Fiction

1 1 THE TIME KEEPER, by Mitch Albom. A fable about the inventor of the world’s first clock, who returns to our world after centuries of banishment; from the author of “Tuesdays With Morrie.”
1 2 ZOO, by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. A young biologist warns world leaders about the reasons for escalating animal attacks on cities.
1 3 GONE GIRL, by Gillian Flynn. A woman disappears on the day of her fifth anniversary; is her husband a killer?
1 4 THE TOMBS, by Clive Cussler and Thomas Perry. Sam and Remi Fargo, a husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team, search for the tomb of Attila the Hun.
1 5  A DANCE WITH DRAGONS, by George R. R. Martin. After a colossal battle, the Seven Kingdoms face new threats; Book 5 of “A Song of Ice and Fire.”
1 6  THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS, by M. L. Stedman. An Australian lighthouse keeper and his wife decide to keep a baby who has washed ashore.
1 7  LAST TO DIE, by Tess Gerritsen. The detective Jane Rizzoli and the medical examiner Maura Isles protect a boy whose family and foster family have all been murdered.
1 8 NW, by Zadie Smith. The lives of four characters cross in northwest London; from the author of “White Teeth.”
1 9 GARMENT OF SHADOWS, by Laurie R. King. Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, are caught up in colonial wars in Morocco in the 12th book in this series.
1 10  THE BEAUTIFUL MYSTERY, by Louise Penny. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec investigates a murder at a remote abbey.

NonFiction

1 1 NO EASY DAY, by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer. An account by a former member of the Navy SEALs, written pseudonymously, of the mission that killed bin Laden.
1 2 THE AMATEUR, by Edward Klein. A journalist argues that President Obama is callow and unable to lead.
1 3  OBAMA’S AMERICA, by Dinesh D’Souza. An argument that President Obama is the architect of American decline.
1 4  KILLING LINCOLN, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
1 5 MORTALITY, by Christopher Hitchens. Reports and reflections on his illness and impending death by the writer, who died in December 2011.
1 6 THE SECRET RACE, by Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle. An account of the world of professional cycling and its doping issues, focused on the Tour de France, by an Olympic gold medalist.
1 UNBROKEN, by Laura Hillenbrand. An Olympic runner’s story of survival as a prisoner of the Japanese in World War II.
1 WILD, by Cheryl Strayed.A woman’s account of a life-changing 1,100-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail.
1 9 HOW CHILDREN SUCCEED, by Paul Tough. The author argues that the qualities that matter most have to do with character, not intelligence.
1 10 A FATHER FIRST, by Dwyane Wade with Mim Eichler Rivas. The all-star guard for the Miami Heat describes his life as a single father.