Archives for Short Book Review (SBR)
Short Book Review: Understanding the Founding Fathers by Rajmohan Gandhi
SBR: Understanding the Founding Fathers promised to be interesting, by its title as well as by the credentials of its author.…
Short Book Review: Castes in India and Annihilation of Caste by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
SBR: I don't intend to analyze the theories put forward by Dr. Ambedkar in these two pieces and leave such analysis to more scholarly people.…
Short Book Review: Malice by Keigo Higashino
SBR: I have read and reviewed two books by this author earlier. Malice is not in the same series, but…
Short Book Review: Sirigannada Contemporary Kannada Writing by Vivek Shanbhag
SBR: Sirigannda is a compilation of contemporary Kannada writings in different genres translated into English. Reviewing the compilation as a…
Short Book Review: Viet Nam – A History from Earliest Times to the Present by Ben Kiernan
SBR: The point of reading Viet Nam - A History from Earliest Times to the Present was to acquaint myself…
Short Book Review: The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances
SBR: The Girlfriend was another one of my picks for a quick, entertaining read. A psychological thriller, the book serves that…
Short Book Review: Seeing Like a Feminist by Nivedita Menon
SBR: Seeing Like a Feminist is a perfect introduction to Feminism - especially in the Indian context. Clear, crisp, readable…
Short Book(s) Review: Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camileri
SBR: I am reviewing the series as a whole here. I was looking for something light, but not trashy to…
Short Book Review: The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
SBR: It isn't without reason that Machiavellian means what it means. This guide for capturing and retaining power is cold-hearted…
Short Book Review: What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula
SBR: What the Buddha Taught is a book usually found at the top of the recommendation lists if you are interested in…