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NYT 50 Notable Nonfiction Books of 2016

The nonfiction-only list of Notable Books from 2016 - includes biographies, histories, memoirs, essays, etc.
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All the Single Ladies (Traister)
All the Single Ladies (Traister)
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American Heiress (Toobin)
American Heiress (Toobin)
3
At the Existentialist Cafe (Sarah Bakewell)
At the Existentialist Cafe (Sarah Bakewell)
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Blood at the Root (Patrick Phillips)
Blood at the Root (Patrick Phillips)
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Blood in the Water (Heather Ann Thompson)
Blood in the Water (Heather Ann Thompson)
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Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen)
Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen)
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City of Dreams (Tyler Anbinder)
City of Dreams (Tyler Anbinder)
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Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right (Jane Mayer)
Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right (Jane Mayer)
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The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America (Ethan Michaeli)
The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America (Ethan Michaeli)
10
Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939-1962 (Blanche Wiesen Cook)
Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years and After, 1939-1962 (Blanche Wiesen Cook)
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The English and Their History (Robert Tombs)
The English and Their History (Robert Tombs)
12
Evicted (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted (Matthew Desmond)
13
The Face of Britain (Simon Schama)
The Face of Britain (Simon Schama)
14
Far and Away: Reporting on the Brink of Change (Andrew Solomon)
Far and Away: Reporting on the Brink of Change (Andrew Solomon)
15
From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime (Elizabeth Hinton)
From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime (Elizabeth Hinton)
16
The Gene (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Gene (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
17
Ghetto (Mitchell Duneier)
Ghetto (Mitchell Duneier)
18
Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill (Candice Millard)
Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill (Candice Millard)
19
His Final Battle (Joseph Lelyveld)
His Final Battle (Joseph Lelyveld)
20
Hitler: Ascent 1889-1939 (Volker Ullrich)
Hitler: Ascent 1889-1939 (Volker Ullrich)
21
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything (Rosa Brooks)
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything (Rosa Brooks)
22
How to Survive a Plague (David France)
How to Survive a Plague (David France)
23
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life (Ed Yong)
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life (Ed Yong)
24
In the Darkroom (Susan Faludi)
In the Darkroom (Susan Faludi)
25
In Gratitude (Jenny Diski)
In Gratitude (Jenny Diski)
26
An Iron Wind (Peter Fritzsche)
An Iron Wind (Peter Fritzsche)
27
Lab Girl (Hope Jahren)
Lab Girl (Hope Jahren)
28
The Limousine Liberal (Steve Fraser)
The Limousine Liberal (Steve Fraser)
29
The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan (Sebastian Mallaby)
The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan (Sebastian Mallaby)
30
New England Bound: Slavery and Colonization in Early America (Wendy Warren)
New England Bound: Slavery and Colonization in Early America (Wendy Warren)
31
Orson Welles Volume 3: One-Man Brand (Simon Callow)
Orson Welles Volume 3: One-Man Brand (Simon Callow)
32
The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature (Adam Kirsch)
The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature (Adam Kirsch)
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Playing to the Edge (Hayden)
Playing to the Edge (Hayden)
34
Pretentiousness: Why It Matters (Dan Fox)
Pretentiousness: Why It Matters (Dan Fox)
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Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier's Story (Matti Friedman)
Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier's Story (Matti Friedman)
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A Rage for Order (Robert F. Worth)
A Rage for Order (Robert F. Worth)
37
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between (Hisham Matar)
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between (Hisham Matar)
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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 (Robert J. Gordon)
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Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Svetlana Alexievich,)
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Svetlana Alexievich,)
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Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life (Ruth Franklin)
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life (Ruth Franklin)
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