Best of the MonthUnbrokenThe Memory ChaletMoonlight MileFull Dark, No StarsThe Emperor of All MaladiesDecodedLife

Best Books of the Month

Discover our editors' picks for the best of November

1. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand
4.6 out of 5 stars (29 customer reviews)
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Random House
Nov 16 2010
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Amazon Best Books of the Month, November 2010: From Laura Hillenbrand, the bestselling author of Seabiscuit, comes Unbroken, the inspiring true story of a man who lived through a series of catastrophes almost too incredible to be believed. In evocative, immediate descriptions, Hillenbrand unfurls the story of Louie Zamperini--a ... Read more

2. The Memory Chalet
The Memory Chalet
by Tony Judt
5.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
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Nov 16 2010
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Amazon Best Books of the Month, November 2010: In 2008 Tony Judt, the historian and essayist whose book Postwar was quickly recognized as one of the landmark works of our time, was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease. He was soon almost fully paralyzed, but before his death in the ... Read more

3. Moonlight Mile
Moonlight Mile
by Dennis Lehane
3.8 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews)
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William Morrow
Nov 2 2010
Hardcover

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Amazon Best Books of the Month, November 2010: It’s tough going for a good man in a messed-up world, particularly in Dennis Lehane's Boston. Patrick Kenzie knows he did the right thing twelve years ago (during the events in Gone, Baby, Gone) when he located missing 4-year-old ... Read more

4. Full Dark, No Stars
Full Dark, No Stars
by Stephen King
4.4 out of 5 stars (17 customer reviews)
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Nov 9 2010
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Amazon Best Books of the Month, November 2010: When a master of horror and heebie-jeebies like Stephen King calls his book Full Dark, No Stars, you know you’re in for a treat--that is, if your idea of a good time is spent curled up in a ball wondering why-oh-why ... Read more

5. The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
by Siddhartha Mukherjee
4.8 out of 5 stars (12 customer reviews)
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Nov 16 2010
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Amazon Best Books of the Month, November 2010: "In 2010, about six hundred thousand Americans, and more than 7 million humans around the world, will die of cancer." With this sobering statistic, physician and researcher Siddhartha Mukherjee begins his comprehensive and eloquent "biography" of one of the most virulent ... Read more

6. Decoded
Decoded
by Jay-Z
4.1 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews)
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Nov 16 2010
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Amazon Best Books of the Month, November 2010: Like its multi-hyphenate author, Jay-Z, Decoded is many things at once. At its core, Decoded is an eloquent and candid memoir detailing the story of a man who was born in a Brooklyn housing project, spent his teen years dealing drugs ... Read more

7. Life
Life
by Keith Richards
4.2 out of 5 stars (28 customer reviews)
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Oct 26 2010
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Amazon Best Books of the Month, November 2010: It's hard to imagine a celebrity memoir--or any memoir for that matter--that is as easy to drink in (so to speak) as Keith Richards's Life. Die-hard Stones fans will love tales of the band's ascension from the "interval" band at the ... Read more





More November Favourites

They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children

They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children Roméo Dallaire was first confronted with child soldiers while serving as the commander of the UN peacekeeping mission in Rwanda, an experience he chronicled brilliantly in Shake Hands with the Devil. Since then, he has fought to eradicate the child soldier phenomenon. They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children is a gripping and intellectually brave treatise on child soldiers and an impassioned call to rescue them.

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Picks for Young Readers


Virals

Virals Kathy Reichs, the bestselling author of the Bones series, brings page-turning thrills to teen readers with Virals. Tory Brennan is the leader of a group of teen misfits who experience super-human abilities after a freak accident and use them to solve a decades-old murder.

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Old Bear and His Cub

Old Bear and His Cub In Olivier Dunrea's charming picture book, Old Bear and His Cub, is about taking care of the one's we love. Old Bear always looks after Little Bear because loves him so. But when Old Bear catches a cold, it's Little Cub who knows just what to do to make Old Bear feel better.

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The Properties of Water

The Properties of Water Lace is paralyzed with fear after her older sister suffers a terrible swimming accident. But in order to overcome her grief, Lace must return to very thing that tore her family apart--the water. The Properties of Water gracefully explores families and friends and and the smallest kindnesses that guide us to safe harbors.

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