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THINKING ALOUD : Reflections on Emerging India

By Prasoon Joshi. New Delhi Rupa 2019 , Enter into theabyrinths of the mind of adman andyricist Prasoon Joshi, as he takes you on a roller-coaster ride through cultural fields, creative mountains, cinematic valleys and tunnels of ideas. Joshi's musings, in the form of a collection of columns, are divided into four sections, each exploring a specific theme, and all of them tied together by a common thread. They stem from ideas he has stumbled upon whilst working on and interacting about various projects, films, forums,iterature festival discussions, and so forth. Some of them are set earlier in the decade, reflecting a simpler context, while theater ones have a more complex weave. Prasoon Joshi is a highly regarded socio-cultural voice of our times, deemed to have a finger on the pulse of the people. His views on the evolving story of India reflect the sharp intellect and sensitive perspective heayers his narrative with. Thinking Aloud promises to ignite the readers' mind and makes them think about things which may have beenying dormant in their subconscious. 9789353045975

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ARMCHAIR ECONOMIST : Economics and Everyday Life

By Landsburg, Steven E . London Simon & Schuster 2012 , The extensively revised and updated edition of Steven Landsburg’s hugely popular book, The Armchair Economist—“a delightful compendium of quotidian examples illustrating important economic and financial theories” (The Journal of Finance). In this revised and updated edition of Steven Landsburg’s hugely popular book, he applies economic theory to today’s most pressing concerns, answering a diverse range of daring questions, such as: Why are seat belts deadly? Why do celebrity endorsements sell products? Why are failed executives paid so much? Who should bear the cost of oil spills? Do government deficits matter? How is workplace safety bad for workers? What’s wrong with the local foods movement? Which rich people can’t be taxed? Why is rising unemployment sometimes good? Why do women pay more at the dry cleaner? Why is life full of disappointments? Whether these are nagging questions you’ve always had, or ones you never even thought to ask, this new edition of The Armchair Economist turns the eternal ideas of economic theory into concrete answers that you can use to navigate the challenges of contemporary life. 9781471101311

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SPEAK EASY : Field Guide Longing and Intimacy

By Seema Anand. New Delhi Bloomsbury 2025 , For too long, conversations and questions about desire, intimacy and challenges one faces in relationships have been shamed into silence or distorted by gossip and halftruths. Drawing on her decades-old practice of sex education and storytelling, along with the empathy of modern therapy, and building on advice from peers and experts in the field, Seema Anand answers real questions most people are too embarrassed to ask out loud. Speak Easy offers playful, clear, non-judgmental answers that are often surprising, tearing down the walls of emotional repression, shame and stigma. This isnt a textbook on technique? its a field guide to finding your voice a tool to help you define desire on your own terms, without guilt, apologies or fear. It gives you the language you need to speak your own pleasure. Part sex-ed manual and part friendly banter with a trusted friend, Speak Easy is the book that all your friends will secretly want to borrow. 9789361319334

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RELIGION, CULTURE AND SOCIETY

By Amrita Singh. New Delhi Momentum Publishers 2022 9789392894084

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MAURITIUS : Indian Culture and Media

By Sarvesh Tiwari. New Delhi Lenin Media 2019 9789385995781

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RULES THAT MAKE US : How Culture Shapes the Way We Act, Think, Believe and Buy

By Oliver Sweet. UK Wildfire - Hachette 2026 , A clear, compassionate, and much-needed book for our time' - Christian Madsbjerg, author of Look and Sensemaking Oliver Sweet is one of the world's leading business anthropologists. He works with brands like Coke, Ikea, Google and Dyson, as well as local councils and national governments, to reveal the secrets behind our decision making. Why do we do what we do? We might think it's our unique personality and individual differences that guide our choices, but more often than not, it's actually culture shaping our behaviour. From the ways we bring up children to the products we buy, the culture we live in creates who we are. In The Rules That Make Us, business anthropologist Oliver Sweet reveals the secrets to successful people-watching and how we can better understand consumers, voters and our relationships. His decades-long, trailblazing work uses cultural insights to help businesses, governments and NGOs achieve their goals - whether he's working with the Gates Foundation to encourage South African men to get HIV tests, helping a pet food company break into a new market in Brazil, or researching why 'nudge' techniques often backfire. Drawing on research conducted in thirty-five countries, Sweet maps culture's hidden rules: how they govern our behaviour, create our assumptions, even how they help us predict the future. The Rules that Make Us gives us a model for thinking about culture that reveals a new way of understanding our families, colleagues, customers and ourselves. 9781035417476

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