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. Empire of the Summer Moon, by S.C. Gwynne, Scribner
7. Born to Run, by Christopher McDougall, Vintage
8. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay
9. Just Kids, by Patti Smith, Ecco
10. The Emperor of All Maladies, by Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner
11. F in Exams, by Richard Benson, Chronicle
12. Let's Take the Long Way Home, by Gail Caldwell, Random House
13. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2012, by Old Farmer's Almanac
14. The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin, Harper
15. The Hare With Amber Eyes, by Edmund de Waal, Picador
ON THE RISE:
21. How to Live, by Sarah Bakewell, Other Press
Bakewell looks at the life and work of the Renaissance writer Michel de Montaigne.
