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Here is a list of New York Times' Notable Nonfiction of the year 1997. How many of these have you read?
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The Gay Metropolis: The Landmark History of Gay Life in America (Charles Kaiser)
The Gay Metropolis: The Landmark History of Gay Life in America
Charles Kaiser
82
George Eliot: A Life (Rosemary Ashton)
George Eliot: A Life
Rosemary Ashton
83
Girls Only (Alex Witchel)
Girls Only
Alex Witchel
84
Gladstone: A Biography (Roy Jenkins)
Gladstone: A Biography
Roy Jenkins
85
Glass Paper Beans: Revelations on the Nature and Value of Ordinary Things (Leah Hager Cohen)
Glass Paper Beans: Revelations on the Nature and Value of Ordinary Things
Leah Hager Cohen
86
God and the American Writer (Alfred Kazin)
God and the American Writer
Alfred Kazin
87
Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language (Robin Dunbar)
Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language
Robin Dunbar
88
Ground Zero: The Gender Wars in the Military (Linda Bird Francke)
Ground Zero: The Gender Wars in the Military
Linda Bird Francke
89
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Jared Diamond
90
His Father's Son: The Life of Randolph Churchill (Winston S. Churchill)
His Father's Son: The Life of Randolph Churchill
Winston S. Churchill
91
A History of the Breast (Marilyn Yalom)
A History of the Breast
Marilyn Yalom
92
Hogarth (Jenny Uglow)
Hogarth
Jenny Uglow
93
Houdini!!! the Career of Ehrich Weiss (Kenneth Silverman)
Houdini!!! the Career of Ehrich Weiss
Kenneth Silverman
94
Howard Hawks: The Grey Fox of Hollywood (Todd McCarthy)
Howard Hawks: The Grey Fox of Hollywood
Todd McCarthy
95
How the Mind Works (Steven Pinker)
How the Mind Works
Steven Pinker
96
Hungry Ghosts: Mao's Secret Famine (Jasper Becker)
Hungry Ghosts: Mao's Secret Famine
Jasper Becker
97
Imagining Robert (Jay Neugeboren)
Imagining Robert
Jay Neugeboren
98
India: From Midnight to the Millennium (Shashi Tharoor)
India: From Midnight to the Millennium
Shashi Tharoor
99
Intimate Enemies: The Two Worlds of the Baroness De Pontalba (Christina Vella)
Intimate Enemies: The Two Worlds of the Baroness De Pontalba
Christina Vella
100
Inventing Kindergarten (Norman Brosterman)
Inventing Kindergarten
Norman Brosterman
101
The Island of the Colorblind (Oliver Sacks)
The Island of the Colorblind
Oliver Sacks
102
Jackie Robinson: A Biography (Arnold Rampersad)
Jackie Robinson: A Biography
Arnold Rampersad
103
Jane Austen: A Life (David Nokes)
Jane Austen: A Life
David Nokes
104
Japan: A Reinterpretation (Patrick Smith)
Japan: A Reinterpretation
Patrick Smith
105
John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life (Paul C. Nagel)
John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life
Paul C. Nagel
106
John Wayne's America (Garry Wills)
John Wayne's America
Garry Wills
107
A Journey With Elsa Cloud (Leila Hadley)
A Journey With Elsa Cloud
Leila Hadley
108
Just as I Am (Billy Graham)
Just as I Am
Billy Graham
109
The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis (Ernest R. May; Philip D. Zelikow)
The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis
Ernest R. May; Philip D. Zelikow
110
The Language of Names (Justin Kaplan)
The Language of Names
Justin Kaplan
111
The Last Gift of Time: Life Beyond Sixty (Carolyn G. Heilbrun)
The Last Gift of Time: Life Beyond Sixty
Carolyn G. Heilbrun
112
Legends of the American Desert (Alex Shoumatoff)
Legends of the American Desert
Alex Shoumatoff
113
The Letters of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh (Charlotte Mosley)
The Letters of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh
Charlotte Mosley
114
Life Itself: Exploring the Realm of the Living Cell (Boyce Rensberger)
Life Itself: Exploring the Realm of the Living Cell
Boyce Rensberger
115
A Life of Matthew Arnold (Nicholas Murray)
A Life of Matthew Arnold
Nicholas Murray
116
Locked in the Cabinet (Robert Reich)
Locked in the Cabinet
Robert Reich
117
Loie Fuller: Goddess of Light (Richard Nelson Current)
Loie Fuller: Goddess of Light
Richard Nelson Current
118
Making Capitalism Work (Leonard Silk)
Making Capitalism Work
Leonard Silk
119
Making Miracles Happen (Gregory White Smith)
Making Miracles Happen
Gregory White Smith
120
Making Waves (Mario Vargas Llosa)
Making Waves
Mario Vargas Llosa
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