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2005 Finalists

This page contains the list of 2005 finalists, alphabetized by author, that were considered by the Common Book Selection Committee. To read the summaries and reviews of these books, click on the linked titles. You will be taken to the Barnes & Noble website. For comments or suggestions, please send an e-mail to orientation@case.edu.

  1. It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life
    Lance Armstrong and Sally Jenkins
  2. The Invisible People
    Greg Behrman
  3. Fahrenheit 451
    Ray Bradbury
  4. Emperor of the Air
    Ethan Canin
  5. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
    Barbara Ehrenreich
  6. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night
    Mark Haddon
  7. The Secret Life of Bees
    Kidd, Sue Monk
  8. Mountains Beyond Mountains
    Tracy Kidder
  9. The Other Side of the River
    Alex Kotlovitz
  10. Into the Wild
    Jon Krakauer
  11. Soul of a Chef
    Ruhlman, Michael
  12. A Hope in the Unseen
    Ron Suskind