The Economist - Books of the Year, 2018

1.
AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order 4.09 avg rating — 16,263 ratings
2.
Educated
Educated 4.47 avg rating — 1,772,860 ratings
3.
Moneyland: Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World and How To Take It Back
Moneyland: Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World and How To Take It Back 4.19 avg rating — 6,772 ratings
4.
First Raise A Flag: How South Sudan Won the Longest War but Lost the Peace
First Raise A Flag: How South Sudan Won the Longest War but Lost the Peace 4.51 avg rating — 209 ratings
5.
Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations
Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations 4.41 avg rating — 9,237 ratings
6.
We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights
We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights 4.17 avg rating — 1,388 ratings
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The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War 4.52 avg rating — 83,062 ratings
8.
The Prodigal Tongue: The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English
The Prodigal Tongue: The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English 3.93 avg rating — 1,210 ratings
9.
Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon
Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon 4.53 avg rating — 11,265 ratings
10.
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress 4.20 avg rating — 31,748 ratings
11.
Fascism: A Warning
Fascism: A Warning 4.25 avg rating — 20,517 ratings
12.
Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East
Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East 4.31 avg rating — 539 ratings
13.
Shadows of Empire: The Anglosphere in British Politics
Shadows of Empire: The Anglosphere in British Politics 3.85 avg rating — 27 ratings
14.
A History of America in 100 Maps
A History of America in 100 Maps 4.08 avg rating — 146 ratings
15.
Pogrom: Kishinev and the Tilt of History
Pogrom: Kishinev and the Tilt of History 3.91 avg rating — 501 ratings
16.
The China Mission: George Marshall's Unfinished War, 1945-1947
The China Mission: George Marshall's Unfinished War, 1945-1947 4.19 avg rating — 468 ratings
17.
Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society
Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society 3.96 avg rating — 1,466 ratings
18.
EuroTragedy: A Drama in Nine Acts
EuroTragedy: A Drama in Nine Acts 4.19 avg rating — 168 ratings
19.
Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World
Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World 4.28 avg rating — 4,042 ratings
20.
The Wife's Tale: A Personal History
The Wife's Tale: A Personal History 3.54 avg rating — 848 ratings
21.
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" 4.05 avg rating — 32,082 ratings
22.
Napoleon: The Man behind the Myth
Napoleon: The Man behind the Myth 4.27 avg rating — 1,508 ratings
23.
Churchill: Walking with Destiny
Churchill: Walking with Destiny 4.38 avg rating — 10,749 ratings
24.
Gandhi 1915-1948: The Years That Changed the World
Gandhi 1915-1948: The Years That Changed the World 4.49 avg rating — 776 ratings
25.
The Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing
The Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing 3.26 avg rating — 3,352 ratings
26.
Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece
Space Odyssey: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece 4.40 avg rating — 2,033 ratings
27.
Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction
Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction 4.21 avg rating — 1,164 ratings
28.
Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding, Its Apocalyptic Weather, Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-class Metropolis
Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, Its Chaotic Founding, Its Apocalyptic Weather, Its Purloined Basketball Team, and the Dream of Becoming a World-class Metropolis 4.38 avg rating — 9,841 ratings
29.
Fryderyk Chopin: A Life and Times
Fryderyk Chopin: A Life and Times 4.43 avg rating — 594 ratings
30.
The Long Take
The Long Take 3.83 avg rating — 2,631 ratings
31.
The Silence of the Girls (Women of Troy, #1)
The Silence of the Girls (Women of Troy, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 106,982 ratings
32.
Washington Black
Washington Black 3.95 avg rating — 70,652 ratings
33.
Milkman
Milkman 3.53 avg rating — 68,155 ratings
34.
Love Is Blind
Love Is Blind 3.97 avg rating — 8,181 ratings
35.
Normal People
Normal People 3.81 avg rating — 1,755,931 ratings
36.
Fire Sermon
Fire Sermon 3.53 avg rating — 2,550 ratings
37.
Beyond Weird
Beyond Weird 4.10 avg rating — 1,182 ratings
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Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood
Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood 3.83 avg rating — 3,838 ratings