The anchor of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

A father recounts his 3-year-old son’s encounter with Jesus and the angels during an appendectomy.

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

The story of a woman whose cancer cells were extensively cultured without her permission in 1951.

A biography of the recently deceased entrepreneur, based on 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years.

This portrait of Berlin during the rise of the Nazis centers on the family of William E. Dodd, the U.S. ambassador there.

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

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

A memoir from the former “Saturday Night Live” star and creator of “30 Rock.”

A member of the Navy Seals with the most career sniper kills in United States military history discusses his childhood, his marriage and his battlefield experiences during the Iraq war.

A journalist argues that President Obama is callow, arrogant and unable to lead.

A blogger recalls her unusual upbringing.

Unexpected factors that explain why some people succeed, such as upbringing, timing and 10,000 hours of deliberate practice.

An account by a former member of the Navy SEALs, written pseudonymously, of the mission that killed Osama bin Laden.

The winner of the Nobel in economic science discusses how we make choices in business and personal life and when we can and cannot trust our intuitions.

Introverts — one-third of the population — are undervalued in American society.

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

A woman tells of being kidnapped at the age of 11 and held prisoner for 18 years by a convicted rapist and his wife.

The author recalls how she and her siblings were constantly moved from one bleak place to another.

After a horrific car crash, a couple embark on a journey to fall in love all over again. The true events that inspired the movie.

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

An examination of predictions, the ones that come true and the ones that don’t.

The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” recounts the events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

The mock pundit of Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report” tells how to bring America back from the brink.

The Broncos quarterback chronicles his personal and professional course.

An eyewitness account of the Nazi death camp, written shortly after the war by a doctor who was a prisoner there.

A journalist reports on families striving for better lives in a Mumbai slum.

An argument that the qualities that matter most have to do with character, not intelligence.

The rocker’s memoir ranges over his personal life and his music, including his days with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

A neurosurgeon recounts his near death experience during a coma from bacterial meningitis.