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Kirkus Best Nonfiction of 2016

Here is a list of Kurkus Review's best nonfiction of the year 2016. How many of these have you read?
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ADHD Nation (Alan Schwarz)
ADHD Nation
1
Alan Schwarz
All Tomorrow's Parties (Rob Spillman)
All Tomorrow's Parties
2
Rob Spillman
Almighty (Dan Zak)
Almighty
3
Dan Zak
American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers (Nancy Jo Sales)
American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers
4
Nancy Jo Sales
American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804 (Alan Taylor)
American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804
5
Alan Taylor
American Rhapsody (Claudia Roth Pierpont)
American Rhapsody
6
Claudia Roth Pierpont
America's War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History (Andrew J. Bacevich)
America's War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History
7
Andrew J. Bacevich
Another Day in the Death of America (Gary Younge)
Another Day in the Death of America
8
Gary Younge
The Art of Waiting (Belle Boggs)
The Art of Waiting
9
Belle Boggs
At the Existentialist Cafe (Sarah Bakewell)
At the Existentialist Cafe
10
Sarah Bakewell
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts (Joshua Hammer)
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts
11
Joshua Hammer
Bandit (Molly Brodak)
Bandit
12
Molly Brodak
Beginning French: Lessons From a Stone Farmhouse (Les Américains)
Beginning French: Lessons From a Stone Farmhouse
13
Les Américains
Being a Beast: Adventures Across the Species Divide (Charles Foster)
Being a Beast: Adventures Across the Species Divide
14
Charles Foster
The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself (Sean Carroll)
The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
15
Sean Carroll
The Bitter Taste of Victory (Lara Feigel)
The Bitter Taste of Victory
16
Lara Feigel
Black Hole Blues and Other Songs From Outer Space (Janna Levin)
Black Hole Blues and Other Songs From Outer Space
17
Janna Levin
The Black Presidency (Michael Eric Dyson)
The Black Presidency
18
Michael Eric Dyson
Blood in the Water (Heather Ann Thompson)
Blood in the Water
19
Heather Ann Thompson
A Body Undone: Living on After Great Pain (Christina Crosby)
A Body Undone: Living on After Great Pain
20
Christina Crosby
Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen)
Born to Run
21
Bruce Springsteen
The Boys in the Bunkhouse (Dan Barry)
The Boys in the Bunkhouse
22
Dan Barry
Bullies: A Friendship (Alex Abramovich)
Bullies: A Friendship
23
Alex Abramovich
A Cancer in the Family (Theodora Ross)
A Cancer in the Family
24
Theodora Ross
Chain of Title (David Dayen)
Chain of Title
25
David Dayen
Charlotte Bronte: A Fiery Heart (Claire Harman)
Charlotte Bronte: A Fiery Heart
26
Claire Harman
City of Dreams (Tyler Anbinder)
City of Dreams
27
Tyler Anbinder
City of Thorns (Ben Rawlence)
City of Thorns
28
Ben Rawlence
Consequence: A Memoir (Eric Fair)
Consequence: A Memoir
29
Eric Fair
Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War (Fred Kaplan)
Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War
30
Fred Kaplan
Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady (Susan Quinn)
Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady
31
Susan Quinn
Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939-1962 (Blanche Wiesen Cook)
Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939-1962
32
Blanche Wiesen Cook
Evicted (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted
33
Matthew Desmond
The Family Tooth (Ellis Avery)
The Family Tooth
34
Ellis Avery
Far and Away: Reporting on the Brink of Change (Andrew Solomon)
Far and Away: Reporting on the Brink of Change
35
Andrew Solomon
The Firebrand and the First Lady (Patricia Bell-Scott)
The Firebrand and the First Lady
36
Patricia Bell-Scott
The First Congress (Fergus M. Bordewich)
The First Congress
37
Fergus M. Bordewich
Flying Couch (Amy Kurzweil)
Flying Couch
38
Amy Kurzweil
The Games a Global History of the Olympics (David Goldblatt)
The Games a Global History of the Olympics
39
David Goldblatt
The Gene: An Intimate History (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Gene: An Intimate History
40
Siddhartha Mukherjee
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