Adrian Wooldridge books

Adrian Wooldridge is a British journalist and author, former political editor of The Economist, known for books on capitalism, politics, and management.

Modern Library Chronicles Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
California 1980 Buy
Communism 1994 Buy
London 1995 Buy
The Balkans 2000 Buy
The German Empire 2000 Buy
The Catholic Church 2001 Buy
Peoples and Empires 2001 Buy
Hitler and the Holocaust 2001 Buy
Law in America 2002 Buy
The American Revolution 2002 Buy
Inventing Japan 2003 Buy
The Americas 2003 Buy
The Boys’ Crusade 2003 Buy
The Reformation 2003 Buy
The Company 2003 Buy
The Age of Shakespeare 2004 Buy
The Age of Napoleon 2004 Buy
Infinite Ascent 2004 Buy
Evolution 2004 Buy
Nazism and War 2004 Buy
The City 2005 Buy
A Short History of Medicine 2006 Buy
Storm from the East 2006 Buy
Baseball 2006 Buy
The Hellenistic Age 2007 Buy
Prehistory 2007 Buy
The Renaissance 2007 Buy
Islam 2007 Buy
The Christian World 2008 Buy
Dangerous Games 2008 Buy
The Romantic Revolution 2010 Buy
The Korean War 2010 Buy

Non-Fiction

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Measuring the Mind 1994 Buy
The Witch Doctors 1996 Buy
A Future Perfect 1998 Buy
The Right Nation 2004 Buy
God Is Back 2009 Buy
Masters of Management 2011 Buy
The Fourth Revolution 2014 Buy
The Great Disruption 2015 Buy
Capitalism in America 2018 Buy
The Wake-Up Call 2020 Buy
The Aristocracy of Talent 2021 Buy

Adrian Wooldridge is a British journalist who spent decades at The Economist, serving as political editor and writing the Bagehot and Schumpeter columns. He co-authored several books with fellow Economist editor John Micklethwait, including The Witch Doctors (1996) about management theory, The Right Nation (2004) about American conservatism, and The Fourth Revolution (2014) about the future of the state.

He also co-authored Capitalism in America (2018) with Alan Greenspan and wrote The Aristocracy of Talent (2021), a history of meritocracy. He co-authored The Company (2003) for the Modern Library Chronicles series.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Adrian Wooldridge written?

Adrian Wooldridge has written 43 books across two series.

What was Adrian Wooldridge's first book?

Adrian Wooldridge’s first book is California, published in 1980.

What is Adrian Wooldridge known for?

Wooldridge spent decades at The Economist, where he wrote the Bagehot and Schumpeter columns. He co-authored several books with John Micklethwait, including The Right Nation (2004) about American conservatism and Capitalism in America (2018) with Alan Greenspan. The Aristocracy of Talent (2021) examines meritocracy through history.

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