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Here is a list of New York Times' Notable Nonfiction of the year 1997. How many of these have you read?
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A Commotion in the Blood: Life, Death, and the Immune System (Stephen S. Hall)
A Commotion in the Blood: Life, Death, and the Immune System
41
Stephen S. Hall
The Compleat Conductor (Gunther Schuller)
The Compleat Conductor
42
Gunther Schuller
Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, 1453-1924 (Phillip Mansel)
Constantinople: City of the World's Desire, 1453-1924
43
Phillip Mansel
The Corner (David Simon and Edward Burns)
The Corner
44
David Simon and Edward Burns
A Country of Strangers: Blacks and Whites in America (David K. Shipler)
A Country of Strangers: Blacks and Whites in America
45
David K. Shipler
The Courage to Stand Alone: Letters From Prison and Other Writings (Wei Jingsheng)
The Courage to Stand Alone: Letters From Prison and Other Writings
46
Wei Jingsheng
Crazy Rhythm (Leonard Garment)
Crazy Rhythm
47
Leonard Garment
The Dark Lady From Belorusse (Jerome Charyn)
The Dark Lady From Belorusse
48
Jerome Charyn
The Dark Side of Camelot (Seymour M. Hersh)
The Dark Side of Camelot
49
Seymour M. Hersh
Darwin's Dreampond (Tijs Goldschmidt)
Darwin's Dreampond
50
Tijs Goldschmidt
Deadly Feasts (Richard Rhodes)
Deadly Feasts
51
Richard Rhodes
The Death of the Banker (Ron Chernow)
The Death of the Banker
52
Ron Chernow
Death of Innocents (Richard Firstman)
Death of Innocents
53
Richard Firstman
Diaries. Volume 1: 1939-1960 (Christopher Isherwood)
Diaries. Volume 1: 1939-1960
54
Christopher Isherwood
Dinosaur Lives (John R. Horner)
Dinosaur Lives
55
John R. Horner
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Jean-Dominique Bauby)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
56
Jean-Dominique Bauby
Dog's Best Friend (Mark Derr)
Dog's Best Friend
57
Mark Derr
Doo-Dah!: Stephen Foster and the Rise of American Popular Culture (Ken Emerson)
Doo-Dah!: Stephen Foster and the Rise of American Popular Culture
58
Ken Emerson
Dorothy Dandridge: A Biography (Donald Bogle)
Dorothy Dandridge: A Biography
59
Donald Bogle
Drawing Life: Surviving the Unabomber (David Gelernter)
Drawing Life: Surviving the Unabomber
60
David Gelernter
Echoes of a Native Land (Serge Schmemann)
Echoes of a Native Land
61
Serge Schmemann
Egypt's Road to Jerusalem (Boutros Boutros-Ghali)
Egypt's Road to Jerusalem
62
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
The End of the Novel of Love (Vivian Gornick)
The End of the Novel of Love
63
Vivian Gornick
Ernie Pyle's War (James Tobin)
Ernie Pyle's War
64
James Tobin
Europe Adrift (John Newhouse)
Europe Adrift
65
John Newhouse
Everything for Sale: The Virtues and Limits of Markets (Robert Kuttner)
Everything for Sale: The Virtues and Limits of Markets
66
Robert Kuttner
The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes--And Its Implications (David Deutsch)
The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes--And Its Implications
67
David Deutsch
Father, Soldier, Son (Nathaniel Tripp)
Father, Soldier, Son
68
Nathaniel Tripp
Faubus: The Life and Times of an American Prodigal (Roy Reed)
Faubus: The Life and Times of an American Prodigal
69
Roy Reed
Fermat's Enigma (Simon Singh)
Fermat's Enigma
70
Simon Singh
The File: A Personal History (Timothy Garton Ash)
The File: A Personal History
71
Timothy Garton Ash
Finding a Form (William H. Gass)
Finding a Form
72
William H. Gass
Firewall (Lawrence E. Walsh)
Firewall
73
Lawrence E. Walsh
The Fire Within the Eye (David Park)
The Fire Within the Eye
74
David Park
The First Moderns: Profiles in the Origins of Twentieth-Century Thought (William R. Everdell)
The First Moderns: Profiles in the Origins of Twentieth-Century Thought
75
William R. Everdell
Flight of the Gin Fizz (Henry Kisor)
Flight of the Gin Fizz
76
Henry Kisor
Fragments: Memories of a Childhood, 1939-1948 (Binjamin Wilkomirski)
Fragments: Memories of a Childhood, 1939-1948
77
Binjamin Wilkomirski
The Franchise: A History of Sports Illustrated Magazine (Michael MacCambridge)
The Franchise: A History of Sports Illustrated Magazine
78
Michael MacCambridge
Francis Bacon: Anatomy of an Enigma (Michael Peppiatt)
Francis Bacon: Anatomy of an Enigma
79
Michael Peppiatt
The Nature of the Beast (McGilligan)
The Nature of the Beast
80
McGilligan
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