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#1 THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE
Bessel van der Kolk
How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
On the bestsellers list for 205 weeks
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#2 THE DAUGHTER OF AUSCHWITZ
Tova Friedman and Malcolm Brabant
A survivor of Auschwitz describes her childhood during the Holocaust, and her time in a Nazi labor camp and the extermination camp known as Auschwitz-Birkenau.
On the bestsellers list for 3 weeks
#3 BRAIDING SWEETGRASS
Robin Wall Kimmerer
A botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation espouses having an understanding and appreciation of plants and animals.
On the bestsellers list for 128 weeks
#4 ALL ABOUT LOVE
bell hooks
The late feminist icon explores the causes of a polarized society and the meaning of love.
On the bestsellers list for 42 weeks
#5 EDUCATED
Tara Westover
The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
On the bestsellers list for 33 weeks
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#6 TALKING TO STRANGERS
Malcolm Gladwell
Famous examples of miscommunication serve as the backdrop to explain potential conflicts and misunderstandings.
On the bestsellers list for 52 weeks
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#7 BORN A CRIME
Trevor Noah
A memoir about growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa by the host of “The Daily Show.”
On the bestsellers list for 175 weeks
#8 FUZZ
Mary Roach
An exploration of disciplinary actions and preventative measures occurring at the intersection of human behavior and wildlife biology.
On the bestsellers list for 4 weeks
#9 THINKING, FAST AND SLOW
Daniel Kahneman
When we can and cannot trust our intuitions in making business and personal decisions.
On the bestsellers list for 334 weeks
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#10 JUST MERCY
Bryan Stevenson
A civil rights lawyer and MacArthur grant recipient’s memoir of his decades of work to free innocent people condemned to death.
On the bestsellers list for 295 weeks
#11 QUIET
Susan Cain
Introverts — approximately one-third of the population — are undervalued in American society.
On the bestsellers list for 174 weeks
#12 THE BOMBER MAFIA
Malcolm Gladwell
A look at the key players and outcomes of precision bombing during World War II.
On the bestsellers list for 16 weeks
#13 THAT BIRD HAS MY WINGS
Jarvis Jay Masters
A memoir by a death row inmate in San Quentin who discovers Buddhism.
On the bestsellers list for 2 weeks
#14 GRIT
Angela Duckworth
The MacArthur Fellow argues that passion and perseverance are more important than innate talent in creating success.
On the bestsellers list for 126 weeks
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#15 VANDERBILT
Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe
The CNN host and descendant of the Vanderbilt family charts the rise and fall of this American dynasty.
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