5 best-selling history books like India’s Big Government: The Intrusive State & How It's Hurting Us by Vivek Kaul

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India’s Big Government: The Intrusive State & How It's Hurting Us

By: Vivek Kaul

4.32

Format: 735 pages, Kindle Edition

In India’s Big Government, Vivek Kaul questions the apparently honest intentions under the garb of …

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1. An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India

By: Shashi Tharoor

3.63

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In 1930, the American historian and philosopher Will Durant wrote that Britain's 'conscious and del… read more

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  • india
  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction

2. The Corridor of Uncertainty: How Cricket Mended a Torn Nation

By: Nihar Suthar

3.46

Format: None pages, Paperback

In 1979, Afghanistan erupted into one of the most brutal civil wars ever. The fighting lasted almos… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction

3. Dark Matter

By: Blake Crouch

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

"Are you happy with your life?" Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the masked abduc… read more

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4. Riot

By: Shashi Tharoor

4.75

Format: 118 pages,

Who killed twenty-four-year-old Priscilla Hart? And why would anyone want to murder this idealistic… read more

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5. Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery

By: Siddharth Kara

3.69

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Every year, hundreds of thousands of women and children are abducted, deceived, seduced, or sold in… read more

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6. The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry

By: Jon Ronson

4.19

Format: 45 pages,

They say one out of every hundred people is a psychopath. You probably passed on on the street toda… read more

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7. The Fury

By: Alex Michaelides

3.38

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

A masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex–movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneo… read more

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"Character is fate"

-Alex Michaelides, The Fury

"Love is mutual respect, and constancy- and friendship"

-Alex Michaelides, The Fury

"Do not despair at being different. For that very difference, initially such a source of shame, so humiliating, and painful, will one day become a badge of honor and pride"

-Alex Michaelides, The Fury

"I'd never seen Lana lose control. I won't say it wasn't frightening; but then, uncontained emotion is always distressing to be around, isn't it? Particularly when it's from someone you love."

-Alex Michaelides, The Fury

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8. The Psychology of Money

By: Morgan Housel

4.30

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And behavio… read more

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  • economics
  • nonfiction
"Saving is the gap between your ego and your income."

-Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money

"Spending money to show people how much money you have is the fastest way to have less money."

-Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money

"To grasp why people bury themselves in debt, you don’t need to study interest rate: you need to sturdy the history of greed , insecurity and optimism."

-Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money

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9. The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)

By: Heather Morris

4.31

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at… read more

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"If you wake up in the morning, it is a good day."

-Heather Morris, The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)

"How can a race spread out across multiple countries be considered a threat?"

-Heather Morris, The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)

"Good and evil coexist in the worst of times. It is then when hope shines through."

-Heather Morris, The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)

"You see your world reflected in a mirror, but I have another mirror I look into mine, and I see a world that will bring yours down."

-Heather Morris, The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)

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10. How to Sell a Haunted House

By: Grady Hendrix

3.68

Format: 419 pages, Hardcover

Grady Hendrix takes on the haunted house in a thrilling new novel that explores the way your past—a… read more

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"Nice clean cut," Santos said, and Louise almost said thank you but managed to stop herself."

-Grady Hendrix, How to Sell a Haunted House

"Mom and Dad could've done it," he said. "They were grown-ups. We're just . . . tall children."

-Grady Hendrix, How to Sell a Haunted House

"But if we weren’t related, if we met today, we wouldn’t choose to be friends. We’re different people with different values, and we’re also adults who can choose who we want to spend our time with…"

-Grady Hendrix, How to Sell a Haunted House

"There were so many dolls in there, waiting for her. Somewhere, in a less rational part of her brain, Louise felt that nothing could look so human and exist for so long without starting to develop tho…"

-Grady Hendrix, How to Sell a Haunted House

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11. Doglapan: The Hard Truth about Life and Start-Ups

By: Ashneer Grover

3.80

Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition

This is the unfettered story of Ashneer Grover-the favourite and misunderstood poster boy of Start-… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • india
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12. Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It

By: Chris Voss

4.36

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A former FBI hostage negotiator offers a new, field-tested approach to negotiating – effective in a… read more

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  • nonfiction
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13. If Cats Disappeared from the World

By: Genki Kawamura

3.80

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

Our narrator’s days are numbered. Estranged from his family, living alone with only his cat Cabbage… read more

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"There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path."

-Genki Kawamura, If Cats Disappeared from the World

"They say that when a man is dying, the first name that comes to mind is his first love."

-Genki Kawamura, If Cats Disappeared from the World

"Throughout history we’ve given birth to new things, only to lose the old way of doing things."

-Genki Kawamura, If Cats Disappeared from the World

"Yeah, but just being alive doesn't mean all that much on its own. How you live is more important."

-Genki Kawamura, If Cats Disappeared from the World

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14. At Night All Blood is Black

By: David Diop

3.82

Format: 145 pages, Hardcover

Alfa Ndiaye is a Senegalese man who, never before having left his village, finds himself fighting a… read more

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"La nuit, tous les sangs sont noirs."

-David Diop, At Night All Blood is Black

"Temporary madness, in war, is bravery's sister."

-David Diop, At Night All Blood is Black

"Laughter brings laughter and smiles bring smiles."

-David Diop, At Night All Blood is Black

"God's truth, each thing carries its opposite within."

-David Diop, At Night All Blood is Black

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15. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

By: Charlie Mackesy

4.56

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Enter the world of Charlie's four unlikely friends, discover their story and their most important l… read more

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"I'm so small,"

-Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

"I'm so small."

-Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

"Don't measure how valuable you are by the way you are treated."

-Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

"The greatest illusion," said the mole, "is that life should be perfect."

-Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

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16. Home

By: Whitney Hanson

4.21

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

Home is a poetical map in finding peace, identity, and direction through heartbreak. It imparts the… read more

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  • nonfiction
"There are some people who are just meant to be a sunrise for you."

-Whitney Hanson, Home

"i know that right now you want to run to them but closed arms will not hold you and careless hearts will not heal you"

-Whitney Hanson, Home

"dear empathy, please stop telling me that it’s okay when they hurt me stop allowing me to accept the knife you see in their side is a reasonable excuse for them to put two in mine please stop introdu…"

-Whitney Hanson, Home

"i told you that you remind me of springtime and i didn’t lie i just forgot that seasons are temporary you can’t tell spring to stay the same way you can’t ask the sun not to set but sometimes i can c…"

-Whitney Hanson, Home

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17. The Intruders

By: Louise Jensen

4.03

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

They were told to leave. They should have listened. It should be the perfect opportunity: a mano… read more

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18. The Cases That India Forgot

By: Chintan Chandrachud

4.15

Format: 183 pages, Kindle Edition

Can a state Legislature imprison a critic and summon a high Court judge to appear before it? Are re… read more

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  • india
  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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19. How High We Go in the Dark

By: Sequoia Nagamatsu

3.83

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

Dr. Cliff Miyashiro arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue his recently deceased daughter's resea… read more

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"Death has become a way of life"

-Sequoia Nagamatsu, How High We Go in the Dark

"Life is always easier for boys."

-Sequoia Nagamatsu, How High We Go in the Dark

"She always preferred celestial objects to people."

-Sequoia Nagamatsu, How High We Go in the Dark

"Embrace possibility, but don't let it drag you down"

-Sequoia Nagamatsu, How High We Go in the Dark

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20. Cilka's Journey (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #2)

By: Heather Morris

4.40

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this follow-up to The Tattooist of Auschwitz, the author tells the story, based on a true one, o… read more

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"I'd thought you'd given up on me."

-Heather Morris, Cilka's Journey (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #2)

"His eyes seem to see nothing. He is a man whose soul has died and whose body is waiting to catch up with it."

-Heather Morris, Cilka's Journey (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #2)

"Did I tell you about Cilka?" "No, Lale, you didn't. Who was Cilka?" "She was the bravest person I ever met. Not the bravest girl, the bravest person."

-Heather Morris, Cilka's Journey (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #2)

"It's time to live now, Cilka," he says. "Without fear, and with the miracle of love." "Is that a poem?" she asks him, smiling through her tears. "It is the beginning of one."

-Heather Morris, Cilka's Journey (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #2)

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21. The Indigo Story: Inside the Upstart that Redefined Indian Aviation

By: Shelley Vishwajeet

3.63

Format: 179 pages, Hardcover

The IndiGo Story is a fascinating analysis of the manner in which an unknown entity entered the per… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • india
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22. The Paradoxical Prime Minister

By: Shashi Tharoor

3.39

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Narendra Modi is a paradoxical man. He says one thing and does another. He gives voice to a num… read more

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  • india
  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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23. A Century Is Not Enough: My Roller-coaster Ride to Success

By: Sourav Ganguly

3.99

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

Sourav Ganguly's life has been full of highs and lows. Arguably India's greatest cricket captain, h… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • india
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24. Young Blood: Ten Terrifying College Tales

By: Chandrima Das

4.04

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Bored roommates use a planchette to contact a legendary ghost that haunts Pune University. Will she… read more

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25. The Haunting of Delhi City: Tales of the Supernatural

By: Jatin Bhasin

3.92

Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition

You know Delhi for its rich cultural tapestry, history and monuments. You love it for its food--the… read more

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  • india
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26. The Sex Book: A Joyful Journey of Self-Discovery

By: Leeza Mangaldas

4.18

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

In The Sex Book, award-winning sex educator Leeza Mangaldas provides scientifically accurate, judge… read more

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  • nonfiction
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27. A Cop in Cricket

By: Neeraj Kumar

3.69

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In this book, Neeraj Kumar, one of India’s most well-respected and accomplished police officers – a… read more

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28. The Good Indian Employee's Guide to Surviving a Lala Company

By: Rajiv Gupta

3.82

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Lala Land Here, Lalaji, the business owner, calls the shots. Here, every day is an event… read more

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29. Heavy Metal: How a Global Corporation Poisoned Kodaikanal

By: Ameer Shahul

4.47

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

A terrifying investigative account of a global corporation’s role in perpetrating India’s greatest … read more

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  • nonfiction
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30. The Barabanki Narcos: Busting India’s Most Notorious Drug Cartel

By: Aloke Lal

3.95

Format: 119 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1984 - a politically charged time in northern India - Aloke Lal, a young officer, is posted to B… read more

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  • nonfiction
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31. India’s Big Government: The Intrusive State & How It's Hurting Us

By: Vivek Kaul

4.32

Format: 735 pages, Kindle Edition

In India’s Big Government, Vivek Kaul questions the apparently honest intentions under the garb of … read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • india
  • nonfiction
  • economics

14 Top nonfiction books like India’s Big Government: The Intrusive State & How It's Hurting Us by Vivek Kaul

Transform Your Habits

An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India

Shashi Tharoor

3.63

The Corridor of Uncertainty: How Cricket Mended a Torn Nation

Nihar Suthar

3.46

Transform Your Habits

The Psychology of Money

Morgan Housel

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Doglapan: The Hard Truth about Life and Start-Ups

Ashneer Grover

3.80

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Transform Your Habits

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

Yuval Noah Harari

4.35

The Corridor of Uncertainty: How Cricket Mended a Torn Nation

Nihar Suthar

3.46

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson

3.42

Man-Eaters of Kumaon

Jim Corbett

4.00

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