Adrian Wooldridge

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
# Title Year
1 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
# Title Year
1 California (By: Kevin Starr) 1980
2 California 1980
3 Communism (By: Richard Pipes) 1994
4 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
# Title Year
1 Society in Crisis: Our Capacity for Adaptation and Reorientation 2021