The getAbstract International Book Award is a bilingual award for nonfiction business-focused books. History The getAbstract International Book Award has been presented annually since 2001 and is awarded to four authors (or co-authors) for their work in English or German. The initial focus of the award was on books from the genres economics, politics, and society. Over the years, the focus has narrowed more specifically to business-relevant books. The award intends to raise the visibility of "(...) titles that make a difference to how [people] think, work, and live.” Until 2020, the award ceremony took place at the Frankfurt Book Fair; since the COVID-19 pandemic, the award has been presented virtually. In 2021, the getAbstract International Book Award will include a total financial prize of EUR 20,000. Media partners The getAbstract International Book Award has been presented in cooperation with notable business media partners including Financial Times Germany and Capital. The 2021 media partner is brand eins. The award is regularly covered by international media including Financial Times Germany, Handelszeitung & The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, Reuters, Handelsblatt, Bloomberg Television, and several other publications and websites. Jury The jury, responsible for selecting the shortlist and winners, consists of getAbstract staff and external partners. All jury members receive an equal vote. The members in 2021 include the Swiss author Niko Stoifberg and German journalist Peter Lau. The jury considers books published in the twelve months preceding the award. Winners of the getAbstract International Book Award The getAbstract International Book Award traditionally recognizes two books per language category. The awards are weighted equally, without rank or preference. In 2021, the winners will be announced in November. Winners are selected from the longlists, which in 2021 include titles by Nobel Memorial Prize winner Daniel Kahneman et al, psychologist Jacinta M. Jiménez, and 2019 winner Dan Pontefract. Chronological list of winners 2020 Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Think Outside the Building Abhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo, Good Economics for Hard Times Veronika Hucke, Fair führen Clemens Fuest, Wie wir unsere Wirtschaft retten 2019 Denise Hearn, Jonathan Tepper, The Myth of Capitalism Dan Pontefract, Open to Think Kai Strittmatter, Die Neuerfindung der Diktatur Benedict Herles, Zukunftsblind 2018 Rick Peterson, Judd Hoekstra, Crunch Time Adam Greenfield, Radical Technologies Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Thomas Ramge, Das Digital Martin J. Eppler, Sebastian Kernbach, Meet up! 2017 Joshua Cooper Ramo, The Seventh Sense Mark Stevenson, We Do Things Differently Yvonne Hofstetter,