Nonfiction

1. The Wright Brothers:

By David McCullough. The story of the bicycle mechanics from Ohio who ushered in the age of flight.

2. Primates of Park Avenue:

By Wednesday Martin. A memoir of life among the wealthy women of the Upper East Side, in the satiric guise of an anthropological study.

3. Bill O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies:

By David Fisher. Stories of the American West; a companion volume to the Fox News series.

4. The Road to Character:

By David Brooks. The New York Times columnist extols personal virtues like kindness and honesty in a materialistic age.

5. Dead Wake:

By Erik Larson. The last voyage of the Lusitania, the passenger liner sunk by a German torpedo in 1915.

6. And the good News Is ... :

By Dana Perino. The Fox News contributor and former press secretary under President George W. Bush reviews her life and career and discusses lessons she has learned.

7. Adios, America!:

By Ann Coulter. The political commentator denounces immigrants and their liberal supporters.

8. It’s a Long Story:

By Willie Nelson with David Ritz. The country music star discusses his life’s journey, from selling encyclopedias to professional fame.

9. Being Mortal:

By Atul Gawande. The surgeon and New Yorker writer considers how doctors fail patients at the end of life and how they can do better.

10. Elon Musk:

By Ashlee Vance. Musk’s life from his difficult South African childhood to his involvement in Internet startups like the rocket company SpaceX and the electric-car company Tesla.