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Breaking out of 'zenana' medicine
The author first gives a quick backgrounder about women doctors in other countries, who paved the way for the first women doctors from India
 "Breaking out of 'zenana' medicine")
Think like a CFO
What the authors do offer is the valuable experience of being in six different masterclasses
 "Think like a CFO")
A fresh perspective on reform
The author has perfected the delicate art of combining storytelling and autobiography with the larger canvas of policy-making
 "A fresh perspective on reform")
The tech soothsayer
What makes the book one of its kind is the weaving of 10 stories of the world in 2041 across multiple continents and cultures
 "The tech soothsayer")
From Davos, without love
Ms Kaur talks at length about nationalism and its facets
 "From Davos, without love")
How the US lost Afghanistan
Whitlock credits President Joe Biden for his April decision to pull the US forces from what the author terms an "unwinnable war"
 "How the US lost Afghanistan")
Japan beyond the cliches
Pallavi Aiyar offers a thoughtful and entertaining portrait of the country
 "Japan beyond the cliches")
China's changing Party line
Book review of Smokeless War: China's quest for geopolitical dominance
 "China's changing Party line")
Future shocks in global politics
What millions of years of climate change have done to the environment have been accelerated by human agency
 "Future shocks in global politics")
How Big Tech is watching you
Luckily, governments around the world have started waking up to both the dangers and started working on curbing Big Tech
 "How Big Tech is watching you")
Two queens and a rebellion
The book opens with the observation, "In 1857, the resistance of common people made leaders of obscure royals"
 "Two queens and a rebellion")
From the ruins of 9/11
Reign of Terror makes clear that what happened on September 11, 2001
 "From the ruins of 9/11")
After rape - a search for solutions
Each of the five women profiled in the book have a dedicated chapter
 "After rape - a search for solutions")
How the US created China's dominance
In the past few years, the US, more than other G7 countries, has called out the bristling hubris of a totalitarian China
 "How the US created China's dominance")
Reading down the publishing business
The old publishing industry is vanishing forever and is rapidly being replaced by online reading. The process had begun more than a decade ago. But the virus has delivered what could well be the coup
 "Reading down the publishing business")
Distilled wisdom from investment legends
Some of the legendary money managers featured in the book are Mohnish Pabrai, Howard Marks, John Templeton, Joel Greenblatt, Nick Sleep, Charlie Munger, and a few others
 "Distilled wisdom from investment legends")
Friedman and the free market debate
A number of economists had looked closely at Friedman's arguments about the Great Depression, and found them wanting
 "Friedman and the free market debate")
Immigrants' song
This book is largely a celebration of the material and cultural legacy of Parsis
 "Immigrants' song")
A cult disciple's rules
All in all, By My Own Rules is an engaging read about a remarkable life
 "A cult disciple's rules")
Entrepreneurship at the coalface
The book also takes a broad view of start-up funding, ruing how Indian VCs are largely risk-averse
 "Entrepreneurship at the coalface")