1. The Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown, Penguin
2. I Am Malala, by Malala Yousafzai, Back Bay
3. Think Like a Freak, by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow
4. Wild, by Cheryl Strayed, Vintage
5. How Not to Be Wrong, by Jordan Ellenberg, Penguin
6. David and Goliath, by Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay
7. The Secret History of Wonder Woman, by Jill Lepore, Vintage
8. We Should All Be Feminists, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor
9. You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life, by Jen Sincero, Running Press
10. The Sixth Extinction, by Elizabeth Kolbert, Picador USA
11. The Opposite of Loneliness, by Marina Keegan, Scribner
12. What the Dog Knows, by Cat Warren, Touchstone
13. The Mockingbird Next Door: Life With Harper Lee, by Marja Mills, Penguin
14. Orange Is the New Black, by Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau
15. A Deadly Wandering, by Matt Richtel, Morrow