The Economist - Books of the Year, 2021

1.
Invisible China: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China’s Rise
Invisible China: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China’s Rise 4.24 avg rating — 600 ratings
2.
Cuba: An American History
Cuba: An American History 4.46 avg rating — 4,958 ratings
3.
Great Circle
Great Circle 4.10 avg rating — 78,589 ratings
4.
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty 4.54 avg rating — 126,897 ratings
5.
We Are Bellingcat: Global Crime, Online Sleuths, and the Bold Future of News
We Are Bellingcat: Global Crime, Online Sleuths, and the Bold Future of News 4.12 avg rating — 5,435 ratings
6.
The Greek Revolution: 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe
The Greek Revolution: 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe 4.22 avg rating — 834 ratings
7.
The Sinner and the Saint: Dostoevsky and the Gentleman Murderer Who Inspired a Masterpiece
The Sinner and the Saint: Dostoevsky and the Gentleman Murderer Who Inspired a Masterpiece 4.29 avg rating — 788 ratings
8.
The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III
The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III 4.22 avg rating — 1,879 ratings
9.
Klara and the Sun
Klara and the Sun 3.74 avg rating — 408,853 ratings
10.
The Promise
The Promise 3.85 avg rating — 48,158 ratings
11.
A Shot to Save the World: The Remarkable Race and Ground-Breaking Science Behind the Covid-19 Vaccines
A Shot to Save the World: The Remarkable Race and Ground-Breaking Science Behind the Covid-19 Vaccines 4.18 avg rating — 1,050 ratings
12.
The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality
The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality 3.90 avg rating — 1,491 ratings
13.
Water: A Biography
Water: A Biography 3.67 avg rating — 496 ratings
14.
Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad
Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad 4.42 avg rating — 1,276 ratings
15.
The Sex Lives of African Women
The Sex Lives of African Women 3.97 avg rating — 2,865 ratings
16.
Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China
Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China 3.91 avg rating — 6,193 ratings
17.
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America 4.70 avg rating — 38,098 ratings
18.
The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen: Warfare, Constitutions, and the Making of the Modern World
The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen: Warfare, Constitutions, and the Making of the Modern World 3.78 avg rating — 553 ratings
19.
Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall
Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall 4.52 avg rating — 6,871 ratings
20.
Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell
Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell 4.22 avg rating — 3,242 ratings
21.
The Radical Potter: The Life and Times of Josiah Wedgwood
The Radical Potter: The Life and Times of Josiah Wedgwood 3.71 avg rating — 188 ratings
22.
There Is Nothing For You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century
There Is Nothing For You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century 4.12 avg rating — 4,935 ratings
23.
All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler
All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler 4.32 avg rating — 5,199 ratings
24.
All In: An Autobiography
All In: An Autobiography 4.32 avg rating — 5,155 ratings
25.
God: An Anatomy
God: An Anatomy 4.26 avg rating — 1,605 ratings
26.
Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History
Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History 4.07 avg rating — 777 ratings
27.
Barca
Barca 4.22 avg rating — 2,616 ratings
28.
The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense
The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense 3.89 avg rating — 913 ratings
29.
Mother for Dinner
Mother for Dinner 3.66 avg rating — 2,307 ratings
30.
The Books of Jacob
The Books of Jacob 4.02 avg rating — 9,803 ratings
31.
The Plot (The Book Series, #1)
The Plot (The Book Series, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 135,440 ratings
32.
Detransition, Baby
Detransition, Baby 3.93 avg rating — 88,714 ratings
33.
Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth
Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth 3.18 avg rating — 1,112 ratings
34.
The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources 4.33 avg rating — 11,073 ratings
35.
Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity
Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity 4.21 avg rating — 1,006 ratings
36.
The Future of Money: How the Digital Revolution Is Transforming Currencies and Finance
The Future of Money: How the Digital Revolution Is Transforming Currencies and Finance 3.81 avg rating — 706 ratings
37.
The Power of Creative Destruction: Economic Upheaval and the Wealth of Nations
The Power of Creative Destruction: Economic Upheaval and the Wealth of Nations 4.08 avg rating — 356 ratings
38.
The Story of Work: A New History of Humankind
The Story of Work: A New History of Humankind 3.48 avg rating — 187 ratings
39.
The Key Man: The True Story of How the Global Elite Was Duped by a Capitalist Fairy Tale
The Key Man: The True Story of How the Global Elite Was Duped by a Capitalist Fairy Tale 4.19 avg rating — 2,796 ratings
40.
I, Warbot: The Dawn of Artificially Intelligent Conflict
I, Warbot: The Dawn of Artificially Intelligent Conflict 3.68 avg rating — 74 ratings
41.
Being You: A New Science of Consciousness
Being You: A New Science of Consciousness
by: Anil Seth
4.10 avg rating — 4,448 ratings