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Slate's Best Books 2005-2008

Here is a list of Slate's best books of the years 2005-2008..how many of these books have you read??
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American Wife (Curtis Sittenfeld)
American Wife
1
Curtis Sittenfeld
America Between the Wars: From 11/9 to 9/11 (Derek Chollet)
America Between the Wars: From 11/9 to 9/11
2
Derek Chollet
Anathem (Neal Stephenson)
Anathem
3
Neal Stephenson
And You Shall Know Us by the Trail of Our Vinyl (Roger Bennett)
And You Shall Know Us by the Trail of Our Vinyl
4
Roger Bennett
Angle of Yaw (Ben Lerner)
Angle of Yaw
5
Ben Lerner
Arguments With England (Michael Blakemore)
Arguments With England
6
Michael Blakemore
The Art and Science of William Bartram (Judith Magee)
The Art and Science of William Bartram
7
Judith Magee
The Assassins' Gate (George Packer)
The Assassins' Gate
8
George Packer
Atmospheric Disturbances (Rivka Galchen)
Atmospheric Disturbances
9
Rivka Galchen
The Averaged American (Sarah Igo)
The Averaged American
10
Sarah Igo
Averno (Louise Glück)
Averno
11
Louise Glück
Azores (David Yezzi)
Azores
12
David Yezzi
Beasts of No Nation (Uzodinma Iweala)
Beasts of No Nation
13
Uzodinma Iweala
The Blind Side (Michael Lewis)
The Blind Side
14
Michael Lewis
The Brain That Changes Itself (Norman Doidge, M.D.)
The Brain That Changes Itself
15
Norman Doidge, M.D.
Cancer Vixen (Marisa Acocella Marchetto)
Cancer Vixen
16
Marisa Acocella Marchetto
Century Girl (Redniss)
Century Girl
17
Redniss
Collected Poems (C.K. Williams)
Collected Poems
18
C.K. Williams
The Collected Stories (Leonard Michaels)
The Collected Stories
19
Leonard Michaels
Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories From History and the Arts (Clive James)
Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories From History and the Arts
20
Clive James
Dark Hope: Working for Peace in Israel and Palestine (David Shulman)
Dark Hope: Working for Peace in Israel and Palestine
21
David Shulman
The Dark Side (Jane Mayer)
The Dark Side
22
Jane Mayer
The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography (Graham Robb)
The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography
23
Graham Robb
Dry Manhattan: Prohibition in New York City (Michael A. Lerner)
Dry Manhattan: Prohibition in New York City
24
Michael A. Lerner
Einstein: His Life and Universe (Walter Isaacson)
Einstein: His Life and Universe
25
Walter Isaacson
The Emperor's Children (Claire Messud)
The Emperor's Children
26
Claire Messud
Foreskin's Lament (Shalom Auslander)
Foreskin's Lament
27
Shalom Auslander
The Forever War (Dexter Filkins)
The Forever War
28
Dexter Filkins
A Free Life (Ha Jin)
A Free Life
29
Ha Jin
The Freedom Manifesto: How to Free Yourself From Anxiety, Fear, Mortgages, Money, Guilt, Debt... (Tom Hodgkinson)
The Freedom Manifesto: How to Free Yourself From Anxiety, Fear, Mortgages, Money, Guilt, Debt...
30
Tom Hodgkinson
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
31
Marilynne Robinson
Good Germs, Bad Germs: Health and Survival in a Bacterial World (Jessica Snyder Sachs)
Good Germs, Bad Germs: Health and Survival in a Bacterial World
32
Jessica Snyder Sachs
Happiness: A History (Darrin M. McMahon)
Happiness: A History
33
Darrin M. McMahon
Heat (Bill Buford)
Heat
34
Bill Buford
Home (Marilynne Robinson)
Home
35
Marilynne Robinson
Human Dark With Sugar (Brenda Shaughnessy)
Human Dark With Sugar
36
Brenda Shaughnessy
The Hurricanes (Jere Longman)
The Hurricanes
37
Jere Longman
I Didn't Do It for You: How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation (Michaela Wrong)
I Didn't Do It for You: How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation
38
Michaela Wrong
In the Company of Crows and Ravens (John M. Marzluff)
In the Company of Crows and Ravens
39
John M. Marzluff
Infidel: My Life (Ayaan Hirsi Ali)
Infidel: My Life
40
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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