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Page 49 - Book Review

The anatomy of ancient Greece

The book is a rewarding read even for people from non-occidental backgrounds

The anatomy of ancient Greece
Updated On : 24 Aug 2022 | 12:53 AM IST

The relevance of Kautilya

The central message of this book is that Kautilya's advice, suggestions and recommendations are still relevant

The relevance of Kautilya
Updated On : 22 Aug 2022 | 11:32 PM IST

The human factors

Gregg's clever and provocative book is full of irreverent notions and funny anecdotes - the creative upside to being a human animal

The human factors
Updated On : 21 Aug 2022 | 10:55 PM IST

Sanjeev Kumar: In Memoriam

A set of essays by the great actor's relatives and associates offers interesting anecdotes about the man but not enough about his craft

Sanjeev Kumar: In Memoriam
Updated On : 19 Aug 2022 | 9:53 PM IST

Surviving in India's family-owned company

By the second generation, no matter whether the family of the founder holds enough shares or not, it is relatively rare to see scions actually running operations

Surviving in India's family-owned company
Updated On : 18 Aug 2022 | 10:52 PM IST

The real culture of stewardship

Authored jointly by a business leader, Chairman of IMC Pan Asia, Frederick Tsao, and an academic at Case Western University, Chris Laszlo, the book elegantly harmonises practice and theory

The real culture of stewardship
Updated On : 17 Aug 2022 | 11:57 PM IST

Revolution and the freedom struggle

In this book, you will meet communists who questioned the idea of freedom propagated by the Indian National Congress

Revolution and the freedom struggle
Updated On : 17 Aug 2022 | 4:52 PM IST

Highs and lows of life as a VC

One of the book's most engrossing chapters is about a company called HealthSouth on whose board the author served for several decades

Highs and lows of life as a VC
Updated On : 15 Aug 2022 | 9:49 PM IST

A retail 'huckstory'

The big cloud hanging over Retail Gangster is, of course, the internet

A retail 'huckstory'
Updated On : 14 Aug 2022 | 11:46 PM IST

Savarkar: A 'history in full'

Violence, Dr Chaturvedi establishes, was integral to the conceptual framework of the Ghost Father of the Nation

Savarkar: A 'history in full'
Updated On : 11 Aug 2022 | 10:53 PM IST

An uprising and its discontents

Dr Murphy is professor of human rights and contemporary slavery at the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK

An uprising and its discontents
Updated On : 10 Aug 2022 | 11:10 PM IST

The view from Beijing

Mr Saran's credentials for authoring a book on China are exceptional, perhaps even unique

The view from Beijing
Updated On : 09 Aug 2022 | 10:52 PM IST

Voices of freedom

In putting this book together, Rakesh Batabyal's biggest problem must have been an embarrassment of riches - what to keep, what to leave out

Voices of freedom
Updated On : 08 Aug 2022 | 11:46 PM IST

Who is Vladimir Putin?

Short, a former journalist with the BBC, The Economist, and The Times of London, adds to the library of insightful books about the Russian autocrat

Who is Vladimir Putin?
Updated On : 07 Aug 2022 | 9:56 PM IST

Hindi, Hindu sans Hindutva

A fascinating account shows how much of the maverick writer and polymath's thinking was rooted in cosmopolitanism

Hindi, Hindu sans Hindutva
Updated On : 05 Aug 2022 | 9:00 PM IST

A jab at the vaccine story

India's Vaccine Growth Story: From Cowpox to Vaccine Maitri is divided into nine chapters with an epilogue

A jab at the vaccine story
Updated On : 04 Aug 2022 | 11:05 PM IST

Time to colour outside the lines

Author, Nilanjana Bhowmick mixes the personal and anecdotal with data and survey reports to build a more accessible narrative around women's rights, feminist values and patriarchal structures

Time to colour outside the lines
Updated On : 03 Aug 2022 | 10:50 PM IST

History in a hurry

Like the first edition, this one covers a medley of topics

History in a hurry
Updated On : 02 Aug 2022 | 10:52 PM IST

Life after Apartheid

This "mirror of graciousness" wasn't something that Malaika, for one, was especially interested in providing

Life after Apartheid
Updated On : 31 Jul 2022 | 10:52 PM IST

Trans-forming history

A global trans history stands as testimony to the gender nonconformity of our past

Trans-forming history
Updated On : 29 Jul 2022 | 10:01 PM IST