My best books of 2010

A Listmania! list by Mr. Nigel Reynolds "nigelrey" (UK)
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How to Live: A Life of Montaigne in one question and twenty attempts at an answer
1.  How to Live: A Life of Montaigne in one question and twenty attempts at an answer by Sarah Bakewell
The list author says:
  "Making Montaigne accessible. Fascinating."
Used & New from: £6.30
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)

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The Strangest Man: The Life of Paul Dirac
2.  The Strangest Man: The Life of Paul Dirac by Dr Graham Farmelo
The list author says:
  "A science book for the non-scientist"
£5.82   Used & New from: £0.26
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)

Burying The Bones: Pearl Buck in China
3.  Burying The Bones: Pearl Buck in China by Hilary Spurling
The list author says:
  "Buck is not now read a great deal but she was a remarkable lady."
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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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Why Mahler?: How One Man and Ten Symphonies Changed the World
4.  Why Mahler?: How One Man and Ten Symphonies Changed the World by Norman Lebrecht
The list author says:
  "Unstuffy and enthusiastic biography of a great composer."
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3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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The German Genius: Europe's Third Renaissance, the Second Scientific Revolution and the Twentieth Century
5.  The German Genius: Europe's Third Renaissance, the Second Scientific Revolution and the Twentieth Century by Peter Watson
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  "A vast survey of German history and thought."
£19.50   Used & New from: £3.55
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

Germania: A Personal History of Germans Ancient and Modern
6.  Germania: A Personal History of Germans Ancient and Modern by Simon Winder
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  "This will make you want to visit Germany!"
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3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (102 customer reviews)

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Alone in Berlin (Penguin Modern Classics)
7.  Alone in Berlin (Penguin Modern Classics) by Geoff Wilkes
The list author says:
  "A very great and inspiring  novel of resistance in Nazi Germany"
£6.49   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (280 customer reviews)

The Smell of the Continent: The British Discover Europe
8.  The Smell of the Continent: The British Discover Europe by James Munson
The list author says:
  "A book for anyone who loves travelling"
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

The Marquise of O - And Other Stories
9.  The Marquise of O - And Other Stories by Heinrich Kleist
The list author says:
  "Wonderful stories. How have I missed them for so long??"
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.01
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

The Man Who Invented History: Travels with Herodotus
10.  The Man Who Invented History: Travels with Herodotus by Justin Marozzi
The list author says:
  "Eye opening and engrossing"
£7.69   Used & New from: £0.01
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Troubles
11.  Troubles by J.G. Farrell
The list author says:
  "Worthy of the Booker Prize it never got"
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)

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