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Top Picks of 2005 isbn0143035762

And Other Stories

by Mark Helprin

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posted by lz in Top 10 Books on 16Jan2006

Here are my top picks for 2005.

The Winners
1. The Pacific by Mark Helprin
2. The Devil's Teeth by Susan Casey
3. Swimming to Antarctica by Lynne Cox
4. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
5. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
6. Guns Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond

The Honorable Mentions
1. Poet of the Appetities by Joan Reardon
2. The Middle Mind by Curtis White
3. Obsessive Genius by Barbara Goldsmith
4. The Light of Day by Graham Swift

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