Top Shelf: Recommended reading

Recommendations of recent books from the staffs of a rotating list of Bay Area independent bookstores. This week's list is from Books Inc. Berkeley, 1760 Fourth St., Berkeley. (510) 525-7777. www.booksinc.net.

Fiction

The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling,

by Peter Ackroyd: The author retells Geoffrey Chaucer's classic in fresh, modern prose.

The Greek Poets: Homer to the Present,

edited by Peter Constantine, Rachel Hadas, Edmund Keeley, Karen Van Dyck: A beautiful edition, covering classic poetry from the familiar to the lesser known.

Best European Fiction 2010,

edited by Aleksandar Hemon: In what it promises will be a yearly offering, Dalkey Archive Press presents a collection reflecting what's noteworthy in European fiction.

American Salvage,

by Bonnie Jo Campbell: A brilliant collection of stories that are so authentic that you turn your senses over to each one and believe you are part of the book.

Too Much Happiness: Stories,

by Alice Munro: This book reminds us of why we love Munro: Her 10 new stories are always complex and compelling and often provocative.

Nonfiction

Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know,

by Alexandra Horowitz: What is going on in your dog's head? This fascinating book will help you understand what those various yips and barks mean.

Jazz,

by Gary Giddins and Scott DeVeaux: Giddins, the noted jazz historian, pairs up with DeVeaux, a jazz scholar, for a masterful history of America's "classical music."

The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom,

by Graham Farmelo: A compelling story of the Nobel Prize winner - and you don't have to be a scientist to appreciate his story.

Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815,

by Gordon S. Wood: A massive history of the young United States, from the end of Washington's presidency to the War of 1812.

The Complete America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook, 2001-2010,

by America's Test Kitchen: Every single recipe from 10 years of the hit television show. Do we have to say more?
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