Nonfiction

1. BILL O’REILLY’S LEGENDS AND LIES: THE PATRIOTS

by David Fisher (Holt)

Stories of the American Revolution; a companion volume to the Fox News series.

2. HAMILTON: THE REVOLUTION

by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter (Grand Central/Melcher Media)

The libretto of the Grammy-, Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, annotated by its creator, along with backstage photos, a production history and interviews with the cast.

3. WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR

by Paul Kalanithi (Random House)

A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at age 36.

4. GRIT

by Angela Duckworth (Scribner)

A psychologist argues that passion and perseverance are the keys to success.

5. FIVE PRESIDENTS

by Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin (Gallery Books)

A retired Secret Service agent discusses his experience with presidents from Eisenhower to Ford.

6. VALIANT AMBITION

by Nathaniel Philbrick (Viking)

The relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold.

7. THE GENE

by Siddhartha Mukherjee (Scribner)

This overview of the history and science of genetics also considers moral questions and prospects for advances in treating disease.

8. BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME

by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Spiegel & Grau) A meditation on race in America.

9. EVERY LITTLE STEP

by Bobby Brown with Nick Chiles (Dey Street/HarperCollins)

The performer looks back at his career, his tumultuous marriage to Whitney Houston and his relationship with their daughter, Bobbi Kristina.

10. SHOE DOG

by Phil Knight (Scribner)