2010 Lists

That time of year again. Here are the titles in various categories which gave me the most satisfaction in 2010, regardless of publication date.

Books

1. The Last Stand, Nathaniel Philbrick (2010)
2. Goat, Brad Land (2004)
3. Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes, Daniel Everett (2008)
4. Moonshine, Alec Wilkinson (1985)
5. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot (2010)
6. The Night of The Gun, David Carr (2008)
7. The Last Resort, Douglas Rogers (2009)
8. The Big Short, Michael Lewis (2010)
9. The Imaginary Girlfriend, John Irving (1996)
10. Where Men Win Glory, Jon Krakauer (2010)

Photography Books

1. Private Views, Barbara Crane (2009)
2. One Step Big Shot, Gus Van Sant (2010)
3. Ohio, Joachim Brohm (2010)
4. The Printed Picture, Richard Benson (2008)
5. Grapevine, Susan Lipper (1994)
6. In Almost Every Picture #7: Shooting Gallery, Erik Kessels, Ed (2008)
7. Greater Atlanta, Mark Steinmetz (2009)
8. Pyramids, Mike Slack (2009)
9. Evidence, Luc Sante (1992)
10. Thoughts On Landscape, Frank Gohlke (2009)

Films

1. Adventureland, Greg Mottola (2009)
2. Gimme Shelter, Maysles Bros. (1970)
3. Greenberg, Noah Baumbauch (2010)
4. Art of the Steal, Don Argott (2009)
5. Annie Hall, Woody Allen (1977)
6. Please Give, Nicole Hofcener (2010)
7. Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino (2009)
8. Repo Man, Alex Cox (1984)
9. Cold Souls, Sophie Barthes (2009)
10. I'm Still Here, Casey Affleck (2010)

Music

1. Philosophy of the World, The Shaggs (1969)
2. The Sound of Kinshasa, Various Artists (1995)
3. Bitte Orca, Dirty Projectors (2009)
4. Journey to the end of Night, The Mekons (2000)
5. Just Another Band from East L.A., Los Lobos (1993)
6. Lovers Prayers, Ida (2008)
7. Natty Universal Dread 1973-79, Big Youth (2005)
8. Swinging Doors / The Bottle Let Me Down, Merle Haggard (2006)
9. Genuine Negro Jig, Carolina Chocolate Drops (2010)
10. Venus on Earth, Dengue Fever (2008)