- The choice, embrace the possible, Dr. Edith Eva Eger, with Esmé Schwall Weigand
- The best of me, David Sedaris
- Buses are a comin', memoir of a freedom rider, Charles Person, with Richard Rooker
- My name is Selma, the remarkable memoir of a Jewish resistance fighter and Ravensbrück survivor, Selma van de Perre ; translated by Alice Tetley-Paul and Anna Asbury
- Topgun, an American story, Dan Pedersen
- Dispatches, Michael Herr ; with an introduction by Robert Stone
- Brain storms, the race to unlock the mysteries of Parkinson's Disease, Jon Palfreman
- Bullets and opium, real-life stories of China after the Tiananmen Square Massacre, Liao Yiwu ; translated by David Cowhig, Jessie Cowhig, and Ross Perlin
- A life in a year, the American infantryman in Vietnam, 1965-1972, James R. Ebert
- From war to peace in 1945 Germany, a GI's experience, Malcolm L. Fleming ; foreword by James H. Madison ; afterword by Bradley D. Cook
- A country between, making a home where both sides of Jerusalem collide, Stephanie Saldaña
- A boob's life, how America's obsession shaped me... and you, Leslie Lehr
- The fox hunt, a refugee's memoir of coming to America, Mohammed Al Samawi
- Voices of the Pacific, untold stories from the Marine heroes of World War II, Adam Makos ; with Marcus Brotherton
- Relentless, unleashing a life of purpose, grit, and faith, John Tesh
- Madly, deeply, the diaries of Alan Rickman, edited by Alan Taylor
- I want to thank you, how a year of gratitude can bring joy and meaning in a disconnected world, Gina Hamadey
- We must not forget, Holocaust stories of survival and resistance, Deborah Hopkinson
- Wintering, the power of rest and retreat in difficult times, Katherine May
- Heart, a history, Sandeep Jauhar
- November 1942, an intimate history of the turning point of World War II, Peter Englund ; translated from the Swedish by Peter Graves
- The soul of a woman, on impatient love, long life, and good witches, Isabel Allende ; English translation by Isabel Allende
- Every deep-drawn breath, a critical care doctor on healing, recovery, and transforming medicine in the ICU, Wes Ely, MD
- The only plane in the sky, an oral history of 9/11, Garrett M. Graff
- Walk in my combat boots, true stories from America's bravest warriors, James Patterson and Matt Eversmann, with Chris Mooney
- The gift of forgiveness, inspiring stories from those who have overcome the unforgivable, Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt
- The Office BFFs, tales of The Office from two best friends who were there, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey
- The comfort book, Matt Haig
- Black ops, the life of a CIA shadow warrior, Ric Prado
- Thank you for my service, Mat Best with Ross Patterson and Nils Parker
- Playing for time, Fania Fénelon with Marcelle Routier ; translated from the French by Judith Landry
- All the gallant men, an American sailor's firsthand account of Pearl Harbor, Donald Stratton with Ken Gire
- Dear world, a Syrian girl's story of war and plea for peace, Bana Alabed
- The light of days, the untold story of women resistance fighters in Hitler's ghettos, Judy Batalion
- Thirty seconds over Tokyo, Ted W. Lawson ; edited by Robert Considine
- With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa, E.B. Sledge
- Sincerely, your autistic child, what people on the autism spectrum wish their parents knew about growing up, acceptance, and identity, edited by Emily Paige Ballou, Sharon daVanport, and Morénike Giwa Onaiwu
- What makes a marriage last, 40 celebrated couples share with us the secrets to a happy life, Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue ; edited by Bruce Kluger
- Clanlands, whisky, warfare, and a Scottish adventure like no other, Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish, with Charlotte Reather ; [foreword by Diana Gabaldon]
- While I was away, Waka T. Brown
- World War II memoirs, the Pacific Theater, Eugene Bondurant Sledge, Samuel Lynn Hynes, Alvin B. Kernan, Elizabeth D. Samet, editor
- Unknown valor, a story of family, courage, and sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima, Martha MacCallum ; with Ronald J. Drez
- Dunkirk, the history behind the major motion picture, Joshua Levine
- The moth presents all these wonders, true stories about facing the unknown, edited by Catherine Burns
- The deepest South of all, true stories from Natchez, Mississippi, Richard Grant
- Parkland speaks, survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas share their stories, edited by MSD teacher Sarah Lerner
- Last witnesses, an oral history of the children of World War II, Svetlana Alexievich ; translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky
- Happy-go-lucky, David Sedaris
- Undaunted, my fight against America's enemies, at home and abroad, John O. Brennan
- Fevers, feuds, and diamonds, Ebola and the ravages of history, Paul Farmer