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Best Business Books of 2022

Karen O'Donnell
editor at Chartwell Speakers

2022 is a year that has witnessed war, corruption, energy crises and political upheavals. It has also been a period where we have seen scientific breakthroughs and great human achievements. In this post covid era, we are living through permanent changes to how and where we work.

As the year comes to an end, many media outlets have listed their favourite or best books of the year. From the lists issued by The Economist, Financial Times and Amazon among others – here is our best of the best selection for your review. 

The Age of the Strongman: How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy around the World

Gideon Rachman is the Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, Financial Times and is the author of several books on geopolitics.

Dead in the Water: A True Story of Hijacking, Murder and a Global Maritime Conspiracy

Matthew Campbell is an award-winning reporter and editor for Bloomberg Businessweek magazine​ based in Singapore.

Butler to the World: How Britain became the servant of tycoons, tax dodgers, kleptocrats and criminals

Oliver Bullough is a journalist and author on financial crime, the former Soviet Union and devious offshore deeds. 

The Price of Time: The Real Story of Interest

Edward Chancellor is a financial historian and investment strategist. He is also a regular contributor to Reuters, the Wall Street Journal and Moneyweek.

Direct: The Rise of the Middleman Economy and the Power of Going to the Source

Kathryn Judge is the Harvey J. Goldschmid Professor of Law at Columbia Law School and expert on financial crisis and innovation.

The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Art of Disruption

Sebastian Mallaby is a Senior Fellow of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations. He also contributes to publications including Foreign Affairs, The Atlantic, The Washington Post and Financial Times.

The Crux: How Leaders Become Strategists

Richard Rumelt is Professor Emeritus at the UCLA Anderson School of Management and international consultant on strategy.

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