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Swedish journalist and best-selling author David Lagercrantz at his apartment in Stockholm. (Photo: AFP)Books
Lisbeth Salander returns with a vengeance

The first three books, penned by the late Stieg Larsson, sold 80 million copies in 50 countries.

12 May 2017 2:08 AM IST

Whispers of War: An Afghan Freedom Fighters Account of the Soviet Invasion By Masood Khalili Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd, pp. 300, Rs 375Books
Afghan diplomat's account of Soviet invasion

According to him, it is very hard to know the real life stories of the people unless one hears these from them.

12 May 2017 2:02 AM IST

I Am Duran: The Autobiography by Roberto Duran Macmillan, £16Books
Book review: The legend full of pride

Only twice, in 1985 and 1990, did Duran not punch anyone inside the ring.

13 Nov 2016 6:27 AM IST

Modi Doctrine: The Foreign Policy of Indias Prime Minister by Sreeram Chaulia Bloomsbury, Rs 599Books
Book review: Scholarship lost in hagiography

It is in effect a magic wand in the hands of an inspired leader that will make India an independent third power centre...

13 Nov 2016 6:17 AM IST

Genghis KhanBooks
The most fearsome, marauding military leader's story told in flippant...

Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol empire was a military genius, a notorious tyrant who used psychological warfare to...

7 July 2017 12:41 AM IST

Yashwant SinhaBooks
Reforms, politics don't mix well'

It is a law of nature that credit goes to the person who is on the spot, and blame goes to the person who is on the...

7 July 2017 12:35 AM IST

Enter the dangal: Travels through Indias Wrestling Landscape by rudraneil sengupta HarperCollins, Rs 350Books
Book review: From kushti to wrestling, one bout at a time

The soft ending is expectedly with Gobor Goho, one of Bengal's and the country's finest wrestlers.

26 March 2017 3:55 AM IST

Dvarca by Madhav Mathur FingerPrint! Rs 295Books
Book review: A world full of Nakuls, Vidurs and Narads

Dvarca's world is separated from our own only by a small stretch of the imagination.

15 Jan 2017 2:03 AM IST

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down by Jeff Kinney Puffin, Rs 399Books
Book review: Just the right dose of wit, laughter

The book starts with Heffley, who has seen a movie as a little kid about a man whose whole life is secretly filmed for a...

15 Jan 2017 1:56 AM IST

Martin Luther King Jr. andBooks
A brilliant chronicle of racist thinking

The book's title comes from a speech by Jefferson Davis, given the year before he became president of the Confederate...

13 Jan 2017 2:00 AM IST

A Life of Adventure and Delight by Akhil Sharma, Penguin Random House, Rs 599Books
Book review: Elegant prose, piercing portraits

Just a handful of them rise above their small-mindedness, but this is as true a picture of average Indians as any.

23 July 2017 2:50 AM IST

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy Penguin Random House, Rs 599Books
Book review: The chronicler of misfits and rejects

You should read Arundhati Roy even if you hate her. She is The Chronicler Of Misfits And Rejects.

23 July 2017 2:49 AM IST

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