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Kirkus Best Nonfiction of 2011

Here is a list of Kurkus Review's best nonfiction of the year 2011. How many of these have you read?
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1493 (Charles C. Mann)
1493
1
Charles C. Mann
1861: The Civil War Awakening (Adam Goodheart)
1861: The Civil War Awakening
2
Adam Goodheart
33 Revolutions Per Minute (Dorian Lynskey)
33 Revolutions Per Minute
3
Dorian Lynskey
An Unquenchable Thirst (Mary Johnson)
An Unquenchable Thirst
4
Mary Johnson
Arrival City (Doug Saunders)
Arrival City
5
Doug Saunders
Assassins of the Turquoise Palace (Roya Hakakian)
Assassins of the Turquoise Palace
6
Roya Hakakian
The Beauty and the Sorrow (Peter Englund)
The Beauty and the Sorrow
7
Peter Englund
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
8
Bento's Sketchbook (John Berger)
Bento's Sketchbook
9
John Berger
Blood, Bones and Butter
Blood, Bones and Butter
10
Blue Nights (Joan Didion)
Blue Nights
11
Joan Didion
The Body Politic: The Battle Over Science in America (Jonathan D. Moreno)
The Body Politic: The Battle Over Science in America
12
Jonathan D. Moreno
Born in Africa (Martin Meredith)
Born in Africa
13
Martin Meredith
Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption and Baseball's Longest Game (Dan Barry)
Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption and Baseball's Longest Game
14
Dan Barry
The Brilliant Disaster (Jim Rasenberger)
The Brilliant Disaster
15
Jim Rasenberger
Charles Dickens: A Life (Claire Tomalin)
Charles Dickens: A Life
16
Claire Tomalin
Courage Beyond the Game: The Freddie Steinmark Story (Jim Dent)
Courage Beyond the Game: The Freddie Steinmark Story
17
Jim Dent
Deadly Choices. How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All (Paul Offit, MD)
Deadly Choices. How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All
18
Paul Offit, MD
Death in the City of Light (David King)
Death in the City of Light
19
David King
Deep Future (Curt Stager)
Deep Future
20
Curt Stager
Destiny of the Republic (Candace Millard)
Destiny of the Republic
21
Candace Millard
The Ecstasy of Influence: Nonfictions, Etc. (Jonathan Lethem)
The Ecstasy of Influence: Nonfictions, Etc.
22
Jonathan Lethem
Electric Eden (Rob Young)
Electric Eden
23
Rob Young
Everyone Loves You When You're Dead: Journeys Into Fame and Madness (Neil Strauss)
Everyone Loves You When You're Dead: Journeys Into Fame and Madness
24
Neil Strauss
First Contact (Marc Kaufman)
First Contact
25
Marc Kaufman
Founding Gardeners (Andrea Wulf)
Founding Gardeners
26
Andrea Wulf
The Greater Journey
The Greater Journey
27
Green Is the New Red (Will Potter)
Green Is the New Red
28
Will Potter
Halfway to Hollywood: Diaries 1980 to 1988 (Michael Palin)
Halfway to Hollywood: Diaries 1980 to 1988
29
Michael Palin
Hearts Touched by Fire: The Best of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War (Harold Holzer)
Hearts Touched by Fire: The Best of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War
30
Harold Holzer
Here on Earth: A Natural History of the Planet (Tim Flannery)
Here on Earth: A Natural History of the Planet
31
Tim Flannery
The Honored Dead (Joseph Braude)
The Honored Dead
32
Joseph Braude
Hot: Living Through the Next 50 Years on Earth (Mark Hertsgaard)
Hot: Living Through the Next 50 Years on Earth
33
Mark Hertsgaard
Howard Cosell: The Man, the Myth, and the Transformation of American Sports (Mark Ribowsky)
Howard Cosell: The Man, the Myth, and the Transformation of American Sports
34
Mark Ribowsky
In the Garden of Beasts (Erik Larson)
In the Garden of Beasts
35
Erik Larson
In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives (Steven Levy)
In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives
36
Steven Levy
Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 (Max Hastings)
Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945
37
Max Hastings
The Influencing Machine
The Influencing Machine
38
Inside Scientology (Janet Reitman)
Inside Scientology
39
Janet Reitman
Is Journalism Worth Dying For? (Anna Politkovskaya)
Is Journalism Worth Dying For?
40
Anna Politkovskaya
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