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The Spectator's Best Books of 2016

Here is a list of The Spectator's (UK) best books of the year 2016. How many of these have you read?
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1971 - Never a Dull Moment: Rock's Golden Year (David Hepworth)
1971 - Never a Dull Moment: Rock's Golden Year
1
David Hepworth
Addlands: A Novel (Tom Bullough)
Addlands: A Novel
2
Tom Bullough
Against Everything (Mark Greif)
Against Everything
3
Mark Greif
All That Man Is (David Szalay)
All That Man Is
4
David Szalay
The Amazing Adventures of Freddie Whitemouse (Elizabeth Jane Howard)
The Amazing Adventures of Freddie Whitemouse
5
Elizabeth Jane Howard
Another Day in the Death of America (Gary Younge)
Another Day in the Death of America
6
Gary Younge
Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn
7
Ali Smith
The Beautiful People of the Café Society (Baron De Cabrol)
The Beautiful People of the Café Society
8
Baron De Cabrol
Beyond the High Blue Air (Lu Spinney)
Beyond the High Blue Air
9
Lu Spinney
The Bible for Grown-Ups: A New Look at the Good Book (Simon Loveday)
The Bible for Grown-Ups: A New Look at the Good Book
10
Simon Loveday
The Bitter Taste of Victory (Lara Feigel)
The Bitter Taste of Victory
11
Lara Feigel
Citizen Clem (John Bew)
Citizen Clem
12
John Bew
Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg (Deborah Eisenberg)
Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg
13
Deborah Eisenberg
Commonwealth (Ann Patchett)
Commonwealth
14
Ann Patchett
Content Provider: Selected Short Prose (Stewart Lee)
Content Provider: Selected Short Prose
15
Stewart Lee
Dashing for the Post (Patrick Leigh Fermor)
Dashing for the Post
16
Patrick Leigh Fermor
The Day the Crayons Came Home (Drew Daywalt)
The Day the Crayons Came Home
17
Drew Daywalt
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End
18
Sebastian Barry
Elizabeth Jane Howard: A Dangerous Innocence (Artemis Cooper)
Elizabeth Jane Howard: A Dangerous Innocence
19
Artemis Cooper
English Voices: Lives, Landscapes, Laments (Ferdinand Mount)
English Voices: Lives, Landscapes, Laments
20
Ferdinand Mount
Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis (Michael Denton)
Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis
21
Michael Denton
Explorers' Sketchbooks: The Art of Discovery and Adventure (Huw Lewis-Jones and Kari Herbe)
Explorers' Sketchbooks: The Art of Discovery and Adventure
22
Huw Lewis-Jones and Kari Herbe
Far & Away: How Travel Can Change the World (Andrew Solomon)
Far & Away: How Travel Can Change the World
23
Andrew Solomon
The Genius of Birds (Jennifer Ackerman)
The Genius of Birds
24
Jennifer Ackerman
The Gestapo: The Myth and Reality of Hitler's Secret Police (Frank Mcdonough)
The Gestapo: The Myth and Reality of Hitler's Secret Police
25
Frank Mcdonough
The Gift Giving (Joan Aiken)
The Gift Giving
26
Joan Aiken
The Grade Cricketer (Dave Edwards)
The Grade Cricketer
27
Dave Edwards
Great Soul of Siberia: Passion, Obsession, and One Man's Quest for the World's Most Elusive Tiger (Sooyong Park)
Great Soul of Siberia: Passion, Obsession, and One Man's Quest for the World's Most Elusive Tiger
28
Sooyong Park
Greece Through Irish Eyes (Richard Pine)
Greece Through Irish Eyes
29
Richard Pine
Hot Milk (Deborah Levy)
Hot Milk
30
Deborah Levy
Housman Country: Into the Heart of England (Peter Parker)
Housman Country: Into the Heart of England
31
Peter Parker
How to Write Like Tolstoy: A Journey Into the Minds of Our Greatest Writers (Richard Cohen)
How to Write Like Tolstoy: A Journey Into the Minds of Our Greatest Writers
32
Richard Cohen
The Huntingfield Paintress (Pamela Holmes)
The Huntingfield Paintress
33
Pamela Holmes
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life (Ed Yong)
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
34
Ed Yong
India's War (Srinath Raghavan)
India's War
35
Srinath Raghavan
Inside Vogue: A Diary of My 100th Year (Alexandra Shulman)
Inside Vogue: A Diary of My 100th Year
36
Alexandra Shulman
The Invention of Angela Carter (Edmund Gordon)
The Invention of Angela Carter
37
Edmund Gordon
Island Home (Tim Winton)
Island Home
38
Tim Winton
James Joyce and Italo Svevo: The Story of a Friendship (Stanley Price)
James Joyce and Italo Svevo: The Story of a Friendship
39
Stanley Price
Jonathan Unleashed (Meg Rosoff)
Jonathan Unleashed
40
Meg Rosoff
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