1. Just Kids, by
Patti Smith, Ecco
2. Inside of a Dog, by
Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner
3. Zeitoun, by
Dave Eggers, Vintage
4. What the Dog Saw, by
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay
5. The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have, by
Mark Nepo, Conari
6. The Glass Castle, by
Jeannette Walls, Scribner
7. Taking the Leap, by
Pema Chodron, Shambhala
8. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress, by
Rhoda Janzen, Holt
9. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2011,
World Almanac
10. NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children, by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman, Twelve
11. Three Cups of Tea, by
Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, Penguin
12. The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right, by
Atul Gawande, Picador
13. Where Men Win Glory, by
J on Krakauer, Anchor
14. Stones Into Schools, by
Greg Mortenson, Penguin
15. Eat, Pray, Love, by
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin
16. The King's Speech, by
Mark Logue and Peter Conradi, Sterling