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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 168 weeks
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#2 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 5 weeks
#3 THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING
Joan Didion
Winner of the National Book Award in 2005. The late writer recounts her daughter’s illness and husband’s death.
On the bestsellers list for 2 weeks
#4 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 91 weeks
#5 SAPIENS
Yuval Noah Harari
How Homo sapiens became Earth’s dominant species.
On the bestsellers list for 178 weeks
#6 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 145 weeks
#7 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 300 weeks
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#8 THE HOUSE OF GUCCI
Sara Gay Forden
An account of the murder of Maurizio Gucci in 1995; the basis of the film.
On the bestsellers list for 11 weeks
#9 THE THREE MOTHERS
Anna Malaika Tubbs
A look at the influence of the mothers of James Baldwin, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.
On the bestsellers list for 2 weeks
#10 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 98 weeks
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#11 THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY
Erik Larson
A story of how an architect and a serial killer were linked by the Chicago World's Fair of 1893. Originally published in 2003.
On the bestsellers list for 369 weeks
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#12 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 271 weeks
#13 TALKING TO STRANGERS
Malcolm Gladwell
Famous examples of miscommunication serve as the backdrop to explain potential conflicts and misunderstandings.
On the bestsellers list for 15 weeks
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#14 THE POWER OF HABIT
Charles Duhigg
An examination of the science behind habits, how we form them and break them.
On the bestsellers list for 130 weeks
#15 QUIET
Susan Cain
Introverts — approximately one-third of the population — are undervalued in American society.
On the bestsellers list for 167 weeks
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