1. Hillbilly Elegy, by J.D. Vance, Harper
2. South and West, by Joan Didion, Knopf
3. Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Knopf
4. The Book of Joy, by The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Avery
5. The Stranger in the Woods, by Michael Finkel, Knopf
6. The Hidden Life of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben, Greystone Books
7. When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Kalanithi, Random House
8. Unshakeable, by Tony Robbins, S&S
9. Homo Deus, by Yuval Noah Harari, Harper
10. Killing the Rising Sun, by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt
11. Born a Crime, by Trevor Noah, Spiegel & Grau
12. The Undoing Project, by Michael Lewis, Norton
13. Emotional Intelligence 2.0, by Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves, Talentsmart
14. The Little Book of Hygge, by Meik Wiking, Morrow
15. Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Spiegel & Grau
On the Rise:
16. Eyes Wide Open, by Isaac Lidsky, TarcherPerigee
In sharing his hard-won insights, Lidsky shows us to confront life's trials with initiative, humor, and grace.