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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
1
Traister
American Heiress (Toobin)
American Heiress
2
Toobin
At the Existentialist Cafe (Sarah Bakewell)
At the Existentialist Cafe
3
Sarah Bakewell
Blood at the Root (Patrick Phillips)
Blood at the Root
4
Patrick Phillips
Blood in the Water (Heather Ann Thompson)
Blood in the Water
5
Heather Ann Thompson
Born to Run (Bruce Springsteen)
Born to Run
6
Bruce Springsteen
City of Dreams (Tyler Anbinder)
City of Dreams
7
Tyler Anbinder
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
8
Jane Mayer
The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America (Ethan Michaeli)
The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America
9
Ethan Michaeli
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
10
Blanche Wiesen Cook
The English and Their History (Robert Tombs)
The English and Their History
11
Robert Tombs
Evicted (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted
12
Matthew Desmond
The Face of Britain (Simon Schama)
The Face of Britain
13
Simon Schama
Far and Away: Reporting on the Brink of Change (Andrew Solomon)
Far and Away: Reporting on the Brink of Change
14
Andrew Solomon
From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime (Elizabeth Hinton)
From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime
15
Elizabeth Hinton
The Gene (Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The Gene
16
Siddhartha Mukherjee
Ghetto (Mitchell Duneier)
Ghetto
17
Mitchell Duneier
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
18
Candice Millard
His Final Battle (Joseph Lelyveld)
His Final Battle
19
Joseph Lelyveld
Hitler: Ascent 1889-1939 (Volker Ullrich)
Hitler: Ascent 1889-1939
20
Volker Ullrich
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything (Rosa Brooks)
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything
21
Rosa Brooks
How to Survive a Plague (David France)
How to Survive a Plague
22
David France
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
23
Ed Yong
In the Darkroom (Susan Faludi)
In the Darkroom
24
Susan Faludi
In Gratitude (Jenny Diski)
In Gratitude
25
Jenny Diski
An Iron Wind (Peter Fritzsche)
An Iron Wind
26
Peter Fritzsche
Lab Girl (Hope Jahren)
Lab Girl
27
Hope Jahren
The Limousine Liberal (Steve Fraser)
The Limousine Liberal
28
Steve Fraser
The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan (Sebastian Mallaby)
The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan
29
Sebastian Mallaby
New England Bound: Slavery and Colonization in Early America (Wendy Warren)
New England Bound: Slavery and Colonization in Early America
30
Wendy Warren
Orson Welles Volume 3: One-Man Brand (Simon Callow)
Orson Welles Volume 3: One-Man Brand
31
Simon Callow
The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature (Adam Kirsch)
The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature
32
Adam Kirsch
Playing to the Edge (Hayden)
Playing to the Edge
33
Hayden
Pretentiousness: Why It Matters (Dan Fox)
Pretentiousness: Why It Matters
34
Dan Fox
Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier's Story (Matti Friedman)
Pumpkinflowers: A Soldier's Story
35
Matti Friedman
A Rage for Order (Robert F. Worth)
A Rage for Order
36
Robert F. Worth
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between (Hisham Matar)
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between
37
Hisham Matar
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
38
Robert J. Gordon
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Svetlana Alexievich,)
Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
39
Svetlana Alexievich,
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life (Ruth Franklin)
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
40
Ruth Franklin
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