The Economist - Books of the Year 2004

1.
The Plot Against America
The Plot Against America 3.81 avg rating — 67,311 ratings
2.
Snow
Snow 3.62 avg rating — 48,687 ratings
3.
The Amateur Marriage
The Amateur Marriage 3.68 avg rating — 19,306 ratings
4.
The Line of Beauty
The Line of Beauty 3.77 avg rating — 30,648 ratings
5.
Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas 4.01 avg rating — 262,756 ratings
6.
The Master
The Master 3.84 avg rating — 11,589 ratings
7.
The Lambs of London
The Lambs of London 3.19 avg rating — 1,966 ratings
8.
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant 3.89 avg rating — 613 ratings
9.
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton 4.22 avg rating — 194,794 ratings
10.
Why Globalization Works (Yale Nota Bene)
Why Globalization Works (Yale Nota Bene) 3.52 avg rating — 303 ratings
11.
Plan of Attack: The Definitive Account of the Decision to Invade Iraq
Plan of Attack: The Definitive Account of the Decision to Invade Iraq 3.70 avg rating — 5,766 ratings
12.
The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam
The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam 4.28 avg rating — 738 ratings
13.
The Modern Firm: Organizational Design for Performance and Growth
The Modern Firm: Organizational Design for Performance and Growth 3.73 avg rating — 165 ratings
14.
Jacquard's Web: How a Hand-Loom Led to the Birth of the Information Age
Jacquard's Web: How a Hand-Loom Led to the Birth of the Information Age 3.71 avg rating — 189 ratings
15.
The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, 1649 ­- 1815
The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, 1649 ­- 1815 4.33 avg rating — 443 ratings
16.
Global Crises, Global Solutions
Global Crises, Global Solutions 3.48 avg rating — 61 ratings
17.
The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States 3.65 avg rating — 4,628 ratings
18.
In Tasmania
In Tasmania 3.63 avg rating — 347 ratings
19.
Backroom Boys: The Secret Return of the British Boffin
Backroom Boys: The Secret Return of the British Boffin really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 332 ratings
20.
Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found
Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found 3.94 avg rating — 11,197 ratings
21.
The Italian Boy: A Tale of Murder and Body Snatching in 1830s London
The Italian Boy: A Tale of Murder and Body Snatching in 1830s London 3.71 avg rating — 795 ratings
22.
Wodehouse: A Life
Wodehouse: A Life 3.94 avg rating — 548 ratings
23.
Chronicles, Volume One
Chronicles, Volume One
by: Bob Dylan
3.98 avg rating — 60,452 ratings
24.
The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat
The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat 4.09 avg rating — 538 ratings
25.
Surprise, Security, and the American Experience
Surprise, Security, and the American Experience 3.62 avg rating — 271 ratings
26.
The King of Sunlight: How William Lever Cleaned Up the World
The King of Sunlight: How William Lever Cleaned Up the World 3.92 avg rating — 62 ratings
27.
Innovation and Its Discontents: How Our Broken Patent System is Endangering Innovation and Progress, and What to Do About It
Innovation and Its Discontents: How Our Broken Patent System is Endangering Innovation and Progress, and What to Do About It 3.83 avg rating — 29 ratings
28.
The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits
The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits 3.91 avg rating — 2,378 ratings
29.
Mr. China
Mr. China 3.97 avg rating — 1,622 ratings
30.
Other People's Money: The Corporate Mugging of America
Other People's Money: The Corporate Mugging of America 3.80 avg rating — 40 ratings
31.
Earth: An Intimate History
Earth: An Intimate History 3.90 avg rating — 1,335 ratings
32.
The Genome War: How Craig Venter Tried to Capture the Code of Life and Save the World
The Genome War: How Craig Venter Tried to Capture the Code of Life and Save the World 3.84 avg rating — 462 ratings
33.
Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib
Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib 3.97 avg rating — 1,202 ratings
34.
American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare
American Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End Welfare 4.06 avg rating — 993 ratings
35.
I'll Go to Bed at Noon (The Jones Trilogy, #2)
I'll Go to Bed at Noon (The Jones Trilogy, #2) 3.75 avg rating — 561 ratings
36.
About Love and Other Stories
About Love and Other Stories 4.16 avg rating — 1,341 ratings
37.
A Tale of Love and Darkness
A Tale of Love and Darkness
by: Amos Oz
4.23 avg rating — 12,548 ratings
38.
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare 3.87 avg rating — 10,656 ratings
39.
The Stories of English
The Stories of English 4.04 avg rating — 1,422 ratings
40.
How to Be a (Bad) Birdwatcher
How to Be a (Bad) Birdwatcher 3.98 avg rating — 1,032 ratings
41.
Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington
Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington 3.85 avg rating — 73 ratings
42.
Blood Horses: Notes of a Sportswriter's Son
Blood Horses: Notes of a Sportswriter's Son 4.09 avg rating — 528 ratings
43.
A Little History of British Gardening
A Little History of British Gardening 3.97 avg rating — 101 ratings