Best Nonfiction of 2016 by Category

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BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF 2016
THE POLITICIANS AND THE EGALITARIANS by Sean Wilentz
Kirkus StarTHE POLITICIANS AND THE EGALITARIANS
by Sean Wilentz
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONS by Alan Taylor
Kirkus StarAMERICAN REVOLUTIONS
by Alan Taylor
MIDNIGHT IN BROAD DAYLIGHT by Pamela Rotner Sakamoto
Kirkus StarMIDNIGHT IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
by Pamela Rotner Sakamoto
WAGING WAR by David J. Barron
Kirkus StarWAGING WAR
by David J. Barron

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BEST BOOKS OF 2016 TO EXPLAIN CURRENT POLITICS
NOBODY by Marc Lamont Hill
NOBODY
by Marc Lamont Hill
THE GUNNING OF AMERICA by Pamela Haag
THE GUNNING OF AMERICA
by Pamela Haag
EVICTED by Matthew Desmond
Kirkus StarEVICTED
by Matthew Desmond
THANK YOU FOR BEING LATE by Thomas L. Friedman
Kirkus StarTHANK YOU FOR BEING LATE
by Thomas L. Friedman

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BEST BIOGRAPHIES OF 2016
KRAZY by Michael Tisserand
Kirkus StarKRAZY
by Michael Tisserand
THE FIREBRAND AND THE FIRST LADY by Patricia Bell-Scott
Kirkus StarTHE FIREBRAND AND THE FIRST LADY
by Patricia Bell-Scott
THE GENERAL VS. THE PRESIDENT by H.W. Brands
Kirkus StarTHE GENERAL VS. THE PRESIDENT
by H.W. Brands
ORSON WELLES, VOLUME 3 by Simon Callow
Kirkus StarORSON WELLES, VOLUME 3
by Simon Callow

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BEST MEMOIRS OF 2016
BORN TO RUN by Bruce Springsteen
Kirkus StarBORN TO RUN
by Bruce Springsteen
THE ART OF WAITING by Belle Boggs
Kirkus StarTHE ART OF WAITING
by Belle Boggs
BANDIT by Molly Brodak
Kirkus StarBANDIT
by Molly Brodak
THE ICEBERG by Marion Coutts
Kirkus StarTHE ICEBERG
by Marion Coutts

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BEST SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS OF 2016
WHO SHOT SPORTS by Gail Buckland
Kirkus StarWHO SHOT SPORTS
by Gail Buckland
ORSON WELLES, VOLUME 3 by Simon Callow
Kirkus StarORSON WELLES, VOLUME 3
by Simon Callow

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IMBECILES by Adam Cohen
Kirkus StarIMBECILES
by Adam Cohen
THE GAMES by David Goldblatt
Kirkus StarTHE GAMES
by David Goldblatt

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BEST BOOKS OF 2016 FOR LOVERS OF THE LITERARY ARTS
AT THE EXISTENTIALIST CAFÉ by Sarah Bakewell
Kirkus StarAT THE EXISTENTIALIST CAFÉ
by Sarah Bakewell
KNOWN AND STRANGE THINGS by Teju Cole
Kirkus StarKNOWN AND STRANGE THINGS
by Teju Cole
SHIRLEY JACKSON by Ruth Franklin
Kirkus StarSHIRLEY JACKSON
by Ruth Franklin
CHARLOTTE BRONTË by Claire Harman
Kirkus StarCHARLOTTE BRONTË
by Claire Harman

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BEST BOOKS OF 2016 WITH TRULY INSPIRATIONAL CHARACTERS
ALMIGHTY by Dan Zak
Kirkus StarALMIGHTY
by Dan Zak
MIDNIGHT IN BROAD DAYLIGHT by Pamela Rotner Sakamoto
Kirkus StarMIDNIGHT IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
by Pamela Rotner Sakamoto
THE BLACK PRESIDENCY by Michael Eric Dyson
Kirkus StarTHE BLACK PRESIDENCY
by Michael Eric Dyson
LAB GIRL by Hope Jahren
Kirkus StarLAB GIRL
by Hope Jahren

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BEST BOOKS OF 2016 ABOUT SHOCKING TALES OF INJUSTICE
NOBODY by Marc Lamont Hill
NOBODY
by Marc Lamont Hill
ROGUE JUSTICE by Karen J. Greenberg
Kirkus StarROGUE JUSTICE
by Karen J. Greenberg
THE BOYS IN THE BUNKHOUSE by Dan Barry
Kirkus StarTHE BOYS IN THE BUNKHOUSE
by Dan Barry
THE OTHER SLAVERY by Andrés Reséndez
THE OTHER SLAVERY
by Andrés Reséndez

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BEST HEARTRENDING NONFICTION OF 2016
BLOOD IN THE WATER by Heather Ann Thompson
Kirkus StarBLOOD IN THE WATER
by Heather Ann Thompson
ANOTHER DAY IN THE DEATH OF AMERICA by Gary Younge
Kirkus StarANOTHER DAY IN THE DEATH OF AMERICA
by Gary Younge
CITY OF THORNS by Ben Rawlence
CITY OF THORNS
by Ben Rawlence
THE MORNING THEY CAME FOR US by Janine di Giovanni
Kirkus StarTHE MORNING THEY CAME FOR US
by Janine di Giovanni

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BEST BOOKS OF 2016 ABOUT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
THE BIG PICTURE by Sean Carroll
Kirkus StarTHE BIG PICTURE
by Sean Carroll
PATIENT H.M. by Luke Dittrich
Kirkus StarPATIENT H.M.
by Luke Dittrich
MAGIC AND LOSS by Virginia Heffernan
Kirkus StarMAGIC AND LOSS
by Virginia Heffernan
BLACK HOLE BLUES AND OTHER SONGS FROM OUTER SPACE by Janna Levin
Kirkus StarBLACK HOLE BLUES AND OTHER SONGS FROM OUTER SPACE
by Janna Levin

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