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Booklist Best Books of 1996

Here is a list of the Booklist's editors' best books of the year 1996. How many of these have you read?
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The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life (Sid Fleischman)
The Abracadabra Kid: A Writer's Life
Sid Fleischman
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Accordion Crimes (Annie Proulx)
Accordion Crimes
Annie Proulx
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Airframe
Airframe
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Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
Margaret Atwood
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An American Requiem (James P. Carroll)
An American Requiem
James P. Carroll
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An Echo of Heaven (Kenzaburo Oe)
An Echo of Heaven
Kenzaburo Oe
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Archangel (Sharon Shinn)
Archangel
Sharon Shinn
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Arguing About Slavery: The Great Battle in the United States Congress (William Lee Miller)
Arguing About Slavery: The Great Battle in the United States Congress
William Lee Miller
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Art in Chicago, 1945–1995 (Lynne Warren)
Art in Chicago, 1945–1995
Lynne Warren
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Atticus (Ron Hansen)
Atticus
Ron Hansen
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Bad Land (Jonathan Raban)
Bad Land
Jonathan Raban
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Becoming Modern: The Life of Mina Loy (Carolyn Burke)
Becoming Modern: The Life of Mina Loy
Carolyn Burke
13
Beyond the Classroom (Laurence Steinberg)
Beyond the Classroom
Laurence Steinberg
14
Bible Stories for Adults (James Morrow)
Bible Stories for Adults
James Morrow
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The Big Ballad Jamboree (Donald Davidson)
The Big Ballad Jamboree
Donald Davidson
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Black Profiles in Courage (Kareem a Jabbar)
Black Profiles in Courage
Kareem a Jabbar
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Blake (Peter Ackroyd)
Blake
Peter Ackroyd
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Blue Sky Dream: A Memoir of America's Fall From Grace (David Beers)
Blue Sky Dream: A Memoir of America's Fall From Grace
David Beers
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Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood (Bell Hooks)
Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood
Bell Hooks
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The Book of Lamentations (Rosario Castellanos)
The Book of Lamentations
Rosario Castellanos
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Braving the Elements: A Stormy History of American Weather (David Laskin)
Braving the Elements: A Stormy History of American Weather
David Laskin
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Breaking the News: How the Media Undermine American Democracy (James Fallows)
Breaking the News: How the Media Undermine American Democracy
James Fallows
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Carolina Moon (Jill McCorkle)
Carolina Moon
Jill McCorkle
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The Chain Gang: One Newspaper Versus the Gannett Empire (Richard McCord)
The Chain Gang: One Newspaper Versus the Gannett Empire
Richard McCord
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Chatham School Affair (Thomas Cook)
Chatham School Affair
Thomas Cook
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The Children of Henry VIII (Alison Weir)
The Children of Henry VIII
Alison Weir
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The Cloister Walk (Kathleen Norris)
The Cloister Walk
Kathleen Norris
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Criminals (Margot Livesey)
Criminals
Margot Livesey
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Dancing After Hours (Andre Dubus)
Dancing After Hours
Andre Dubus
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Dark Odyssey (Phillip Jones Griffiths)
Dark Odyssey
Phillip Jones Griffiths
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Desert Places (Robyn Davidson)
Desert Places
Robyn Davidson
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Doing Battle: The Making of a Skeptic (Paul Fussell)
Doing Battle: The Making of a Skeptic
Paul Fussell
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Downsize This! (Michael Moore)
Downsize This!
Michael Moore
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Duchamp: A Biography (Calvin Tomkins)
Duchamp: A Biography
Calvin Tomkins
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Easy Meat (John Harvey)
Easy Meat
John Harvey
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Evil Sisters: The Threat of Female Sexuality and the Cult of Manhood (Bram Dijkstra)
Evil Sisters: The Threat of Female Sexuality and the Cult of Manhood
Bram Dijkstra
37
Falling Up (Shel Silverstein)
Falling Up
Shel Silverstein
38
Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You (Fred Chappell)
Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You
Fred Chappell
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The Flaming Corsage (William Kennedy)
The Flaming Corsage
William Kennedy
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Flying Home and Other Stories (Ralph Ellison)
Flying Home and Other Stories
Ralph Ellison
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