The Economist - Books of the Year 2006

1.
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals 4.19 avg rating β€” 208,902 ratings
2.
The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science and What Comes Next
The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science and What Comes Next 4.04 avg rating β€” 10,551 ratings
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The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 4.36 avg rating β€” 36,108 ratings
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The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good 3.84 avg rating β€” 5,637 ratings
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Suite Française
Suite Française 3.86 avg rating — 77,023 ratings
6.
George Mackay Brown
George Mackay Brown 4.49 avg rating β€” 81 ratings
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The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939
The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 3.92 avg rating β€” 7,043 ratings
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Twelve Days: The Story of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution
Twelve Days: The Story of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution 4.22 avg rating β€” 570 ratings
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The Grand Slave Emporium: Cape Coast Castle and the British Slave Trade
The Grand Slave Emporium: Cape Coast Castle and the British Slave Trade 3.17 avg rating β€” 6 ratings
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Dangerous Nation: America's Place in the World from Its Earliest Days to the Dawn of the Twentieth Century
Dangerous Nation: America's Place in the World from Its Earliest Days to the Dawn of the Twentieth Century 3.94 avg rating β€” 400 ratings
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The One Percent Doctrine: Deep Inside America's Pursuit of Its Enemies Since 9/11
The One Percent Doctrine: Deep Inside America's Pursuit of Its Enemies Since 9/11 3.82 avg rating β€” 1,898 ratings
12.
The Emperor's Children
The Emperor's Children 2.98 avg rating β€” 21,374 ratings
13.
The Trouble with Africa: Why Foreign Aid Isn't Working
The Trouble with Africa: Why Foreign Aid Isn't Working 3.54 avg rating β€” 259 ratings
14.
District and Circle
District and Circle 4.03 avg rating β€” 1,292 ratings
15.
Khrushchev's Cold War: The Inside Story of an American Adversary
Khrushchev's Cold War: The Inside Story of an American Adversary 4.09 avg rating β€” 126 ratings
16.
Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World
Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World 3.89 avg rating β€” 1,072 ratings
17.
Alexis de Tocqueville
Alexis de Tocqueville 3.78 avg rating β€” 77 ratings
18.
The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works - and How It's Transforming the American Economy
The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works - and How It's Transforming the American Economy 3.84 avg rating β€” 3,836 ratings
19.
Mellon: An American Life
Mellon: An American Life 3.95 avg rating β€” 498 ratings
20.
Passionate Minds
Passionate Minds 4.10 avg rating β€” 1,124 ratings
21.
A Royal Affair: George III and His Scandalous Siblings
A Royal Affair: George III and His Scandalous Siblings 3.77 avg rating β€” 370 ratings
22.
The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy
The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy 4.53 avg rating β€” 2,863 ratings
23.
The Trial of Queen Caroline: The Scandalous Affair that Nearly Ended a Monarchy
The Trial of Queen Caroline: The Scandalous Affair that Nearly Ended a Monarchy 3.42 avg rating β€” 84 ratings
24.
Guantanamo and the Abuse of Presidential Power
Guantanamo and the Abuse of Presidential Power 4.04 avg rating β€” 93 ratings
25.
Sacred Causes: The Clash of Religion and Politics, from the Great War to the War on Terror
Sacred Causes: The Clash of Religion and Politics, from the Great War to the War on Terror 3.64 avg rating β€” 224 ratings
26.
China Shakes the World: A Titan's Rise and Troubled Future -- and the Challenge for America
China Shakes the World: A Titan's Rise and Troubled Future -- and the Challenge for America 3.78 avg rating β€” 756 ratings
27.
In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India
In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India 3.86 avg rating β€” 3,615 ratings
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The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall
The J Curve: A New Way to Understand Why Nations Rise and Fall 3.74 avg rating β€” 517 ratings
29.
Myself and Other More Important Matters
Myself and Other More Important Matters 4.12 avg rating β€” 130 ratings
30.
Joe Wilson and the Creation of Xerox
Joe Wilson and the Creation of Xerox 3.62 avg rating β€” 24 ratings
31.
Mavericks at Work
Mavericks at Work 3.76 avg rating β€” 808 ratings
32.
The Revenge of Gaia
The Revenge of Gaia 3.81 avg rating β€” 1,882 ratings
33.
The God Delusion
The God Delusion 3.90 avg rating β€” 279,344 ratings
34.
House of Meetings
House of Meetings 3.41 avg rating β€” 2,704 ratings
35.
Running for the Hills: Growing Up on My Mother's Sheep Farm in Wales
Running for the Hills: Growing Up on My Mother's Sheep Farm in Wales 4.07 avg rating β€” 326 ratings
36.
The Meaning of Night (The Meaning of Night, #1)
The Meaning of Night (The Meaning of Night, #1) 3.73 avg rating β€” 9,525 ratings
37.
The Ruby in Her Navel
The Ruby in Her Navel 3.42 avg rating β€” 850 ratings
38.
Seven Lies
Seven Lies 3.20 avg rating β€” 280 ratings
39.
Wizard of the Crow
Wizard of the Crow 4.23 avg rating β€” 3,647 ratings
40.
On Opera
On Opera 3.84 avg rating β€” 19 ratings
41.
Empire of the Mind
Empire of the Mind 2.84 avg rating β€” 31 ratings
42.
Will and Me: How Shakespeare Took Over My Life
Will and Me: How Shakespeare Took Over My Life 3.77 avg rating β€” 99 ratings
43.
The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Arles
The Yellow House: Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Arles 3.97 avg rating β€” 6,780 ratings
44.
The Cloudspotter's Guide
The Cloudspotter's Guide 4.12 avg rating β€” 2,765 ratings
45.
Casting a Spell: The Bamboo Fly Rod and the American Pursuit of Perfection
Casting a Spell: The Bamboo Fly Rod and the American Pursuit of Perfection 4.42 avg rating β€” 60 ratings