Page 5 - Book Reading

A wild ride for US diplomacy

Stuart E Eizenstat's book is a technocratic endeavour that harks back to an ideal of US diplomacy as a nonpartisan arena

The debt trap saga

Journalist N Sundaresha Subramanian's book goes beyond merely chronicling the stories of India's major defaulters; it also offers a comprehensive account of the country's evolving bankruptcy system

New book on FMs reveals complex yet interesting times of 1977-98

The period covers the first demonetisation, first attempts in tax reforms, balance of payments crisis

The white man's burden on global tourism

Shahnaz Habib's book delves into fundamental questions: Why travel? Where to travel to? And what to see once we're there? In the process infusing a philosophical edge into the concept of travel

Deconstructing India's national security system

Milan Vaishnav's book is a treatise on India's national security apparatus, highlighting the challenges and the positive role it plays against difficult odds

The Indian mosaic

The essays in this collection interrogate what it means to be "Indian" and how these identities often involve a level of paradoxical disconnect between formal mandates and actual practices

India's clandestine love affair with crypto

Journalist Mitali Mukherjee's book delves into the connected worlds of cryptocurrency, cybercrime, and the Dark Web, laying out the state-of-the-art in this realm of skulduggery

A turbulent political life

Journalist Pallavi Rebbapragada's book attempts to introduce Odiyas and non-Odiyas alike to the complexities of the state's politics through the fascinating life of its chief minister Nandini Satpathy

Manoj Bajpayee: A not-so-definitive biography

Manoj Bajpayee, The Definitive Biography has been translated in English by journalist Rachit Vats from Pandey's original Hindi book titled Kuch Paane Ki Zid

Dr Subbarao's book of revelations

The former RBI governor's second book is a delightful read, filled with riveting anecdotes that shed light on the doubts and dilemmas faced by a civil servant with a clear sense of right and wrong

Net gains from the art of reinvention

With her lucid writing and relatable takeaways, blogger, content creator, entrepreneur, and influencer Masoom Minawala has successfully translated her life's hard work into an accessible guide

The paradise parable

For Indian readers, Descent into Paradise should serve as a meaningful resource to stray away from the polarising and diverging monster that social media has become

World Book And Copyright Day 2024: Date, Theme, History and Importance

Every year on April 23, World Book and Copyright Day is observed. This day celebrates literature in all its forms and encourages readers to enjoy reading

Continuous transformation as business strategy

Transformation managers must go through the book to learn from these masters

Restoring a broken global order

Despite the book's title, then, what Sanger depicts is less reminiscent of the Cold War than of earlier phases of geopolitical competition

Afghanistan: Reports from the wreckage

Ms Basu describes with aplomb the sense of urgency and fear of life that every decision would entail

Climate change is making us paranoid and angry

Some of the revelations in this "Pandora's box of horrors" raise practical questions

Rediscovering Márquez

As India stands at the threshold of an election, a Márquez comment assumes unusual significance

Tripping on the high road

Cannabis has a storied past in Odisha's history across class and occupation until the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act came in 1985

The paradoxical freedom of living by the clock

Anyone who feels they lack a firm grip on their day should read Marc Zao-Sanders' Timeboxing and adopt its tenets