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THIS MONTH'S PAGE-TURNERS ON BUSINESS AND BEYOND
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With more than 100 selections on our 2022 summer reading guide, it would be too difficult to pick favorites—thankfully, we didn’t have to. Among books on workplace culture, public health, and more, a few recurring recommendations united our contributors’ bookshelves (great minds, and all that). In a year of global challenge, leaders in business and media layered new wisdom on politics and management with the timeless comfort of classic and contemporary literature. See the most popular books and genres, and find out which publishing house dominated this year’s guide. You can also find out what McKinsey global managing partner Bob Sternfels, and senior partners Tracy Francis, Sven Smit, Gautam Kumra, and others had on their reading lists.
Plus, catch a roundup of this month’s Author Talks on entrepreneurship in refugee camps, design thinking for the future, and workplace culture in the remote age. Itching for more good reads? Head to McKinsey on Books for this month’s bestselling business books, prepared exclusively for McKinsey by NPD BookScan, plus more of the latest. To get Readers & Leaders in your inbox monthly, click here to subscribe. |
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WHO MADE THE TOP FIVE? Which books, publishers, and genres were most popular on our 2022 summer reading list? Make your guesses and check out the rankings below.
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Liberalism and Its Discontents by Francis Fukuyama (May 2022). Recommended by Mina Al-Oraibi, editor in chief of the National; Azeem Azhar, creator of Exponential View newsletter; and David Vélez, cofounder and CEO of Nubank. |
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Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything Is All of Us by Jon Alexander (March 2022). Recommended by Lisa Witter, CEO of the Apolitical Foundation; and Katherine Garrett-Cox, CEO of Gulf International Bank (UK). |
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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need by Bill Gates (August 2022). Recommended by Noel Quinn, CEO of HSBC; and Magnus Tyreman, senior partner at McKinsey. |
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Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy by Henry Kissinger (July 2022). Recommended by Laxman Narasimhan, CEO of Reckitt Benckiser; and Anjhula Mya Singh Bais, international board chair of Amnesty International. |
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Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant (February 2021). Recommended by Børge Brende, president of the World Economic Forum; and Gautam Kumra, senior partner at McKinsey. |
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Penguin Random House – 47 books |
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Hachette Book Group – 18 books |
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Simon & Schuster – 14 books |
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HarperCollins Publishers – 9 books |
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TIE: Macmillan and W. W. Norton & Company – 8 books |
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Biography & memoir – 22 books |
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Fiction, poetry & essays – 21 books |
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Business & economics – 15 books |
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Politics & government – 16 books |
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It’s still not too late to squeeze in some summer reading. For more inspiration beyond our 2022 summer reading guide, check out this month’s selection of the top business bestsellers in eight categories, prepared exclusively for McKinsey by NPD BookScan. Explore the full lists on McKinsey on Books.
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—Edited by Molly Liebergall, a digial editor in McKinsey’s New York office
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