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Page 126 - Book Reviews

The fine art of leaning in

Book review of 'Women & Power'

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Updated On : 10 Dec 2017 | 11:12 PM IST

Decoding innovation

Book reviews of 'A Biography of Innovations: From Birth to Maturity' and 'India as a Pioneer of Innovation'

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Updated On : 07 Dec 2017 | 11:06 PM IST

J&K: Dispute without end

Book review of Destined to Fight? India and Pakistan (1990-2017)

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Updated On : 06 Dec 2017 | 11:32 PM IST

Why don't Indians write political thrillers?

In India, despite its history of two of the most magnificent political thrillers - Ramayana and Mahabharata - this is not a favoured genre, at least not in English

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Updated On : 04 Dec 2017 | 11:37 PM IST

A history of humanity, told through genetics

Book review of 'A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived'

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Updated On : 03 Dec 2017 | 11:21 PM IST

India-Afghanistan beyond the Durand Line

A rare account of India's complex relationship with Afghanistan suffers from an awkward theoretical framework

India-Afghanistan beyond the Durand Line
Updated On : 02 Dec 2017 | 2:25 AM IST

Treasure trove: Book lovers are leaving behind novels for perfect strangers

The Book Fairies have put out over 1,000 books across India since they started in March

Treasure trove: Book lovers are leaving behind novels for perfect strangers
Updated On : 01 Dec 2017 | 11:46 PM IST

The story of how surgeons cleaned up their act

Book review of 'The Butchering Art'

The story of how surgeons cleaned up their act
Updated On : 01 Dec 2017 | 10:32 PM IST

Globalisation storm in a teacup

Book review of 'A Thirst for Empire'

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Updated On : 30 Nov 2017 | 11:16 PM IST

Views from a JUDGE

Book review of 'Inside Parliament: Views from the Front Row'

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Updated On : 28 Nov 2017 | 10:59 PM IST

Battles of a climate crusader

Book review of 'Conflicts of Interest'

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Updated On : 27 Nov 2017 | 10:58 PM IST

The next flood

Book review of 'The Water Will Come'

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Updated On : 26 Nov 2017 | 11:27 PM IST

The 1962 war: View from China

A new book offers a comprehensive account of the relationship between the two Asian neighbours

The 1962 war: View from China
Updated On : 25 Nov 2017 | 12:09 AM IST

Free kick for business

Book review of 'EDGE: What Business Can Learn From Football'

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Updated On : 23 Nov 2017 | 11:15 PM IST

Common good vs individual interests

Book review of Economics for the Common Good

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Updated On : 23 Nov 2017 | 4:04 AM IST

Memoirs of a 'miracle-maker'

Book review of 'No Room For Small Dreams'

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Updated On : 21 Nov 2017 | 10:43 PM IST

Why so few autobiographies by economists?

Indian academic economists are no better. To the best of my knowledge none of them has written an autobiography

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Updated On : 20 Nov 2017 | 11:11 PM IST

The day Wall Street collapsed

The book review of 'A First-Class Catastrophe'

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Updated On : 20 Nov 2017 | 4:15 AM IST

The Nationalist charts L&T chairman A M Naik's journey

Naik said the book talked about his long journey from a little village in south Gujarat that brought him to the position where he was today

The Nationalist charts L&T chairman A M Naik's journey
Updated On : 18 Nov 2017 | 11:04 PM IST

'Democracy's XI' is an attempt to link cricket to India's political economy

Rajdeep Sardesai focuses as much on the off-field personalities of his protagonists as their on-field cricketing exploits

'Democracy's XI' is an attempt to link cricket to India's political economy
Updated On : 17 Nov 2017 | 10:49 PM IST