The Economist - Books of the Year, 2014

1.
Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China
Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China 4.25 avg rating — 8,717 ratings
2.
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History 4.15 avg rating — 77,283 ratings
3.
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End 4.49 avg rating — 210,896 ratings
4.
Capital in the Twenty First Century
Capital in the Twenty First Century 4.06 avg rating — 33,859 ratings
5.
Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David
Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David 4.19 avg rating — 3,195 ratings
6.
China's Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa
China's Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa 3.83 avg rating — 1,867 ratings
7.
Napoleon: A Life
Napoleon: A Life 4.24 avg rating — 27,070 ratings
8.
H is for Hawk
H is for Hawk 3.74 avg rating — 78,923 ratings
9.
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century 4.04 avg rating — 9,071 ratings
10.
The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet
The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet 4.29 avg rating — 6,844 ratings
11.
Orfeo
Orfeo 3.66 avg rating — 6,709 ratings
12.
Why Homer Matters
Why Homer Matters 3.88 avg rating — 1,837 ratings
13.
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
The Narrow Road to the Deep North 4.03 avg rating — 60,929 ratings
14.
Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy
Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy 4.35 avg rating — 4,811 ratings
15.
Indonesia, Etc.: Exploring the Improbable Nation
Indonesia, Etc.: Exploring the Improbable Nation 4.21 avg rating — 3,267 ratings
16.
Vivid Faces: The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland, 1890–1923
Vivid Faces: The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland, 1890–1923 4.05 avg rating — 228 ratings
17.
The English and their History
The English and their History 4.21 avg rating — 2,694 ratings
18.
Fourth of July Creek
Fourth of July Creek 3.81 avg rating — 15,255 ratings
19.
The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall
The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall 4.25 avg rating — 1,092 ratings
20.
Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery
Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery 4.25 avg rating — 41,361 ratings
21.
Christendom Destroyed: Europe 1517-1648
Christendom Destroyed: Europe 1517-1648 3.64 avg rating — 518 ratings
22.
Lessons of Hope: How to Fix Our Schools
Lessons of Hope: How to Fix Our Schools 3.59 avg rating — 138 ratings
23.
Lila (Gilead, #3)
Lila (Gilead, #3) 3.95 avg rating — 35,152 ratings
23.
Decoded
Decoded
by: Mai Jia
3.28 avg rating — 2,506 ratings
25.
Thirty Girls
Thirty Girls 3.36 avg rating — 2,535 ratings
26.
The People's Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited
The People's Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited 4.25 avg rating — 1,394 ratings
27.
The Tyranny of Silence
The Tyranny of Silence 4.25 avg rating — 289 ratings
28.
The South China Sea: The Struggle for Power in Asia
The South China Sea: The Struggle for Power in Asia 4.01 avg rating — 448 ratings
29.
Kaiser Wilhelm Ii: A Concise Life
Kaiser Wilhelm Ii: A Concise Life 3.87 avg rating — 203 ratings
30.
Faisal I of Iraq
Faisal I of Iraq 4.28 avg rating — 88 ratings
30.
Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery
Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery 4.25 avg rating — 41,361 ratings
32.
The Most Dangerous Book: The Battle for James Joyce's Ulysses
The Most Dangerous Book: The Battle for James Joyce's Ulysses 4.33 avg rating — 1,286 ratings
33.
Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology
Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology 4.11 avg rating — 3,658 ratings
34.
The Reef: A Passionate History
The Reef: A Passionate History 3.79 avg rating — 418 ratings
35.
The Forgotten Depression: 1921: The Crash that Cured Itself
The Forgotten Depression: 1921: The Crash that Cured Itself 3.89 avg rating — 347 ratings
36.
The Reef: A Passionate History: The Great Barrier Reef from Captain Cook to Climate Change
The Reef: A Passionate History: The Great Barrier Reef from Captain Cook to Climate Change 3.79 avg rating — 418 ratings
37.
Marriage Markets: How Inequality is Remaking the American Family
Marriage Markets: How Inequality is Remaking the American Family 3.82 avg rating — 97 ratings
38.
Joyriding in Riyadh: Oil, Urbanism, and Road Revolt (Cambridge Middle East Studies, Series Number 45)
Joyriding in Riyadh: Oil, Urbanism, and Road Revolt (Cambridge Middle East Studies, Series Number 45) 3.83 avg rating — 113 ratings
39.
Arctic Summer
Arctic Summer 3.79 avg rating — 1,598 ratings
40.
Family Life
Family Life 3.53 avg rating — 9,860 ratings
41.
e. e. cummings: A Life
e. e. cummings: A Life 3.74 avg rating — 529 ratings
41.
E. E. Cummings: A Life
E. E. Cummings: A Life 3.74 avg rating — 529 ratings
43.
Little Failure
Little Failure 3.66 avg rating — 7,702 ratings
43.
Little Failure: A Memoir
Little Failure: A Memoir 3.66 avg rating — 7,702 ratings
45.
The Reckoning
The Reckoning 3.55 avg rating — 100 ratings
45.
The Reckoning: Death and Intrigue in the Promised Land
The Reckoning: Death and Intrigue in the Promised Land 3.55 avg rating — 100 ratings
47.
Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology
Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology 4.11 avg rating — 3,658 ratings
48.
Germany: Memories of a Nation
Germany: Memories of a Nation 4.52 avg rating — 3,473 ratings
48.
Germany: Memories of a Nation
Germany: Memories of a Nation 4.52 avg rating — 3,473 ratings
50.
No Man's Land
No Man's Land 3.79 avg rating — 73 ratings
50.
No Man's Land
No Man's Land 3.79 avg rating — 73 ratings
52.
Incerta glòria
Incerta glòria 4.15 avg rating — 774 ratings
52.
Uncertain Glory
Uncertain Glory 4.15 avg rating — 774 ratings