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New York Times Notable Nonfiction of 1997 - Page 5

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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A Place of My Own: The Education of an Amateur Builder (Michael Pollan)
A Place of My Own: The Education of an Amateur Builder
Michael Pollan
162
Planet Quest: The Epic Discovery of Alien Solar Systems (Ken Croswell)
Planet Quest: The Epic Discovery of Alien Solar Systems
Ken Croswell
163
The Platypus and the Mermaid and Other Figments of the Classifying Imagination (Harriet Ritvo)
The Platypus and the Mermaid and Other Figments of the Classifying Imagination
Harriet Ritvo
164
The Pritchett Century (V. S. Pritchett)
The Pritchett Century
V. S. Pritchett
165
Private Matters: In Defense of the Personal Life (Janna Malamud Smith)
Private Matters: In Defense of the Personal Life
Janna Malamud Smith
166
The Prospect Before Her: A History of Women in Western Europe Vol. 1 (Olwen Hufton)
The Prospect Before Her: A History of Women in Western Europe Vol. 1
Olwen Hufton
167
The Queen: A Biography of Elizabeth II (Ben Pimlott)
The Queen: A Biography of Elizabeth II
Ben Pimlott
168
Rabin: Our Life, His Legacy (Leah Rabin)
Rabin: Our Life, His Legacy
Leah Rabin
169
Race and Human Evolution (Milford Wolpoff)
Race and Human Evolution
Milford Wolpoff
170
Race, Crime, and the Law (Randall Kennedy)
Race, Crime, and the Law
Randall Kennedy
171
Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature (Linda Lear)
Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature
Linda Lear
172
Rage for Fame: The Ascent of Clare Boothe Luce (Sylvia Jukes Morris)
Rage for Fame: The Ascent of Clare Boothe Luce
Sylvia Jukes Morris
173
Raymond Chandler: A Biography (Tom Hiney)
Raymond Chandler: A Biography
Tom Hiney
174
The Reichmanns (Anthony Bianco)
The Reichmanns
Anthony Bianco
175
A Reporter's Life (Walter Cronkite)
A Reporter's Life
Walter Cronkite
176
Requiem (Horst Faas)
Requiem
Horst Faas
177
Required Reading: Why Our American Classics Matter Now (Andrew Delbanco)
Required Reading: Why Our American Classics Matter Now
Andrew Delbanco
178
Resurrection: The Struggle for a New Russia (David Remnick)
Resurrection: The Struggle for a New Russia
David Remnick
179
The Return of the Wolf to Yellowstone (Thomas McNamee)
The Return of the Wolf to Yellowstone
Thomas McNamee
180
The Rise and Fall of Gay Culture (Daniel Harris)
The Rise and Fall of Gay Culture
Daniel Harris
181
Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 (John Barry)
Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927
John Barry
182
Roads to Santiago (Cees Nooteboom)
Roads to Santiago
Cees Nooteboom
183
Robert Penn Warren: A Biography (Joseph Blotner)
Robert Penn Warren: A Biography
Joseph Blotner
184
Russia: People and Empire, 1552-1917 (Geoffrey Hosking)
Russia: People and Empire, 1552-1917
Geoffrey Hosking
185
Samuel Beckett: The Last Modernist (Anthony Cronin)
Samuel Beckett: The Last Modernist
Anthony Cronin
186
Saratoga: Turning Point of America's Revolutionary War (Richard M. Ketchum)
Saratoga: Turning Point of America's Revolutionary War
Richard M. Ketchum
187
Secret Muses: The Life of Frederick Ashton (Julie Kavanagh)
Secret Muses: The Life of Frederick Ashton
Julie Kavanagh
188
Secrets: A Writer in the Cold War (Paul Brodeur)
Secrets: A Writer in the Cold War
Paul Brodeur
189
The Selected Letters of Marianne Moore (Marianne Moore)
The Selected Letters of Marianne Moore
Marianne Moore
190
The Sense of Reality (Isaiah Berlin)
The Sense of Reality
Isaiah Berlin
191
Serious Business (Stefan Kanfer)
Serious Business
Stefan Kanfer
192
Sex on the Brain (Deborah Blum)
Sex on the Brain
Deborah Blum
193
Shtetl: The Life and Death of a Small Town and the World of the Polish Jews (Eva Hoffman)
Shtetl: The Life and Death of a Small Town and the World of the Polish Jews
Eva Hoffman
194
Simenon: A Biography (Pierre Assouline)
Simenon: A Biography
Pierre Assouline
195
The Slave Trade (Hugh Thomas)
The Slave Trade
Hugh Thomas
196
Sleeping With the Mayor (John Jiler)
Sleeping With the Mayor
John Jiler
197
A Slender Thread (Diane Ackerman)
A Slender Thread
Diane Ackerman
198
Snakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature (Harry W. Greene)
Snakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature
Harry W. Greene
199
Snakes and Ladders: Glimpses of Modern India (Gita Mehta)
Snakes and Ladders: Glimpses of Modern India
Gita Mehta
200
The Soldiers' Tale: Bearing Witness to a Modern War (Samuel Hynes)
The Soldiers' Tale: Bearing Witness to a Modern War
Samuel Hynes
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