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Living on $2 a day in America
$2.00 a Day is a remarkable book that could very well change the way we think about extreme poverty in the US
The mind's most faithful explorer
Oliver Sacks, the neurologist and author who died this week, wrote evocatively of the human side of mental illness and the concept of empathy as a diagnostic tool
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A journalist's discovery of politics
A former TV anchor explains his transition to politician
When Russia's empire crumbled
A new book accesses previously archives on Russia's role in the World War I
Once a Pariah...
A study of a Pariah community in colonial times underlines the persistence of lower caste alienation in modern Indian society
Reading beyond the tea leaves
A drama-filled history of the world's best-known tea
Sunset of the zamindars
A zamindar's son recalls the end of an era that thrived on benevolent exploitation
Amartya Sen's seven wishes for India
An extract from the economist's speech at the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival in 2014, first published in his latest book, The Country of First Boys
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Valmik Thapar's new book is like pugmarks on a familiar trail
Valmik Thapar has been an influential and consistent advocate for saving the tiger and wildlife, but the prescriptions in his latest book are out of sync with the needs of India's deepening democracy
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All about 'Word' War II
The Word at War is written with a light touch that masks the serious hard work that Philip Gooden and Peter Lewis have done to put it together