The 17 Best Nonfiction Books of 2018

In his memoir There Will Be No Miracles Here, Casey Gerald subverts the classic rags-to-riches tale by detailing his rise from poverty in Texas, to Yale football star, to Lehman Brothers intern, to Harvard Business School student, and finally to his decision to turn his back on a potential political career and return home, disillusioned with the vast power of the elite and the myth of salvation stories.