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ALA Notable Books for Adults: 1985-1988

Here is a list of ALA's Notable Books for Adults from 1985-1988. How many of these books have you read?
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The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
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Anne Tyler
Adam Eve and the Serpent (Elaine Pagels)
Adam Eve and the Serpent
2
Elaine Pagels
An Artist of the Floating World (Kazuo Ishiguro)
An Artist of the Floating World
3
Kazuo Ishiguro
An Autobiography (Ansel Adams)
An Autobiography
4
Ansel Adams
And the Band Played on (Randy Shilts)
And the Band Played On
5
Randy Shilts
Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)
Annie John
6
Jamaica Kincaid
Anywhere but Here (Mona Simpson)
Anywhere but Here
7
Mona Simpson
Arab and Jew (David Shipler)
Arab and Jew
8
David Shipler
Arctic Dreams (Barry Lopez)
Arctic Dreams
9
Barry Lopez
The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the Northwest Passage & the North Pole (Pierre Berton)
The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the Northwest Passage & the North Pole
10
Pierre Berton
Battle Cry of Freedom (James M. McPherson)
Battle Cry of Freedom
11
James M. McPherson
The Beans of Egypt, Maine (Carolyn Chute)
The Beans of Egypt, Maine
12
Carolyn Chute
The Beet Queen (Louise Erdrich)
The Beet Queen
13
Louise Erdrich
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
14
Toni Morrison
Bird of Life, Bird of Death (Jonathan Evan Maslow)
Bird of Life, Bird of Death
15
Jonathan Evan Maslow
Breathing Lessons (Anne Tyler)
Breathing Lessons
16
Anne Tyler
Chaplin: His Life and Art (David Robinson)
Chaplin: His Life and Art
17
David Robinson
Children of Light (Robert Stone)
Children of Light
18
Robert Stone
The Chip (T. R. Reid)
The Chip
19
T. R. Reid
The City of Joy (Dominique Lapierre)
The City of Joy
20
Dominique Lapierre
Common Ground (J. Anthony Lukas)
Common Ground
21
J. Anthony Lukas
The Complete Poems (Edwin Denby)
The Complete Poems
22
Edwin Denby
Continental Drift (Russell Banks)
Continental Drift
23
Russell Banks
Crossing to Safety (Wallace Stegner)
Crossing to Safety
24
Wallace Stegner
The Cult of Information (Theodore Roszak)
The Cult of Information
25
Theodore Roszak
Do Lord Remember Me (Julius Lester)
Do Lord Remember Me
26
Julius Lester
Duet for Three (Joan Barfoot)
Duet for Three
27
Joan Barfoot
Eva Luna (Isabel Allende)
Eva Luna
28
Isabel Allende
Fair and Tender Ladies (Lee Smith)
Fair and Tender Ladies
29
Lee Smith
A Far Cry From Kensington (Muriel Spark)
A Far Cry From Kensington
30
Muriel Spark
Fear No Evil (Natan Sharansky)
Fear No Evil
31
Natan Sharansky
Fidel: A Critical Portrait (Tad Szulc)
Fidel: A Critical Portrait
32
Tad Szulc
Fierce Attachments (Vivian Gornick)
Fierce Attachments
33
Vivian Gornick
The Fifth Child (Doris Lessing)
The Fifth Child
34
Doris Lessing
The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga
35
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Freud: A Life for Our Time (Peter Gay)
Freud: A Life for Our Time
36
Peter Gay
Friday Night at Silver Star (Patricia Henley)
Friday Night at Silver Star
37
Patricia Henley
The Gold Cell (Sharon Olds)
The Gold Cell
38
Sharon Olds
Growing Up Hard in Harlan County (G.C. Jones)
Growing Up Hard in Harlan County
39
G.C. Jones
Half the Way Home (Adam Hochschild)
Half the Way Home
40
Adam Hochschild
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