by Timothy Snyder (Crown, ISBN: 9780804190114); Last week: 1; 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 David Brooks (Random House Trade Paperbacks, ISBN: 9780593230077); Weeks on List: 1 "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: 3; Weeks on List: 3 "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 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 Senator Bernie Sanders (Crown, ISBN: 9798217089161); Weeks on List: 1 "Sanders breaks down the unprecedented crises we face today in Trump's America, as Trump undermines democracy at every turn--and how we can effectively fight back."

by Michael Finkel (Vintage, ISBN: 9781984898456); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: * "This is a riveting story of art, crime, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost."

by Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay Books, ISBN: 9780316581509); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: 4 "Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns with a brand-new volume that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light."

by bell hooks (Morrow, 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 David Grann (Vintage, ISBN: 9780307742490); Last week: 9; Weeks on List: 35 "The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by David Grann, one of our greatest nonfiction writers."

by Charles Duhigg (Random House Trade Paperbacks, ISBN: 9780593243923); Last week: 8; Weeks on List: 4 "From the bestselling author of The Power of Habit, a fascinating exploration of what makes conversations work, and how we can all learn to be supercommunicators at work and in life."