1. Barbarian Days, by William Finnegan, Penguin
2. The Wright Brothers, by David McCullough, S&S
3. Dead Wake, by Erik Larson, Broadway
4. H Is for Hawk, by Helen Macdonald, Grove Press
5. You Are a Badass, by Jen Sincero, Running Press
6. Alexander Hamilton, by Ron Chernow, Penguin
7. The Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown, Penguin
8. Killing Kennedy, by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard, St. Martin's Griffin
9. When to Rob a Bank: ...and 131 More Warped Suggestions and Well-Intended Rants, by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow (Debut)
10. Contagious, by Jonah Berger, S&S
11. The Soul of an Octopus, by Sy Montgomery, Atria
12. The Quartet, by Joseph J. Ellis, Vintage
13. Yes Please, by Amy Poehler, Dey Street
14. We Should All Be Feminists, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor
15. David and Goliath, by Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay
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16. Straight to Hell, by John Lefevre, Grove Press
Full of shocking lawlessness, boyish antics, and win-at-all-costs schemes, this is the definitive take on the excessive world of finance.
