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Booklist Best Books of 1998

Here is a list of the Booklist's editors' best books of the year 1998. How many of these have you read?
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1898: The Birth of the American Century (David Traxel)
1898: The Birth of the American Century
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David Traxel
About This Life (Barry Holstun Lopez)
About This Life
2
Barry Holstun Lopez
The Adventures of Roberto Rossellini: His Life and Films (Tag Gallagher)
The Adventures of Roberto Rossellini: His Life and Films
3
Tag Gallagher
Africa: A Biography of the Continent
Africa: A Biography of the Continent
4
Almost a Woman (Esmeralda Santiago)
Almost a Woman
5
Esmeralda Santiago
An Instance of the Fingerpost (Iain Pears)
An Instance of the Fingerpost
6
Iain Pears
Anton Chekhov: A Life (Donald Rayfield)
Anton Chekhov: A Life
7
Donald Rayfield
Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses
Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses
8
The Art of Joan Brown (Karen Tsujimoto)
The Art of Joan Brown
9
Karen Tsujimoto
The Autobiography of Red (Anne Carson)
The Autobiography of Red
10
Anne Carson
Badge of Courage: The Life of Stephen Crane (Linda H. Davis)
Badge of Courage: The Life of Stephen Crane
11
Linda H. Davis
Bandit's Moon (Sid Fleischman)
Bandit's Moon
12
Sid Fleischman
Bech at Bay (John Updike)
Bech at Bay
13
John Updike
Beyond Belief
Beyond Belief
14
Beyond the Limbo Silence (Elizabeth Nunez)
Beyond the Limbo Silence
15
Elizabeth Nunez
Beyond the Mango Tree (Amy Bronwen Zemser)
Beyond the Mango Tree
16
Amy Bronwen Zemser
Birds of America (Lorrie Moore)
Birds of America
17
Lorrie Moore
Blindness (Jose Saramago)
Blindness
18
Jose Saramago
Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce (Douglas Starr)
Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce
19
Douglas Starr
Charming Billy
Charming Billy
20
The Children (David Halberstam)
The Children
21
David Halberstam
Children of Israel, Children of Palestine (Laurel Holliday)
Children of Israel, Children of Palestine
22
Laurel Holliday
Cities of the Plain (Cormac McCarthy)
Cities of the Plain
23
Cormac McCarthy
Cloudsplitter
Cloudsplitter
24
The Coast of Good Intentions (Michael Byers)
The Coast of Good Intentions
25
Michael Byers
Consilience (E.O. Wilson)
Consilience
26
E.O. Wilson
Damascus Gate (Robert Stone)
Damascus Gate
27
Robert Stone
Detecting Metal (Fred Bonnie)
Detecting Metal
28
Fred Bonnie
The Ecology of Eden (Evan Eisenberg)
The Ecology of Eden
29
Evan Eisenberg
Election (Tom Perotta)
Election
30
Tom Perotta
The Endurance (Caroline Alexander)
The Endurance
31
Caroline Alexander
Evening (Susan Minot)
Evening
32
Susan Minot
The Farming of Bones
The Farming of Bones
33
Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters
Fearless Girls, Wise Women, and Beloved Sisters
34
First Class: Women Join the Ranks at the Naval Academy (Sharon Hanley Disher)
First Class: Women Join the Ranks at the Naval Academy
35
Sharon Hanley Disher
Florence Harding (Carl Sferrazza Anthony)
Florence Harding
36
Carl Sferrazza Anthony
The Folding Cliffs (W.S. Merwin)
The Folding Cliffs
37
W.S. Merwin
Freedomland (Richard Price)
Freedomland
38
Richard Price
From Both Sides Now: The Poetry of the Vietnam War and Its Aftermath (Philip Mahony)
From Both Sides Now: The Poetry of the Vietnam War and Its Aftermath
39
Philip Mahony
Getting in (James Finney Boylan)
Getting In
40
James Finney Boylan
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