Condie, Allyson Braithwaite. Matched. (2010) Matched Trilogy; bk.1 ISBN: 9780142419779 $9.99 pbk
A tale of love and the power of freedom of choice in a dystopia disguised as utopia. In a futuristic world in which everyone is assigned their one “perfect” spouse, a “match” calculated to produce life-long happiness and health, Cassia discovers that there are two young men who could be her match. When she falls in love with the one who is not officially approved, her faith in her perfect society begins to disintegrate. A coming of age story with philosophical overtones. Followed by Crossed (2011) bk. 2 ISBN: 9780525423652 $17.99 HC
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If you are looking for something like Ken Follet’s Pillars of the Earth…with multiple time periods and characters that showcase the history; novels that are educational and entertaining, then try…

Cruise, David  & Alison Griffiths. Vancouver (2003) ISBN 9780061030925 $7.99 pbk
Vancouver from the Ice Age to the 21st Century.
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Historical

Page, Sharon. Engaged in Sin. (2011) ISBN 9780440244912 $7.99 pbk
Steamy. Lovely, poised Anne Beddington is alone, penniless and in a desperate situation: on the run for a crime she didn’t commit. Anne understands the wicked games she must play to survive, but has she sufficiently mastered the art of seduction to become the mistress of the notorious Duke of March?
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Bear, Greg. Hull Zero Three. (2011) ISBN: 9780316072809 $13.99 pbk
With an atmospheric appeal of ABC’s Lost, this erudite space opera manifests enough complexity to satisfy long-term SF readers and reach new ones. A starship hurtles through the emptiness of space, its destination unknown and its purpose a mystery. One man wakes up wet, naked, and freezing to death. The dark halls are full of monsters but trusting other survivors he meets might be the greater danger. All he has are questions — Who is he? Where are they going? What happened to the dream of a new life? What happened to the woman he loved? What happened to Hull 03?
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Armstrong, Kelly. The Summoning. (2008) Darkest Powers trilogy; bk.1 ISBN: 9780061450549 $8.99 pbk
After fifteen-year-old Chloe starts seeing ghosts and is sent to Lyle House, a mysterious group home for mentally disturbed teenagers, she soon discovers that neither Lyle House nor its inhabitants are exactly what they seem, and that she and her new friends are in danger. The Awakening (2009) ISBN: 9780061450556 and The Reckoning (2009) ISBN: 9780061450563 both $8.99 pbk
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Books Like Steig Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series…

Adler-Olsen, Jussi. The Keeper of Lost Causes. (2011) Department Q; bk.1 ISBN: 9780525952480 $25.95 HC
More humor and violence, but not as visceral Larsson’s trilogy. Copenhagen Chief Detective Carl Morck, recovering from what he thought was a career-destroying gunshot wound, is relegated to cold cases and becomes immersed in the five-year disappearance of a politician.
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If you liked The Other Boleyn Girl…A brilliant blend of fact and fiction woven into a captivating story, with a lively writing style and fascinating characters then try…

Agnello Hornby, Simonetta. The Marchesa. (2008) ISBN: 0312427476 $16.00 pbk
Charming and engaging version of the Sicilian Baroness Costanza’s privileged and challenging life in 19th C. Italy

Cullen, Lynn. Reign of Madness (2011) ISBN: 9780399157097 $25.95 HC
A fictionalized account of Spanish queen Juana de Castile traces her succession to the throne after the reign of Queen Isabel, her marriage to Philippe the Handsome, and the accusations of insanity that prompted her half-century tower imprisonment.

Donnelly, Jennifer. The Wild Rose (2011) Trilogy; bk.3 ISBN: 9781401301040 $25.99 HC
In 1914, with World War I approaching, polar explorer Seamus Finnegan tries to forget Willa, a passionate mountain climber, as he marries a beautiful young woman back home in England.
—The Tea Rose (2002) bk.1 ISBN: 9780312378028 $15.99 pbk
—The Winter Rose (2008) bk.2 ISBN: 9781401307462 $15.99 pbk

Donoghue, Emma. Life Mask. (2005) ISBN: 9780156032643 $14.95 pbk
In late 18th-century England, three celebrated Londoners strike up a controversial triangular relationship

Dunn, Suzannah. The Queen of Subtleties (2005) ISBN: 0060591587 $13.95 pbk
Another look at the triumphant rise and tragic downfall of Anne Boleyn.

Dunnett, Dorothy. The Game of Kings, Lymond series, bk.1 (1997) ISBN: 9780679777434 $17.00 pbk
Passionate, panoramic 16th C. Scotland story has adventure, intrigue, and an array of colorful characters

Goodwin, Daisy. The American Heiress (2011) ISBN: 9780312658656 $25.99 HC
Cora’s story marks the debut of a glorious storyteller who brings a fresh new spirit to the world of Edith Wharton and Henry James. “For daughters of the new American billionaires of the 19th century, it was the ultimate deal: marriage to a cash-strapped British Aristocrat in return for a title and social status. But money didn’t always buy them happiness.”

Gulland, Sandra. Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. (1999) ISBN: 9780684856063 $16.00 pbk
Skillfully re-creates the turbulence and romance of Josephine Bonaparte’s life.

Kearsley, Susanna. The Winter Sea. (2010) ISBN: 9781402241376 $16.99 pbk
Carrie settles into the shadow of Slains Castle in Scotland, creates a heroine named for one of her own ancestors, and starts to write about the Jacobite invasion of 1708. When she can no longer tell the difference between today and centuries ago, is she dealing with an ancestral memory– a memory that might destroy her?

Koen, Karleen. Before Versailles (2011) ISBN: 9780307716576 $26.00 HC
Assuming the responsibilities of governing France after the death of his prime minister, Louis XIV embarks on a love affair with his sister-in-law, Henriette, triggering a scandal that is complicated by a finance minister’s growing power and a mysterious boy with an iron mask.

Pullinger, Kate. The Mistress of Nothing (2011) ISBN: 143919386X $24.00 HC
When her mistress departs from Victorian London society to seek relief from tuberculosis symptoms in Egypt, maid Sally throws herself into their new culture and comes to know freedoms she has never experienced before she is harshly reminded of her humble station in life

Santiago, Esmeralda. Conquistadora (2011) ISBN: 9780307268327 $27.50 HC
Drawn to the exotic island of Puerto Rico by the diaries of an ancestor who traveled there with Ponce de Leon, Ana Cubillas becomes involved with enamored twin brothers Ramon and Inocente before convincing them to claim a sugar plantation they have inherited.

Stevenson, Jane. The Winter Queen (2003) ISBN: 0618382674 $20.95 pbk
17th C. royal–in-exile Elizabeth of Bohemia and former African Prince

Urbach, Linda. Madame Bovary’s Daughter (2011) ISBN: 9780385343879 $15.00 pbk
A continuation of Flaubert’s classic finds 12-year-old Berthe cast off by society in the aftermath of her mother’s suicide and sent to live with her impoverished grandmother, from where she eventually rises through the ranks of Charles Worth’s famed fashion empire.

Weir, Alison. Innocent Traitor. (2007) ISBN: 9780345495341 $15.00 pbk
In alternating voices, Lady Jane Grey and others involved in her fate, tell their sides of the story in this vivid and astute novel.

Authors

Christie, Agatha. Agatha Christie: An Autobiography. (2011) ISBN 9780062073594 $29.99 HC
Reissue of 1977 edition in time for Dame Agatha’s 120th birthday celebration.

JACK KEROUAC Nicosia, Gerald & Anne Marie Santos. The One and Only: The Untold Story of On the Road. (2011) ISBN 9781936740048 $22.95 HC

KURT VONNEGUT Shields, Charles J. And So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.: A Life. (2011) ISBN 9780805086935 $30.00 HC

Musicians

Belafonte, Harry. My Song: A Memoir. (2011) ISBN 9780307272263 $30.50 HC

Collins, Judy. Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music. (2011) ISBN 9780307717344 $26.00 HC

FLEETWOOD MAC Evans, Mike. Fleetwood Mac: The Definitive History. (2011) ISBN 9781402786303 $29.95 HC

EAGLES Fong-Torres, Ben. The Eagles: Taking it to the Limit. (2011) ISBN 9780762439843 $30.00 HC

GEORGE HARRISON Harrison, Olivia. George Harrison: Living in the Material World. (2011) ISBN 9781419702204 $40.00 HC

JOHN LENNON Riley, Tim. Lennon: The Man, the Myth, The Music—The Definitive Life. (2011) ISBN 9781401324520 $35.00 HC

DOORS Marcus, Greil. The Doors: A Lifetime of Listening to Five Mean Years. (2011)
ISBN 9781586489458 $21.99 HC

QUEEN

Doherty, Harry. 40 Years of Queen. (2011) ISBN 9781250005687 $35.00 HC

Hince, Peter. Queen Unseen: My Life with the Greatest Rock Band of the 20th Century. (2011) ISBN 9781843587484 $27.95 HC

ROLLING STONES

Richards, Keith. Life. (2011) ISBN 9780316034418 $16.99 pbk

Spitz, Marc. Jagger: Rebel, Rock Star, Rambler, Rogue. (2011) ISBN 9781592406555 $26.00 HC

70s FOLK/ROCK

Weller, Sheila. Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon—and the Journey of a Generation. (2008) ISBN 9780743491488 $17.00 pbk

Actors

Holbrook, Hal. Harold: The Boy Who Became Mark Twain. (2011) ISBN 9780374281014 $30.00 HC

Keaton, Diane. Then Again. (2011) ISBN 9781400068784 $26.00 HC

Lithgow, John. Drama: An Actor’s Education. (2011) ISBN 9780061734977 $26.99 HC

Lynch, Jane. Happy Accidents. (2011) ISBN 9781401341763 $25.99 HC

Orlean, Susan. Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend. (2011) ISBN 9781439190135 $26.99 HC

White, Betty. If You Ask Me (and of course you won’t). (2011) ISBN 9780399157530 $25.95 HC