Gary Gudmundson's votes on the list The Economist

Listopia > Gary Gudmundson's votes on the list The Economist - Books of the Year 2010 (44 Books)

1	A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War by Amanda Foreman 3.99 avg rating — 2,294 ratings "History" Gary added it to currently-reading 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	Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin by Timothy Snyder (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 20,238 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	Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62 by Frank Dikötter 4.07 avg rating — 5,280 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
4	The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis 4.30 avg rating — 172,847 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
5	The Rule of Law by Tom Bingham 4.09 avg rating — 3,376 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
6	Why the West Rules—for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future by Ian Morris 4.11 avg rating — 6,002 ratings "History" Gary added it to currently-reading 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	Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime by John Heilemann 4.13 avg rating — 22,981 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
8	Red Plenty: Inside the Fifties’ Soviet Dream by Francis Spufford (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 4,644 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
9	The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee 4.34 avg rating — 116,248 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
10	Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages by Guy Deutscher 3.91 avg rating — 7,511 ratings "Culture, society 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
11	The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama by David Remnick 4.10 avg rating — 4,684 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
12	The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers by Richard McGregor really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,279 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
13	Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory by Peter Hessler 4.26 avg rating — 8,161 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	Molotov's Magic Lantern: A Journey In Russian History by Rachel Polonsky 3.48 avg rating — 488 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
15	Curfewed Night by Basharat Peer 4.07 avg rating — 4,496 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	The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe by Peter Godwin (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 2,023 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
17	The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State by Shane Harris 3.84 avg rating — 241 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
18	Pinch by David Willets 3.69 avg rating — 199 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
19	The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss by Edmund de Waal 3.96 avg rating — 64,663 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	Lives Like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson and Her Family's Feuds by Lyndall Gordon 3.86 avg rating — 1,209 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	Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes by Stephen Sondheim 4.54 avg rating — 2,153 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	The Cello Suites: J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece by Eric Siblin 4.02 avg rating — 2,571 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	The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson (Goodreads Author) 4.48 avg rating — 119,432 ratings "History" Gary added it 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
24	Pearl Buck in China: Journey to The Good Earth by Hilary Spurling 3.83 avg rating — 1,184 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
25	A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor 4.19 avg rating — 9,480 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
26	More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite by Sebastian Mallaby 4.11 avg rating — 9,836 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
27	High Financier: The Lives and Time of Siegmund Warburg by Niall Ferguson 3.71 avg rating — 252 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
28	A Vast Machine: Computer Models, Climate Data, and the Politics of Global Warming by Paul N. Edwards 4.03 avg rating — 120 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
29	Biology Is Technology: The Promise, Peril, and New Business of Engineering Life by Robert H. Carlson 3.67 avg rating — 75 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
30	The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley 3.97 avg rating — 13,667 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	Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation by Steven Johnson (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 15,623 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	What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 7,199 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
33	Sweetness and Blood: How Surfing Spread from Hawaii and California to the Rest of the World, with Some Unexpected Results by Michael Scott Moore (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 110 ratings "Culture, society 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	Showtime: A History of the Broadway Musical Theater by Larry Stempel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 161 ratings "Culture, society 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	Mcgilchrist's Greek Islands: Complete Set by Nigel McGilchrist really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating "Culture, society 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	Freedom by Jonathan Franzen 3.80 avg rating — 176,381 ratings "Fiction"	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	To the End of the Land by David Grossman 4.02 avg rating — 8,398 ratings "Fiction"	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	Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey 3.44 avg rating — 7,629 ratings "Fiction"	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 Unnamed by Joshua Ferris (Goodreads Author) 3.33 avg rating — 9,082 ratings "Fiction"	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	Mr. Peanut by Adam Ross (Goodreads Author) 3.25 avg rating — 5,774 ratings "Fiction"	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	The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 50,426 ratings "Fiction"	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	Selected Stories by William Trevor 4.30 avg rating — 555 ratings "Fiction"	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	Human Chain by Seamus Heaney 3.93 avg rating — 1,467 ratings "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
44	White Egrets by Derek Walcott 4.07 avg rating — 643 ratings "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