An Eclectics Mix of the Best Books Read in 2001

Discover an eclectic mix of the best books read in 2001—curated recommendations across genres to inspire your next great read. Explore top literary picks now!

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A Confederacy of Dunces

by John Kennedy Toole

Set in New Orleans, the protagonist is nearly arrested for being a suspicious character and encounters many unfortunate events.
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CARTER BEATS THE DEVIL

 

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A Game of Thrones

by George R. R. Martin

NOW THE ACCLAIMED HBO SERIES GAME OF THRONES—THE MASTERPIECE THAT BECAME A CULTURAL PHENOMENON Here is the first book in the landmark series that has …
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Sophie's Choice

by William Styron

Three stories are told: a young Southerner wants to become a writer; a turbulent love-hate affair between a brilliant Jew and a beautiful Polish woman; …
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Tai-Pan

by James Clavell

Dirk Straun, a pirate, smuggler, and ruthless individual, finds glory beyond his dreams as the Tai-Pan, or supreme leader, of Hong Kong.
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The Name of the Rose

by Umberto Eco

In 1327, finding his sensitive mission at an Italian abbey further complicated by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William of Baskerville turns detective.
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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

by John le Carre

Featuring an Introduction by the author, the crowning Cold War masterwork is once again available in a collector's trade edition.
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Ghostwritten

by David Mitchell

By the New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Clocks and Cloud Atlas A gallery attendant at the Hermitage. A young jazz buff in …
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The blue hour

 

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Arc D'X

by Steve Erickson

Thomas Jefferson's love for and enslavement of his mistress, Sally Hemings, forms the center of an exploration of the American spirit.
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Galapagos

by Kurt Vonnegut

“A madcap genealogical adventure . . . Vonnegut is a postmodern Mark Twain.”—The New York Times Book Review Galápagos takes the reader back one million …
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The Key to Rebecca

by Ken Follett

Set during World War II, a Nazi agent is sent on a mission to give Rommel's advancing army access to Cairo.
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Undaunted Courage

by Stephen E. Ambrose

From the New York Times bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day, the definitive book on Lewis and Clark’s exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, …
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Russka

 

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Forty Words for Sorrow

by Giles Blunt

The discovery of the body of a supposed thirteen-year-old runaway and the disappearance of another youngster in the rural town of Algonquin Bay force local …
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A darkness more than night

 

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