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A's 2021 Nonfiction Reads, Ranked

These are nonfiction books that I read or reread in 2021, ranked in my own order of preference. It is difficult to compare some of these, so many are pretty much tied!
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Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
1
Patrick Radden Keefe
Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)
Just Mercy
2
Bryan Stevenson
Know My Name (Chanel Miller)
Know My Name
3
Chanel Miller
The Only Plane in the Sky (Garrett M. Graff)
The Only Plane in the Sky
4
Garrett M. Graff
Dead Wake (Erik Larson)
Dead Wake
5
Erik Larson
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
6
Michelle Zauner
The Blood of Emmitt Till (Timothy B. Tyson)
The Blood of Emmitt Till
7
Timothy B. Tyson
The Crown in Crisis (Alexander Larman)
The Crown in Crisis
8
Alexander Larman
This Is Ear Hustle: Unflinching Stories of Everyday Prison Life (Nigel Poor)
This Is Ear Hustle: Unflinching Stories of Everyday Prison Life
9
Nigel Poor
Autobiography of Malcom X (Malcom X, Alex Haley)
Autobiography of Malcom X
10
Malcom X, Alex Haley
The Year 1000 (Robert Lacey)
The Year 1000
11
Robert Lacey
Imagined London (Anna Quindlen)
Imagined London
12
Anna Quindlen
I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin)
I Am Not Your Negro
13
James Baldwin
A Very Punchable Face (Colin Jost)
A Very Punchable Face
14
Colin Jost
The Justice Calling (Hoang and Johnson)
The Justice Calling
15
Hoang and Johnson
Fight of the Century: Writers Reflect on 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases (Michael Chabon, Ayelet Waldman)
Fight of the Century: Writers Reflect on 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases
16
Michael Chabon, Ayelet Waldman
Sigh, Gone (Phuc Tran)
Sigh, Gone
17
Phuc Tran
Ten Days in a Mad-House (Nellie Bly)
Ten Days in a Mad-House
18
Nellie Bly
The Making of Biblical Womanhood (Beth Allison Barr)
The Making of Biblical Womanhood
19
Beth Allison Barr
And Then You Die of Dysentery (Lauren Reeves)
And Then You Die of Dysentery
20
Lauren Reeves
The Girl With Seven Names (Hyeonseo Lee)
The Girl With Seven Names
21
Hyeonseo Lee
Why Not Me? (Mindy Kaling)
Why Not Me?
22
Mindy Kaling
Open (Andre Agassi)
Open
23
Andre Agassi
Gray Day: My Undercover Mission to Expose America's First Cyber Spy (Eric O'Neill)
Gray Day: My Undercover Mission to Expose America's First Cyber Spy
24
Eric O'Neill
Small Sacrifices (Rule, Ann)
Small Sacrifices
25
Rule, Ann
Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making (Andrew Peterson)
Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making
26
Andrew Peterson
I'm Still Here (Austin Channing Brown)
I'm Still Here
27
Austin Channing Brown
Girl Walks Into a Bar (Rachel Dratch)
Girl Walks Into a Bar
28
Rachel Dratch
Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock: An Inside Look at the Hit Musical (Irene Sankoff, David Hein, and Laurence Maslon)
Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock: An Inside Look at the Hit Musical
29
Irene Sankoff, David Hein, and Laurence Maslon
Justification: God's Plan & Paul's Vision (N.T. Wright)
Justification: God's Plan & Paul's Vision
30
N.T. Wright
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
31
Simone De Beauvoir
Greenlights (Matthew McConaughey)
Greenlights
32
Matthew McConaughey
Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village (Maureen Johnson)
Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
33
Maureen Johnson
A Grief Observed (C. S. Lewis)
A Grief Observed
34
C. S. Lewis
The Actor's Life (Jenna Fischer)
The Actor's Life
35
Jenna Fischer
Going There (Katie Couric)
Going There
36
Katie Couric
10 Who Changed the World (Daniel Akin)
10 Who Changed the World
37
Daniel Akin
Finding Carla (Ross Nixon)
Finding Carla
38
Ross Nixon
If You Really Loved Me (Ann Rule)
If You Really Loved Me
39
Ann Rule
The Boys on the Tracks (Mara Leveritt)
The Boys on the Tracks
40
Mara Leveritt
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