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The Guardian Best Books of 2005 - Page 2

Here is a list of the Guardian's best books of the year 2005. How many of these books have you read?
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Gate of the Sun (Elias Khoury)
Gate of the Sun
41
Elias Khoury
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
42
Marilynne Robinson
Going Sane (Adam Phillips)
Going Sane
43
Adam Phillips
The Good Neighbour (John Burnside)
The Good Neighbour
44
John Burnside
Happiness: Lessons From a New Science (Richard Layard)
Happiness: Lessons From a New Science
45
Richard Layard
Have Mercy on Us All (Fred Vargas)
Have Mercy on Us All
46
Fred Vargas
Heaven Lies About Us (Eugene McCabe)
Heaven Lies About Us
47
Eugene McCabe
The Honeymoon (Justin Haythe)
The Honeymoon
48
Justin Haythe
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
49
Michaela Wrong
Incendiary
Incendiary
50
The Inner Circle
The Inner Circle
51
Istanbul: Memories and the City (Orhan Pamuk)
Istanbul: Memories and the City
52
Orhan Pamuk
A Jealous Ghost (A N Wilson)
A Jealous Ghost
53
A N Wilson
Journey to the End of the Whale (John David Morley)
Journey to the End of the Whale
54
John David Morley
Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)
Kafka on the Shore
55
Haruki Murakami
The Kitchen Diaries: A Year in the Kitchen (Nigel Slater)
The Kitchen Diaries: A Year in the Kitchen
56
Nigel Slater
Leonardo Da Vinci: Flights of the Mind
Leonardo Da Vinci: Flights of the Mind
57
The Letters of Robert Lowell (Robert Lowell)
The Letters of Robert Lowell
58
Robert Lowell
The Life and Adventures of William Cobbett (Richard Ingrams)
The Life and Adventures of William Cobbett
59
Richard Ingrams
The Lighthouse (P.D. James)
The Lighthouse
60
P.D. James
Links (Nuruddin Farah)
Links
61
Nuruddin Farah
A Little History of the World (E.H. Gombrich)
A Little History of the World
62
E.H. Gombrich
A Long Way Down (Nick Hornby)
A Long Way Down
63
Nick Hornby
Lunar Park (Bret Easton Ellis)
Lunar Park
64
Bret Easton Ellis
Madame De Staël (Maria Fairweather)
Madame De Staël
65
Maria Fairweather
Man Overboard (Tim Binding)
Man Overboard
66
Tim Binding
Mao: The Unknown Story
Mao: The Unknown Story
67
The March (E. L. Doctorow)
The March
68
E. L. Doctorow
Melog (Mihangel Morgan)
Melog
69
Mihangel Morgan
Memoir (John McGahern)
Memoir
70
John McGahern
Men of Honour: Trafalgar and the Making of the English Hero (Adam Nicolson)
Men of Honour: Trafalgar and the Making of the English Hero
71
Adam Nicolson
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (Michael Lewis)
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
72
Michael Lewis
Mozart's Women (Jane Glover)
Mozart's Women
73
Jane Glover
My Lives (Edmund White)
My Lives
74
Edmund White
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
75
Jhumpa Lahiri
No God but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam (Reza Aslan)
No God but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
76
Reza Aslan
The Not Knowing (Cathi Unsworth)
The Not Knowing
77
Cathi Unsworth
Obedience, Struggle and Revolt (David Hare)
Obedience, Struggle and Revolt
78
David Hare
The Ongoing Moment (Geoff Dwyer)
The Ongoing Moment
79
Geoff Dwyer
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
80
Margaret Atwood
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