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publication: the New York Times
story: The most blogged-about books.
year: 2005

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card :: the New York Times

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This list is a selection of books most frequently covered by book bloggers. We surveyed 5,000 of the most-read blogs to create this top 20 list.

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— no. 13 —

book: the Singularity is Near
deck: When humans transcend biology.
author: by Ray Kurzweil
genre: non-fiction
year: 2005

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book: Freakanomics
deck: A rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything.
author: by Steven D. Levitt + Stephen J. Dubner
genre: non-fiction

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book: Harry Potter and the half-blood prince.
deck: book 6
by: JK Rowling
genre: fiction

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book: Blink
deck: The power of thinking without thinking.
author: by Malcolm Gladwell
genre: non-fiction

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book: The world is flat.
deck: A brief history of the 21st century.
author: by Thomas L. Friedman
genre: non-fiction

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book: Getting things done.
deck: The art of stress-free productivity.
author: by David Allen
genre: non-fiction

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book: Collapse
deck: How societies choose to fail or succeed.
author: by Jared Diamond
genre: non-fiction

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book: Blog
deck: Understanding the information reformation that’s changing your world.
author: by Hugh Hewitt
genre: non-fiction

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8 GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL: THE FATES OF HUMAN SOCIETIES
By Jared Diamond

9 THE TIPPING POINT:

HOW LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE
By Malcolm Gladwell

10 THE DA VINCI CODE
By Dan Brown

11 STATE OF FEAR
By Michael Crichton (HarperCollins, December 2004)
Blog Posts About This Book
12 THE WISDOM OF CROWDS: WHY THE MANY ARE SMARTER THAN THE FEW AND HOW COLLECTIVE WISDOM SHAPES BUSINESS, ECONOMIES, SOCIETIES AND NATIONS
By James Surowiecki (Doubleday, May 2004)

13 THE SINGULARITY IS NEAR
WHEN HUMANS TRANSCEND BIOLOGY
By Ray Kurzweil

14 1984
By George Orwell (Signet)
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15 THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA
By C. S. Lewis (HarperTrophy)
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16 UNHINGED: EXPOSING LIBERALS GONE WILD
By Michelle Malkin (Regnery, October 2005)
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17 WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS?: HOW CONSERVATIVES WON THE HEART OF AMERICA
By Thomas Frank (Metropolitan Books, June 2004)
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18 HELP! MOM! THERE ARE LIBERALS UNDER MY BED
By Katharine DeBrecht (Kids Ahead, September 2005)
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19 PODCASTING: THE DO IT YOURSELF GUIDE
By Todd Cochrane (Wiley, August 2005)
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20 THE FAIRTAX BOOK
By Neil Bortz and Jon Lender (Regan, August 2005)
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