Jim's votes on the list The Bill Gates Booklist

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1	The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Steven Pinker (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 29,550 ratings	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	Give Smart: Philanthropy that Gets Results by Thomas J. Tierney 3.59 avg rating — 249 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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	Open by Andre Agassi 4.32 avg rating — 145,717 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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	Physics For Dummies by Steven Holzner 3.68 avg rating — 269 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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	Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines by Richard A. Muller 4.03 avg rating — 2,526 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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	Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger by Charles T. Munger 4.40 avg rating — 17,425 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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	Showing Up for Life: Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime by Bill Gates Sr. 3.76 avg rating — 1,186 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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 Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard P. Feynman 4.61 avg rating — 8,078 ratings Jim 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 World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by Thomas L. Friedman 3.69 avg rating — 102,501 ratings Jim 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
10	Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System from Crisis — and Themselves by Andrew Ross Sorkin 4.16 avg rating — 42,783 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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	Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance by Nouriel Roubini 3.84 avg rating — 2,845 ratings Jim 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	Creating the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations of 1867-1914 and Their Lasting Impact (Technical Revolutions and Their Lasting Impact) by Vaclav Smil 4.21 avg rating — 170 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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	Broken Genius: The Rise and Fall of William Shockley, Creator of the Electronic Age by Joel N. Shurkin 3.81 avg rating — 126 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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	Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Book & DVD) by John Medina (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 34,376 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
15	A Separate Peace by John Knowles 3.60 avg rating — 231,889 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
16	Life Is What You Make It: Find Your Own Path to Fulfillment by Peter Buffett (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 2,647 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
17	In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke's War on the Great Panic by David Wessel 3.74 avg rating — 1,075 ratings Jim 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	A Life Decoded: My Genome: My Life by J. Craig Venter 3.76 avg rating — 809 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
19	The Foundation: A Great American Secret; How Private Wealth is Changing the World by Joel L. Fleishman 3.62 avg rating — 132 ratings Jim 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	Beyond the Crash: Overcoming the First Crisis of Globalization by Gordon Brown 3.45 avg rating — 203 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
21	Wheels, Clocks, and Rockets: A History of Technology (Norton History of Science) by Donald Stephen Lowell Cardwell 3.71 avg rating — 41 ratings Jim 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
22	Molecules at an Exhibition: Portraits of Intriguing Materials in Everyday Life by John Emsley 3.97 avg rating — 214 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
23	A Guide to the Elements by Albert Stwertka 4.02 avg rating — 92 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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	Philanthrocapitalism: How the Rich Can Save the World by Matthew Bishop 3.33 avg rating — 254 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
25	One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War by Michael Dobbs (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 4,486 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
26	Memoirs: A Twentieth-Century Journey in Science and Politics by Edward Teller 3.94 avg rating — 87 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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	A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis by Pete Sampras 3.66 avg rating — 2,201 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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	The New Science of Strong Materials: Or Why You Don't Fall through the Floor by J.E. Gordon 4.15 avg rating — 534 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
29	Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines by Vaclav Smil 3.88 avg rating — 130 ratings Jim 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
30	Frank Stewart's Bridge Club by Frank Stewart 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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	Giving It All Away the Doris Buffett Sto: The Doris Buffett Story by Michael Zitz 3.35 avg rating — 66 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
32	What Does China Think? by Mark Leonard 3.67 avg rating — 433 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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	How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance by Parag Khanna (Goodreads Author) 3.36 avg rating — 239 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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	On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins 4.11 avg rating — 6,963 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
35	The Hair of the Dog: And Other Scientific Surprises by Karl Sabbagh 3.31 avg rating — 124 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
36	Giant Molecules: From nylon to nanotubes by Walter Gratzer 3.37 avg rating — 30 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
37	50 Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know by Joanne Baker 3.90 avg rating — 1,104 ratings Jim 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	For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time - A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics by Walter Lewin 4.24 avg rating — 4,085 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
39	Titan II: A History Of A Cold War Missile Program by David K. Stumpf 3.98 avg rating — 43 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
40	The Manhattan Project: Making the Atomic Bomb by F.G. Gosling 3.89 avg rating — 38 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
41	Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China by Ezra F. Vogel 4.46 avg rating — 4,199 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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 Time Of Our Lives by Tom Brokaw 3.66 avg rating — 1,453 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
43	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.35 avg rating — 9,849,439 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
44	Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era by Amory B. Lovins 4.02 avg rating — 332 ratings Jim 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
45	A Nation of Wusses: How America's Leaders Lost the Guts to Make Us Great by Ed Rendell 3.54 avg rating — 162 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
46	Tropical Infectious Diseases: Principles, Pathogens and Practice by Richard L. Guerrant 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
47	Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder 4.20 avg rating — 88,596 ratings Jim added it to books-i-own-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
48	The Tinkerers: The Amateurs, DIYers, and Inventors Who Make America Great by Alec Foege 3.27 avg rating — 117 ratings Jim 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
49	House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox (California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public) (Volume 21) by William H. Foege 4.19 avg rating — 427 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
50	Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors by Oxford University Press 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
51	Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries by Dean T. Jamison (Editor) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
52	Jim Grant: Unicef Visionary by Peter Adamson 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
53	Polio: An American Story by David M. Oshinsky 4.05 avg rating — 5,977 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
54	The Making of a Tropical Disease: A Short History of Malaria by Randall M. Packard 3.87 avg rating — 131 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
55	Priorities in Health: Disease Control Priorities Companion Volume by Dean T. Jamison (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
56	Epidemics and Pandemics: Their Impacts on Human History by Jo N. Hays 4.24 avg rating — 29 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
57	Dirt And Disease: Polio Before F.D.R. by Naomi Rogers 3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
58	Health Care Will Not Reform Itself: A User's Guide to Refocusing and Reforming American Health Care by George C. Halvorson 4.05 avg rating — 39 ratings Jim 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
59	The Tobacco Atlas by Judith Mackay really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
60	Global Health: An Introductory Textbook by Ann Lindstrand 4.20 avg rating — 20 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
61	Retiree Health Plans in the Public Sector: Is There a Funding Crisis? by Robert L. Clark 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
62	The Changing Body: Health, Nutrition, and Human Development in the Western World since 1700 (New Approaches to Economic and Social History) by Roderick Floud 4.30 avg rating — 20 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
63	The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee 4.34 avg rating — 113,908 ratings Jim 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
64	Taming the Beloved Beast: How Medical Technology Costs Are Destroying Our Health Care System by Daniel Callahan 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
65	Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competition on Results by Michael E. Porter 3.90 avg rating — 394 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
66	The Cost of Hope: A Memoir by Amanda Bennett (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 1,737 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
67	The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time by Jeffrey D. Sachs 3.69 avg rating — 11,242 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
68	Global Catastrophes and Trends: The Next 50 Years by Vaclav Smil 4.07 avg rating — 306 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
69	Enriching the Earth: Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch, and the Transformation of World Food Production by Vaclav Smil 4.17 avg rating — 95 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
70	Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food by Pamela C. Ronald 3.86 avg rating — 453 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
71	Why America Is Not a New Rome by Vaclav Smil 3.53 avg rating — 118 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
72	The Plundered Planet: Why We Must--and How We Can--Manage Nature for Global Prosperity by Paul Collier 3.59 avg rating — 433 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
73	Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by Abhijit V. Banerjee 4.27 avg rating — 24,336 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
74	The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa by Deborah Brautigam 3.79 avg rating — 462 ratings Jim 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
75	How to Spend $50 Billion to Make the World a Better Place by Bjørn Lomborg 3.38 avg rating — 156 ratings Jim 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
76	Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo 3.98 avg rating — 116,541 ratings Jim 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
77	The City That Became Safe: New York's Lessons for Urban Crime and Its Control by Franklin E. Zimring 3.49 avg rating — 95 ratings Jim 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
78	Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond 4.04 avg rating — 455,697 ratings Jim 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
79	Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution – and How It Can Renew America by Thomas L. Friedman 3.71 avg rating — 13,933 ratings Jim 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
80	Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell 4.19 avg rating — 863,073 ratings Jim 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
81	The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 121,517 ratings Jim 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
82	The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria 3.86 avg rating — 12,855 ratings Jim 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
83	13 Things That Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time by Michael Brooks 3.75 avg rating — 6,163 ratings Jim 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
84	SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 134,249 ratings Jim 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
85	Work Hard. Be Nice. by Jay Mathews 3.82 avg rating — 2,280 ratings Jim 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
86	Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed 4.04 avg rating — 16,456 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
87	Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation by Steven Johnson (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 15,501 ratings Jim 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
88	The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis 4.30 avg rating — 170,575 ratings Jim 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
89	The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley 3.97 avg rating — 13,440 ratings Jim 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
90	Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 94,012 ratings Jim 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
91	That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back by Thomas L. Friedman 3.81 avg rating — 4,036 ratings Jim rated it 3 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
92	The Grid: A Journey Through the Heart of Our Electrified World by Phillip F. Schewe 3.45 avg rating — 169 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
93	Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update by Donella H. Meadows 4.21 avg rating — 1,804 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
94	One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World? by Gordon Conway 3.82 avg rating — 91 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
95	Big History: From the Big Bang to the Present by Cynthia Stokes Brown 3.86 avg rating — 998 ratings Jim added it to to-read-tier-2 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
96	Why Does College Cost So Much? by Robert B. Archibald (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 128 ratings Jim 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
97	Science Business: The Promise, the Reality, and the Future of Biotech by Gary P. Pisano 3.70 avg rating — 110 ratings Jim 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