Paperback Nonfiction

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 Robin Wall Kimmerer (Milkweed Editions, ISBN: 9781571313560); Last week: 1; 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 Jennette McCurdy (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781982185831); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 9 "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 James Nestor (Riverhead Books, ISBN: 9780735213623); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 3 "Breath turns the conventional wisdom of what we thought we knew about our most basic biological function on its head. You will never breathe the same again."

by Michael Finkel (Vintage, ISBN: 9781984898456); Last week: 7; Weeks on List: * "This is a riveting story of art, crime, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost."

by bell hooks (William Morrow Paperbacks, ISBN: 9780060959470); Last week: 6; Weeks on List: * "All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering."

by Julia Cameron (TarcherPerigee, ISBN: 9780143129257); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: * "A revolutionary program for personal renewal, The Artist's Way will help get you back on track, rediscover your passions, and take the steps you need to change your life."

by Adam Grant (Penguin, ISBN: 9780593653661); Last week: 9; Weeks on List: 3 "This book reveals how anyone can rise to achieve greater things. The true measure of your potential is not the height of the peak you've reached, but how far you've climbed to get there."

by David Grann (Vintage, ISBN: 9780307742490); Last week: 11; Weeks on List: 47 "The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by David Grann, one of our greatest nonfiction writers."

by Oliver Burkeman (Picador, ISBN: 9781250397676); Last week: 10; Weeks on List: 15 "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."