Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
by Elizabeth Gilbert (Paperback - Jan 30, 2007)

This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find, instead, what she truly wanted from life. Setting out for a year to study three different aspects of her nature amid three different cultures, Gilbert explored the art of pleasure in Italy and the art of devotion in India, and then a balance between the two on the Indonesian island of Bali. By turns rapturous and rueful, this wise and funny author (whom Booklist calls Anne Lamott’s hip, yoga- practicing, footloose younger sister) is poised to garner yet more adoring fans.

Life of Pi
by Yann Martel (Paperback - May 01, 2003)

Sixteen-year-old Pi Patel finds himself shipwrecked in the middle of the ocean- alone. Well, not exactly. There’s an orangutan, a zebra, a hyena, and a very hungry Bengal tiger with him. This is the story of how he survived. And, this is also his other story of how he lived through it all. Which do you believe?

The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd (Paperback - Jan 28, 2003)

Sue Monk Kidd's ravishing debut novel has stolen the hearts of reviewers and readers alike with its strong, assured voice. Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted stand-in mother, Rosaleen, insults three of the town's fiercest racists, Lily decides they should both escape to Tiburon, South Carolina--a town that holds the secret to her mother's past. There they are taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters who introduce Lily to a mesmerizing world of bees, honey, and the Black Madonna who presides over their household. This is a remarkable story about divine female power and the transforming power of love... a story that women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.

Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)
by Stephenie Meyer (Paperback - Sep 06, 2006)

Bella Swan and Edward Cullen don’t have a typical relationship. Yet it started out normal enough. Girl meets boy. They fall in love. Turns out he’s a vampire. Add to that, a group of tracker vampires who’ve decided to target her, and things were bound to get complicated.

The whole phenomenon started with this debut novel by Stephenie Meyer. The story continues with “New Moon”, “Eclipse”, and “Breaking Dawn”. Fans can also watch the film adaptations of the first two books in the series.