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Fiction
Non Fiction
Homer & Langley by E.L. Doctorow
Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro
Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantel
The Lieutenant by Kate Grenville
Waiting for Columbus by Thomas Trofimuk
No Less Than Victory by Jeff Shaara
The Original of Laura by Vladimir Nabokov
Read My Pins by Madeleine Albright
Too Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin
The Murder of King Tut by James Patterson
Fly by Wire by William Langewiesche
Cold: Adventures in the World’s Frozen Places by Bill Streever
When Everything Changed by Gail Collins
Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival by Norman Ollestad
Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
For History Buffs
For Mystery & Thriller Fans
The Fourth Part of the World by Toby Lester
The Big Burn by Timothy Egan
The Lost City of Z by David Grann
The New York Times: The Complete Front Pages
Destiny Disrupted by Tamim Ansary
Defend the Realm by Andrew Christopher
Des-
Lighter Reading
Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving
Labor Day by Joyce Maynard
The Lace Makers of Glenmara by Heather Barbieri
Look at the Birdie by Kurt Vonnegut
That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
The Price of Malice by Archer Mayor
The Increment by David Ignatius
U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton
Typhoon by Charles Cummin
Pursuit of Honor by Vince Flynn
For the Cook
Ad Hoc at Home by Thomas Keller
Far Flung & Well Fed by R.W. Apple, Jr.
Gourmet Today by Ruth Reichl
La Cucina: The Regional Cooking of Italy
The Pleasures of Cooking for One by Judith Jones
For the Gardener
For the Traveler
Flora Mirabilis by National Geographic Society
Planthropology by Kenneth Druse
American Meadow Garden by John Greenlee
Beatrix Farrand: Private Gardens, Public Landscapes
Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne
Slow Life in a Tuscan Town by Douglas Gayeton
Darwin Slept Here by Eric Simons
Best American Travel Writing, edited by Simon Winchester
Just for Fun!
Spectacular Photography
The Sopranos: The Classic Quotes by Carlo DeVito
The City Out My Window by Matteo Pericoli
The Onion: Our Front Pages
The Wine Trials: 2010
The Dreaded Feast: Writers on Enduring the Holidays
Along Route 7: A Journey Through Western New England
by Stephen G. Donaldson
Lincoln, Life-Size by the Kunhardts
Regarding Heroes—The Photography of Yousuf Karsh
White on White: Churches of Rural New England
Animal Lovers
Nature Lovers
Homer’s Odyssey by Gwen Cooper
Inside of a Dog by Alexandra Horowitz
Dogs & Devotion by the Monks of New Skete
Stuff on My Mutt or Stuff on My Cat
National Geographic Illustrated Birds of North America
Sibley’s Guide to Trees by David Sibley
The National Parks: America’s Best Idea by Ken Burns
100 Heartbeats: The Race to Save Earth’s Most
For Sports Fans
For Music Lovers
Satchel by Larry Tye
The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons
Who Shot Rock & Roll by Gail Buckland
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame by Holly George-Warren
Jazz by Gary Giddins
Opera: The Great Composers & Their Masterworks
Open by Andre Agassi
Comeback 2.0 by Lance Armstrong
Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, An American Town, and
One Woman’s Quest to Make A Difference by Warren S. John
Endangered Species by Jeff Corwin
by Joyce Bourne
Blues & Chaos: The Music Writing of Robert Palmer
For Children & Young Adults
Picture Books
Middle Readers
The Lion and the Mouse—Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
The Odd Egg by Emily Gravett
The Snow Day by Komako Sakai
All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon (age 4—8)
Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, A Marine, and a Miracle
The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo
Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
Million-Dollar Throw by Mike Lupica
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko
The Georges & the Jewels by Jane Smiley
by Brian Dennis
Young Adults
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
The Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Viola in Reel Life by Adriana Trigiani
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Guinness Book of World Records 2010
Oceanology
1001 Children’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
Eragon’s Guide to Alagaesia
And don’t forget...great kids’ series:
Harry Potter...Warriors…A Series of Unfortunate Events...
39 Clues...Pendragon, and…
the Classics: The Hardy Boys & Nancy Drew
Something
Different!
Stock Stuffer Ideas!
Jellycat stuffed animals
Ridgefield Walk Book
Rulers
Bookmarks
Mouserugs
Booklights
Magnifiers/reading glasses
Sudoku KenKen
Crosswords
Knowledge Cards
Pop-ups: The Little Prince, White
Noise, Snow Bugs
Scanimation picture books:
Gallop! Swing! & Waddle!
Old Farmer’s Almanac for Kids
Hostess Gifts
Gift Certificates!
Mouserugs & coasters
Coffee mugs
Journals
Boxed Notecards
Music CDs (Holiday & NPR)