Backflap: Revenge of the Tipping Point

Revenge of the Tipping Point

by Malcolm Gladwell.

Hachette. Pages 352. Rs 799

The author traces the rise of a new and troubling form of social engineering. He takes us to the streets of LA to meet the world’s most successful bank robbers, rediscovers a forgotten TV show that changed the world, visits the site of a historic experiment on a tiny cul-de-sac in northern California, and offers an alternate history of the Covid epidemic and the opioid crisis.

Resistance and Identity in Twenty-First Century Literature & Culture

by Navleen Multani. Routledge. Pages 175.

This book explores man’s indefatigable spirit to surpass adversity. It proffers ruminations on the pivotal role of constructive and positive resistance to reconstruct identities for meaningful human existence. The 16 chapters delve into the strategies of the powerful, contours of violence and tactics of ordinary human beings grappling with injustice to rediscover their identity.