Books Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize 2006-2008

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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill House
1.  The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill House by Kate Summerscale
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  "2008 winner"
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Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart
2.  Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart by Tim Butcher
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  "2008 shortlist"
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Crow Country
3.  Crow Country by Mark Cocker
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  "2008 shortlist"
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The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia
4.  The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia by Orlando Figes
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  "2008 shortlist"
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The World Is What It Is: The Authorized Biography of V.S. Naipaul
5.  The World Is What It Is: The Authorized Biography of V.S. Naipaul by Patrick French
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  "2008 shortlist"
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The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century
6.  The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century by Alex Ross
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  "2008 shortlist"
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Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Baghdad's Green Zone
7.  Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Baghdad's Green Zone by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
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  "2007 winner"
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Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo Van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance
8.  Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo Van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance by Ian Buruma
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  "2007 shortlist"
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Having it So Good: Britain in the Fifties
9.  Having it So Good: Britain in the Fifties by Peter Hennessy
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  "2007 shortlist"
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Daughter of the Desert: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell
10.  Daughter of the Desert: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell by Georgina Howell
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  "2007 shortlist"
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Brainwash: The Secret History of Mind Control
11.  Brainwash: The Secret History of Mind Control by Dominic Streatfeild
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  "2007 shortlist"
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The Verneys: Love, War and Madness in Seventeenth-Century England
12.  The Verneys: Love, War and Madness in Seventeenth-Century England by Adrian Tinniswood
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  "2007 shortlist"
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1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare
13.  1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare by James Shapiro
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  "2006 winner"
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Untold Stories
14.  Untold Stories by Alan Bennett
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  "2006 shortlist"
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The Sale of the Late King's Goods: Charles I and his Art Collection
15.  The Sale of the Late King's Goods: Charles I and his Art Collection by Jerry Brotton
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  "2006 shortlist"
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Bad Faith: A Forgotten History of Family and Fatherland
16.  Bad Faith: A Forgotten History of Family and Fatherland by Carmen Callil
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  "2006 shortlist"
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Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
17.  Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 by Tony Judt
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The Orientalist: In Search of a Man caught between East and West
18.  The Orientalist: In Search of a Man caught between East and West by Tom Reiss
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