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Crossing the trans bar: Thanuja Singam's journey through struggles and hope

Treading a path outside the gender binary is no easy task. In candidly raising the alienation and abuse that these people face, dental hygienist Thanuja Singam's memoir is an inspiring read

Freedom: Book explores ex-German chancellor's journey, record, and vision

Merkel devotes a long section of her book to the rapid and unexpected events that followed November 1989

Lucky Loser: A deep dive into the myths of Donald Trump's fortunes

Buettner and Craig are Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporters at the New York Times who have been reporting on Donald Trump's businesses and personal finances since 2016

Dhirendra Jha unpacks Golwalkar's controversial legacy in this new book

Dhirendra Jha begins the book with a stunning claim - a curtain-raiser to one of the many principal contentions in the book

The Earnicorns highlights profitable startups in a unicorn-dominated world

Startups, unicorns included, have been about adventure (misadventure too), independence (at least from the outside), pitches (and rounds of fund-raising in dollars

Sakshi Malik's 'Witness' tells untold stories behind wrestlers' journey

In her memoir, Sakshi Malik doesn't hold back, revealing the untold parts of her story that the world missed while the cameras focused only on certain snippets

The Performer examines the move from open stages to digital screens

The arc of human progress must be looked at through changes in civility, which is much larger than changes in culture

The Bataclan terrorists' trial: 10 months of unparalleled horror and pity

The book of Abdeslam turns out to be not that profound - as the trial progresses, Carrere decides he is a "sap caught up in his own contradictions" and an "abysmal void wrapped in lies."

'The Nature of Nature' book review: False solutions for climate change

This book is a must-read for people who beat themselves up for failing to avert every environmental disaster that makes it to the news cycle

S Jaishankar's book offers a practitioner's view of Indian foreign policy

While many academics and diplomats have penned books and memoirs on foreign policy, S Jaishankar's work offers a blend of hands-on experience, insight, and analysis

Avoid mediocrity: Galloway's guide to mastering career and finances

In The Algebra of Wealth, Mr Galloway discusses why everyone, from an early age, must strive to achieve economic security

Anil Khandelwal's book explores leadership through self-awareness, empathy

Anil Khandelwal's third book argues that anyone with basic human qualities can become a leader by focusing on self-awareness, emotional regulation, and meaningful relationships

Jerry Brotton's book delves into the history, significance of the compass

The book is not for those with severe inner ear imbalances: Chapter by chapter, Brotton hopscotches from east to south to north to west

Rajdeep Sardesai's book decodes 2024 polls through many unknown stories

So why was the BJP's performance sub-optimal and how did the Opposition Congress and other parties improve their parliamentary tally?

Thomas Mathew's book explores the legacy of Indian business icon Ratan Tata

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

My Palestine: Tarbush's memoir captures the struggle for self-rule

Part memoir, part political history, My Palestine offers a radical solution to the long-standing conflict: The creation of a secular, democratic state with equal rights for all, regardless of religion

Ramachandra Guha's new book is a must-read on India's history and nature

Anyone interested in the planet, in India, and in India's history would be well-served by reading, Speaking With Nature

The betrayal of a social revolution: Rohin Bhatt explores marriage equality

Rohin Bhatt writes from the vantage point of a queer, non-binary lawyer in the courtroom during the landmark marriage equality hearing

Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: Rob Sheffield on Taylor Swift's journey

Sheffield writes that Swift "reinvented pop in the fangirl's image," and while he's not a fangirl himself, he has long cultivated an interest in the cultural interests and contributions of girls

GN Devy's book questions common assumptions about India's languages

The book would have enhanced its accessibility for ordinary readers if more care had been paid to its presentation and delineation of arguments in support of the author's principal thesis