Kissinger: A BiographyModern · Biography, History, Politics
Kissinger: A Biography
1992 · 893 pages · Nonfiction
33
Modern
★ 4.02 on Goodreads · 6K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 22 hours to read · about 6 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize (Biography) finalist (1993). 4.02★ from 6K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
33Must-Read Score
- Readers50 out of 100 · counts 40%+22
- Critics30 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+11
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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Shortlisted
- Pulitzer Prize (Biography) finalist (1993)
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