Adrian Woolridge, born on November 11, 1959, is a distinguished author and journalist. He is currently the Management Editor and 'Bagehot' columnist for The Economist newspaper, having previously served as the 'Schumpeter' columnist. From 2009 to 2017, he was the Washington Bureau Chief and 'Lexington' columnist for the same publication. Woolridge's academic background is impressive, having studied modern history at Balliol College, Oxford, and receiving a fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford University. He earned his doctorate in philosophy in 1985, further solidifying his status as a scholar.
Woolridge's career as a journalist began in 1984 when he became a Harkness Fellow at the University of California at Berkeley. His time at The Economist has been marked by his contributions to various columns and his role as a leading voice on management and political economy. Woolridge's expertise and insights have made him a valuable asset to the publication, and his work has helped to shape the conversation on key issues in business and politics.
In addition to his work at The Economist, Woolridge is also a respected author. His writing has focused on a range of topics, including politics, economics, and management. With his extensive academic background and years of experience in journalism, Woolridge is well-equipped to provide thoughtful and informed analysis on a wide range of issues. His work has been widely read and respected, and he has established himself as a leading voice in his field.
Non-Fiction Books
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Year
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Measuring the Mind
1994
2
The Witch Doctors: Making Sense of the Management Gurus
1996
3
The Witch Doctors (With: John Micklethwait)
1996
4
A Future Perfect: The Challenge and Hidden Promise of Globalization
1998
5
A Future Perfect (With: John Micklethwait)
1998
6
The Right Nation: Conservative Power in America
2004
7
The Right Nation (With: John Micklethwait)
2004
8
God Is Back (With: John Micklethwait)
2009
9
God Is Back: How the Global Revival of Faith Is Changing the World
2009
10
Masters of Management
2011
11
The Fourth Revolution: The Global Race to Reinvent the State
2014
12
The Fourth Revolution (With: John Micklethwait)
2014
13
The Great Disruption
2015
14
Capitalism in America (With: Alan Greenspan)
2018
15
Capitalism in America
2018
16
The Wake-Up Call (With: John Micklethwait)
2020
17
The Wake-Up Call: Why the Pandemic Has Exposed the Weakness of the West, and How to Fix It
2020
18
The Aristocracy of Talent
2021
Modern Library Chronicles Books
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Title
Year
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California (By: Kevin Starr)
1980
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California
1980
3
Communism (By: Richard Pipes)
1994
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Communism
1994
5
London
1995
6
London (By: A.N. Wilson)
1995
7
The Balkans
2000
8
The Balkans (By: Mark Mazower)
2000
9
The German Empire
2000
10
The German Empire (By: Michael Sturmer)
2000
11
The Catholic Church
2001
12
The Catholic Church (By: Hans Küng)
2001
13
Peoples and Empires
2001
14
Peoples and Empires (By: Anthony Pagden)
2001
15
Hitler and the Holocaust (By: Robert S. Wistrich)
2001
16
Hitler and the Holocaust
2001
17
Law in America
2002
18
Law in America (By: Lawrence M. Friedman)
2002
19
The American Revolution (By: Gordon S. Wood)
2002
20
The American Revolution
2002
21
Inventing Japan (By: Ian Buruma)
2003
22
Inventing Japan: 1853-1964
2003
23
The Americas (By: Felipe Fernández-Armesto)
2003
24
The Americas
2003
25
The Boys' Crusade
2003
26
The Boys' Crusade (By: Paul Fussell)
2003
27
The Reformation
2003
28
The Reformation (By: Patrick Collinson)
2003
29
The Company (With: John Micklethwait)
2003
30
The Company
2003
31
The Age of Shakespeare
2004
32
The Age of Shakespeare (By: Frank Kermode)
2004
33
The Age of Napoleon (By: Alistair Horne)
2004
34
The Age of Napoleon
2004
35
Infinite Ascent: A Short History of Mathematics
2004
36
Infinite Ascent (By: David Berlinski)
2004
37
Evolution
2004
38
Evolution (By: Edward J. Larson)
2004
39
Nazism and War (By: Richard Bessel)
2004
40
Nazism and War
2004
41
The City (By: Joel Kotkin)
2005
42
The City
2005
43
A Short History of Medicine
2006
44
A Short History of Medicine (By: F. González-Crussí)
2006
45
Storm from the East (By: Milton Viorst)
2006
46
Storm from the East: The Struggle Between the Arab World & the Christian West
2006
47
Baseball (By: George Vecsey)
2006
48
Baseball
2006
49
The Hellenistic Age
2007
50
The Hellenistic Age (By: Peter Green)
2007
51
Prehistory: The Making of the Human Mind
2007
52
Prehistory (By: Colin Renfrew)
2007
53
The Renaissance
2007
54
The Renaissance (By: Paul Johnson)
2007
55
Islam (By: Karen Armstrong)
2007
56
Islam
2007
57
The Christian World
2008
58
The Christian World (By: Martin E. Marty)
2008
59
Dangerous Games: The Uses and Abuses of History
2008
60
Dangerous Games (By: Margaret MacMillan)
2008
61
The Romantic Revolution (By: Timothy C.W. Blanning)
2010
62
Uncivil Society: 1989 and the Implosion of the Communist Establishment
2009
63
The Korean War (By: Bruce Cumings)
2010
64
The Romantic Revolution
2010
65
The Korean War
2010
Adrian Wooldridge Anthologies
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Year
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Society in Crisis: Our Capacity for Adaptation and Reorientation