A monsignor who saved Allied war prisoners and civilians, including Jews, during the
German occupation of Rome. Originally published in 2008.

The mother of the comedian and actress describes how she came to accept her daughter’s sexuality. Originally published in 2013.

Cannon’s memoir discusses her romance with the actor Cary Grant, their glamorous careers and stormy marriage, and his dark family secrets. Originally published in 2011.

Ross predicts that the near future will see amazing inventions, and identifies industries that are likely to be key
 drivers of change.

A memoir of the complicated 50-year friendship between the leading actors of “Star Trek.”

The relationship between Jack and Bobby. Originally published in 1999.

Theodore Roosevelt’s crusade for conservation. Originally published in 2009.

The life story of a leader in the Black Muslim movement and his views on racism in American society. Read by Laurence Fishburne. 16 hours, 52 minutes unabridged.

The story of George Scovell, whose decoding of enemy communications was pivotal in the British victory over Napoleon. Originally published in 2002.

The story of the World War II British spymaster who became Churchill’s secret intelligence ambassador to Roosevelt.

How social media has changed the way girls grow up.

A television producer’s memoir of growing up with a troubled mother.

The government’s case in the Archer Daniels Midland price-fixing scandal of the mid-1990s was based on the testimony of an executive who was an informant, but he turned out to be untrustworthy. Originally published in 2000; a 2009 movie.

An investigation into the lives of unmarried women, both their modern experiences and concerns and their role in American history and culture.

The renowned rock guitarist looks back on his life and his music; first published in 2007.

A memoir of surviving the Holocaust as a boy.

The author describes a year he spent teaching in a two-room schoolhouse on a remote island off South Carolina.

A darkly comic account of an American journalist’s years in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The basis of the movie “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.”

Bryson, with his sidekick “Stephen Katz,” retraces a youthful trip he made through Europe in the early ’70s; first published in 1992.

A sportswriter’s account of three famous basketball coaches and their rivalry.

A Cambridge professor’s evenhanded account of the polarization of Europe, leading up to World War I. One of the Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2013.

The story of the Culper spy ring, which aided the American cause during the Revolution.

The story of an African teenager who built a windmill from scraps, bringing electricity to his community. Originally published in 2009.

The stories of three women hidden as children during the Holocaust who survived to lead adult lives in the United States.

Americans who fought in and wrote about the Spanish Civil War.

The mother of a young daughter with Type 1 diabetes tells how their lives changed with the arrival of a dog that detects low blood-sugar levels.

A woman heart surgeon’s memoir. Originally published in 2010.

Benjamin Franklin’s youngest sister, Jane Franklin Mecom (1712-94), married at 15, bore 12 children and led a life of hardship. But she was also a shrewd political commentator, and her correspondence with her brother stretched across more than 60 years. Originally published in 2013.

Essays about life with an over-involved parent, based on the Instagram account @CrazyJewishMom.

The actress shares the continuing story of her mother’s rare form of dementia, “primary progressive aphasia,” from early-onset diagnosis at age 62 through the present.