https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/book-review-contest-winners

Thanks to everyone who participated or voted in the Book Review Contest. The winners are:

FIRST PLACE: Progress and Poverty, reviewed by Lars Doucet

Lars is a Norwegian-Texan game designer, and you can read his game design blog here. He's a pretty serious Georgist and posts regularly in the Georgism subreddit.

SECOND PLACE: Down And Out In Paris And London, reviewed by Whimsi

Whimsi blogs here, but otherwise asks to remain mysterious.

THIRD PLACE: On The Natural Faculties, reviewed by ELP.

E is a researcher and an author of the blog Slime Mold Time Mold

READERS' CHOICE AWARD: Disunited Nations vs. Dawn Of Eurasia, reviewed by Misha Saul

Misha is an investor in Sydney, Australia, and blogs here.

And congratulations to all other finalists (here listed in order of appearance), whose secret identities were:

Order Without Law, reviewed by Phil Hazelden Are We Smart Enough To Know How Smart Animals Are, reviewed by Jeff Russell Why Buddhism Is True, reviewed by Eve Bigaj Double Fold, reviewed by Boštjan P The Wizard And The Prophet, reviewed by Maryana Through The Eye Of A Needle, reviewed by Tom Powell Years Of Lyndon Johnson, reviewed by Theodore Ehrenborg Addiction By Design, reviewed by Ketchup Duck The Accidental Superpower, reviewed by John B Humankind, reviewed by Neil R The Collapse Of Complex Societies, reviewed by Etirabys Where's My Flying Car, reviewed by Jonathan P How Children Fail, reviewed by HonoreDB Plagues And Peoples, reviewed by Joel Ferris (who is looking for a job, email here)

All finalists win a permanent free subscription to Astral Codex Ten - since a subscription costs $10/month, this is technically an infinity dollar value! If you already have a subscription, you are now a Super Double Mega-Subscriber, which has no consequences in the material world, but several important metaphysical advantages. I should have already credited this to your email addresses; please let me know if it didn't go through or if I used the wrong address.