Chip War by Chris   MillerSlouching Towards Utopia by J. Bradford DeLongLife Is Hard by Kieran SetiyaAn Immense World by Ed YongThere Are No Accidents by Jessie Singer
The Economist’s best books of 2022
43 books — 8 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,886 books — 49,791 voters

Steve Jobs by Walter IsaacsonUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandEinstein by Walter IsaacsonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerJohn Adams by David McCullough
Best Biographies
1,690 books — 2,968 voters
1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Best Books To Frame Thinking
1,302 books — 1,428 voters

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Harold AbelsonCode Complete by Steve McConnellIntroduction to Algorithms by Thomas H. CormenDesign Patterns by Erich GammaHacker's Delight by Henry S. Warren Jr.
Best programming books
60 books — 39 voters
Band of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreLone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,175 books — 2,441 voters

The Histories by HerodotusA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanJohn Adams by David McCulloughThe Trigger by Tim ButcherThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
History as Literature
733 books — 537 voters

Titanic by James       Cameron(500) Days of Summer by Scott NeustadterThe Shawshank Redemption by Frank DarabontStar Wars Storyboards by J.W. RinzlerThe Prestige - Screenplay by Jonathan Nolan
Storyboards & Shooting Scripts
76 books — 12 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,115 books — 11,929 voters


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