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Chicago Tribune Best Books of 2005

Here is a list of the Chicago Tribune's best books of the year 2005. How many of these have you read?
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3 Nights in August (Buzz Bissinger)
3 Nights in August
1
Buzz Bissinger
Almonds to Zhoof: Collected Stories (Richard Stern)
Almonds to Zhoof: Collected Stories
2
Richard Stern
The American Revelation (Neil Baldwin)
The American Revelation
3
Neil Baldwin
Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times (H.W. Brands)
Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times
4
H.W. Brands
The Assassin's Gate: America in Iraq (George Packer)
The Assassin's Gate: America in Iraq
5
George Packer
Bait and Switch (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Bait and Switch
6
Barbara Ehrenreich
Baker Towers (Jennifer Haigh)
Baker Towers
7
Jennifer Haigh
Beautiful Inez (Bart Schneider)
Beautiful Inez
8
Bart Schneider
Black Virgin Mountain: A Return to Vietnam (Larry Heinemann)
Black Virgin Mountain: A Return to Vietnam
9
Larry Heinemann
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
10
The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury (Sam Weller)
The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury
11
Sam Weller
Cast of Shadows (Ken Guilfoile)
Cast of Shadows
12
Ken Guilfoile
China, Inc. (Ted C. Fishman)
China, Inc.
13
Ted C. Fishman
Citizen Vince (Jess Walker)
Citizen Vince
14
Jess Walker
Citizen: Jane Addams and the Struggle for Democracy (Louise W. Knight)
Citizen: Jane Addams and the Struggle for Democracy
15
Louise W. Knight
The City of Falling Angles (John Berendt)
The City of Falling Angles
16
John Berendt
The Coast of Akron (Adrienne Miller)
The Coast of Akron
17
Adrienne Miller
Conduct Under Fire (John Glusman)
Conduct Under Fire
18
John Glusman
Courtroom 302: A Year Behind the Scenes in an American Criminal Courthouse (Steve Bogira)
Courtroom 302: A Year Behind the Scenes in an American Criminal Courthouse
19
Steve Bogira
Creepers
Creepers
20
Desire Street: A True Story of Death and Deliverance in New Orleans (Jed Horne)
Desire Street: A True Story of Death and Deliverance in New Orleans
21
Jed Horne
The Devil's Wind (Richard Rayner)
The Devil's Wind
22
Richard Rayner
The Diviners (Rick Moody)
The Diviners
23
Rick Moody
Drive (James Sallis)
Drive
24
James Sallis
Drives Like a Dream (Porter Shreve)
Drives Like a Dream
25
Porter Shreve
Empire Rising (Thomas Kelly)
Empire Rising
26
Thomas Kelly
The English Teacher (Lily King)
The English Teacher
27
Lily King
Eudora Welty: A Biography (Suzanne Marrs)
Eudora Welty: A Biography
28
Suzanne Marrs
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
29
Jonathan Safran Foer
Field of Blood (Denise Mina)
Field of Blood
30
Denise Mina
Fire Sale (Sara Paretsky)
Fire Sale
31
Sara Paretsky
The First Emancipator (Andrew Levy)
The First Emancipator
32
Andrew Levy
Fortissimo: Backstage at the Opera With Sacred Monsters and Young Singers (William Murray)
Fortissimo: Backstage at the Opera With Sacred Monsters and Young Singers
33
William Murray
Freshwater Road (Denise Nicholas)
Freshwater Road
34
Denise Nicholas
Ghosts in the Garden (Beth Kephart)
Ghosts in the Garden
35
Beth Kephart
Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her (Melanie Rehak)
Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her
36
Melanie Rehak
God's Gym (John Edgar Wideman)
God's Gym
37
John Edgar Wideman
A Great and Noble Scheme: The Expulsion of the French Acadians (John MacK Faragher)
A Great and Noble Scheme: The Expulsion of the French Acadians
38
John MacK Faragher
A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America (Stacy Schiff)
A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America
39
Stacy Schiff
The Greatest Fight of Our Generation: Louis vs. Schmeling (Lewis A. Erenberg)
The Greatest Fight of Our Generation: Louis vs. Schmeling
40
Lewis A. Erenberg
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