Best Books of 2006

This morning the NY Times announced what they deem "The 10 Best Books of 2006." I have read precisely none of them. Sadder yet, until today I had heard of precisely none of them. Zip. Zilch. Nada. Guess I'd better get busy, eh? Hopefully you are more literate than I and know all about them already:

FICTION
Absurdistan (great title, eh?)
The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel
The Emperor's Children
The Lay of the Land
Special Topics in Calamity Physics

NONFICTION
Falling through the Earth: A Memoir
The Looming Tower
Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
The Places in Between

Oh, and by the way, it's overcast this morning. Sadly, no planets visible from here.