<p><strong>The curse of Anuganga</strong><br />Harini Srinivasan <br />Treeshade Books, 2019, pp 280, Rs 350<br />In the thriving city of Nandivardhana, in Circa 403 CE, Shaunaka dreams of going to Pataliputra to thrive.<br />But he ends up working for his father as jewellery maker, until a murder <br />changes the course of his life. </p>.<p><strong>Say Nothing</strong><br />Patrick Radden Keefe<br />Atlantic Books, 2019, pp 192, Rs 1,500<br />In Northern Ireland, a mother of 10 was abducted never to be seen again, leaving country her <br />children and the society to grapple with the aftermath of the incident for decades. The book was<br />longlisted for the 2019 Orwell Prize for political writing. </p>.<p><strong>How we disappeared </strong><br />Jing-Jing Lee<br />Oneworld Publications, 2019, pp 352, Rs 961<br />This is a story of survival and endurance in Japanese-occupied Singapore, 1942. As Japanese troops sweep<br />down Malaysia and into Singapore, a village is ransacked, leaving only three survivors, one of them a tiny child.<br />Year later, the child, now an elderly, sets off a shocking discovery.</p>.<p><strong>Side effects of living </strong><br />Edited by Jhilmil Breckenridge & Namarita Kathait<br />Speaking Tiger, 2019, pp 244, Rs 299<br />Variety can be found in bodies, state of mind, distress. <br />This book presents the words and verses of survivors, writers, poets and artists<br />who are struggling with a mental condition or have watched their loved ones suffer. </p>.<p><strong>Mythic journeys</strong><br />Edited by Paula Guran<br />Night Shade, 2019, pp 456, Rs 699<br />This new anthology compiles some of the best <br />modern short mythic retellings and reinvention of legends from award-winning and bestselling authors,<br />acclaimed storytellers, and exciting new talent, offering readers new ways to interpret and <br />understand the world. </p>.<p><strong>Firefighting</strong><br />Ben S Bernanke, Timothy F Geithner &<br />Henry M Paulson Jr<br />Hachette, 2019, pp 230, Rs 499<br />This provides a candid and powerful account of the choices the authors and their teams made during<br />the 2008 financial crisis, 10 years on. They examine the causes of the crisis, why it was so damaging,<br />and what it took to prevent a second Great Depression.</p>.<p><strong>Light from other stars</strong><br />Erika Swyler<br />Bloomsbury, 2019, pp 320, Rs 1,479<br />This novel is about fathers and daughters, women <br />and the forces that hold them back, and the cost <br />of meaningful work. This unfolds through the story <br />of 11-year-old Nedda Papas, who is obsessed with <br />becoming an astronaut, and an astronaut who has been let go from NASA. </p>.<p><strong>Pivot to the future </strong><br />Omar Abbosh, Paul Nunes & Larry Downes <br />Hachette, 2019, pp 263, Rs 515<br />This is for leaders who seek to turn the existential threats of today and tomorrow into sustainable growth, with the courage to understand that a wise pivot strategy is not a one-time event, but a commitment to a future of perpetual reinvention, where one pivot is followed by the next and the next. </p>
<p><strong>The curse of Anuganga</strong><br />Harini Srinivasan <br />Treeshade Books, 2019, pp 280, Rs 350<br />In the thriving city of Nandivardhana, in Circa 403 CE, Shaunaka dreams of going to Pataliputra to thrive.<br />But he ends up working for his father as jewellery maker, until a murder <br />changes the course of his life. </p>.<p><strong>Say Nothing</strong><br />Patrick Radden Keefe<br />Atlantic Books, 2019, pp 192, Rs 1,500<br />In Northern Ireland, a mother of 10 was abducted never to be seen again, leaving country her <br />children and the society to grapple with the aftermath of the incident for decades. The book was<br />longlisted for the 2019 Orwell Prize for political writing. </p>.<p><strong>How we disappeared </strong><br />Jing-Jing Lee<br />Oneworld Publications, 2019, pp 352, Rs 961<br />This is a story of survival and endurance in Japanese-occupied Singapore, 1942. As Japanese troops sweep<br />down Malaysia and into Singapore, a village is ransacked, leaving only three survivors, one of them a tiny child.<br />Year later, the child, now an elderly, sets off a shocking discovery.</p>.<p><strong>Side effects of living </strong><br />Edited by Jhilmil Breckenridge & Namarita Kathait<br />Speaking Tiger, 2019, pp 244, Rs 299<br />Variety can be found in bodies, state of mind, distress. <br />This book presents the words and verses of survivors, writers, poets and artists<br />who are struggling with a mental condition or have watched their loved ones suffer. </p>.<p><strong>Mythic journeys</strong><br />Edited by Paula Guran<br />Night Shade, 2019, pp 456, Rs 699<br />This new anthology compiles some of the best <br />modern short mythic retellings and reinvention of legends from award-winning and bestselling authors,<br />acclaimed storytellers, and exciting new talent, offering readers new ways to interpret and <br />understand the world. </p>.<p><strong>Firefighting</strong><br />Ben S Bernanke, Timothy F Geithner &<br />Henry M Paulson Jr<br />Hachette, 2019, pp 230, Rs 499<br />This provides a candid and powerful account of the choices the authors and their teams made during<br />the 2008 financial crisis, 10 years on. They examine the causes of the crisis, why it was so damaging,<br />and what it took to prevent a second Great Depression.</p>.<p><strong>Light from other stars</strong><br />Erika Swyler<br />Bloomsbury, 2019, pp 320, Rs 1,479<br />This novel is about fathers and daughters, women <br />and the forces that hold them back, and the cost <br />of meaningful work. This unfolds through the story <br />of 11-year-old Nedda Papas, who is obsessed with <br />becoming an astronaut, and an astronaut who has been let go from NASA. </p>.<p><strong>Pivot to the future </strong><br />Omar Abbosh, Paul Nunes & Larry Downes <br />Hachette, 2019, pp 263, Rs 515<br />This is for leaders who seek to turn the existential threats of today and tomorrow into sustainable growth, with the courage to understand that a wise pivot strategy is not a one-time event, but a commitment to a future of perpetual reinvention, where one pivot is followed by the next and the next. </p>