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New York Times Notable Nonfiction of 1999

Here is a list of New York Times' notable nonfiction of the year 1999. How many of these have you read?
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Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man (Howard Pollack)
Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man (Howard Pollack)
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Against the Tide: The Battle for America's Beaches (Cornelia Dean)
Against the Tide: The Battle for America's Beaches (Cornelia Dean)
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Alexander Hamilton, American (Richard Brookhiser)
Alexander Hamilton, American (Richard Brookhiser)
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The Amateur: An Independent Life of Letters (Wendy Lesser)
The Amateur: An Independent Life of Letters (Wendy Lesser)
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The Amber Forest: A Reconstruction of a Vanished World (George Poinar Jr)
The Amber Forest: A Reconstruction of a Vanished World (George Poinar Jr)
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American Beach: A Saga of Race, Wealth, and Memory (Russ Rymer)
American Beach: A Saga of Race, Wealth, and Memory (Russ Rymer)
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American Culture, American Tastes: Social Change and the 20th Century (Michael Kammen)
American Culture, American Tastes: Social Change and the 20th Century (Michael Kammen)
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Anglomania: A European Love Affair (Ian Buruma)
Anglomania: A European Love Affair (Ian Buruma)
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Another Life: A Memoir of Other People (Michael Korda)
Another Life: A Memoir of Other People (Michael Korda)
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Balthus: A Biography (Nicholas Fox Weber)
Balthus: A Biography (Nicholas Fox Weber)
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Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945 (David Kahn)
Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945 (David Kahn)
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The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy (Nicholas Lemann)
The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy (Nicholas Lemann)
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Black Hawk Down (Mark Bowden)
Black Hawk Down (Mark Bowden)
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The Black Room at Longwood: Napoleon's Exile on Saint Helena (Jean-Paul Kauffmann)
The Black Room at Longwood: Napoleon's Exile on Saint Helena (Jean-Paul Kauffmann)
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Blind Eye (James Stewart)
Blind Eye (James Stewart)
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A Book of Reasons (John Vernon)
A Book of Reasons (John Vernon)
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The Boy on the Green Bicycle (Margaret Diehl)
The Boy on the Green Bicycle (Margaret Diehl)
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Broadway Babies Say Goodnight: Musicals Then and Now (Mark Steyn)
Broadway Babies Say Goodnight: Musicals Then and Now (Mark Steyn)
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Broken Estate: Essays on Literature and Belief (James Woods)
Broken Estate: Essays on Literature and Belief (James Woods)
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The Broken Tower: A Life of Hart Crane (Paul Mariani)
The Broken Tower: A Life of Hart Crane (Paul Mariani)
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The Burden of Responsibility (Tony Judt)
The Burden of Responsibility (Tony Judt)
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Byron: Child of Passion, Fool of Fame (Benita Eisler)
Byron: Child of Passion, Fool of Fame (Benita Eisler)
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Cairo: The City Victorious (Max Rodenbeck)
Cairo: The City Victorious (Max Rodenbeck)
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Caravaggio: A Life (Helen Langdon)
Caravaggio: A Life (Helen Langdon)
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Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley (Peter Guralnick)
Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley (Peter Guralnick)
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A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century (Witold Rybczynski)
A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century (Witold Rybczynski)
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Clear Springs (Bobbie Ann Mason)
Clear Springs (Bobbie Ann Mason)
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Conversations With Wilder (Cameron Crowe)
Conversations With Wilder (Cameron Crowe)
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The Cousins' Wars (Kevin Phillips)
The Cousins' Wars (Kevin Phillips)
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A Covert Life: Jay Lovestone: Communist, Anti-Communist, and Spymaster (Ted Morgan)
A Covert Life: Jay Lovestone: Communist, Anti-Communist, and Spymaster (Ted Morgan)
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Creating Colette, Vol One: From Ingenue to Libertine, 1875-1913 (Claude Francis)
Creating Colette, Vol One: From Ingenue to Libertine, 1875-1913 (Claude Francis)
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Creating Hysteria: Women and Multiple Personality Disorder (Joan Acocella)
Creating Hysteria: Women and Multiple Personality Disorder (Joan Acocella)
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Cries Unheard (Gitta Sereny)
Cries Unheard (Gitta Sereny)
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The Crime of Sheila McGough (Janet Malcolm)
The Crime of Sheila McGough (Janet Malcolm)
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Crossing (Deirdre McCloskey)
Crossing (Deirdre McCloskey)
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Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century (Mark Mazower)
Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century (Mark Mazower)
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Dennis Potter: A Biography (Humphrey Carpenter)
Dennis Potter: A Biography (Humphrey Carpenter)
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Devil Take the Hindmost (Edward Chancellor)
Devil Take the Hindmost (Edward Chancellor)
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The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky (Vaslav Nijinsky)
The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky (Vaslav Nijinsky)
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Disowned by Memory: Wordsworth's Poetry of the 1790s (David Bromwich)
Disowned by Memory: Wordsworth's Poetry of the 1790s (David Bromwich)
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