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Booklist Best Books of 2005 - Page 2

Here is a list of the Booklist's editors' best books of the year 2005. How many of these have you read?
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Inexcusable (Chris Lynch)
Inexcusable
41
Chris Lynch
Invisible Allies: Microbes That Shape Our Lives (Jeanette Farrell)
Invisible Allies: Microbes That Shape Our Lives
42
Jeanette Farrell
It's All Right Now (Charles Chadwick)
It's All Right Now
43
Charles Chadwick
The Jump: Sebastian Telfair and the High Stakes Business of High School Ball (Ian O'Connor)
The Jump: Sebastian Telfair and the High Stakes Business of High School Ball
44
Ian O'Connor
Just Looking: Essays on Art (John Updike)
Just Looking: Essays on Art
45
John Updike
The Lady and the Panda (Vicki Constantine Croke)
The Lady and the Panda
46
Vicki Constantine Croke
The Language of Baklava (Diana Abu-Jaber)
The Language of Baklava
47
Diana Abu-Jaber
Last Night (James Salter)
Last Night
48
James Salter
Like a Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan at the Crossroads (Greil Marcus)
Like a Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan at the Crossroads
49
Greil Marcus
Lillian Hellman: A Life With Foxes and Scoundrels (Deborah Martinson)
Lillian Hellman: A Life With Foxes and Scoundrels
50
Deborah Martinson
A Long Way Down (Nick Hornby)
A Long Way Down
51
Nick Hornby
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
52
John Green
Lost in the Forest (Sue Miller)
Lost in the Forest
53
Sue Miller
Luck Is Luck (Lucia Perillo)
Luck Is Luck
54
Lucia Perillo
Mambo Peligroso (Patricia Chao)
Mambo Peligroso
55
Patricia Chao
Mao: The Unknown Story (Jung Chang)
Mao: The Unknown Story
56
Jung Chang
The March (E. L. Doctorow)
The March
57
E. L. Doctorow
Melville: His World and Work (Andrew Delbanco)
Melville: His World and Work
58
Andrew Delbanco
Memories of My Melancholy Whores (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
59
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Mencken: The American Iconoclast (Marion Rodgers)
Mencken: The American Iconoclast
60
Marion Rodgers
Midnight at the Dragon Café (Judy Fong Bates)
Midnight at the Dragon Café
61
Judy Fong Bates
Mistress Bradstreet: The Untold Life of America's First Poet (Charlotte Gordon)
Mistress Bradstreet: The Untold Life of America's First Poet
62
Charlotte Gordon
My Face Is Black Is True (Mary Frances Berry)
My Face Is Black Is True
63
Mary Frances Berry
My Jim (Nancy Rawles)
My Jim
64
Nancy Rawles
The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana (Umberto Eco)
The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana
65
Umberto Eco
New York Burning (Jill Lepore)
New York Burning
66
Jill Lepore
Night Fisher (R. Kikuo Johnson)
Night Fisher
67
R. Kikuo Johnson
No Applause—Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous (S. D. Trav)
No Applause—Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous
68
S. D. Trav
Oh Pure and Radiant Heart (Lydia Millet)
Oh Pure and Radiant Heart
69
Lydia Millet
One Sunday Morning (Amy Ephron)
One Sunday Morning
70
Amy Ephron
Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are (Frans De Waal)
Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are
71
Frans De Waal
Overlord (Jorie Graham)
Overlord
72
Jorie Graham
The Painted Drum (Louise Erdrich)
The Painted Drum
73
Louise Erdrich
The Penderwicks (Jeanne Birdsall)
The Penderwicks
74
Jeanne Birdsall
Prep (Curtis Sittenfeld)
Prep
75
Curtis Sittenfeld
Puppetry: A World History (Eileen Blumenthal)
Puppetry: A World History
76
Eileen Blumenthal
Return to Wild America (Scott Weidensaul)
Return to Wild America
77
Scott Weidensaul
Revenge of the Witch (Joseph Delaney)
Revenge of the Witch
78
Joseph Delaney
Saving Fish From Drowning
Saving Fish From Drowning
79
The Scarecrow and His Servant (Philip Pullman)
The Scarecrow and His Servant
80
Philip Pullman
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