2008— Your Career, Love, Travel, Friendship, Happiness and Money in 2008; Bejan Daruwalla (Hind Pocket Books, 2007, pp 663, Rs 195)

1000 Places to See Before you Die— A Traveller’s Life List; Patricia Schultz (First published in 2003, This edition published by Workman,  pp 974, Price not mentioned) “ At last a book that tells you what’s beautiful, what’s fun and what’s unforgettable everywhere on earth.

Frontier in Flames— North East India in Turmoil; Edited by Jaideep Saikia (Viking/Penguin, 2007, pp 205, Rs 450) In this collection 11 specialist commentators on the North East critically examine aspects of security in the region.

Betrayed by the State— The Anti-Sikh Pogrom of 1984; Jyoti Grewal (Penguin, 2007, pp 223, Rs 275) An examination of events that took place more than two decades ago, this book is relevant more than ever in the atmosphere of heightened sectarian politics that prevails in India today.

Bill and Dave— How Hewlett Packard Built the World’s Greatest Company; Michael S Malone (Portfolio/Penguin, 2007, pp 438, $ 26.95) Journalist Malone is the first to get the full story of HP based on unlimited and exclusive access to corporate and private archives, along with hundreds of employee interviews.