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Kirkus Best Nonfiction of 2016 - Page 2

Here is a list of Kurkus Review's best nonfiction of the year 2016. How many of these have you read?
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General vs. the President (Brands)
General vs. the President
Brands
42
George Lucas: A Life (Brian Jay Jones)
George Lucas: A Life
Brian Jay Jones
43
The Gunning of America (Pamela Haag)
The Gunning of America
Pamela Haag
44
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
45
The Hero's Body (William Giraldi)
The Hero's Body
William Giraldi
46
Hillbilly Elegy (JD Vance)
Hillbilly Elegy
JD Vance
47
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything (Rosa Brooks)
How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything
Rosa Brooks
48
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
49
The Iceberg: A Memoir (Marion Coutts)
The Iceberg: A Memoir
Marion Coutts
50
Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck (Adam Cohen)
Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck
Adam Cohen
51
In the Darkroom (Susan Faludi)
In the Darkroom
Susan Faludi
52
In Other Words (Jhumpa Lahiri)
In Other Words
Jhumpa Lahiri
53
ISIS: A History (Fawaz A. Gerges)
ISIS: A History
Fawaz A. Gerges
54
Jean Cocteau: A Life (Claude Arnaud)
Jean Cocteau: A Life
Claude Arnaud
55
John Aubrey, My Own Life (Ruth Scurr)
John Aubrey, My Own Life
Ruth Scurr
56
Kill 'em and Leave (James McBride)
Kill 'em and Leave
James McBride
57
Known and Strange Things (Teju Cole)
Known and Strange Things
Teju Cole
58
Krazy (Michael Tisserand)
Krazy
Michael Tisserand
59
Lab Girl (Hope Jahren)
Lab Girl
Hope Jahren
60
Ladies Night at the Dreamland (Sonja Livingston)
Ladies Night at the Dreamland
Sonja Livingston
61
Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams (Louisa Thomas)
Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams
Louisa Thomas
62
Mad Enchantment (Ross King)
Mad Enchantment
Ross King
63
Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art (Virginia Heffernan)
Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art
Virginia Heffernan
64
Making of Donald Trump (Johnston)
Making of Donald Trump
Johnston
65
Midnight in Broad Daylight (Pamela Rotner Sakamoto)
Midnight in Broad Daylight
Pamela Rotner Sakamoto
66
The Morning They Came for Us: Dispatches From Syria (Janine Di Giovanni)
The Morning They Came for Us: Dispatches From Syria
Janine Di Giovanni
67
Nobody (Marc Lamont Hill)
Nobody
Marc Lamont Hill
68
Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War
Viet Thanh Nguyen
69
Orson Welles Volume 3: One-Man Brand (Simon Callow)
Orson Welles Volume 3: One-Man Brand
Simon Callow
70
The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America (Andrés Reséndez)
The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America
Andrés Reséndez
71
Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets (Luke Dittrich)
Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets
Luke Dittrich
72
The Perfect Pass: American Genius and the Reinvention of Football (S.C. Gwynne)
The Perfect Pass: American Genius and the Reinvention of Football
S.C. Gwynne
73
A Pilgrim for Freedom (Michael Novakovic)
A Pilgrim for Freedom
Michael Novakovic
74
Playing Through the Whistle (S. L. Price)
Playing Through the Whistle
S. L. Price
75
The Politicians and the Egalitarians (Sean Wilentz)
The Politicians and the Egalitarians
Sean Wilentz
76
Poor Your Soul (Ptacin)
Poor Your Soul
Ptacin
77
The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World (Sally Denton)
The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World
Sally Denton
78
Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman: Conservation Heroes of the American Heartland (Miriam Horn)
Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman: Conservation Heroes of the American Heartland
Miriam Horn
79
Raoul Wallenberg: The Biography (Ingrid Carlberg)
Raoul Wallenberg: The Biography
Ingrid Carlberg
80
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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