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  1. 132 Yolks: From My Mother's Table To Working The LineEric Ripert, with Veronica Chambers · 2016 · 1 honor
  2. 2A Rage For Order: The Middle East In Turmoil, From Tahrir Square To ISISRobert F. Worth · 2016 · 1 honor
  3. 3Alive, Alive Oh!: And Other Things That MatterDiana Athill · 2016 · 1 honor
  4. 4All The Single Ladies: Unmarried Women And The Rise Of An Independent NationRebecca Traister · 2016 · 1 honor
  5. 5Alligator Candy: A MemoirDavid Kushner · 2016 · 1 honor
  6. 6American Cake: From Colonial Gingerbread To Classic Layer, The Stories And Recipes Behind More Than 125 Of Our Best-Loved CakesAnne Byrn · 2016 · 1 honor
  7. 7American Philosophy: A Love StoryJohn Kaag · 2016 · 1 honor
  8. 8Appetites: A CookbookAnthony Bourdain, with Laurie Woolever · 2016 · 1 honor
  9. 9Around The Way Girl: A MemoirTaraji P. Henson, with Denene Millner · 2016 · 1 honor
  10. 10At the Existentialist CaféSarah Bakewell · 2016 · 1 honor
  11. 11Barkskins: A NovelAnnie Proulx · 2016 · 1 honor
  12. 12Beginner's Guide: Love And Other Chemical ReactionsSix de los Reyes · 2016 · 1 honor
  13. 13Black Flags: The Rise of ISISJoby Warrick · 2016 · 1 honor
  14. 14Black Lotus: A Woman’s Search For Racial IdentitySil Lai Abrams · 2016 · 1 honor
  15. 15Born A Crime: Stories From A South African ChildhoodTrevor Noah · 2016 · 1 honor
  16. 16Born To RunBruce Springsteen · 2016 · 1 honor
  17. 17Boys Among Men: How The Prep-To-Pro Generation Redefined The NBA And Sparked A Basketball RevolutionJonathan Abrams · 2016 · 1 honor
  18. 18Bullies: A FriendshipAlex Abramovich · 2016 · 1 honor
  19. 19Carry Me: A NovelPeter Behrens · 2016 · 1 honor
  20. 20Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune And Random Failure In Silicon ValleyAntonio Garcia Martinez · 2016 · 1 honor
  21. 21Consequence: A MemoirEric Fair · 2016 · 1 honor
  22. 22Dalí: Les Dîners De GalaSalvador Dalí · 2016 · 1 honor
  23. 23Dark MoneyJane Mayer · 2016 · 1 honor
  24. 24Dark Money: The Hidden History Of The Billionaires Behind The Rise Of The Radical RightJane Mayer · 2016 · 1 honor
  25. 25Darktown: A NovelThomas Mullen · 2016 · 1 honor
  26. 26Dorie's CookiesDorie Greenspan · 2016 · 1 honor
  27. 27Dust (Object Lessons)Michael Marder, edited by Christopher Schaberg and Ian Bogost · 2016 · 1 honor
  28. 28Ego Is The EnemyRyan Holiday · 2016 · 1 honor
  29. 29Eleanor And Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped A First LadySusan Quinn · 2016 · 1 honor
  30. 30Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 3: The War Years And After, 1939-1962Blanche Wiesen Cook · 2016 · 1 honor
  31. 31Elephant Complex: Travels In Sri LankaJohn Gimlette · 2016 · 1 honor
  32. 32EvictedMatthew Desmond · 2016 · 1 honor
  33. 33Evicted: Poverty And Profit In The American CityMatthew Desmond · 2016 · 1 honor
  34. 34Eyes On The Street: The Life Of Jane JacobsRobert Kanigel · 2016 · 1 honor
  35. 35Flavorwalla: Big Flavor. Bold Spices. A New Way To Cook The Foods You LoveFloyd Cardoz · 2016 · 1 honor
  36. 36Ghostland: An American History In Haunted PlacesColin Dickey · 2016 · 1 honor
  37. 37Hamilton: The RevolutionLin-Manuel Miranda, Jeremy McCarter · 2016 · 1 honor
  38. 38Hero Of The Empire: The Boer War, A Daring Escape And The Making Of Winston ChurchillCandice Millard · 2016 · 1 honor
  39. 39Hidden Figures: The American Dream And The Untold Story Of The Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win The Space RaceMargot Lee Shetterly · 2016 · 1 honor
  40. 40Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir Of A Family And Culture In CrisisJ. D. Vance · 2016 · 1 honor
  41. 41How To Be A Person In The World: Ask Polly's Guide Through The Paradoxes Of Modern LifeHeather Havrilesky · 2016 · 1 honor
  42. 42How To Be A Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide To Tudor LifeRuth Goodman · 2016 · 1 honor
  43. 43I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us And A Grander View Of LifeEd Yong · 2016 · 1 honor
  44. 44Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, And The Sterilization Of Carrie BuckAdam Cohen · 2016 · 1 honor
  45. 45In the DarkroomSusan Faludi · 2016 · 1 honor
  46. 46Joe Gould’s TeethJill Lepore · 2016 · 1 honor
  47. 47Kill 'Em And Leave: Searching For James Brown And The American SoulJames McBride · 2016 · 1 honor
  48. 48KooKooLandGloria Norris · 2016 · 1 honor
  49. 49Lab GirlHope Jahren · 2016 · 1 honor
  50. 50LandmarksRobert Macfarlane · 2016 · 1 honor
  51. 51Listen To The MoonRose Lerner · 2016 · 1 honor
  52. 52Little LaborsRivka Galchen · 2016 · 1 honor
  53. 53Louisa: The Extraordinary Life Of Mrs. AdamsLouisa Thomas · 2016 · 1 honor
  54. 54Lucky Bastard: My Life, My Dad, And The Things I'm Not Allowed To Say On TVJoe Buck · 2016 · 1 honor
  55. 55Madonnaland: And Other Detours Into Fame And FandomAlina Simone · 2016 · 1 honor
  56. 56Mastering The Art Of Japanese Home CookingMasaharu Morimoto · 2016 · 1 honor
  57. 57Molly On The Range: Recipes And Stories From An Unlikely Life On A FarmMolly Yeh · 2016 · 1 honor
  58. 58Moonglow: A NovelMichael Chabon · 2016 · 1 honor
  59. 59My Marathon: Reflections On A Gold Medal LifeFrank Shorter, with John Brant · 2016 · 1 honor
  60. 60Native: Dispatches From An Israeli-Palestinian LifeSayed Kashua · 2016 · 1 honor
  61. 61Originals: How Non-Conformists Move The WorldAdam Grant · 2016 · 1 honor
  62. 62Party Of One: A Memoir In 21 SongsDave Holmes · 2016 · 1 honor
  63. 63Patient H.M.: A Story Of Memory, Madness, And Family SecretsLuke Dittrich · 2016 · 1 honor
  64. 64Pit Bull: The Battle Over An American IconBronwen Dickey · 2016 · 1 honor
  65. 65Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History Of PunkLegs McNeil and Gillian McCain · 2016 · 1 honor
  66. 66Possession: The Curious History Of Private Collectors From Antiquity To The PresentErin Thompson · 2016 · 1 honor
  67. 67Rogue Heroes: The History Of The SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged The Nazis And Changed The Nature Of WarBen Macintyre · 2016 · 1 honor
  68. 68Secondhand Time: The Last Of The SovietsSvetlana Alexievich, translated by Bela Shayevich · 2016 · 1 honor
  69. 69Seven Brief Lessons On PhysicsCarlo Rovelli · 2016 · 1 honor
  70. 70Sex Object: A MemoirJessica Valenti · 2016 · 1 honor
  71. 71Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted LifeRuth Franklin · 2016 · 1 honor
  72. 72Shock And Awe: Glam Rock And Its Legacy, From The Seventies To The Twenty-first CenturySimon Reynolds · 2016 · 1 honor
  73. 73Shrill: Notes From A Loud WomanLindy West · 2016 · 1 honor
  74. 74Small Victories: Recipes, Advice + Hundreds Of Ideas For Home Cooking TriumphsJulia Turshen · 2016 · 1 honor
  75. 75Smashed, Mashed, Boiled, And Baked — And Fried, Too! A Celebration Of Potatoes In 75 Irresistible RecipesRaghavan Iyer · 2016 · 1 honor
  76. 76Sous Vide At Home: The Modern Technique For Perfectly Cooked MealsLisa Q. Fetterman · 2016 · 1 honor
  77. 77Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in AmericaIbram X. Kendi · 2016 · 1 honor
  78. 78Sweetbitter: A NovelStephanie Danler · 2016 · 1 honor
  79. 79Terror In The City Of Champions: Murder, Baseball, And The Secret Society That Shocked Depression-era DetroitTom Stanton · 2016 · 1 honor
  80. 80The ABCs Of How We Learn: 26 Scientifically Proven Approaches, How They Work, And When To Use ThemDaniel L. Schwartz, Jessica M. Tsang, Kristen P. Blair · 2016 · 1 honor
  81. 81The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old And NewAnnie Dillard · 2016 · 1 honor
  82. 82The Bad-Ass Librarians Of Timbuktu: And Their Race To Save The World’s Most Precious ManuscriptsJoshua Hammer · 2016 · 1 honor
  83. 83The Bitch Is Back: Older, Wiser, And (Getting) HappierCathi Hanauer (editor) · 2016 · 1 honor
  84. 84The Book Of Magic: From Antiquity To The EnlightenmentBrian Copenhaver (editor) · 2016 · 1 honor
  85. 85The Dim Sum Field Guide: A Taxonomy Of Dumplings, Buns, Meats, Sweets And Other Specialties Of The Chinese TeahouseCarolyn Phillips · 2016 · 1 honor
  86. 86The Gene: An Intimate HistorySiddhartha Mukherjee · 2016 · 1 honor
  87. 87The Glass Universe: How The Ladies Of The Harvard Observatory Took The Measure Of The StarsDava Sobel · 2016 · 1 honor
  88. 88The Godfather NotebookFrancis Ford Coppola · 2016 · 1 honor
  89. 89The Gustav Sonata: A NovelRose Tremain · 2016 · 1 honor
  90. 90The Indian Cooking CourseMonisha Bharadwaj · 2016 · 1 honor
  91. 91The Jazz Of Physics: The Secret Link Between Music And The Structure Of The UniverseStephon Alexander · 2016 · 1 honor
  92. 92The Latter Days: A MemoirJudith Freeman · 2016 · 1 honor
  93. 93The Lonely City: Adventures In The Art Of Being AloneOlivia Laing · 2016 · 1 honor
  94. 94The Mayor Of Mogadishu: A Story Of Chaos And Redemption In The Ruins Of SomaliaAndrew Harding · 2016 · 1 honor
  95. 95The Only Rule Is It Has To Work: Our Wild Experiment Building A New Kind of Baseball TeamBen Lindbergh and Sam Miller · 2016 · 1 honor
  96. 96The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story Of Indian Enslavement In AmericaAndrés Reséndez · 2016 · 1 honor
  97. 97The Point Is: Making Sense Of Birth, Death, And Everything In BetweenLee Eisenberg · 2016 · 1 honor
  98. 98The Red Parts: Autobiography Of A TrialMaggie Nelson · 2016 · 1 honor
  99. 99The Red Rooster Cookbook: The Story Of Food And Hustle In HarlemMarcus Samuelsson · 2016 · 1 honor
  100. 100The ReturnHisham Matar · 2016 · 1 honor
  101. 101The Return: Fathers, Sons And The Land In BetweenHisham Matar · 2016 · 1 honor
  102. 102The Romanovs: 1613-1918Simon Sebag Montefiore · 2016 · 1 honor
  103. 103The Speed Of Sound: Breaking The Barriers Between Music And Technology: A MemoirThomas Dolby · 2016 · 1 honor
  104. 104The Theoretical FootM.F.K. Fisher · 2016 · 1 honor
  105. 105The Ultimate Ambition In The Arts Of Erudition: A Compendium Of Knowledge From The Classical Islamic WorldShihab al-Din al-Nuwayri, translated by Elias Muhanna · 2016 · 1 honor
  106. 106The Vanishing Velázquez: A 19th Century Bookseller's Obsession With A Lost MasterpieceLaura Cumming · 2016 · 1 honor
  107. 107Thomas Jefferson Dreams Of Sally Hemings: A NovelStephen O'Connor · 2016 · 1 honor
  108. 108Trouble Boys: The True Story Of The ReplacementsBob Mehr · 2016 · 1 honor
  109. 109Urban Forests: A Natural History Of Trees And People In The American CityscapeJill Jonnes · 2016 · 1 honor
  110. 110Utopia For Realists: The Case For A Universal Basic Income, Open Borders, And A 15-hour WorkweekRutger Bregman, translated by Elizabeth Manton · 2016 · 1 honor
  111. 111When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi · 2016 · 1 honor
  112. 112Where Am I Now?: True Stories Of Girlhood And Accidental FameMara Wilson · 2016 · 1 honor
  113. 113White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History Of Class In AmericaNancy Isenberg · 2016 · 1 honor
  114. 114Yashim Cooks IstanbulJason Goodwin · 2016 · 1 honor