Conversations Top 50 Non-Fiction Books of 2017

Inspiration. Motivation. Reflection. Action.

These four words define the 50 Non-Fiction Books of 2017 as chosen by Conversations' own Cyrus Webb. An avid reader and someone who appreciates the importance of sharing the stories of others, Webb has chosen the books that spoke to him throughout the year and he believes will do the same for others. 

Conversations' Top 50 Non-Fiction Books of 2017 (listed in no particular order)

1. This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Star by Gabourey Sidibe (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
2. The Ken Commandments by Ken Baker (Convergent)
3. The Newcomers by Helen Thorpe (Scribner)
4. Life Is Like A Musical by Tim Federle (Running Press)
5. Take the Lid Off by Smokie Norful (Thomas Nelson)
6. When Soulmates Unite by Christina Renee Joubert (Teaching the World to Love, LLC)
7. Eyes on the Prize by Carrie Williams
8. The Not So Subtle Art of Being A Fat Girl by Tess Holliday (Bluestreak Books)
9. Find and Follow Your Inner Compass by Barbara Berger (O Books)
10. Hope for the Caregiver by Peter Rosenberger (Worthy Inspired)
11. Find Your Soul's Purpose by Janet Conner (Conari Press)
12. Teeth by Mary Otto (The New Press)
13. The Path to Personal Power by Napoleon Hill (Tarcher Perigee)
14. Reclaiming Your Body by Suzanne Scurlock-Durana (New World Library)
15. The Art of Connection by Michael J. Gelb (New World Library)
16. On Edge by Andrea Peterson (Crown)
17. The Difference by Subir Chowdhury (Crown Business)
18. Beer Money by Frances Stroh (Harper Perrennial)
19. Spark by Angie Morgan, Sean Lynch and Courtney Lynch (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
20. The Trauma Heart by Judy Crane (Health Communications, Inc.)
21. Before Empire by Andria Mayberry (The TMG Firm)
22. A Body of Work by David Hallberg (Touchstone)
23. Dare to be Kind by Lizzie Velasquez (Hachette Books)
24. Deep Water by Katherine Nichols (Simon Pulse)
25. My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward by Mark Lukach (Harper Wave
26. Social Media Wellness by Ana Homayoun (Corwin)
27. Rule #1 Don't Be #2 by Daniel Milstein (Gold Star Publishing)
28. Alger Hiss: Framed by Joan Brady (Arcade)
29. Two Minute Mornings by Neil Pasricha (Chronicle Books)
30. Being the Change by Peter Kalmus (New Society Publishers)
31. Reading with Patrick by Michelle Kuo (Random House)
32. Not a Perfect Fit by Jane A. Schmidt (She Writes Press)
33. Code Girls by Liza Mundy (Hachette Books)
34. The Song and the Silence by Yvette Johnson (Atria Books)
35. Power Down and Parent Up by Holli Kenley (Loving Healing Press)
36. ChangeAbility by Sharon Weil (Archer/Rare Bird Books)
37. Unsinkable Faith by Tracie Miles (David C. Cook)
38. Of Bees and Boys: Lines From A Southern Lawyer by Allen Mendenhall (Red Dirt Press)
39. Live, Love, Explore by Leon Logothetis (Reader's Digest)
40. Let the Story Do the Work by Esther K. Choy (Amacom)
41. Knowing Is Half the Fight...Cooking is the Other by Darnell 'Super Chef' Ferguson
42. Off the Cliff by Becky Aikman (Penguin Press)
43. Fault Lines in the Constitution by Cynthia Levinson and Sanford Levinson (Peachtree)
44. The Awakened Woman by Dr. Tererai Trent (Enliven Books/Atria)
45. The Hidden School by Dan Millman (North Star Way)
46. Fasting and Feasting by Adam Federman (Chelsea Green)
47. The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy (Random House)
48. Chasing Famous by Lisa Lloyd (New Hope Publishers)
49. Living in the Darkest Life by Joyce Edwards
50. Insight by Tasha Eurich (Crown Business)