Our top books featured in 2010 on The Globalist Bookshelf:

1.

William McDonough & Michael Braungart: Cradle to Cradle How can we ensure that industry is beneficial to human and ecological health?

2.

Patrick Smith: Somebody Else's Century Why does the Western world still not understand certain key aspects of Asia?

3.

Oscar Guardiola-Rivera: What If Latin America Ruled the World? In the aftermath of the economic crisis, could Latin America become a new world economic leader?

4.

Tony Judt: Ill Fares the Land How will the economic recession affect the human psyche for generations to come?

5.

Vali Nasr: Forces of Fortune Why are business and interaction the keys to achieving the West's objectives in the Middle East?

6.

Martin Sieff: Shifting Superpowers What mistakes have U.S. policymakers made when dealing with China and India?

7.

Clay Shirky: Cognitive Surplus How have new media technologies heralded a revolution in the way we think and act?

8.

Jonathan Watts: When a Billion Chinese Jump What is China's government doing to reverse the effects of climate change?

9.

Akbar Ahmed: Journey Into America How would U.S. society benefit from more true Christianity and less Darwinian thinking?

10.

Robert Kaplan: Monsoon How will the global power base shift from the West to the Indian Ocean in the 21st century?

Honorable Mentions:

1.

Richard Duncan: The Corruption of Capitalism What changes must be made to the financial sector before the U.S. economy can fully rebound?

2.

Steven Hill: Europe's Promise How can the European economic model be applied to the United States?

3.

Jeremy Rifkin: The Empathic Civilization How will the Third Industrial Revolution allow us to sculpt a new approach to globalization?

4.

Simon Tay: Asia Alone Can the countries of Asia go it alone, or do they still need the United States to keep them connected to each other?

5.

Peter Baldwin: The Narcissism of Minor Differences Are Europe and the United States really as different as is commonly assumed?