1. In the Garden of Beasts, by Erik Larson, Broadway
2. The Swerve, by Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton
3. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns), by Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers
4. Catherine the Great, by Robert K. Massie, Random House
5. Arguably, by Christopher Hitchens, Twelve
6. To Heaven and Back, by Mary C. Neal, Waterbrook
7. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2013, by Old Farmer's Almanac
8. Half the Sky, by Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Vintage
9. Unlikely Friendships, by Jennifer S. Holland, Workman
10. Bossypants, by Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books
11. F for Effort!, by Richard Benson, Chronicle
12. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot, Broadway
13. How to Be a Woman, by Caitlin Moran, Harper Perennial
14. The Best American Essays 2012, by David Brooks, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner
15. Tiny Beautiful Things, by Cheryl Strayed, Vintage
ON THE RISE:
20. Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend, by Susan Orlean, S&S
Orlean’s moving account of Rin Tin Tin’s journey from orphaned puppy to movie star and international icon.
