Islam, south asia & the cold war
A G Noorani
Tulika Books, 2012, pp 469 875
Islam, South Asia & the Cold War is a collection of articles written by A G Noorani over the last 25 years. The book is divided into three thematic sections — Islam and Muslims, South Asian Themes and Ravages of the Cold War — and provides interesting insights into the issues dealt with, from the perspective of a leading political commentator and legal expert of our times.
101 myths and realities @ the office
Utkarsh Rai
Penguin, 2012, pp 283, 250
Every organisation knows that human resources are its greatest asset. To really work well as a team, managers need to think like employees, and employees need to know what management really thinks. This book presents 101 typical workplace situations, distinguishing myth from reality and describing the best approach to take in each scenario, both for managers and employees.
The school of core competence
R Chandrasekar
Hachette, 2012, pp 272, 295
This satire on the state of affairs in Indian management schools takes a look at business schools, where students are lured with promises of six-figure salaries and free laptops, while poking fun at government interference and the political mismanagement of the education system. Dodgy degrees and honorary doctorates to boost egos and lazy professors with dubious qualifications — this book has them all!
Restless empire: China and the world since 1750
Odd Arne Westad
Random House, 2012, pp 515, 1,384
Restless Empire examines the past 250 years of Chinese history — in particular China's foreign relations — to consider the issues and preoccupations that have haunted the Chinese agenda over the course of two and a half centuries. Restless Empire is the book for anyone who wants to understand China's past, present, and future relations with the rest of the world.
The power of self-healing
Dr Fabrizio Mancini
Penguin, 2012, pp 280, 1,150
This book shows you how to tap into your body's own self-healing powers through diet and supplements, and provides new insights into how physical activity floods your body with natural healing substances, on the latest non-drug, non-invasive technologies that can bring you back to health, on the power of the mind and spirit to heal the body, and about a 21-day program to unlock your self-healing powers.
Maharani
Ruskin Bond
Penguin, 2012, pp 180, 299
H H is the spoilt, selfish, beautiful widow of the Maharajah of Mastipur. She lives with her dogs and her caretaker, Hans, in an enormous old house in Mussorie, taking lovers and discarding them, drinking too much, and fending off her reckless sons who are waiting hungrily for their inheritance. The seasons come and go but H H remains constant. Observing her antics, often with disapproval, is her old friend Ruskin, who can never quite cut himself off from her.
Days and nights in the heartlands of rebellion
Gautam Navlakha
Penguin, 2012, pp 247 299
Gautam Navlakha went into the heart of Bastar to get to know the Maoists first hand. This book is an account of the fortnight he spent in the guerilla zone where the Maoists run their people's government, the Jantana Sarkar. His enquiry unflinching and his perspective critical but partisan, Navlakha succeeds in the difficult task of making the demonised human, laying bare the heartland of rebellion.
A G Noorani
Tulika Books, 2012, pp 469 875
Islam, South Asia & the Cold War is a collection of articles written by A G Noorani over the last 25 years. The book is divided into three thematic sections — Islam and Muslims, South Asian Themes and Ravages of the Cold War — and provides interesting insights into the issues dealt with, from the perspective of a leading political commentator and legal expert of our times.
101 myths and realities @ the office
Utkarsh Rai
Penguin, 2012, pp 283, 250
Every organisation knows that human resources are its greatest asset. To really work well as a team, managers need to think like employees, and employees need to know what management really thinks. This book presents 101 typical workplace situations, distinguishing myth from reality and describing the best approach to take in each scenario, both for managers and employees.
The school of core competence
R Chandrasekar
Hachette, 2012, pp 272, 295
This satire on the state of affairs in Indian management schools takes a look at business schools, where students are lured with promises of six-figure salaries and free laptops, while poking fun at government interference and the political mismanagement of the education system. Dodgy degrees and honorary doctorates to boost egos and lazy professors with dubious qualifications — this book has them all!
Restless empire: China and the world since 1750
Odd Arne Westad
Random House, 2012, pp 515, 1,384
Restless Empire examines the past 250 years of Chinese history — in particular China's foreign relations — to consider the issues and preoccupations that have haunted the Chinese agenda over the course of two and a half centuries. Restless Empire is the book for anyone who wants to understand China's past, present, and future relations with the rest of the world.
The power of self-healing
Dr Fabrizio Mancini
Penguin, 2012, pp 280, 1,150
This book shows you how to tap into your body's own self-healing powers through diet and supplements, and provides new insights into how physical activity floods your body with natural healing substances, on the latest non-drug, non-invasive technologies that can bring you back to health, on the power of the mind and spirit to heal the body, and about a 21-day program to unlock your self-healing powers.
Maharani
Ruskin Bond
Penguin, 2012, pp 180, 299
H H is the spoilt, selfish, beautiful widow of the Maharajah of Mastipur. She lives with her dogs and her caretaker, Hans, in an enormous old house in Mussorie, taking lovers and discarding them, drinking too much, and fending off her reckless sons who are waiting hungrily for their inheritance. The seasons come and go but H H remains constant. Observing her antics, often with disapproval, is her old friend Ruskin, who can never quite cut himself off from her.
Days and nights in the heartlands of rebellion
Gautam Navlakha
Penguin, 2012, pp 247 299
Gautam Navlakha went into the heart of Bastar to get to know the Maoists first hand. This book is an account of the fortnight he spent in the guerilla zone where the Maoists run their people's government, the Jantana Sarkar. His enquiry unflinching and his perspective critical but partisan, Navlakha succeeds in the difficult task of making the demonised human, laying bare the heartland of rebellion.