Conversations’ Top 50 Non-Fiction Books of 2016

As Conversations Book Club celebrates its 10-Year Anniversary it is with great pleasure that we announce our Top 50 Non-Fiction Books of 2016. The books were chosen by book club President Cyrus Webb based on their ability to inspire, educate and motivate the readers.

"Having personally read the books myself I can confidently recommend them to others," says Webb. This year's list is sure to spark some powerful discussions, and I think readers will appreciate the value they are sure to give them and those they share them with."

Conversations’ Top 50 Non-Fiction Books of 2016 (Listed in no particular order)

1. From Crisis to Calling by Sasha Chanoff and David Chanoff (Berrett-Koehler Publishers)
2. Habit Changers by M. J. Ryan (Crown Business)
3. Let Me Out by Peter Himmelman (Tarcher Perigee)
4. How to Have a Good Day by Caroline Webb (Crown Business)
5. The Power of Broke by Daymond John (Crown Publishing Group)
6. The Opposite of Comfortable by Sharon Nir (Viki Press)
7. The Joy of Less by Amy Newmark and Brooke Burke-Charvet (Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing)
8. Destiny and Power by Jon Meacham (Random House)
9. Diamonds From the Rough anthology presented by Tricia Pollard (unknown)
10. Life Is Not an Accident by Jay Williams (Harper)
11. The Soul of a Man 2: Make Me Wanna Holler anthology by Elissa Gabrielle (Peace in the Storm Publishing)
12. Your One Word by Evan Carmichael (Tarcher Perigee)
13. Soft is the New Power by Deya Smith (Touch Me Books)
14. Lead with Your Heart by Allan J. Hamilton, MD (Storey)
15. Tell Me Your Story by Tuya Pearl (She Writes Press)
16. Fierce Optimism by Leeza Gibbons (Dey Street Books)
17. Hustle. Believe. Receive. by Sarah Centrella (Skyhorse Publishing)
18. The Jaguar Man by Lara Naughton (Central Recovery Press)
19. Against the Tide by J. H. Sullivan (Strategic Media Books)
20. Ask Angelo by Angelo Ellerbee (The Ellerbee Group)
21. The Gatekeeper by Kathryn Smith (Touchstone)
22. The Mannings by Lars Anderson (Ballantine Books)
23. Bullet Riddled by Grant M. Whitus (Waldorf Publishing)
24. Grit by Angela Duckworth (Scribner)
25. Wear and Tear by Tracy Tynan (Scribner)
26. Pink Pantie Confessions by Cynda Williams (220 Publishing)
27. Melba’s American Comfort by Melba Wilson (Atria Books)
28. Bobby Kennedy by Larry Tye (Random House)
29. 6 Week Money Challenge by Steve Repak (BroadStreet)
30. Please Enjoy Your Happiness by Paul Brinkley-Rogers (Touchstone)
31. The Coyote’s Bicycle by Kimball Taylor (Tin House Books)
32. @NATGEO: The Most Popular Instagram Photos by National Geographic
33. With Love, All Things Can Be Healed by Tobin Blake (Real World Books)
34. Eat My Schwartz by Geoff and Mitch Schwartz (St. Martin’s  Press)
35. The Inefficiency Assassin by Helene Segura (New World Library)
36. A Smile of Hope by Ma Victoria Sarte-Perez & Zenaida Roy-Almario (ABS-CBN Publishing)
37. The Five Hour Workday by Stephan Aarstol (Lioncrest Publishing)
38. Simply Happy by Amy Newmark (Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing)
39. Street Farm by Michael Ableman (Chelsea Green)
40. Carry On by Lisa Fenn (Harper Wave)
41. Journey to Heal by Crystal M. Sutherland (Kregel Publications)
42. Why the Monkees Matter by Rosanne Welch (McFarland)
43. From Abuse to Abundance by Jamila Battle (Battle Publishing)
44. When Johnny Doesn’t Come Marching Home by Marian Small (Friesen Press)
45. Turning Darkness Into Light by S. L. Young (unknown)
46. Cracking the Cube by Ian Scheffler (Touchstone)
47. The Gift of Anger by Joe Solmonese (Berrett-Koehler Publishers)
48. Look at You Now by Liz Pryor (Random House)
49. Far & Away by Andrew Solomon (Scribner)
50. To Pixar and Beyond by Lawrence Levy (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)