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San Francisco Chronicle Best Books of 2009 - Page 2

Here is a list of the San Francisco Chronicle's best books of 2009. How many of these have you read?
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The Housekeeper and the Professor (Yoko Ogawa)
The Housekeeper and the Professor
41
Yoko Ogawa
I Am Not Sidney Poitier
I Am Not Sidney Poitier
42
The Immortals (Amit Chaudhuri)
The Immortals
43
Amit Chaudhuri
In the Land of Invented Languages (Arika Okrent)
In the Land of Invented Languages
44
Arika Okrent
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders (Daniyal Mueenuddin)
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders
45
Daniyal Mueenuddin
Inherent Vice (Thomas Pynchon)
Inherent Vice
46
Thomas Pynchon
Inseminating the Elephant (Lucia Perillo)
Inseminating the Elephant
47
Lucia Perillo
The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates (Peter T. Leeson)
The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates
48
Peter T. Leeson
The Invisible Mountain (Carolina De Robertis)
The Invisible Mountain
49
Carolina De Robertis
Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi (Geoff Dyer)
Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi
50
Geoff Dyer
The Lacuna (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Lacuna
51
Barbara Kingsolver
Lark and Termite (Jayne Anne Phillips)
Lark and Termite
52
Jayne Anne Phillips
The Last Empress: Madame Chiang Kai-Shek and the Birth of Modern China (Hannah Pakula)
The Last Empress: Madame Chiang Kai-Shek and the Birth of Modern China
53
Hannah Pakula
Let the Great World Spin (Colum McCann)
Let the Great World Spin
54
Colum McCann
Lit (Mary Karr)
Lit
55
Mary Karr
Little Bird of Heaven (Joyce Carol Oates)
Little Bird of Heaven
56
Joyce Carol Oates
Logicomix
Logicomix
57
The Lost City of Z (David Grann)
The Lost City of Z
58
David Grann
Love and Obstacles (Aleksandar Hemon)
Love and Obstacles
59
Aleksandar Hemon
Lowboy (John Wray)
Lowboy
60
John Wray
Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father,
Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father,
61
Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City (Eric W. Sanderson)
Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City
62
Eric W. Sanderson
The Mercy Papers (Robin Romm)
The Mercy Papers
63
Robin Romm
Methland (Nick Reding)
Methland
64
Nick Reding
The Music Room (William Fiennes)
The Music Room
65
William Fiennes
My Father's Tears (John Updike)
My Father's Tears
66
John Updike
Nobody Move (Denis Johnson)
Nobody Move
67
Denis Johnson
Nothing Right (Antonya Nelson)
Nothing Right
68
Antonya Nelson
Nothing to Envy (Barbara Demick)
Nothing to Envy
69
Barbara Demick
Once the Shore (Paul Yoon)
Once the Shore
70
Paul Yoon
Open: An Autobiography (Andre Agassi)
Open: An Autobiography
71
Andre Agassi
A Paradise Built in Hell (Rebecca Solnit)
A Paradise Built in Hell
72
Rebecca Solnit
Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color Line (Martha A. Sandweiss)
Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color Line
73
Martha A. Sandweiss
The Piano Teacher (Janice Y. K. Lee)
The Piano Teacher
74
Janice Y. K. Lee
Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong (Terry Teachout)
Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong
75
Terry Teachout
Raymond Carver: A Writer's Life (Carol Sklenicka)
Raymond Carver: A Writer's Life
76
Carol Sklenicka
Sag Harbor
Sag Harbor
77
Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work (Matthew B. Crawford)
Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work
78
Matthew B. Crawford
A Short History of Women (Kate Walbert)
A Short History of Women
79
Kate Walbert
The Slippery Year: A Meditation on Happily Ever After (Melanie Gideon)
The Slippery Year: A Meditation on Happily Ever After
80
Melanie Gideon
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