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Lisa’s Favorite Books

Lisa Taylor
Librarian Assistant, Northside Branch

These are my favorites out of the books I've read recently. I read mostly young adult, children's, fantasy, science fiction, horror and science related non-fiction, so my list is skewed in favor of those genres.

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A brief history of time [1]
by Hawking, S. W.

Length: ix, 212 p. :

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Publisher: Bantam Books, New York : 1998.
[1]
by Hawking, S. W.

Length: ix, 212 p. :

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Publisher: Bantam Books, New York : 1998.
Academ's fury [2]
by Butcher, Jim

Length: 704 p. ;

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Publisher: Berkley Pub Group New York : 2006.
[2]
by Butcher, Jim

Length: 704 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Berkley Pub Group New York : 2006.
Black [3]
by Dekker, Ted

Length: xvi, 408 p. ;

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Publisher: WestBow Press, Nashville, Tenn. : c2004.
[3]
by Dekker, Ted

Length: xvi, 408 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: WestBow Press, Nashville, Tenn. : c2004.
Brave new world [4]
by Huxley, Aldous

Length: xvii, 268 p. ;

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Publisher: Perennial Classics, New York : 1998.
[4]
by Huxley, Aldous

Length: xvii, 268 p. ;

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Publisher: Perennial Classics, New York : 1998.
Brisingr, or, The seven promises of Eragon Shadeslayer and Saphira Bjartskular [5]
by Paolini, Christopher.

Length: xix, 763 p. ;

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Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York : 2008.
[5]
by Paolini, Christopher.

Length: xix, 763 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York : 2008.
Captain's fury [6]
by Butcher, Jim

Length: 451 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Ace Books, New York : 2007.
[6]
by Butcher, Jim

Length: 451 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Ace Books, New York : 2007.
Catching fire [7]
by Collins, Suzanne

Length: 391 p. ;

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Publisher: Scholastic Press, New York : c2009.
[7]
by Collins, Suzanne

Length: 391 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Scholastic Press, New York : c2009.
Children of the mind [8]
by Card, Orson Scott.

Length: 349 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Tor, New York : 1996.
[8]
by Card, Orson Scott.

Length: 349 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Tor, New York : 1996.
Children of the serpent gate [9]
by Ash, Sarah.

Length: 516 p. :

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Publisher: Bantam Books, New York : 2005.
[9]
by Ash, Sarah.

Length: 516 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Bantam Books, New York : 2005.
Cosmos [10]
by Sagan, Carl

Length: xvi, 365 p. :

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Publisher: Random House, New York : c1980.
[10]
by Sagan, Carl

Length: xvi, 365 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Random House, New York : c1980.
Cursor's fury [11]
by Butcher, Jim

Length: 442 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Ace Books, New York : 2006.
[11]
by Butcher, Jim

Length: 442 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Ace Books, New York : 2006.
Dragon rider [12]
by Funke, Cornelia Caroline.

Length: 523 p. :

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Publisher: Scholastic, New York : 2004.
[12]
by Funke, Cornelia Caroline.

Length: 523 p. :

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Publisher: Scholastic, New York : 2004.
Dreamhunter [13]
by Knox, Elizabeth.

Length: 365 p. :

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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York : 2006.
[13]
by Knox, Elizabeth.

Length: 365 p. :

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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York : 2006.
Dreamquake : book two of the Dreamhunter duet [14]
by Knox, Elizabeth.

Length: 449 p. :

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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York : 2007.
[14]
by Knox, Elizabeth.

Length: 449 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York : 2007.
Eldest [15]
by Paolini, Christopher.

Length: xvii, 681 p. :

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Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf : New York : 2005.
[15]
by Paolini, Christopher.

Length: xvii, 681 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf : New York : 2005.
Ender's game [16]
by Card, Orson Scott.

Length: xxvi, 324 p. ;

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Publisher: TOR/T. Doherty Associates, New York : 1994, c1991.
[16]
by Card, Orson Scott.

Length: xxvi, 324 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: TOR/T. Doherty Associates, New York : 1994, c1991.
Eragon [17]
by Paolini, Christopher.

Length: 648 p. ;

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Publisher: Roca Editorial de Libros, Barcelona : 2004.
[17]
by Paolini, Christopher.

Length: 648 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Roca Editorial de Libros, Barcelona : 2004.
Fight Club : a novel [18]
by Palahniuk, Chuck.

Length: 204 p. ;

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Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, New York : 1996.
[18]
by Palahniuk, Chuck.

Length: 204 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, New York : 1996.
First lord's fury [19]
by Butcher, Jim

Length: 465 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Ace Books, New York : 2009.
[19]
by Butcher, Jim

Length: 465 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Ace Books, New York : 2009.
Furies of Calderon [20]
by Butcher, Jim

Length: 440 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Ace Books, New York : 2004.
[20]
by Butcher, Jim

Length: 440 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Ace Books, New York : 2004.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. [Book two] [21]
by Rowling, J. K.

Length: viii, 341 p. :

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Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books, New York, NY : 1999.
[21]
by Rowling, J. K.

Length: viii, 341 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books, New York, NY : 1999.
Harry Potter and the deathly hallows. [large print] / [Book Seven] [22]
by Rowling, J. K.

Length: 969 p. :

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Publisher: Thorndike Press, Waterville, Me. : 2007.
[22]
by Rowling, J. K.

Length: 969 p. :

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Publisher: Thorndike Press, Waterville, Me. : 2007.
Harry Potter and the goblet of fire. [Book four] [23]
by Rowling, J. K.

Length: xi, 734 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books, New York : c2000.
[23]
by Rowling, J. K.

Length: xi, 734 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books, New York : c2000.
Harry Potter and the half-blood prince. [Book six] [24]
by Rowling, J. K.

Length: x, 652 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books, New York : c2005.
[24]
by Rowling, J. K.

Length: x, 652 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books, New York : c2005.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. [Book five] [25]
by Rowling, J. K.

Length: xi, 870 p. :

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Publisher: Arthur A. Irvine Books, New York : 2003.
[25]
by Rowling, J. K.

Length: xi, 870 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Arthur A. Irvine Books, New York : 2003.
Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban. [Book three] [26]
by Rowling, J. K.

Length: ix, 435 p. :

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Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books, New York, NY : 1999.
[26]
by Rowling, J. K.

Length: ix, 435 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books, New York, NY : 1999.
Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone. [Book one] [27]
by Rowling, J. K.

Length: vi, 309 p. :

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Publisher: A.A. Levine Books, New York : 1998.
[27]
by Rowling, J. K.

Length: vi, 309 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: A.A. Levine Books, New York : 1998.
Inheritance or, The vault of souls [28]
by Paolini, Christopher.

Length: xviii, 860 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York : c2011.
[28]
by Paolini, Christopher.

Length: xviii, 860 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York : c2011.
King of thorns [29]
by Lawrence, Mark

Length: 449 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Ace Books, New York : c2012.
[29]
by Lawrence, Mark

Length: 449 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Ace Books, New York : c2012.
Lord of snow and shadows [30]
by Ash, Sarah.

Length: 480 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Bantam Books, New York : c2003.
[30]
by Ash, Sarah.

Length: 480 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Bantam Books, New York : c2003.
Lord of the flies : a novel [31]
by Golding, William

Length: 190 p. ;

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Publisher: Putnam, New York : c1954.
[31]
by Golding, William

Length: 190 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Putnam, New York : c1954.
Mockingjay [32]
by Collins, Suzanne

Length: 391 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Scholastic Press, New York : 2010.
[32]
by Collins, Suzanne

Length: 391 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Scholastic Press, New York : 2010.
Outliers : the story of success [33]
by Gladwell, Malcolm

Length: ix, 309 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Little, Brown and Co., New York : 2008.
[33]
by Gladwell, Malcolm

Length: ix, 309 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Little, Brown and Co., New York : 2008.
Physics of the impossible : a scientific exploration into the world of phasers, force fields, teleportation, and time travel [34]
by Kaku, Michio.

Length: xxi, 329 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Doubleday, New York : c2008.
[34]
by Kaku, Michio.

Length: xxi, 329 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Doubleday, New York : c2008.
Prince of thorns [35]
by Lawrence, Mark

Length: 324 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Ace Books, New York : 2011.
[35]
by Lawrence, Mark

Length: 324 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Ace Books, New York : 2011.
Princeps' fury [36]
by Butcher, Jim

Length: 386 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Ace Books, New York : 2008.
[36]
by Butcher, Jim

Length: 386 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Ace Books, New York : 2008.
Prisoner of the iron tower [37]
by Ash, Sarah.

Length: 466 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Bantam Books, New York : 2004.
[37]
by Ash, Sarah.

Length: 466 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Bantam Books, New York : 2004.
Ptolemy's gate [38]
by Stroud, Jonathan.

Length: 501 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Miramax Books/Hyperion Books For Children, New York : c2006.
[38]
by Stroud, Jonathan.

Length: 501 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Miramax Books/Hyperion Books For Children, New York : c2006.
Red [39]
by Dekker, Ted

Length: xii, 381 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: WestBow Press, Nashville, Tenn. : c2004.
[39]
by Dekker, Ted

Length: xii, 381 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: WestBow Press, Nashville, Tenn. : c2004.
Seize the night [40]
by Koontz, Dean R.

Length: 401 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Bantam Books, New York : 1999.
[40]
by Koontz, Dean R.

Length: 401 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Bantam Books, New York : 1999.
Speaker for the dead [41]
by Card, Orson Scott.

Length: xxii, 280 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: TOR, New York : 1992.
[41]
by Card, Orson Scott.

Length: xxii, 280 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: TOR, New York : 1992.
The 13 best horror stories of all time [42]

Length: viii, 388 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Warner Books, New York, N.Y. : c2002.
[42]

Length: viii, 388 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Warner Books, New York, N.Y. : c2002.
The amber spyglass [43]
by Pullman, Philip

Length: 518 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York : c2000.
[43]
by Pullman, Philip

Length: 518 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York : c2000.
The Amulet of Samarkand [44]
by Stroud, Jonathan.

Length: 462 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Hyperion Books For Children, New York : c2003.
[44]
by Stroud, Jonathan.

Length: 462 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Hyperion Books For Children, New York : c2003.
The biology of belief : unleashing the power of consciousness, matter & miracles [45]
by Lipton, Bruce H.

Length: xxviii, 204 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Hay House, Carlsbad, Calif. : 2009.
[45]
by Lipton, Bruce H.

Length: xxviii, 204 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Hay House, Carlsbad, Calif. : 2009.
The dark half [46]
by King, Stephen

Length: 431 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Viking, New York : 1989.
[46]
by King, Stephen

Length: 431 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Viking, New York : 1989.
The golden compass [47]
by Pullman, Philip

Length: 399 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York : 1995.
[47]
by Pullman, Philip

Length: 399 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York : 1995.
The golem's eye [48]
by Stroud, Jonathan.

Length: 562 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children, New York : 2004.
[48]
by Stroud, Jonathan.

Length: 562 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children, New York : 2004.
The Hobbit ; or, There and back again [49]
by Tolkien, J. R. R.

Length: 304 p. :

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Publisher: Ballantine, New York : 1982.
[49]
by Tolkien, J. R. R.

Length: 304 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Ballantine, New York : 1982.
The hunger games [50]
by Collins, Suzanne

Length: 374 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Scholastic Press, New York : c2008.
[50]
by Collins, Suzanne

Length: 374 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Scholastic Press, New York : c2008.
The red pyramid [51]
by Riordan, Rick.

Length: 516 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Disney/Hyperion Books, New York : c2010.
[51]
by Riordan, Rick.

Length: 516 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Disney/Hyperion Books, New York : c2010.
The serpent's shadow [52]
by Riordan, Rick.

Length: viii, 406 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Disney/Hyperion, New York : c2012.
[52]
by Riordan, Rick.

Length: viii, 406 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Disney/Hyperion, New York : c2012.
The subtle knife [53]
by Pullman, Philip

Length: 326 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Knopf, New York : 1997.
[53]
by Pullman, Philip

Length: 326 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Knopf, New York : 1997.
The things they carried : a work of fiction [54]
by O'Brien, Tim

Length: 273 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Broadway Books, New York : 1998.
[54]
by O'Brien, Tim

Length: 273 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Broadway Books, New York : 1998.
The throne of fire [55]
by Riordan, Rick.

Length: 452 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Disney/Hyperion, New York : c2011.
[55]
by Riordan, Rick.

Length: 452 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Disney/Hyperion, New York : c2011.
The universe in a nutshell [56]
by Hawking, S. W.

Length: viii, 216 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Bantam Books, New York : 2001.
[56]
by Hawking, S. W.

Length: viii, 216 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Bantam Books, New York : 2001.
Thinking, fast and slow [57]
by Kahneman, Daniel

Length: 499 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York : 2011.
[57]
by Kahneman, Daniel

Length: 499 p. :

Subjects:

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York : 2011.
White : the great pursuit [58]
by Dekker, Ted

Length: xiii, 379 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Thomas Nelson, Nashville, Tenn. : [2007]
[58]
by Dekker, Ted

Length: xiii, 379 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Thomas Nelson, Nashville, Tenn. : [2007]
Xenocide [59]
by Card, Orson Scott.

Length: x, 394 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Tor, New York : 1996, c1991.
[59]
by Card, Orson Scott.

Length: x, 394 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Tor, New York : 1996, c1991.
Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance : an inquiry into values [60]
by Pirsig, Robert M.

Length: xiv, 418 p. ;

Subjects:

Publisher: Morrow, New York : 1974.
[60]
by Pirsig, Robert M.

Length: xiv, 418 p. ;

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Publisher: Morrow, New York : 1974.
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