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Book Recommendations
2023 Shortlist
Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food by Fuchsia Dunlop
Continental Reckoning: The American West by Elliott West
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon by Michael Lewis
The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Fink
Melnitz by Charles Lewinsky
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
Plagues upon the Earth: Disease and the Course of Human History by Kyle Harper
The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson
High: A Journey Across the Himalaya by Erika Fatland
All Systems Red by Martha WellsAmericana: A 400-Year History of American Capitalism by Bhu Srinivasan
Midnight in Peking by Paul FrenchScaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building by Claire Hughes Johnson
When the Heavens Went on Sale by Ashlee Vance
When the Heavens Went on Sale by Ashlee Vance
Train To Pakistan by Khuswant Singh
Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology by Chris Miller
High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America by Jessica B. Harris
2022 Shortlist
Across Arctic America by Knud Rasmussen
Across Arctic America by Knud Rasmussen
The Song of the Cell by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Years by Annie Ernaux
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Pig Years by Ellyn Gaydos
Talent by Tyler Cowen
River Town by Peter Hessler
My Struggle: Book Four by Karl Ove Knausgaard
The Pioneers by David McCullough
A Not Entirely Benign Procedure by Perri Klass
Recollections of a Picture Dealer by Ambroise Vollard
The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andric
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier
A History of Photography. From 1839 to the PresentSmall Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Pig Years by Ellyn Gaydos
Talent by Tyler Cowen
River Town by Peter Hessler
My Struggle: Book Four by Karl Ove Knausgaard
The Pioneers by David McCullough
A Not Entirely Benign Procedure by Perri Klass
Recollections of a Picture Dealer by Ambroise Vollard
The Bridge on the Drina by Ivo Andric
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier
World History
Why Switzerland
Why Switzerland
China Airborne
Belt and Road: A Chinese World Order
Dawn of Eurasia
From Third World to First: The Singapore Story
Mao: The Unknown Story
The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire
The Fatal Shore: The epic of Australia's founding
King Leopold's Ghost
Long Walk to Freedom
Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly
City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism
1491
Napoleon: A Life
Belt and Road: A Chinese World Order
Dawn of Eurasia
From Third World to First: The Singapore Story
Mao: The Unknown Story
The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire
The Fatal Shore: The epic of Australia's founding
King Leopold's Ghost
Long Walk to Freedom
Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly
City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism
1491
Napoleon: A Life
The Normans: From Raiders to Kings
Normandy '44: D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
Balkan Ghosts
Normandy '44: D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
Balkan Ghosts
How Europe Underdeveloped Africa
The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush
Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire
City of Fortune: How Venice Ruled the Seas
Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
King James Version Bible
The English and Their History
The Story of Philosophy
Homo Sapiens
The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush
Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire
City of Fortune: How Venice Ruled the Seas
Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
King James Version Bible
The English and Their History
The Story of Philosophy
Homo Sapiens
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World
New York
Gotham: A History of New York City
The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Brooklyn Bridge
The Power Broker
Arts & Music
The Rest Is Noise
Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph
The Cello Suites: J. S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece
The Story of Art
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
New York
Gotham: A History of New York City
The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Brooklyn Bridge
The Power Broker
Arts & Music
The Rest Is Noise
Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph
The Cello Suites: J. S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece
The Story of Art
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
Experiencing Architecture
Food
On Food and Cooking
Salt: A World History
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
The Food Explorer
The Omnivore's Dilemma
Food
On Food and Cooking
Salt: A World History
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
The Food Explorer
The Omnivore's Dilemma
Setting the Table
Science History
Energy and Civilization: A History
Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe
The Code Book
The Wright Brothers
The Poisoner's Handbook
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius
Leonardo da Vinci
The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath
Science History
Energy and Civilization: A History
Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe
The Code Book
The Wright Brothers
The Poisoner's Handbook
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius
Leonardo da Vinci
The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath
The Joy of x
Economics & Finance
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics
Fooled by Randomness
Antifragile
Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy
Why Information Grows
Thinking Strategically
The Road to Serfdom
Capitalism and Freedom
Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises
Venture Deals
Digital Gold: Bitcoin
Atlas Shrugged
Business Education
High Growth Handbook
High Output Management
An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering and Management
How To Win Friends and Influence People
The Art of War
Trillion Dollar Coach
Creativity, Inc
Steve Jobs
Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google
Zero to One
The Innovator's Dilemma
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
Being the Boss
Getting to Yes
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Electronic Value Exchange: Origins of the VISA
Fraud & Crime
Billion Dollar Whale
American Kingpin
Permanent Record
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
When Genius Failed
Trump: The Art of the Deal
Science Fiction
The Three-Body Problem
I, Robot
Nexus
Permutation City
The Diamond Age
Snow Crash
Wool
Dune
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
The Martian
Ready Player One
A Fire Upon The Deep
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Economics & Finance
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics
Fooled by Randomness
Antifragile
Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy
Why Information Grows
Thinking Strategically
The Road to Serfdom
Capitalism and Freedom
Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises
Venture Deals
Digital Gold: Bitcoin
Atlas Shrugged
Business Education
High Growth Handbook
High Output Management
An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering and Management
How To Win Friends and Influence People
The Art of War
Trillion Dollar Coach
Creativity, Inc
Steve Jobs
Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google
Zero to One
The Innovator's Dilemma
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
Being the Boss
Getting to Yes
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Electronic Value Exchange: Origins of the VISA
Fraud & Crime
Billion Dollar Whale
American Kingpin
Permanent Record
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
When Genius Failed
Trump: The Art of the Deal
Science Fiction
The Three-Body Problem
I, Robot
Nexus
Permutation City
The Diamond Age
Snow Crash
Wool
Dune
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
The Martian
Ready Player One
A Fire Upon The Deep
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Project Hail Mary
Fiction
David Copperfield
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Brothers Karamazov
Crime and Punishment
1984
A Game of Thrones
The Glass Bead Game
Siddhartha
The Hobbit
The Goldfinch
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Les Misérables
Blindness
Lolita
Clockwork Orange
Fight Club
Ivanhoe
Candide
The Trial
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Feast of the Goat
Norse Mythology
The Name of the Rose
Perfume
Germinal
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Fiction
David Copperfield
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Brothers Karamazov
Crime and Punishment
1984
A Game of Thrones
The Glass Bead Game
Siddhartha
The Hobbit
The Goldfinch
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Les Misérables
Blindness
Lolita
Clockwork Orange
Fight Club
Ivanhoe
Candide
The Trial
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Feast of the Goat
Norse Mythology
The Name of the Rose
Perfume
Germinal
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Push: A Climber's Search for the Path
Into Thin Air
Into the Wild
The Emperor of All Maladies
Masters of Doom
Junkyard Planet
The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX
What a Plant Knows
Into Thin Air
Into the Wild
The Emperor of All Maladies
Masters of Doom
Junkyard Planet
The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX
What a Plant Knows
Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III
The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower's Handbook
How to Design and Build Your Own House
The Market Gardener: A Successful Grower's Handbook
How to Design and Build Your Own House
The Art of Fiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers
How to Make Love Like a Porn Star
Mating in Captivity
Bringing up Bébé
How to Make Love Like a Porn Star
Mating in Captivity
Bringing up Bébé