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The Wager by David GrannKing by Jonathan EigEmperor of Rome by Mary BeardJudgment at Tokyo by Gary J. BassThe Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory by Tim Alberta
The Economist - Books of the Year, 2023
55 books — 15 voters
Plutarch's Lives by PlutarchThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin FranklinOedipus Rex by SophoclesAntigone by SophoclesDr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
Harvard Classics
114 books — 11 voters

John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best History Books
3,639 books — 3,670 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklAnimal Farm by George OrwellCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson's Book List
131 books — 77 voters

Life Is Hard by Kieran SetiyaAn Immense World by Ed YongThe Economic Weapon by Nicholas MulderChip War by Chris MillerSlouching Towards Utopia by J. Bradford DeLong
The Economist’s best books of 2022
43 books — 8 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsZero to One by Peter ThielThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Foundation Trilogy by Isaac AsimovSuperintelligence by Nick Bostrom
Elon Musk Book Recommendations
18 books — 34 voters

Invisible China by Scott RozelleCuba by Ada FerrerGreat Circle by Maggie ShipsteadEmpire of Pain by Patrick Radden KeefeWe Are Bellingcat by Eliot Higgins
The Economist - Books of the Year, 2021
41 books — 6 voters
Putin's People by Catherine BeltonA Promised Land by Barack ObamaNo Filter by Sarah FrierIrreversible Damage by Abigail ShrierShould Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot by John Lloyd
The Economist - Books of the Year, 2020
41 books — 21 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëAlice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Penguin Clothbound Classics
99 books — 362 voters
Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm GladwellFactfulness by Hans RoslingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Bill Gates Booklist
289 books — 206 voters

Prisoners of Geography by Tim MarshallGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondWaste Wars by Alexander ClappCrashed by Adam ToozeGood Economics for Hard Times by Abhijit V. Banerjee
Geopolitics
190 books — 43 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
BBC Top 200 Books
201 books — 115 voters


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