Page 36 - Book Reviews

Balancing acts in the boardroom

Drawing lessons from global and Indian corporate histories, Inside the Boardroom provides valuable insights for corporate leaders and students alike

Common sense for CEOs

Steven Bartlett's book offers practical advice for successful managers, especially those navigating the challenges in the middle of the corporate hierarchy

More capitalism than climate

Akshat Rathi's Climate Capitalism delves into the intricate dance between capitalism, greed and our climate-related problems today, exploring what it will take to build an ecosystem for change

The tabloid turns on Rupert Murdoch

For those looking for inside information on how Fox News functions and its position in American politics, Michael Wolff's The Fall is worth a read

Bill Gates as dubious philanthropist

The problem is that Schwab is rarely content to let the facts speak for themselves. Page after page devolves into insinuation and screeds against capitalism

Naipaul's India

A similar self-fashioning is evident in the two other books he wrote on India - A Wounded Civilization (1977) and A Million Mutinies Now (1990)

The 'other' Gitas

The Bhagavad Gita is not the only Gita in the Mahabharata. Bibek Debroy's Sacred Songs delves into the rich tapestry of 25 of them, offering translations, insights and profound philosophical themes

The fine art of stealing

Michael Finkel's book tells the audacious tale of an art thief who amassed a collection worth billions, but it wasn't for monetary gains

How not to write history

Rosie Llewellyn-Jones's book explores the impact of East India Company on India, but it fails to address why British influence remained patchy, unlike in North America of the Antipodes

Cognitive tools for thwarting scams

In an era where we constantly fear being swindled, a book that delves into the psychology of deception and offers guidance on steering clear of fraud becomes essential reading

A model boss from hell

This is a terrific dagger of a book packed with cringey detail, just long enough to efficiently disembowel its subject

Sikhs in their infinite variety

"The Assamese Sikhs have often been belittled because they cannot speak or read Punjabi and are hence also referred to as spurious Sikhs or kachche Sikh," says Singh

Farooq's tryst with Kashmir's destiny

The biography of former Kashmir chief minister offers a fascinating account of a personality that is simultaneously dazzling and complex

A toolkit for entrepreneurs

For people who want to start up but don't know how to go about it, Uri Levine's book offers a step-by-step guide to getting on with their entrepreneurial journey

The coalface of surveillance tech

Kashmir Hill's book blows the lid off a business model that smashes data-privacy, and delves into its evolution and deployment by states in recent years

The picnic that cracked the Iron Curtain

Matthew Longo's book provides a gripping account of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the transition to a new age marked by the construction of barriers

'Hope' in Israel's crisis

Previous such moments have produced intense internal fighting, and the crisis this year over the nature of its democracy may prove no more dire

1923: A year of reckoning

Volker Ullrich's account of the rise of Hitler offers timeless lessons in governance

Behind the 'new' India

Persistent unemployment has forced people to reluctantly stick to farming

How nearshoring powers globalisation

The Globalization Myth lays out a compelling vision explaining why links to the world and, above all, to neighbours first, are vital for a more competitive and inclusive future