The Economist - Books of the Year, 2023
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Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia
by:
Gary J. Bass
4.29 avg rating — 1,448 ratings 5. 
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
by:
Tim Alberta
4.41 avg rating — 15,665 ratings 6. 
Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy
by:
James B. Stewart
3.75 avg rating — 6,089 ratings 
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The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination
by:
Stuart A. Reid
4.36 avg rating — 1,623 ratings 
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The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet
by:
Jeff Goodell
4.30 avg rating — 7,742 ratings 12. 
Fear Is Just a Word: A Missing Daughter, a Violent Cartel, and a Mother's Quest for Vengeance
by:
Azam Ahmed
3.94 avg rating — 1,427 ratings 13. 
Flowers of Fire: The Inside Story of South Korea's Feminist Movement and What It Means for Women's Rights Worldwide
by:
Hawon Jung
4.38 avg rating — 1,113 ratings 
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Anansi's Gold: The Man Who Looted the West, Outfoxed Washington, and Swindled the World
by:
Yepoka Yeebo
3.79 avg rating — 1,267 ratings 16. 
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The Missing Billionaires: A Guide to Better Financial Decisions
by:
Victor Haghani
3.84 avg rating — 513 ratings 18. 
Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
by:
Ed Conway
4.51 avg rating — 6,723 ratings 
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Into the Amazon: The Life of Cândido Rondon, Trailblazing Explorer, Scientist, Statesman, and Conservationist
by:
Larry Rohter
4.42 avg rating — 311 ratings 21. 
Waiting to Be Arrested at Night: A Uyghur Poet's Memoir of China's Genocide 4.29 avg rating — 2,267 ratings
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The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689
by:
Jonathan Healey
4.19 avg rating — 1,333 ratings 
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In Her Nature: How Women Break Boundaries in the Great Outdoors: A Past, Present and Personal Story
by:
Rachel Hewitt
4.03 avg rating — 228 ratings 
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A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy
by:
Nathan Thrall
4.35 avg rating — 11,046 ratings 
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Magisteria: The Entangled Histories of Science & Religion
by:
Nicholas Spencer
4.04 avg rating — 408 ratings 31. 
Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock's Gender Service for Children
by:
Hannah Barnes
4.37 avg rating — 1,197 ratings 32. 
Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food 4.40 avg rating — 38,258 ratings
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What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds 4.15 avg rating — 6,298 ratings
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The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma
by:
Mustafa Suleyman
3.82 avg rating — 12,111 ratings 
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Sparks: China's Underground Historians and their Battle for the Future
by:
Ian Johnson
4.36 avg rating — 579 ratings 
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The Geek Way: The Radical Mindset that Drives Extraordinary Results
by:
Andrew McAfee
3.93 avg rating — 762 ratings 
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J. L. Austin: Philosopher and D-Day Intelligence Officer
by:
M. W. Rowe
4.50 avg rating — 28 ratings 
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Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849 4.20 avg rating — 933 ratings
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Gradual: The Case for Incremental Change in a Radical Age
by:
Greg Berman
3.86 avg rating — 134 ratings 51. 
High Caucasus: A Mountain Quest in Russia’s Haunted Hinterland
by:
Tom Parfitt
4.29 avg rating — 352 ratings 52. 
The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time
by:
Yascha Mounk
4.05 avg rating — 2,118 ratings 53. 
Pandora’s Box: The Greed, Lust, and Lies that Broke Television
by:
Peter Biskind
3.54 avg rating — 668 ratings 
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A Thread of Violence: A Story of Truth, Invention, and Murder
by:
Mark O'Connell
3.73 avg rating — 2,473 ratings