1. Wild, by Cheryl Strayed, Vintage
2. Proof of Heaven, by Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S
3. Quiet, by Susan Cain, Broadway
4. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns), by Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers
5. Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman, FSG
6. The End of Your Life Book Club, by Will Schwalbe, Vintage
7. Hallucinations, by Oliver Sacks, Vintage
8. Let's Pretend This Never Happened, by Jenny Lawson, Berkley
9. Wreck This Journal, by Keri Smith, Perigee
10. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay
11. Bossypants, by Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books
12. The Black Count, by Tom Reiss, Broadway
13. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, by Anna Quindlen, Random House
14. In the Garden of Beasts, by Erik Larson, Broadway
15. The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, Scribner
On the Rise:
16. How Children Succeed, by Paul Tough, Mariner
Tough shows how researchers and educators are using the tools of science to peel back the mysteries of character, and reveals how this new knowledge can transform young people's lives.
