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Chicago Tribune Best Books of 2006

Here is a list of the Chicago Tribune's best books of the year 2006. How many of these have you read?
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Alentejo Blue (Monica Ali)
Alentejo Blue
1
Monica Ali
America's Report Card (John McNally)
America's Report Card
2
John McNally
At Canaan's Edge (Taylor Branch)
At Canaan's Edge
3
Taylor Branch
Black Girl White Girl (Joyce Carol Oates)
Black Girl White Girl
4
Joyce Carol Oates
Blue Arabesque: A Search for the Sublime (Patricia Hampl)
Blue Arabesque: A Search for the Sublime
5
Patricia Hampl
Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City (Jed Horne)
Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City
6
Jed Horne
Calling Out (Rae Meadows)
Calling Out
7
Rae Meadows
Cellophane
Cellophane
8
Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero (David Maraniss)
Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero
9
David Maraniss
The Colony (Tayman)
The Colony
10
Tayman
The Company They Kept: Writers on Unforgettable Friendships (Robert B. Silvers)
The Company They Kept: Writers on Unforgettable Friendships
11
Robert B. Silvers
Cross X (Joe Miller)
Cross X
12
Joe Miller
Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope (Jonathan Alte)
Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope
13
Jonathan Alte
Democracy Reborn (Garrett Epps)
Democracy Reborn
14
Garrett Epps
The Division Street Princess (Elaine Soloway)
The Division Street Princess
15
Elaine Soloway
Double Lives: American Writers' Friendships (Richard Lingeman)
Double Lives: American Writers' Friendships
16
Richard Lingeman
The Driftless Area (Tom Drury)
The Driftless Area
17
Tom Drury
The Echo Maker
The Echo Maker
18
The Emperor's Children (Claire Messud)
The Emperor's Children
19
Claire Messud
Everyman
Everyman
20
Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq (Thomas E. Ricks)
Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
21
Thomas E. Ricks
The First and Final Nightmare of Sonia Reich (Howard Reich)
The First and Final Nightmare of Sonia Reich
22
Howard Reich
The Flamenco Academy (Sarah Bird)
The Flamenco Academy
23
Sarah Bird
Flaubert: A Biography (Frederick Brown)
Flaubert: A Biography
24
Frederick Brown
A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan (Michael Kazin)
A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan
25
Michael Kazin
The Good Good Pig (Sy Montgomery)
The Good Good Pig
26
Sy Montgomery
The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast (Douglas Brinkley)
The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast
27
Douglas Brinkley
The Greatest Story Ever Sold (Frank Rich)
The Greatest Story Ever Sold
28
Frank Rich
Heat (Bill Buford)
Heat
29
Bill Buford
History Lesson for Girls (Aurelie Sheehan)
History Lesson for Girls
30
Aurelie Sheehan
House of War: The Pentagon and the Disastrous Rise of American Power (James Carroll)
House of War: The Pentagon and the Disastrous Rise of American Power
31
James Carroll
The House: The History of the House of Representatives (Robert V. Remini)
The House: The History of the House of Representatives
32
Robert V. Remini
I Feel Bad About My Neck (Ephron)
I Feel Bad About My Neck
33
Ephron
I Feel Earthquakes More Often Than They Happen (Amy Wilentz)
I Feel Earthquakes More Often Than They Happen
34
Amy Wilentz
Incantation (Alice Hoffman)
Incantation
35
Alice Hoffman
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss
36
Kiran Desai
Julius Rosenwald (Peter M. Ascoli)
Julius Rosenwald
37
Peter M. Ascoli
The Lay of the Land (Richard Ford)
The Lay of the Land
38
Richard Ford
Life, Death & Bialys (Dylan Schaffer)
Life, Death & Bialys
39
Dylan Schaffer
The Looming Tower
The Looming Tower
40
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