The Best Books of 2008

What election? What financial meltdown? The books we loved best in 2008 told us instead about chaste vampires, intuitive canines, demon-haunted former presidents, and, in The Northern Clemency, our choice for the best book of the year, Sheffield, England, in 1974. You'll find all of our editors' picks and customers' favorites in dozens of categories (including the best book covers and videos) in our Best of 2008 Store:

• Editors' Picks: Top 100 | Literature & Fiction | Cooking, Food & Wine | Picture Books | Comics & Graphic Novels | Much More
• Customers' Favorites: Top 100 Bestsellers | Mystery & Thrillers | Business & Investing | History | Audiobooks | Much More

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Give a Penguin Classic--Or Give Them All

For more than 60 years, Penguin Classics has published the most popular editions of the world's greatest literature. In our Penguin Classics Store, you'll find the best that's been written from Austen to Zola, from the ancient Greeks to Kerouac. And with our Penguin Classics Library Complete Collection you can have an instant library of 1,082 classics delivered to your door (or the door of someone who will be forever grateful to you). Find more in our Penguin Classics Store:

• Join the Penguin Classics Reading Group
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Buy Three Books, Get the Fourth Free

Order any four eligible books under $10 in our 4-for-3 Store and we'll give you the lowest-price book free at checkout. Stock up and save on the titles you love.

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