My Top Reads of 2005
Explore my top book recommendations from 2005! Discover must-read titles across genres that made my year unforgettable. Find your next great read here.
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Freakonomics
by Steven D. Levitt
"Steven D. Levitt and co-author Stephen J. Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives - how people get what they want, …
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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
by Marina Lewycka
Two feuding sisters must put aside their differences to protect their father from a gold-digging Ukrainian divorcée.
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Two Lives
by Vikram Seth
This captivating new book--the story of a century and of a love affair across a racial divide--from the author of "A Suitable Boy" is the …
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The World Is Flat
by Thomas L. Friedman
Offers a concise history of globalization, discussing a wide range of topics, from the September 11 terrorist attacks to the growth of the middle class …
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Shalimar the Clown
by Salman Rushdie
In this gripping international tale of love and revenge, and the ancient and modern conflicts from which they spring, a murder looks at first like …
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The Confessions of Max Tivoli
by Andrew Sean Greer
Born as an old man, Max Tivoli lives his life aging backwards, falling in love and living an odd, sometimes terrifying life in San Francisco …
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The Year of Magical Thinking
by Joan Didion
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • From one of America’s iconic writers, a stunning book of electric honesty and passion that …
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Snow
by Orhan Pamuk
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Touching, slyly comic, and humming with cerebral suspense—a masterful novel of "political intrigue and philosophy, romance and noir" (Vogue) and the lethal …