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Last Updated: May 18, 2012

1. THE PASSAGE OF POWER

by Robert A Caro

From 1958 through the Kennedy assassination; the fourth volume of “The Years of Lyndon Johnson.”

2. LOTS OF CANDLES, PLENTY OF CAKE

by Anna Quindlen

The journalist and novelist, now nearly 60, looks back at her experiences and those of her generation.

3. SCREWED!

by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann

How foreign countries take our jobs and misuse our aid.

4. MOST TALKATIVE

by Andy Cohen

The Bravo executive vice president who oversees “Top Chef” and “The Real Housewives” looks back on his career.

5. PRAGUE WINTER

by Madeleine Albright with Bill Woodward

The former secretary of state describes her family’s life in Europe before their move to the United States in 1948.

6. KILLING LINCOLN

by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

The host of "The O'Reilly Factor" recounts the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

7. DRIFT

by Rachel Maddow

America’s path to war has become too easy, with excessive power ceded to the executive branch, the MSNBC host argues.

8. MY CROSS TO BEAR

by Gregg Allman with Alan Light

The musician’s memoir.

9. SERVICE

by Marcus Luttrell and James D Hornfischer

A Navy Seals member who was rescued in Afghanistan describes his experience in Iraq.

10. IMAGINE

by Jonah Lehrer

An account of the science of creativity argues that it is not a gift but a thought process that can be learned.

11. UNBROKEN

by Laura Hillenbrand

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

12. MRS. KENNEDY AND ME

by Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin

Recollections of the Secret Service agent assigned to guard Jacqueline Kennedy.

13. THE PRESIDENTS CLUB

by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy

Two journalists examine the relationships between sitting presidents and their predecessors.

14. THE POWER OF HABIT

by Charles Duhigg

A Times reporter’s account of the science behind how we form, and break, habits.

15. STEVE JOBS

by Walter Isaacson

A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur.

16. LET’S PRETEND THIS NEVER HAPPENED

by Jenny Lawson

A blogger recalls her unusual upbringing.

17. END THIS DEPRESSION NOW!

by Paul Krugman

The Nobel-winning economist and New York Times columnist argues that government spending is necessary to jump-start the economy and create growth.

18. MANHUNT

by Peter L Bergen

The 10-year search for Osama bin Laden.

19. THE ROAD TO FREEDOM

by Arthur C Brooks

20. WILD

by Cheryl Strayed

A woman’s account of a life-changing 1,100-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail.