Best Books of 2009

Washington Post critics pick their favorite novels, biographies, mysteries, memoirs and more.

Seth Faison

10th December 2009

The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/features/2008/holiday-guide/gifts/best-books-of-2009/

WHEN CHINA RULES THE WORLD, by Martin Jacques (Penguin, $29.95). A compelling and thought-provoking analysis of global trends that defies common Western assumptions.

- Seth Faison