CALGARY BESTSELLERS
FICTION
1
Dead Girls Nancy Lee. In her first book of short stories, Lee brings her unflinching prose to tales of women caught amid violence and eroticism.
2
The President is Missing James Patterson and Bill Clinton. Mystery by the bestselling author and former U.S. president.
3
The Figgs
Ali Bryan. A matriarch of a grown family, still living at home, struggles to cope.
4
Children of Blood and Bone Tome Adeyemi. Fantasy novel based on Nigerian myths.
5
The Age
Nancy Lee. A heartbreaking journey through adolescent recklessness and desire within the portrait of a generation shaped by nuclear anxiety.
6
Full Disclosure
Beverley McLachlin. Mystery novel by the former chief justice of Canada.
7
On Beauty
Zadie Smith. Set in New England and London, a pair of feuding families held in the clutches of doomed affairs.
8
Rumi and the Red Handbag Shawna Lemay. Two women who work at a second-hand clothing shop journey to the Museum of Purses and Handbags in Amsterdam to find Rumi, the soul, and the secrets hidden in a red handbag.
9
Warlight
Michael Ondaatje. Set in the decade after the Second World War, a dramatic story of two teenagers left in the care of a mysterious figure and his eccentric friends, with a mystery revealed another decade later.
10
Tangerine
Christine Mangan. Two female roommates are reunited in Morocco with familiar repercussions of their past relationship.
NON-FICTION
1
Critical Condition: Replacing Critical Thinking with Creativity Patrick Finn. Finn addresses the violence that is historically written into critical thinking and proposes a new model that is not based on attack.
2
The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything Stephen M.R. Covey. How trust and the speed at which it is established with clients and employees is essential to a successful organization.
3
Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies
Ross King. The complex and heartwrenching events that led to Monet’s greatest achievements in art.
4
Calgary by Bike
Mike Morrison. The definitive guide to getting around Calgary on a bicycle.
5
50 Things You Can Do Today to Manage Stress at Work
Cary Cooper and Howard Kahn. Steps to manage and control stress at work.
6
Undermining: A Wild Ride Through Land Use, Politics and Art in the Changing West
Lucy Lippard. Living in a New Mexico village, inspired by a landscape of gravel pits, Lippard weaves together themes that illuminate the relationship between culture and the land.
7
Visualizing the Beatles: A Complete Graphic History of the World’s Favourite Band John Pring and Rob Thomas. A wonderful introduction for new fans and a must-have for devotees, on the extraordinary band whose influence continues to shape music.
8
Dear Theo: The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh
Irving Stone, Jean Stone. An autobiography of the masterful painter, told through his own letters to his brother, Theo.
9
Save Your Mind: Seven Rules to Avoid Dementia
Antoine Hakim. Reverse some of the early signs of dementia.
10
Pay No Heed to the Rockets Marcello Di Cintio. A political-literary travelogue that explores what literature means to modern Palestinians how they make sense of the conflict.