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Born to be Hanged Political Biography of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto by Syeda Hameed, Rupa, Rs 500.

Tracing the rapid rise and speedy fall of Bhutto

Reading this book one cannot help thinking that Bhutto was probably his own worst enemy.

20 May 2018 1:45 AM IST

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Dalrymple coming up with a book of photos

Dalrymple said he is completely thrilled that HarperCollins India is publishing his photographs and it the realisation...

18 May 2018 12:11 AM IST

A romantic thriller that took time

Ruchi started writing the book in 2011, but she had to wait till 2017 for it to see the light of day.

17 May 2018 6:58 AM IST

A collection of poems that touch horizons

C.P. Surendran goes beyond the normal poetry and makes it extraordinary to the extent of leaving the reader in awe.

17 May 2018 6:50 AM IST

$Poet Mary Ellen DAngelo-Lombardi (left) and artist Anne Marie Zanfagna display their book on Monday, May 7, 2018 in Plaistow, N.H. The book, called \Portraits, Poems & Heroin: 30 Souls Tell the Story,\ combines poetry DAngelo-Lombardi wrote about her sons friend who died of an overdose with portraits Zanfagna painted of her daughter and other overdose victims. (Photo: AP)$ Books

Artist, poet publish book about heroin overdose victims

Book includes series of poems D'Angelo-Lombardi wrote along with Zanfagna's brightly coloured portraits of young people...

14 May 2018 8:37 AM IST

On a Truck Alone to McMahon by Nabaeeta Dev Sen translated by Arunava Sinha, Oxford University Press, Rs 395

Hilarious and gripping adventure

The book is Dev Sen's diary-ish account of her 1977 trip to Tawang.

13 May 2018 6:16 AM IST

Directorate S: The CIA and Americas Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001-2016 by Steve Coll, Allen Lane , Rs 799

Magnum opus on AfPak history Of CIA, ISI at work

A substantial part of the book is about the collusion between Pakistan's military-controlled spy agency, the ISI and the...

13 May 2018 6:14 AM IST

The books collection on display (Photo: Sadiya Upade)

Books, berries, and the rustic charm of Bhilar

Some 250 km away from Mumbia, near the hill station of panchgani, there is a village turned into reading centre.

12 May 2018 12:19 AM IST

One of the companys mandates to its English and Scottish officers, brave enough to go on expeditions, was to find an alternative source for tea. (Representational image)

The ghosts of Cheenapatti

One of the company's mandates to its English and Scottish officers, brave enough to go on expeditions, was to find an...

11 May 2018 12:31 AM IST

SURVIVE OR SINK: An Action Agenda for Sanitation, Water, Pollution and Green Finance, By Naina Lal Kidwai, Rupa Publications, pp 262, Rs 495

We're doing well on green energy'

India can learn a lot on what China is doing on sanitation, on pollution and green finance agenda.

11 May 2018 12:29 AM IST

Passionate Players: A selection of writings, By Pran Nevile, Book Wise India, pp 190, Rs 495

Raj days: When women were honoured in their absence

The Portuguese, who had preceded the British, used to send annual batches of women for marriage with their officials in...

11 May 2018 12:29 AM IST

Tripathi and his co-investigator Etmad As experiences are minutely penned in the book which is published by Penguin Random House India.

Book review: Dera Sacha Sauda and Gurmeet Ram Rahim, investigating a...

Anurag Tripathi's new and explosive book chronicles his search for the truth behind the man once touted to be God.

10 May 2018 4:55 PM IST