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#1 LIFE WILL BE THE DEATH OF ME
Chelsea Handler
The comedian chronicles going into therapy and becoming an advocate for change.
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#2 BECOMING
Michelle Obama
The former first lady describes how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.
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#3 EDUCATED
Tara Westover
The daughter of survivalists leaves home for university.
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#4 THE MATRIARCH
Susan Page
A biography of the former first lady Barbara Bush, based on interviews and her private diaries.
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#5 MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO SOMEONE
Lori Gottlieb
A psychotherapist gains unexpected insights when she becomes another therapist’s patient.
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#6 WORKING
Robert A Caro
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer shares insights into his craft.
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#7 THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY
Ben Shapiro
The conservative political commentator reflects upon what he considers most impactful to Western civilization.
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#8 COMMANDER IN CHEAT
Rick Reilly
A sportswriter handicaps the current president’s character, based on how he plays golf.
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#9 CHARGED
Emily Bazelon
Issues created by mass incarceration and our criminal justice system are explored through the cases of two young people.
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#10 SAVE ME THE PLUMS
Ruth Reichl
A memoir by the former restaurant critic of The New York Times and editor in chief of Gourmet.
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#11 BAD BLOOD
John Carreyrou
The rise and fall of the biotech startup Theranos.
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#12 AMERICAN MOONSHOT
Douglas Brinkley
The development of NASA and the space race against the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
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#13 LADIES WHO PUNCH
Ramin Setoodeh
A behind-the-scenes look at the daytime talk show “The View.”
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#14 STONY THE ROAD
Henry Louis Gates Jr
The fight for Reconstruction's promise, the terror ignited by Jim Crow segregation and its modern reverberations.
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#15 ACCIDENTAL PRESIDENTS
Jared Cohen
The stories of eight men who became president without being elected because their predecessors died in office.
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