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18 Best Nonfiction Books of 2016

From the Buzzfeed article: The 18 Best Nonfiction Books Of 2016.
These are the essay collections, memoirs, and nonfiction reads that we absolutely loved in 2016. (Ranked in no particular order.)
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Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life (Ruth Franklin)
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
1
Ruth Franklin
Bullies: A Friendship (Alex Abramovich)
Bullies: A Friendship
2
Alex Abramovich
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped
3
Margot Lee Shetterly
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life (Ed Yong)
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
4
Ed Yong
Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen)
Born to Run
5
Bruce Springsteen
The Art of Waiting (Belle Boggs)
The Art of Waiting
6
Belle Boggs
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Ibram X. Kendi)
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
7
Ibram X. Kendi
Boy Erased (Garrad Conley)
Boy Erased
8
Garrad Conley
Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders (Joshua Foer, Ella Morton, and Dylan Thuras)
Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders
9
Joshua Foer, Ella Morton, and Dylan Thuras
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race (Jesmyn Ward)
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race
10
Jesmyn Ward
How to Survive a Plague (David France)
How to Survive a Plague
11
David France
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Svetlana Alexievich,)
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
12
Svetlana Alexievich,
Am I Alone Here? (Peter Orner)
Am I Alone Here?
13
Peter Orner
The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation (Natalie Y. Moore)
The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation
14
Natalie Y. Moore
Time Travel (James Gleick)
Time Travel
15
James Gleick
March: Book 3 (John Lewis)
March: Book 3
16
John Lewis
Evicted (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted
17
Matthew Desmond
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy (Cathy O'Neil)
Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy
18
Cathy O'Neil
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