My Picks of Sunday Times 2010 Recommended List

A Listmania! list by J. Mcgregor "jiy126"
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Just Kids
1.  Just Kids by Patti Smith
The list author says:
  "Critic Quote: The most moving insightful fiction or non-fiction book I have read this year - Dan Cairns"
£13.29   Used & New from: £9.09
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

The End of the Party
2.  The End of the Party by Andrew Rawnsley
The list author says:
  "Not a better book written about the divided Hell of New Labour - Rod Liddle"
£9.09   Used & New from: £3.36
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)

Whoops!: Why everyone owes everyone and no one can pay
3.  Whoops!: Why everyone owes everyone and no one can pay by John Lanchester
The list author says:
  "I read this, and throughly recommend it. Author intended to write a novel, found the truth more incredible."
£5.99   Used & New from: £2.13
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (88 customer reviews) | 3 customer discussions

Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and the Marriage of the Century
4.  Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and the Marriage of the Century by Sam Kashner
The list author says:
  ""A relationship of excess...with added vodka and haemorhoids" - Antonia Quirke"
Used & New from: £3.38
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

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The Art of Hammer: Posters from the Archive of Hammer Films
5.  The Art of Hammer: Posters from the Archive of Hammer Films by Marcus Hearn
The list author says:
  ""mummified fingers trailing over the breasts of screeching brunettes" - AQ"
£18.99   Used & New from: £11.99
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

The Elephant to Hollywood: The Autobiography
6.  The Elephant to Hollywood: The Autobiography by Michael Caine
The list author says:
  ""A sweet and winning melancholy" - AQ"
£10.40   Used & New from: £0.01
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)

My Father's Fortune: A Life
7.  My Father's Fortune: A Life by Michael Frayn
The list author says:
  ""This near faultless memoir is a treat" - Robert Collins"
£11.04   Used & New from: £1.50
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

Hitch 22: A Memoir
8.  Hitch 22: A Memoir by Christopher Hitchens
The list author says:
  ""Maddening and irresistible" - RC"
Used & New from: £15.98
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)

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Did You Really Shoot the Television?: A Family Fable: A Family Memoir
9.  Did You Really Shoot the Television?: A Family Fable: A Family Memoir by Max Hastings
The list author says:
  ""Delightfully wry, self-deprecating and tender" - RC"
£13.00   Used & New from: £0.01
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Philip Larkin: Letters to Monica
10.  Philip Larkin: Letters to Monica by Philip Larkin
The list author says:
  ""Invaluably revealing...not least his sexually diffident relationship with Jones" - RC"
£15.75   Used & New from: £3.00
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Waking Up in Toytown
11.  Waking Up in Toytown by John Burnside
The list author says:
  ""Haunting and hysterical account of shaking off mental illness by trying to blend into Surbiton" - RC"
£11.04   Used & New from: £0.01
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance
12.  The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance by Edmund de Waal
The list author says:
  ""Memoir of the Year" - RC"
Used & New from: £4.43
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (206 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

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Amexica: War Along the Borderline
13.  Amexica: War Along the Borderline by Ed Vulliamy
The list author says:
  ""A gripping investigation you are happy the author took" - Brian Schofield"
£17.00   Used & New from: £7.09
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea
14.  Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick
The list author says:
  ""A story of epic stoicism and suffering" - BS"
£5.06   Used & New from: £0.27
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (172 customer reviews)

Engineers Of The Soul
15.  Engineers Of The Soul by Frank Westerman
The list author says:
  ""Travel book of the year" - BS"
£9.74   Used & New from: £1.62
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

No Way Down: Life and Death on K2
16.  No Way Down: Life and Death on K2 by Graham Bowley
The list author says:
  ""The year's best adventure book" - BS"
£16.14   Used & New from: £0.01
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
17.  The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The list author says:
  ""More than a science book, this is investigative journalism of the highest order" - C. Potter"
£9.68   Used & New from: £2.61
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (139 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

Weeds: The Story of Outlaw Plants
18.  Weeds: The Story of Outlaw Plants by Richard Mabey
The list author says:
  ""He could teach you to love bindweed, Pick of the Year" - J McConnachie"
Used & New from: £3.06
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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The Natural Navigator
19.  The Natural Navigator by Tristan Gooley
The list author says:
  ""Changes the way you view the world" - JM"
£10.49   Used & New from: £6.43
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)

At the Loch of the Green Corrie
20.  At the Loch of the Green Corrie by Andrew Greig
The list author says:
  ""Stunningly meditative... a captivating memoir of Greig's life as a poet" - JM"
£11.04   Used & New from: £4.34
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

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