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Time's Best Books of 1996-2006

Here is a list of Time Magazine's best books of the years 1996-2006. How many of these books have you read?
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus (Charles C. Mann)
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
1
Charles C. Mann
Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point (David Lipsky)
Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point
2
David Lipsky
Absurdistan (Gary Shteyngart)
Absurdistan
3
Gary Shteyngart
Ahab's Wife (Sena Jeter Naslund)
Ahab's Wife
4
Sena Jeter Naslund
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
5
Michael Chabon
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
6
Philip Roth
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin)
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
7
Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
8
Frank McCourt
Ants on the Melon (Virginia Hamilton Adair)
Ants on the Melon
9
Virginia Hamilton Adair
Any Human Heart (William Boyd)
Any Human Heart
10
William Boyd
The Assassins' Gate (George Packer)
The Assassins' Gate
11
George Packer
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
12
Ian McEwan
The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy (Nicholas Lemann)
The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy
13
Nicholas Lemann
Black Swan Green (David Mitchell)
Black Swan Green
14
David Mitchell
The Blind Assassin (Margaret Atwood)
The Blind Assassin
15
Margaret Atwood
Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West (Hampton Sides)
Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West
16
Hampton Sides
Blue Blood (Edward Conlon)
Blue Blood
17
Edward Conlon
A Box of Matches (Nicholson Baker)
A Box of Matches
18
Nicholson Baker
Carry Me Home (Diane McWhorter)
Carry Me Home
19
Diane McWhorter
Charming Billy (Alice Mcdermott)
Charming Billy
20
Alice Mcdermott
Citizen Soldiers (Stephen Ambrose)
Citizen Soldiers
21
Stephen Ambrose
Cloudsplitter (Russell Banks)
Cloudsplitter
22
Russell Banks
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
23
Charles Frazier
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science (Atul Gawande)
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
24
Atul Gawande
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
25
Jonathan Franzen
The Crimson Petal and the White (Michael Faber)
The Crimson Petal and the White
26
Michael Faber
A Dangerous Friend (Ward Just)
A Dangerous Friend
27
Ward Just
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (David Sedaris)
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
28
David Sedaris
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
29
Richard Russo
Experience (Martin Amis)
Experience
30
Martin Amis
Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything (James Gleick)
Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything
31
James Gleick
Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq (Thomas E. Ricks)
Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
32
Thomas E. Ricks
The Fortress of Solitude (Jonathan Lethem)
The Fortress of Solitude
33
Jonathan Lethem
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
34
Alison Bechdel
Game Time: A Baseball Companion (Roger Angell)
Game Time: A Baseball Companion
35
Roger Angell
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
36
Arundhati Roy
The Hamilton Case (Michelle De Kretser)
The Hamilton Case
37
Michelle De Kretser
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
38
J.K. Rowling
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage (Alice Munro)
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
39
Alice Munro
Heart of a Soldier (James B. Stewart)
Heart of a Soldier
40
James B. Stewart
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