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1800233 Here are my first 16 books of the year...

1. The Lost German Slave Girl by John Bailey
2. 1434 by Gavin Menzies
3. Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
4. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
5. The Dark Child by Camara Laye
6. The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford
7. While America Aged by Roger Lowenstein
8. How the Bible Was Built by Charles Merril Smith
9. A Voyage Long and Strange by Tony Horwitz
10. God's Problem by Bart Ehrman
11. Rome Inc. by Stanley Bing
12. Bottle Mania by Elizabeth Royte
13. The Mapmaker's Wife by Robert Whitaker
14. Julius Winsome:A Novel by Gerard Donovan
15. Midnight in the Dragon Cafe by Judy Fong Bates
16. What the Gospels Meant by Gary Wills


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1800233 17. Atheist Manifesto by Michel OnfreyAtheist Manifesto  The Case Against Christianity, Judaism, and Islam


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1800233 18. They Knew They Were Right:The Rise of the Neocons by Jacob HeilbrunnThey Knew They Were Right  The Rise of the Neocons


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1800233 19. God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens God Is Not Great  How Religion Poisons Everything


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1800233 20. Opposing Viewpoints Series- Humanity's Future


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1800233 21. Freethinkers by Susan JacobyFreethinkers  A History of American Secularism


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1800233
22. The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration
by Bruce M. Metzger The Text of the New Testament  Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration (4th Edition)


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1800233 23. The Shia Revival by Vali NasrThe Shia Revival  How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future


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1800233 24. Jesus Interrupted by Bart EhrmanJesus, Interrupted  Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We Don't Know About Them)


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1800233 25. Why I Am Not A Muslim by Ibn WarraqWhy I Am Not a Muslim
26. The Return of History and The End of Dreams by Robert Kagan The Return of History and the End of Dreams


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1900151 Congrats on being 1/2 way!


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1800233 27. At the Tomb of the Inflatable Pig:Travels Through Paraguay by John GimletteAt the Tomb of the Inflatable Pig  Travels Through Paraguay


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1800233 28. The Wreck of the Medusa:The Most Famous Sea Disaster of the Nineteenth Century by Jonathan Miles The Wreck of the Medusa  The Most Famous Sea Disaster of the Nineteenth Century


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1800233 29. Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants by Robert SullivanRats  Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants


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1800233 30. Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don't Add Up
by John Allen Paulos Irreligion  A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don't Add Up


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373381 Maphead wrote: "29. Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants by Robert Sullivan[bookcover:Rats Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inha..."

What did you think of this book? As a pet rat owner, I'm very interested in reading it, but always put it off for something more enticing (like fiction). I'd love to hear your opinion.

Amanda R. in Louisville


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1800233 31. The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism by Ron Suskind The Way of the World


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1800233 32. People of the Book:A Novel by Geraldine Brooks People of the Book


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1800233 33.Have Faith Anyway:The Vision of Habakkuk for Our Times by Kent M. Keith Have Faith Anyway  The Vision of Habakkuk for Our Times


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1800233 34. Standing in the Light:My Life as a Pantheist by Sharman Apt RussellStanding in the Light


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1800233 35. The Elephant and the Dragon:The Rise of India and China and What It Means For all Of Us by Robyn MeredithThe Elephant and the Dragon  The Rise of India and China and What It Means for All of Us


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1800233 36. The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael ChabonThe Yiddish Policemen's Union


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1800233 37. 7 Deadly Scenarios: A Military Futurist Explores War in the 21st Century by Andrew F. Krepinevich 7 Deadly Scenarios  A Military Futurist Explores War in the 21st Century


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1800233 38. We Look Like the Enemy:The Hidden Story of Israel's Jews From Arab Lands by Rachel Shabi We Look Like the Enemy  The Hidden Story of Israel's Jews from Arab Lands


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1800233 39. The Secret War with Iran by Ronen Bergman The Secret War with Iran  Israel and the West's 30-Year Clandestine Struggle


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1800233 40. The Case For Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror by Natan Sharansky The Case for Democracy  The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror


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1800233 41. Rogue Nations-Opposing Viewpoints ed. by Louise Gerdes Rogue Nations (Opposing Viewpoints)


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1800233 42. The Road by Cormac McCarthy The Road


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1800233 43. My Father's Paradise:A Son's Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq by Ariel SabarMy Father's Paradise  A Son's Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq


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1800233 44. Doctor Olaf Van Schuler's Brain by Kirsten Menger-Anderson Doctor Olaf van Schuler's Brain


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1800233 45. Out Of Egypt: A Memoir by Andre Aciman Out of Egypt  A Memoir


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1800233 46. Is the Bible Fact or Fiction: An Introduction to Biblical Historiography by Barbara E. OrganIs the Bible Fact or Fiction?  An Introduction to Biblical Historiography


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1800233 47. The Beast God Forgot to Invent:Novellas by Jim Harrison The Beast God Forgot to Invent  Novellas


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1800233 48. Literature and War:Conversations with Israeli and Palestinian Writers by Runo IsaksenLiterature and War  Conversations With Israeli and Palestinian Writers


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1800233 49. Philosophy of Religion by John Hick Philosophy of Religion (4th Edition)


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1800233 50.Why I Turned Right:Leading Baby Boom Conservatives Chronicle Their Political Journeys edited by Mary Eberstadt Why I Turned Right  Leading Baby Boom Conservatives Chronicle Their Political Journeys


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1800233 51.Comeback:Conservatism That Can Win Again by David Frum Comeback  Conservatism That Can Win Again


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1800233 52.The Ayatollah Begs to Differ:The Paradox of Modern Iran by Hooman Majd The Ayatollah Begs to Differ  The Paradox of Modern Iran


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1800233 53.The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria The Post-American World


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1800233 54.The Suicide of Reason:Radical Islam's Threat to the West by Lee Harris The Suicide of Reason  Radical Islam's Threat to the West


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1800233 55. Riddled with Life: Friendly Worms, Ladybug Sex and the Parasites that Make Us Who We Are by Marlene Zuk Riddled with Life  Friendly Worms, Ladybug Sex, and the Parasites That Make Us Who We Are


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1800233 56. 1688:A Global History by John E. Willis Jr 1688  A Global History


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1800233 57. The Way of the World:From the Dawn of Civilization to the Eve of the Twenty-First Century by David Fromkin The Way of the World  From the Dawn of Civilizations to the Eve of the Twenty-first Century


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1800233 58. Being Arab by Samir Kassir Being Arab


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1800233 59. Charm Offensive: How China's Soft Power is Transforming the World by Joshua Kurlantzick Charm Offensive  How China's Soft Power Is Transforming the World (A New Republic Book)


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1800233 60. Patience with God: The Story of Zacchaeus Continuing in Us by Tomas HalikPatience with God  The Story of Zacchaeus Continuing In Us


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1800233 61. Wolves, Jackals and Foxes: The Assassins Who Changed History by Kris Hollington Wolves, Jackals, and Foxes  The Assassins Who Changed History


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1800233 62. Following Muhammad: Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World by Carl W. Ernst Following Muhammad  Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World (Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks)


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Atheist Manifesto: The Case Against Christianity, Judaism, and Islam (other topics)
They Knew They Were Right: The Rise of the Neocons (other topics)
God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything (other topics)
Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism (other topics)
The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption and Restoration (other topics)
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