Gary Gudmundson's votes on the list The Economist

Listopia > Gary Gudmundson's votes on the list The Economist - Books of the Year 2013 (48 Books)

1	My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Ari Shavit 4.21 avg rating — 11,194 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
2	Margaret Thatcher: The Authorized Biography, Volume 1: From Grantham to the Falklands by Charles Moore 4.17 avg rating — 1,251 ratings "Biography and memoir" 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	Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy from 1453 to the Present by Brendan Simms 3.95 avg rating — 764 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 War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914 by Margaret MacMillan 4.26 avg rating — 7,533 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
5	Gettysburg: The Last Invasion by Allen C. Guelzo 4.30 avg rating — 3,165 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
6	Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety by Eric Schlosser 4.27 avg rating — 14,794 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
7	Red Fortress: History and Illusion in the Kremlin by Catherine Merridale 3.87 avg rating — 575 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
8	Double Down: Game Change 2012 by Mark Halperin 3.88 avg rating — 7,474 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
9	The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957 by Frank Dikötter 4.13 avg rating — 2,833 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
10	Isaac and Isaiah: The Covert Punishment of a Cold War Heretic by David Caute 3.46 avg rating — 24 ratings "Biography and memoir" 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	Coolidge by Amity Shlaes (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 7,543 ratings "Biography and memoir" 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	Forgotten Ally: China's World War II, 1937-1945 by Rana Mitter 4.13 avg rating — 2,320 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
13	Iraq: From War To A New Authoritarianism (Adelphi Series) by Toby Dodge 3.84 avg rating — 38 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	Unthinkable: Iran, the Bomb, and American Strategy by Kenneth M. Pollack 3.81 avg rating — 108 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	The Beast: Riding the Rails and Dodging Narcos on the Migrant Trail by Óscar Martínez 4.31 avg rating — 2,541 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	Thank You for Your Service by David Finkel 4.13 avg rating — 7,120 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	How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region by Joe Studwell 4.26 avg rating — 5,163 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
18	The Blunders of Our Governments by Anthony King 3.82 avg rating — 754 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	China Goes Global: The Partial Power by David Shambaugh 3.94 avg rating — 413 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
20	Comandante: Hugo Chávez's Venezuela by Rory Carroll 3.91 avg rating — 695 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	Johnny Cash: The Life by Robert Hilburn 4.28 avg rating — 4,535 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	Gabriele D'Annunzio: Poet, Seducer, and Preacher of War by Lucy Hughes-Hallett (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 723 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	Music at Midnight: The Life and Poetry of George Herbert by John Drury 4.22 avg rating — 172 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	Into Exile by Elin Toona Gottschalk (Goodreads Author) 4.71 avg rating — 253 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	Year Zero: A History of 1945 by Ian Buruma 3.92 avg rating — 2,307 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	The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide by Gary J. Bass 4.35 avg rating — 2,643 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
27	The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin 4.15 avg rating — 24,314 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
28	Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan by William Dalrymple 4.35 avg rating — 5,165 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
29	Silence: A Christian History by Diarmaid MacCulloch 3.71 avg rating — 378 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
30	When the Money Runs Out: The End of Western Affluence by Stephen D. King 3.63 avg rating — 206 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
31	Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg 3.94 avg rating — 270,000 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	Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal by Nick Bilton (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 19,099 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
33	The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 78,047 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
34	Five Billion Years of Solitude: The Search for Life Among the Stars by Lee Billings (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 963 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
35	Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better by Clive Thompson 3.94 avg rating — 2,492 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	The Triumph of Human Empire: Verne, Morris, and Stevenson at the End of the World by Rosalind Williams 3.54 avg rating — 24 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	Empire Antarctica: Ice, Silence, and Emperor Penguins by Gavin Francis 4.04 avg rating — 585 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
38	The Book of My Lives by Aleksandar Hemon 4.18 avg rating — 3,533 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
39	Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven by John Eliot Gardiner 4.08 avg rating — 1,779 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
40	The Leonard Bernstein Letters by Leonard Bernstein 4.30 avg rating — 184 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
41	The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way by Amanda Ripley (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 15,485 ratings "Culture, society and travel" 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
42	The Trip to Echo Spring by Olivia Laing (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 3,672 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
43	The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton 3.75 avg rating — 86,573 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
44	Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) by Kate Atkinson 3.79 avg rating — 244,780 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
45	Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi 3.84 avg rating — 12,442 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
46	The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt 3.97 avg rating — 1,059,372 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
47	Norwegian by Night (Sheldon Horowitz #2) by Derek B. Miller (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 16,994 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
48	The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. by Adelle Waldman (Goodreads Author) 3.29 avg rating — 18,258 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