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	China 5. Hénán (Lonely Planet-Guías de país) by Christopher Pitts (Goodreads Author), Elena García Barriuso (Translator), Alberto Delgado Castro (Translator) 3.95 avg rating — 853 ratings — published 1984 — 100 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paris: City Guide by Lonely Planet, Steve Fallon, Catherine Le Nevez 3.98 avg rating — 677 ratings — published 1996 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lonely Planet Reiseführer USA by Regis St. Louis, Amy C. Balfour, Sandra Bao 4.08 avg rating — 288 ratings — published 1999 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shanghai Encounter 3.54 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lo mejor de París 4 (Guías Lo mejor de Ciudad Lonely Planet) by Christopher Pitts (Goodreads Author), Nicola Williams, Catherine Le Nevez really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	París 8 (Lonely Planet-Guías de ciudad) by Christopher Pitts (Goodreads Author), Jean-Bernard Carillet, Christopher Pitts (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lonely Planet China: Anhui 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lonely Planet Shanghai Encounter Paperback April 1, 2010 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Lonely Planet Zion Bryce Canyon National Parks by Christopher Pitts (Goodreads Author), Greg Benchwick (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Best Books of 2022

Looking at the Goodreads Choice Awards, I realized I hadn't read a single book nominated in any of the categories. So without further ado, my own favorite reads of 2022.

Fiction

The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki

Nonfiction

Death Grip A Climber's Escape from Benzo Madness by Matt Samet

Historical Fiction

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell

Best Reread: This one's a tie.

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

The Secret Place (Dublin Murder Squad, #5) by Tana French

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Published on November 29, 2022 08:36 • Tags: best-books-of-2022

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The Curious Casebook of Inspector Hanshichi: Detective Stories of Old Edo

by Kidō Okamoto

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Let's Get Digital: How to Self-Publish, and Why You Should

by David Gaughran (Goodreads Author)

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Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

by Steven Pinker (Goodreads Author)

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