Paperback Nonfiction

by Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed Editions, ISBN: 9781571313560); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: * "Drawing on her life as an Indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings offer us gifts and lessons, even if we've forgotten how to hear their voices."

by Old Farmer's Almanac (Old Farmer's Almanac, ISBN: 9781961793682); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 14 "The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more all presented in the inimitably useful and humorous way it has done since 1792."

by David Grann (Vintage, ISBN: 9780307742490); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 41 "The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by David Grann, one of our greatest nonfiction writers."

by Timothy Snyder (Crown, ISBN: 9780804190114); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: * "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 Jennette McCurdy (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781982185831); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: 3 "A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor--including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother--and how she retook control of her life."

by Michael Finkel (Vintage, ISBN: 9781984898456); Last week: 6; Weeks on List: * "This is a riveting story of art, crime, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost."

by Amy Tan (Knopf, ISBN: 9780593536131); Last week: 12; Weeks on List: * "A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight, written and illustrated by the best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club."

by David Brooks (Random House Trade Paperbacks, ISBN: 9780593230077); Last week: 8; Weeks on List: 7 "A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives."

by Oliver Burkeman (Picador, ISBN: 9781250397676); Last week: 10; Weeks on List: 9 "A liberating, invigorating journey toward a more meaningful life--a journey that begins not with fantasies of the ideal existence but with the reality in which we actually find ourselves."

by Morgan Housel (Harriman House, ISBN: 9780857197689); Last week: 14; Weeks on List: 14 "In The Psychology of Money, award-winning author Morgan Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of life's most important topics."