimage to Eternity' makes room for the Holy Spirit
"A Pilgrimage to Eternity" is also a stunningly comprehensive history of both Christianity and Western Europe
 "Timothy Egan's 'Pilgrimage to Eternity' makes room for the Holy Spirit")
Your body is a wonderland
Bryson takes us on a body-part-by-body-part tour, with chapters devoted to the brain, the guts and the skin and hair
 "Your body is a wonderland")
