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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
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
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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