Page 49 - Book Review
'Semicolon' is the story of a small mark that can carry big ideas
In Semicolon, Cecelia Watson reveals punctuation, as we practise it, to be a relatively young and uneasy art
 "'Semicolon' is the story of a small mark that can carry big ideas")
Anatomy of a flood
Ms Ge seems to have conducted an endless number of interviews and she painstakingly reproduces them in her book. This is a powerful narrative technique
 "Anatomy of a flood")
RSS' selective world view
The organisation reflects its idea of Hindu Rashtra by indoctrinating the Hindu youth and making them hate the 'enemies'
 "RSS' selective world view")
Half-hearted angst
Mr Khurshid engages with the question of citizenship only insofar as it concerns the equation between the individual and the state
 "Half-hearted angst")
From boss to coach
One suggestion in the book managers would do well to adopt is nurturing a strengths-based culture. It means they should focus on their team members' strengths rather than their weaknesses
 "From boss to coach")
Resurrecting the 'Greatest Victorian'
Book review of Bagehot: The Life and Times of the Greatest Victorian
 "Resurrecting the 'Greatest Victorian'")
Saudi women: A counter-factual story
Book review of Queens of the Kingdom: The Women of Saudi Arabia Speak
 "Saudi women: A counter-factual story")
An imported obsession
Book review of Cricket Country: The Untold History of the First All India Team
 "An imported obsession")
BJP's obstinate critic
Book review of Relentless: An Autobiography
 "BJP's obstinate critic")
The Republicans' civil war
Book review of American Carnage On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump
 "The Republicans' civil war")
Small bites of history
Book review of The Courtesan, the Mahatma & the Italian Brahmin
 "Small bites of history")
Scientists who broke the gender barrier
Book review of Ten Women Who Changed Science and the World
 "Scientists who broke the gender barrier")
Darkness in the trading ecosystem
Book review of Darkness By Design: The Hidden Power In Global Capital Markets
 "Darkness in the trading ecosystem")
Short shots
Principal economic adviser to the finance ministry, Sanjeev Sanyal has written a book of short stories, Life Over Two Beers. He is one of the rare economists who writes
 "Short shots")
Silicon Valley's subsidised fortunes
Book review of THE CODE: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America
 "Silicon Valley's subsidised fortunes")
Why Nehru matters
Book review of Who is Bharat Mata? On History, Culture and the Idea of India: Writings by and On Jawaharlal Nehru
 "Why Nehru matters")
The Da Vinci code to life
Book review of How to Think like Da Vinci
 "The Da Vinci code to life")
The layman's guide to Bitcoin
Book review of The Bitcoin Saga: A Mixed Montage
 "The layman's guide to Bitcoin")
Greenland, climate change template
This is a book about obsession
 "Greenland, climate change template")
More than a grave
Book review of Empress of the Taj: In Search of Mumtaz Mahal
 "More than a grave")
