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Chicago Tribune Best Books of 2004

Here is a list of the Chicago Tribune's best books of the year 2004. How many of these have you read?
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Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
1
Ron Chernow
All These Girls (Ellen Slezak)
All These Girls
2
Ellen Slezak
Aloft (Chang-Rae Lee)
Aloft
3
Chang-Rae Lee
The Amateur Marriage (Anne Tyler)
The Amateur Marriage
4
Anne Tyler
An Unfinished Season (Ward Just)
An Unfinished Season
5
Ward Just
Another Way Home: The Tangled Roots of Race in One Chicago Family (Ronne Hartfield)
Another Way Home: The Tangled Roots of Race in One Chicago Family
6
Ronne Hartfield
Arc of Justice (Kevin Boyle)
Arc of Justice
7
Kevin Boyle
The Art of Mending (Elizabeth Berg)
The Art of Mending
8
Elizabeth Berg
Bad Dirt
Bad Dirt
9
Banishing Verona (Margot Livesy)
Banishing Verona
10
Margot Livesy
The Bells in Their Silence (Michael Gorra)
The Bells in Their Silence
11
Michael Gorra
Ben Hogan: An American Life (James Dodson)
Ben Hogan: An American Life
12
James Dodson
Birds Without Wings (Louis De Bernieres)
Birds Without Wings
13
Louis De Bernieres
A Bit on the Side (William Trevor)
A Bit on the Side
14
William Trevor
Blood Done Sign My Name
Blood Done Sign My Name
15
Blue Blood (Edward Conlon)
Blue Blood
16
Edward Conlon
The Book of Ralph (John McNally)
The Book of Ralph
17
John McNally
Borges: A Life
Borges: A Life
18
Bushworld: Enter at Your Own Risk (Maureen Dowd)
Bushworld: Enter at Your Own Risk
19
Maureen Dowd
A Carnivore's Inquiry (Sabina Murray)
A Carnivore's Inquiry
20
Sabina Murray
A Century of November (W.D. Wetherell)
A Century of November
21
W.D. Wetherell
A Chance Meeting: Intertwined Lives of American Writers and Artists, 1854-1967 (Rachel Cohen)
A Chance Meeting: Intertwined Lives of American Writers and Artists, 1854-1967
22
Rachel Cohen
Cheat and Charmer (Elizabeth Frank)
Cheat and Charmer
23
Elizabeth Frank
City Boy (Jean Thompson)
City Boy
24
Jean Thompson
Clearing Land: Legacies of the American Farm (Jane Brox)
Clearing Land: Legacies of the American Farm
25
Jane Brox
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
26
David Mitchell
Coast of Dreams: California on the Edge, 1990-2003 (Kevin Starr)
Coast of Dreams: California on the Edge, 1990-2003
27
Kevin Starr
The Confessions of Max Tivoli (Andrew Sean Greer)
The Confessions of Max Tivoli
28
Andrew Sean Greer
Confinement (Carrie Brown)
Confinement
29
Carrie Brown
A Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa (Howard W. French)
A Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa
30
Howard W. French
Count Down: Six Kids Vie for Glory at the World's Toughest Math Competition (Steve Olson)
Count Down: Six Kids Vie for Glory at the World's Toughest Math Competition
31
Steve Olson
Crossing California (Adam Langer)
Crossing California
32
Adam Langer
Cruisers (Craig Nova)
Cruisers
33
Craig Nova
The Darling (Russell Banks)
The Darling
34
Russell Banks
De Kooning: An American Master (Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan)
De Kooning: An American Master
35
Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan
The Death Penalty on Trial: Crisis in American Justice (Bill Kurtis)
The Death Penalty on Trial: Crisis in American Justice
36
Bill Kurtis
The Devil's Highway (Luis Alberto Urrea)
The Devil's Highway
37
Luis Alberto Urrea
The Dew Breaker (Edwidge Danticat)
The Dew Breaker
38
Edwidge Danticat
Divining Women (Kaye Gibbons)
Divining Women
39
Kaye Gibbons
Eventide (Kent Haruf)
Eventide
40
Kent Haruf
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