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Page 134 - Book Reviews

Mohammad Ali Jinnah: Love, hate and books

Indians have written so many books on Jinnah while the Pakistanis have written so few on Gandhiji

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Updated On : 19 Jun 2017 | 11:39 PM IST

Machiavelli: Good guy or bad? This biography argues for the former

"Be Like the Fox" can be read by anyone interested in the craft of politics and the life of ideas

Machiavelli: Good guy or bad? This biography argues for the former
Updated On : 19 Jun 2017 | 2:23 PM IST

Understanding China's rise

Books review of 'Everything Under The Heavens' and 'Destined For War'

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Updated On : 19 Jun 2017 | 4:09 AM IST

Sócrates, the chain-smoking football genius

The book captures the insouciance, glory and contradictions of former Brazilian captain's life

Sócrates, the chain-smoking football genius
Updated On : 17 Jun 2017 | 3:56 AM IST

Helping hands behind India's urban glitz

Book review of 'Maid in India: Stories of opportunity and inequality inside our homes'

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Updated On : 15 Jun 2017 | 11:08 PM IST

Public institutions under scrutiny

Book review of 'Rethinking Public Institutions in India'

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Updated On : 15 Jun 2017 | 2:21 AM IST

Bin Laden after 9/11

Book review of 'The Exile: The stunning inside story of Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda in flight'

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Updated On : 13 Jun 2017 | 10:53 PM IST

A land of bombastic claims

Book review of 'Superfast Primetime Ultimate Nation'

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Updated On : 12 Jun 2017 | 11:17 PM IST

Russia's accidental anarchists

Book review of 'The Russian Revolution: A New History'

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Updated On : 12 Jun 2017 | 4:16 AM IST

Jairam Ramesh on Indira Gandhi, the environmentalist

Jairam's new book is a thorough documentation of former PM Indira Gandhi's love for nature

Jairam Ramesh on Indira Gandhi, the environmentalist
Updated On : 10 Jun 2017 | 4:25 AM IST

Want to spend lone time with books? Here are the three best weekend picks for you

Michael Crichton's 'Dragon Teeth' is based on the rivalry between real-life paleontologists Cope and Marsh

Want to spend lone time with books? Here are the three best weekend picks for you
Updated On : 09 Jun 2017 | 3:26 PM IST

Kolkata's Muslim 'ghetto'

Book review of 'Margins of Citizenship: Muslim Experiences in Urban India'

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Updated On : 08 Jun 2017 | 11:22 PM IST

Deconstructing economic policy

Economics of India - How to Fool All People For All Time by Madan Sabnavis

Deconstructing economic policy
Updated On : 08 Jun 2017 | 4:46 AM IST

Doing business in start-up India

Book review of Alan Rosling's 'Boom Country?: The New Wave of Indian Enterprise'

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Updated On : 06 Jun 2017 | 11:08 PM IST

Travels with a freedom fighter

Book review of 'Whispers of War'

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Updated On : 05 Jun 2017 | 10:59 PM IST

Terrorism after Bin Laden

Book review of 'Anatomy of Terror'

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Updated On : 04 Jun 2017 | 11:17 PM IST

The fallacy of the 'Muslim World'

Book examines the historical background that has shaped misleading idea of a monolithic community

The fallacy of the 'Muslim World'
Updated On : 02 Jun 2017 | 10:58 PM IST

CIA's first secret war

Book review of 'A Great Place to Have a War'

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Updated On : 01 Jun 2017 | 10:45 PM IST

Flexing filmy muscles

In May, Aamir Khan-starrer 'Dangal' became the highest-grossing film in China this year

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Updated On : 01 Jun 2017 | 4:39 AM IST

Novel of utmost power

Book review of 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness'

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Updated On : 31 May 2017 | 4:07 AM IST