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| Some people read books to escape. Others turn to them for instruction. As the new year looms, our correspondents – and listeners – consider which titles can help forecast what’s coming next. Picks include “Rainbows End” by Vernor Vinge, “Nuclear War” by Annie Jacobsen, “Not the End of the World” by Hannah Richie and “Orbital” by Samantha Harvey. This is a full list of the books mentioned in the show: “Rainbow’s End, A Deepness in the Sky and A Fire upon the Deep” by Vernor Vinge “Ageless” by Andrew Steele “War” by Bob Woodward “Nuclear War: A Scenario” by Annie Jackobson “1984” by George Orwell “On Freedom and On Tyranny” by Timothy Snyder “A Psalm for the Wild-Built” by Becky Chambers “Qualityland” from Marc-Uwe Kling “Ministry of the Future” by Kim Stanley Robinson “Severance” by Ling Ma “Land of Milk and Money” by C Pam Zhang “The Broken Earth Trilogy” by NK Jemisin “Not the End of the World" by Hannah Ritchie “Orbital” by Samantha Harvey “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter” by Carson McCullers “Ancillary Justice” (The Imperial Rasch Series) by Ann Leckie “The Battle of Dorking” by Sir George Chesney “War of the Worlds" by HG Wells Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ (https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus) For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) or watch our video () explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information. |
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