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Simon Kuper selects his best mid-year reads

The fractious family drama came to a sublime close and it was an impressive year for wrenching documentaries

Africa’s most populous country among former crisis-hit economies attracting foreign inflows

Head of betting firm remains one of the UK’s wealthiest executives

Founder also took at least £50mn in dividends despite gambling group’s £72.6mn pre-tax loss

The Portishead singer has a powerful sense of feeling in her voice on her solo debut

Oneok’s $19bn takeover of Magellan reflects shifting views of future for gas vs oil

An English eccentric’s account of life as a perennial traveller and perpetual outsider

A GDP recovery 15 years in the making

Michael Gracey’s film about the British pop star is one of unlikely excellence — and animal magic