Amazon.com lists the best selling books, updated daily, on their website athttp://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2015/books Here are the top adult bestsellers for 2015 as of December 30, 2015.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo 
 Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee  Request this item Request this item in large print Request this item in audio All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr  Request this item Request this item in large print Request this item in audio The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins  Request this item Request this item in large print To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee  Request this item Request this item in large print Request this item in audio Request this item in DVD Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton  Request this item The Martian by Andy Weir  Request this item If you want any more suggestions or ideas, please call or come in the library today! |
December 31, 2015
2015 Best Sellers on Amazon.com
December 30, 2015
Put a Ring On It
 Put a Ring On It by Beth Kendrick
Summary: The author of New
Uses for Old Boyfriends returns to the Delaware seashore town of Black
Dog Bay, where one woman learns to put passion before practicality…
Brighton Smith doesn’t do outrageous. As an insurance actuary, it’s her job to assess risk and avoid bad investments. But when her fiancĂ© calls to confess he’s married someone else on a whim (“I looked at her and I just knew!”), she snaps… That night, at a local bar, Jake Sorensen—hot, rich, and way out of her league—buys Brighton a cocktail. At midnight, she kisses him. And by dawn, they’re exchanging vows at a drive-through chapel. Brighton knows Jake is a bad bet, but she doesn’t care. After a lifetime of playing it safe, she’s finally having fun. Until the whirlwind romance gives way to painful reality...and Brighton finds out the truth about why a guy like Jake married a girl like her. With her heart on the line and the odds stacked against them, Brighton must decide whether to cut her losses or take a leap of faith that this love affair is one in a million.
Angie’s comments: Realistic? No, but the book is fun, and I can’t help but root
for Brighton and Jake. The book is fast-paced, and it mixes sexy with sweet.
Recommended for readers of contemporary
romance.
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December 29, 2015
Forgotten Tales of Indiana
 Forgotten Tales of Indiana by Keven McQueen
Summary: Author Keven
McQueen recalls a time when skunk farms, which allegedly produced a cure for
rheumatism, were speckled throughout the countryside and a miserable woman tied
her husband to a fence post, coated him with salt and intended to let the cows
lick him to death."? Meet the King of the Ghouls, an accomplished grave
robber and notorious murderer, and a man so convinced he was an ox that he
often joined neighborhood cattle for a bite of grass, and discover ghosts,
monsters, giant skeletons and more in this collection of outlandish tales from
the Hoosier State."
Angie’s comments: Some interesting tales from Indiana – complete with stories
about body snatchers, murders, and other intriguing events. Quick, easy book to
read.
Recommended for readers interested in local
lore.
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December 28, 2015
Washi Tape Crafts
 Washi Tape Crafts: 110 Ways to Decorate Just About Anything by Amy Anderson
Summary: It’s the definitive
washi tape craft book for adults. Washi tape—the Japanese decorative paper tape
that’s easy to tear, peel, stick and re-stick—is transformative, fun, and
remarkably easy to use. It’s also never been hotter. Now comes the only adult
washi tape craft book packaged with the tape itself—ten rolls, with 18 feet in
each roll—making it a complete kit and outstanding value.
Packed full of amazing projects and ideas, it’s the book and tape kit that shows all the ways to be creative with washi tape. The book includes techniques: precision tearing, wrapping, and weaving. How to make bows, rosettes, and other shapes. How to seal and weatherproof designs to make them permanent. And 110 projects, with color photographs and step-by-step instructions, from custom photo frames to one-of-a-kind gifts. The possibilities are endless.
Angie’s comments: Great for crafters and even people who want to craft but don’t
want to mess with paints or glue. Lots of cute ideas for decoration! I really
liked the first chapter, where readers are introduced to washi tape and given
instructions on common techniques.
Recommended for crafters and decorators who
want another craft to try.
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December 25, 2015
Best of 2015: Goodreads Part 2
Goodreads gave participants the chance to vote for their favorite books of the year. The winners are available at https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-books-2015. Here are some winners that Tipton County Public Library owns! Here is the continuation of the Goodreads winners blog from yesterday.
Non-Fiction: Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari 
 History and Biography: Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson  Request this item Request this item in large print Request this item in audio Science and Technology: Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, Seaworld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish by John Hargrove  Request this item Food and Cookbooks: The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinnertime by Ree Drummond  Request this item Graphic Novels and Comics: Saga, Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples  Request this item Debut Goodreads author: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard  Request this item If you want any more suggestions or ideas, please call or come in the library today! |
December 24, 2015
Best of 2015: Goodreads Part 1
Goodreads gave participants the chance to vote for their favorite books of the year. The winners are available at https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-books-2015. Here are some winners that Tipton County Public Library owns! The rest of the Goodreads award winners will be on the blog tomorrow.
Fiction: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee 
Request this item in large print Historical Fiction: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah  Request this item Request this item in large print Request this item in audio Fantasy: Trigger Warning by Neil Gaiman  Request this item Request this item in audio Romance: Confess by Colleen Hoover  Request this item Science Fiction: Golden Son by Pierce Brown  Request this item Horror: Saint Odd by Dean Koontz  Request this item Request this item in large print Request this item in audio Humor: Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling  Request this item If you want any more suggestions or ideas, please call or come in the library today! |
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