Tegan's 2009 List


Stone's Fall (Paperback)

$16.00
ISBN-13: 9780385522854
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Published: Spiegel & Grau, 6/2010

"Chock-full of history, emotion, and fascinating characters, this wonderful story (told masterfully through mulitple narrators) puts a human face on global finance and European events leading up to World War I." -Tegan

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Wolf Hall (Paperback)

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ISBN-13: 9780312429980
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Published: Picador, 8/2010
"This year's Book Prize winner is a rich Tudor romp. See my full review!"- Tegan For more information about this title, click here.

The Angel's Game (Paperback)

$15.95
ISBN-13: 9780767931113
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Published: Anchor, 5/2010
"The prequel to The Shadow of the Wind reminded me how much I love Carlos Ruiz Zafon's stories. This one's more gothic, darker, and more fanciful, but just as captivating!" -Tegan For more information about this title, click here.

$15.95
ISBN-13: 9780547394602
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Published: Mariner Books, 9/2010
"Not just a riveting account of the biggest wildfire in US history and how it influenced modern environmental policy, but a scene with Gifford Pinchot and Teddy Roosevelt wrestling in their skivvies in the NY Governor's Mansion. How can I not love it?" -Tegan For more information about this title, click here.

$14.99
ISBN-13: 9780061916052
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Published: Harper Perennial, 9/2010
"A dark horse fiction favorite that almost made the top of my list because of sheer WOW. Snappy writing, stand-out characters, and hilarious poetry in this novel make this story of a down-on-his-luck, middle-aged failed software entrepreneur a pleasure to read." -Tegan For more information about this title, click here.

$14.00
ISBN-13: 9780312427801
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Published: Picador, 2/2009
"Its quiet simplicity and tender characterizations keep bringing this gentle Japanese novel back to mind. Suprisingly touching and resonant." -Tegan For more information about this title, click here.

$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780307450265
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Published: Broadway, 10/2009
"Magical, a little disturbing, and lingeringly beautiful, this is another novel I just keep thinking about." -Tegan For more information about this title, click here.

$15.99
ISBN-13: 9780060825423
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Published: Harper Perennial, 6/2009
"A Dutch painter created forged Vermeers that duped the Nazis and art critics during World War II. Add in details about forgery and the psychology of the con, and this was a WWII history with a twist that I couldn't resist." -Tegan For more information about this title, click here.

Chronic City (Paperback)

$15.95
ISBN-13: 9780307277527
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Published: Vintage, 8/2010
"Prose that made me mark passages and an over-the-top plot made this a memorable novel to savor." -Tegan For more information about this title, click here.

The Glimmer Palace (Paperback)

$23.00
ISBN-13: 9781594483813
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Published: Riverhead Trade, 7/2009
"This one kind of snuck onto my list-- I just couldn't bear to leave it off. Lily's life story echoes the arc of Berlin's history in the early twentieth century: a bohemian beginning, years of financial difficulty, romance before World War I, and a cultural blossoming in the city's silent film industry." -Tegan For more information about this title, click here.