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'There is only one Robert'
Oppenheimer covers the peak period of Oppie's life, from his student days in the 1920s until a kangaroo-court hearing that denied him a security clearance in 1951
 "'There is only one Robert'")
Tomorrow's world: Comforting incrementalism
Journalist Hamish McRae's book predicting future events lacks novelty in the projections compared to some other publications
 "Tomorrow's world: Comforting incrementalism")
Rushdie's City of Words
His version of the history of the Vijayanagara Empire puts at rest doubts about his creative talents that may have crept up after his last few works of fiction
 "Rushdie's City of Words")
The worldly philosophers
David Runciman's timely book examines the views of a dozen philosophers on the subject of state power: On what principles does the state enjoy power over its citizens and what limits its control?
 "The worldly philosophers")
Arun Jaitley's India: A pol's stump handbook
The thoughts of the former finance minister compiled in a book could prove to be a handy guide for the many BJP spokespersons for their public and media appearances
 "Arun Jaitley's India: A pol's stump handbook")
India's roller-coaster ride to growth
Professor Balakrishnan dwells on key events and indicators rather than drawing up an extensive listing of milestones and data
 "India's roller-coaster ride to growth")
Reflections of a conscientious witness to history
Book review of India After 1947: Reflections and recollections
 "Reflections of a conscientious witness to history")
Dealing with Black Swans
A Princeton economist convincingly shows that human enterprise and innovation could yet cope with them successfully
 "Dealing with Black Swans")
Clarion call to courtiers
This collection of 50 sketches, which the author Rasheed Kidwai calls "obituaries", bears a somewhat misleading subtitle
 "Clarion call to courtiers")
Colonial kedgeree (uncooked)
Mr Akbar steers us through the incident-crowded book as to how the British came and lived in India
 "Colonial kedgeree (uncooked)")
The magnificent seven
Ramachandra Guha's work on westerners who devoted themselves to the cause of Indian freedom lives up to the high standards set by his earlier books
 "The magnificent seven")
The opium connection
A readable account reprises a history that India has forgotten but China has not
 "The opium connection")
Professor G R Kulkarni: The silent mentor of IIM, Ahmedabad
Individuals like Professor Kulkarni, who passed away yesterday, do not beat their own drum. They go on happily with their lives, but we are the losers
 "Professor G R Kulkarni: The silent mentor of IIM, Ahmedabad")
How world's ability to predict behaviour of monsoon has not improved at all
Of late, IMD has begun providing its breakups by the five major divisions and by calendar months
 "How world's ability to predict behaviour of monsoon has not improved at all")
From Davos, without love
Ms Kaur talks at length about nationalism and its facets
 "From Davos, without love")
The Empire demystified
Mr Matthews engages in a speculative "what-if" game
 "The Empire demystified")
Dilip Kumar: The sole supernova in Galaxy Bollywood
Yusuf Khan from Peshawar, aka Dilip Kumar, was completely believable in a wide range of roles in a span of 12 years at the height of his career covering 62 films in nearly 50 years
 "Dilip Kumar: The sole supernova in Galaxy Bollywood")
Scholarship going nowhere
Book review of On Nationalism
 "Scholarship going nowhere")
The all-too-familiar Mahatma
Any serious student of Indian political history would not be unaware of My Experiments with Truth, the Mahatma's true autobiography.
 "The all-too-familiar Mahatma")
Jinnah, the maverick autocrat
Book review of Jinnah His Successes, Failures and Role in History
 "Jinnah, the maverick autocrat")
