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Top 10 Editors' Picks |
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Children's
Books: Picture Books |
 Sweet, funny, and beautifully illustrated, our favorite picture book of
2004 was
David Lucas's
Halibut Jackson, a story about a boy who overcomes his shyness.
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Pepo and Lolo Are Friends by
Ana Martin Larranaga |
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Actual Size by
Steve Jenkins |
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Comics &
Graphic Novels |
 More than a half-century since the introduction of the little
round-headed boy with the striped shirt, Charlie Brown and company remain as
lovable and quintessentially good as they were in the beginning. Collecting
every strip from the gang's first four years,
The Complete Peanuts 1950-1954 boxed set is our choice for 2004's
best title in
Comics & Graphic Novels. |
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The Complete Peanuts 1950-1954 boxed set
by
Charles M. Schulz |
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Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
by
Marjane Satrapi |
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In the Shadow of No Towers by
Art Spiegelman |
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Nonfiction |
 House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship
Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties by
Craig Unger |
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customers' favorites in Nonfiction |
| History |
 The Reformation: A History
by
Diarmaid MacCulloch |
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Mystery &
Thrillers
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 The Last Juror
by
John Grisham (Author) |
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Health, Mind
& Body |
 The Power of Intention: Learning to Co-Create Your World
Your Way by
Wayne W. Dyer |
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| Paperback Fiction |
 The
Kalahari Typing School for Men (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency) by
ALEXANDER McCall SMITH |
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Editors' Picks |
 The chilling narrative, human drama, and historical impact of the
bipartisan
9/11 Commission Report combined to make it the most unforgettable
reading experience of the year--and our editors' pick as the Best Book of
2004. Here are the rest of our
Top 50 Editors' Picks for 2004. |
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The 9/11 Commission Report |
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The Plot Against America by
Philip Roth |
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The Complete Peanuts 1950-1954 boxed set
by
Charles M. Schulz |
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Customers'
Favorites |
 Our No. 1 bestseller of 2004 (and perhaps the most anticipated book of
year) was
Bill Clinton's
My Life, a fascinating and sprawling memoir that gave readers a
rare glimpse into the mind and heart of a U.S. president. Here are the rest
of our
Top 50 Customers' Favorites, the top-selling books published in 2003.
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Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry
by
John E. O'Neill and
Jerome R. Corsi |
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
by
Lynne Truss |
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Top 50 Customers' Favorites |
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Literature &
Fiction Top 10 Editors' Picks |
 Taking a haunting what-if scenario to new literary heights,
Philip Roth's powerful novel,
The Plot Against America, proves to be one of his best--and was
our top pick of the year in
Literature & Fiction. |
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Crossing California by
Adam Langer |
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I Am Charlotte Simmons by
Tom Wolfe |
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Current Events Top 10 Editors' Picks |
 At the top our Current Events list was
Bob Woodward's
Plan of Attack,
in which the legendary investigative reporter used his unprecedented access
to the tight-lipped Bush White House to paint a picture of the preparations
for war so balanced that Republicans and Democrats were each claiming it for
their own cause. |
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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden,
from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
by
Steve Coll |
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The Sorrows of Empire : Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the
Republic by
Chalmers Johnson |
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Pop Culture Top 10 Editors' Picks |
 Whipsmart, sardonic, and always irreverent,
Jon Stewart ascended to the
top of our
Pop Culture picks with
America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction. |
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A
Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction by
Jon Stewart and the
writers of The Daily Show |
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Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America
by
Steve Almond |
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Hip: The History by
John Leland |
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Politics
Top 10 Editors' Picks |
 In this crucial election year many books have examined the
Bush administration and its policies from a surprising divergence of angles. But
Richard Clarke's insider political memoir
Against All Enemies proved to be one of the most compellingly
readable--quite apart from its immensely controversial impact--and tops our
list of best political books. |
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Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror
by
Richard A. Clarke |
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Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet
by
James Mann |
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America's Dream: Three Women, Ten Kids, and a Nation's Drive to End
Welfare by
Jason Deparle |
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editors' picks in Politics |
The
Night Before Christmas Has Come and Gone...Now What?
The Know-It-All : One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest
Person in the World
The
Medici Effect: Breakthrough Insights at the Intersection of Ideas, Concepts,
and Cultures