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New York Public Library's 25 Books to Remember 2003-2007

"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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Agent Zigzag (Ben Macintyre)
Agent Zigzag
1
Ben Macintyre
Alabanza: New and Selected Poems 1982-2002 (Martín Espada)
Alabanza: New and Selected Poems 1982-2002
2
Martín Espada
All Aunt Hagar's Children (Edward P. Jones)
All Aunt Hagar's Children
3
Edward P. Jones
All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror (Stephen Kinzer)
All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
4
Stephen Kinzer
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin)
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
5
Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City (Nick Flynn)
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
6
Nick Flynn
The Assassins' Gate (George Packer)
The Assassins' Gate
7
George Packer
Be Near Me (Andrew O'Hagan)
Be Near Me
8
Andrew O'Hagan
Beasts of No Nation (Uzodinma Iweala)
Beasts of No Nation
9
Uzodinma Iweala
Better for All the World (Harry Bruinius)
Better for All the World
10
Harry Bruinius
Beyond Glory (David Margolick)
Beyond Glory
11
David Margolick
Black Earth: A Journey Through Russia After the Fall (Andrew Meier)
Black Earth: A Journey Through Russia After the Fall
12
Andrew Meier
Black Swan Green (David Mitchell)
Black Swan Green
13
David Mitchell
Blue Front (Martha Collins)
Blue Front
14
Martha Collins
Bound for Canaan (Fergus M. Bordewich)
Bound for Canaan
15
Fergus M. Bordewich
The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty (Caroline Alexander)
The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty
16
Caroline Alexander
The Boy Who Fell Out of the Sky (Ken Dornstein)
The Boy Who Fell Out of the Sky
17
Ken Dornstein
Bread & Roses (Bruce Watson)
Bread & Roses
18
Bruce Watson
Brick Lane (Monica Ali)
Brick Lane
19
Monica Ali
The Brief History of the Dead (Kevin Brockmeier)
The Brief History of the Dead
20
Kevin Brockmeier
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Who (Junot Diaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Who
21
Junot Diaz
By George (Wesley Stace)
By George
22
Wesley Stace
Carnivorous Nights (Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson)
Carnivorous Nights
23
Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson
Cheating at Canasta (William Trevor)
Cheating at Canasta
24
William Trevor
China Syndrome (Karl Taro Greenfeld)
China Syndrome
25
Karl Taro Greenfeld
Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis (Kim Todd)
Chrysalis: Maria Sibylla Merian and the Secrets of Metamorphosis
26
Kim Todd
The Coffee Trader (David Liss)
The Coffee Trader
27
David Liss
The Commissariat of Enlightenment (Ken Kalfus)
The Commissariat of Enlightenment
28
Ken Kalfus
Controlled Burn: Stories of Prison, Crime, and Men (Scott Wolven)
Controlled Burn: Stories of Prison, Crime, and Men
29
Scott Wolven
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
30
Mark Haddon
The Dante Club (Matthew Pearl)
The Dante Club
31
Matthew Pearl
Dark Lover: The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino (Emily W. Leider)
Dark Lover: The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino
32
Emily W. Leider
The Dead Fish Museum (Charles D'Ambrosio)
The Dead Fish Museum
33
Charles D'Ambrosio
The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History (Katherine Ashenburg)
The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History
34
Katherine Ashenburg
District and Circle (Seamus Heaney)
District and Circle
35
Seamus Heaney
The Door (Margaret Atwood)
The Door
36
Margaret Atwood
Dry (Augusten Burroughs)
Dry
37
Augusten Burroughs
Edith Wharton: A Life (Hermione Lee)
Edith Wharton: A Life
38
Hermione Lee
The Emperor of Scent (Chandler Burr)
The Emperor of Scent
39
Chandler Burr
The Emperor's Children (Claire Messud)
The Emperor's Children
40
Claire Messud
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