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Kirkus Best Nonfiction of 2011

Here is a list of Kurkus Review's best nonfiction of the year 2011. How many of these have you read?
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1493 (Charles C. Mann)
1493
Charles C. Mann
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1861: The Civil War Awakening (Adam Goodheart)
1861: The Civil War Awakening
Adam Goodheart
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33 Revolutions Per Minute (Dorian Lynskey)
33 Revolutions Per Minute
Dorian Lynskey
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An Unquenchable Thirst (Mary Johnson)
An Unquenchable Thirst
Mary Johnson
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Arrival City (Doug Saunders)
Arrival City
Doug Saunders
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Assassins of the Turquoise Palace (Roya Hakakian)
Assassins of the Turquoise Palace
Roya Hakakian
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The Beauty and the Sorrow (Peter Englund)
The Beauty and the Sorrow
Peter Englund
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The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
9
Bento's Sketchbook (John Berger)
Bento's Sketchbook
John Berger
10
Blood, Bones and Butter
Blood, Bones and Butter
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Blue Nights
Blue Nights
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The Body Politic: The Battle Over Science in America (Jonathan D. Moreno)
The Body Politic: The Battle Over Science in America
Jonathan D. Moreno
13
Born in Africa (Martin Meredith)
Born in Africa
Martin Meredith
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Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption and Baseball's Longest Game (Dan Barry)
Bottom of the 33rd: Hope, Redemption and Baseball's Longest Game
Dan Barry
15
The Brilliant Disaster (Jim Rasenberger)
The Brilliant Disaster
Jim Rasenberger
16
Charles Dickens: A Life (Claire Tomalin)
Charles Dickens: A Life
Claire Tomalin
17
Courage Beyond the Game: The Freddie Steinmark Story (Jim Dent)
Courage Beyond the Game: The Freddie Steinmark Story
Jim Dent
18
Deadly Choices. How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All (Paul Offit, MD)
Deadly Choices. How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All
Paul Offit, MD
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Death in the City of Light (David King)
Death in the City of Light
David King
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Deep Future (Curt Stager)
Deep Future
Curt Stager
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Destiny of the Republic (Candace Millard)
Destiny of the Republic
Candace Millard
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The Ecstasy of Influence: Nonfictions, Etc. (Jonathan Lethem)
The Ecstasy of Influence: Nonfictions, Etc.
Jonathan Lethem
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Electric Eden (Rob Young)
Electric Eden
Rob Young
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Everyone Loves You When You're Dead: Journeys Into Fame and Madness (Neil Strauss)
Everyone Loves You When You're Dead: Journeys Into Fame and Madness
Neil Strauss
25
First Contact (Marc Kaufman)
First Contact
Marc Kaufman
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Founding Gardeners (Andrea Wulf)
Founding Gardeners
Andrea Wulf
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The Greater Journey
The Greater Journey
28
Green Is the New Red (Will Potter)
Green Is the New Red
Will Potter
29
Halfway to Hollywood: Diaries 1980 to 1988 (Michael Palin)
Halfway to Hollywood: Diaries 1980 to 1988
Michael Palin
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Hearts Touched by Fire: The Best of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War (Harold Holzer)
Hearts Touched by Fire: The Best of Battles and Leaders of the Civil War
Harold Holzer
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Here on Earth: A Natural History of the Planet (Tim Flannery)
Here on Earth: A Natural History of the Planet
Tim Flannery
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The Honored Dead (Joseph Braude)
The Honored Dead
Joseph Braude
33
Hot: Living Through the Next 50 Years on Earth (Mark Hertsgaard)
Hot: Living Through the Next 50 Years on Earth
Mark Hertsgaard
34
Howard Cosell: The Man, the Myth, and the Transformation of American Sports (Mark Ribowsky)
Howard Cosell: The Man, the Myth, and the Transformation of American Sports
Mark Ribowsky
35
In the Garden of Beasts
In the Garden of Beasts
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In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives (Steven Levy)
In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives
Steven Levy
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Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 (Max Hastings)
Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945
Max Hastings
38
The Influencing Machine
The Influencing Machine
39
Inside Scientology (Janet Reitman)
Inside Scientology
Janet Reitman
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Is Journalism Worth Dying For? (Anna Politkovskaya)
Is Journalism Worth Dying For?
Anna Politkovskaya
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