*The Saffron Kitchen; Yasmin Crowther (Abacus, 2007, pp 288, Rs 295) A passionate novel about mothers and daughters, roots and exile, set among an Anglo-Iranian family.
*The Dragon and the Foreign Devils; Harry G Gelber (Bloomsbury, 2007, pp 512, Rs 895) A sweeping narrative history that tells the story of China’s relations with the rest of the world over three Millennia.
*The Atomic Bazaar— The Rise of the Nuclear Poor; William Langewiesche (Allen Lane, 2007, pp 192, Rs 650) A journalist investigates the burgeoning global threat of nuclear weapons production. This is the story of the drift of nuclear weapons technology from the hands of the rich to the hands of the poor.
*Jesus of Nazareth; Pope Benedict XVI (Bloomsbury, 2007, pp 384, Pounds 10.50) When Joseph Ratzinger was elected Pope Benedict XVI in April 2005, he became the most accomplished theologian to ascend the papacy in several hundred years. Accessible and illuminating, this book is an antidote to the academic search for the historical Jesus.
*Fateful Choices— Ten Decisions that Changed the World, 1940-1941; Ian Kershaw (Allen Lane, 2007, pp 656, Pounds 12) The author examines closely eleven episodes at the heart of the Second World War that changed the world at a time when there was an immense range of options open to planners and decision makers.
*Discordant Democrats— Five Steps to Consensus; Arun Maira (Viking, 2007, pp 224, Rs 395) The belief that democracy automatically reduces discord has recently been under question. There are many who believe that India’s economic development is hampered by its noisy democracy.
*Amy's Honeymoon— Who needs the Groom anyway?; Julia Llewellyn (Penguin, 2007, pp 400, Pounds 2.99) A Roman honeymoon isn’t to be sniffed at— even if the groom has done a disappearing act...