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Don't let anyone tell you books are getting worse. The year 2006 saw numerous high-quality books that made a literary mark. Here are my picks for the best, in no particular order:
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The Best of 2006: Books
"The Lay of the Land," by Richard Ford. The last novel in an incredibly interesting trilogy (preceded by "The Sportswriter" and "Independence Day") is an eloquent, character-driven story of an everyman who suffers from many of life's roadblocks, including divorce and cancer. The dialogue and inventive writing ma...
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