1. In the Garden of Beasts, by Erik Larson, Broadway
2. The Swerve, by Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton
3. Arguably, by Christopher Hitchens, Twelve
4. Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World, by Michael Lewis, Norton
5. How to Be a Woman, by Caitlin Moran, Harper Perennial
6. Bossypants, by Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books
7. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, Broadway
8. Tiny Beautiful Things, by Cheryl Strayed, Vintage
9. 1493, by Charles C. Mann, Vintage
10. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2013, by Old Farmer's Almanac
11. Unlikely Friendships, by Jennifer S. Holland, Workman
12. Turn Right at Machu Picchu, by Mark Adams, Plume
13. To Heaven and Back, by Mary C. Neal, Waterbrook
14. F for Effort!, by Richard Benson, Chronicle
15. F in Exams, by Richard Benson, Chronicle