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2011 Books

Library Journal: Ten Best Books of 2011

05 December 2011

Library Journal: Ten Best Books of 2011

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  1. Alexander McQueen
    Savage Beauty
    Andrew Bolton & others (text), Sølve Sundsbø (photographs)
  2. Midnight Rising
    John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
    Tony Horwitz
  3. Silver Sparrow
    Tayari Jones
  4. 1Q84
    Haruki Murakami
  5. The Tiger’s Wife
    Téa Obreht
  6. The Buddha in the Attic
    Julie Otsuka
  7. The Tragedy of Arthur
    Arthur Phillips
  8. The Better Angels of Our Nature
    Why Violence Has Declined
    Steven Pinker
  9. Tides of War
    Stella Tillyard
  10. The Empty Family
    Stories
    Colm Tóibín

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