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1970s
| U.S. Population |
203,211,926 |
| Unemployment |
4.9 |
| National Debt |
$380.9 billion |
| Average Salary |
Male $6,670/Female $2,237 |
| Average House |
$23,400 |
| Price of a new car |
$3,542 |
| Life Expectancy |
Male 60.5 /Female 68.9 |
| Fads/Fashion |
Bell bottoms, Egg McMuffin, People magazine |
| TV Shows |
All in the Family, Happy Days, MASH, Charlie's Angels, Love Boat |
| Music/Movies/Theater |
Music: KC and the Sunshine Band, Beatlemania |
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Movies: Serpico, Jaws, Star Wars, All the Presidents Men, Saturday Night Fever |
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Theater: A Chorus Line |
| Books |
Princess Daisy by Judith Krantz |
| People in the News |
Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, George Lucas |
| Defining Events of the Decade |
Watergate, World Trade Center opens, First desktop microcomputer |
| Children's Book Award Winners |
1976: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, |
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1975: Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott (Viking), |
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1977: Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions , illustrated by Leo & Diane Dillon; text: Margaret Musgrove |
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| 40th Anniversary Bibliography for the 1970’s |
| Great Reads |
After This by Alice McDermott |
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Drop City by T.C. Boyle |
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The Ice Storm by Rick Moody |
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Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann |
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Paradise by Toni Morrison |
| Bestsellers |
The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart |
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Love Story by Erich Segal |
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Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow |
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The Winds of War by Herman Wouk |
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The World According to Garp by Irving, John |
| Ebooks |
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams |
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The Stand by Stephen King** |
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The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough |
| EAudio |
The Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins |
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Dog Soldiers by Robert Stone** |
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Watership Down by Richard Adams** |
| Audio |
All the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward |
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All Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriot |
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Sophie’s Choice by William Styron |
| Films |
American Graffiti |
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Apocalypse Now |
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Exorcist |
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Godfather |
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Jaws |
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Rocky |
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Saturday Night Fever |
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Star Wars
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| TV |
Roots |
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MASH |
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The Waltons |
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Sybil |
1980s
| U.S. Population |
226,545,805 |
| Unemployment |
7.1% |
| National Debt |
$909,000,000,000 |
| Average salary |
Male $12,530/Female 4,920 |
| Average House |
$64,600 |
| Price of a new car |
$7,574 |
| Life Expectancy |
Male: 63.8 /Female: 72.5 |
| Fads/Fashion |
Tank tops, shoulder pads, mini skirts, leg warmers, Members Only jackets, stretch-stirrup pants, oversized tops, Jordache jeans, high top sneakers fishnet stockings, Aqua Net hairspray, Jheri Curls, Bamboo earrings, gold name plate necklaces, aerobics classes, roller skating, video arcades, MTV launches in 1981, camcorders, cassette tapes, music videos, breakdancing, lambada dancing |
| TV Shows |
Miami Vice, Dallas, Dynasty, Knots Landing, Cosby Show, Growing Pains, Golden Girls, Who's the Boss?, Cheers, Moonlighting, Thirtysomething, Magnum PI, MacGyver, Punky Brewster, ALF, Roseanne, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, WWF Wrestling |
| Music/Movies/Theater |
Music: Thriller (1982) becomes best selling album of the decade; Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine debuts; New wave; Punk Rock; Rap; Heavy Metal music invade the radio airwaves. |
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Movies: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Return of the Jedi, Indiana Jones, Beverly Hills Cop, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, The Breakfast Club, The Color Purple, Top Gun, Fatal Attraction, Rain Man. |
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Theater: 42st Street, The Pirates of Penzance, La Cage aux Folles |
| Books |
The Bourne Identity (1980) by Robert Ludlum, |
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Princess Daisy by Judith Krantz |
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A Light in the Attic (1981) by Shel Silverstein, |
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The Joy Luck Club (1985) by Amy Tan, |
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The Cider House Rules (1985) by John Irving, |
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It (1986) by Stephen King, |
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Beloved (1987) by Toni Morrison, |
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Satanic Verses (1988) by Salman Rusdie, |
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The Alchemist (1988) by Paulo Coelho |
| People in the News |
Sandra Day O'Connor becomes first female Supreme Court Justice, Prince Charles of Wales marries Lady Diana Spencer, First Lady Nancy Reagan began her war on drugs with the "Say No to Drugs" campaign. |
| Defining Events of the Decade |
AIDS epidemic, Space Shuttle Challenger explosion, 1987 Stock Market Crash. |
| Children's Book Award Winners |
1981 Newbery Award winner: Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson |
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1982 Caldecott Award winner: Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg |
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1984 Newbery Award winner: Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary |
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1987 Newbery Award winner: The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman |
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| 40th Anniversary Bibliography for the 1980’s |
| Great Reads |
Reagan’s America: Innocents at Home, by Garry Wills |
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Miami, City of the Future, by T. D. Allman |
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The Eighties: Images of America, by Vincent Virga |
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Decade of Nightmares: The End of the Sixties and the Makings of Eighties America, by Philip Jenkins |
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The 1980s from Ronald Reagan to MTV, by Stephen Feinstein |
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The 1980s, by Bob Batchelor |
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The 1980s, by Stuart A. Kallen |
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The 1980s, by Elin Woodge |
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80s Style, Designs of the Decade, by Albrecht Bangert |
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20th Century USA: History of the 1980s, by Rennay Craats |
| Bestsellers |
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes, by Stephen W. Hawking |
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The Closing of the American Mind, by Allan David Bloom |
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Cosmos, by Carl Sagan |
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Fatherhood, by Bill Cosby |
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The Fourth Protocol, by Frederick Forsyth |
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Hollywood Husbands, by Jackie Collins |
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I Never Played the Game, by Howard Cosell |
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Iacocca: An Autobiography, by Lee A. Iacocca |
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Lake Wobegon Days, by Garrison Keillor |
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The Little Drummer Girl, by John Le Carre |
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The Lord God Made Them All, by James Herriot |
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Moonwalk, by Michael Jackson |
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No Bad Dogs: The Woodhouse Way, by Barbara Woodhouse |
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The Parsifal Mosaic, by Robert Ludlum |
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Poland, by James A. Michener |
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Presumed Innocent, by Scott Turow |
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The Satanic Verses, by Salman Rushdie |
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When Bad Things Happen to Good People, by Harold S. Kushner |
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While My Pretty One Sleeps, by Mary Higgins Clark |
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You’re Only Old Once!, by Dr. Seuss |
| E-books |
The Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett |
| E-audio: Audio |
The Prince of Tides, by Pat Conroy |
| Audiobooks |
The Cardinal of the Kremlin, by Tom Clancy |
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Clear and Present Danger, by Tom Clancy |
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Contact, by Carl Sagan |
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The Key to Rebecca, by Ken Follett |
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Russia House, by John le Carre |
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Selections from Skeleton Crew, by Stephen King |
| Films |
Back to the Future |
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Beverly Hills Cop |
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E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
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Fatal Attraction |
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade |
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Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark |
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom |
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Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back |
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Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi |
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Working Girl |
1990s
| Population |
248,718,302 |
| Unemployment |
5.6 |
| National Debt |
$3,206.3 billion |
| Average Salary |
Male $20,293/Female $10,070 |
| Price of a new house |
$122,900 |
| Price of a new car |
$15,042 |
| Life Expectancy |
Male 64.5/Female 73.6 |
| Fads/Fashion |
Gak, Playstation, Teletubbies, Magic Nursery Babies, Stretch Armstrong, Giga Pets,Super Game Boy, Easy Bake Oven, and Squeeze Pop. |
| Music/Movies/Theater |
Music: Sinead O'Connor, Madonna, M.C. Hammer, Gloria Estefan |
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Movies: The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, Schindler's List, Goodfellas, Fight Club, The Usual Suspects, The Silence of the Lambs, The Matrix, and Forrest Gump. |
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Theater: Angels in America, Chicago, Dancing at Lughnasa, How I Learned to Drive, Marvin's Room, Six Degrees of Separation, The Invention of Love, and The Lion King. |
| Books |
The Bad Place by Dean R. Koontz, |
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The Secret Pilgrim by John le Carre, |
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Hideaway by Dean R. Koontz, |
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Dragon Tears by Dean R. Koontz, |
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Disclosure by Michael Crichton, |
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The Rainmaker by John Grisham, |
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Intensity by Dean R. Koontz, |
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Hornet's Nest by Patricia Cornwell, |
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Paradise by Toni Morrison, |
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Southern Cross by Patricia Cornwell. |
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (1998) by J.K. Rowling, |
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1999) by J.K. Rowling, |
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999) by J.K. Rowling, |
| People in the News |
Alanis Morissette, Bill Clinton, Johathon Larson, Kurt Cobain, Selena Quintanilla Perez, Yitzhak Rabin, OJ Simpson trial. |
| Defining Events of the Decade |
Cloning (Dolly the Sheep), Hubble Telescope, Y2K, Columbine |
| Children's Book Award Winners |
1997: Golem by David Wisniewski (Clarion), |
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1996: Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann (Putnam), |
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1995: Smoky Night by Eve Bunting |
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| 40th Anniversary Bibliography for the 1990’s |
| Bestsellers |
The Firm by John Grisham |
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Waiting to Exhale by Terry McMillan |
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Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller |
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The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield |
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Primary Colors by Anonymous |
| Ebooks |
American Pastoral by Philip Roth |
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Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver |
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Cat and Mouse by James Patterson |
| Audiobooks |
Me: Stories of My Life by Katherine Hepburn |
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling |
| Films: |
Braveheart |
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Life is Beautiful |
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Saving Private Ryan |
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Forrest Gump |
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Silence of the Lambs |
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Usual Suspects |
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Schindler’s List |
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Pulp Fiction |
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Shawshank Redemption |
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Fargo |
| Television |
Seinfeld |
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2000s
| Population |
281,424,603 |
| Unemployment |
6.8 |
| National Debt |
$5,628.7 billion |
| Average Salary |
Male $28,343/Female $16,063 |
| Average House |
$169,000 |
| Price of a new car |
$20,355 |
| Life Expectancy |
Male 68.3/Female 75.2 |
| Fads/Fashion |
Mendhi, MP3 players, large sun glasses, Social Networking, Reality TV |
| Music/Movies/Theater |
Music: Eminen, Outkast, Blackeyed Peas, 50 Cent. |
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Movies: Lord of the Rings, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Bourne Identity, Erin Brokovich |
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Theater: In the Heights, Hair, 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee, Ragtime. |
| Books |
Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, |
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Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, |
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The Last Juror by John Grisham, |
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000) by J.K. Rowling, |
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003) by J.K. Rowling, |
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005) by J.K. Rowling, |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007) by J.K. Rowling, |
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Twilight (2005) by Stephenie Meyer |
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New Moon (2006) by Stephenie Meyer |
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Eclipse (2007) by Stephenie Meyer |
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Breaking Dawn (2008) by Stephanie Meyer |
| People in the News |
Catherine Coulter, Eminem, Al Gore, George W. Bush, Michael Jackson, Beyonce |
| Defining Events of the Decade |
9/11 terrorist attacks, Hurricane Katrina hits new Orleans. |
| Children's Book Award Winners |
2005: Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books/HarperCollinsPublishers), |
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2004: The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein (Roaring Brook Press/Millbrook Press), |
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2003: My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann (Roaring Brook Press/Millbrook Press), |
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2002: The Three Pigs by David Wiesner (Clarion/Houghton Mifflin) , |
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2001: So You Want to Be President? Illustrated by David Small; text by Judith St. George (Philomel Books) |
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| 40th Anniversary Bibliography for the 2000’s |
| Fiction |
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay: A Novel by Michael Chabon (2000) |
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (2008) |
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The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen (2001) |
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (2008) |
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Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (2009) |
| Nonfiction |
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and the Terror of Science by Richard Holmes (2008) |
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick (2000) |
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Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed (2009) |
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The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (2006) |
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson (2010) |
| E-Books |
The Known World by Edward P. Jones (2003) |
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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet by David Mitchell (2010) (not in the catalog but available in Overdrive) |
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The Road by Cormac McCarty (2006) |
| E-Audio |
A Mercy by Toni Morrison (2008) |
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Schaffer (2008) |
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Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (2002) |
| Audio |
John Adams by David G. McCullough (2001) |
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On Beauty by Zadie Smith (2005) |
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The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion (2005) |
| Films |
Amelie (2000) |
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An Education (2010) |
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City of God (2002) |
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Hotel Rwanda (2004) |
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Inglourious Basterds (2009) |
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Lives of Others (2006) |
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Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) |
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Talk to Her (2002) |
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The Pianist (2002) |
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Up (2009) |
| TV Series |
Lost |
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Mad Men |
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The Office |
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The Sopranos |
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The Wire |
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