Hardcover Nonfiction

by Malcolm Gladwell (Little Brown, ISBN: 9780316478526); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 9 "Gladwell offers a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers--and why they often go wrong."

by Bill Bryson (Doubleday, ISBN: 9780385539302); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: 4 "Bryson takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody."

by Ronan Farrow (Little Brown, ISBN: 9780316486637); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 4 "In this dramatic account, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal of powerful interests hell-bent on covering up the truth at any cost."

by Elton John (Holt, ISBN: 9781250147608); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 4 "In his first and only official autobiography, music icon Elton John reveals the truth about his extraordinary life."

by Rachel Maddow (Crown, ISBN: 9780525575474); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: 6 "Maddow's in-depth look at the unimaginably lucrative and equally corrupting oil and gas industry."

by Mitch Albom (Harper, ISBN: 9780062952394); Weeks on List: 1 "Albom's latest is an intimate and heartwarming memoir about what it means to be a family and the young Haitian orphan who would forever change his heart."

by Prince (Spiegel & Grau, ISBN: 9780399589652); Last week: 6; Weeks on List: 2 "A brilliant coming-of-age-and-into-superstardom story of one of the greatest artists of all time, in his own words. Featuring never-before-seen photos, original scrapbooks and lyric sheets, and the memoir he began writing before his tragic death."

by Tara Westover (Random House, ISBN: 9780399590504); Last week: 8; Weeks on List: * "Westover's unforgettable memoir about growing up, being kept out of school, leaving her survivalist family, and going on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University. A Winter/Spring 2018 Indies Introduce title and the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for March 2018."

by Ali Wong (Random House, ISBN: 9780525508830); Last week: 9; Weeks on List: 4 "Ali Wong's heartfelt and hilarious letters to her daughters cover everything they need to know in life."

by Flea (Grand Central, ISBN: 9781455530533); Weeks on List: 1 "The iconic bassist and co-founder of the Red Hot Chili Peppers takes readers on a deeply personal and revealing tour of his formative years, spanning from Australia to the New York City suburbs to, finally, Los Angeles."