CALGARY BEST SELLERS

FICTION

1

Fifteen Dogs Andre Alexis. A bet between gods leads them to grant human consciousness and language to a group of dogs.

2

The Courier Gerald Brandt. A motorcycle courier is one step ahead of corporate killers.

3

Identity Milan Kundera. An intense narrative forcing the reader to cross the divide between fantasy and reality.

4

Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay Elena Ferrante. In this third Neapolitan novel, Elena and Lila have become women. 5 Little Paris Bookshop Nina George. A book filled with warmth, adventure and the belief stories can heal.

6

The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller. A dazzling literary feat that reimagines Homer’s The Iliad.

7

The Poisonwood Bible Barbara Kingsolver. A fierce, evangelical Baptist takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. 8

Hero’s Walk Anita Rau Badami. In their search for fulfilment, characters are pitted against the changes in modern India.

9

Rainbow Stories William T. Vollman. Thirteen stories by punks and angels, skinheads and religious assassins, streetwalkers and fetishists who live outside the law and the clear light of day.

10

Slowness Milan Kundera. Two tales of seduction, separated by more than 200 years.

NON- FICTION

1

In-Between Days Teva Harrison. Inspiring, graphic memoir on living with metastatic breast cancer.

2 H is for Hawk Helen Macdonald. Her struggle with grief during the process of the hawk’s taming.

3

On Writing Well William Zinsser. How to write in age of email and Internet.

4

How Can I Help? David Goldbloom and Pier Bryden. A week in the life of Dr. David Goldbloom at CAMH, the largest psychiatric facility in Canada. 5 The Power of Your Subconscious Mind Joseph Murphy, PhD. Continues to hit the best- seller list since 1963.

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All in My Head Paula Kamen. Patience, acceptance and perseverance in account of chronic pain.

7

The Time of Your Life Margaret Trudeau. An offer to women as an inspirational approach to a healthy, happy, secure and satisfying life. 8

Inconvenient Indian Thomas King. An account of retold history; for us to retell as a new story for the future.

9

When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalanithi. One day he was a doctor; the next, a patient struggling to live.

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Changing My Mind Margaret Trudeau. After years of struggle, she rebuilds her life. Information provided by Owl’s Nest Books and Shelf Life Books