A new decade is upon us so we've brought together some of our favourite books of the noughties, available with great savings on Waterstones.com or at 3 for 2 in Waterstone's stores.

When the broadsheet newspapers ran "books of the decade" features at the end of 2009, debate was sparked among the team here at Waterstones.com, so we've shared our books of the decade below too.

True History of the Kelly Gang

by Peter Carey

"Peter Carey's True History of the Kelly Gang is quite simply one of the finest novels I've ever had the pleasure of reading. With a pin-sharp sense of place and history, an array of beautifully drawn characters and a meticulously structured story told in the menacing, indignant, semi-literate voice of the eponymous bushranger, this is fiction at its very best. This is everything that a modern work of fiction can, and should, be."

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Half of a Yellow Sun

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

As an insight into a little discussed period in a lesser discussed culture, Half of a Yellow Sun is an invaluable, fat-free and eye-opening read. When you factor in the delicate and beautiful writing and plot and pace to rival the best novels, you can begin to understand why this is a book of the decade. The characters are developed perfectly in an environment of stillness before they, and we, are pulled into the heartbreaking reality of the Nigeria of the time. A pretty much perfect novel.

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Into the Wild

by Jon Krakauer

"An incredible insight into the life and mindset of one man who decided to go against 'the norm' and live a life that he found inspiring and enlightening, but ultimately led him to his untimely death. Loners, adventurers and wanderers alike will relate to the life of John McCandless, and everyone can appreciate the urge and drive to break free of the rigours of society and to find definition in their existence by giving it all up and moving into the wild."

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American Scream: The Bill Hicks Story

by Cynthia True

Bill Hicks was a genius, simple as that. He's part of the comedy Holy Trinity (alongside Richard Pryor and Lenny Bruce) and his untimely death was not only a loss to comedy but to mankind in general. I beg each and everyone one of you to buy, borrow or steal this book today or get a Bill Hicks album and really listen! His parents said it perfectly in the DVD Just a Ride, Bill didn't see himself as a comedian, he was a preacher, but I'd say he was a prophet and a poet too. Rest in peace, Bill Hicks, you deserve it.

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

by Stieg Larsson

"Before his tragic death at the age of 50, Larsson managed to deliver three books that have gripped readers the world over. The Millennium trilogy began with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which was followed by the The Girl Who Played with Fire and the opus was concluded with the The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. All three books are genuinely stunning and if you're yet to experience them I recommend that you do at your first opportunity."

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