Any good non fix recs my peeps? I’m on a roll “downloading” books.
Non fiction is in itself a very broad canvas. Would help if you could narrow it down to some themes :P
Anyway, some books that you might find interesting:
- Guns, Germs & Steel by Jared Diamond
- 1971: A Global History of the Creation of Bangladesh by Srinath Raghavan
- India's China Challenge by Ananth Krishnan (not just your usual IR book)
- Bluets by Maggie Nelson (lyrical essays about life)
@LetsGetThisBread Yes please, narrow down preferences. But,1. Despite the State (M. Rajshekhar)2. False Allies (Manu S Pillai)3. Saving Us (Katharine Hayhoe)4. Indians (Namit Arora)5. The long game (Vijay Gokhale) - Excellent narration of Chinese checkers. Couple with@Archand 'ssuggestion for a wholesome China package.6. Wanderers, Kings, Merchants (Peggy Mohan)7. Humankind (Rutger Bregman)
The Long Game was a great read for me. Last chapter should probably be read by anyone interested in China! There is another book by Samir Saran called Pax Sinica that talks about a China led world order. You might find it interesting :)
Have already read GGS really liked it a lot and already downloaded China Challenge. I like IR and history related stuff
Although there's a plethora of suggestions already, I still wanted to pitch in some more considering that I read from both of these genres primarily as well. You might have read some of these, but l hope you find something new and fun.
Here it goes:
- The Revenge of Geography: Robert Kaplan
- Great Game East (Myanmar-India-China): Bertil Lintner
- My Enemy's Enemy (Afghanistan-India-Pakistan): Avinash Paliwal
- Choices: SSS Menon
- The India Way: S Jaishankar
- Land of Seven Rivers: S Sanyal
