Verrassend! De shortlist van de Business Book of the Year award van Financial Times & McKinsey is bekendgemaakt, en mijn 2 favorieten van de longlist zijn afgevallen. Uit de 600 genomineerde titels zijn nu de laatste 6 boeken bekendgemaakt die nog kans maken op de award. De winnaar weten we op 1 december! Wat vind jij van deze 6 kanshebbers? En welke ga jij lezen deze herfst?
Biografie
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty van Patrick Radden Keefe.
The Sackler name adorns the walls of many storied institutions: Harvard, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Oxford, the Louvre. They are one of the richest families in the world, known for their lavish donations to the arts and sciences. The source of the family fortune was vague, however, until it emerged that the Sacklers were responsible for making and marketing OxyContin, a blockbuster painkiller that was a catalyst for the opioid crisis. Bestel het boek hier
Duurzaamheid
The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet van Michael E Mann
No, not all is lost. The book outlines a plan for forcing our governments and corporations to wake up and make real change, including: A common-sense, attainable approach to carbon pricing- and a revision of the well-intentioned but flawed currently proposed version of the Green New Deal; Allowing renewable energy to compete fairly against fossil fuels; Debunking the false narratives and arguments that have worked their way into the climate debate and driven a wedge between even those who support climate change solutions; Combatting climate doomism and despair-mongering. Bestel het boek hier
Maatschappij
The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World, van Adrian Wooldridge
Meritocracy: the idea that people should be advanced according to their talents rather than their status at birth. For much of history this was a revolutionary thought, but by the end of the twentieth century it had become the world’s ruling ideology. The book highlights how this happened, and why meritocracy is now under attack. It also shows how meritocracy has now become corrupted and argues that the recent stalling of social mobility is the result of failure to complete the meritocratic revolution. Rather than abandoning meritocracy, it says, we should call for its renewal. Bestel het boek hier
Kapitalisme
The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources van Javier Blas en Jack Farchy
The story of the workings of the billionaire commodity traders who buy, hoard and sell the earth’s resources. It is the story of how a handful of swashbuckling businessmen became indispensable cogs in global markets: enabling an enormous expansion in international trade, and connecting resource-rich countries – no matter how corrupt or war-torn – with the world’s financial centres. And it is the story of how some traders acquired untold political power, right under the noses of Western regulators and politicians. Bestel het boek hier
Diversiteit
The Conversation: How Talking Honestly About Racism Can Transform Individuals and Organizations van Robert Livingston
A solution-oriented road map for anyone seeking to uproot entrenched biases in the workplace. Founded on extensive data and blending psychology, sociology, management and behavioral economics, Livingston’s framework reveals that racism can be defeated with the right information, incentives, strategy, and implementation. With vivid storytelling it explores the root causes of racism, ways to foster greater empathy and solidarity and offers tangible steps to progress towards racial equality. Bestel het boek hier
Cybercrime
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race van Nicole Perlroth
Zero day: a software bug that allows a hacker to break into your devices and move around undetected. One of the most coveted tools in a spy’s arsenal, a zero day has the power to silently spy on your iPhone, dismantle the safety controls at a chemical plant, alter an election, and shut down the electric grid (just ask Ukraine). Now those zero days are in the hands of hostile nations and mercenaries who do not care if your vote goes missing, your clean water is contaminated, or our nuclear plants melt down. Filled with spies, hackers, arms dealers, and a few unsung heroes, it’s written like a thriller! Bestel dit boek hier
Wat ik ga lezen? This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends, want ik ben als RE natuurlijk geïnteresseerd in IT. The World For Sale, want de uitwassen van het kapitalisme fascineren me! The New Climate War, want duurzaamheid is één van mijn focusgebieden. En dan ook Empire of Pain, want ik las nèt een Jack Reacher over dit opiaat (The Midnight Line – voor de kenners). En dan natuurlijk de twee afvallers die mijn favoriet waren: Noise en Net Positive. Mijn herfst is weer gevuld!