10 best books of December 2014 as selected by Amazon's editors

Check out what Amazon staff chose as the best titles being released this month.

9. 'Safety Tips for Living Alone,' by Jim Shepard

"Project X" writer Shepard's work centers on men who travel to work on a surveillance platform off Long Island and the families they leave behind. The men are put in danger as a strong storm approaches. It's based on the real-life incident involving Texas Tower Number 4. "It's sort of thriller-ish," says Nelson, She compares it to Sebastian Junger's "The Perfect Storm" in that "there are people behind the story." 

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