by Atul Gawande (Picador USA, ISBN: 9781250076229); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 5 "Practicing surgeon Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending."

by Jeannette Walls (Scribner, ISBN: 9781501171581); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 12 "A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing. Now a major motion picture."

by Jen Sincero (Running Press, ISBN: 9780762447695); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: * "Sincero helps you understand why you are how you are, how to love what you can't change, how to change what you don't love, and how to start living the kind of life you used to be jealous of."

by Ben Macintyre (Broadway, ISBN: 9781101904183); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: 6 "By the bestselling author of A Spy Among Friends--the untold story of one of WWII's most important secret military units."

by Timothy Snyder (Tim Duggan Books, ISBN: 9780804190114); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 30 "Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the 20th century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience."

by Jonah Berger (S&S, ISBN: 9781476759739); Last week: 7; Weeks on List: 16 "The bestselling author of Contagious explores the subtle, secret influences that affect the decisions we make."

by Harvard Business Review, et al. (Harvard Business School Press, ISBN: 9781633690196); Last week: 6; Weeks on List: * "Ten articles from the Harvard Business Review archive selected to help you boost your emotional skills--and your professional success."

by Robert Moor (S&S, ISBN: 9781476739236); Last week: 9; Weeks on List: 14 "A wondrous exploration of how trails help us understand the world--from invisible ant trails to hiking paths that span continents, from interstate highways to the Internet."

by Harvard Business Review, et al. (Harvard Business School Press, ISBN: 9781422157992); Last week: 11; Weeks on List: 40 "A collection of Harvard Business Review articles to help you maximize yourself."

by Bruce Springsteen (S&S, ISBN: 9781501141522); Last week: 8; Weeks on List: 4 "In his insightful memoir Springsteen demonstrates the same honesty, humor, and originality found in his songs."