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ALA Notable Books for Adults: 2000s

Here is a list of ALA's Notable Books for Adults from the 2000s. How many of these books have you read?
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The 9/11 Commission Report (National Commission on Terrorist Attacks)
The 9/11 Commission Report
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National Commission on Terrorist Attacks
1968: The Year That Rocked the World (Mark Kurlansky)
1968: The Year That Rocked the World
2
Mark Kurlansky
Alabanza: New and Selected Poems 1982-2002 (Martín Espada)
Alabanza: New and Selected Poems 1982-2002
3
Martín Espada
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
4
Ron Chernow
Alva & Irva: The Twins Who Saved a City (Edward Carey)
Alva & Irva: The Twins Who Saved a City
5
Edward Carey
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
6
Michael Chabon
American Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhood (Marie Arana)
American Chica: Two Worlds, One Childhood
7
Marie Arana
American Sublime: Poems (Elizabeth Alexander)
American Sublime: Poems
8
Elizabeth Alexander
American-Made: The Enduring Legacy of the WPA (Nick Taylor)
American-Made: The Enduring Legacy of the WPA
9
Nick Taylor
Among the Missing (Dan Chaon)
Among the Missing
10
Dan Chaon
An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England (Brock Clarke)
An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England
11
Brock Clarke
An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan (Jason Elliot)
An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan
12
Jason Elliot
Anil's Ghost (Michael Ondaatje)
Anil's Ghost
13
Michael Ondaatje
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (Barbara Kingsolver)
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
14
Barbara Kingsolver
Any Human Heart (William Boyd)
Any Human Heart
15
William Boyd
The Assassins' Gate (George Packer)
The Assassins' Gate
16
George Packer
Atmospheric Disturbances (Rivka Galchen)
Atmospheric Disturbances
17
Rivka Galchen
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
18
Ian McEwan
The Attack (Yasmina Khadra)
The Attack
19
Yasmina Khadra
Austerlitz (W.G. Sebald)
Austerlitz
20
W.G. Sebald
Away (Amy Bloom)
Away
21
Amy Bloom
The Aztec Treasure House: New and Selected Essays (Evan S. Connell)
The Aztec Treasure House: New and Selected Essays
22
Evan S. Connell
Barrow's Boys: A Stirring Story of Daring, Fortitude and Outright Lunacy (Fergus Fleming)
Barrow's Boys: A Stirring Story of Daring, Fortitude and Outright Lunacy
23
Fergus Fleming
Beasts of No Nation (Uzodinma Iweala)
Beasts of No Nation
24
Uzodinma Iweala
Beautiful Dreamer (Christopher Bigsby)
Beautiful Dreamer
25
Christopher Bigsby
Being Dead (Jim Crace)
Being Dead
26
Jim Crace
Bellocq's Ophelia (Natasha Trethewey)
Bellocq's Ophelia
27
Natasha Trethewey
Beyond the River (Ann Hagedorn)
Beyond the River
28
Ann Hagedorn
The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century (Steve Coll)
The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century
29
Steve Coll
Birds Without Wings (Louis De Bernières)
Birds Without Wings
30
Louis De Bernières
Black Hawk Down (Mark Bowden)
Black Hawk Down
31
Mark Bowden
Black Swan Green (David Mitchell)
Black Swan Green
32
David Mitchell
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
33
Margaret Atwood
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (Haruki Murakami)
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
34
Haruki Murakami
Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Path of the World's Most Precious Stones (Greg Campbell)
Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Path of the World's Most Precious Stones
35
Greg Campbell
The Book of Illusions (Paul Auster)
The Book of Illusions
36
Paul Auster
Bound for Canaan (Fergus M. Bordewich)
Bound for Canaan
37
Fergus M. Bordewich
Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City (Jed Horne)
Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City
38
Jed Horne
The Breast Cancer Wars (Barron H. Lerner)
The Breast Cancer Wars
39
Barron H. Lerner
Brick Lane (Monica Ali)
Brick Lane
40
Monica Ali
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