1. The Swerve, by Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton
2. In the Garden of Beasts, by Erik Larson, Broadway
3. Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey Into the Afterlife, by Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S
4. To Heaven and Back, by Mary C. Neal, Waterbrook
5. The Untethered Soul, by Michael A. Singer, New Harbinger
6. Catherine the Great, by Robert K. Massie, Random House
7. Bossypants, by Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books
8. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns), by Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers
9. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2013, by Old Farmer's Almanac
10. Arguably, by Christopher Hitchens, Twelve
11. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, Broadway
12. Unlikely Friendships, by Jennifer S. Holland, Workman
13. Tiny Beautiful Things, by Cheryl Strayed, Vintage
14. How to Be a Woman, by Caitlin Moran, Harper Perennial
15. The Best American Essays 2012, by David Brooks, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner
