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The Independent Best Books 2008 - Page 2

Here is a list of the Independent's (UK) best books of the year 2008. How many of these have you read?
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Me Cheeta (James Lever)
Me Cheeta
41
James Lever
A Mercy (Toni Morrison)
A Mercy
42
Toni Morrison
Mission Survival: Gold of the Gods (Bear Grylls)
Mission Survival: Gold of the Gods
43
Bear Grylls
My Father's Watch (Patrick Maguire)
My Father's Watch
44
Patrick Maguire
The New Black (Darian Leader)
The New Black
45
Darian Leader
The Northern Clemency (Philip Hensher)
The Northern Clemency
46
Philip Hensher
Notes From Walnut Tree Farm (Roger Deakin)
Notes From Walnut Tree Farm
47
Roger Deakin
Now You See Him (Eli Gottlieb)
Now You See Him
48
Eli Gottlieb
One Morning Like a Bird (Andrew Miller)
One Morning Like a Bird
49
Andrew Miller
One of Us (Melissa Benn)
One of Us
50
Melissa Benn
The Other Hand (Chris Cleave)
The Other Hand
51
Chris Cleave
Out of Breath (Julie Myerson)
Out of Breath
52
Julie Myerson
Outliers (Malcolm Gladwell)
Outliers
53
Malcolm Gladwell
Pandora in the Congo (Albert Sanchez Pinol)
Pandora in the Congo
54
Albert Sanchez Pinol
A Partisan's Daughter (Louis De Bernieres)
A Partisan's Daughter
55
Louis De Bernieres
Perfumes: The Guide (Luca Turin)
Perfumes: The Guide
56
Luca Turin
Principles of Angels (Jaine Fenn)
Principles of Angels
57
Jaine Fenn
A Quiet Adjustment (Benjamin Markovits)
A Quiet Adjustment
58
Benjamin Markovits
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the 20th Century (Alex Ross)
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the 20th Century
59
Alex Ross
The Road Home (Rose Remain)
The Road Home
60
Rose Remain
Sea Change (Jorie Graham)
Sea Change
61
Jorie Graham
Shelley: The Pursuit (Richard Holmes)
Shelley: The Pursuit
62
Richard Holmes
The Spare Room (Helen Garner)
The Spare Room
63
Helen Garner
Standard Operating Procedure (Philip Gourevitch)
Standard Operating Procedure
64
Philip Gourevitch
The Stone Gods
The Stone Gods
65
The Story of Forgetting (Stefan Merrill Block)
The Story of Forgetting
66
Stefan Merrill Block
Street Boys (Tim Pritchard)
Street Boys
67
Tim Pritchard
The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window Into Human Nature (Steven Pinker)
The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window Into Human Nature
68
Steven Pinker
Suspicions of Mr. Whicher (Kate Somerscale)
Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
69
Kate Somerscale
Taking Pictures (Anne Enright)
Taking Pictures
70
Anne Enright
Tearing Down the Wall of Sound: The Rise and Fall of Phil Spector (Mick Brown)
Tearing Down the Wall of Sound: The Rise and Fall of Phil Spector
71
Mick Brown
This Is Not About Me (Janice Galloway)
This Is Not About Me
72
Janice Galloway
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
73
This Night's Foul Work (Fred Vargas)
This Night's Foul Work
74
Fred Vargas
Tribe: Adventures in a Changing World (Bruce Parry)
Tribe: Adventures in a Changing World
75
Bruce Parry
The Twin (Gerbrand Bakker)
The Twin
76
Gerbrand Bakker
Unaccustomed Earth (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Unaccustomed Earth
77
Jhumpa Lahiri
The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
78
Aravind Adiga
Winterstrike (Liz Williams)
Winterstrike
79
Liz Williams
The Wolf of Wall Street
The Wolf of Wall Street
80
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