1. Orange Is the New Black, by Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau
2. Wild, by Cheryl Strayed, Vintage
3. Quiet, by Susan Cain, Broadway
4. Proof of Heaven, by Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S
5. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2014, by Old Farmer's Almanac
6. Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher, by Timothy Egan, Mariner
7. Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson, S&S
8. The End of Your Life Book Club, by Will Schwalbe, Vintage
9. Elsewhere, by Richard Russo, Vintage
10. Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman, FSG
11. Brain on Fire, by Susannah Cahalan, S&S
12. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay
13. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns), by Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers
14. The Four Agreements, by Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen
15. Hallucinations, by Oliver Sacks, Vintage
On the Rise:
16. How Music Works, by David Byrne, McSweeney's
Byrne's brainy, irresistible, and impassioned argument about music’s liberating, life-affirming power.
