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