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  • Audiobook

    GDP: A Brief But Affectionate History

    by Amit Varma ...
    Narrated by Amit Varma ...
    Series Audiobook 11 - The Book Club with Amit Varma

    Unabridged

    7 min

    The GDP is today more a political tool than a statistical one. In episode 11 of The Book Club, Amit Varma recommends 'GDP: A Brief But Affectionate History" by Diane Coyle, a perfect primer on the origin and drawbacks of this controversial measure. ... Read more

    $3.89 USD

  • Child Rights and Laws in India

    This book, Child Rights and Laws in India, aims to provide an in-depth exploration of the legal framework surrounding children's rights in India, with a focus on the policies, laws, and judicial interpretations that ensure the protection and promotion of these rights. ... Read more

    $5.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    The Book Club with Amit Varma

    by Amit Varma ...
    Narrated by Amit Varma ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - The Book Club with Amit Varma

    Unabridged

    11 min

    Do you want to ignite your reading habit? Do you wish you read more books? Tune in every week to "The Book Club with Amit Varma". Every Sunday, our host will fill you in on the merits of one particular book, and the many contexts that make it worth reading. We will cover all genres and account for all tastes – and hey, you could use it as a catalyst to start your own little book club! In the first ... Read more

    $3.89 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Law

    by Amit Varma ...
    Narrated by Amit Varma ...
    Series Audiobook 6 - The Book Club with Amit Varma

    Unabridged

    11 min

    What is the purpose of the law? What should be the role of the state? Are we subjects or citizens? In episode 6 of The Book Club, Amit Varma argues that we have normalised oppression by the state, and we need to examine it anew with clear eyes. There is no better guide to this than Frédéric Bastiat's 19th-century masterpiece, 'The Law.' ... Read more

    $3.89 USD

  • Audiobook

    In Service of the Republic

    by Amit Varma ...
    Narrated by Amit Varma ...
    Series Audiobook 4 - The Book Club with Amit Varma

    Unabridged

    14 min

    Economic policy sounds boring – but it affects all our lives. In episode 4 of The Book Club, Amit Varma raves about 'In Service of the Republic', a masterful book by Vijay Kelkar and Ajay Shah that distills decades of experience of shaping public policy. In their book, Kelkar and Shah write not about how to make policy, but about how to think about policy, in clear lucid prose that makes its ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Maharashtra Maximus

    by Amit Varma ...
    Narrated by Amit Varma ...
    Series Audiobook 5 - The Book Club with Amit Varma

    Unabridged

    10 min

    Politics in India is deeply complex, and nowhere is this as apparent as in Maharashtra, where centuries-old fault lines of caste, region and ideology collide. In episode 5 of The Book Club, Amit Varma raves about Sujata Anandan's 'Maharashtra Maximus', the perfect guide to this complex subject. ... Read more

    $3.89 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Vindication of the Rights of Woman

    by Amit Varma ...
    Narrated by Amit Varma ...
    Series Audiobook 2 - The Book Club with Amit Varma

    Unabridged

    15 min

    Published in 1792, The Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft is not just a pioneering work of feminism, but also a step forward for political philosophy in general. Amit Varma explains how it drove liberalism forward with its argument, radical at the time, that human rights extended to all humans, and not just to men. ... Read more

    $3.89 USD

  • Audiobook

    Hacking Darwin

    by Amit Varma ...
    Narrated by Amit Varma ...
    Series Audiobook 8 - The Book Club with Amit Varma

    Unabridged

    10 min

    Humans are the only species who can reprogram themselves. This is astounding. In episode 8 of The Book Club, Amit Varma recommends you read 'Hacking Darwin' by Jamie Metzl, a lucid summation of the technological implications of genetic science – and the ethical questions they raise. ... Read more

    $3.89 USD

  • Audiobook

    Frankenstein

    by Amit Varma ...
    Narrated by Amit Varma ...
    Series Audiobook 3 - The Book Club with Amit Varma

    Unabridged

    12 min

    Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' was published when she was 20 years old, but it is more than just a precocious book of early science fiction. In Episode 3 of The Book Club, Amit Varma explains how Shelley fearlessly tackled big themes, and delved as deep into human nature as the best literature of the time. Her book gave birth to many tropes that still exist – and showed an ambition that has since ... Read more

    $3.89 USD

  • Audiobook

    Economic Fundas Episode 1 - Vietnam and Bad Marriages: The Sunk Cost Fallacy

    Narrated by Amit Varma, Vivek Kaul ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - Economic Fundas

    Unabridged

    38 min

    Never throw good money after bad. And don't be imprisoned to the past. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul begin with a story from Vietnam and end with a musing on bad relationships, explaining the factor common to both: THE SUNK COST FALLACY. Every single day, we encounter this fallacy in our lives. Recognising it is the best way to avoid it! ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Infinite Variety

    by Amit Varma ...
    Narrated by Amit Varma ...
    Series Audiobook 10 - The Book Club with Amit Varma

    Unabridged

    14 min

    India may seem sexually repressed and prudish – but in the past, we just been just the opposite. In episode 10 of The Book Club, Amit Varma discusses 'Infinite Variety', Madhavi Menon's eye-opening history of desire in India. ... Read more

    $3.89 USD

  • Audiobook

    Ghachar Ghochar

    by Amit Varma ...
    Narrated by Amit Varma ...
    Series Audiobook 13 - The Book Club with Amit Varma

    Unabridged

    13 min

    "It is one of the strengths of families to pretend that they desire what is inevitable." In episode 13 of The Book Club, Amit Varma talks about Vivek Shanbhag's masterpiece Ghachar Ghochar, a moving portrait of the innards of an Indian family. ... Read more

    $3.89 USD