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Kirkus Starred Reviews 2016: Nonfiction

Here is a list of Kurkus' Starred Reviews nonfiction published in 2016 (books of exceptional merit). How many have you read?
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23/7: Pelican Bay Prison and the Rise of Long-Term Solitary Confinement (Keramet Reiter)
23/7: Pelican Bay Prison and the Rise of Long-Term Solitary Confinement
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Keramet Reiter
The 60s: The Story of a Decade (Henry Finder)
The 60s: The Story of a Decade
2
Henry Finder
1916: A Global History (Keith Jeffery)
1916: A Global History
3
Keith Jeffery
1941 (Marc Wortman)
1941
4
Marc Wortman
ADHD Nation (Alan Schwarz)
ADHD Nation
5
Alan Schwarz
Adnan's Story (Rabia Chaudry)
Adnan's Story
6
Rabia Chaudry
The Age of Genius (A.C. Grayling)
The Age of Genius
7
A.C. Grayling
All Tomorrow's Parties (Rob Spillman)
All Tomorrow's Parties
8
Rob Spillman
All the Ways We Kill and Die: A Portrait of Modern War (Brian Castner)
All the Ways We Kill and Die: A Portrait of Modern War
9
Brian Castner
American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804 (Alan Taylor)
American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804
10
Alan Taylor
American Rhapsody (Claudia Roth Pierpont)
American Rhapsody
11
Claudia Roth Pierpont
American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant (Ronald C. White)
American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant
12
Ronald C. White
America the Anxious : How Our Pursuit of Happiness Is Creating a Nation of Nervous Wrecks (Ruth Whippman)
America the Anxious : How Our Pursuit of Happiness Is Creating a Nation of Nervous Wrecks
13
Ruth Whippman
An Iron Wind (Peter Fritzsche)
An Iron Wind
14
Peter Fritzsche
Angels With Dirty Faces (Jonathan Wilson)
Angels With Dirty Faces
15
Jonathan Wilson
Another Day in the Death of America (Gary Younge)
Another Day in the Death of America
16
Gary Younge
Apostle (Tom Bissell)
Apostle
17
Tom Bissell
Are We Smart Enough to Know Smart Animals Are (Dewaal)
Are We Smart Enough to Know Smart Animals Are
18
Dewaal
The Art of X-Ray Reading (Roy Peter Clark)
The Art of X-Ray Reading
19
Roy Peter Clark
At the Existentialist Cafe (Sarah Bakewell)
At the Existentialist Cafe
20
Sarah Bakewell
At War on the Gothic Line: Fighting in Italy, 1944-45 (Christian Jennings)
At War on the Gothic Line: Fighting in Italy, 1944-45
21
Christian Jennings
Bandit (Molly Brodak)
Bandit
22
Molly Brodak
The Battle of the Atlantic (Jonathan Dimbleby)
The Battle of the Atlantic
23
Jonathan Dimbleby
Becoming Unbecoming (Una)
Becoming Unbecoming
24
Una
Beginning French: Lessons From a Stone Farmhouse (Les Américains)
Beginning French: Lessons From a Stone Farmhouse
25
Les Américains
Beyond Human: How Cutting-Edge Science Is Extending Our Lives (Eve Herold)
Beyond Human: How Cutting-Edge Science Is Extending Our Lives
26
Eve Herold
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
27
Sean Carroll
Bitter Freedom: Ireland in a Revolutionary World (Maurice Walsh)
Bitter Freedom: Ireland in a Revolutionary World
28
Maurice Walsh
The Bitter Taste of Victory (Lara Feigel)
The Bitter Taste of Victory
29
Lara Feigel
Black Elk: The Life of an American Visionary (Joe Jackson)
Black Elk: The Life of an American Visionary
30
Joe Jackson
Black Hole Blues and Other Songs From Outer Space (Janna Levin)
Black Hole Blues and Other Songs From Outer Space
31
Janna Levin
The Black Presidency (Michael Eric Dyson)
The Black Presidency
32
Michael Eric Dyson
Black Square: Adventures in Post-Soviet Ukraine (Sophie Pinkham)
Black Square: Adventures in Post-Soviet Ukraine
33
Sophie Pinkham
Blood and Earth: Modern Slavery, Ecocide, and the Secret to Saving the World (Kevin Bales)
Blood and Earth: Modern Slavery, Ecocide, and the Secret to Saving the World
34
Kevin Bales
Blood at the Root (Patrick Phillips)
Blood at the Root
35
Patrick Phillips
Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X (Randy Roberts)
Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X
36
Randy Roberts
Blood in the Water (Heather Ann Thompson)
Blood in the Water
37
Heather Ann Thompson
Blood Transparencies (Randy White)
Blood Transparencies
38
Randy White
Blood Year (David Kilcullen)
Blood Year
39
David Kilcullen
Bolshoi Confidential (Simon Morrison)
Bolshoi Confidential
40
Simon Morrison
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