Friday, November 14, 2014

Amazon's Best Books of 2014

This week, Amazon.com released its list of the best 100 books of the year.  You can view the winners in a number of different categories, including Audiobooks, Cookbooks & Food Writing, and Gift Picks.

The list also features the best children's book by age, holiday books by theme, and a few celebrity favorites.

The number one pick of the year was Everything I Never Told You, a novel by Celeste Ng.

Everything I Never Told You
By Celeste Ng

Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee, a girl who inherited her mother's bright blue eyes and her father's jet-black hair. Her parents are determined that Lydia will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue. When Lydia's body is found in the local lake, the delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Lee family together tumbles into chaos, forcing them to confront the long-kept secrets that have been slowly pulling them apart.

Other books on Amazon's list include:
The Innovators By Walter Isaacson
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The Slanted Door:
Modern Vietnamese Food
By Charles Phan

The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace By Jeff Hobbs
All the Light We Cannot SeeBy Anthony Doerr


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