This fascinating exploration of the role western business has played in the country’s development shows that lessons have not been learnt
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Canadian scientist Vaclav Smil crunches the numbers around how we farm, eat and waste food — and proposes sustainable solutions
Susan Minot’s first novel in a decade explores familiar themes with a pared-back tale of mid-life female desire
Thomas Mann might have published his literary masterpiece 100 years ago — but it still speaks with modern clarity
Optimistic thinking on AI, Silicon Valley Bank in China, and considering your goals in reverse
Lesley-Ann Jones’s biography gives voice to a singer-songwriter who often avoided standing centre stage
When a school librarian spoke up for readers’ freedoms she wasn’t prepared for the firestorm of abuse
Malachy Tallack makes his most imaginative journey home to the Shetlands
Books by FT journalists and editors
The Irish author needs a blank wall, a wide desk and a menagerie of inanimate creatures — ferocious Chinese dragons and a wooden mouse in a polka-dot frock among them — to work
The former German chancellor’s remarkable story is undermined by a failure to admit mistakes — though she does not pull her punches on Putin and Trump
Eric Beecher takes aim at the abuse of power within the news landscape — and explores what can be done to rescue it and rebuild trust
A haunting novel set in the freezing, snowbound English winter of 1963
FT editors, columnists and specialists share the titles that have inspired them
As the Finnish artist’s vast murals go on display, her niece discusses her $700mn legacy
We asked you to share your favourite reads of the year — here are the results
James Lovegrove and Suzi Feay select their must-read titles
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