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  1. 1The Yellow HouseSarah M. Broom · 2019 · 3 honors
  2. 2Midnight In Chernobyl: The Untold Story Of The World's Greatest Nuclear DisasterAdam Higginbotham · 2019 · 2 honors
  3. 31919Eve L. Ewing · 2019 · 1 honor
  4. 4A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life Of Music And Cheap LessonsBen Folds · 2019 · 1 honor
  5. 5A Good American Family: The Red Scare And My FatherDavid Maraniss · 2019 · 1 honor
  6. 6A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves: One Family and Migration In The 21st CenturyJason DeParle · 2019 · 1 honor
  7. 7A Wild And Precious Life: A MemoirEdie Windsor and Joshua Lyon · 2019 · 1 honor
  8. 8A Woman Of No Importance: The Untold Story Of The American Spy Who Helped Win World War IISonia Purnell · 2019 · 1 honor
  9. 9Acid For The Children: A MemoirFlea · 2019 · 1 honor
  10. 10All About Dinner: Simple Meals, Expert AdviceMolly Stevens · 2019 · 1 honor
  11. 11Aloha Kitchen: Recipes From Hawai'iAlana Kysar · 2019 · 1 honor
  12. 12Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian Cowboys, The World's Greatest Rodeo, And A Hidden History Of The American WestDavid Wolman and Julian Smith · 2019 · 1 honor
  13. 13American Pop: A NovelSnowden Wright · 2019 · 1 honor
  14. 14Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of AmericaEliza Griswold · 2019 · 1 honor
  15. 15An American Summer: Love And Death In ChicagoAlex Kotlowitz · 2019 · 1 honor
  16. 16Audience Of One: Donald Trump, Television, And The Fracturing of AmericaJames Poniewozik · 2019 · 1 honor
  17. 17Big Wonderful Thing: A History Of TexasStephen Harrigan · 2019 · 1 honor
  18. 18Blood: A MemoirAllison Moorer · 2019 · 1 honor
  19. 19Bobby At Home: Fearless Flavors From My Kitchen: A CookbookBobby Flay, Stephanie Banyas and Sally Jackson · 2019 · 1 honor
  20. 20Bringing Down The DukeEvie Dunmore · 2019 · 1 honor
  21. 21CamgirlIsa Mazzei · 2019 · 1 honor
  22. 22Cantoras: A NovelCarolina De Robertis · 2019 · 1 honor
  23. 23Catch And Kill: Lies, Spies, And A Conspiracy To Protect PredatorsRonan Farrow · 2019 · 1 honor
  24. 24Charged: The New Movement To Transform American Prosecution And End Mass IncarcerationEmily Bazelon · 2019 · 1 honor
  25. 25Cooking For Good Times: Super Delicious, Super SimplePaul Kahan, Perry Hendrix and Rachel Holtzman · 2019 · 1 honor
  26. 26Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide To Better, More Relaxed Parenting, From Birth To PreschoolEmily Oster · 2019 · 1 honor
  27. 27Curry & Kimchi: Flavor Secrets For Creating 70 Asian-Inspired Recipes At HomeUnmi Abkin and Roger Taylor · 2019 · 1 honor
  28. 28Delayed Rays Of A Star: A NovelAmanda Lee Koe · 2019 · 1 honor
  29. 29Desire LinesElizabeth Kingston · 2019 · 1 honor
  30. 30Double Awesome Chinese Food: Irresistible And Totally Achievable Recipes From Our Chinese-American KitchenAndrew Li, Irene Li and Margaret Li · 2019 · 1 honor
  31. 31Drive-Thru Dreams: A Journey Through The Heart Of America's Fast-Food KingdomAdam Chandler · 2019 · 1 honor
  32. 32Elizabethan Globalism: England, China And The Rainbow PortraitMatthew Dimmock · 2019 · 1 honor
  33. 33Epic Continent: Adventures In The Great Stories Of EuropeNicholas Jubber · 2019 · 1 honor
  34. 34First: Sandra Day O'ConnorEvan Thomas · 2019 · 1 honor
  35. 35Five Days Gone: The Mystery Of My Mother's Disappearance As A ChildLaura Cumming · 2019 · 1 honor
  36. 36Floating Coast: An Environmental History Of The Bering StraitBathsheba Demuth · 2019 · 1 honor
  37. 37From The Oven To The TableDiana Henry · 2019 · 1 honor
  38. 38Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, And The Last Trial Of Harper LeeCasey Cep · 2019 · 1 honor
  39. 39Go Ahead In The Rain: Notes To A Tribe Called QuestHanif Abdurraqib · 2019 · 1 honor
  40. 40God Save The Queens: The Essential History Of Women In Hip-HopKathy Iandoli · 2019 · 1 honor
  41. 41Good To Go: What The Athlete In All Of Us Can Learn From The Strange Science Of RecoveryChristie Aschwanden · 2019 · 1 honor
  42. 42Guest House For Young Widows: Among The Women Of ISISAzadeh Moaveni · 2019 · 1 honor
  43. 43Happiness Is Baking: Favorite Desserts From The Queen Of CakeMaida Heatter · 2019 · 1 honor
  44. 44Here We Are: American Dreams, American NightmaresAaarti Namdev Shahani · 2019 · 1 honor
  45. 45Hero Dinners: Complete One-Pan Meals That Save The DayMarge Perry and David Bonom · 2019 · 1 honor
  46. 46Hollywood's Eve: Eve Babitz And The Secret History Of L.A.Lili Anolik · 2019 · 1 honor
  47. 47HorizonBarry Lopez · 2019 · 1 honor
  48. 48Horror Stories: A MemoirLiz Phair · 2019 · 1 honor
  49. 49How To Be An AntiracistIbram X. Kendi · 2019 · 1 honor
  50. 50How To Build A Dragon Or Die Trying: A Satirical Look At Cutting-Edge SciencePaul Knoepfler and Julie Knoepfler · 2019 · 1 honor
  51. 51How To Do Nothing: Resisting The Attention EconomyJenny Odell · 2019 · 1 honor
  52. 52How To Hide An Empire: A History Of The Greater United StatesDaniel Immerwahr · 2019 · 1 honor
  53. 53How We Fight For Our Lives: A MemoirSaeed Jones · 2019 · 1 honor
  54. 54If You Lived Here You'd Be Home By Now: Why We Traded The Commuting Life For A Little House On The PrairieChristopher Ingraham · 2019 · 1 honor
  55. 55In Pain: A Bioethicist's Personal Struggle With OpioidsTravis Rieder · 2019 · 1 honor
  56. 56In The Country Of Women: A MemoirSusan Straight · 2019 · 1 honor
  57. 57In The Dream House: A MemoirCarmen Maria Machado · 2019 · 1 honor
  58. 58Indian-ish: Recipes And Antics From A Modern American FamilyPriya Krishna and Ritu Krishna · 2019 · 1 honor
  59. 59Jerome Robbins, By Himself: Selections From His Letters, Journals, Drawings, Photographs, And An Unfinished MemoirJerome Robbins, edited by Amanda Vaill · 2019 · 1 honor
  60. 60Jubilee: Recipes From Two Centuries Of African-American CookingToni Tipton-Martin · 2019 · 1 honor
  61. 61Know My Name: A MemoirChanel Miller · 2019 · 1 honor
  62. 62Kochland: The Secret History Of Koch Industries And Corporate Power In AmericaChristopher Leonard · 2019 · 1 honor
  63. 63Lady In The Lake: A NovelLaura Lippman · 2019 · 1 honor
  64. 64Last Boat Out Of Shanghai: The Epic Story Of The Chinese Who Fled Mao's RevolutionHelen Zia · 2019 · 1 honor
  65. 65Let's Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir Of Recording And Discording With Wilco, Etc.Jeff Tweedy · 2019 · 1 honor
  66. 66Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against HitlerLynne Olson · 2019 · 1 honor
  67. 67Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, And Our Lives RevealedLori Gottlieb · 2019 · 1 honor
  68. 68Mitz: The Marmoset Of BloomsburySigrid Nunez · 2019 · 1 honor
  69. 69Moneyland: The Inside Story Of The Crooks And Kleptocrats Who Rule The WorldOliver Bullough · 2019 · 1 honor
  70. 70Mrs. Everything: A NovelJennifer Weiner · 2019 · 1 honor
  71. 71No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power Of Embracing Emotions At WorkLiz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy · 2019 · 1 honor
  72. 72No Visible BruisesRachel Louise Snyder · 2019 · 1 honor
  73. 73Norco '80: The True Story Of The Most Spectacular Bank Robbery In American HistoryPeter Houlahan · 2019 · 1 honor
  74. 74Notes From A Young Black Chef: A MemoirKwame Onwuachi and Joshua David Stein · 2019 · 1 honor
  75. 75Nothing Fancy: Unfussy Food For Having People OverAlison Roman · 2019 · 1 honor
  76. 76One Day: The Extraordinary Story Of An Ordinary 24 Hours In AmericaGene Weingarten · 2019 · 1 honor
  77. 77Opium: How An Ancient Flower Shaped And Poisoned Our WorldJohn H. Halpern and David Blistein · 2019 · 1 honor
  78. 78Our Man: Richard Holbrooke And The End Of The American CenturyGeorge Packer · 2019 · 1 honor
  79. 79Out Of Darkness, Shining Light: A NovelPetina Gappah · 2019 · 1 honor
  80. 80Parkland: Birth Of A MovementDave Cullen · 2019 · 1 honor
  81. 81Pastry Love: A Baker's Journal Of Favorite RecipesJoanne Chang · 2019 · 1 honor
  82. 82Permanent RecordEdward Snowden · 2019 · 1 honor
  83. 83Places And Names: On War, Revolution, And ReturningElliot Ackerman · 2019 · 1 honor
  84. 84Pride, Prejudice, And Other Flavors: A NovelSonali Dev · 2019 · 1 honor
  85. 85Range: Why Generalists Triumph In A Specialized WorldDavid J. Epstein · 2019 · 1 honor
  86. 86RebelBeverly Jenkins · 2019 · 1 honor
  87. 87Republic Of Shame: Stories From Ireland's Institutions For 'Fallen Women'Caelainn Hogan · 2019 · 1 honor
  88. 88Say NothingPatrick Radden Keefe · 2019 · 1 honor
  89. 89Say Nothing: A True Story Of Murder And Memory In Northern IrelandPatrick Radden Keefe · 2019 · 1 honor
  90. 90Sea Level Rise: A Slow Tsunami On America's ShoresOrrin H. Pilkey and Keith C. Pilkey · 2019 · 1 honor
  91. 91She Said: Breaking The Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite A MovementJodi Kantor and Megan Twohey · 2019 · 1 honor
  92. 92Solitary: Unbroken By Four Decades In Solitary ConfinementAlbert Woodfox · 2019 · 1 honor
  93. 93Soulless: The Case Against R. KellyJim DeRogatis · 2019 · 1 honor
  94. 94Spotify Teardown: Inside The Black Box Of Streaming MusicMaria Eriksson, Rasmus Fleischer, Anna Johansson, Pelle Snickars, Patrick Vonderau · 2019 · 1 honor
  95. 95Spying On The South: An Odyssey Across The American DivideTony Horwitz · 2019 · 1 honor
  96. 96Super Pumped: The Battle For UberMike Isaac · 2019 · 1 honor
  97. 97Supreme GlamourMary Wilson with Mark Bego · 2019 · 1 honor
  98. 98Survival Math: Notes On An All-American FamilyMitchell S. Jackson · 2019 · 1 honor
  99. 99The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, And The Pillage Of An EmpireWilliam Dalrymple · 2019 · 1 honor
  100. 100The Archive Of Alternate EndingsLindsey Dragger · 2019 · 1 honor
  101. 101The Art Of Statistics: How To Learn From DataDavid Spiegelhalter · 2019 · 1 honor
  102. 102The Beneficiary: Fortune, Misfortune, And The Story Of My FatherJanny Scott · 2019 · 1 honor
  103. 103The Border: A NovelDon Winslow · 2019 · 1 honor
  104. 104The Broken Road: George Wallace And A Daughter’s Journey To ReconciliationPeggy Wallace Kennedy · 2019 · 1 honor
  105. 105The Castle On Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, And Scandal At Hollywood’s Chateau MarmontShawn Levy · 2019 · 1 honor
  106. 106The ClubLeo Damrosch · 2019 · 1 honor
  107. 107The Education Of An Idealist: A MemoirSamantha Power · 2019 · 1 honor
  108. 108The Elephant In The Room: One Fat Man's Quest To Get Smaller In A Growing AmericaTommy Tomlinson · 2019 · 1 honor
  109. 109The Empire And The Five Kings: America's Abdication And The Fate Of The WorldBernard-Henri Lévy · 2019 · 1 honor
  110. 110The Food Of SichuanFuchsia Dunlop · 2019 · 1 honor
  111. 111The Future Of Another TimelineAnnalee Newitz · 2019 · 1 honor
  112. 112The Heartbeat Of Wounded Knee: Native America From 1890 To The PresentDavid Treuer · 2019 · 1 honor
  113. 113The Heartland: An American HistoryKristin L. Hoganson · 2019 · 1 honor
  114. 114The Impeachers: The Trial Of Andrew Johnson And The Dream Of A Just NationBrenda Wineapple · 2019 · 1 honor
  115. 115The Lager Queen Of Minnesota: A NovelJ. Ryan Stradal · 2019 · 1 honor
  116. 116The Mastermind: Drugs. Empire. Murder. Betrayal.Evan Ratliff · 2019 · 1 honor
  117. 117The Mosquito: A Human History Of Our Deadliest PredatorTimothy C. Winegard · 2019 · 1 honor
  118. 118The National Team: The Inside Story Of The Women Who Changed SoccerCaitlin Murray · 2019 · 1 honor
  119. 119The New Pie: Modern Techniques For The Classic American DessertChris Taylor and Paul Arguin · 2019 · 1 honor
  120. 120The Nickel Boys: A NovelColson Whitehead · 2019 · 1 honor
  121. 121The Old Drift: A NovelNamwali Serpell · 2019 · 1 honor
  122. 122The Optimist's Telescope: Thinking Ahead In A Reckless AgeBina Venkataraman · 2019 · 1 honor
  123. 123The Outlaw Ocean: Journeys Across The Last Untamed FrontierIan Urbina · 2019 · 1 honor
  124. 124The Plaza: The Secret Life Of America's Most Famous HotelJulie Satow · 2019 · 1 honor
  125. 125The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged StudentsAnthony Abraham Jack · 2019 · 1 honor
  126. 126The Ride Of A Lifetime: Lessons Learned From 15 Years As CEO Of The Walt Disney CompanyRobert Iger · 2019 · 1 honor
  127. 127The Salt PathRaynor Winn · 2019 · 1 honor
  128. 128The Season: A Social History Of The DebutanteKristen Richardson · 2019 · 1 honor
  129. 129The Secrets We Kept: A NovelLara Prescott · 2019 · 1 honor
  130. 130The Shadow King: A NovelMaaza Mengiste · 2019 · 1 honor
  131. 131The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys With The Hustlers And Rebels Of The New ChinaFrank Langfitt · 2019 · 1 honor
  132. 132The Source Of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, And MeditationsToni Morrison · 2019 · 1 honor
  133. 133The Stationery ShopMarjan Kamali · 2019 · 1 honor
  134. 134The Undying: Pain, Vulnerability, Mortality, Medicine, Art, Time, Dreams, Data, Exhaustion, Cancer, And CareAnne Boyer · 2019 · 1 honor
  135. 135The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After WarmingDavid Wallace-Wells · 2019 · 1 honor
  136. 136They Will Have To Die Now: Mosul And The Fall Of The CaliphateJames Verini · 2019 · 1 honor
  137. 137This Land Is Our Land: An Immigrant's ManifestoSuketu Mehta · 2019 · 1 honor
  138. 138Underground: A Human History Of The Worlds Beneath Our FeetWill Hunt · 2019 · 1 honor
  139. 139Underland: A Deep Time JourneyRobert Macfarlane · 2019 · 1 honor
  140. 140Unexampled Courage: The Blinding Of Sgt. Isaac Woodard And The Awakening Of President Harry S. Truman And Judge J. Waties WaringRichard Gergel · 2019 · 1 honor
  141. 141Vegetables Illustrated: An Inspiring Guide With 700+ Kitchen-Tested RecipesAmerica's Test Kitchen · 2019 · 1 honor
  142. 142Vietnamese Food Any Day: Simple Recipes For True, Fresh FlavorsAndrea Nguyen · 2019 · 1 honor
  143. 143Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories Of Social UpheavalSaidiya Hartman · 2019 · 1 honor
  144. 144Weird Parenting Wins: Bathtub Dining, Family Screams, And Other Hacks From The Parenting TrenchesHillary Frank · 2019 · 1 honor
  145. 145What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir In EssaysDamon Young · 2019 · 1 honor
  146. 146What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir Of Witness And ResistanceCarolyn Forché · 2019 · 1 honor
  147. 147When We Were Arabs: A Jewish Family’s Forgotten HistoryMassoud Hayoun · 2019 · 1 honor
  148. 148Where Cooking Begins: Uncomplicated Recipes To Make You A Great CookCarla Lalli Music · 2019 · 1 honor
  149. 149Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, And MeAdrienne Brodeur · 2019 · 1 honor
  150. 150Women Rowing North: Navigating Life’s Currents And Flourishing As We AgeMary Pipher · 2019 · 1 honor
  151. 151Year Of The MonkeyPatti Smith · 2019 · 1 honor
  152. 152You Will Be Safe HereDamian Barr · 2019 · 1 honor