1. Wild, by Cheryl Strayed, Vintage
2. Orange Is the New Black, by Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau
3. Unlikely Loves, by Jennifer S. Holland, Workman
4. Quiet, by Susan Cain, Broadway
5. Proof of Heaven, by Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S
6. Far From the Tree, by Andrew Solomon, Scribner
7. Brain on Fire, by Susannah Cahalan, S&S
8. How Music Works, by David Byrne, McSweeney's
9. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2014, by Old Farmer's Almanac
10. Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher, by Timothy Egan, Mariner
11. The Best American Essays 2013, by Cheryl Strayed, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner
12. Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman, FSG
13. The Gifts of Imperfection, by Brene Brown, Hazelden
14. The Best American Infographics 2013, by Gareth Cook (Ed.), Mariner
15. The Untethered Soul, by Michael A. Singer, New Harbinger