The Economist’s best books of 2022

1.
Life Is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way
Life Is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way 3.54 avg rating — 1,876 ratings
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An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
by: Ed Yong
4.47 avg rating — 32,509 ratings
3.
The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War
The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War 3.85 avg rating — 831 ratings
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Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology 4.41 avg rating — 36,747 ratings
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Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century
Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century 3.94 avg rating — 2,186 ratings
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Butler to the World: How Britain Helps the World's Worst People Launder Money, Commit Crimes, and Get Away with Anything
Butler to the World: How Britain Helps the World's Worst People Launder Money, Commit Crimes, and Get Away with Anything 3.99 avg rating — 2,808 ratings
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Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman
Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman 4.19 avg rating — 9,245 ratings
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Inventor of the Future: The Visionary Life of Buckminster Fuller
Inventor of the Future: The Visionary Life of Buckminster Fuller 3.66 avg rating — 273 ratings
9.
Budapest: Between East and West
Budapest: Between East and West 4.30 avg rating — 668 ratings
10.
The World: A Family History of Humanity
The World: A Family History of Humanity 4.02 avg rating — 1,392 ratings
11.
Still Born
Still Born 4.13 avg rating — 23,475 ratings
12.
The Trees
The Trees 4.06 avg rating — 47,108 ratings
13.
Small Things Like These
Small Things Like These 4.13 avg rating — 350,123 ratings
14.
When We Were Birds
When We Were Birds 3.77 avg rating — 8,734 ratings
14.
Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It
Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It 4.05 avg rating — 9,233 ratings
16.
Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World
Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World 4.25 avg rating — 22,593 ratings
17.
Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants
Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants 3.85 avg rating — 1,222 ratings
18.
The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir
The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir 3.88 avg rating — 1,439 ratings
19.
There Are No Accidents
There Are No Accidents 4.32 avg rating — 1,236 ratings
20.
Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America
Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America 4.09 avg rating — 10,301 ratings
21.
We Have Tired of Violence: A True Story of Murder, Memory, and the Fight for Justice in Indonesia
We Have Tired of Violence: A True Story of Murder, Memory, and the Fight for Justice in Indonesia 4.47 avg rating — 173 ratings
22.
The Naked Don't Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees
The Naked Don't Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees 4.18 avg rating — 6,472 ratings
23.
The Age of the Strongman: How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy around the World
The Age of the Strongman: How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy around the World 4.05 avg rating — 1,342 ratings
24.
Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth
Money Men: A Hot Startup, A Billion Dollar Fraud, A Fight for the Truth 4.04 avg rating — 2,749 ratings
25.
Dead in the Water: A True Story of Hijacking, Murder, and a Global Maritime Conspiracy
Dead in the Water: A True Story of Hijacking, Murder, and a Global Maritime Conspiracy 4.23 avg rating — 6,031 ratings
26.
The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future
The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future 4.43 avg rating — 5,050 ratings
27.
For Profit: A History of Corporations
For Profit: A History of Corporations 4.01 avg rating — 808 ratings
28.
Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon
Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon 4.27 avg rating — 1,426 ratings
29.
The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World
The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World 4.37 avg rating — 23,257 ratings
30.
The Facemaker
The Facemaker 4.28 avg rating — 7,372 ratings
31.
An Intimate History of Evolution: The Story of the Huxley Family
An Intimate History of Evolution: The Story of the Huxley Family 3.84 avg rating — 68 ratings
32.
Hayek: A Life, 1899–1950
Hayek: A Life, 1899–1950 4.45 avg rating — 31 ratings
33.
The Siege of Loyalty House: A Civil War Story
The Siege of Loyalty House: A Civil War Story 3.95 avg rating — 345 ratings
34.
The Serpent Coiled in Naples
The Serpent Coiled in Naples 3.62 avg rating — 106 ratings
35.
A Pipeline Runs Through It: The Story of Oil from Ancient Times to the First World War
A Pipeline Runs Through It: The Story of Oil from Ancient Times to the First World War 3.75 avg rating — 40 ratings
36.
The Candy House
The Candy House 3.64 avg rating — 65,935 ratings
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Maror
Maror 3.85 avg rating — 417 ratings
38.
The Subplot: What China Is Reading and Why It Matters
The Subplot: What China Is Reading and Why It Matters 3.99 avg rating — 374 ratings
39.
Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self
Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self 4.19 avg rating — 2,162 ratings
40.
The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human 4.29 avg rating — 14,165 ratings
41.
Elusive: How Peter Higgs Solved the Mystery of Mass
Elusive: How Peter Higgs Solved the Mystery of Mass 3.95 avg rating — 340 ratings
42.
The Equality Machine: Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future
The Equality Machine: Harnessing Digital Technology for a Brighter, More Inclusive Future 3.90 avg rating — 146 ratings
43.
This Mortal Coil: A History of Death
This Mortal Coil: A History of Death 4.10 avg rating — 675 ratings