Gary Gudmundson's votes on the list The Economist

Listopia > Gary Gudmundson's votes on the list The Economist - Books of the Year 2003 (47 Books)

1	Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany and the Winning of the Great War at Sea by Robert K. Massie 4.41 avg rating — 3,682 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
2	Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom by Conrad Black 4.18 avg rating — 771 ratings "BIOGRAPHY"	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	Venice, Fragile City: 1797-1997 by Margaret Plant 4.29 avg rating — 7 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	They Marched Into Sunlight: War And Peace, Vietnam And America, October 1967 by David Maraniss (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 1,960 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	Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss 3.87 avg rating — 106,685 ratings "CULTURE AND DIGRESSIONS"	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	The Recurrent Crisis in Corporate Governance by Paul W. MacAvoy 2.40 avg rating — 5 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
7	Khrushchev: The Man and His Era by William Taubman 4.09 avg rating — 1,746 ratings "BIOGRAPHY" 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 Fall of Hong Kong: Britain, China, and the Japanese Occupation by Philip Snow 3.91 avg rating — 33 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 Music of the Primes by Marcus du Sautoy 4.12 avg rating — 5,355 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
10	God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible by Adam Nicolson 3.78 avg rating — 2,141 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
11	Gulag: A History by Anne Applebaum 4.29 avg rating — 14,078 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
12	Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value (J-B Warren Bennis Series) by Bill George 3.81 avg rating — 470 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
13	Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest by Matthew Restall 3.92 avg rating — 1,069 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
14	Governor Reagan: His Rise to Power by Lou Cannon 4.27 avg rating — 200 ratings "BIOGRAPHY"	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	Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith by Andrew Wilson 4.03 avg rating — 891 ratings "BIOGRAPHY"	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	W.B. Yeats, A Life: The Arch-Poet, 1915 - 1939 by R.F. Foster 4.45 avg rating — 67 ratings "BIOGRAPHY"	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 Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice by Sandra Day O'Connor 3.68 avg rating — 730 ratings "BIOGRAPHY"	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	Goya by Robert Hughes 4.11 avg rating — 8,084 ratings "BIOGRAPHY"	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 Reformation: A History by Diarmaid MacCulloch 4.07 avg rating — 3,585 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
20	The Billy Ruffian: The Bellerophon and the Downfall of Napoleon by David Cordingly 4.11 avg rating — 290 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
21	The Afrikaners: Biography of a People by Hermann Giliomee 4.18 avg rating — 138 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
22	All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror by Stephen Kinzer 4.30 avg rating — 12,449 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
23	Black Earth: A Journey Through Russia After the Fall by Andrew Meier 4.04 avg rating — 526 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
24	America Unbound: The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy by Ivo H. Daalder 3.45 avg rating — 121 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
25	Rogue Nation: American Unilateralism And The Failure Of Good Intentions by Clyde V. Prestowitz Jr. 3.65 avg rating — 123 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
26	World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability by Amy Chua (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 1,378 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
27	Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc 4.26 avg rating — 13,951 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
28	The Zanzibar Chest: A Story of Life, Love, and Death in Foreign Lands by Aidan Hartley 4.04 avg rating — 2,776 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
29	The Contradictions of American Capital Punishment by Franklin E. Zimring 3.57 avg rating — 21 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
30	The Dark Heart of Italy: An Incisive Portrait of Europe's Most Beautiful, Most Disconcerting Country by Tobias Jones 3.72 avg rating — 1,313 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
31	Pattern Recognition (Blue Ant, #1) by William Gibson 3.88 avg rating — 53,036 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
32	Beyond the Core: Expand Your Market Without Abandoning Your Roots by Chris Zook 3.77 avg rating — 129 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
33	Corn and Capitalism: How a Botanical Bastard Grew to Global Dominance by Arturo Warman 3.70 avg rating — 40 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
34	Moneyball by Michael Lewis 4.27 avg rating — 146,580 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
35	Eating Apes (California Studies in Food and Culture, 6) by Dale Peterson 4.16 avg rating — 89 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
36	Nature Via Nurture: Genes, Experience and What Makes Us Human by Matt Ridley 4.06 avg rating — 4,263 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
37	The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard 3.48 avg rating — 5,675 ratings "FICTIONS AND MEMOIRS"	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	What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt 4.10 avg rating — 22,823 ratings "FICTIONS AND MEMOIRS"	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 Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon 3.89 avg rating — 1,613,375 ratings "FICTIONS AND MEMOIRS"	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 Clearing by Tim Gautreaux 3.93 avg rating — 1,931 ratings "FICTIONS AND MEMOIRS"	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	Star of the Sea by Joseph O'Connor 3.93 avg rating — 12,290 ratings "FICTIONS AND MEMOIRS"	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	Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) by Marjane Satrapi 4.27 avg rating — 234,915 ratings "FICTIONS AND MEMOIRS"	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	Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel 3.95 avg rating — 5,050 ratings "FICTIONS AND MEMOIRS"	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	Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination by Robert Macfarlane (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 5,792 ratings "CULTURE AND DIGRESSIONS"	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	Pretty Girl in Crimson Rose (8): A Memoir of Love, Exile, and Crosswords by Sandy Balfour 3.77 avg rating — 273 ratings "CULTURE AND DIGRESSIONS"	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	Jim Dine: The Photographs, So Far (Vol. 1 - 4) by Andy Grundberg 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings "CULTURE AND DIGRESSIONS"	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	Antarctica: Explorer Series, Vol. 1 by Pat Keough 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings "CULTURE AND DIGRESSIONS"	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