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In this biography, Mitch McConnell hates Trump but loves power more
The overall sense you get from this biography is that McConnell has prioritised little besides his own political survival
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AI meets art in McNeal: Akhtar's play challenges limits of creativity
In McNeal, Ayad Akhtar explores the way AI is disrupting the literary world and raising questions about creativity
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Beyond beaches: Couto's essays on Goa's complex cultural identity
Maria Aurora Couto's last book is an elegy for a more inclusive Goa, and confronts its modern challenges, such as corruption
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The Siege: Ben Macintyre's book recalls a forgotten Iranian hostage crisis
Mr Macintyre's original aim in writing this book was to showcase the brilliance of the SAS in post-war action
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A Ravindra's book delves into India's urbanisation challenges and future
With a few exceptions of large slums in megacities such as Mumbai, the poor continue to live on the city fringe-a colonial legacy that persists to this day
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Trilochan Sastry's book explores faith, conflict, and search for harmony
How does one find harmony in the discordant notes of a practice that ignites wars and justifies genocide, all in the name of God? That is exactly what this book seeks to explore
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Night of Power: Robert Fisk's war stories spotlight victims, perpetrators
Fisk's didactic fury may have kept him going, but it tainted his fidelity as a witness and narrowed his vision
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From boardroom battles to Frank Sinatra, life of Tata 'patriarch'
The book opens with the early years. "He lived like a prince, spoilt for comfort and in infinite luxury.'' Despite the luxury all around, the author notes that "young Ratan had no room to himself."
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'Iconic Trees of India' explores deep-rooted bond between people and trees
One hopes that Natesh's labour of love will inspire numerous state-sponsored and citizen-led initiatives grounded in science to document and conserve India's green living heritage
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Hilal Ahmed's book offers a scrutiny of contemporary Muslim identity
The true value of Hilal Ahmed's book on the condition, plight, choices, and compulsions of Muslims in today's India lies in its refusal to see every issue as either black or white
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Nationalism and Hindutva: A new era in Indian politics gets explored
In 2019, Hindutva yielded rich results for the BJP. But why did the nationalism plank produce suboptimal results in 2024?
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The Trolls of Wall Street: How tech-savvy retail traders changed markets
In sum, this book provides a fair degree of insight into a new breed of traders, who treat financial markets like any other video-game and crowd-source insights
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'The Money Trap': How a surfeit of capital created own troubles at SoftBank
The author paints an elaborate portrait of Masa. At one point the world's richest man, he also held the dubious distinction of having lost the most amount of money until surpassed by Elon Musk
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Books give insights into possible role of Russia in the US elections
Steele's book, however, isn't a guide to election hacking in 2024. The picture of that campaign is only just emerging
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The Golden Road: Dalrymple revives a forgotten India for modern readers
This is a book that should not be missed by anyone interested in the world of ancient Indian cultures
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'The Lucky Ones' captures the intersection of the personal and political
A book about an event from over two decades ago that exposed our darkest instincts serves as a reminder not to let ourselves fall so low again
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1965 Indo-Pak war: A Soldier's perspective on lessons for future conflicts
India's next war could be fought on two fronts, with a collusion between Pakistan and China, warns Major General Ian Cardozo, drawing on logic, past experience, and evolving geopolitical reality
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'The Identity Project' explains multiple fault lines of India's democracy
Can India, as a democracy, progress without reverting to the fragile, papered-over secularism of the past? Rahul Bhatia explores this question in his book
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'Behold the Leviathan' is a hopeful narrative of India's potential
Increasing women's workforce participation, the rise of a new class of elites without IIT-IIM education, and the JAM trinity are key socio-economic changes driving optimistic projections for India
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Inside Joe Biden's 'war' room: Heads of state and heads of hair
In War, Biden's presidency is defined - at times threatened and, in Woodward's frankly stated opinion, ultimately vindicated - by how he handles Ukraine and West Asia
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