1. The Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown, Penguin
2. Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls, by David Sedaris, Back Bay
3. Behind the Beautiful Forevers, by Katherine Boo, Random House
4. One Summer: America, 1927, by Bill Bryson, Anchor
5. Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East, by Scott Anderson, Anchor
6. Heaven Is for Real, by Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson
7. Dad Is Fat, by Jim Gaffigan, Three Rivers Press
8. The Power of Habit, by Charles Duhigg, Random House
9. Wild, by Cheryl Strayed, Vintage
10. Brain on Fire, by Susannah Cahalan, S&S
11. Orange Is the New Black, by Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau
12. Proof of Heaven, by Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S
13. Hyperbole and a Half, by Allie Brosh, Touchstone
14. Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence, by Joseph J. Ellis, Vintage
15. American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms, by Chris Kyle, Morrow
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16. A Higher Call, by Adam Makos, Berkley
The true story of what has been called the most incredible encounter between enemies in World War II.