Books to Remember, 2006
Looking for something good to read? You might like some of these books selected by librarians at The New York Public Library (NYPL). Every year, a committee of NYPL librarians chooses 25 of the best, most memorable books published the previous calendar year. These are the titles on the most recent list that are available from the National Library Service (NLS), available to people registered for Talking Books and/or Braille Service with NLS. Contact the Andrew Heiskell Library to order any of these, or use our online catalog, PAWS.
Books to Remember, 2006
Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
(Random House) FIC M
RC 61605
A thirteen-year-old boy experiences the pains and pleasures of adolescence in this nostalgic and poetic coming of age novel set in England.
The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud
(Alfred A. Knopf) FIC M
RC 63693
Privileged Manhattanites strut and fret through Messud’s humorous and parodic yet morally exact portrait of pre-9/11 social life.
The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Douglas Brinkley
(HarperCollins) 976.335 B
RC 62506
Brinkley delivers a comprehensive, eye-opening account of one the most devastating disasters in American history.
Grief: A Novel by Andrew Holleran
Hyperion Press) FIC H
RC 63408
In Holleran's moving novel, a lonely professor escapes to Washington, D.C. after his mother’s death and learns about the surprising gifts that can come from grief.
The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright
(Alfred A. Knopf) 973.931 W
RC 63287
The history of al-Qaeda and its roots in fundamentalism are paired with portraits of those who planned and those who tried to prevent the tragic events of September 11, 2001.
The Places in Between by Rory Stewart
(Harvest Books) 915.8104 S
RC 62788
Stewart's walk across Afghanistan provides an informative history of the region as well as an accurate and compelling portrayal of the country and its people today.
Sweet and Low: A Family Story by Rich Cohen
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux) 929.2097 C
RC 62911
An engaging, vengeful tale of how Sweet'N Low went from being an idea born in a Brooklyn diner to a staple on every table.
What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng by Dave Eggers
(McSweeney's) FIC E
RC 63687
This unforgettable novel is based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan.
Books to Remember, 2006
Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
(Random House) FIC M
RC 61605
A thirteen-year-old boy experiences the pains and pleasures of adolescence in this nostalgic and poetic coming of age novel set in England.
The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud
(Alfred A. Knopf) FIC M
RC 63693
Privileged Manhattanites strut and fret through Messud’s humorous and parodic yet morally exact portrait of pre-9/11 social life.
The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Douglas Brinkley
(HarperCollins) 976.335 B
RC 62506
Brinkley delivers a comprehensive, eye-opening account of one the most devastating disasters in American history.
Grief: A Novel by Andrew Holleran
Hyperion Press) FIC H
RC 63408
In Holleran's moving novel, a lonely professor escapes to Washington, D.C. after his mother’s death and learns about the surprising gifts that can come from grief.
The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright
(Alfred A. Knopf) 973.931 W
RC 63287
The history of al-Qaeda and its roots in fundamentalism are paired with portraits of those who planned and those who tried to prevent the tragic events of September 11, 2001.
The Places in Between by Rory Stewart
(Harvest Books) 915.8104 S
RC 62788
Stewart's walk across Afghanistan provides an informative history of the region as well as an accurate and compelling portrayal of the country and its people today.
Sweet and Low: A Family Story by Rich Cohen
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux) 929.2097 C
RC 62911
An engaging, vengeful tale of how Sweet'N Low went from being an idea born in a Brooklyn diner to a staple on every table.
What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng by Dave Eggers
(McSweeney's) FIC E
RC 63687
This unforgettable novel is based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan.
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