1. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, Broadway
2. Cleopatra, by Stacy Schiff, Back Bay
3. Heaven Is for Real, by Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson
4. Unlikely Friendships, by Jennifer S. Holland, Workman
5. At Home, by Bill Bryson, Anchor
6. Empire of the Summer Moon, by S.C. Gwynne, Scribner
7. The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin, Harper
8. The Hare With Amber Eyes, by Edmund de Waal, Picador
9. Born to Run, by Christopher McDougall, Vintage
10. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2012, Old Farmer's Almanac
11. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2012, by Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac
12. Just Kids, by Patti Smith, Ecco
13. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay
14. The Warmth of Other Suns, by Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage
15. The Emperor of All Maladies, by Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner
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17. Bossypants, by Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.
