Aravind Adiga
Novel
White Tiger is the nickname the protagonist is given by his teacher in the elementary school: it’s a rare animal as Munna is. This is the only name his parents have ever given him and it means “boy”:
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How to see yourself as you really are
Monday, Feb 20 2012 Posted in: Articles, Books, China, Countries, India, Other Countries
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Essay
How to see yourself as you really are faces, deeper and deeper as far as chapters go, the topic of the inherent existence of the self. From the same explanation it’s easy to understand that the book is very complex: it’s not an American-style
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A piedi nudi sulla terra
Thursday, Jan 26 2012 Posted in: Articles, Books, Countries, India
Folco Terzani
Memoirs
A piedi nudi sulla terra (Barefoot on the ground) is the story of the life of a man who chose to leave everything behind to get into asceticism: from father to pioneer of the hippie movement in Italy
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Healing Anger
Thursday, Dec 15 2011 Posted in: Articles, Books, China, Countries, India, Other Countries, Senza categoria
Dalai Lama
Essay
This book reports about a conference that was held by the Dalai Lama in Arizona almost 20 years ago. The topic, however, is always current: it’s about patience, or even better tolerance.
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Books from the BRICS for all tastes at Christmas
Tuesday, Dec 13 2011 Posted in: Books, Brazil, China, Countries, India, Other Countries, Russia, South Africa
For Christmas, here are some suggestions inspired by BRICS countries instead of checking the Top 10 Lists
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GreenWebEconomics, la nuova frontiera
Tuesday, Nov 1 2011 Posted in: Articles, Books, Brazil, China, Countries, India, Other Countries, Russia, South Africa
Davide Reina and Silvia Vianello
Essay
What is GreenWebEconomics, how it works and what are its strengths and its weaknesses: the two professors at Bocconi University in Milan Davide Reina and Silvia Vianello explain it in this short
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Aftertaste
Tuesday, Oct 25 2011 Posted in: Articles, Books, Countries, India
Namita Devidayal
Novel
Diwali is the setting for this novel that begins with the stroke that happens to Mummyji,
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BRIC
Wednesday, Sep 28 2011 Posted in: Articles, Books, Brazil, China, Countries, India, Russia
Andrea Goldstein
Essay
In this book Andrea Goldstein deals about BRIC: it’s a sort of manual about various economical topics in the BRIC. It also talks about the diffidence of many analysts about the real growth of these nations that have a few bugs, especially at the level of the people. It was written in 2010 and can’t take into consideration the economical crisis in Europe but it is still an interesting introduction. Goldstein is Senior Economist at OECD Development Centre and was an economist at Italian organization Consob.
Italian Edition, 176 pages
Dreams of rivers and seas
Friday, Jul 29 2011 Posted in: Articles, Books, Countries, India
Tim Parks
Novel
This book talks about a city, Delhi, and one family, the James. It begins with the death of Albert James, a professor who is interested in all subjects varying from Biology to Sociology and the arrival in India of his son John.
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Nine Lives
Wednesday, Jun 29 2011 Posted in: Articles, Books, Countries, India
- William Darlymple
- Essay
- William Darlymple chose to tell the lives of nine Indians to describe India’s trasformation. Darlymple . His protagonists make bold choices and Darlymple, who studied History in Cambridge
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