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The shop · Books & things from the articles
The Masala Deutsch Shop
Updated · generated from the same list that renders the reading blocks on every article, so the two cannot disagree.
From the author’s shelf
Off-topic, personal, and used at this desk.
Books
Ravan and EddieKiran Nagarkar
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Empires: Egyptian Empire, Akkadian Empire, Assyrian Empire, The Empire of Alexander the Great, Roman Empire, Byzantine EmpireGeorge Rawlinson & others
Kadavulai Thedatheergal (Tamil)Thenkachi Ko. Swaminathan
Jugaad Yatra: Exploring the Indian Art of Problem SolvingDean Nelson
SiddharthaHermann Hesse
Talking to StrangersMalcolm Gladwell
The Dip & Mindset — two-book set (revised)Seth Godin & Carol Dweck
The Argumentative IndianAmartya Sen
Middle Class to Money Class: Simple Secrets to Investing like a ProSairam & Srividhya
Wings of Fire: Agni Ki Udaan (Hindi edition)A.P.J. Abdul Kalam & Arun Tiwari
The Working of the Indian ConstitutionArghya Sengupta & Chitrakshi Goyal (eds.)
The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Parents Are Still Going BrokeElizabeth Warren & Amelia Warren Tyagi
All Your Worth: The Ultimate Lifetime Money PlanElizabeth Warren & Amelia Warren Tyagi
Your Money or Your LifeVicki Robin & Joe Dominguez
The Second Sex (Vintage Feminism Short Edition)Simone de Beauvoir
The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp FictionBlaft (ed.)
A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India’s Development OdysseyDevesh Kapur & Arvind Subramanian
All About Love: New Visionsbell hooks
India’s Quest for Energy SecurityVikram S. Mehta
Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical TechnologyChris Miller
Restart: The Last Chance for the Indian EconomyMihir S. Sharma
The Unusual BillionairesSaurabh Mukherjea
Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable PlanetHannah Ritchie
Quest for Restoring Financial Stability in IndiaViral Acharya
Other items
Lifelong Stovetop Moka Pot / Espresso MakerLifelong
Saravana Degree Coffee Powder — Chikmagaluru filter coffee, 250 gSaravana
Sweet Karam Coffee ABC Milk Mix — apple, beetroot & carrot, 500 gSweet Karam Coffee
Carbamide Forte Organic Spirulina Tablets, 2000 mg per servingCarbamide Forte
777 Nannari Sharbat, 700 ml pack of 2777
Haldiram’s Nagpur Orange Burfee, 500 gHaldiram’s
Brewtal Mix Masala Chai Bombs — crushed elaychi, cinnamon & spices, pack of 30 cupsBrewtal
Everest Tea Masala, 50 gEverest
Chitale Bandhu Bakarwadi, 500 g trayChitale Bandhu
Everest Pav Bhaji Masala, 50 gEverest
ZanduKesariJivan Ayurvedic Immunity Booster & Revitalizer, 900 gZandu
Calm Herbal Smoking Blend, Original Flavour, Tobacco Free, Nicotine Free 10g, Pack of 3HARI LEAF
Reading by topic
The books recommended under each topic’s articles.
Agriculture & Fertilisers
Everybody Loves a Good Drought — P. SainathAI Tools
Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI — Ethan MollickClimate & Carbon
How the World Really Works — Vaclav SmilEnergy & Fuels
The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power — Daniel Yergin
Oil: A Beginner’s Guide — Vaclav SmilThe New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations — Daniel Yergin
Import Substitution
Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology — Chris MillerIndia Transformed: 25 Years of Economic Reforms — Rakesh Mohan
Industrial Policy
Accelerating India’s Development: A State-Led Roadmap for Effective Governance — Karthik Muralidharan
Breaking the Mould: Reimagining India’s Economic Future — Raghuram Rajan & Rohit LambaMarkets & Finance
I Do What I Do — Raghuram RajanOverdraft: Saving the Indian Saver — Urjit Patel
All Your Worth: The Ultimate Lifetime Money Plan — Elizabeth Warren & Amelia Warren Tyagi
Your Money or Your Life — Vicki Robin & Joe DominguezThe Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Parents Are Still Going Broke — Elizabeth Warren & Amelia Warren Tyagi
Mobility & EV
Energy and Civilization: A History — Vaclav SmilPrices & Inflation
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World — Hans Rosling
100 Ways to See India — Surprises from the DataTrade & Tariffs
Has China Won? The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy — Kishore MahbubaniBackstage: The Story Behind India’s High Growth Years — Montek Singh Ahluwalia
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