1. Wild, by Cheryl Strayed, Vintage
2. Proof of Heaven, by Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S
3. Quiet, by Susan Cain, Broadway
4. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, by Anna Quindlen, Random House
5. Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman, FSG
6. Let's Pretend This Never Happened, by Jenny Lawson, Berkley
7. Why Does the World Exist?, by Jim Holt, Liveright
8. Control: Exposing the Truth About Guns, by Glenn Beck, Threshold Editions
9. The Swerve, by Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton
10. America the Beautiful, by Ben Carson, Zondervan
11. Bossypants, by Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books
12. Escape From Camp 14, by Blaine Harden, Penguin
13. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns), by Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers
14. In the Garden of Beasts, by Erik Larson, Broadway
15. The Four Agreements, by Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen
On the Rise:
21. What My Mother Gave Me, by Elizabeth Benedict (Ed.), Algonquin
Thirty-one original pieces explore the relationships between mothers and daughters.
