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Book review: Journalist-author Ben Cohen takes deep dive into science of winning streaks
Cohen jump-cuts between various stories in the same chapter with such enthusiasm and ability that you find yourself reading on just to see how he’ll tie all the loose ends together at the end of the chapter.
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Book review: Mridula Ramesh’s new book on climate change makes us sit up and clench our teeth
The book tells of how unequal the consequences of climate change will be for us, depending on whether we live in a developed or developing country, and depending on whether we are well-to-do or whether we are poor.
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Book review: ‘The Lost Decade’ decodes how India’s growth story fizzled out
Senior journalist Puja Mehra condemns both the UPA-II and NDA governments for failing to make the economy grow – but it is her critique of the economic policies (or lack thereof) of Narendra Modi’s government that make this book an indispensable read.
PERSONAL-FINANCE
Book Review: Get some actionable knowledge to improve your financial health
In Let’s Talk Money, Monika Halan tells us how to organise our cash-flow, save for emergencies, figure out and meet our insurance needs, evaluate and make investments, and plan for retirement-- all in 212 pages.
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Book review: Montek Singh Ahluwalia's 'Backstage' gives an insider's take on India's reform years
Ahluwalia proves to be an able communicator, proving himself adept at clinical, concise, accessible and vivid writing. This is a difficult feat to do, given that his subject is, for the most part, economic policy.
HEALTH-TRENDS
Book review: ‘Bottle of Lies’ explores Ranbaxy and the unethical underbelly of Indian pharma
In the book, Eban brings the watchdog spirit to bear upon the generics manufacturing sector out of her concern for American citizens primarily. But she has ensured that her investigation also has points to ponder for the consumers in developing nations such as India.
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Book review: What makes Sun Pharma founder Dilip Shanghvi tick, and how he became the richest self-made Indian
Journalist Soma Das has interviewed "over 150 of his friends, extended family members, rivals, present and former aides and business associates", and also the famously publicity-shy Shanghvi himself to pen the 500-page tome.
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Book review: ‘Unstoppable’ tells the untold story of Berger Paints and the Dhingra family patriarch
In her second book, Sonu Bhasin writes the history of Dhingra’s business career and intertwined personal life in fine detail, and ensures ably that neither of these dual strands dominate each other.
BUSINESS
Book review: 'The Making of Star India' untangles the knotted wires of media business in a refreshingly accessible way
If one were to compare the book to a painting, this one is a pen-and-paper drawing, and while it is a detailed, proficient and attractive one, it is no oil painting.
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Book review: Nandita Dutta’s ‘F-rated’ narrates conflicts in the lives of women filmmakers in India
Though Dutta never generalises about her interviewees, in some cases the common motifs in their lives jump out.
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Book review: ‘Flawed’ is an ‘infotaining’ depiction of the rise and fall of Nirav Modi
As a senior journalist, author Pavan C. Lall is doubtlessly good at writing in a hurry while also keeping up standards of excellence in writing, and it shows.
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Book review: Author Steven Levy goes beyond bits, bytes and balance sheets to tell the inside story of Facebook
'In Facebook: The Inside Story', Levy turns his massively insightful gaze to the trajectory of Facebook from its birth, its dizzying growth, and its embattled present, when its reputation is extensively scarred.
BUSINESS
Book Review: Looking at the Flipkart story with a dispassionate eye
'Big Billion Startup - The Untold Flipkart Story' by Mihir Dalal is not a publicity exercise for Flipkart, for Amazon, or for the e-commerce sector. The writer has the ability to appraise all these buzzwords critically.
