The Economist - Books of the Year 2013 (48 books)

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1	How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region by Joe Studwell 4.26 avg rating — 5,158 ratings score: 484, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better by Clive Thompson 3.94 avg rating — 2,492 ratings score: 366, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Ari Shavit 4.21 avg rating — 11,193 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy from 1453 to the Present by Brendan Simms 3.95 avg rating — 764 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914 by Margaret MacMillan 4.26 avg rating — 7,532 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Double Down: Game Change 2012 by Mark Halperin 3.88 avg rating — 7,474 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Coolidge by Amity Shlaes (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 7,543 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal by Nick Bilton (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 19,099 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 78,042 ratings score: 166, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way by Amanda Ripley (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 15,484 ratings score: 160, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven by John Eliot Gardiner 4.08 avg rating — 1,778 ratings score: 159, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 3.97 avg rating — 1,059,232 ratings score: 154, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. by Adelle Waldman (Goodreads Author) 3.29 avg rating — 18,258 ratings score: 152, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Margaret Thatcher: The Authorized Biography, Volume 1: From Grantham to the Falklands by Charles Moore 4.17 avg rating — 1,251 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Gettysburg: The Last Invasion by Allen C. Guelzo 4.30 avg rating — 3,165 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety by Eric Schlosser 4.27 avg rating — 14,793 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Red Fortress: History and Illusion in the Kremlin by Catherine Merridale 3.87 avg rating — 575 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957 by Frank Dikötter 4.13 avg rating — 2,833 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Isaac and Isaiah: The Covert Punishment of a Cold War Heretic by David Caute 3.46 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937-1945 by Rana Mitter 4.13 avg rating — 2,320 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Iraq: From War To A New Authoritarianism (Adelphi Series) by Toby Dodge 3.84 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Unthinkable: Iran, the Bomb, and American Strategy by Kenneth M. Pollack 3.81 avg rating — 108 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Beast: Riding the Rails and Dodging Narcos on the Migrant Trail by Óscar Martínez 4.31 avg rating — 2,541 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Thank You for Your Service by David Finkel 4.13 avg rating — 7,120 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Blunders of Our Governments by Anthony King 3.82 avg rating — 754 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	China Goes Global: The Partial Power by David Shambaugh 3.94 avg rating — 413 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Comandante: Hugo Chávez's Venezuela by Rory Carroll 3.91 avg rating — 695 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Johnny Cash: The Life by Robert Hilburn 4.28 avg rating — 4,534 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Gabriele D'Annunzio: Poet, Seducer, and Preacher of War by Lucy Hughes-Hallett (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 723 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Music at Midnight: The Life and Poetry of George Herbert by John Drury 4.22 avg rating — 172 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Into Exile by Elin Toona Gottschalk (Goodreads Author) 4.71 avg rating — 253 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Year Zero: A History of 1945 by Ian Buruma 3.92 avg rating — 2,307 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide by Gary J. Bass 4.35 avg rating — 2,643 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin 4.15 avg rating — 24,313 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan by William Dalrymple 4.35 avg rating — 5,164 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Silence: A Christian History by Diarmaid MacCulloch 3.71 avg rating — 378 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	When the Money Runs Out: The End of Western Affluence by Stephen D. King 3.63 avg rating — 206 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg 3.94 avg rating — 269,992 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Five Billion Years of Solitude: The Search for Life Among the Stars by Lee Billings (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 963 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Triumph of Human Empire: Verne, Morris, and Stevenson at the End of the World by Rosalind Williams 3.54 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Empire Antarctica: Ice, Silence, and Emperor Penguins by Gavin Francis 4.04 avg rating — 585 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Book of My Lives by Aleksandar Hemon 4.18 avg rating — 3,532 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Leonard Bernstein Letters by Leonard Bernstein 4.30 avg rating — 184 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Trip to Echo Spring by Olivia Laing (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 3,672 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton 3.75 avg rating — 86,564 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) by Kate Atkinson 3.79 avg rating — 244,746 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi 3.84 avg rating — 12,441 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Norwegian by Night (Sheldon Horowitz #2) by Derek B. Miller (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 16,993 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars