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Financial Times Best Books of 2021

Here is a list of the Financial Times' best books of the year 2021. How many of these have you read?
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29 Locks (Nicola Garrard)
29 Locks
1
Nicola Garrard
The Accidental Footballer (Pat Nevin)
The Accidental Footballer
2
Pat Nevin
Advent (Anja Dunk)
Advent
3
Anja Dunk
Adventures in Time: Alexander the Great (Dominic Sandbrook)
Adventures in Time: Alexander the Great
4
Dominic Sandbrook
Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich, 1945–1955 (Harald Jähner)
Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich, 1945–1955
5
Harald Jähner
Aftershocks (Colin Kahl)
Aftershocks
6
Colin Kahl
The Age of Unpeace: How Connectivity Causes Conflict (Mark Leonard)
The Age of Unpeace: How Connectivity Causes Conflict
7
Mark Leonard
AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future (Kai-Fu Lee)
AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future
8
Kai-Fu Lee
The Amur River: Between Russia and China (Colin Thubron)
The Amur River: Between Russia and China
9
Colin Thubron
An Economist at Home and Abroad: A Personal Journey (Shankar Acharya)
An Economist at Home and Abroad: A Personal Journey
10
Shankar Acharya
Antarctica of Love (Sara Stridsberg)
Antarctica of Love
11
Sara Stridsberg
Anthro-Vision: A New Way to See in Business and Life (Gillian Tett)
Anthro-Vision: A New Way to See in Business and Life
12
Gillian Tett
Appetite (Ed Balls)
Appetite
13
Ed Balls
The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World (Adrian Wooldridge)
The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World
14
Adrian Wooldridge
Atlas of AI (Kate Crawford)
Atlas of AI
15
Kate Crawford
Barça: The Inside Story of the World's Greatest Football Club (Simon Kuper)
Barça: The Inside Story of the World's Greatest Football Club
16
Simon Kuper
Beautiful World, Where Are You (Sally Rooney)
Beautiful World, Where Are You
17
Sally Rooney
Beef, Bible and Bullets: Brazil in the Age of Bolsonaro (Richard Lapper)
Beef, Bible and Bullets: Brazil in the Age of Bolsonaro
18
Richard Lapper
Being You: A New Science of Consciousness (Anil Seth)
Being You: A New Science of Consciousness
19
Anil Seth
Beyond: The Astonishing Story... (Stephen Walker)
Beyond: The Astonishing Story...
20
Stephen Walker
Black Ivy: A Revolt in Style (Jason Jules)
Black Ivy: A Revolt in Style
21
Jason Jules
The Book of Stolen Dreams (David Farr)
The Book of Stolen Dreams
22
David Farr
The Books of Jacob (Olga Tokarczuk)
The Books of Jacob
23
Olga Tokarczuk
Born in Blackness (Howard French)
Born in Blackness
24
Howard French
Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography (Laurie Woolever)
Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography
25
Laurie Woolever
The Boy Who Met a Whale (Nizrana Farook)
The Boy Who Met a Whale
26
Nizrana Farook
Britain Alone (Philip Stephens)
Britain Alone
27
Philip Stephens
Broken Heartlands: A Journey Through Labour's Lost England (Sebastian Payne)
Broken Heartlands: A Journey Through Labour's Lost England
28
Sebastian Payne
Built on a Lie (Owen Walker)
Built on a Lie
29
Owen Walker
The Bureau of Past Management (Iris Hanika)
The Bureau of Past Management
30
Iris Hanika
The Caesars Palace Coup (Sujeet Indap and Max Frumes)
The Caesars Palace Coup
31
Sujeet Indap and Max Frumes
A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-2020 (David Sedaris)
A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-2020
32
David Sedaris
Cheryl's Destinies (Stephen Sexton)
Cheryl's Destinies
33
Stephen Sexton
Childhood, Youth, Dependency (Tove Ditlevsen)
Childhood, Youth, Dependency
34
Tove Ditlevsen
Chronicles From the Land of the Happiest People on Earth (Wole Soyinka)
Chronicles From the Land of the Happiest People on Earth
35
Wole Soyinka
The City of Dr Moreau (J.S. Barnes)
The City of Dr Moreau
36
J.S. Barnes
Climate, Catastrophe, and Faith (Philip Jenkins)
Climate, Catastrophe, and Faith
37
Philip Jenkins
Cogs and Monsters (Diane Coyle)
Cogs and Monsters
38
Diane Coyle
The Conversation (Robert Livingston)
The Conversation
39
Robert Livingston
Crossroads (Jonathan Franzen)
Crossroads
40
Jonathan Franzen
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