Book Reviews

By revisiting lesser-known rebellions and forgotten episodes, Revolting takes readers on a tour of the world

In the ever-changing digital world, Click Here offers a refresher course that should be again and again to stay up to speed on the subject

Sidharth Bhatia's excellently researched work throws light on several less-known aspects of Mumbai and brings to life the stories of numerous humble residents who are rarely heard or taken note of

A probing review of Captives and Companions reveals how slavery's long legacy in the Middle East shapes language, race, and memory - and how history itself becomes contested terrain

Slim, at just 130 pages, the book might be a bit of a disappointment for readers looking for an in-depth account of the history and socio-economic aspects of the Indian Railways

Camus's notebooks, which run from 1935 to 1959 contain almost nothing about his friends or his family, his experiences during wartime or much about his personal life

The book is an invitation to rediscover a moment of defiance and to shed light on forgotten heroes whose sacrifice deserves recognition

The author's analysis highlights another factor, namely, overestimating benefits and understating or ignoring the welfare costs of sanctions, including to third parties

A central insight of the book lies in its sustained attention to influence as a social and economic form

The book not only tells of many such awe-inspiring moments in the life of a startup, it also captures the unpredictability, risk and adventure through it all

We are lucky that Ghosh continues to tell stories that are profound, layered and meaningful

How ideas that used to be the arcane obsessions of nerdy young men and buttoned-up tenured professors have become 'an engine and accelerant' for extremism

With wisecracks, misadventures, and tales of first love, Malala Yousafzai takes charge of her own story, offering the world an unfiltered glimpse into her life

The world needs an America worthy of its ideals, because the alternative could be brutal authoritarianism

The book deals in detail with one of the most infamous cheating scandals, with its account of the Hans Niemann - Magnus Carlsen face off in 2022, seen from the perspective of Rensch and Chess.com

In support of his arguments, author cites scholarship spanning history, sociology, anthropology and political economy

In its original avatar, Kundalini was a mind-and-body experience that could be achieved under the trained guidance of an expert

Yet Ms Kondo's book arrives into a different conversation than the one she helped start a decade ago

Ita Mehrotra's Uprooted, through evocative prose and stunning black-and-white illustrations capturing years of fieldwork, narrates the displacement of Van Gujjar and Taungya communities

Wang is a Canadian citizen who migrated from China at a young age with his parents, and later went on to work in the Silicon Valley