1. The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, by David Brooks, Random House
2. Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, Random House
3. Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, by Joshua Foer, Penguin Press
4. Cleopatra, by Stacy Schiff, Little Brown
5. Blood, Bones & Butter, by Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House
6. The Information, by James Gleick, Pantheon
7. Life, by Keith Richards, Little Brown
8. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, by Amy Chua, Penguin Press
9. Townie, by Andre Dubus, III, Norton
10. A Widow's Story, by Joyce Carol Oates, Ecco Press
11. Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, by Karen Armstrong, Knopf
12. And Furthermore, by Judi Dench, St. Martin's
13. Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools, Including the Author, Who Went in Search of Them, by Donovan Hohn, Viking
14. Autobiography of Mark Twain, by Mark Twain, University of California Press
15. The Money Class: Learn to Create Your New American Dream, by Suze Orman, Spiegel & Grau
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16. The Company We Keep, by Robert Baer, Dayna Baer, Crown Publishing Group
