The Best of 2002
Explore the best books of 2002 with our curated list of top titles, from bestselling novels to award-winning reads. Discover literary gems from a standout year!
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The Lovely Bones
by Alice Sebold
Sebold's mesmerizing and luminous first novel--a #1 national bestseller--builds a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, and even joy, following an unspeakable tragedy.
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Life of Pi
by Yann Martel
Sixteen-year-old Pi Patel is stranded in a lifeboat on the Pacific Ocean with only a 450-pound Bengal tiger for company, and must learn to survive both tiger and ocean.
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Truly Madly Manhattan
by Nora Roberts
General Adult. Single mother Hester Wallace reluctantly begins to care about comic book creator Mitch Dempsey; and cynical Booth DeWitt becomes unwillingly fascinated with actress Ariel Kirkwood, who is playing the role of his cruel ex-wife.
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The Winston Brothers
by Lori Foster
The four Winston brothers--Mack, Cole, Zane, and Chase--are handsome, proud, passionate, and tenderhearted. Left alone after their parents' deaths, they learned to depend on each other--and to cherish the bonds of blood and brotherhood that held them together.
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Prey
by Michael Crichton
A cloud of nanoparticles - all programmed to become predators - has escaped from a laboratory in Nevada.
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Conquering the Mysteries and Lies of Grief
by Sherry Russell
Conquering the Mysteries and Lies of Grief presents an innovative investigation into loss. Being based on hundreds of interviews along with personal experience, the book clarifies how and why grief catapults us into a crisis, threatening our mental, physical, and spiritual health. Through the revealing frank conversations, you discover fresh information on how to take an active role in your grief, while adjusting to new realities. You learn how to handle the "snootful of shoulds" while finding out the variables that make your grief so unique. Grief takes you on a bizarre maze like journey allowing you to explore and plow through your pain to get to a life filled with goals and not despair. Conquering the Mysteries and Lies of Grief does not tiptoe around the powerful reality of grief. Grief is miserable, unpredictable, and intimidating work, however, by understanding the domino effect of loss you can go on to live a life of graciousness and radiance.
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Bjoyfl
by Lynn Barry
Bjoyfl is a humorous quirky tale about the lessons an older student learns inside and outside the walls of lecture halls. Her pursuit of happiness seems more like a course in frustration 101, or a well- researched paper on relationships that make you feel like screaming or tearing your hair out. Do any of us ever really achieve the inner peace we want to achieve, or are we all just plodding through life with no clue? Explore the seemingly weird path this single woman goes down during her quest to discover what the heck will ever make her happy. Men and women who love Barrys humorous dark novel Puddles will also enjoy Bjoyfl.
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Hard Eight
by Janet Evanovich
The #1 bestselling phenomenon continues in the eighth Stephanie Plum novel. The stakes get higher, the crimes get nastier, the chases get faster, and the men get hotter. This time Stephanie, Morelli, Ranger. Lula, Valerie, and Grandma Mazur are strapped in for the ride of their lives. Stephanie is hired to find a missing child. But things aren't always as they seem and Stephanie must determine if she's working for the right side of the law. Plus, there's the Morelli question: can a Jersey girl keep her head on straight when more than just bullets are aimed for her heart? And with the Plum and Morelli relationship looking rocky, is it time for Ranger to move in for the kill? Janet Evanovich's latest thriller proves that Hard Eight will never be enough.
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Shrink Rap
by Robert B. Parker
Boston private detective Sunny Randall agrees to protect a touring writer from her abusive ex-husband, but she quickly learns that the stalker in question is much more sophisticated, intelligent, and potentially deadly than most.