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Kirkus Starred Reviews 2009: Nonfiction

Here is a list of Kurkus' Starred Reviews nonfiction published in 2009 (books of exceptional merit). How many have you read?
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¡OBÁMANOS!: The Birth of a New Political Era (Hendrik Hertzberg)
¡OBÁMANOS!: The Birth of a New Political Era
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Hendrik Hertzberg
Adderall Diaries
Adderall Diaries
2
After the Ice: Life, Death, and Geopolitics in the New Arctic (Alun Anderson)
After the Ice: Life, Death, and Geopolitics in the New Arctic
3
Alun Anderson
An Irreverent Curiosity (David Farley)
An Irreverent Curiosity
4
David Farley
Atomic Awakening (James Mahaffey)
Atomic Awakening
5
James Mahaffey
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U. S. Marshal (Vaunda Micheaux Nelson)
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U. S. Marshal
6
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
The Battle for America 2008 (Dan Balz)
The Battle for America 2008
7
Dan Balz
Before the Big Bang: The Prehistory of Our Universe (Brian Clegg)
Before the Big Bang: The Prehistory of Our Universe
8
Brian Clegg
The Book of William: How Shakespeare's First Folio Conquered the World (Paul Collins)
The Book of William: How Shakespeare's First Folio Conquered the World
9
Paul Collins
A Brave Vessel (Hobson Woodward)
A Brave Vessel
10
Hobson Woodward
Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America
11
Barbara Ehrenreich
The Case for God (Karen Armstrong)
The Case for God
12
Karen Armstrong
Child of the Civil Rights Movement (Paula Young Shelton)
Child of the Civil Rights Movement
13
Paula Young Shelton
A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent (Robert W. Merry)
A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent
14
Robert W. Merry
Darwin's Armada (Iain McCalman)
Darwin's Armada
15
Iain McCalman
D-Day (Antony Beevor)
D-Day
16
Antony Beevor
The East-West House: Noguchi's Childhood in Japan (Christy Hale)
The East-West House: Noguchi's Childhood in Japan
17
Christy Hale
Eating Animals (Safran Foer)
Eating Animals
18
Safran Foer
El Monstruo: Dread and Redemption in Mexico City (John Ross)
El Monstruo: Dread and Redemption in Mexico City
19
John Ross
Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer
Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer
20
The Fatal Strain: On the Trail of Avian Flu and the Coming Pandemic (Alan Sipress)
The Fatal Strain: On the Trail of Avian Flu and the Coming Pandemic
21
Alan Sipress
A Fiery Peace in a Cold War (Neil Sheehan)
A Fiery Peace in a Cold War
22
Neil Sheehan
The First Family (Mike Dash)
The First Family
23
Mike Dash
The Good Soldiers
The Good Soldiers
24
The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum (Candace Fleming)
The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P. T. Barnum
25
Candace Fleming
The Healing of America (T.R. Reid)
The Healing of America
26
T.R. Reid
How Markets Fail (John Cassidy)
How Markets Fail
27
John Cassidy
Imperial (William T. Vollmann)
Imperial
28
William T. Vollmann
In Rooms of Memory (Hilary Masters)
In Rooms of Memory
29
Hilary Masters
Knives at Dawn (Andrew Friedman)
Knives at Dawn
30
Andrew Friedman
Koestler: The Literary and Political Odyssey of a Twentieth Century Skeptic (Michael Scammell)
Koestler: The Literary and Political Odyssey of a Twentieth Century Skeptic
31
Michael Scammell
Lit (Mary Karr)
Lit
32
Mary Karr
Louis D. Brandeis (Melvin I. Urofsky)
Louis D. Brandeis
33
Melvin I. Urofsky
Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times (Ralph Stanley)
Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times
34
Ralph Stanley
Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father,
Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father,
35
Marx's General: The Revolutionary Life of Friedrich Engels (Tristram Hunt)
Marx's General: The Revolutionary Life of Friedrich Engels
36
Tristram Hunt
Memoir: A History (Ben Yagoda)
Memoir: A History
37
Ben Yagoda
My River Chronicles: Rediscovering America on the Hudson (Jessica Dulong)
My River Chronicles: Rediscovering America on the Hudson
38
Jessica Dulong
Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science (Carol Kaesuk Yoon)
Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science
39
Carol Kaesuk Yoon
The Natural History of Unicorns (Chris Lavers)
The Natural History of Unicorns
40
Chris Lavers
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