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The New York Times' 10 Best Books Through Time - Page 2

Each fall, the editors of the Times Book Review select the best fiction and nonfiction titles of the year. Our editors read, nominate, discuss, and debate the merits of each year's books, working together to land upon our list. The practice of editors sharing their picks of the year dates nearly back to the beginning of the Book Review in October 1896. But over the years, that list has taken many different names and forms. Now, we call this list the "Ten Best Books" and have done so since 2004. We hope you'll enjoy, and perhaps find inspiration in, the Best Books of years past.
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Dangerous Laughter
Dangerous Laughter
41
A Mercy (Toni Morrison)
A Mercy
42
Toni Morrison
Netherland (Joseph O'Neill)
Netherland
43
Joseph O'Neill
2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
44
Roberto Bolaño
Unaccustomed Earth (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Unaccustomed Earth
45
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Dark Side (Jane Mayer)
The Dark Side
46
Jane Mayer
The Forever War (Dexter Filkins)
The Forever War
47
Dexter Filkins
Nothing to Be Frightened of (Julian Barnes)
Nothing to Be Frightened Of
48
Julian Barnes
This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War (Drew Gilpin Faust)
This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War
49
Drew Gilpin Faust
The World Is What It Is (Patrick French)
The World Is What It Is
50
Patrick French
Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It (Maile Meloy)
Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It
51
Maile Meloy
Chronic City
Chronic City
52
A Gate at the Stairs
A Gate at the Stairs
53
Half Broke Horses (Jeannette Walls)
Half Broke Horses
54
Jeannette Walls
A Short History of Women (Kate Walbert)
A Short History of Women
55
Kate Walbert
The Age of Wonder (Richard Holmes)
The Age of Wonder
56
Richard Holmes
The Good Soldiers
The Good Soldiers
57
Lit (Mary Karr)
Lit
58
Mary Karr
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World (Liaquat Ahamed)
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
59
Liaquat Ahamed
Raymond Carver: A Writer's Life (Carol Sklenicka)
Raymond Carver: A Writer's Life
60
Carol Sklenicka
Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
Freedom
61
Jonathan Franzen
The New Yorker Stories (Ann Beattie)
The New Yorker Stories
62
Ann Beattie
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
63
Emma Donoghue
Selected Stories (William Trevor)
Selected Stories
64
William Trevor
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
65
Jennifer Egan
Apollo's Angels (Jennifer Homans)
Apollo's Angels
66
Jennifer Homans
Cleopatra (Stacy Schiff)
Cleopatra
67
Stacy Schiff
The Emperor of All Maladies (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Emperor of All Maladies
68
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Finishing the Hat (Stephen Sondheim)
Finishing the Hat
69
Stephen Sondheim
The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson)
The Warmth of Other Suns
70
Isabel Wilkerson
The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach)
The Art of Fielding
71
Chad Harbach
11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
72
Stephen King
Swamplandia! (Karen Russell)
Swamplandia!
73
Karen Russell
Ten Thousand Saints (Eleanor Henderson)
Ten Thousand Saints
74
Eleanor Henderson
The Tiger's Wife (Tea Obreht)
The Tiger's Wife
75
Tea Obreht
Arguably (Christopher Hitchens)
Arguably
76
Christopher Hitchens
The Boy in the Moon (Ian Brown)
The Boy in the Moon
77
Ian Brown
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention (Manning Marable)
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
78
Manning Marable
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow
79
A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War (Amanda Foreman)
A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War
80
Amanda Foreman
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