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Booklist Best Books of 1997 - Page 2

Here is a list of the Booklist's editors' best books of the year 1997. How many of these have you read?
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Half Past Autumn (Gordon Parks)
Half Past Autumn (Gordon Parks)
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Harlem (Walter Dean Myers)
Harlem (Walter Dean Myers)
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Harnessing Anger: The Way of an American Fencer (Peter Westbrook)
Harnessing Anger: The Way of an American Fencer (Peter Westbrook)
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The Hunt for Life on Mars (Donald Goldsmith)
The Hunt for Life on Mars (Donald Goldsmith)
45
In the Palm of Darkness (Mayra Montero)
In the Palm of Darkness (Mayra Montero)
46
In the Slick of the Cricket (Russell Drumm)
In the Slick of the Cricket (Russell Drumm)
47
Jackie Robinson: A Biography (Arnold Rampersad)
Jackie Robinson: A Biography (Arnold Rampersad)
48
John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life (Paul C. Nagel)
John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life (Paul C. Nagel)
49
The Killing Season: A Summer Inside an LAPD Homicide Division (Miles Corwin)
The Killing Season: A Summer Inside an LAPD Homicide Division (Miles Corwin)
50
The Last Day (Glenn Kleier)
The Last Day (Glenn Kleier)
51
London Blood (Robert Lee Hall)
London Blood (Robert Lee Hall)
52
Louis Armstrong (Laurence Bergreen)
Louis Armstrong (Laurence Bergreen)
53
Man of the Century: The Life and Times of Pope John Paul II (Jonathan Kwitny)
Man of the Century: The Life and Times of Pope John Paul II (Jonathan Kwitny)
54
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
55
Milton in America (Peter Ackroyd)
Milton in America (Peter Ackroyd)
56
The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the Rainforest Canopy (Kathryn Lasky)
The Most Beautiful Roof in the World: Exploring the Rainforest Canopy (Kathryn Lasky)
57
My Brother (Jamaica Kincaid)
My Brother (Jamaica Kincaid)
58
Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
59
News of a Kidnapping (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
News of a Kidnapping (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
60
Next of Kin: My Conversations With Chimpanzees (Roger Fouts, Stephen Tukel Mills)
Next of Kin: My Conversations With Chimpanzees (Roger Fouts, Stephen Tukel Mills)
61
No Mercy: A Journey Into the Heart of the Congo
No Mercy: A Journey Into the Heart of the Congo
62
Off the Face of the Earth (Aljean Harmetz)
Off the Face of the Earth (Aljean Harmetz)
63
Ordeal (Deanie Francis Mills)
Ordeal (Deanie Francis Mills)
64
Out of the Dust (Karen Hesse)
Out of the Dust (Karen Hesse)
65
A Parisian From Kansas (Philippe Tapon)
A Parisian From Kansas (Philippe Tapon)
66
Personal History (Katharine Graham)
Personal History (Katharine Graham)
67
Plays Well With Others (Allen Gurganus)
Plays Well With Others (Allen Gurganus)
68
Purple America (Rick Moody)
Purple America (Rick Moody)
69
The Puttermesser Papers (Cynthia Ozick)
The Puttermesser Papers (Cynthia Ozick)
70
Questioning the Millennium (Stephen Jay Gould)
Questioning the Millennium (Stephen Jay Gould)
71
Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature (Linda Lear)
Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature (Linda Lear)
72
Red Scarf Girl (Ji-Li Jiang)
Red Scarf Girl (Ji-Li Jiang)
73
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (Rudyard Kipling)
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (Rudyard Kipling)
74
Rose Daughter (Robin McKinley)
Rose Daughter (Robin McKinley)
75
Running Wild: Dispelling the Myths of the African Wild Dog (John McNutt)
Running Wild: Dispelling the Myths of the African Wild Dog (John McNutt)
76
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares)
A Samba for Sherlock (Jô Soares)
77
The Secret Family: Twenty-Four Hours Inside the Mysterious Worlds of Our Minds and Bodies (David Bodanis)
The Secret Family: Twenty-Four Hours Inside the Mysterious Worlds of Our Minds and Bodies (David Bodanis)
78
Snow in August (Pete Hamill)
Snow in August (Pete Hamill)
79
SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam (John L. Plaster)
SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam (John L. Plaster)
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Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City (Nicholas Christopher)
Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City (Nicholas Christopher)
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