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NPR's Best Books of 2008

Here is a list of the National Public Radio's Best Books of the year 2008. How many of these have you read?
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2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
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Roberto Bolano
ABC3D (Marion Bataille)
ABC3D
2
Marion Bataille
Alan's War: The Memories of G.I. Alan Cope (Emmanuel Guibert)
Alan's War: The Memories of G.I. Alan Cope
3
Emmanuel Guibert
Alice in Sunderland (Bryan Talbot)
Alice in Sunderland
4
Bryan Talbot
All Art Is Propaganda: Critical Essays (George Orwell)
All Art Is Propaganda: Critical Essays
5
George Orwell
American Crucible: Race and Nation in the Twentieth Century (Gary Gerstle)
American Crucible: Race and Nation in the Twentieth Century
6
Gary Gerstle
American Wife (Curtis Sittenfeld)
American Wife
7
Curtis Sittenfeld
An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination: A Memoir (Elizabeth McCracken)
An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination: A Memoir
8
Elizabeth McCracken
An Imperfect Offering (James Orbinski)
An Imperfect Offering
9
James Orbinski
Art of the Modern Movie Poster (Judith Salavetz)
Art of the Modern Movie Poster
10
Judith Salavetz
Basrayatha (Muhammad Khdhayyir)
Basrayatha
11
Muhammad Khdhayyir
The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century (Steve Coll)
The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century
12
Steve Coll
Black Summer (Warren Ellis)
Black Summer
13
Warren Ellis
Blood Dazzler (Patricia Smith)
Blood Dazzler
14
Patricia Smith
Borges and the Eternal Orangutans
Borges and the Eternal Orangutans
15
The Broken Shore
The Broken Shore
16
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Lee Israel)
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
17
Lee Israel
Captain America: The Death of Captain America (Ed Brubaker)
Captain America: The Death of Captain America
18
Ed Brubaker
The Cellist of Sarajevo (Steven Galloway)
The Cellist of Sarajevo
19
Steven Galloway
The Chinaman (Friedrich Glauser)
The Chinaman
20
Friedrich Glauser
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter (Katherine Anne Porter)
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
21
Katherine Anne Porter
The Dark Side (Jane Mayer)
The Dark Side
22
Jane Mayer
Dear American Airlines (Jonathan Miles)
Dear American Airlines
23
Jonathan Miles
Dear Darkness (Kevin Young)
Dear Darkness
24
Kevin Young
Death Vows (Richard Stevenson)
Death Vows
25
Richard Stevenson
Downtown Owl (Chuck Klosterman)
Downtown Owl
26
Chuck Klosterman
The Ecco Anthology of Contemporary American Short Fiction (Joyce Carol Oates)
The Ecco Anthology of Contemporary American Short Fiction
27
Joyce Carol Oates
The Economist Book of Obituaries (Keith Colquhoun)
The Economist Book of Obituaries
28
Keith Colquhoun
The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Muriel Barberry)
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
29
Muriel Barberry
Esther's Inheritance (Sandor Marai)
Esther's Inheritance
30
Sandor Marai
Firmin (Sam Savage)
Firmin
31
Sam Savage
The Forever War (Dexter Filkins)
The Forever War
32
Dexter Filkins
The Gargoyle (Andrew Davidson)
The Gargoyle
33
Andrew Davidson
The Ghost in Love (Jonathan Carroll)
The Ghost in Love
34
Jonathan Carroll
The Ginseng Hunter (Jeff Talarigo)
The Ginseng Hunter
35
Jeff Talarigo
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
36
Stieg Larsson
Gone Tomorrow (P. F. Kluge)
Gone Tomorrow
37
P. F. Kluge
Good-Bye (Yoshihiro Tatsumi)
Good-Bye
38
Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life (John Adams)
Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life
39
John Adams
Heavy Liquid
Heavy Liquid
40
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