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Booklist Best Books of 1997

Here is a list of the Booklist's editors' best books of the year 1997. How many of these have you read?
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Alfred C. Kinsey: A Public/Private Life (James H. Jones)
Alfred C. Kinsey: A Public/Private Life
1
James H. Jones
All Over but the Shoutin' (Rick Bragg)
All Over but the Shoutin'
2
Rick Bragg
The Amber Cat (Hillary McKay)
The Amber Cat
3
Hillary McKay
American Sphinx (Joseph J Ellis)
American Sphinx
4
Joseph J Ellis
Becoming Mae West (Emily Wortis Leider)
Becoming Mae West
5
Emily Wortis Leider
Big Trouble (Lukas)
Big Trouble
6
Lukas
Black Art and Culture in the 20th Century (Richard J. Powell)
Black Art and Culture in the 20th Century
7
Richard J. Powell
Blood and Chocolate (Annette Curtis Klause)
Blood and Chocolate
8
Annette Curtis Klause
Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape (Frans De Waal and Frans Lanting)
Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape
9
Frans De Waal and Frans Lanting
Boyhood: Scenes From Provincial Life (J. M. Coetzee)
Boyhood: Scenes From Provincial Life
10
J. M. Coetzee
Charles A. Lindbergh: A Human Hero (James Giblin)
Charles A. Lindbergh: A Human Hero
11
James Giblin
Che Guevara:A Revolutionary Life (John Lee Anderson)
Che Guevara:A Revolutionary Life
12
John Lee Anderson
The Circuit: Stories From the Life of a Migrant Child
The Circuit: Stories From the Life of a Migrant Child
13
Cod
Cod
14
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
15
Charles Frazier
The Collected Poems (Amy Clampitt)
The Collected Poems
16
Amy Clampitt
The Corner (David Simon and Edward Burns)
The Corner
17
David Simon and Edward Burns
Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts: A History of Burial (Penny Coleman)
Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts: A History of Burial
18
Penny Coleman
A Country of Strangers: Blacks and Whites in America (David K. Shipler)
A Country of Strangers: Blacks and Whites in America
19
David K. Shipler
The Courage to Stand Alone: Letters From Prison and Other Writings (Wei Jingsheng)
The Courage to Stand Alone: Letters From Prison and Other Writings
20
Wei Jingsheng
The Dancer Upstairs (Nicholas Shakespeare)
The Dancer Upstairs
21
Nicholas Shakespeare
Dancing on the Edge (Han Nolan)
Dancing on the Edge
22
Han Nolan
Days of Defiance: Sumter, Secession, and the Coming of the Civil War (Maury Klein)
Days of Defiance: Sumter, Secession, and the Coming of the Civil War
23
Maury Klein
Deadly Feasts (Richard Rhodes)
Deadly Feasts
24
Richard Rhodes
Desire (Frank Bidart)
Desire
25
Frank Bidart
Down by the River (Edna O'Brien)
Down by the River
26
Edna O'Brien
Echo House (Ward Just)
Echo House
27
Ward Just
Ella Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Ella Enchanted
28
Gail Carson Levine
Esau (Phillip Kerr)
Esau
29
Phillip Kerr
Exegesis (Astro Teller)
Exegesis
30
Astro Teller
The Facts Speak for Themselves (Brock Cole)
The Facts Speak for Themselves
31
Brock Cole
The Fight in the Fields: Cezar Chavez and the Farmworkers Movement (Susan Ferriss)
The Fight in the Fields: Cezar Chavez and the Farmworkers Movement
32
Susan Ferriss
The First Moderns: Profiles in the Origins of Twentieth-Century Thought (William R. Everdell)
The First Moderns: Profiles in the Origins of Twentieth-Century Thought
33
William R. Everdell
Flight of Passage (Rinker Buck)
Flight of Passage
34
Rinker Buck
From the Mississippi Delta (Endesha Ida Mae Holland)
From the Mississippi Delta
35
Endesha Ida Mae Holland
Giant Bones (Peter S. Beagle)
Giant Bones
36
Peter S. Beagle
The Gift (Patrick O'leary)
The Gift
37
Patrick O'leary
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
38
Arundhati Roy
Grace Notes (Bernard MacLaverty)
Grace Notes
39
Bernard MacLaverty
Great Apes (Will Self)
Great Apes
40
Will Self
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