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VPL - Books Just for You - Non-Fiction and Science Fiction

This list was created for a patron who enjoyed Being Mortal (Atul Gawande), The Big Necessity (Rose George), Brave New World (Huxley) as well as the TV series MasterChef Junior & The Good Wife. The patron did not enjoy Fawlty Towers, Big Bang Theory, John Green, or James Joyce. The Patron would like to read some general fiction, non-fiction, and Science Fiction books in series.

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  • In book 1 of the Books of Babel series, mild mannered Thomas Senlin becomes separated from his wife while honeymooning on the fascinating but dangerous Tower of Babel. Fans of adventure and world building will love this series. Stay tuned for Vol 3…
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Orbit, Hachette Book Group, 2018
  • This complex and intriguing dystopian novel is set at an unspecified time in the near future. Nanotechnology is used to monitor our health and initiate healing processes. On the negative side, our identities can now be hacked and embodiments…
    Book, 2012New York : Black Cat, c2012.
  • In post-Apocalyptic Scotland, scientists are searching for a cure for a disease that transforms its victims into killing machines. 15-year-old Stephen Greaves may be their best hope.
    Book, 2017New York, NY : Orbit, 2017.
  • This brilliant tale is about a man hunted by a conceptual shark. For fans of unique prose stylists and metaphysical fiction. An original voice for fans of Moby Dick AND Jaws.
    Book, 2008Toronto : Harper Perennial, 2008.
  • If you enjoyed Tanya Huff's Confederation series, you will be keen to start The Peacekeeper series which continues the story. In book 1, Gunnery Sergeant Torin Kerr has formed an elite corp to take on missions the Confederation wouldn't deal with.
    Book, 2015New York, NY : DAW Books, Inc., [2015]
  • Dawn of the New Everything

    Encounters With Reality and Virtual Reality

    Lanier, Jaron
    Written by one of the founders of virtual reality (VR), Jaron Manier’s passion for and knowledge of VR is undeniable in this part-autobiographical, part-science based writing. Lanier incorporates stories from his childhood alongside the development…
    Book, 2017New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2017.
  • Do No Harm

    Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery

    Marsh, Henry, 1950-
    As one of Britain's best-known neurosurgeons, Henry Marsh is uniquely qualified to discuss the intricacies of the human brain. Marsh's account also provides insight into the drama of the operating theatre where the surgeon often has to make god-like…
    Book, 2015New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2015.
  • This metaphysical crime noir novel is set in the adjoining cities of Beszel and Ul Qoma. In this cold-war style plot, the citizens of each city are aware of the presence of the other, but sightings must remain unseen. Infractions are dealt with by a…
    Book, 2009New York : Del Rey Ballantine Books, 2009.
  • Stiff

    the Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

    Roach, Mary
    What happens to our bodies after we die? Roach takes a respectful and , at times, humorous approach to processes and outcomes in this fascinating book. This might be a good choice for fans of Atul Gawande's Being Mortal Illness, Medicine and What…
    Book, 2003New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2003.
  • Bottlemania

    How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It

    Royte, Elizabeth
    If you enjoyed The Big Necessity, you might also enjoy this look at the curious phenomenon of bottled water.
    Book, 2008New York : Bloomsbury : Distributed to the trade by Macmillan, 2008.
  • In book 1 of this near-future thriller Lock-In, 1% of the world's population has succumbed to a rampant virus known as Haden's Syndrome that reduces its victims to a state of alert paralysis. 25 years later, two F.B.I. agents are assigned to a…
    Book, 2014New York, NY : Tor, Published by Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, 2014.
  • Wu’s fourth novel has been compared to the writings of Haruki Murakami and David Mitchell. The novel is part realist fiction and part magic realism. When Alile’i, an aboriginal Taiwanese boy from the imaginary island of Wayo Wayo, is lost at sea, he…
    Book, 2013New York : Pantheon Books, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House company, [2013]