Conversation 1:
From reading the conversation, it seems to me the customer enjoys a nonfiction book written from a strong woman's viewpoint. She likes books where people are in-touch with their most inner self or "finding themselves". With this information, I would recommend the book Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed because the author lost her way when her mother died and she decided she would hike thousands of miles through various trails and deserts on her own to find herself and live her life without her mother. This book was also a part of Oprah's 2.0 Book Club which the customer also enjoyed.
Conversation 2:
I gather the customer wants a book that involves vampires without the extended dialogue and sappy teen love story. I would start with a classic in this case with Dracula by Bram Stoker since it is the father of all vampire books by introducing the world to Count Dracula and his attempt to move from Transylvania to England to find new blood. (Pun intended) I would also recommend Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice...wait, maybe ANY vampire book by Anne Rice since that was her go-to storyline for several years. In regards to Interview with a Vampire, there is a love story involved, but I have heard it isn't anywhere near as sappy as Twilight.
Conversation 3:
I gather this customer is looking for a fast-paced nonfiction book with a touch of murder and mystery. I would recommend a book I remember being very popular several years ago entitled The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Eric Lawson. While I have never read it, I have been told it is narrative nonfiction book that has several twists and turns surrounding a serial killer who used the World's Fair to lure victims to their untimely death.
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