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The Independent Best Books of 2005 - Page 3

Here is a list of the Independent's (UK) best books of the year 2005. How many of these have you read?
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Rip Off! (David Craig)
Rip Off!
81
David Craig
The Road to Timbuktu (Tom Fremantle)
The Road to Timbuktu
82
Tom Fremantle
Saturday (Ian McEwan)
Saturday
83
Ian McEwan
Sayonara Bar (Susan Barker)
Sayonara Bar
84
Susan Barker
Shakespeare: The Biography (Peter Ackroyd)
Shakespeare: The Biography
85
Peter Ackroyd
Sheer Abandon (Penny Vincenzi)
Sheer Abandon
86
Penny Vincenzi
Shepperton Babylon: The Lost Worlds of British Cinema (Matthew Sweet)
Shepperton Babylon: The Lost Worlds of British Cinema
87
Matthew Sweet
A Short History of Progress
A Short History of Progress
88
A Shorter Life (Alan Jenkins)
A Shorter Life
89
Alan Jenkins
The Siege of Venice (Jonathan Keates)
The Siege of Venice
90
Jonathan Keates
Sightseeing (Rattawut Lapcharoensap)
Sightseeing
91
Rattawut Lapcharoensap
The Silver Spoon (Anon)
The Silver Spoon
92
Anon
Slow Man (J. M. Coetzee)
Slow Man
93
J. M. Coetzee
Sorrows of the Moon: A Journey Through London (Iqbal Ahmed)
Sorrows of the Moon: A Journey Through London
94
Iqbal Ahmed
Soul Tourists (Bernardine Evaristo)
Soul Tourists
95
Bernardine Evaristo
Specimen Days
Specimen Days
96
Stuart: A Life Backwards (Alexander Masters)
Stuart: A Life Backwards
97
Alexander Masters
Summer Crossing
Summer Crossing
98
Supernatural: Meetings With the Ancient Teachers of Mankind
Supernatural: Meetings With the Ancient Teachers of Mankind
99
Swedenborg's Secret (Lars Bergquist)
Swedenborg's Secret
100
Lars Bergquist
Take a Girl Like Me (Diana Melly)
Take a Girl Like Me
101
Diana Melly
The Terror (David Andress)
The Terror
102
David Andress
This Is the Country (William Wall)
This Is the Country
103
William Wall
The Three Incestuous Sisters (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Three Incestuous Sisters
104
Audrey Niffenegger
Together We Stand (James Holland)
Together We Stand
105
James Holland
Tower of Ants (Choi In-Ho)
Tower of Ants
106
Choi In-Ho
Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner (Dean Karnazes)
Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner
107
Dean Karnazes
Vindication: A Life of Mary Wollstonecraft (Lyndall Gordon)
Vindication: A Life of Mary Wollstonecraft
108
Lyndall Gordon
Voltaire Almighty: A Life in Pursuit of Freedom (Roger Pearson)
Voltaire Almighty: A Life in Pursuit of Freedom
109
Roger Pearson
We Are Iran (Nasrin Alavi)
We Are Iran
110
Nasrin Alavi
We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
111
Lionel Shriver
What I Know (Andrew Cowan)
What I Know
112
Andrew Cowan
The Whole Equation: A History of Hollywood (David Thomson)
The Whole Equation: A History of Hollywood
113
David Thomson
William Empson Volume I: Among the Mandarins (John Haffenden)
William Empson Volume I: Among the Mandarins
114
John Haffenden
A Woman in Berlin (Anonymous)
A Woman in Berlin
115
Anonymous
The Wonder Spot (Melissa Bank)
The Wonder Spot
116
Melissa Bank
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
117
Joan Didion
Yoga School Dropout (Lucy Edge)
Yoga School Dropout
118
Lucy Edge
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