The Cost of Living: The Greater Common Good and The End of Imagination Roy, Arundhati

**The Cost of Living: The Greater Common Good and The End of Imagination** by Arundhati Roy is a fierce collection of essays that'll make you question everything you thought you knew about development and progress. Roy, the Booker Prize-winning author of *The God of Small Things*, turns her razor-sharp prose toward India's massive dam projects and nuclear testing, exposing how "progress" often steamrolls over the most vulnerable communities.

This isn't your typical dry political commentary—Roy writes with the passion of an activist and the precision of a novelist. She dissects environmental destruction, displacement of indigenous peoples, and the brutal mathematics of "acceptable losses" with unflinching honesty. Perfect for readers who love thought-provoking non-fiction, environmental activism, or anyone curious about India's complex political landscape.

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"Roy's writing burns with righteous anger—impossible to put down." "Finally, someone willing to speak truth about development's hidden costs."