 | 12. Twelve drummers drumming Now that would be loud! Here are 12 notable best seller books to beat your drums to instead: - The Help, by Kathryn Stockett
- Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout
- The Girl Who Played with Fire, by Stieg Larsson
- The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein
- The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski
- The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown
- The Shack, by William P. Young
- The Year of the Flood, by Margaret Atwood
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
- The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery
- Loving Frank, by Nancy Horan
- Sarah's Keys, by Tatiana de Rosnay
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 | 11. Eleven pipers piping, Let's get our pipes, look all colligate like, and peruse through these Non-Fiction type books: - What the Dog Saw, by Malcolm Gladwell
- Crush it!, by Gary Vaynerchuk
- $20 Per Gallon: How the Inevitable Rise in the Price of Gasoline Will Change Our Lives for the Better, by Christopher Steiner
- Always looking Up, by Michael J. Fox
- NurtureShock, by Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman
- Home Game, by Michael Lewis
- American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, by Jon Meacham
- Wicked Plants, by Amy Stewart
- Trust Agents, by Chris Brogan & Julien Smith
- True Compass: A Memoir, by Edward M. Kennedy
- Have a Little Faith, by Mitch Albom
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 | 10. Ten lords a-leaping, How about books a-leaping onto the movie screen? Read it before you see it: - My Sister's Keeper, by Jodi Picoult
- Revolutionary Road, by Richard Yates
- The Time Traveler’s Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
- The Blind Side, by Michael Lewis
- The Reader, by Bernhard Schlink
- Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak
- New Moon, by Stephanie Meyer
- Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously, by Julie Powell
- Precious, by Sapphire
- The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold
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 | 9. Nine ladies dancing, Here are 9 inspiring lady authors/characters who we think it would be fun to go dancing with: - Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert herself)
- Velva Jean Learns to Drive, by Jennifer Niven (Character, Velva Jean)
- The Middle Place (Kelly Corrigan herself)
- Twenties Girl (Author, Sophie Kinsella)
- Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, by Alan Bradley (Character, Flavia)
- Traveling with Pomegranates (Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor themselves)
- The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder (Author, Rebecca Wells)
- Half Broke Horses, by Jeannette Walls (Character, Lily Casey Smith)
- Knit the Season: A Friday Night Knitting Club Novel (Author, Kate Jacobs)
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 | 8. Eight maids a-milking, Oh, come on, get with the times! Try vampires, zombie or some other kind of monster a-milking the blood out of their victims. Check out these creepy creature books:
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 | 7. Seven swans a-swimming, The swans are swimming with the fishes... just like some of the characters in these mystery books:
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 | 6. Six geese a-laying, How about we go "a-laying" with some romance books instead and get:
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 | 5. Five golden rings, How many books are there in "The Lord of the Rings"? Anyway, try these 5 Sci-Fier Fantasy books:
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 | 4. Four calling birds, Calling your momma to tell her a better team to root for than the one you like! We're calling out, stomping and shouting for sports! Get your sport on with:
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 | 3. Three French hens, Are these cooked French Hens? How about you pick up some already plucked ones and a copy of:
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 | 2. Two turtle doves, Why does it sound like that should be a chocolate to me? Probably because you can get those turtle chocolates with the nuts and the caramel, AND there are Dove Chocolates. For sweetness & peace's sake:
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 | 1. A partridge in a pear tree! We voted amungst ourselves, debated, and decided - our FAVORITE BB Book Club pick of the year was:
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