Page 36 - Book Reviews
Rushdie at the cutting edge
Knife is Rushdie's graphic account of the attack and his recovery interlaced with the love story of Rushdie and his current wife, Rachel Eliza Griffith
 "Rushdie at the cutting edge")
The hubris of the Raj
Mukund Padmanabhan's elegantly written book seeks to reconstruct a 'narrative of events that have been neglected, of stories that have been lost'
 "The hubris of the Raj")
How 'BK-16' puts democracy on trial
The Incarcerations is the biography of 16 disparate prisoners of conscience - poets, professors, lawyers and journalists
 "How 'BK-16' puts democracy on trial")
The paradise parable
For Indian readers, Descent into Paradise should serve as a meaningful resource to stray away from the polarising and diverging monster that social media has become
 "The paradise parable")
Continuous transformation as business strategy
Transformation managers must go through the book to learn from these masters
 "Continuous transformation as business strategy")
Restoring a broken global order
Despite the book's title, then, what Sanger depicts is less reminiscent of the Cold War than of earlier phases of geopolitical competition
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Researcher in the hot seat
India desperately needs more such books about women in senior leadership roles not only to inspire girls who want to realise seemingly impossible dreams but also to prepare boys
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The plague as a metaphor
Laxmibai Tilak, a contemporary writer, recounts how plague camps, where patients were quarantined, were 'kingdoms of the god of death'
 "The plague as a metaphor")
Afghanistan: Reports from the wreckage
Ms Basu describes with aplomb the sense of urgency and fear of life that every decision would entail
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Leader as 'friction fixer'
Successful friction-fixers are assured of a long-lasting functional job that is for sure
 "Leader as 'friction fixer'")
Climate change is making us paranoid and angry
Some of the revelations in this "Pandora's box of horrors" raise practical questions
 "Climate change is making us paranoid and angry")
Tripping on the high road
Cannabis has a storied past in Odisha's history across class and occupation until the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act came in 1985
 "Tripping on the high road")
China's strongman party
The author was one of the journalists who has been at the receiving end of Xi Jinping's tightening control over media
 "China's strongman party")
The paradoxical freedom of living by the clock
Anyone who feels they lack a firm grip on their day should read Marc Zao-Sanders' Timeboxing and adopt its tenets
 "The paradoxical freedom of living by the clock")
A destiny in Aligarh
In general, one's childhood is a scintilla of emotions, but in the author's case it appears to become a handy guide to survive a riot
 "A destiny in Aligarh")
Congress talks the walk
Will the Congress-led Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) be able to defeat the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)?
 "Congress talks the walk")
The quickest path to WWIII
The Return of Great Powers argues that we are living through a Cold War redux
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REAL.E scary
The collaboration has worked wonderfully though the final product is not for the faint hearted as well as those who are not already following the progress of AI
 "REAL.E scary")
Reconciling 'development' dilemmas
Accelerating India's Development is about enhancing development and growth by improving public service delivery
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The enduring myth of the 'West'
Western capitals, anxious to continue their political, economic and military hegemony in the face of emerging challenges from new players, are unlikely to pay much heed to this sobering intervention
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