<p><strong>Living hell </strong><br />Vivaan Shah<br />Penguin, 2019, pp 303, Rs 250<br />Set against the low-life Mumbai, this fast-paced novel shoots Nadeem Chipkali, a lazy man, into a dizzying world of murder and conspiracy. When he finds his neighbour as a dead man, Nadeem’s life gains strength as he takes the help of a motley crowd to navigate the mess.</p>.<p><strong>Belt and road: A Chinese World order </strong><br />Bruno Macaes <br />Penguin, 2019, pp 227, Rs 599<br />Covering almost 70 countries by land and sea, China’s Belt and Road strategy will affect every element of global society — from shipping to agriculture, digital economy to tourism, politics to culture. The author traces this extraordinary initiative’s history. </p>.<p><strong>The Prince </strong><br />Samhita Arni <br />Juggernaut, 2019, pp 339, Rs 499<br />The Chera king’s first son, also the crown <br />prince, Shenguttuvan, is getting ready for his <br />engagement to a Velir princess. But all hell breaks loose when an astrologer predicts that the second <br />son Uthiyan is destined to be greater than his <br />elder brother.</p>.<p><strong>American Pop</strong><br />Snowden Wright <br />William Morrow, 2019, pp 400, Rs 1,300<br />Meet the Fosters — founders of the world’s first major soft-drink company — against the backdrop of more then a century of American cultural history. They moved from Mississippi to Paris to New York and back again, and their story is one of ambition, passion and tragedy.</p>.<p><strong>A night in the hills </strong><br />Manav Kaul <br />Westland, 2019, pp 214, Rs 299<br />A tourist is baffled by his taciturn companion on a dark and scary night in the hills. Two teenage boys compete to win a girl’s heart, the old-fashioned way, through letters. These are but two stories from <br />the collection of short stories set in the unnamed <br />villages and towns of India.</p>.<p><strong>A Short History of Brexit </strong><br />Kevin O’Rourke<br />Penguin, 2019, pp 320, Rs 1,151<br />A leading economic historian of his generation <br />explains not only how British attitudes to Europe have evolved, but also how the EU’s history explains why it operates as it does today — and how that history has shaped the ways in which it has responded to Brexit.</p>.<p><strong>When reasons end </strong><br />Yiyun Li <br />Penguin, 2019, pp 192, Rs 1,045<br />In a dialogue between a mother and son, with the <br />son now dead, the mother’s fierce love and <br />the duo’s complicated relationship come through. <br />The novel also shines light on the mother’s passion for language, poetry, and captures the intimacy in the grieving process. </p>.<p><strong>The Joy of Work</strong><br />Bruce Daisley <br />Penguin, 2019, pp 224, Rs 524<br />Having been at the helm of companies like <br />Google, YouTube and Twitter, the author’s interest lies in workplace culture. Here, he covers all aspects of 21st-century office life, tackles key questions, and <br />offers down-to-earth practical answers. </p>
<p><strong>Living hell </strong><br />Vivaan Shah<br />Penguin, 2019, pp 303, Rs 250<br />Set against the low-life Mumbai, this fast-paced novel shoots Nadeem Chipkali, a lazy man, into a dizzying world of murder and conspiracy. When he finds his neighbour as a dead man, Nadeem’s life gains strength as he takes the help of a motley crowd to navigate the mess.</p>.<p><strong>Belt and road: A Chinese World order </strong><br />Bruno Macaes <br />Penguin, 2019, pp 227, Rs 599<br />Covering almost 70 countries by land and sea, China’s Belt and Road strategy will affect every element of global society — from shipping to agriculture, digital economy to tourism, politics to culture. The author traces this extraordinary initiative’s history. </p>.<p><strong>The Prince </strong><br />Samhita Arni <br />Juggernaut, 2019, pp 339, Rs 499<br />The Chera king’s first son, also the crown <br />prince, Shenguttuvan, is getting ready for his <br />engagement to a Velir princess. But all hell breaks loose when an astrologer predicts that the second <br />son Uthiyan is destined to be greater than his <br />elder brother.</p>.<p><strong>American Pop</strong><br />Snowden Wright <br />William Morrow, 2019, pp 400, Rs 1,300<br />Meet the Fosters — founders of the world’s first major soft-drink company — against the backdrop of more then a century of American cultural history. They moved from Mississippi to Paris to New York and back again, and their story is one of ambition, passion and tragedy.</p>.<p><strong>A night in the hills </strong><br />Manav Kaul <br />Westland, 2019, pp 214, Rs 299<br />A tourist is baffled by his taciturn companion on a dark and scary night in the hills. Two teenage boys compete to win a girl’s heart, the old-fashioned way, through letters. These are but two stories from <br />the collection of short stories set in the unnamed <br />villages and towns of India.</p>.<p><strong>A Short History of Brexit </strong><br />Kevin O’Rourke<br />Penguin, 2019, pp 320, Rs 1,151<br />A leading economic historian of his generation <br />explains not only how British attitudes to Europe have evolved, but also how the EU’s history explains why it operates as it does today — and how that history has shaped the ways in which it has responded to Brexit.</p>.<p><strong>When reasons end </strong><br />Yiyun Li <br />Penguin, 2019, pp 192, Rs 1,045<br />In a dialogue between a mother and son, with the <br />son now dead, the mother’s fierce love and <br />the duo’s complicated relationship come through. <br />The novel also shines light on the mother’s passion for language, poetry, and captures the intimacy in the grieving process. </p>.<p><strong>The Joy of Work</strong><br />Bruce Daisley <br />Penguin, 2019, pp 224, Rs 524<br />Having been at the helm of companies like <br />Google, YouTube and Twitter, the author’s interest lies in workplace culture. Here, he covers all aspects of 21st-century office life, tackles key questions, and <br />offers down-to-earth practical answers. </p>