New books read recently

Ranked from * (boring) to *** (smashing):

1. The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World by Daniel Yergin **
2. Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President by Ron Suskind ***
3. God is not Great by Christopher Hitchens***
4. Brandwashed: Tricks Companies Use to Manipulate Our Minds and Persuade Us to Buy by Martin Lindstrom ***