Gary Gudmundson's votes on the list The Economist

Listopia > Gary Gudmundson's votes on the list The Economist - Books of the Year 2012 (55 Books)

1	The Passage of Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #4) by Robert A. Caro 4.41 avg rating — 19,980 ratings "Biography and memoir " Gary rated it 4 stars See Review	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	Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 by Anne Applebaum 4.08 avg rating — 7,388 ratings "History " Gary added it to to-read See Review	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	Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoğlu 4.09 avg rating — 64,944 ratings "Economics and business " Gary added it to to-read See Review	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	Tombstone: The Great Chinese Famine, 1958-1962 by Yang Jisheng 4.17 avg rating — 1,053 ratings "History " Gary added it to to-read See Review	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	Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power by Steve Coll really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,311 ratings "Economics and business " Gary rated it 5 stars See Review	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	Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II by Arthur Herman 4.33 avg rating — 2,994 ratings "Economics and business " Gary added it to to-read See Review	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	Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients by Ben Goldacre 4.10 avg rating — 9,385 ratings "Science and Technology " Gary added it to to-read See Review	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	The Eagle Unbowed: Poland and the Poles in the Second World War by Halik Kochanski 4.26 avg rating — 336 ratings "History" Gary added it to to-read See Review	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 Immigrant Exodus: Why America Is Losing the Global Race to Capture Entrepreneurial Talent by Vivek Wadhwa 3.63 avg rating — 112 ratings "Politics and current affairs "	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	Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain by John Darwin 4.04 avg rating — 731 ratings "History "	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	Days of God: The Revolution in Iran and Its Consequences by James Buchan 3.76 avg rating — 220 ratings "Politics and current affairs " Gary added it to to-read See Review	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 Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea by Callum Roberts 4.25 avg rating — 980 ratings "Science and Technology " Gary added it to to-read See Review	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	From the Ruins of Empire: The Revolt Against the West and the Remaking of Asia by Pankaj Mishra 3.96 avg rating — 2,653 ratings "Politics and current affairs "	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	Radio Congo by Ben Rawlence (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 429 ratings "Culture, society, sport and travel "	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	The New New Deal: The Hidden Story of Change in the Obama Era by Michael Grunwald 3.95 avg rating — 846 ratings "Politics and current affairs "	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	Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes 3.70 avg rating — 53,909 ratings "Biography and memoir "	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	The Richard Burton Diaries by Richard Burton 3.98 avg rating — 758 ratings "Biography and memoir "	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	Wanted Women: Faith, Lies, and the War on Terror: The Lives of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Aafia Siddiqui by Deborah Scroggins 3.77 avg rating — 218 ratings "Biography and memoir "	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	Titian: His Life by Sheila Hale 4.05 avg rating — 245 ratings "Biography and memoir "	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	Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace by D.T. Max (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 9,750 ratings "Biography and memoir "	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	Raffles and the Golden Opportunity by Victoria Glendinning 3.57 avg rating — 246 ratings "Biography and memoir "	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	Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend by Susan Orlean (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 5,062 ratings "Biography and memoir "	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	Ivory, Apes & Peacocks: Animals, Adventure and Discovery in the Wild Places of Africa by Alan Root 4.39 avg rating — 221 ratings "Biography and memoir "	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	The Pinecone: The Story of Sarah Losh, Forgotten Romantic Heroine--Antiquarian, Architect, and Visionary by Jenny Uglow 3.59 avg rating — 214 ratings "Biography and memoir "	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	When I Was a Child I Read Books by Marilynne Robinson 3.87 avg rating — 2,891 ratings "Biography and memoir "	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	Bertie: A Life of Edward VII by Jane Ridley 3.78 avg rating — 4,541 ratings "Biography and memoir "	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	Joseph Anton: A Memoir by Salman Rushdie 3.65 avg rating — 9,360 ratings "Biography and memoir "	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	The New Industrial Revolution: Consumers, Globalization and the End of Mass Production by Peter Marsh 3.83 avg rating — 88 ratings "Economics and business "	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	Management in 10 Words by Terry Leahy 3.94 avg rating — 290 ratings "Economics and business "	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	Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 20,750 ratings "Science and Technology "	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	The Origins of Sex: A History of the First Sexual Revolution by Faramerz Dabhoiwala 3.79 avg rating — 431 ratings "Science and Technology "	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	The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't by Nate Silver 3.97 avg rating — 52,724 ratings "Science and Technology " Gary added it to to-read See Review	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	Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo 3.98 avg rating — 118,041 ratings "Culture, society, sport and travel "	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	Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon 4.27 avg rating — 22,750 ratings "Culture, society, sport and travel "	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	Music as Alchemy: Journeys with Great Conductors and Their Orchestras by Tom Service 4.28 avg rating — 137 ratings "Culture, society, sport and travel "	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	The Art of the Restaurateur by Nicholas Lander 3.91 avg rating — 162 ratings "Culture, society, sport and travel "	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	The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs by Tyler Hamilton 4.39 avg rating — 19,587 ratings "Culture, society, sport and travel "	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	Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest by Wade Davis 4.27 avg rating — 4,850 ratings "Culture, society, sport and travel "	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	The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 11,798 ratings "Culture, society, sport and travel "	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	On Warne by Gideon Haigh 4.13 avg rating — 656 ratings "Culture, society, sport and travel "	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	Great Houses of London by James Stourton 4.17 avg rating — 53 ratings "Culture, society, sport and travel "	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	Swim: Why We Love the Water by Lynn Sherr 3.73 avg rating — 591 ratings "Culture, society, sport and travel "	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	Strands: A Year of Discoveries on the Beach by Jean Sprackland really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 275 ratings "Culture, society, sport and travel "	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	How to Stay Sane by Philippa Perry 3.79 avg rating — 3,710 ratings "Culture, society, sport and travel "	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	Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) by Hilary Mantel 4.31 avg rating — 106,282 ratings "Fiction, essays and poetry "	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	The Forgiven by Lawrence Osborne (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 3,149 ratings "Fiction, essays and poetry "	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	Toby's Room (Life Class, #2) by Pat Barker 3.78 avg rating — 5,023 ratings "Fiction, essays and poetry "	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	The Dinner by Herman Koch 3.22 avg rating — 177,308 ratings "Fiction, essays and poetry "	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
49	The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng 4.15 avg rating — 30,809 ratings "Fiction, essays and poetry "	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
50	Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version by Philip Pullman (Editor) 4.05 avg rating — 23,247 ratings "Fiction, essays and poetry "	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
51	Winter: Five Windows on the Season by Adam Gopnik 3.78 avg rating — 586 ratings "Fiction, essays and poetry "	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
52	Pulphead by John Jeremiah Sullivan really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8,236 ratings "Fiction, essays and poetry "	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
53	Yellow Tulips: Poems, 1968-2011 by James Fenton 4.09 avg rating — 139 ratings "Fiction, essays and poetry "	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
54	Three Strong Women by Marie NDiaye 3.23 avg rating — 4,422 ratings "Fiction, essays and poetry "	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
55	Place: New Poems by Jorie Graham 3.97 avg rating — 286 ratings "Fiction, essays and poetry "	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