Books Wot I Read In 2007

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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City
1.  Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City by Jonathan Mahler
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  "An interesting piece of non-fiction which has as novelistic quality given by its many strands."
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Bonfire of the Vanities
2.  Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
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  "I felt Wolfe had a little too much contempt for the characters for this to be a truly loveable novel."
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Set Up, Joke, Set Up, Joke
3.  Set Up, Joke, Set Up, Joke by Rob Long
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  "A breezy trip through Hollywood."
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DC CONFIDENTIAL : The Controversial Memoirs of Britain's Ambassador to the US at the Time of 9/11 and the Run-up to the Iraq War
4.  DC CONFIDENTIAL : The Controversial Memoirs of Britain's Ambassador to the US at the Time of 9/11 and the Run-up to the Iraq War by Christopher Meyer
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  "Amazing insight into power at the highest level."
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The Sportswriter
5.  The Sportswriter by Richard Ford
The list author says:
  "Turgid and solipsistic.  A real slog of a read."
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Everyman
6.  Everyman by Philip Roth
The list author says:
  "No plot as such but an engaging story of a man's life."
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
7.  Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt
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  "Interesting analysis, particularly that of drug dealers."
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We Need To Talk About Kevin (Five Star Paperback)
8.  We Need To Talk About Kevin (Five Star Paperback) by Lionel Shriver
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  "Gripping and though provoking.  The best book I read all year."
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The Emperor's Children
9.  The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud
The list author says:
  "At times a little soapy but enjoyable.  Disappointing ending.  Mistakenly labelled a post 9/11 novel since most of the events happen before it."
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The Fight (Penguin Modern Classics)
10.  The Fight (Penguin Modern Classics) by Norman Mailer
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  "An examination of cultures and of men as well as the actual fight."
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Civilization: A New History of the Western World
11.  Civilization: A New History of the Western World by Roger Osborne
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  "Occasionally takes for granted that the reader will be versed in certain areas but offers an interesting history of the West and analysis thereof."
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Clockers
12.  Clockers by Richard Price
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  "Well drawn characters but I found the pace a little slow at times."
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The English: A Portrait of a People
13.  The English: A Portrait of a People by Jeremy Paxman
The list author says:
  "I thought the first few chapters were a little fluffy but it becomes more interesting an analytical after that."
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Tricks Of The Mind
14.  Tricks Of The Mind by Derren Brown
The list author says:
  "I had little interest in the chapters on improving one's memory but the sections on religion and science are well argued if you don't mind a few snide remarks."
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Red Revival: Rafa Benitez's Liverpool Revolution
15.  Red Revival: Rafa Benitez's Liverpool Revolution by Paul Tomkins
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  "Mostly objective analysis but some of it has dated particularly with regards to players who left having never fulfilled the potential they promised when the book was written."
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