1. The Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown, Penguin
2. Wild, by Cheryl Strayed, Vintage
3. David and Goliath, by Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay
4. Talk Like TED, by Carmine Gallo, St. Martin's Griffin
5. What the Dog Knows, by Cat Warren, Touchstone
6. The Opposite of Loneliness, by Marina Keegan, Scribner
7. We Should All Be Feminists, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor
8. The Sixth Extinction, by Elizabeth Kolbert, Picador USA
9. Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes, and Politics, by Charles Krauthammer, Crown Forum
10. 10% Happier, by Dan Harris, Dey Street
11. Tibetan Peach Pie, by Tom Robbins, Ecco
12. Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, Random House
13. The Lady in Gold, by Anne-Marie O'Connor, Vintage
14. Flash Boys, by Michael Lewis, Norton
15. How to Love, by Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press
On the Rise:
16. The Arsenal of Democracy, by A.J. Baime, Mariner
Baime's dramatic narrative of how the Ford Motor Company went from making automobiles to producing the airplanes that would mean the difference between winning and losing World War II.