'Brilliant and fearless... This is history on a grand scale' - William Dalrymple, Guardian 'Immensely entertaining. Many books have been written which claim to be "A New History of the World". This one fully deserves the title... So ambitious, so detailed and so fascinating' - The Times
"This book on the Congress Radio of 1942 is a thrilling and moving account of how a daring underground operation was conceived and carried out, and of how it was busted by the colonial police. It is meticulously researched, drawing on a wide range of primary sources. [...] The book deserves a wide readership, within and beyond the academy' -…
Translated by Gitta Honegger ‘Jelinek’s work is brave, adventurous, witty, antagonistic and devastatingly right about the sorriness of human existence, and her contempt is expressed with surprising chirpiness: it’s a wild ride.’ — Guardian ‘Translated with verve by Gitta Honegger, [rein GOLD] becomes a series of monologues without paragraph breaks: a frequent discordant assault on the senses. A visceral challenge…
It's not often that you miss your bus stop because you're so engrossed in reading a book about existentialism, but I did exactly that while immersed in Sarah Bakewell's At the Existentialist Café. The story of Sartre, Beauvoir, Camus, Heidegger et al is strange, fun and compelling reading. If it doesn't win awards, I will eat my proof copy -- Katy Guest ― The…
'Sudeep Sen's Anthropocene is an impassioned and heartfelt response to the intersecting planetary crises of our time. It is of the utmost importance that more voices from the global South bear witness to the mutliple catastrophe that are now unfolding around us.' - AMITAV GHOSH
'Ita Mehrotra's book provides a fantastic street-level view of the iconic women's protest against the Indian governemnt's show-me-your-papers legislation for its citizens. Shaheen Bagh reminded of the fearless strength people can find in solidarity.' - Joe Sacco 'Its liquid style of telling a visual story is outstanding. This is graphic reportage for sure, but it also has an uncanny way…
...the biggest selling and most influential management book of the new millennium. ― Financial Times ...seminal... ― The Times ...a must-read... ― Management Today in this category (management books) there is nothing to touch Jim Collins... It is essential reading. ― Sunday Times Business Books of the Year
'Rigorously researched and closely argued . . . conservatives will find it infuriating, and progressives, illuminating . . . An inspiring read' - THE HINDU 'Yengde unapologitically calls out the caste elephant in every room in modern India' - SCROLL 'An importnt addition to the anti-caste armoury . . . . Caste Matters [is] replete with reflections over the raw experiences of…
“Manan Kapoor’s immersive study returns the poet to his roots, which are inescapably Indian-there’s no other word for the syncretic mastery of the Hindi, Urdu and English traditions that shaped his work.”-Jeet Thayil
A memoir of family, war and peace FINALIST FOR THE 2020 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY “Immersive, exhilarating. . . . This memoir adds an essential voice to the genre of migrant literature, challenging false popular narratives that migration is optional, permanent and always results in a better life.”—The New York Times Book Review
A 6-week Artist’s Way Program from legendary author Julia Cameron A Washington Post and Publisher's Weekly Bestseller "Cameron's fans will love this"—Publishers Weekly
