Page 117 - Book Reviews
Priyanka Chopra: Work in progress
Her story does not end with the book
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A powerlisters' guide to success
Since this book is based on conversations with Asia's successful entrepreneurs, the advice is relevant for Indian businessmen
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The inequality enablers
It's now very clear that globalisation, technology and market liberalisation did not bring their promised benefits
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The Death of Truth review: How fake US election news generated more readers
One would have expected more literary references and a historical interpretation of what led to the Trump phenomenon
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CM who lives to fight another day
Naveen Patnaik has survived so long as chief minister because he knows which battles to fight and which ones to postpone for a later date
 "CM who lives to fight another day")
Tamil Nadu's politics of welfare
The question remains, though: Why did it work so well in Tamil Nadu and not in the northern states?
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The fault lies not in our tech
Your Happiness Was Hacked is an interesting look into the way technology has overtaken our lives, but it takes its premise too far
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Scams deconstructed
This book describes interesting cases of fraud, some of which you will marvel for their ingenuity. One is the long-firm fraud, writes Sanjay Kumar Singh
What role do teachers play in education?
More than 85 per cent of the nation's children attend public schools, yet decades of privatising have damaged public education
Indians, Indians everywhere
Chinmay Tumbe's book 'India Moving - A History of Migration', the Foreword to which is written by Arvind Subramanian, former Chief Economic Advisor, is a breeze to read
Legacy is far more than inheritance
Daughters of Legacy seeks to answer questions around the challenges and perks of handling age-old legacies
'In the end, it all works'
How India Works is a precise compendium of the challenges that the expat, with some pluck and understanding, can transform into triumphs at the Indian workplace
Liberalism & its contradictions
The author's dismay about the twilight of liberal democracy in India is deepened by the awareness that intolerance and bigotry against the Muslims is not limited to the ignorant and obscurantists
The aftershocks of 2008
One of the great strengths of Mr Tooze's book is to demonstrate the deeply intertwined nature of the European and American financial systems
Anthony Horowitz's reliably authentic prequel to the first James Bond novel
Many took literary liberties with Bond, moulding and modernising him with debatable success
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The contents of global discontents
A compilation of essays written by notable economists, the book spans a range of issues, from inequality to globalisation to market failures
The face of the refugee
My Country is an essential, though disturbing read for a diverse readership today, since we live in a time when the blurring of international boundaries online is only matched by the building of walls
What our DNA foretells
The book is brilliantly lucid in its explanations of methodology, and specific studies. It's written from a standpoint of humility.
Pakistan's military-democracy complex
Did the civilian rulers of Pakistan learn any lessons from their experiences at the hands of military dictators?
From rags to ill-gotten riches
Just how much of this notorious reputation is historical fact and how much is Hollywood (or neocolonialist) fantasy is hard to say, and "City of Devils," shows signs of being exhaustively researched