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Waterstones's Best Books of 2021: Nonfiction

Here is a list of Waterstones' best nonfiction books of the year 2021. How many of these books have you read?
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12 Bytes (Jeanette Winterson)
12 Bytes
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Jeanette Winterson
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows (Ai Weiwei)
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows
2
Ai Weiwei
The Accidental Footballer (Pat Nevin)
The Accidental Footballer
3
Pat Nevin
The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym (Paula Byrne)
The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym
4
Paula Byrne
Against White Feminism (Rafia Zakaria)
Against White Feminism
5
Rafia Zakaria
Alexandria: The Quest for the Lost City (Edmund Richardson)
Alexandria: The Quest for the Lost City
6
Edmund Richardson
All About Me! (Mel Brooks)
All About Me!
7
Mel Brooks
All in (Billie Jean King)
All In
8
Billie Jean King
All in It Together: England in the Early 21st Century (Alwyn Turner)
All in It Together: England in the Early 21st Century
9
Alwyn Turner
Allegorizings (Jan Morris)
Allegorizings
10
Jan Morris
The Amur River: Between Russia and China (Colin Thubron)
The Amur River: Between Russia and China
11
Colin Thubron
Amy Winehouse: Beyond Black (Naomi Parry)
Amy Winehouse: Beyond Black
12
Naomi Parry
An Extra Pair of Hands (Kate Mosse)
An Extra Pair of Hands
13
Kate Mosse
Ancestors: A Prehistory of Britain in Seven Burials (Alice Roberts)
Ancestors: A Prehistory of Britain in Seven Burials
14
Alice Roberts
And Away... (Bob Mortimer)
And Away...
15
Bob Mortimer
The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England (Marc Morris)
The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England
16
Marc Morris
The Anthropocene Reviewed (John Green)
The Anthropocene Reviewed
17
John Green
Appetite (Ed Balls)
Appetite
18
Ed Balls
Around the World in 80 Plants (Jonathan Drori)
Around the World in 80 Plants
19
Jonathan Drori
Ask a Historian (Greg Jenner)
Ask a Historian
20
Greg Jenner
The Assault on Truth (Peter Oborne)
The Assault on Truth
21
Peter Oborne
At Home (Monica Galetti)
At Home
22
Monica Galetti
Atlas of the Invisible (James Cheshire)
Atlas of the Invisible
23
James Cheshire
The Audacity (Katherine Ryan)
The Audacity
24
Katherine Ryan
The Authority Gap (Mary Ann Sieghart)
The Authority Gap
25
Mary Ann Sieghart
Baggage (Alan Cumming)
Baggage
26
Alan Cumming
Barbarossa: How Hitler Lost the War (Jonathan Dimbleby)
Barbarossa: How Hitler Lost the War
27
Jonathan Dimbleby
Barça: The Inside Story of the World's Greatest Football Club (Simon Kuper)
Barça: The Inside Story of the World's Greatest Football Club
28
Simon Kuper
The Beatles: Get Back (The Beatles)
The Beatles: Get Back
29
The Beatles
Beautiful Country: A Memoir (Qian Julie Wang)
Beautiful Country: A Memoir
30
Qian Julie Wang
Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice 1967-1975 (Richard Thompson (Scott Timberg))
Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice 1967-1975
31
Richard Thompson (Scott Timberg)
Before and Laughter (Jimmy Carr)
Before and Laughter
32
Jimmy Carr
Being You: A New Science of Consciousness (Anil Seth)
Being You: A New Science of Consciousness
33
Anil Seth
Belonging: The Autobiography (Alun Wyn Jones)
Belonging: The Autobiography
34
Alun Wyn Jones
Between Two Hells: The Irish Civil War (Diarmaid Ferriter)
Between Two Hells: The Irish Civil War
35
Diarmaid Ferriter
Beyond Order (Jordan B. Peterson)
Beyond Order
36
Jordan B. Peterson
Beyond: The Astonishing Story... (Stephen Walker)
Beyond: The Astonishing Story...
37
Stephen Walker
Biracial Britain (Remi Adekoya)
Biracial Britain
38
Remi Adekoya
Birdsong in a Time of Silence (Steven Lovatt)
Birdsong in a Time of Silence
39
Steven Lovatt
Black British Lives Matter (Lenny Henry (Author), Marcus Ryder (Author))
Black British Lives Matter
40
Lenny Henry (Author), Marcus Ryder (Author)
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