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Booklist Best Books of 1996 - Page 2

Here is a list of the Booklist's editors' best books of the year 1996. How many of these have you read?
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Forbidden Knowledge: From Prometheus to Pornography (Roger Shattuck)
Forbidden Knowledge: From Prometheus to Pornography
41
Roger Shattuck
Fruitful: A Real Mother in the Modern World (Anne Roiphe)
Fruitful: A Real Mother in the Modern World
42
Anne Roiphe
Full House: The Spread of Excellence From Plato to Darwin (Stephen Jay Gould)
Full House: The Spread of Excellence From Plato to Darwin
43
Stephen Jay Gould
The Gates of Twilight (Paula Volsky)
The Gates of Twilight
44
Paula Volsky
The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)
The Golden Compass
45
Philip Pullman
Great Books
Great Books
46
Harping On: Poems, 1985–1995 (Carolyn Kizer)
Harping On: Poems, 1985–1995
47
Carolyn Kizer
Hep-Cats, Narcs, and Pipe Dreams (Jill Jonnes)
Hep-Cats, Narcs, and Pipe Dreams
48
Jill Jonnes
Higher Education (Charles Sheffield)
Higher Education
49
Charles Sheffield
A History of Reading (Alberto Manguel)
A History of Reading
50
Alberto Manguel
Hotel Paradise (Martha Grimes)
Hotel Paradise
51
Martha Grimes
I Want to Buy a Vowel: A Novel of Illegal Alienation (John Welter)
I Want to Buy a Vowel: A Novel of Illegal Alienation
52
John Welter
In the Beauty of the Lilies
In the Beauty of the Lilies
53
In the Year of the Bull: Zen, Air, and the Pursuit of Sacred and Profane Hoops (Rick Telander)
In the Year of the Bull: Zen, Air, and the Pursuit of Sacred and Profane Hoops
54
Rick Telander
Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths (Karen Armstrong)
Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths
55
Karen Armstrong
KILLER.App (Barbara D'Amato)
KILLER.App
56
Barbara D'Amato
Killing Critics (Carol O'Connell)
Killing Critics
57
Carol O'Connell
Killing the White Man's Indian (Fergus M. Bordewich)
Killing the White Man's Indian
58
Fergus M. Bordewich
Kinski Uncut (Klaus Kinski)
Kinski Uncut
59
Klaus Kinski
The Last Thing He Wanted (Joan Didion)
The Last Thing He Wanted
60
Joan Didion
Leading With My Chin (Jay Leno)
Leading With My Chin
61
Jay Leno
The Living and the Dead (Paul Hendrickson)
The Living and the Dead
62
Paul Hendrickson
Loverboys (Ana Castillo)
Loverboys
63
Ana Castillo
Lush Life (David Hajdu)
Lush Life
64
David Hajdu
Mama's Girl (Veronica Chambers)
Mama's Girl
65
Veronica Chambers
Man to Man: Surviving Prostate Cancer (Michael Korda)
Man to Man: Surviving Prostate Cancer
66
Michael Korda
Mathematical Mysteries: The Beauty and Magic of Numbers (Calvin C. Clawson)
Mathematical Mysteries: The Beauty and Magic of Numbers
67
Calvin C. Clawson
The Moor's Last Sigh (Salman Rushdie)
The Moor's Last Sigh
68
Salman Rushdie
No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court (Edward Humes)
No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court
69
Edward Humes
No Strange Fire (Ted Wojtasik)
No Strange Fire
70
Ted Wojtasik
One River (Wade Davis)
One River
71
Wade Davis
Paul: A Critical Life (Jerome Murphy-O'Connor)
Paul: A Critical Life
72
Jerome Murphy-O'Connor
Playing off the Rail: A Pool Hustler's Journey (David McCumber)
Playing off the Rail: A Pool Hustler's Journey
73
David McCumber
The Power and the Darkness (Mark Ribowsky)
The Power and the Darkness
74
Mark Ribowsky
Rebel Hearts: Journeys Within the IRA's Soul (Kevin Toolis)
Rebel Hearts: Journeys Within the IRA's Soul
75
Kevin Toolis
Renewing American Compassion (Marvin Olasky)
Renewing American Compassion
76
Marvin Olasky
The Road to Hell (Paul Liberatore)
The Road to Hell
77
Paul Liberatore
The Rose Crossing (Nicholas Jose)
The Rose Crossing
78
Nicholas Jose
Rosebud: The Story of Orson Welles (David Thomson)
Rosebud: The Story of Orson Welles
79
David Thomson
Sees Behind Trees (Michael Dorris)
Sees Behind Trees
80
Michael Dorris
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