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NPR's Staff Pick Books of 2014 - Page 2

NPR compiled the best 250 titles published in 2014. Here are the best of the best: the staff favorites of the year.
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Gottland: Mostly True Stories From Half of Czechoslovakia (Mariusz Szczygieł)
Gottland: Mostly True Stories From Half of Czechoslovakia
41
Mariusz Szczygieł
The Haight: Love, Rock, and Revolution (Jim Marshall and Joel Selvin)
The Haight: Love, Rock, and Revolution
42
Jim Marshall and Joel Selvin
Half a World Away (Cynthia Kadohata)
Half a World Away
43
Cynthia Kadohata
The Hawley Book of the Dead (Chrysler Szarlan)
The Hawley Book of the Dead
44
Chrysler Szarlan
Hijacking the Runway: How Celebrities Are Stealing the Spotlight From Fashion Designers (Teri Agins)
Hijacking the Runway: How Celebrities Are Stealing the Spotlight From Fashion Designers
45
Teri Agins
The Hilltop (Assaf Gavron)
The Hilltop
46
Assaf Gavron
The History of Rock 'N' Roll in Ten Songs (Greil Marcus)
The History of Rock 'N' Roll in Ten Songs
47
Greil Marcus
The Homesick Texan's Family Table: Lone Star Cooking From My Kitchen to Yours (Lisa Fain)
The Homesick Texan's Family Table: Lone Star Cooking From My Kitchen to Yours
48
Lisa Fain
Horrorstör (Grady Hendrix)
Horrorstör
49
Grady Hendrix
How I Discovered Poetry (Marilyn Nelson)
How I Discovered Poetry
50
Marilyn Nelson
How to Be Both (Ali Smith)
How to Be Both
51
Ali Smith
How to Build a Girl (Caitlin Moran)
How to Build a Girl
52
Caitlin Moran
Icon (Amy Scholder)
Icon
53
Amy Scholder
In the Light of What We Know (Zia Haider Rahman)
In the Light of What We Know
54
Zia Haider Rahman
The Inheritance Trilogy (N.K. Jemisin)
The Inheritance Trilogy
55
N.K. Jemisin
J Dilla's Donuts (Jordan Ferguson)
J Dilla's Donuts
56
Jordan Ferguson
Kinda Like Brothers (Coe Booth)
Kinda Like Brothers
57
Coe Booth
The King's Curse (Philippa Gregory)
The King's Curse
58
Philippa Gregory
Life Drawing (Robin Black)
Life Drawing
59
Robin Black
Lila (Marilynne Robinson)
Lila
60
Marilynne Robinson
The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News --- And Divid (Gabriel Sherman)
The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News --- And Divid
61
Gabriel Sherman
Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 (Francine Prose)
Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932
62
Francine Prose
The Map Thief: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceles (Michael Blanding)
The Map Thief: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceles
63
Michael Blanding
Mexico: The Cookbook (Margarita Carrillo Arronte)
Mexico: The Cookbook
64
Margarita Carrillo Arronte
2014: The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Richard Flanagan)
2014: The Narrow Road to the Deep North
65
Richard Flanagan
Night Heron (Adam Brookes)
Night Heron
66
Adam Brookes
The Nobel Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death (Colson Whitehead)
The Nobel Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death
67
Colson Whitehead
The Odd One Out (Britta Teckentrup)
The Odd One Out
68
Britta Teckentrup
On Such a Full Sea
On Such a Full Sea
69
Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time (Brigid Schulte)
Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time
70
Brigid Schulte
The Paying Guests (Sarah Waters)
The Paying Guests
71
Sarah Waters
The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age (Astra Taylor)
The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age
72
Astra Taylor
Philip Larkin: Life, Art and Love (James Booth)
Philip Larkin: Life, Art and Love
73
James Booth
Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations With Today's Top Comedy Writers (Mike Sacks)
Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations With Today's Top Comedy Writers
74
Mike Sacks
Rat Queens Vol. 1: Sass and Sorcery (Kurtis J. Wiebe and Roc Upchurch)
Rat Queens Vol. 1: Sass and Sorcery
75
Kurtis J. Wiebe and Roc Upchurch
Redeployment (Phil Klay)
Redeployment
76
Phil Klay
The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books (Azar Nafisi)
The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books
77
Azar Nafisi
The Rise & Fall of Great Powers (Tom Rachman)
The Rise & Fall of Great Powers
78
Tom Rachman
The Seasons of Trouble: Life Amid the Ruins of Sri Lanka's Civil War (Rohini Mohan)
The Seasons of Trouble: Life Amid the Ruins of Sri Lanka's Civil War
79
Rohini Mohan
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
80
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