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Kirkus Starred Reviews 2015: Nonfiction - Page 5

Here is a list of Kurkus' Starred Reviews nonfiction published in 2015 (books of exceptional merit). How many have you read?
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Road Trip (Mark Rozema)
Road Trip
161
Mark Rozema
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock N' Roll (Peter Guralnick)
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock N' Roll
162
Peter Guralnick
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
163
Yuval Noah Harari
Screening Room: Family Pictures (Alan Lightman)
Screening Room: Family Pictures
164
Alan Lightman
Showdown (Wil Haygood)
Showdown
165
Wil Haygood
Shrinks: The Untold Story of Psychiatry (Jeffrey A. Lieberman, M.D.)
Shrinks: The Untold Story of Psychiatry
166
Jeffrey A. Lieberman, M.D.
Sinatra: The Chairman (James Kaplan)
Sinatra: The Chairman
167
James Kaplan
The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory (John Seabrook)
The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory
168
John Seabrook
Spinster (Kate Bolick)
Spinster
169
Kate Bolick
Split Season (Jeff Katz)
Split Season
170
Jeff Katz
Spooky Action at a Distance (George Musser)
Spooky Action at a Distance
171
George Musser
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome (Mary Beard)
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
172
Mary Beard
The Spy's Son (Bryan Denson)
The Spy's Son
173
Bryan Denson
St. Marks Is Dead: The Many Lives of America's Hippest Street (Ada Calhoun)
St. Marks Is Dead: The Many Lives of America's Hippest Street
174
Ada Calhoun
Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights (Ann Bausum)
Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights
175
Ann Bausum
A Strange Business (James Hamilton)
A Strange Business
176
James Hamilton
A Street Divided: Stories From Jerusalem's Alley of God (Dion Nissenbaum)
A Street Divided: Stories From Jerusalem's Alley of God
177
Dion Nissenbaum
The Summit: Bretton Woods, 1944 (Ed Conway)
The Summit: Bretton Woods, 1944
178
Ed Conway
Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction (Philip Tetlock, Dan Gardner)
Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction
179
Philip Tetlock, Dan Gardner
Swansong 1945: A Collective Diary of the Last Days of the Third Reich (Walter Kempowski)
Swansong 1945: A Collective Diary of the Last Days of the Third Reich
180
Walter Kempowski
Symphony for the City of the Dead:  Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad (Margarita Engle)
Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
181
Margarita Engle
Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor (James M. Scott)
Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor
182
James M. Scott
Ted Hughes: The Unauthorized Life (Jonathan Bate)
Ted Hughes: The Unauthorized Life
183
Jonathan Bate
Terms of Service: Social Media and the Price of Constant Connection (Jacob Silverman)
Terms of Service: Social Media and the Price of Constant Connection
184
Jacob Silverman
Their Last Full Measure: The Final Days of the Civil War (Joseph Wheelan)
Their Last Full Measure: The Final Days of the Civil War
185
Joseph Wheelan
They All Love Jack: Busting the Ripper (Bruce Robinson)
They All Love Jack: Busting the Ripper
186
Bruce Robinson
Thieves' Road (Terry Mort)
Thieves' Road
187
Terry Mort
Think Again (Stanley Fish)
Think Again
188
Stanley Fish
This Is All a Dream We Dreamed: An Oral History of the Grateful Dead (Blair Jackson)
This Is All a Dream We Dreamed: An Oral History of the Grateful Dead
189
Blair Jackson
This Is Why You're Single (Laura Lane)
This Is Why You're Single
190
Laura Lane
This Old Man: All in Pieces (Roger Angell)
This Old Man: All in Pieces
191
Roger Angell
Thunder & Lightning: Weather Past, Present, Future (Lauren Redniss)
Thunder & Lightning: Weather Past, Present, Future
192
Lauren Redniss
To Hell and Back: The Last Train From Hiroshima (Charles Pellegrino)
To Hell and Back: The Last Train From Hiroshima
193
Charles Pellegrino
Trace: Memory, History, Race, and the American Landscape (Lauret Savoy)
Trace: Memory, History, Race, and the American Landscape
194
Lauret Savoy
Two Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon (Ed Caesar)
Two Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon
195
Ed Caesar
Two Mothers One Prayer (Laura Lane)
Two Mothers One Prayer
196
Laura Lane
The Two-State Delusion (Padraig O'Malley)
The Two-State Delusion
197
Padraig O'Malley
Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty (Charles Leerhsen)
Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty
198
Charles Leerhsen
The Upright Thinkers: The Human Journey From Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos (Leonard Mlodinow)
The Upright Thinkers: The Human Journey From Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos
199
Leonard Mlodinow
The War on Alcohol: Prohibition and the Rise of the American State (Lisa McGirr)
The War on Alcohol: Prohibition and the Rise of the American State
200
Lisa McGirr
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