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Wednesday, December 12, 2007 12:00 AM

Salon Book Awards 2007

From an imaginary history of Alaskan Jews to a compelling glimpse of the CIA, we pick the 10 most pleasurable reading experiences of the year.

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  • Tuesday, December 11, 2007 11:59 PM

    agreed

    Could not agree more with your criteria:

    "Our criteria for this list have always been a little idiosyncratic. We leave it to other critics to try to suss out which titles will wind up on college syllabuses or cited in footnotes by future generations. To make our list, a book has to keep us up late and be the first thing we reach for when we open our eyes in the morning."-LM

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