Page 7 - Literature
Tencent: Rise and hubris
Lulu Yilun Chen's book takes a detailed look at the Chinese digital giant's birth, its rise, and market battles
 "Tencent: Rise and hubris")
Insiders in the development story
Anchoring Change celebrates the grassroots interventions over 75 years but it could have had a more diverse set of organisations and initiatives
 "Insiders in the development story")
India's China war: The next generation
Pravin Sawhney's book set in 2024 presents an entirely credible account of a robotic assault on India
 "India's China war: The next generation")
How the car created the modern world
It didn't merely influence the modern world - it created it
 "How the car created the modern world")
Memsahibs in the Raj
Ipshita Nath's book captures the hermetically sealed nature of the memsahibs' world from the country in which they lived
 "Memsahibs in the Raj")
The science of the Nudge
The lesson of Fisher's book is surely that we don't need more celestial inspirations for ambitious projects of human transformation
 "The science of the Nudge")
A sneak peek into digital futures
Prashant Kumar's book takes a deep dive into the evolution of the media and content marketing landscape in India
 "A sneak peek into digital futures")
Making 'strategy' work
Jim Everhart's book brings brand marketing to life
 "Making 'strategy' work")
In the name of Vishnu
Like the others, this Purana captures ancient and medieval stories and concepts of Hinduism in a range and complexity that no other Sanskrit texts offer
 "In the name of Vishnu")
Managing conflict in family enterprises
The book poses a series of questions and suggests that each family's responses to these will determine the effective way forward that would be most compatible with its objectives and family structures
 "Managing conflict in family enterprises")
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")
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")
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")
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")
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")
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")
A retail 'huckstory'
The big cloud hanging over Retail Gangster is, of course, the internet
 "A retail 'huckstory'")
Salman Rushdie 'off the ventilator; talking and joking' a day after attack
Rushdie, 75, suffered a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and an eye, Wylie said on Friday evening. He was likely to lose the injured eye
 "Salman Rushdie 'off the ventilator; talking and joking' a day after attack")
Ruskin Bond recalls the first time he saw the Tricolour being hoisted
Forget about the politics and religious conflicts, I always see the history of India as the evolution of the different class strata - upper, middle, and the working classes, he says
 "Ruskin Bond recalls the first time he saw the Tricolour being hoisted")
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'")
