Nonfiction

1. ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY by Neil deGrasse Tyson. An easy-to-understand introduction to the universe and the forces and laws that govern it.

2. OPTION B by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant. Sandberg’s experience after her husband’s sudden death and Grant’s psychological research combine to provide insight on facing adversity and building resilience.

3. SHATTERED by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes. An examination of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

4. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON by David Grann. The story of a murder spree in 1920s Oklahoma that targeted Osage Indians, whose lands contained oil. The fledgling FBI intervened, ineffectively. 5. THIS FIGHT IS OUR FIGHT by Elizabeth Warren. The Massachusetts senator calls for restored financial regulation, stronger social programs, and renewed investment in education, research and infrastructure.

6. THE OPERATOR by Robert O’Neill. The 400-mission career of a SEAL Team operator.

7. HILLBILLY ELEGY by J. D. Vance. A Yale Law School graduate looks at the struggles of America’s white working class through his childhood. 8. OLD SCHOOL by Bill O’Reilly and Bruce Feirstein. A defense of traditional values.

9. THE AMERICAN SPIRIT by David McCullough. A collection of speeches by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, focused on American values. 10. HALLELUJAH ANYWAY by Anne Lamott. The importance of mercy in our lives.