Most Engrossing Reads (So Far) of 2011

Biography/ History/ Travel:

• Agent Zigzag by Ben Macintyre
• Marco Polo:  From Venice to Xanadu by Laurence Bergreen

Essay/ Memoir:

• Body of Work:  Meditations on Mortality From the Human Anatomy Lab by Christine Montross

Mystery:

• Bangkok Haunts by John Burdett
• The Indian Bride by Karin Fossum

Novel:

• Sepharad by Antonio Muñoz Molina

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Most Disappointing Read (So Far) of 2011:

• After Dark by Haruki Murakami