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The Guardian Best Books of 2008

Here is a list of the Guardian's best books of the year 2008. How many of these books have you read?
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The Age of Wonder (Richard Holmes)
The Age of Wonder
1
Richard Holmes
Alasdair Gray: A Secretary's Biography (Rodge Glass)
Alasdair Gray: A Secretary's Biography
2
Rodge Glass
American Wife (Curtis Sittenfeld)
American Wife
3
Curtis Sittenfeld
Bad Science
Bad Science
4
Beijing Coma (Ma Jian)
Beijing Coma
5
Ma Jian
The Believers
The Believers
6
The Book of Chameleons (Jose Agualusa)
The Book of Chameleons
7
Jose Agualusa
Born Yesterday (Gordon Burn)
Born Yesterday
8
Gordon Burn
The Brain That Changes Itself (Norman Doidge, M.D.)
The Brain That Changes Itself
9
Norman Doidge, M.D.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
10
Junot Díaz
The Broken Word (Adam Foulds)
The Broken Word
11
Adam Foulds
Captivated (Piers Dudgeon)
Captivated
12
Piers Dudgeon
Carried Away (Alice Munro)
Carried Away
13
Alice Munro
A Case of Exploding Mangos (Mohammed Hanif)
A Case of Exploding Mangos
14
Mohammed Hanif
Chagall: The Dream of Life (Jackie Wullschlager)
Chagall: The Dream of Life
15
Jackie Wullschlager
Child 44 (Tom Rob Smith)
Child 44
16
Tom Rob Smith
The China Lover (Ian Buruma)
The China Lover
17
Ian Buruma
China Witness (Xinran)
China Witness
18
Xinran
Coda (Simon Gray)
Coda
19
Simon Gray
The Complete Short Stories (Agnes Owens)
The Complete Short Stories
20
Agnes Owens
Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories From History and the Arts (Clive James)
Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories From History and the Arts
21
Clive James
The Danger of Music (Richard Taruskin)
The Danger of Music
22
Richard Taruskin
De Niro's Game (Rawi Hage)
De Niro's Game
23
Rawi Hage
Deaf Sentence (David Lodge)
Deaf Sentence
24
David Lodge
Death and the Author (David Ellis)
Death and the Author
25
David Ellis
The Decline and Fall of the British Empire (Piers Brendon)
The Decline and Fall of the British Empire
26
Piers Brendon
Disguise (Hugo Hamilton)
Disguise
27
Hugo Hamilton
Disquiet (Julia Leigh)
Disquiet
28
Julia Leigh
Drives (Leontia Flynn)
Drives
29
Leontia Flynn
Dry Store Room No. 1 (Richard Fortey)
Dry Store Room No. 1
30
Richard Fortey
Edward Carpenter: A Life of Liberty and Love (Sheila Rowbotham)
Edward Carpenter: A Life of Liberty and Love
31
Sheila Rowbotham
Engleby (Sebastian Faulks)
Engleby
32
Sebastian Faulks
Evening Is the Whole Day (Preeta Samarasan)
Evening Is the Whole Day
33
Preeta Samarasan
Ezra Pound: Poet, Volume 1 (David Moody)
Ezra Pound: Poet, Volume 1
34
David Moody
FDR: The First Hundred Days (Anthony J. Badger)
FDR: The First Hundred Days
35
Anthony J. Badger
Florence Nightingale (Mark Bostridge)
Florence Nightingale
36
Mark Bostridge
The Forever War (Dexter Filkins)
The Forever War
37
Dexter Filkins
Four Laws That Drive the Universe (Peter Atkins)
Four Laws That Drive the Universe
38
Peter Atkins
From the Front Line (Hew Pike)
From the Front Line
39
Hew Pike
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
40
Stieg Larsson
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