Book Repository

This Repository is a searchable database of all books produced by alumni in their personal capacity, after they retired from the World Bank Group. The Repository is designed to enhance our members’ awareness of books published by fellow retirees and provide easy access to them. It includes live links and information on books by retirees on any topic, in any genre, and any language. The Repository is limited to books that (1) are published after retirement from the WBG; (2) are not part of a consultancy or work assignment at another MDB or IFI; and (3) are publicly available as a free download, or at cost.

To add books to the Repository send an email to 1818Society@wbgalumni.org with information about the book and the web link where it can be found.

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Recent Additions

Coloring Your Spirit: designs & meditations to spark the creative in all of us

Strauss, Kathy, 2017

All my life I have been doodling some sort of drawing. I...

Wings Across the Atlantic: A year in the life of two old birders

Rees, Colin, and Mark Avery, 2025

Two birdwatchers, one in Maryland, USA, the other in Northam...

Birds of a Feather: Seasonal Changes on Both Sides of the Atlantic

Rees, Colin, and Derek Thomas, 2014

In Birds of a Feather, an informative and beautifully illust...

Vietnam's Economic Leap: Productivity, Innovation, and the Road to High-Income Status

Dinh, Hinh T., and, 2025

This book presents a groundbreaking roadmap for one of the w...

Positive Spirit: an intentional & mindful journey through coloring & journaling

Strauss, Kathy, 2023

Welcome to Positive Spirit: an intentional & mindful journe...

Canada’s Cities in a Changing World 1920–2120: The Halftime Report

Hoornweg, Daniel, 2025

This book provides a deeper understanding of cities and how ...