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#1 ON TYRANNY
Timothy Snyder
Twenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny.
On the bestsellers list for 56 weeks
#2 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 34 weeks
#3 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 50 weeks
#4 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 173 weeks
#5 SAPIENS
Yuval Noah Harari
How Homo sapiens became Earth’s dominant species.
On the bestsellers list for 73 weeks
#6 WHITE FRAGILITY
Robin DiAngelo
Historical and cultural analyses on what causes defensive moves by white people and how this inhibits cross-racial dialogue.
On the bestsellers list for 65 weeks
#7 THE LIBRARY BOOK
Susan Orlean
The story of the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Public Library provides a backdrop to the evolution and purpose of libraries.
On the bestsellers list for 1 week
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#8 WINNERS TAKE ALL
Anand Giridharadas
The former New York Times columnist examines the new gilded age and the failures of modern philanthropy.
On the bestsellers list for 1 week
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#9 THESE TRUTHS
Jill Lepore
An investigation of truth in America traced through its intertwining histories of politics, law, technology and journalism.
On the bestsellers list for 1 week
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#10 OUTLIERS
Malcolm Gladwell
Unexpected factors that explain why some people succeed, such as upbringing, timing and 10,000 hours of deliberate practice.
On the bestsellers list for 294 weeks
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#11 WHY WE SLEEP
Matthew Walker
A neuroscientist uses recent scientific discoveries to explain the functions of sleep and dreams.
On the bestsellers list for 26 weeks
#12 SHOE DOG
Phil Knight
A memoir by the co-founder of Nike, Inc.
On the bestsellers list for 40 weeks
#13 CALYPSO
David Sedaris
A collection of comedic stories on mortality, middle age and a beach house dubbed the Sea Section.
On the bestsellers list for 18 weeks
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#14 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 222 weeks
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#15 BEING MORTAL
Atul Gawande
The surgeon and New Yorker writer considers how doctors fail patients at the end of life, and how they can do better.
On the bestsellers list for 103 weeks
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