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New Statesman Best Books of 2005

Here's a list of the New Stateman's best books of the year 2005. How many of these books have you read?
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1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare (James Shapiro)
1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare
1
James Shapiro
The Accidental (Ali Smith)
The Accidental
2
Ali Smith
The Argumentative Indian (Amartya Sen)
The Argumentative Indian
3
Amartya Sen
Arthur and George (Julian Barnes)
Arthur and George
4
Julian Barnes
Basil Hume: The Monk Cardinal (Anthony Howard)
Basil Hume: The Monk Cardinal
5
Anthony Howard
Beyond Black
Beyond Black
6
Blind Rider (Juan Goytisolo)
Blind Rider
7
Juan Goytisolo
Broken Verses (Kamila Shamsie)
Broken Verses
8
Kamila Shamsie
But Excuse Me That Is My Book (Lauren Child)
But Excuse Me That Is My Book
9
Lauren Child
The Centaur's Kitchen (Patience Gray)
The Centaur's Kitchen
10
Patience Gray
The Chains of Heaven (Philip Marsden)
The Chains of Heaven
11
Philip Marsden
City of Cities: The Birth of Modern London (Stephen Inwood)
City of Cities: The Birth of Modern London
12
Stephen Inwood
The City of Falling Angels
The City of Falling Angels
13
Cotton (Christopher Wilson)
Cotton
14
Christopher Wilson
Dead Pets (Sam Leith)
Dead Pets
15
Sam Leith
Dear Bill (W.F. Deedes)
Dear Bill
16
W.F. Deedes
Dissolution (C. J. Sansom)
Dissolution
17
C. J. Sansom
End in Tears (Ruth Rendell)
End in Tears
18
Ruth Rendell
The Farm (Richard Benson)
The Farm
19
Richard Benson
February House (Sherill Tippins)
February House
20
Sherill Tippins
Female Chauvinist Pigs (Ariel Levy)
Female Chauvinist Pigs
21
Ariel Levy
A Game With Sharpened Knives (Neil Belton)
A Game With Sharpened Knives
22
Neil Belton
Ghazali and the Poetics of Imagination (Ebrahim Moosa)
Ghazali and the Poetics of Imagination
23
Ebrahim Moosa
Havoc in Its Third Year (Ronan Bennett)
Havoc in Its Third Year
24
Ronan Bennett
The Hot Kid (Elmore Leonard)
The Hot Kid
25
Elmore Leonard
The House of Tekelden (Denys Dawnay)
The House of Tekelden
26
Denys Dawnay
How Are Things? (Roger-Pol Droit)
How Are Things?
27
Roger-Pol Droit
How to Read a Country House (Jeremy Musson)
How to Read a Country House
28
Jeremy Musson
Human Cargo (Caroline Moorehead)
Human Cargo
29
Caroline Moorehead
A Humument (Tom Phillips)
A Humument
30
Tom Phillips
Husband of a Fanatic (Amitava Kumar)
Husband of a Fanatic
31
Amitava Kumar
The Ice Museum (Joanna Kavenna)
The Ice Museum
32
Joanna Kavenna
Iconic Building (Charles Jencks)
Iconic Building
33
Charles Jencks
Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World (Noam Chomsky)
Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World
34
Noam Chomsky
In Command of History: Churchill Fighting and Writing the Second World War (David Reynolds)
In Command of History: Churchill Fighting and Writing the Second World War
35
David Reynolds
The Intellectual: The Positive Power of Negative Thinking (Steve Fuller)
The Intellectual: The Positive Power of Negative Thinking
36
Steve Fuller
Jimmy Stewart Bomber Pilot (Starr Smith)
Jimmy Stewart Bomber Pilot
37
Starr Smith
Landscapes of the Jihad (Faisal Devji)
Landscapes of the Jihad
38
Faisal Devji
The Legacy of Jihad (Andrew G. Bostrom)
The Legacy of Jihad
39
Andrew G. Bostrom
The Life and Adventures of William Cobbett (Richard Ingrams)
The Life and Adventures of William Cobbett
40
Richard Ingrams
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