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Jan 25, 2013
Government must do more than get out of the way if India’s rise is to continue. Edward Luce reviews ‘India Grows at Night’, by Gurcharan Das
Jan 25, 2013
An entertaining study of the role manners have played in English history. George Pendle reviews ‘Sorry! The English and their Manners’, by Henry Hitchings
Jan 25, 2013
A pop star’s memoir steers clear of celebrity excess. Isabel Berwick reviews ‘Bedsit Disco Queen’, by Tracey Thorn
Jan 25, 2013
The story behind China’s zeal for recreating western landmarks. Edwin Heathcote reviews ‘Original Copies’, by Bianca Bosker
Jan 25, 2013
A warning against get-rich gurus. Ellen Kelleher reviews ‘Pound Foolish’, by Helaine Olen
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Lucy Kellaway
Jan 18, 2013
A journalist’s attempt to master Chopin’s Ballade No 1 in stolen moments. A review of ‘Play It Again’, by Alan Rusbridger
Jan 18, 2013
A study of China’s conduct abroad is marred by an undercurrent of xenophobia. Jamil Anderlini reviews ‘China’s Silent Army’, by Juan Pablo Cardenal and Heriberto Araújo
Jan 18, 2013
Russian ballet and the revolutionaries. Clement Crisp reviews ‘Swans of the Kremlin’, by Christina Ezrahi
Jan 18, 2013
Writerly passions set free by the Blitz. Virginia Rounding reviews ‘The Lovecharm of Bombs’, by Lara Feigel
Jan 18, 2013
A bold New York journal. John Sunyer reviews ‘Say What You Mean: The n+1 Anthology’, edited by Christian Lorentzen