The new year is still two months away, but Amazon.com has already compiled its 100 Best Books of 2008 list, featuring two Yale Press titles: Ivan Brunetti‘s An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Vol. 2 and Jessica Helfand‘s Scrapbooks: An American History. Scrapbooks was chosen as the number one selection in Arts and Photography, while the second volume of Brunetti’s Anthology came in third among graphic fiction titles. Make sure to pick up these great books when you’re reading through all of 2008’s best.

To get a glimpse into a few of Scrapbooks’ beautiful and intimate worlds, check out Jessica Helfand’s Daily Scrapbook, featuring pages from precious schoolgirl diaries to assemblages of memorable artifacts and forgotten records salvaged from the rich history of America.