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The New York Times' 100 Notable Books of 2009
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Authors
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Bova, Ben
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Clark, Mary Higgins
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Cockburn, Patrick
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Colodny, Len
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Earle, Peter
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Eskridge, William N.
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Gardiner, Meg
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Haig, Brian
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Harwood, John
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Henryson, Robert
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Hoffmann, Joyce
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Kane, Andrea
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Link, William A.
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Madigan, Charles M.
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Marks, John
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Martini, Steve
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Mauro, Nancy
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McCullough, Colleen
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Nadelson, Reggie
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Reeves, Richard
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Robinson, Kim Stanley
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Strand, Ginger
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Thompson, Teri
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Weintraub, Stanley
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Daring Young Men
by Reeves, Richard
List price: $28.00
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In the years following the close of World War II, while many of the American force's veterans were enjoying their new peaceful lives, a series of calls and telegrams were sent out by President Truman calling...
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Destiny Calling
by Madigan, Charles M.
List price: $25.95
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In the wake of the historic election of President Barack Obama, much has been written and published from the sidelines of the election. However; not until "Destiny Calling" has a journalist gone to such...
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New World Monkeys
by Mauro, Nancy
List price: $23.00
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Duncan and Lily leave the bustle of Manhattan for the peace and tranquility of a recently inherited crumbling Victorian home in the country. But on their way to the house, they hit and kill a wild boar....
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Galileo's Dream
by Robinson, Kim Stanley
List price: $26.00
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Award-winning author Kim Stanley Robinson combines history and richly imaginative fiction in his intriguing book "Galileo's Dream." As the title implies, Robinson's book centers around Galileo Galilei,...
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Guardian of Lies
by Martini, Steve
List price: $26.99
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"Guardian of Lies" is another gripping thriller from bestselling author Steve Martini, featuring defense attorney Paul Madriani. At a San Diego beach house one night, a woman inside the house waits and...
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Londongrad
by Nadelson, Reggie
List price: $25.00
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Over the years, bestselling author Reggie Nadelson has captivated readers with her Artie Cohen detective series, and now in "Londongrad," she continues the tradition with an unprecedented amount of flir...
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General Sherman's Christmas
by Weintraub, Stanley
List price: $24.99
In this telling chronicle of one of the final chapters of the American Civil War, author Stanley Weintraub takes readers back in time to the year 1864, when Major General W.T. Sherman had set his sights...
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Too Many Murders
by McCullough, Colleen
List price: $26.00
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Bestselling author Colleen McCullough returns with "Too Many Murders," the captivating sequel to "On, Off." In 1967, as the world faces the threat of nuclear annihilation, Captain Carmine Delmonico is...
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Memory Collector
by Gardiner, Meg
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Forensic psychiatrist Jo Beckett is not used to dealing with the living. Her psychological autopsies help determine the victim's cause of death, and she is free from the complications that come with fully...
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Return
by Bova, Ben
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While investigating an alien starship that visited Earth in the 1980s, astronaut Keith Stoner was tragically trapped inside the device, his body cryogenically frozen. After his body was returned to Earth...
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Drawn in Blood
by Kane, Andrea
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When her mother is viciously attacked in her upscale Manhattan apartment, FBI Special Agent Sloane Burbank springs into action. After all, she has seen her fair share of danger, but she never thought it...
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Forty Years War
by Colodny, Len
List price: $27.99
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Renowned investigative writers Len Colodny and Tom Shechtman detail the recent evolution of the neoconservative movement in America in their definitive book "The Forty Years War." Their book chronicles...
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American Icon
by Thompson, Teri
List price: $26.95
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Yet another book of stunning baseball revelations, this time written by a bevy of New York Daily News writers whose primary job description seems to have been to investigate the steroid era: the News's...
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Hunted
by Haig, Brian
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The collapse of the Soviet Union has left in its wake a country simmering with greed and corruption. After being thrown out of Moscow University in 1987, Alex Konevitch is today on the way to becoming...
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Where Are You Now?
by Clark, Mary Higgins
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Charles MacKenzie Jr. ("Mack") went missing ten years ago. One day, after walking out of his Manhattan apartment, he simply disappeared and has never been seen again. However, he does call home every Mother's...
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Pennsylvania Avenue
by Harwood, John
List price: $26.00
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In "Pennsylvania Avenue," journalists John Harwood and Gerald F. Seib show how the Washington power game really works and how these new power brokers have figured out how to make their voices heard and...
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On Their Own
by Hoffmann, Joyce
List price: $27.50
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American war reporting was a man's world until Vietnam, when a number of brave women decided to take on the challenge. Most of them acted against the advice of their editors and many had little journalism...
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Inventing Niagara
by Strand, Ginger
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Niagara Falls is often considered one of America's natural wonders but unfortunately, they are no longer as natural as they once were. Water has been diverted, riverbeds reshaped, brink stabilized and...
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Treasure Hunt
by Earle, Peter
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In "Treasure Hunt," acclaimed maritime expert Peter Earle explores the storied history of treasure hunting as both obsession and economic catalyst. Since 1687, when Captain William Phips recovered nearly...
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Muqtada
by Cockburn, Patrick
List price: $24.00
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In "Muqtada," author Patrick Cockburn, tells us who Muqtada is and why he is vital to the future of Iraq. Cockburn was one of the few Western journalists to stay in Baghdad during the gulf war and has...
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Dishonorable Passions
by Eskridge, William N.
List price: $32.95
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Sodomy laws have altered in the United States as attitudes have changed toward sexuality, race, class, religion, gender, and privacy. In "Dishonorable Passions," legal scholar William N. Eskridge Jr. chronicles...
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Righteous Warrior
by Link, William A.
List price: $39.95
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During his time in the public sphere, Senator Jesse Helms was one of the most influential and powerful men in American politics and the conservative movement that he forged. Possibly best-known for revitalizing...
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Reasons to Believe
by Marks, John
List price: $26.95
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While on assignment for 60 Minutes, journalist John Marks was confronted by evangelicals about his faith and whether he was saved in Jesus Christ. In "Reasons to Believe," Marks attempts to answer their...
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