Chronicles, Volume One by Bob DylanLords of Chaos by Michael MoynihanPositively 4th Street by David Hajdu
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Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha PesslTree of Smoke by Denis JohnsonThe Keep by Jennifer EganHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
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City of Thieves by David BenioffThe Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder by Vincent BugliosiThe Garden of Last Days by Andre Dubus III
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Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
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The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Iron Man by Ted Hughes
Children's books I wish I read as a kid
503 books — 265 voters