The Best and the BrightestClassic · History, Nonfiction, Politics
The Best and the Brightest
1969 · 688 pages · Nonfiction
49
Classic
★ 4.27 on Goodreads · 13K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 17 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (2 weeks at #1). 4.27★ from 13K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
49Must-Read Score
- Readers86 out of 100 · counts 40%+39
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller27 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+10
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #28 of the 48 politics books we rank
- #106 of the 154 history books we rank
- #227 of the 519 classics we rank
- #568 of the 1,404 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (2 weeks at #1)
Reads as
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