Week 3

Week 3 Assignment 3

Conversation 1
Sounds like that elements she enjoyed:  autobiographical - introspective but not self-indulgent, a strong woman character, travel, personal growth, humorous but overall not too light.  Also, likes to read popular books and Oprah's picks.  Should be good for a book group.

I would recommend:
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Strayed, Cheryl
Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven by Gilman, Susan Jane
Under the Tuscan Sun by Mayes, Frances

Conversation 2
Sounds like this customer is looking for a more adult vampire story with less teen aged angst and a faster pace than Twilight.

I would recommend:
Dracula by Stoker, Bram
Passage by Cronin, Justin
Bloodshot by Priest, Cherie
There are several vampire series that also may be good - Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse novels, J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood, Anne Rice's Vampire Lestat, etc. 

Conversation 3
Sounds like this customer is looking for fast paced narrative nonfiction possibly with elements of adventure, survival, and mystery.

I would recommend:
Destiny of the Republic by Millard, Candice
Manhunt by Swanson, James
or anything by Erik Larson or Nathaniel Philbrick
possibly Jon Krakauer (Into the Wild or Into Thin Air) or Sebastian Junger's Perfect Storm.