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The Telegraph's Best Books of 2009

Here is a list of the Telegraph's best books of the year 2009. How many of these books have you read?
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1415: Henry V's Year of Glory (Ian Mortimer)
1415: Henry V's Year of Glory
1
Ian Mortimer
Adrian Mole : The Prostrate Years
Adrian Mole : The Prostrate Years
2
Alan Clark: The Biography (Ion Trewin)
Alan Clark: The Biography
3
Ion Trewin
Alone in Berlin (Hans Fallada)
Alone in Berlin
4
Hans Fallada
The American Leonardo (John Brewer)
The American Leonardo
5
John Brewer
An Education (Lynn Barbour)
An Education
6
Lynn Barbour
Beat the Reaper (Josh Bazell)
Beat the Reaper
7
Josh Bazell
The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century (Steve Coll)
The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century
8
Steve Coll
Blood's a Rover (James Ellroy)
Blood's a Rover
9
James Ellroy
The Bradshaw Variations (Rachel Cusk)
The Bradshaw Variations
10
Rachel Cusk
Brooklyn (Colm Tóibín)
Brooklyn
11
Colm Tóibín
The Candy Machine: How Cocaine Took Over the World (Tom Feiling)
The Candy Machine: How Cocaine Took Over the World
12
Tom Feiling
Chalcot Crescent (Fay Weldon)
Chalcot Crescent
13
Fay Weldon
Chaplin: The Tramp's Odyssey (Simon Louvish)
Chaplin: The Tramp's Odyssey
14
Simon Louvish
Cheever: A Life (Blake Bailey)
Cheever: A Life
15
Blake Bailey
The Children's Book (A.S. Byatt)
The Children's Book
16
A.S. Byatt
Climbing the Bookshelves (Shirley Williams)
Climbing the Bookshelves
17
Shirley Williams
The Complaints (Ian Rankin)
The Complaints
18
Ian Rankin
Conquest: The English Kingdom of France 1417-1450 (Juliet Barker)
Conquest: The English Kingdom of France 1417-1450
19
Juliet Barker
Constable in Love (Martin Gayford)
Constable in Love
20
Martin Gayford
Crazy for the Storm (Norman Ollestad)
Crazy for the Storm
21
Norman Ollestad
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
22
Gillian Flynn
The Darkest Room (Johan Theorin)
The Darkest Room
23
Johan Theorin
Dead Men's Dust (Joe Hunter)
Dead Men's Dust
24
Joe Hunter
Dead on Time (Meghnad Desai)
Dead on Time
25
Meghnad Desai
Dead Spy Running (Jon Stock)
Dead Spy Running
26
Jon Stock
The Devil Is a Gentleman (Phil Baker)
The Devil Is a Gentleman
27
Phil Baker
Direct Red: A Surgeon's View of Her Life-Or-Death Profession (Gabriel Weston)
Direct Red: A Surgeon's View of Her Life-Or-Death Profession
28
Gabriel Weston
Drury Lane to Dimapur: Wartime Adventures of an Actress (Doreen Hawkins)
Drury Lane to Dimapur: Wartime Adventures of an Actress
29
Doreen Hawkins
The Dying Light (Henry Porter)
The Dying Light
30
Henry Porter
Eclipse: The Horse That Changed Racing History Forever (Nicholas Clee)
Eclipse: The Horse That Changed Racing History Forever
31
Nicholas Clee
The Eitingons: A Twentieth-Century Family (Mary-Kay Wilmers)
The Eitingons: A Twentieth-Century Family
32
Mary-Kay Wilmers
The English Rebel (David Horspool)
The English Rebel
33
David Horspool
Europe's Tragedy (Peter H. Wilson)
Europe's Tragedy
34
Peter H. Wilson
Everyone Dead by Teatime (Neil Rafferty)
Everyone Dead by Teatime
35
Neil Rafferty
The Family Man (Elinor Lipman)
The Family Man
36
Elinor Lipman
Fool's Gold: How the Bold Dream of a Small Tribe at J.P. Morgan Was Corrupted by Wall Street Greed.. (Gillian Tett)
Fool's Gold: How the Bold Dream of a Small Tribe at J.P. Morgan Was Corrupted by Wall Street Greed..
37
Gillian Tett
A Fortunate Life (Paddy Ashdown)
A Fortunate Life
38
Paddy Ashdown
Free Agent (Jeremy Duns)
Free Agent
39
Jeremy Duns
A Gambling Man: Charles II and the Restoration (Jenny Uglow)
A Gambling Man: Charles II and the Restoration
40
Jenny Uglow
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