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Salon's Best Books 2006

Here is a list of the website Salon's best books of the year 2006. How many of these have you read??
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After This (Alice Mcdermott)
After This
1
Alice Mcdermott
The Amalgamation Polka (Stephen Wright)
The Amalgamation Polka
2
Stephen Wright
The Best People in the World (Justin Tussing)
The Best People in the World
3
Justin Tussing
Betraying Spinoza: The Renegade Jew Who Gave Us Modernity (Rebecca Goldstein)
Betraying Spinoza: The Renegade Jew Who Gave Us Modernity
4
Rebecca Goldstein
Black Swan Green (David Mitchell)
Black Swan Green
5
David Mitchell
The Blind Side (Michael Lewis)
The Blind Side
6
Michael Lewis
Blue Arabesque: A Search for the Sublime (Patricia Hampl)
Blue Arabesque: A Search for the Sublime
7
Patricia Hampl
Blue Nude (Elizabeth Rosner)
Blue Nude
8
Elizabeth Rosner
The Book of Lost Things (John Connolly)
The Book of Lost Things
9
John Connolly
The Brief History of the Dead (Kevin Brockmeier)
The Brief History of the Dead
10
Kevin Brockmeier
Brookland (Emily Barton)
Brookland
11
Emily Barton
But Enough About Me (Jancee Dunn)
But Enough About Me
12
Jancee Dunn
Changeling (Delia Sherman)
Changeling
13
Delia Sherman
Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero (David Maraniss)
Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball's Last Hero
14
David Maraniss
Collected Poems (C.K. Williams)
Collected Poems
15
C.K. Williams
The Courtier and the Heretic (Matthew Stewart)
The Courtier and the Heretic
16
Matthew Stewart
A Disorder Peculiar to the Country (Ken Kalfus)
A Disorder Peculiar to the Country
17
Ken Kalfus
Eat the Document (Dana Spiotta)
Eat the Document
18
Dana Spiotta
The Emperor's Children (Claire Messud)
The Emperor's Children
19
Claire Messud
Exile on Main Street (Robert Greenfield)
Exile on Main Street
20
Robert Greenfield
The Family That Couldn't Sleep (D. T. Max)
The Family That Couldn't Sleep
21
D. T. Max
Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, and the Women Who Made America Modern (Joshua Zeitz)
Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, and the Women Who Made America Modern
22
Joshua Zeitz
The Foreign Correspondent (Furst)
The Foreign Correspondent
23
Furst
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
24
Alison Bechdel
Gallatin Canyon (Thomas McGuane)
Gallatin Canyon
25
Thomas McGuane
Gentlemen and Players (Joanne Harris)
Gentlemen and Players
26
Joanne Harris
The God Delusion (Richard Dawkins)
The God Delusion
27
Richard Dawkins
A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan (Michael Kazin)
A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan
28
Michael Kazin
The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions (Karen Armstrong)
The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions
29
Karen Armstrong
In the Company of the Courtesan (Sarah Dunant)
In the Company of the Courtesan
30
Sarah Dunant
Indecent: How I Make It and Fake It as a Girl for Hire (Sarah Katherine Lewis)
Indecent: How I Make It and Fake It as a Girl for Hire
31
Sarah Katherine Lewis
The Inheritance of Loss (Kiran Desai)
The Inheritance of Loss
32
Kiran Desai
James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon (Julie Phillips)
James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon
33
Julie Phillips
The Keep (Jennifer Egan)
The Keep
34
Jennifer Egan
Kensington Gardens (Rodrigo Fresan)
Kensington Gardens
35
Rodrigo Fresan
Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow (Faiza Guene)
Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow
36
Faiza Guene
The Law of Dreams (Peter Behrens)
The Law of Dreams
37
Peter Behrens
The Lay of the Land (Richard Ford)
The Lay of the Land
38
Richard Ford
Lisey's Story (Stephen King)
Lisey's Story
39
Stephen King
The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million (Daniel Mendelsohn)
The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million
40
Daniel Mendelsohn
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