Capital in the Twenty First CenturyModern · Economics, Nonfiction, Politics
Capital in the Twenty First Century
2013 · 685 pages · Nonfiction
46
Modern
★ 4.06 on Goodreads · 36K ratings
≈ 17 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list. 4.06★ from 36K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
46Must-Read Score
- Critics41 out of 100 · counts 35%+16
- Readers52 out of 100 · counts 50%+30
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #42 of the 55 politics books we rank
- #55 of the 100 science and ideas books we rank
- #196 of the 318 modern books we rank
- #675 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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