2009 Books

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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
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avg rating 3.67 — 7,176,443 ratings — published 2005
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New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2) New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)
by (shelved 1051 times as 2009)
avg rating 3.61 — 2,092,465 ratings — published 2006
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Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3) Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3)
by (shelved 974 times as 2009)
avg rating 3.74 — 1,961,452 ratings — published 2007
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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
by (shelved 933 times as 2009)
avg rating 3.75 — 1,844,549 ratings — published 2008
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
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avg rating 4.35 — 4,057,000 ratings — published 2009
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The Time Traveler's Wife The Time Traveler's Wife (ebook)
by (shelved 554 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,847,761 ratings — published 2003
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Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
by (shelved 551 times as 2009)
avg rating 3.97 — 557,705 ratings — published 2001
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Paperback)
by (shelved 536 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.19 — 798,492 ratings — published 2008
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 532 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,684,734 ratings — published 2008
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 521 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,399,100 ratings — published 2005
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The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3) The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3)
by (shelved 503 times as 2009)
avg rating 3.76 — 644,197 ratings — published 2009
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The Graveyard Book The Graveyard Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 446 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.15 — 562,365 ratings — published 2008
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 445 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,823,845 ratings — published 2005
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Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse, #2) Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse, #2)
by (shelved 437 times as 2009)
avg rating 3.96 — 261,566 ratings — published 2002
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
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avg rating 4.58 — 3,590,966 ratings — published 2005
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Club Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #3) Club Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #3)
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avg rating 4.02 — 243,901 ratings — published 2003
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 392 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,038,834 ratings — published 2007
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 380 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,160,205 ratings — published 1997
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Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, #9) Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, #9)
by (shelved 370 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.02 — 194,303 ratings — published 2009
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Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse, #4) Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse, #4)
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avg rating 4.12 — 266,132 ratings — published 2004
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Hogwarts Library, #3) The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Hogwarts Library, #3)
by (shelved 352 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.03 — 508,744 ratings — published 2008
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The Road The Road (Hardcover)
by (shelved 350 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,011,757 ratings — published 2006
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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avg rating 4.43 — 4,389,161 ratings — published 2002
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
by (shelved 333 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.26 — 975,845 ratings — published 2006
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Dead as a Doornail (Sookie Stackhouse, #5) Dead as a Doornail (Sookie Stackhouse, #5)
by (shelved 331 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.01 — 223,905 ratings — published 2005
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Definitely Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #6) Definitely Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #6)
by (shelved 325 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.02 — 210,395 ratings — published 2006
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From Dead to Worse (Sookie Stackhouse, #8) From Dead to Worse (Sookie Stackhouse, #8)
by (shelved 323 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.01 — 194,288 ratings — published 2008
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All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #7) All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #7)
by (shelved 319 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.05 — 207,029 ratings — published 2007
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
by (shelved 315 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.47 — 2,978,889 ratings — published 2009
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The Reader The Reader (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.79 — 227,967 ratings — published 1995
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 304 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,723,729 ratings — published 1999
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Water for Elephants Water for Elephants (Paperback)
by (shelved 301 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,686,753 ratings — published 2006
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Watchmen Watchmen (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.39 — 589,060 ratings — published 1987
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 295 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,104,635 ratings — published 2000
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The Host (The Host, #1) The Host (The Host, #1)
by (shelved 290 times as 2009)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,042,804 ratings — published 2008
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The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 288 times as 2009)
avg rating 3.84 — 685,574 ratings — published 2007
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My Sister's Keeper My Sister's Keeper (Paperback)
by (shelved 287 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,267,361 ratings — published 2004
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 282 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,721,561 ratings — published 2003
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, #1) Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, #1)
by (shelved 282 times as 2009)
avg rating 3.32 — 141,658 ratings — published 2009
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The Lovely Bones The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 268 times as 2009)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,446,435 ratings — published 2002
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Coraline Coraline (Paperback)
by (shelved 257 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.13 — 766,324 ratings — published 2002
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City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3) City of Glass (The Mortal Instruments, #3)
by (shelved 248 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,007,016 ratings — published 2009
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Handle with Care Handle with Care (Hardcover)
by (shelved 246 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.01 — 136,756 ratings — published 2009
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
by (shelved 240 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.19 — 851,871 ratings — published 2008
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 235 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,699,055 ratings — published 2007
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Finger Lickin' Fifteen (Stephanie Plum, #15) Finger Lickin' Fifteen (Stephanie Plum, #15)
by (shelved 231 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.03 — 95,102 ratings — published 2009
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City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
by (shelved 229 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,140,077 ratings — published 2007
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 228 times as 2009)
avg rating 4.29 — 4,683,840 ratings — published 1813
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 227 times as 2009)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,578,023 ratings — published 2003
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Marked (House of Night, #1) Marked (House of Night, #1)
by (shelved 225 times as 2009)
avg rating 3.82 — 519,545 ratings — published 2007
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“…forensic science was facing a sudden reckoning. The advent of DNA analysis in the late 1980s had not only transformed the future of criminal investigations; it also illuminated the past, holding old convictions, and the forensic work that helped win them, up to scrutiny. Rather than affirming the soundness of forensic science, DNA testing exposed its weaknesses. Of the 250 DNA exonerations that occurred by 2010 throughout the United States, shoddy forensic work — which ranged from making basic lab errors to advancing claims unsupported by science — had contributed to half of them, according to a review by the Innocence Project. The sheer number of people who were imprisoned using faulty science called into question the premise of forensics itself.”
Pamela Colloff, Blood Will Tell

Mark Gevisser
“Even if Zuma was to develop the authoritarian impulses of a Mugabe, he would be checked—not least by his own party, which set a continental precedent by ousting Thabo Mbeki in 2007, after it felt he had outstayed his welcome by seeking a third term as party president. The ANC appears to have set itself against that deathtrap of African democracy: the ruler for life.”
Mark Gevisser

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