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Kirkus Best Nonfiction of 2016 - Page 2

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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General vs. the President (Brands)
General vs. the President
41
Brands
George Lucas: A Life (Brian Jay Jones)
George Lucas: A Life
42
Brian Jay Jones
The Gunning of America (Pamela Haag)
The Gunning of America
43
Pamela Haag
Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill (Candice Millard)
Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill
44
Candice Millard
The Hero's Body (William Giraldi)
The Hero's Body
45
William Giraldi
Hillbilly Elegy (JD Vance)
Hillbilly Elegy
46
JD Vance
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything (Rosa Brooks)
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything
47
Rosa Brooks
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
48
Ed Yong
The Iceberg: A Memoir (Marion Coutts)
The Iceberg: A Memoir
49
Marion Coutts
Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck (Adam Cohen)
Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck
50
Adam Cohen
In the Darkroom (Susan Faludi)
In the Darkroom
51
Susan Faludi
In Other Words (Jhumpa Lahiri)
In Other Words
52
Jhumpa Lahiri
ISIS: A History (Fawaz A. Gerges)
ISIS: A History
53
Fawaz A. Gerges
Jean Cocteau: A Life (Claude Arnaud)
Jean Cocteau: A Life
54
Claude Arnaud
John Aubrey, My Own Life (Ruth Scurr)
John Aubrey, My Own Life
55
Ruth Scurr
Kill 'em and Leave (James McBride)
Kill 'em and Leave
56
James McBride
Known and Strange Things (Teju Cole)
Known and Strange Things
57
Teju Cole
Krazy (Michael Tisserand)
Krazy
58
Michael Tisserand
Lab Girl (Hope Jahren)
Lab Girl
59
Hope Jahren
Ladies Night at the Dreamland (Sonja Livingston)
Ladies Night at the Dreamland
60
Sonja Livingston
Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams (Louisa Thomas)
Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams
61
Louisa Thomas
Mad Enchantment (Ross King)
Mad Enchantment
62
Ross King
Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art (Virginia Heffernan)
Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art
63
Virginia Heffernan
Making of Donald Trump (Johnston)
Making of Donald Trump
64
Johnston
Midnight in Broad Daylight (Pamela Rotner Sakamoto)
Midnight in Broad Daylight
65
Pamela Rotner Sakamoto
The Morning They Came for Us: Dispatches From Syria (Janine Di Giovanni)
The Morning They Came for Us: Dispatches From Syria
66
Janine Di Giovanni
Nobody (Marc Lamont Hill)
Nobody
67
Marc Lamont Hill
Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War
68
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Orson Welles Volume 3: One-Man Brand (Simon Callow)
Orson Welles Volume 3: One-Man Brand
69
Simon Callow
The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America (Andrés Reséndez)
The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America
70
Andrés Reséndez
Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets (Luke Dittrich)
Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets
71
Luke Dittrich
The Perfect Pass: American Genius and the Reinvention of Football (S.C. Gwynne)
The Perfect Pass: American Genius and the Reinvention of Football
72
S.C. Gwynne
A Pilgrim for Freedom (Michael Novakovic)
A Pilgrim for Freedom
73
Michael Novakovic
Playing Through the Whistle (S. L. Price)
Playing Through the Whistle
74
S. L. Price
The Politicians and the Egalitarians (Sean Wilentz)
The Politicians and the Egalitarians
75
Sean Wilentz
Poor Your Soul (Ptacin)
Poor Your Soul
76
Ptacin
The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World (Sally Denton)
The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World
77
Sally Denton
Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman: Conservation Heroes of the American Heartland (Miriam Horn)
Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman: Conservation Heroes of the American Heartland
78
Miriam Horn
Raoul Wallenberg: The Biography (Ingrid Carlberg)
Raoul Wallenberg: The Biography
79
Ingrid Carlberg
The Rise and Fall of American Growth: U.S. Standard of Living Since the Civil War (Robert J. Gordon)
The Rise and Fall of American Growth: U.S. Standard of Living Since the Civil War
80
Robert J. Gordon
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