Awards search:Books of the Decade: The 50 books that defined the decade

Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

by Steven D. Levitt
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
@signed (bookplate), favourite, non-fiction, psychology, business
Collection
Non-fiction & Reference
Series
Freakonomics (1)
Status
Available
Call number
330

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

by Malcolm Gladwell
Paperback, 2002
Tags
cognitive science, human nature, non-fiction, popular science, psychology, science
Collections
Popular Science, Non-fiction & Reference
Status
Available
Call number
302

Atonement

by Ian McEwan
Paperback, 2002
Tags
fiction, contemporary fiction, @attic08
Collection
General Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
813

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

by Mark Haddon
Paperback, 2004
Tags
fiction, autism, mystery, mental illness, young adult, literary mystery, child genius, london, bildungsroman
Collections
Middle Grade & Teens, Mlb to donate
Status
Available
Call number
813

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: A Novel

by Mark Haddon
Paperback, 2004
Tags
fiction, @attic14, autism, mystery, mental illness, young adult, literary mystery, child genius, london
Collections
Middle Grade & Teens, Mystery, Detective & Crime
Status
Available
Call number
813

Cloud Atlas

by David Mitchell
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
fiction, science fiction, dystopia, @endpapers
Collection
Fantasy & Science Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
823.92

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

by Lynne Truss
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
linguistics, reference, grammar, favourite, non-fiction, words, english language, wordplay
Collection
Non-fiction & Reference
Status
Available
Call number
428.2

White Teeth

by Zadie Smith
Paperback, 2000
Tags
@ebook, fiction, realistic fiction, family & relationships, london
Collections
Digital Library, General Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

The Corrections: A Novel

by Jonathan Franzen
Ebook, 2010
Tags
@ebook, fiction, american literature, contemporary fiction, family & relationships
Collections
Digital Library, General Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

Fingersmith

by Sarah Waters
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
fiction, historical fiction, romance, queer
Collection
General Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

How to Be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking

by Nigella Lawson
Paperback, 2003
Tags
cookbook, recipes, baking
Collection
Cookbooks
Status
Available
Call number
641.815

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

by Barack Obama
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
@ebook, non-fiction, inspirational, biography, memoir
Collections
Digital Library, Biography & Memoir
Status
Available
Call number
973.04960730092

The Road

by Cormac McCarthy
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
fiction, science fiction, dystopia, post-apocalyptic, survival, american literature, family & relationships
Collection
Fantasy & Science Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

The Year of Magical Thinking

by Joan Didion
Paperback, 2007
Tags
biography, memoir, loss, death
Collection
Biography & Memoir
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

The Da Vinci Code, Special Illustrated Edition

by Dan Brown
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
puzzles, adventure, illustrated, favourite, conspiracy theory, @attic13, cryptography, mystery and detective, catholocism, fine art, christianity — 7 more, religion, thriller, knights templar, literary mystery, grail quest, cults, @steganography
Collections
Mystery, Detective & Crime, Photography & Art, Beautiful Books
Series
Robert Langdon (2)
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

Harry Potter, Book 7: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows [Adult Edition]

by J. K. Rowling
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
fiction, fantasy, favourite, magic, orphans, young adult, prc, harry potter
Collections
Middle Grade & Teens, Fantasy & Science Fiction
Series
Harry Potter (7)
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

Harry Potter, Book 7: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows [Children's Edition]

by J. K. Rowling
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
fiction, fantasy, magic, children, middle grade, prc, harry potter
Collections
Middle Grade & Teens, Fantasy & Science Fiction
Series
Harry Potter (7)
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini
Paperback, 2004
Tags
fiction, contemporary fiction, @attic02, migration, friendship, betrayal, historical fiction, middle east, war, bildungsroman
Collection
General Fiction
Status
Available
Call number
813

The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science

by Richard Holmes
Paperback, 2009
Tags
@ebook, non-fiction, history, popular science
Collections
Digital Library, Non-fiction & Reference
Status
Available
Call number
509.4109033

Persepolis I and II

by Marjane Satrapi
Paperback, 2008
Tags
biography, memoir, history, graphic novel
Collections
Comics & Graphic Novels, Biography & Memoir
Series
Persepolis (Omnibus 1-4)
Status
Available
Call number
955.0542092

His Dark Materials, Book 3: The Amber Spyglass [10th Anniversary Edition]

by Philip Pullman
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
fiction, @limited, favourite, children, adventure, fantasy, middle grade, magic, parallel worlds, favourite modern illustrators, high fantasy — 2 more, gaslamp fantasy, portal fantasy
Collections
Middle Grade & Teens, Fantasy & Science Fiction
Series
His Dark Materials (3)
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

Amber Spyglass [Illustrated Edition]

by Philip Pullman
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
fiction, children, adventure, fantasy, middle grade, magic, parallel worlds, favourite modern illustrators, high fantasy, gaslamp fantasy, portal fantasy
Collection
Fantasy & Science Fiction
Series
His Dark Materials (3)
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

Wolf Hall

by Hilary Mantel
Hardcover, 2009
Tags
fiction, historical fiction, england, tudor
Collection
General Fiction
Series
Wolf Hall Trilogy (1)
Status
Available
Call number
823.914

Wolf Hall

by Hilary Mantel
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
@signed, fiction, historical fiction, folio society
Collection
General Fiction
Series
Wolf Hall Trilogy (1)
Status
Available
Call number
823.914
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