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Code is a new form of government: Clive Thompson

The tech journalist and author of Coders explains how programmers have such a huge impact in our everyday lives




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Amazon is designed to spin like a flywheel: Brian Dumaine

In Bezonomics, the Fortune jounralist explains how Jeff Bezos has shrewdly changed the way business is done in today’s world




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Learning from US gig economy debate

What are the implications for India in terms of non-formal employment, labour laws and social security?




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Living in a world without work

Cohabitation with machines is an inevitable future that awaits us. But is it going to be easy?




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Can India arrest income inequality?

Thomas Piketty’s prescriptions are too radical. Dattopant Thengadi’s vision is more useful for us




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A theory of fiscal dominance in India

Former RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya offers solutions on how the central bank can ensure financial stability in the country




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Clicks and baits: The Instagram story




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Cleaning the Augean stables

Urjit Patel’s book is a tongue-in-cheek comment on the futility of bad-loan recovery in Indian banking




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Desecration of a way of life

A story of how China ripped into the genteel charm of the traditional Buddhist society in Tibet




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Values that make a business tick

The authors use their experience to show that business should be about ethics, dharma and more




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Killer germs are here to stay

Foreseeing potential threats should emerge as a standard practice in public health, says the book




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Rejection, resilience and rebound

A new book that serves as a simple, powerful guide to processing rejection, and bouncing back




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A deep look into China’s realities

Ananth Krishnan shines a light on the different sides of China that largely remain hidden from Indian citizens




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Labour-intensive export failure

The book analyses why India failed where China succeeded




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Strategies for an enduring legacy

How firms can thrive in an era of social tension, economic nationalism and tech revolution




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Thirukkural and Indian diplomacy

India’s unique ethos will help it navigate the choppy waters of global diplomacy, writes Jaishankar




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Cultural side to leadership

Exploring the relevance of Indian-ness in our leaders




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Into the life of a billionaire-philanthropist

The book covers Wipro founder Azim Premji’s journey without pulling any punches




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Wild Soul, Wise Words

The author shows a mirror to our own lives




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The cult of the Royal Enfield

The story of an iconic Indian brand and its loyal followers




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Clobbered by circumstances?

Merit is not as meritorious as it seems; luck plays a bigger part




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The speculator and the industrialist

A book outlines how speculation can be constructive and lead to the creation of an industrial empire




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Millennial prophet with a failed vision

A gripping account of WeWork founder Adam Neumann’s meteoric rise and precipitous crash




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Building up an Arsenal

The autobiography of a coach who revolutionised English football




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Dialectics of government deficits

The book, espousing modern monetary theory, busts a few conservative myths on government spending




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Pranab’s Presidential years

A matter-of-fact, yet reflective, memoir of a veteran politician




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Towards a fossil-free India

The data-rich book chalks out the challenges and opportunities in India’s renewables push




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Banking on the middle ground

The book is long on analysis but short on solutions




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Dealing with career dilemmas

Corporate honcho Shiv Shivakumar’s book sheds fresh light




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The rise and fall of Rana Kapoor

The book sheds light on the journey of value creation and callous destruction by YES Bank’s promoter




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Millennial money mindset

Helping young adults make sense of the world of finance




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In love with operations management

The author brings aesthetics into a field obsessed with quantification




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The code to uncommon leadership

Good coaches are key to ensuring organisation-wide unbiased, connected conversations




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Economic reforms’ eventful journey

Bimal Jalan gives a bird’s eye view of how the Indian economy and polity evolved since 1991




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From diplomacy to Raisina Hill

Diplomat, Vice-Chancellor, policy wonk and Vice-President, the many hats that Hamid Ansari wore




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16 leaders, as many economic verities

Vince Cable profiles 16 personalities who rung in deep rooted economic change in their societies




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Lessons learnt in the hot seat

Jeff Immelt, the former CEO of GE, recounts his experience of steering the company during turbulent times




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Building digital platforms

A book on digital players in the post-pandemic world




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Make in India — for the world

The inspiring story of a lifesaving product developed in the fight against Covid-19




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Unravelling nuggets of innovation

The journey of Tanishq’s mass market brand GoldPlus




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The economics of everyday life

An economics book shorn of jargon, equations and graphs




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Welcome to Planet Rentier

This book wakes us from the global nightmare of rentier capitalism in the West by laying bare its excesses




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Of crowds and irrational behaviour

The book unravels how people rationalise facts to fit them into their perceptions




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Conversations that shape today’s world

This collection of interviews with public figures holds a mirror to our world




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Triumphs and travails of a consultant

The book is a detailed job description for anybody wanting to make consulting their career




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China’s credo: No give, only take

The book calls for a resetting of the thorny China-India ties




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Cashing out of a business, smartly

The book draws upon diverse experiences of entrepreneurs to highlight the need for an exit strategy




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The inevitability of uncertainty

The book tells us quite convincingly that the future is unknown. But it does not offer an alternative




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The journey to leadership roles

The author, citing his own experiences, delves into the qualities required to become a good leader




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Exploring India’s diversity

A corporate honcho’s reflections on business and beyond