Nora's 100 in 2012

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1. Ben and Me by Cameron Gunn

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2. Julia's Kitchen Wisdom: Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking by Julia Child

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3. Farmer Jane by Temra Costa

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4. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua

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5. The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery of the World's Most Expensive Bottle of Wine by Benjamin Wallace

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6. Falling Angels byTracy Chevalier

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7. Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall

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8. The Charming Quirks of Others by Alexander McCall Smith

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9. The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook: From Cauldron Cakes to Knickerbocker Glory--More Than 150 Magical Recipes for Wizards and Non-Wizards Alike by Dinah Bucholz

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10. The Unbearable Lightness of Scones by Alexander McCall Smith

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11. The Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter

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12. Anthem by Ayn Rand

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13. Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman

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14. The Norton History of the Environmental Sciences by Peter J. Bowler

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15. Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet by Daniel B. Botkin

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16. Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith

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17. Mere Christianity: Compromising the Case for Christianity, Christian Behaviour, and Beyond Personality byC.S. Lewis

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18. The Wood. By John Collis

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19. The Forgotten Affairs Of Youth: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel by Alexander McCall Smith

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20. Never Work Harder Than Your Students & Other Principles of Great Teaching by Robyn Renee Jackson

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21. The Dog who Came in from the Cold by Alexander McCall Smith

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22. The Marriage Bureau for Rich People byFarahad Zama

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23. Flower Net by Lisa See

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24. Bill Bryson's African Diary by Bill Bryson

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25. Digging to America by Anne Tyler

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26. Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie

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27. An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace by Tamar Adler

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28. A Morning Cup of Tai Chi: One 15-Minute Routine to Nurture Your Body, Mind, and Spirit With Audio CD by John A. Bright-Fey

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29. Mungo by Rosalie K. Fry

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30. The Fourfold Path to Healing: Working with the Laws of Nutrition, Therapeutics, Movement and Meditation in the Art of Medicine by Thomas S. Cowan

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31. The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht

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32. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

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33. Organic Manifesto: How Organic Farming Can Stop the Climate Crisis, Heal Our Planet, Feed the World and Keep Us Safe by Maria Rodale

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34. Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James

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35. At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson

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36. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

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37. Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer

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38. Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams

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39. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie

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40. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg

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41. Portuguese Irregular Verbs by Alexander McCall Smith

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42. The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs by Alexander McCall Smith

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43. Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie

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44. At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances byAlexander McCall Smith

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45. The Uninvited Guests by Sadie Jones

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46. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

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47. Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling

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48. When Men Become Gods: Mormon Polygamist Warren Jeffs, His Cult of Fear, and the Women Who Fought Back by Stephen Singular

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49. The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones

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50. The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History by Jonathan Franzen