Gary Gudmundson's votes on the list 2021 The Economist Best of Books

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1	The Power of Creative Destruction: Economic Upheaval and the Wealth of Nations by Philippe Aghion 4.10 avg rating — 488 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
2	The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources by Javier Blas 4.32 avg rating — 13,882 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
3	Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth by Wole Soyinka 3.14 avg rating — 1,209 ratings "Fiction" 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 Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign of George III by Andrew Roberts 4.23 avg rating — 2,116 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
5	There Is Nothing For You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century by Fiona Hill (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 5,223 ratings 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	Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall by Helena Merriman (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 9,628 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	Cuba: An American History by Ada Ferrer 4.47 avg rating — 6,460 ratings 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	Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China by Desmond Shum 3.91 avg rating — 6,578 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
9	Invisible China: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China’s Rise by Scott Rozelle 4.23 avg rating — 653 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
10	Do Not Disturb: The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad by Michela Wrong 4.43 avg rating — 1,407 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
11	This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race by Nicole Perlroth 4.31 avg rating — 11,627 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
12	How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.69 avg rating — 41,475 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	A Shot to Save the World: The Remarkable Race and Ground-Breaking Science Behind the Covid-19 Vaccines by Gregory Zuckerman (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 1,091 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
14	I, Warbot: The Dawn of Artificially Intelligent Conflict by Kenneth Payne 3.69 avg rating — 85 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
15	The Future of Money: How the Digital Revolution Is Transforming Currencies and Finance by Eswar S. Prasad 3.78 avg rating — 752 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
16	We Are Bellingcat: Global Crime, Online Sleuths, and the Bold Future of News by Eliot Higgins 4.11 avg rating — 5,818 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
17	The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen: Warfare, Constitutions, and the Making of the Modern World by Linda Colley 3.76 avg rating — 604 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
18	The Greek Revolution: 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe by Mark Mazower 4.22 avg rating — 983 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
19	The Sex Lives of African Women: Self-Discovery, Freedom, and Healing by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah 3.94 avg rating — 3,456 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
20	Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell by John Preston 4.21 avg rating — 3,499 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
21	The Radical Potter: The Life and Times of Josiah Wedgwood by Tristram Hunt 3.75 avg rating — 204 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
22	All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler by Rebecca Donner (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 5,500 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
23	All In: An Autobiography by Billie Jean King 4.32 avg rating — 5,623 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
24	The Sinner and the Saint: Dostoevsky and the Gentleman Murderer Who Inspired a Masterpiece by Kevin Birmingham 4.29 avg rating — 844 ratings "Culture and ideas" 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
25	Fallen Idols: Twelve Statues That Made History by Alex von Tunzelmann 4.07 avg rating — 850 ratings "Culture and ideas" 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
26	God: An Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopoulou 4.25 avg rating — 1,846 ratings "Culture and ideas" 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 Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock: An Anatomy of the Master of Suspense by Edward White 3.89 avg rating — 976 ratings "Culture and ideas" 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	Mother for Dinner by Shalom Auslander 3.65 avg rating — 2,508 ratings "Fiction" 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
29	The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk 4.03 avg rating — 11,095 ratings "Fiction" 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
30	Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 85,509 ratings "Fiction" 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	Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 455,725 ratings "Fiction" 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
32	The Promise by Damon Galgut 3.84 avg rating — 51,186 ratings "Fiction" 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 Plot (The Book Series, #1) by Jean Hanff Korelitz (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 145,069 ratings 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	Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters 3.92 avg rating — 94,779 ratings "Fiction" 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
35	Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey toward Equity by Claudia Goldin 4.21 avg rating — 1,185 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
36	The Story of Work: A New History of Humankind by Jan Lucassen 3.46 avg rating — 211 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
37	The Key Man: The True Story of How the Global Elite Was Duped by a Capitalist Fairy Tale by Simon Clark (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 2,970 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
38	Being You: A New Science of Consciousness by Anil Seth 4.10 avg rating — 5,257 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
39	The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality by Kathryn Paige Harden 3.88 avg rating — 1,616 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
40	Water: A Biography by Giulio Boccaletti 3.66 avg rating — 545 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