1. A Fighting Chance, by Elizabeth Warren, Metropolitan
2. Flash Boys, by Michael Lewis, Norton
3. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book, by Diane Muldrow, Golden Books
4. Congratulations, by the Way, by George Saunders, Random House
5. Capital in the Twenty-First Century, by Thomas Piketty, Belknap Press
6. David and Goliath, by Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown
7. Thrive, by Arianna Huffington, Harmony
8. Everybody's Got Something, by Robin Roberts, Veronica Chambers, Grand Central
9. Uganda Be Kidding Me, by Chelsea Handler, Grand Central
10. The Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown, Viking
11. 10% Happier, by Dan Harris, It Books
12. Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty, by Diane Keaton, Random House
13. The Sixth Extinction, by Elizabeth Kolbert, Holt
14. The Divide, by Matt Taibbi, Spiegel & Grau
15. Emotional Intelligence 2.0, by Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves, Talentsmart
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19. You Are Not Special: ... and Other Encouragements, by David McCullough, Jr., Ecco
This expansion of David McCullough, Jr.'s popular commencement speech is a love letter to students and parents as well as a guide to a truly fulfilling, happy life.