Lists of Bests: Hippopottoman's "Notable Books of 2005" http://www.listsofbests.com/list/41274 My notable books from 2005 (well, yeah). As originally described on "my LiveJournal page":http://hippopottoman.livejournal.com/51029.html (now defunct). Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:58:36 GMT en-us 0 50 17 0 0 The Time Traveler's Wife http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4064 <div id="position">1</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4064"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/015602943X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1124914047_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Audrey Niffenegger</div> Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1097 <div id="position">2</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/1097"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/006073132X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1123359681_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Steven D. Levitt</div> Marvel 1602 http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/43871 <div id="position">3</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/43871"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0785110739.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Neil Gaiman</div> The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28898 <div id="position">4</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/28898"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1400032717.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Mark Haddon</div> Anansi Boys: A Novel http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/675 <div id="position">5</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/675"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/006051518X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1129151057_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Neil Gaiman</div> Life of Pi http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4024 <div id="position">6</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/4024"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0156027321.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Yann Martel</div> Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/10899 <div id="position">7</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/10899"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0393317552.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jared M. Diamond</div> Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/31206 <div id="position">8</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/31206"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/1573223077.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Steven Johnson</div> The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/9297 <div id="position">9</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/9297"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0375727205.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1106777421_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Brian Greene</div> The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/9159 <div id="position">10</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/9159"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0375708111.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_V1122535328_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Brian Greene</div> The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/6975 <div id="position">11</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/6975"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/0316346624.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Malcolm Gladwell</div> Astonishing X-Men Vol. 1: Gifted http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/22971 <div id="position">12</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/22971"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0785115315.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Joss Whedon</div> Astonishing X-Men Vol. 2: Dangerous http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/52343 <div id="position">13</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/52343"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/078511677X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Joss Whedon</div> Bone: One Volume Edition http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/33893 <div id="position">14</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/33893"><img src="http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/188896314X.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Jeff Smith</div> The Book of Secrets: A Novel http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/5821 <div id="position">15</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/5821"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0312150687.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by M.G. Vassanji</div> A Short History Of Progress: 2004 Massey Lecture (Ideas) http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/45702 <div id="position">16</div><div class="place-image-placeholder"><span class="qm">*</span></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Ronald Wright</div> It's Not Funny If I Have to Explain It: A Dilbert Treasury http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/61502 <div id="position">17</div><div class="item-image" style="padding:3px;float:left;"><a href="http://www.allconsuming.net/item/view/61502"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0740746588.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 12px;"> by Scott Adams</div>