<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GoodreadsResponse>
	<Request>
		<authentication>false</authentication>
		    <method><![CDATA[]]></method>
	</Request>
	
<book id="1769709">
  <title><![CDATA[Inside U.S.A]]></title>
  <isbn><![CDATA[1565843584]]></isbn>
  <isbn13><![CDATA[9781565843585]]></isbn13>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223623202m/1769709.jpg</image_url>
    <work>
  <best_book_id type="integer">1769709</best_book_id>
  <books_count type="integer">2</books_count>
  <default_description>John Gunther's Inside series were among the most popular books of reportage of the 1930s and 1940s. For Inside U.S.A., Gunther set out from California and traveled the entire country. His frank, lucid observations along the way--on race relations, labor, the Tennessee Valley Authority, farm life, the politics of the big cities, and much else--yield fascinating insight into life fifty years ago. </default_description>
  <id type="integer">1767847</id>
  <media_type nil="true"></media_type>
  <original_language_id type="integer" nil="true"></original_language_id>
  <original_publication_day type="integer" nil="true"></original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer" nil="true"></original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">1947</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Inside U.S.A</original_title>
  <rating_dist>total:6|4:3|3:2|2:1|</rating_dist>
  <ratings_count type="integer">6</ratings_count>
  <ratings_sum type="integer">20</ratings_sum>
  <reviews_count type="integer">12</reviews_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">4</text_reviews_count>
</work>

  <average_rating><![CDATA[3.33]]></average_rating>
  <ratings_count><![CDATA[6]]></ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[4]]></text_reviews_count>
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1769709.Inside_U_S_A]]></url>
  <authors>
        <author id="68809">
      <name><![CDATA[John Gunther]]></name>
      <role><![CDATA[]]></role>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/68809.John_Gunther]]></url>
      <average_rating><![CDATA[3.73]]></average_rating>
      <ratings_count><![CDATA[1637]]></ratings_count>
      <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[171]]></text_reviews_count>
    </author>
      </authors>
    <reviews start="1" end="12" total="12">
    <review id="5289431">
    <user id="293695">
    <name><![CDATA[Mariel]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/293695-mariel]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="history-general" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[People who wish they knew more about 1946]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Aug 29 08:36:24 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 12 08:06:54 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Gunther's approach to understanding post war America is to talk to as many politicians and &quot;leaders&quot; in every state. To understand labor and industry in a particular state, he spoke with the union leaders and industrial leaders of that state. He is a journalist by trade, which makes for th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5289431">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5289431]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="57392750">
    <user id="36903">
    <name><![CDATA[Ashley]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Mars Hill, NC]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/36903-ashley]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue May 26 12:29:12 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jun 11 19:18:57 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[fascinating read, definitely a biased point of view, from a reporter in the '40's. I am having a great time with this book so far. The facts and statistics alone definitely give some perspective on how life in the U.S. was when my father was born. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57392750]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="16338557">
    <user id="892400">
    <name><![CDATA[Bap]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/892400-bap]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="non-fiction" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Feb 25 13:42:58 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 25 13:48:24 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This is a state by state compilation of politics, history, culture, geography, odd ball facts and astute observations.  Gunther captured the USA in a point in time.  Some of his observations are as true now as they were then.  One can get a sense for what is enduring and what is <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18405.Gone_With_The_Wind" title="Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell">gone with the wind</a>. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16338557">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16338557]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="29020555">
    <user id="429071">
    <name><![CDATA[John]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Salt Lake City, UT]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/429071-john]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 01 18:31:18 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 01 18:33:12 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[What I liked best about this book is that it offers a snapshot of late 1940s America--it's attitudes and politics.  One of my favorite books by this author is Death Be Not Proud.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29020555]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="48384711">
    <user id="1985928">
    <name><![CDATA[Andrea]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1985928-andrea-homier]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Mar 05 20:33:04 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Mar 05 20:33:04 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48384711]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="45346143">
    <user id="665400">
    <name><![CDATA[Jennifer]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/665400-jennifer]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Feb 04 07:28:55 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 04 07:28:55 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45346143]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="40684310">
    <user id="902232">
    <name><![CDATA[Kristen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Tucson, AZ]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/902232-kristen]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 22 11:13:28 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Dec 22 11:13:40 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40684310]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="30262144">
    <user id="1323907">
    <name><![CDATA[Paul]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Waltham, MA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1323907-paul]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="favorites" />
        <shelf name="history" />
        <shelf name="sociology" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 15 16:02:34 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 15 16:02:34 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30262144]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="29022358">
    <user id="678108">
    <name><![CDATA[Grace Wing-Yuan ]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Marlboro, NJ]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/678108-grace-wing-yuan-toy]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 01 18:59:27 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 01 18:59:27 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29022358]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="21531749">
    <user id="139961">
    <name><![CDATA[Michele]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/139961-michele]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="non-fiction" />
        <shelf name="to-read" />
        <shelf name="toread-nonfiction" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sat May 03 14:17:42 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat May 03 14:17:42 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21531749]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="17844152">
    <user id="924372">
    <name><![CDATA[Chesshistorian]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/924372-chesshistorian]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Mar 15 22:35:57 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Mar 15 22:35:57 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17844152]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="5428353">
    <user id="245030">
    <name><![CDATA[David]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/245030-david]]></url>
  </user>
      <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Aug 31 10:47:13 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 31 10:47:29 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5428353]]></url>
</review>
    </reviews>
  <popular_shelves>
        <shelf name="to-read" />
        <shelf name="non-fiction" />
        <shelf name="sociology" />
        <shelf name="favorites" />
        <shelf name="history" />
        <shelf name="toread-nonfiction" />
        <shelf name="history-general" />
        <shelf name="currently-reading" />
      </popular_shelves>
  <book_links>
    <book_link id="8">
  <name><![CDATA[WorldCat]]></name>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1769709</link>
</book_link>
  </book_links>
</book>
</GoodreadsResponse>