In Conversation 1 the patron expressed interest in travel memoirs--especially ones that include the author's thoughts and reactions to the travel experience. She might like Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes. Like Elizabeth Gilbert, Mayes is a divorced woman who writes of her travel experiences and new life in Italy with detail, warmth and humor.
In Conversation 2 the patron expressed an interest in vampire books that were fast-paced and not based on the angst of a love interest. A rather quirky suggestion might be The Greyfriar by Clay and Cynthia Griffith. It begins in 1870 with vampires taking over the world and ends in 2020 with the survivors of humankind (led by the Greyfriar) in a fight to the death with the vampires. The story is quick-paced and is enhanced by the addition of Steampunk to aid the humans in their survival over the years.
In Conversation 3 the patron was excited about an historical nonfiction tale of exploration by Teddy Roosevelt. This reader might enjoy Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Albert Lansing. It is a vivid and gripping description of Shackleton's polar expedition that gets ice-bound for a year in the waters of Antarctica.
If the reader is actually more interested in historical nonfiction that's based on the U.S. presidents, he might enjoy Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard. Millard chronicles the life of James Garfield in his rise from poverty to the presidency. The tale of his death from poor medical decisions after being shot by a madman is bizarre and fascinating. Millard does an excellent job of describing the life and times of the Garfield era.
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