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#1 CALYPSO
David Sedaris
A collection of comedic stories on mortality, middle age and a beach house dubbed the Sea Section.
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#2 THE SOUL OF AMERICA
Jon Meacham
The present political climate is contextualized through the lens of difficult moments in American history.
On the bestsellers list for 6 weeks
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#3 TRUMP'S AMERICA
Newt Gingrich
The former speaker of the House’s views on the achievements of and obstacles facing the current administration.
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#4 THE SUN DOES SHINE
Anthony Ray Hinton with Lara Love Hardin
A wrongfully imprisoned man on death row becomes a beacon to his fellow inmates.
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#5 THE RESTLESS WAVE
John McCain and Mark Salter
A memoir by the Republican senator from Arizona.
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#6 HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND
Michael Pollan
A personal account of how psychedelics might help the mentally ill and people dealing with everyday challenges.
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#7 LINCOLN'S LAST TRIAL
Dan Abrams and David Fisher
The 1859 courtroom battle in which Abraham Lincoln defended the murderer of his protégé.
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#8 THREE DAYS IN MOSCOW
Bret Baier and Catherine Whitney
The Fox News anchor describes Ronald Reagan’s 1988 visit to the Soviet capital.
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#9 THE WORLD AS IT IS
Ben Rhodes
A memoir by the former speechwriter and deputy national security advisor to President Obama.
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#10 A HIGHER LOYALTY
James Comey
The former F.B.I. director recounts cases and personal events that shaped his outlook on justice.
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#11 FACTFULNESS
Hans Rosling with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Ronnlund
A look at our biases and how the world is in a better state than we might think.
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#12 ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY
Neil deGrasse Tyson
A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the universe.
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#13 WHAT TRUTH SOUNDS LIKE
Michael Eric Dyson
The outcomes from a meeting between James Baldwin and other prominent artists, and Robert F. Kennedy.
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#14 BARRACOON
Zora Neale Hurston
A previously unpublished, first-person account of a man who was enslaved 50 years after the slave trade was banned.
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#15 EDUCATED
Tara Westover
The daughter of survivalists leaves home for university.
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