Best Books of 2021
As another year draws to a close, the 42courses leadership team got together to chat about their top book recommendations of 2021.
Slight caveat - not all (or even, not many) of the books were published in the last year, but they were just the reads that we got round to reading in the last 12 months.
Due to the large amount of books we get through for work purposes, the vast majority of our choices are non-fiction.
So this is not really a list of top novels… although we do have a couple of excellent fiction recommendations in amongst the selection.
By the way, we were having so much fun that we didn’t really notice the time.
So we split the podcast into two and the second half will be published tomorrow, where you can discover our top learnings of the year.
And we learnt a lot!
Plus Chris will talk about the plans for the company in 2022.
Best Books of 2021 Podcast
In our audio podcast, discover why the books really spoke to us.
Or if you’re more visual, then grab a coffee (or maybe a sherry at this time of year) and put your feet up, to enjoy the full video version…
Jake's Best Books of 2021
Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life by William Green
Work the System: The Simple Mechanics of Making More and Working Less by Sam Carpenter
Optionality: How to Survive and Thrive in a Volatile World by Richard Meadows
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Irene's Best Books
10 minutes 38 seconds in this strange world by Elif Shafak
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
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Aliza's best books
The Spy and The Traitor by Ben Macintyre
The Tyranny of Merit: What's become of the common good? by Michael Sandel
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Bren's best books
Absolute Pandemonium by Brian Blessed (audiobook)
26.2 Miles to Happiness by Paul Tomkinson (audiobook)
How not to plan by Les Binet and Sarah Carter
Winning Minds: Secrets from the language of leadership by Simon Lancaster
How words kill: You are not human by Simon Lancaster
Invisible to Invaluable by Jane Evans and Carol Russell
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Chris' best books
No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Revolution by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer
Brave new work: Are you ready to reinvent your organisation by Aaron Dignan
Humankind: A hopeful history by Rutger Bregman
Nudge: Improving decisions about health, wealth and happiness by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell (Audiobook)
