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The Spectator's Best Books of 2008

Here is a list of The Spectator's (UK) best books of the year 2008. How many of these have you read?
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The Age of Wonder (Richard Holmes)
The Age of Wonder
Richard Holmes
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America America (Ethan Canin)
America America
Ethan Canin
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Arlington Park (Rachel Cusk)
Arlington Park
Rachel Cusk
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Armageddon in Retrospect (Kurt Vonnegut)
Armageddon in Retrospect
Kurt Vonnegut
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The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
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Away (Amy Bloom)
Away
Amy Bloom
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The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth (Frances Wilson)
The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth
Frances Wilson
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The Believers
The Believers
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Bloomsbury Ballerina (Judith MacKrell)
Bloomsbury Ballerina
Judith MacKrell
10
The Bolter (Frances Osborne)
The Bolter
Frances Osborne
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Breath (Tim Winton)
Breath
Tim Winton
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Can Any Mother Help Me? (Jenna Bailey)
Can Any Mother Help Me?
Jenna Bailey
13
Cartoons and Coronets: The Genius of Osbert Lancaster (James Knox)
Cartoons and Coronets: The Genius of Osbert Lancaster
James Knox
14
Chesterton and the Romance of Orthodoxy (William Oddie)
Chesterton and the Romance of Orthodoxy
William Oddie
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Chicago (Alaa Al Aswany)
Chicago
Alaa Al Aswany
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Cold Cream: My Early Life and Other Mistakes (Ferdinand Mount)
Cold Cream: My Early Life and Other Mistakes
Ferdinand Mount
17
Diaries, 1942-1954 (James Lees-Milne)
Diaries, 1942-1954
James Lees-Milne
18
The Dress of the People: Everyday Fashion in Eighteenth-Century England (John Styles)
The Dress of the People: Everyday Fashion in Eighteenth-Century England
John Styles
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Empires of the Sea (Roger Crowley)
Empires of the Sea
Roger Crowley
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Faith in a Hard Ground (G.E.M. Anscombe)
Faith in a Hard Ground
G.E.M. Anscombe
21
Fine Just the Way It Is (Annie Proulx)
Fine Just the Way It Is
Annie Proulx
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Florence Nightingale (Mark Bostridge)
Florence Nightingale
Mark Bostridge
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God's Own Country (Ross Raisin)
God's Own Country
Ross Raisin
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A Good Day for a Dog (Carlo Gebler)
A Good Day for a Dog
Carlo Gebler
25
A Great and Terrible King (Marc Morris)
A Great and Terrible King
Marc Morris
26
Grub Street Irregular (Jeremy Lewis)
Grub Street Irregular
Jeremy Lewis
27
Halfway to Venus: A One-Armed Journey (Sarah Anderson)
Halfway to Venus: A One-Armed Journey
Sarah Anderson
28
Happiness and Holiness (Thomas Traherne)
Happiness and Holiness
Thomas Traherne
29
A History of Political Trials: From Charles I to Saddam Hussein (John Laughland)
A History of Political Trials: From Charles I to Saddam Hussein
John Laughland
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Hitler's Empire: How the Nazis Ruled Europe (Mark Mazower)
Hitler's Empire: How the Nazis Ruled Europe
Mark Mazower
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House of Wits: An Intimate Portrait of the James Family (Paul Fisher)
House of Wits: An Intimate Portrait of the James Family
Paul Fisher
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Human Love (Andreï Makine)
Human Love
Andreï Makine
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Indignation (Philip Roth)
Indignation
Philip Roth
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Jesus of Nazareth (Pope Benedict XVI)
Jesus of Nazareth
Pope Benedict XVI
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The Last Divine Office (Geoffrey Moorhouse)
The Last Divine Office
Geoffrey Moorhouse
36
The Lazarus Project (Aleksandar Hemon)
The Lazarus Project
Aleksandar Hemon
37
Let's See: Writings on Art From the New Yorker (Peter Schjeldahl)
Let's See: Writings on Art From the New Yorker
Peter Schjeldahl
38
The Library at Night (Alberto Manguel)
The Library at Night
Alberto Manguel
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The Life of a Long-Distance Writer (Richard Bradford)
The Life of a Long-Distance Writer
Richard Bradford
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Lip (Catherine Smith)
Lip
Catherine Smith
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