1. Hyperbole and a Half, by Allie Brosh, Touchstone
2. Unlikely Loves, by Jennifer S. Holland, Workman
3. Wild, by Cheryl Strayed, Vintage
4. Quiet, by Susan Cain, Broadway
5. Orange Is the New Black, by Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau
6. Proof of Heaven, by Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S
7. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2014, by Old Farmer's Almanac
8. How Music Works, by David Byrne, McSweeney's
9. 12 Years a Slave, by Solomon Northup, Penguin
10. The World Until Yesterday, by Jared Diamond, Penguin
11. Dog Shaming, by Pascale Lemire, Three Rivers Press
12. Brain on Fire, by Susannah Cahalan, S&S
13. Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher, by Timothy Egan, Mariner
14. Far From the Tree, by Andrew Solomon, Scribner
15. Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman, FSG