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The Spectator's Best Books of 2016

Here is a list of The Spectator's (UK) best books of the year 2016. How many of these have you read?
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1971 - Never a Dull Moment: Rock's Golden Year (David Hepworth)
1971 - Never a Dull Moment: Rock's Golden Year
David Hepworth
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Addlands: A Novel (Tom Bullough)
Addlands: A Novel
Tom Bullough
3
Against Everything (Mark Greif)
Against Everything
Mark Greif
4
All That Man Is (David Szalay)
All That Man Is
David Szalay
5
The Amazing Adventures of Freddie Whitemouse (Elizabeth Jane Howard)
The Amazing Adventures of Freddie Whitemouse
Elizabeth Jane Howard
6
Another Day in the Death of America (Gary Younge)
Another Day in the Death of America
Gary Younge
7
Autumn (Ali Smith)
Autumn
Ali Smith
8
The Beautiful People of the Café Society (Baron De Cabrol)
The Beautiful People of the Café Society
Baron De Cabrol
9
Beyond the High Blue Air (Lu Spinney)
Beyond the High Blue Air
Lu Spinney
10
The Bible for Grown-Ups: A New Look at the Good Book (Simon Loveday)
The Bible for Grown-Ups: A New Look at the Good Book
Simon Loveday
11
The Bitter Taste of Victory (Lara Feigel)
The Bitter Taste of Victory
Lara Feigel
12
Citizen Clem (John Bew)
Citizen Clem
John Bew
13
Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg (Deborah Eisenberg)
Collected Stories of Deborah Eisenberg
Deborah Eisenberg
14
Commonwealth (Ann Patchett)
Commonwealth
Ann Patchett
15
Content Provider: Selected Short Prose (Stewart Lee)
Content Provider: Selected Short Prose
Stewart Lee
16
Dashing for the Post (Patrick Leigh Fermor)
Dashing for the Post
Patrick Leigh Fermor
17
The Day the Crayons Came Home (Drew Daywalt)
The Day the Crayons Came Home
Drew Daywalt
18
Days Without End (Sebastian Barry)
Days Without End
Sebastian Barry
19
Elizabeth Jane Howard: A Dangerous Innocence (Artemis Cooper)
Elizabeth Jane Howard: A Dangerous Innocence
Artemis Cooper
20
English Voices: Lives, Landscapes, Laments (Ferdinand Mount)
English Voices: Lives, Landscapes, Laments
Ferdinand Mount
21
Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis (Michael Denton)
Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis
Michael Denton
22
Explorers' Sketchbooks: The Art of Discovery and Adventure (Huw Lewis-Jones and Kari Herbe)
Explorers' Sketchbooks: The Art of Discovery and Adventure
Huw Lewis-Jones and Kari Herbe
23
Far & Away: How Travel Can Change the World (Andrew Solomon)
Far & Away: How Travel Can Change the World
Andrew Solomon
24
The Genius of Birds (Jennifer Ackerman)
The Genius of Birds
Jennifer Ackerman
25
The Gestapo: The Myth and Reality of Hitler's Secret Police (Frank Mcdonough)
The Gestapo: The Myth and Reality of Hitler's Secret Police
Frank Mcdonough
26
The Gift Giving (Joan Aiken)
The Gift Giving
Joan Aiken
27
The Grade Cricketer (Dave Edwards)
The Grade Cricketer
Dave Edwards
28
Great Soul of Siberia: Passion, Obsession, and One Man's Quest for the World's Most Elusive Tiger (Sooyong Park)
Great Soul of Siberia: Passion, Obsession, and One Man's Quest for the World's Most Elusive Tiger
Sooyong Park
29
Greece Through Irish Eyes (Richard Pine)
Greece Through Irish Eyes
Richard Pine
30
Hot Milk (Deborah Levy)
Hot Milk
Deborah Levy
31
Housman Country: Into the Heart of England (Peter Parker)
Housman Country: Into the Heart of England
Peter Parker
32
How to Write Like Tolstoy: A Journey Into the Minds of Our Greatest Writers (Richard Cohen)
How to Write Like Tolstoy: A Journey Into the Minds of Our Greatest Writers
Richard Cohen
33
The Huntingfield Paintress (Pamela Holmes)
The Huntingfield Paintress
Pamela Holmes
34
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life (Ed Yong)
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
Ed Yong
35
India's War (Srinath Raghavan)
India's War
Srinath Raghavan
36
Inside Vogue: A Diary of My 100th Year (Alexandra Shulman)
Inside Vogue: A Diary of My 100th Year
Alexandra Shulman
37
The Invention of Angela Carter (Edmund Gordon)
The Invention of Angela Carter
Edmund Gordon
38
Island Home (Tim Winton)
Island Home
Tim Winton
39
James Joyce and Italo Svevo: The Story of a Friendship (Stanley Price)
James Joyce and Italo Svevo: The Story of a Friendship
Stanley Price
40
Jonathan Unleashed (Meg Rosoff)
Jonathan Unleashed
Meg Rosoff
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