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New York Public Library's 25 Books to Remember 1995-2002

"Each year a committee from the staff of The New York Public Library selects 25 'Books to Remember'—noteworthy books of general interest selected on the basis of literary and informational value"
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About a Boy (Nick Hornby)
About a Boy
1
Nick Hornby
The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll (Alvaro Mutis)
The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll
2
Alvaro Mutis
The Alphabet of Desire (Barbara Hamby)
The Alphabet of Desire
3
Barbara Hamby
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
4
Michael Chabon
American Catholic (Charles R. Morris)
American Catholic
5
Charles R. Morris
The American Century: Varieties of Culture in Modern Times (Norman F. Cantor)
The American Century: Varieties of Culture in Modern Times
6
Norman F. Cantor
Among the Missing (Dan Chaon)
Among the Missing
7
Dan Chaon
An Instance of the Fingerpost (Iain Pears)
An Instance of the Fingerpost
8
Iain Pears
An Obedient Father (Akhil Sharma)
An Obedient Father
9
Akhil Sharma
Andorra (Peter Cameron)
Andorra
10
Peter Cameron
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
11
Frank McCourt
April 1865 (Jay Winik)
April 1865
12
Jay Winik
Arguing About Slavery: The Great Battle in the United States Congress (William Lee Miller)
Arguing About Slavery: The Great Battle in the United States Congress
13
William Lee Miller
Art and the Empire City: New York, 1825-1861 (Catherine Hoover Voorsanger)
Art and the Empire City: New York, 1825-1861
14
Catherine Hoover Voorsanger
Art Lover: A Biography of Peggy Guggenheim (Anton Gill)
Art Lover: A Biography of Peggy Guggenheim
15
Anton Gill
The Autobiography of My Mother (Jamaica Kincaid)
The Autobiography of My Mother
16
Jamaica Kincaid
Bad Alchemy (Dionisio D. Martinez)
Bad Alchemy
17
Dionisio D. Martinez
A Beautiful Mind (Sylvia Nasar)
A Beautiful Mind
18
Sylvia Nasar
Beauty and the Beasts: Woman, Ape, and Evolution (Carole Jahme)
Beauty and the Beasts: Woman, Ape, and Evolution
19
Carole Jahme
Bee Season (Myla Goldberg)
Bee Season
20
Myla Goldberg
Beowulf (Tr. Seamus Heaney)
Beowulf
21
Tr. Seamus Heaney
Biological Exuberance (Bruce Bagemihl)
Biological Exuberance
22
Bruce Bagemihl
Birthday Letters (Ted Hughes)
Birthday Letters
23
Ted Hughes
Bisexuality and the Eroticism of Everyday Life (Marjorie Garber)
Bisexuality and the Eroticism of Everyday Life
24
Marjorie Garber
Black Hawk Down (Mark Bowden)
Black Hawk Down
25
Mark Bowden
Black Zodiac (Charles Wright)
Black Zodiac
26
Charles Wright
Blake: A Biography (Peter Ackroyd)
Blake: A Biography
27
Peter Ackroyd
Blindness (José Saramago)
Blindness
28
José Saramago
Bodega Dreams (Ernesto Quinonez)
Bodega Dreams
29
Ernesto Quinonez
A Book of Memories (Péter Nádas)
A Book of Memories
30
Péter Nádas
Boss Cupid (Thom Gunn)
Boss Cupid
31
Thom Gunn
The Botany of Desire (Michael Pollan)
The Botany of Desire
32
Michael Pollan
The Burning of Bridget Cleary: A True Story (Angela Bourke)
The Burning of Bridget Cleary: A True Story
33
Angela Bourke
Carter Beats the Devil (Glen David Gold)
Carter Beats the Devil
34
Glen David Gold
Choke (Chuck Palahniuk)
Choke
35
Chuck Palahniuk
The Church of Dead Girls (Stephen Dobyns)
The Church of Dead Girls
36
Stephen Dobyns
Close Range (Annie Proulx)
Close Range
37
Annie Proulx
The Club of Angels (Luis Fernando Verissimo)
The Club of Angels
38
Luis Fernando Verissimo
Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World (Mark Kurlansky)
Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
39
Mark Kurlansky
Cogito, Ergo Sum: The Life of René Descartes (Richard Watson)
Cogito, Ergo Sum: The Life of René Descartes
40
Richard Watson
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