1. Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, Random House
2. The Social Animal, by David Brooks, Random House
3. Unfamiliar Fishes, by Sarah Vowell, Riverhead
4. Blood, Bones & Butter, by Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House
5. Moonwalking With Einstein, by Joshua Foer, Penguin Press
6. Cleopatra, by Stacy Schiff, Little Brown
7. The Information, by James Gleick, Pantheon
8. Life, by Keith Richards, Little Brown
9. Townie, by Andre Dubus, III, Norton
10. Physics of the Future, by Michio Kaku, Doubleday
11. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, by Amy Chua, Penguin Press
12. The Money Class, by Suze Orman, Spiegel & Grau
13. Love Wins, by Rob Bell, HarperOne
14. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana, by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Harper
15. Autobiography of Mark Twain, by Mark Twain, University of California Press
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20. It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living, by Dan Savage, Terry Miller (Eds.), Dutton
A collection of essays inspiring hope for LGBT youth facing harassment that reminds them that they are not alone.
