1. Cleopatra, by
Stacy Schiff, Little Brown
2. Unbroken, by
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House
3. Autobiography of Mark Twain, by
Mark Twain, University of California Press
4. Life, by
Keith Richards, Little Brown
5. Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life, by
Karen Armstrong, Knopf
6. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, by Amy Chua, Penguin Press
7. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by
Rebecca Skloot, Crown
8. I Remember Nothing, by
Nora Ephron, Knopf
9. Bird Cloud, by
Annie Proulx, Scribner
10. Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses, by Claire Dederer, FSG
11. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Book), by
Jon Stewart, Grand Central
12. Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That? by
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter
13. At Home, by
Bill Bryson, Doubleday
14. Decision Points, by
George W. Bush, Crown
15. The Emperor of All Maladies, by
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner
