1. What If?, by Randall Munroe, Houghton Mifflin
2. What I Know for Sure, by Oprah Winfrey, Flatiron
3. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book, by Diane Muldrow, Golden Books
4. 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi, by Mitchell Zuckoff, Twelve
5. World Order, by Henry Kissinger, Penguin Press
6. In the Kingdom of Ice, by Hampton Sides, Doubleday
7. The Organized Mind, by Daniel J. Levitin, Dutton
8. David and Goliath, by Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown
9. Think Like a Freak, by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow
10. Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success: Discovering Your Gift and the Way to Life's Riches, by Steve Harvey, Amistad Press
11. Diary of a Mad Diva, by Joan Rivers, Berkley
12. Flash Boys, by Michael Lewis, Norton
13. Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion, by Sam Harris, S&S
14. The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life, by Chris Guillebeau, Harmony
15. A Spy Among Friends, by Ben Macintyre, Crown