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Last Updated: May 17, 2013

1. HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY

by Phil Robertson with Mark Schlabach

The Duck Commander pays tribute to “faith, family and ducks.”


2. LEAN IN

by Sheryl Sandberg with Nell Scovell

The chief operating officer of Facebook urges women to pursue their careers without ambivalence.


3. LET'S EXPLORE DIABETES WITH OWLS

by David Sedaris

Essays from the humorist on subjects like French dentistry and a North Carolina Costco.


4. COOKED

by Michael Pollan

The writer masters recipes and argues that regaining control of cooking will make Americans healthier.


5. DAD IS FAT

by Jim Gaffigan

Life with five kids in a two-bedroom New York City apartment.


6. WAITING TO BE HEARD

by Amanda Knox

Knox, who was convicted of the murder of her roommate in 2009 when she was an American student in Italy, a conviction that was overturned in 2011, tells her story.  


7. THE DUCK COMMANDER FAMILY

by Willie and Korie Robertson with Mark Schlabach


8. OBSESSED

by Mika Brzezinski with Diane Smith

The “Morning Joe” co-host discusses the obesity epidemic and her own struggles around food. 


9. BUNKER HILL

by Nathaniel Philbrick

Eighteen months in pre-Revolutionary Boston, and the events leading up to the Battle of Bunker Hill.


10. KEEP IT PITHY

by Bill O'Reilly

A “highlight reel” of previous writings, updated, from the host of “The O’Reilly Factor.” 


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by Maya Angelou

The developing reconciliation between the poet and her mother, who sent her to live with her grandmother at age 3.


12. CARRIE AND ME

by Carol Burnett

The comedian recalls her oldest daughter, who died in 2002. 


13. MY BELOVED WORLD

by Sonia Sotomayor

The Supreme Court justice recalls growing up in the Bronx, attending Princeton and becoming a federal judge.  


14. SAVING ITALY

by Robert M Edsel

The Allied effort to prevent the retreating German Army from stealing the treasures of Italian art. 


15. I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN

by Jackie Hance with Janice Kaplan

The experience of a mother whose three daughters were killed when her sister-in-law drove the wrong way down the Taconic Parkway. 


16. UNBROKEN

by Laura Hillenbrand

An Olympic runner's story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.


17. KILLING KENNEDY

by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy.


18. MY GREEK DRAMA

by Gianna Angelopoulos


19. UNSINKABLE

by Debbie Reynolds and Dorian Hannaway

A second memoir by the actress, singer and dancer. 


20. DIRTY WARS

by Jeremy Scahill

An account of America’s new covert wars, fought by secret commandos.