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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone: Reflections on India, the Emerging 21st-Century Power
Shashi Tharoor · 498 pages
Documents the transformation of India from a largely underdeveloped region into an innovative society, profiling it as one of the world's scientific and technological leaders while providing insight into its political, economic, and cultural climate.
Broken Republic: Three Essays
Arundhati Roy · 220 pages
On Naxalite movement and Indian state's counter insurgency methods and other policies.
Hello, Bastar - The Untold Story of India's Maoist Movement
Rahul Pandita · 202 pages
The Accidental Prime Minister
Sanjaya Baru · 320 pages
The Accidental Prime Minister is Baru s account of what it was like to manage public opinion for Singh while giving us a riveting look at Indian politics as it happened behind the scenes. As Singh's spin doctor and trusted aide for four years, Baru observed up close Singh s often troubled relations with his ministers, his cautious equation with Sonia Gandhi and how he handled the big crises from m
The Age of Kali: Indian Travels & Encounters
William Dalrymple · 385 pages
In Sri Lanka, Pakistan and India itself, William Dalrymple searches for evidence of Kali Yug, the Hindu "age of darkness." Venturing to places rarely visited by foreigners, he travels deep into guerilla territory with the Tamil Tigers. Visits Benazir Bhutto and meets the drug lords of the North West Frontier. He inveils a region where the strengths and problems of both modernity and tradition rema
This Unquiet Land
Barkha Dutt · 336 pages
India's fault lines run wide and deep. Some of them go back centuries, others are of comparatively recent origin. The myriad villains these fault lines have spawned include rapists, murderers, terrorists, prophets of religious hatred, corrupt politicians, upholders of abhorrent caste traditions, opponents of free speech and dissent, apologists for regressive cultural practices, and external advers
Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness
Hunter S. Thompson · 259 pages
With "Hey Rube," Thompson has put together his most hilarious, thought-provoking, genuine, outlandish, and highly irreverent writings from his recent career as columnist on ESPN's popular Page 2. This look at Gonzo journalism in his most organic form includes some "extra" columns that have never before been published.
The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity
Amartya Sen · 432 pages
Countdown
Amitav Ghosh · 108 pages
Transcript of author's talks with cross-section of people from India, Pakistan, Nepal on the nuclear tests conducted by India and Pakistan in 1998.
The World As It Is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress
Chris Hedges · 368 pages
Drawing on two decades of experience as a war correspondent and based on his numerous columns for Truthdig, Chris Hedges presents The World As It Is, a panorama of the American empire at home and abroad, from the coarsening effect of America's War on Terror to the front lines in the Middle East and South Asia and the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Underlying his reportage is a constant s
A Nation Worth Ranting About
Rick Mercer · 284 pages
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
Angela Y. Davis · 176 pages
>In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar **Angela Y. Davis** illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world.
Culture of Complaint: The Fraying of America
Robert Hughes · 210 pages
Keep It Pithy: Useful Observations in a Tough World
Bill O'Reilly · 144 pages
O'Reilly offers a classic collection of the most memorable writings from his previous books and columns, topped off with a new introduction, and looks back at how his opinions and ideas have been proven right or wrong by the passage of time.
How to Cure a Fanatic
Amos Oz · 104 pages
Internationally acclaimed novelist Amos Oz grew up in war-torn Jerusalem, where as a boy he witnessed firsthand the poisonous consequences of fanaticism. In these concise, powerful essays, the award-winning author offers unique insight into the true nature of extremism and proposes a reasoned and respectful approach to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. – from publisher information.
A Better India: A Better World
N.R. Narayana Murthy · 290 pages