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NPR's Staff Pick Books of 2014 - Page 2

NPR compiled the best 250 titles published in 2014. Here are the best of the best: the staff favorites of the year.
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Gottland: Mostly True Stories From Half of Czechoslovakia (Mariusz Szczygieł)
Gottland: Mostly True Stories From Half of Czechoslovakia
Mariusz Szczygieł
42
The Haight: Love, Rock, and Revolution (Jim Marshall and Joel Selvin)
The Haight: Love, Rock, and Revolution
Jim Marshall and Joel Selvin
43
Half a World Away (Cynthia Kadohata)
Half a World Away
Cynthia Kadohata
44
The Hawley Book of the Dead (Chrysler Szarlan)
The Hawley Book of the Dead
Chrysler Szarlan
45
Hijacking the Runway: How Celebrities Are Stealing the Spotlight From Fashion Designers (Teri Agins)
Hijacking the Runway: How Celebrities Are Stealing the Spotlight From Fashion Designers
Teri Agins
46
The Hilltop (Assaf Gavron)
The Hilltop
Assaf Gavron
47
The History of Rock 'N' Roll in Ten Songs (Greil Marcus)
The History of Rock 'N' Roll in Ten Songs
Greil Marcus
48
The Homesick Texan's Family Table: Lone Star Cooking From My Kitchen to Yours (Lisa Fain)
The Homesick Texan's Family Table: Lone Star Cooking From My Kitchen to Yours
Lisa Fain
49
Horrorstör (Grady Hendrix)
Horrorstör
Grady Hendrix
50
How I Discovered Poetry (Marilyn Nelson)
How I Discovered Poetry
Marilyn Nelson
51
How to Be Both (Ali Smith)
How to Be Both
Ali Smith
52
How to Build a Girl (Caitlin Moran)
How to Build a Girl
Caitlin Moran
53
Icon (Amy Scholder)
Icon
Amy Scholder
54
In the Light of What We Know (Zia Haider Rahman)
In the Light of What We Know
Zia Haider Rahman
55
The Inheritance Trilogy (N.K. Jemisin)
The Inheritance Trilogy
N.K. Jemisin
56
J Dilla's Donuts (Jordan Ferguson)
J Dilla's Donuts
Jordan Ferguson
57
Kinda Like Brothers (Coe Booth)
Kinda Like Brothers
Coe Booth
58
The King's Curse (Philippa Gregory)
The King's Curse
Philippa Gregory
59
Life Drawing (Robin Black)
Life Drawing
Robin Black
60
Lila (Marilynne Robinson)
Lila
Marilynne Robinson
61
The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News --- And Divid (Gabriel Sherman)
The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News --- And Divid
Gabriel Sherman
62
Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 (Francine Prose)
Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932
Francine Prose
63
The Map Thief: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceles (Michael Blanding)
The Map Thief: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceles
Michael Blanding
64
Mexico: The Cookbook (Margarita Carrillo Arronte)
Mexico: The Cookbook
Margarita Carrillo Arronte
65
2014: The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Richard Flanagan)
2014: The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Richard Flanagan
66
Night Heron (Adam Brookes)
Night Heron
Adam Brookes
67
The Nobel Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death (Colson Whitehead)
The Nobel Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death
Colson Whitehead
68
The Odd One Out (Britta Teckentrup)
The Odd One Out
Britta Teckentrup
69
On Such a Full Sea
On Such a Full Sea
70
Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time (Brigid Schulte)
Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time
Brigid Schulte
71
The Paying Guests
The Paying Guests
72
The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age (Astra Taylor)
The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age
Astra Taylor
73
Philip Larkin: Life, Art and Love (James Booth)
Philip Larkin: Life, Art and Love
James Booth
74
Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations With Today's Top Comedy Writers (Mike Sacks)
Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations With Today's Top Comedy Writers
Mike Sacks
75
Rat Queens Vol. 1: Sass and Sorcery (Kurtis J. Wiebe and Roc Upchurch)
Rat Queens Vol. 1: Sass and Sorcery
Kurtis J. Wiebe and Roc Upchurch
76
Redeployment (Phil Klay)
Redeployment
Phil Klay
77
The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books (Azar Nafisi)
The Republic of Imagination: America in Three Books
Azar Nafisi
78
The Rise & Fall of Great Powers (Tom Rachman)
The Rise & Fall of Great Powers
Tom Rachman
79
The Seasons of Trouble: Life Amid the Ruins of Sri Lanka's Civil War (Rohini Mohan)
The Seasons of Trouble: Life Amid the Ruins of Sri Lanka's Civil War
Rohini Mohan
80
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
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