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Booklist Best Books of 1997 - Page 2

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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Half Past Autumn (Gordon Parks)
Half Past Autumn
41
Gordon Parks
Harlem (Walter Dean Myers)
Harlem
42
Walter Dean Myers
Harnessing Anger: The Way of an American Fencer (Peter Westbrook)
Harnessing Anger: The Way of an American Fencer
43
Peter Westbrook
The Hunt for Life on Mars (Donald Goldsmith)
The Hunt for Life on Mars
44
Donald Goldsmith
In the Palm of Darkness (Mayra Montero)
In the Palm of Darkness
45
Mayra Montero
In the Slick of the Cricket (Russell Drumm)
In the Slick of the Cricket
46
Russell Drumm
Jackie Robinson: A Biography (Arnold Rampersad)
Jackie Robinson: A Biography
47
Arnold Rampersad
John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life (Paul C. Nagel)
John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life
48
Paul C. Nagel
The Killing Season: A Summer Inside an LAPD Homicide Division (Miles Corwin)
The Killing Season: A Summer Inside an LAPD Homicide Division
49
Miles Corwin
The Last Day (Glenn Kleier)
The Last Day
50
Glenn Kleier
London Blood (Robert Lee Hall)
London Blood
51
Robert Lee Hall
Louis Armstrong (Laurence Bergreen)
Louis Armstrong
52
Laurence Bergreen
Man of the Century: The Life and Times of Pope John Paul II (Jonathan Kwitny)
Man of the Century: The Life and Times of Pope John Paul II
53
Jonathan Kwitny
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
54
Arthur Golden
Milton in America (Peter Ackroyd)
Milton in America
55
Peter Ackroyd
The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the Rainforest Canopy (Kathryn Lasky)
The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the Rainforest Canopy
56
Kathryn Lasky
My Brother (Jamaica Kincaid)
My Brother
57
Jamaica Kincaid
Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
Neverwhere
58
Neil Gaiman
News of a Kidnapping (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
News of a Kidnapping
59
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Next of Kin: My Conversations With Chimpanzees (Roger Fouts, Stephen Tukel Mills)
Next of Kin: My Conversations With Chimpanzees
60
Roger Fouts, Stephen Tukel Mills
No Mercy: A Journey Into the Heart of the Congo
No Mercy: A Journey Into the Heart of the Congo
61
Off the Face of the Earth (Aljean Harmetz)
Off the Face of the Earth
62
Aljean Harmetz
Ordeal (Deanie Francis Mills)
Ordeal
63
Deanie Francis Mills
Out of the Dust (Karen Hesse)
Out of the Dust
64
Karen Hesse
A Parisian From Kansas (Philippe Tapon)
A Parisian From Kansas
65
Philippe Tapon
Personal History (Katharine Graham)
Personal History
66
Katharine Graham
Plays Well With Others (Allen Gurganus)
Plays Well With Others
67
Allen Gurganus
Purple America (Rick Moody)
Purple America
68
Rick Moody
The Puttermesser Papers (Cynthia Ozick)
The Puttermesser Papers
69
Cynthia Ozick
Questioning the Millennium (Stephen Jay Gould)
Questioning the Millennium
70
Stephen Jay Gould
Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature (Linda Lear)
Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature
71
Linda Lear
Red Scarf Girl (Ji-Li Jiang)
Red Scarf Girl
72
Ji-Li Jiang
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (Rudyard Kipling)
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
73
Rudyard Kipling
Rose Daughter (Robin McKinley)
Rose Daughter
74
Robin McKinley
Running Wild: Dispelling the Myths of the African Wild Dog (John McNutt)
Running Wild: Dispelling the Myths of the African Wild Dog
75
John McNutt
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares)
A Samba for Sherlock
76
Jô Soares
The Secret Family: Twenty-Four Hours Inside the Mysterious Worlds of Our Minds and Bodies (David Bodanis)
The Secret Family: Twenty-Four Hours Inside the Mysterious Worlds of Our Minds and Bodies
77
David Bodanis
Snow in August (Pete Hamill)
Snow in August
78
Pete Hamill
SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam (John L. Plaster)
SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam
79
John L. Plaster
Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City (Nicholas Christopher)
Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City
80
Nicholas Christopher
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