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San Francisco Chronicle Best Books of 2008

Here is a list of the San Francisco Chronicle's best books of 2006. How many of these have you read?
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"Have You Seen...?": A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films (David Thomson)
"Have You Seen...?": A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films
1
David Thomson
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
2
Roberto Bolano
The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974-2008 (Sean Wilentz)
The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974-2008
3
Sean Wilentz
Alfred and Emily
Alfred and Emily
4
Alfred Kazin: A Biography (Richard M. Cook)
Alfred Kazin: A Biography
5
Richard M. Cook
American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon (Steven Rinella)
American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon
6
Steven Rinella
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House (Jon Meacham)
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
7
Jon Meacham
The American Resting Place (Marilyn Yalom)
The American Resting Place
8
Marilyn Yalom
An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination: A Memoir (Elizabeth McCracken)
An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination: A Memoir
9
Elizabeth McCracken
An Imperfect Offering (James Orbinski)
An Imperfect Offering
10
James Orbinski
Awesome (Jack Pendarvis)
Awesome
11
Jack Pendarvis
Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba (Tom Gjelten)
Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba
12
Tom Gjelten
Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
13
Beijing Coma (Ma Jian)
Beijing Coma
14
Ma Jian
Big Boy Rules: America's Mercenaries Fighting in Iraq (Steve Fainaru)
Big Boy Rules: America's Mercenaries Fighting in Iraq
15
Steve Fainaru
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (Mary Roach)
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
16
Mary Roach
Champlain's Dream
Champlain's Dream
17
Chasing the Flame (Samantha Power)
Chasing the Flame
18
Samantha Power
City of Refuge (Tom Piazza)
City of Refuge
19
Tom Piazza
A Coney Island of the Mind (Lawrence Ferlinghetti)
A Coney Island of the Mind
20
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
The Corpse Walker (Liao Yiwu)
The Corpse Walker
21
Liao Yiwu
Day (A.L. Kennedy)
Day
22
A.L. Kennedy
Death With Interruptions (Jose Saramago)
Death With Interruptions
23
Jose Saramago
Descartes' Bones (Russell Shorto)
Descartes' Bones
24
Russell Shorto
Descent Into Chaos (Ahmed Rashid)
Descent Into Chaos
25
Ahmed Rashid
Diary of a Bad Year (J.M. Coetzee)
Diary of a Bad Year
26
J.M. Coetzee
Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East (Robin Wright)
Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East
27
Robin Wright
The Enchantress of Florence (Salman Rushdie)
The Enchantress of Florence
28
Salman Rushdie
The End of the Jews (Adam Mansbach)
The End of the Jews
29
Adam Mansbach
The English Major (Jim Harrison)
The English Major
30
Jim Harrison
Factory Girls (Leslie T Chang)
Factory Girls
31
Leslie T Chang
Fault Lines (Nancy Huston)
Fault Lines
32
Nancy Huston
Fine Just the Way It Is (Annie Proulx)
Fine Just the Way It Is
33
Annie Proulx
The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found (Mary Beard)
The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found
34
Mary Beard
First Stop in the New World: Mexico City, the Capital of the 21st Century (David Lida)
First Stop in the New World: Mexico City, the Capital of the 21st Century
35
David Lida
The Flowers (Dagoberto Gilb)
The Flowers
36
Dagoberto Gilb
The Forever War (Dexter Filkins)
The Forever War
37
Dexter Filkins
From a to X (John Berger)
From a to X
38
John Berger
The Geography of Bliss (Eric Weiner)
The Geography of Bliss
39
Eric Weiner
God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215 (David Levering Lewis)
God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215
40
David Levering Lewis
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