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VPL - Books Just For You - Award Winning, Fantasy, Humour, New & Popular in eBook

This list is created by a VPL staff for a fan of Harry Potter, Avatar, 8 Rules of Love, and The Art of Taking It Easy, as well as wanting books about psychology and well-being.

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15 items

  • "Genre fans will easily pick up the many nods to J.K. Rowling and C.S. Lewis, not to mention J.R.R. Tolkien in the climactic battle between the bad guy and a magician." -- Publishers Weekly
    eBook, 2009New York : Viking, 2009.
  • "Dry wit, surprising reversals of fortune, and a clever if offbeat plot make this a winner." -- Publishers Weekly
    eBook, 2012New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2012.
  • "...this is genuinely terrific. The worldbuilding is rock solid, the plot is propulsive, and readers will be clamoring for a sequel as soon as they read the last page." -- Library Journal
    eBook, 2019New York : Flatiron Books, 2019.
  • "The brisk plot makes this a page-turner that confronts darkness but is never overwhelmed by it. Fantasy fans will love this fast-paced adventure, with its complex magic system, thoughtful hero and bold heroine." -- Kirkus
    eBook, 2015New York : Tor Books, a Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2015.
  • "Chakraborty's grasp of Middle Eastern history, folklore, and culture inspires a swiftly moving plot, richly drawn characters, and a beautifully constructed world that will entrance fantasy aficionados." -- Library Journal
    eBook, 2017New York, NY : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017.
  • "Bibliophiles will go wild for this engaging debut, as Cogman hits all the high notes for enjoyable fantasy. Intriguing characters and fast-paced action are wrapped up in a spellbinding, well-built world." -- Library Journal
    eBook, 2016New York City : ROC, [2016]
  • "Elegantly told and layered with images of tales to come, this richly detailed "autobiography" of a hero is highly recommended for libraries of any size."
    eBook, 2007New York : DAW Books ; [2007]
  • "... the result is a classic, gently barbed upper-crust comedy mixed with magical thrills, modern social consciousness, and a hint of political intrigue." -- Kirkus
    eBook, 2015New York : ACE Books, 2015.
  • "... Gaiman's story is consistently witty, suspenseful, and hair-raisingly imaginative in its contemporary transpositions of familiar folk and mythic materials (one can read Neverwhere as a postmodernist punk Faerie Queene)." -- Kirkus
    eBook, 2001New York : PerfectBound, 2001.
  • "A sharp, heartfelt story about loners working together for the sake of a shared adventure." -- Booklist
    eBook, 2019Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade and Reference, 2019.
  • "... it's a lucid, marvelously readable guide to spotting—and correcting—our biased misunderstandings of the world." -- Publishers Weekly
    eBook, 2011Toronto : Doubleday Canada, 2011.
  • How to Calm Your Mind

    Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times

    Bailey, Chris, 1989-
    "Bailey’s discussion of how dopamine and serotonin influence feelings of productivity brings scientific rigor to his observations, which are sensible and occasionally counterintuitive. This practical manual is worth slowing down for." -- Publishers…
    eBook, 2022Random House, Incorporated, 2022.
  • "The ideas may be disconcerting, but they're backed by solid research and presented with persuasive charm and wit." -- Kirkus
    eBook, 2009Random House, Incorporated, 2009.
  • Relax, Dammit!

    a User's Guide to the Age of Anxiety

    Caulfield, Timothy A., 1963-
    "Insightful, sometimes controversial, and always entertaining, Relax, Dammit! is a surprising and liberating guide to modern life." -- CBC
    eBook, 2020Penguin Group (USA), Incorporated, 2020.
  • The Book of Awesome

    Snow Days, Bakery Air, Finding Money in Your Pocket, and Other Simple, Brilliant Things

    Pasricha, Neil
    "Though tongue-in-cheek, Pasricha emerges a committed but inviting optimist, combating life's unending stream of bad news by identifying opportunities to ""share a universal high five with humanity."" Readers looking for simple, unsentimental…
    eBook, 2010New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2010]