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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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The Gay Metropolis: The Landmark History of Gay Life in America (Charles Kaiser)
The Gay Metropolis: The Landmark History of Gay Life in America
81
Charles Kaiser
George Eliot: A Life (Rosemary Ashton)
George Eliot: A Life
82
Rosemary Ashton
Girls Only (Alex Witchel)
Girls Only
83
Alex Witchel
Gladstone: A Biography (Roy Jenkins)
Gladstone: A Biography
84
Roy Jenkins
Glass Paper Beans: Revelations on the Nature and Value of Ordinary Things (Leah Hager Cohen)
Glass Paper Beans: Revelations on the Nature and Value of Ordinary Things
85
Leah Hager Cohen
God and the American Writer (Alfred Kazin)
God and the American Writer
86
Alfred Kazin
Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language (Robin Dunbar)
Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language
87
Robin Dunbar
Ground Zero: The Gender Wars in the Military (Linda Bird Francke)
Ground Zero: The Gender Wars in the Military
88
Linda Bird Francke
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
89
Jared Diamond
His Father's Son: The Life of Randolph Churchill (Winston S. Churchill)
His Father's Son: The Life of Randolph Churchill
90
Winston S. Churchill
A History of the Breast (Marilyn Yalom)
A History of the Breast
91
Marilyn Yalom
Hogarth (Jenny Uglow)
Hogarth
92
Jenny Uglow
Houdini!!! the Career of Ehrich Weiss (Kenneth Silverman)
Houdini!!! the Career of Ehrich Weiss
93
Kenneth Silverman
Howard Hawks: The Grey Fox of Hollywood (Todd McCarthy)
Howard Hawks: The Grey Fox of Hollywood
94
Todd McCarthy
How the Mind Works (Steven Pinker)
How the Mind Works
95
Steven Pinker
Hungry Ghosts: Mao's Secret Famine (Jasper Becker)
Hungry Ghosts: Mao's Secret Famine
96
Jasper Becker
Imagining Robert (Jay Neugeboren)
Imagining Robert
97
Jay Neugeboren
India: From Midnight to the Millennium (Shashi Tharoor)
India: From Midnight to the Millennium
98
Shashi Tharoor
Intimate Enemies: The Two Worlds of the Baroness De Pontalba (Christina Vella)
Intimate Enemies: The Two Worlds of the Baroness De Pontalba
99
Christina Vella
Inventing Kindergarten (Norman Brosterman)
Inventing Kindergarten
100
Norman Brosterman
The Island of the Colorblind (Oliver Sacks)
The Island of the Colorblind
101
Oliver Sacks
Jackie Robinson: A Biography (Arnold Rampersad)
Jackie Robinson: A Biography
102
Arnold Rampersad
Jane Austen: A Life (David Nokes)
Jane Austen: A Life
103
David Nokes
Japan: A Reinterpretation (Patrick Smith)
Japan: A Reinterpretation
104
Patrick Smith
John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life (Paul C. Nagel)
John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life
105
Paul C. Nagel
John Wayne's America (Garry Wills)
John Wayne's America
106
Garry Wills
A Journey With Elsa Cloud (Leila Hadley)
A Journey With Elsa Cloud
107
Leila Hadley
Just as I Am (Billy Graham)
Just as I Am
108
Billy Graham
The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis (Ernest R. May; Philip D. Zelikow)
The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis
109
Ernest R. May; Philip D. Zelikow
The Language of Names (Justin Kaplan)
The Language of Names
110
Justin Kaplan
The Last Gift of Time: Life Beyond Sixty (Carolyn G. Heilbrun)
The Last Gift of Time: Life Beyond Sixty
111
Carolyn G. Heilbrun
Legends of the American Desert (Alex Shoumatoff)
Legends of the American Desert
112
Alex Shoumatoff
The Letters of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh (Charlotte Mosley)
The Letters of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh
113
Charlotte Mosley
Life Itself: Exploring the Realm of the Living Cell (Boyce Rensberger)
Life Itself: Exploring the Realm of the Living Cell
114
Boyce Rensberger
A Life of Matthew Arnold (Nicholas Murray)
A Life of Matthew Arnold
115
Nicholas Murray
Locked in the Cabinet (Robert Reich)
Locked in the Cabinet
116
Robert Reich
Loie Fuller: Goddess of Light (Richard Nelson Current)
Loie Fuller: Goddess of Light
117
Richard Nelson Current
Making Capitalism Work (Leonard Silk)
Making Capitalism Work
118
Leonard Silk
Making Miracles Happen (Gregory White Smith)
Making Miracles Happen
119
Gregory White Smith
Making Waves (Mario Vargas Llosa)
Making Waves
120
Mario Vargas Llosa
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