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Kirkus Starred Reviews 2016: Nonfiction - Page 6

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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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
201
Robert J. Gordon
Riverine: A Memoir From Anywhere but Here (Angela Palm)
Riverine: A Memoir From Anywhere but Here
202
Angela Palm
The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure (Henry Petroski)
The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure
203
Henry Petroski
Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis (Ben Macintyre)
Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis
204
Ben Macintyre
The Romanovs: 1613-1918 (Simon Sebag Montefiore)
The Romanovs: 1613-1918
205
Simon Sebag Montefiore
A Savage War: A Military History of the Civil War (Williamson Murray)
A Savage War: A Military History of the Civil War
206
Williamson Murray
The Secret Life of Stories (Michael Bérubé)
The Secret Life of Stories
207
Michael Bérubé
The Secret War (Max Hastings)
The Secret War
208
Max Hastings
A Series of Catastrophes and Miracles (Mary Elizabeth Williams)
A Series of Catastrophes and Miracles
209
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics (Carlo Rovelli)
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
210
Carlo Rovelli
Shame and Wonder (David Searcy)
Shame and Wonder
211
David Searcy
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life (Ruth Franklin)
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
212
Ruth Franklin
The Silk Roads (Peter Frankopan)
The Silk Roads
213
Peter Frankopan
The Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters (Laura Thompson)
The Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters
214
Laura Thompson
Small Data: The Tiny Clues That Uncover Huge Trends (Martin Lindstrom)
Small Data: The Tiny Clues That Uncover Huge Trends
215
Martin Lindstrom
Smarter Faster Better (Duhigg)
Smarter Faster Better
216
Duhigg
Somehow I Am Different (Alyssa Petersel)
Somehow I Am Different
217
Alyssa Petersel
Somme: Into the Breach (Hugh Sebag-Montefiore)
Somme: Into the Breach
218
Hugh Sebag-Montefiore
Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe (Mike Massimino)
Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
219
Mike Massimino
Spain in Our Hearts (Hochschild)
Spain in Our Hearts
220
Hochschild
The Speed of Sound: Breaking the Barriers Between Music and Technology: A Memoir (Thomas Dolby)
The Speed of Sound: Breaking the Barriers Between Music and Technology: A Memoir
221
Thomas Dolby
A Splendid Savage: The Restless Life of Frederick Russell Burnham (Steve Kemper)
A Splendid Savage: The Restless Life of Frederick Russell Burnham
222
Steve Kemper
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (Ibram X. Kendi)
Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
223
Ibram X. Kendi
Strange Glow: The Story of Radiation (Timothy J. Jorgensen)
Strange Glow: The Story of Radiation
224
Timothy J. Jorgensen
Strange Gods: A Secular History of Conversion (Susan Jacoby)
Strange Gods: A Secular History of Conversion
225
Susan Jacoby
The Struggle for Sea Power: A Naval History of the American Revolution (Sam Willis)
The Struggle for Sea Power: A Naval History of the American Revolution
226
Sam Willis
Such a Lovely Little War (Marcelino Truong)
Such a Lovely Little War
227
Marcelino Truong
Such Mad Fun: Ambition and Glamour in Hollywood's Golden Age (Robin R. Cutler)
Such Mad Fun: Ambition and Glamour in Hollywood's Golden Age
228
Robin R. Cutler
Summer Days & Summer Nights (Stephanie Perkins)
Summer Days & Summer Nights
229
Stephanie Perkins
Supremely Partisan (James D. Zirin)
Supremely Partisan
230
James D. Zirin
Talking God: Philosophers on Belief (Gary Gutting)
Talking God: Philosophers on Belief
231
Gary Gutting
Tastes Like Chicken: A History of America's Favorite Bird (Emelyn Rude)
Tastes Like Chicken: A History of America's Favorite Bird
232
Emelyn Rude
Television: A Biography (David Thomson)
Television: A Biography
233
David Thomson
Testimony (Robertson)
Testimony
234
Robertson
Tetris: The Games People Play (Box Brown)
Tetris: The Games People Play
235
Box Brown
Thank You for Being Late (Friedman)
Thank You for Being Late
236
Friedman
Their Promised Land: My Grandparents in Love and War (Ian Buruma)
Their Promised Land: My Grandparents in Love and War
237
Ian Buruma
They Can't Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era (Wesley Lowery)
They Can't Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era
238
Wesley Lowery
The Tragedy of U.S. Foreign Policy (Walter A. Mcdougall)
The Tragedy of U.S. Foreign Policy
239
Walter A. Mcdougall
Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements (Bob Mehr)
Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements
240
Bob Mehr
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