World-famous primatologist Frans de Waal discovers evidence of human empathy in his book “The Age of Empathy.”
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The Books 100 list was written in 2009 and 2010. It is not currently being updated.
72“Where Men Win Glory”
Pat Tillman, the football star who turned down a million-dollar NFL contract to join the military, is the star of Jon Krakauer’s latest book
73“Eight White Nights”
Guy and girl meet. Guy and girl fall in love. It’s a familiar story, made unique by the Proustian prose of Andre Aciman’s novel “Eight White Nights.”
74“In Cheap We Trust”
Lauren Weber challenges the guilt-free spending that many Americans have come to take for granted.
75“Some Things Meant the World to Me”
Struggles, past and present, are equally viable in Joshua Mohr’s blunt, fearless first novel “Some Things Meant the World to Me.”
76“Strength in What Remains”
“Strength in What Remains” is an inspirational tale of a civil war escapee who, although haunted by the atrocities he witnessed, survives and surpasses the odds.
77“Generosity”
Richard Powers creates an all-too-real dystopia of rearranged chromosomes, chemical imbalances, and a pharmaceutical industry bent on manufacturing happiness.
78“Heroic Measures”
Jill Ciment’s whirlwind novel involves disease, terrorist attacks, and an unforgettable elderly couple from New York.
79“Unfinished Desires”
Sharply written and laced with the complexities of female power, “Unfinished Desires” transports the reader through a hundred years at a Catholic school in North Carolina.
80“Dear Husband”
The 14 stories in Joyce Carol Oates’ “Dear Husband” tackle the suffocating and sometimes fatal nature of family ties.