1. Cleopatra: A Life, by Stacy Schiff, Back Bay
2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, Broadway
3. Unlikely Friendships, by Jennifer S. Holland, Workman
4. Heaven Is for Real, by Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson
5. Empire of the Summer Moon, by S.C. Gwynne, Scribner
6. Just Kids, by Patti Smith, Ecco
7. Born to Run, by Christopher McDougall, Vintage
8. F in Exams, by Richard Benson, Chronicle
9. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay
10. The Emperor of All Maladies, by Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner
11. Let's Take the Long Way Home, by Gail Caldwell, Random House
12. The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin, Harper
13. Life, by Keith Richards, Back Bay
14. The Hare With Amber Eyes, by Edmund de Waal, Picador
15. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2012, by Old Farmer's Almanac
