james crabtree Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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James Crabtree is a Foreign Policy columnist. Singapore-based IISS-Asia Exec Director. Billionaire Raj author. @foreignpolicy @NAR columnist. Ex-@FT, @lkyspp, UK Govt. LSE / Harvard grad. Cat lover 🐱.
Vietnam: Rising Dragon
Bill Haytonjames crabtreeA number of people in Hanoi mentioned this recent @bill_hayton piece describing the contours of likely behind closed doors disputes within the Communist Party of Vietnam. https://t.co/5HQUHlY4ZV
Paperback, 2020
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
Katherine Boojames crabtreeThis was a nice thing to read: the Economist picks the Billionaire Raj as one of the 6 books to read to understand modern India, kindly suggesting it as part of a package with Katherine Boo's excellent Behind the Beautiful Forevers. https://t.co/TGeTbAblqJ
Hardcover, 2012
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The Billionaire Raj: A Journey Through India's New Gilded Age
James Crabtreejames crabtree“Adani’s difficulties underscore the limited progress India has made in taming the excessive power of its band of super-rich ‘Bollygarch’ tycoons,” James Crabtree, who authored The Billionaire Raj, told @TIME." https://t.co/tZh8dhVG7Z
Paperback, 2019
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Like, Comment, Subscribe: Inside Youtube's Chaotic Rise to World Domination
Mark Bergenjames crabtreeInteresting extract from new @mhbergen book "Like, Comment, Subscribe" on the rise and rise of @YouTube, which has been getting vg reviews. Looking forward to reading. https://t.co/T2ddlmLd24
Hardcover, 2022
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Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
Lea Ypijames crabtreehttps://t.co/RXUS5i4qsH Interesting Lunch with the FT today with Lea Ypi. I'm reading her memoir Free, at the recommendation of @robr1. Extraordinarily good: fascinating as history but also perceptive and at times beautifully written. https://t.co/CYT17gsnnd
Hardcover, 2022
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The Dean of Shandong: Confessions of a Minor Bureaucrat at a Chinese University
Daniel a. Belljames crabtreeMy book review of The Dean of Shandong: Confessions of a Minor Bureaucrat at a Chinese University, by Daniel Bell. In the @ftweekend today. Bell is a most interesting thinker and the book is fun too. https://t.co/XwFT6i2ZLm
Hardcover, 2023
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Seven Games: A Human History
Oliver Roederjames crabtreeTake your mind of the misery of the world this weekend by playing a board game, and pondering why they remain so popular. My review of Seven Games, a fun new book on games and machines by @Ollie, in the @ftweekend on Saturday.... https://on.ft.com/3vPAt31 https://t.co/yXcFRHGv5F
Paperback, 2023
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The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal
David E. Hoffmanjames crabtreeHoffman’s writing is fast-paced and well sourced, but it stands out for its descriptions of tradecraft under extreme surveillance, which are among the most detailed and compelling that I’ve read.
Paperback, 2016
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Anthro-Vision: A New Way to See in Business and Life
Gillian Tettjames crabtreeLooking fwd to chairing this "virtual salon" next Mon 26th, with @gilliantett and DBS CEO @piyush24, on Gillian's fine new book Anthro-Vision. Sign up👇 📅 Monday 26th July ⏰ 7.30pm SGT / 12.30pm UK / 7.30am EST ✍️ RSVP at https://rebrand.ly/anthro-vision https://t.co/Bh4gSJMdev
Paperback, 2022
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Dead in the Water: A True Story of Hijacking, Murder, and a Global Maritime Conspiracy
Matthew Campbelljames crabtreeMuch looking fwd to reading this, by @MattCampbell & @KitChellel. Glowing FT review today: ""Dead in the Water is a triumphant example of what happens when editors give reporters the time to pull at such a story’s threads until the deceptions unravel." https://www.ft.com/content/58d1c2af-828d-4f49-a337-029b24ad5660 https://t.co/a5HoRV2clP
Hardcover, 2022
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