1. The Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown, Penguin
2. Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand, Random House
3. This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage, by Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial
4. The Heart of Everything That Is, by Bob Drury, Tom Clavin, S&S
5. Wild, by Cheryl Strayed, Vintage
6. Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls, by David Sedaris, Back Bay
7. Zealot, by Reza Aslan, Random House
8. Brain on Fire, by Susannah Cahalan, S&S
9. The Power of Habit, by Charles Duhigg, Random House
10. The Map of Heaven, by Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S
11. The Smartest Kids in the World, by Amanda Ripley, S&S
12. Orange Is the New Black, by Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau
13. Bad Feminist, by Roxane Gay, Harper Perennial
14. The Men Who United the States, by Simon Winchester, Harper Perennial
15. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership, by Harvard Business School Press
On the Rise:
18. Little Failure, by Gary Shteyngart, Random House
Shteyngart's candid, witty, and deeply poignant account of his life so far.