2021 Business Book Of The Year Award Winner
Nicole Perlroth's ‘This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends’ named Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year for 2021
The Financial Times and McKinsey & Company today announce that Nicole Perlroth is the winner of the 2021 Business Book of the Year Award for This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race, published by Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), Bloomsbury (US), an analysis of the threat posed by the arms race between cyber criminals, spies and hackers fighting to infiltrate essential computer systems.
Roula Khalaf, editor of the Financial Times said, “Nicole Perlroth has done something that hasn't been done before: going this deep into the mysterious world of hackers. Cyber security isn't featuring highly enough on CEOs' agenda. I hope this award will prompt them to read this book and pay attention.”
Magnus Tyreman, Managing Partner Europe, McKinsey & Company, said: “Nicole Perlroth has written a book that is more than just a timely wake-up call to the fact that the world has largely ignored the realities and profound implications of the arms race between hackers, cybercriminals and businesses and national governments. It is an alarming book, one in which the author makes a compelling, granular and matter-of-fact case for how vulnerable global computer systems have become, and makes an urgent plea for specific and systematic action.”
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This annual Award, promoted by the Financial Times and McKinsey & Company, now in its 17th year, aims to identify the book that provides the most compelling and enjoyable insight into modern business issues, including management, finance and economics.
The co-hosts of this year's awards was Roula Khalaf, Editor of the Financial Times, and Magnus Tyreman, Managing Partner, Europe of McKinsey & Company.
The winner of the Business Book of the Year 2021 was revealed at The National Gallery in London on Wednesday 1 December 2021. The event commenced with the announcement of the Bracken Bower Prize. The Prize was given for the best business book proposal by a writer under the age of 35. Followed by announcing the winner of this year's Business Book of the Year Award. The winning author received an award of £30,000 and shortlisted authors received £10,000.
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