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Kirkus Starred Reviews 2017: Nonfiction

Here is a list of Kurkus' Starred Reviews nonfiction published in 2017 (books of exceptional merit). How many have you read?
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A $500 House in Detroit (Drew Philp)
A $500 House in Detroit
1
Drew Philp
Adapt (Amina Khan)
Adapt
2
Amina Khan
Admissions: Life as a Brain Surgeon (Henry Marsh)
Admissions: Life as a Brain Surgeon
3
Henry Marsh
Afterglow (Eileen Myles)
Afterglow
4
Eileen Myles
Age of Anger (Pankaj Mishra)
Age of Anger
5
Pankaj Mishra
Ali: A Life (Jonathan Eig)
Ali: A Life
6
Jonathan Eig
The Allure of Battle (Cathal J. Nolan)
The Allure of Battle
7
Cathal J. Nolan
Alone: Britain, Churchill, and Dunkirk: Defeat Into Victory (Michael Korda)
Alone: Britain, Churchill, and Dunkirk: Defeat Into Victory
8
Michael Korda
American Sanctuary (A. Roger Ekirch)
American Sanctuary
9
A. Roger Ekirch
Anatomy of Innocence: Testimonies of the Wrongfully Convicted (Laura Caldwell)
Anatomy of Innocence: Testimonies of the Wrongfully Convicted
10
Laura Caldwell
Anatomy of Terror (Ali H. Soufan)
Anatomy of Terror
11
Ali H. Soufan
The Art of Loading Brush: New Agrarian Writings (Wendell Berry)
The Art of Loading Brush: New Agrarian Writings
12
Wendell Berry
The Art of Misdiagnosis: Surviving My Mother's Suicide (Gayle Brandeis)
The Art of Misdiagnosis: Surviving My Mother's Suicide
13
Gayle Brandeis
Art Sex Music (Cosey Fanni Tutti)
Art Sex Music
14
Cosey Fanni Tutti
Arthur and Sherlock: Conan Doyle and the Creation of Holmes (Michael Sims)
Arthur and Sherlock: Conan Doyle and the Creation of Holmes
15
Michael Sims
Awakening: How Gays and Lesbians Brought Marriage Equality to America (Nathaniel Frank)
Awakening: How Gays and Lesbians Brought Marriage Equality to America
16
Nathaniel Frank
Behave (Robert M. Sapolsky)
Behave
17
Robert M. Sapolsky
Between Them (Richard Ford)
Between Them
18
Richard Ford
Big Mind: How Collective Intelligence Can Change Our World (Geoff Mulgan)
Big Mind: How Collective Intelligence Can Change Our World
19
Geoff Mulgan
Birding Without Borders (Noah Strycker)
Birding Without Borders
20
Noah Strycker
The Black Hand (Stephan Talty)
The Black Hand
21
Stephan Talty
Blitzed (Norman Ohler)
Blitzed
22
Norman Ohler
Blood Brothers (Deanne Stillman)
Blood Brothers
23
Deanne Stillman
Bloodlines (Melissa Del Bosque)
Bloodlines
24
Melissa Del Bosque
Blue on Blue: An Insider's Story of Good Cops Catching Bad Cops (Charles Campisi)
Blue on Blue: An Insider's Story of Good Cops Catching Bad Cops
25
Charles Campisi
The Body Builders: Inside the Science of the Engineered Human (Adam Piore)
The Body Builders: Inside the Science of the Engineered Human
26
Adam Piore
Bones (Joe Tone)
Bones
27
Joe Tone
The Book Smugglers (David E. Fishman)
The Book Smugglers
28
David E. Fishman
The Book That Changed America (Randall Fuller)
The Book That Changed America
29
Randall Fuller
The Book Thieves (Anders Rydell)
The Book Thieves
30
Anders Rydell
The Brain Defense (Kevin Davis)
The Brain Defense
31
Kevin Davis
The Business of Expertise (David C. Baker)
The Business of Expertise
32
David C. Baker
The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine (Lindsey Fitzharris)
The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine
33
Lindsey Fitzharris
Caesar's Footprints (Bijan Omrani)
Caesar's Footprints
34
Bijan Omrani
Calder: The Conquest of Time: The Early Years, 1898-1940 (Jed Perl)
Calder: The Conquest of Time: The Early Years, 1898-1940
35
Jed Perl
The Captain Class: A New Theory of Leadership (Sam Walker)
The Captain Class: A New Theory of Leadership
36
Sam Walker
Casey Stengel: Baseball's Greatest Character (Marty Appel)
Casey Stengel: Baseball's Greatest Character
37
Marty Appel
Champions Way (Mike McIntire)
Champions Way
38
Mike McIntire
Chicago Renaissance: Literature and Art in the Midwest Metropolis (Liesl Olson)
Chicago Renaissance: Literature and Art in the Midwest Metropolis
39
Liesl Olson
China Lake (Barret Baumgart)
China Lake
40
Barret Baumgart
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