The Washington Post's Notable Nonfiction 2013

1.
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban 4.16 avg rating — 612,724 ratings
2.
My Beloved World
My Beloved World 4.09 avg rating — 33,501 ratings
3.
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism 4.15 avg rating — 23,623 ratings
4.
The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way
The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way 4.07 avg rating — 15,166 ratings
5.
The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914
The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 4.23 avg rating — 13,399 ratings
6.
Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House
Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House 4.11 avg rating — 3,553 ratings
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The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide
The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide 4.36 avg rating — 2,512 ratings
8.
Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution (The American Revolution Series)
Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution (The American Revolution Series) 4.06 avg rating — 10,149 ratings
9.
Bolívar: American Liberator
Bolívar: American Liberator 4.20 avg rating — 3,476 ratings
9.
The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks
The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks 4.02 avg rating — 10,453 ratings
11.
The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son
The Death of Santini: The Story of a Father and His Son 3.92 avg rating — 9,482 ratings
12.
Gabriele D'Annunzio: Poet, Seducer, and Preacher of War
Gabriele D'Annunzio: Poet, Seducer, and Preacher of War 4.16 avg rating — 684 ratings
12.
Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865
Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865 4.31 avg rating — 396 ratings
14.
Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present
Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present
by: Max Boot
4.08 avg rating — 1,228 ratings
15.
The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772–1832
The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772–1832 4.16 avg rating — 765 ratings
16.
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal 3.93 avg rating — 50,610 ratings
17.
The Wolf and the Watchman: A Father, a Son, and the CIA
The Wolf and the Watchman: A Father, a Son, and the CIA 3.36 avg rating — 321 ratings
18.
The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire
The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire 4.05 avg rating — 1,412 ratings
19.
The Billionaire's Apprentice: The Rise of The Indian-American Elite and The Fall of The Galleon Hedge Fund
The Billionaire's Apprentice: The Rise of The Indian-American Elite and The Fall of The Galleon Hedge Fund 4.17 avg rating — 2,003 ratings
20.
Act of Congress: How America's Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn't
Act of Congress: How America's Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn't 3.84 avg rating — 431 ratings
21.
Blackett's War: The Men Who Defeated the Nazi U-Boats and Brought Science to the Art of Warfare
Blackett's War: The Men Who Defeated the Nazi U-Boats and Brought Science to the Art of Warfare 3.93 avg rating — 580 ratings
22.
Beyond Belief: The Secret Lives of Women in Extreme Religions
Beyond Belief: The Secret Lives of Women in Extreme Religions 3.47 avg rating — 451 ratings
23.
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead 3.95 avg rating — 266,952 ratings
24.
Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe
Brilliant Blunders: From Darwin to Einstein - Colossal Mistakes by Great Scientists That Changed Our Understanding of Life and the Universe 3.57 avg rating — 2,377 ratings
25.
End of Days: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
End of Days: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy 3.94 avg rating — 1,151 ratings
26.
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation 4.08 avg rating — 25,638 ratings
27.
Collision 2012: Obama Vs. Romney and the Future of Elections in America
Collision 2012: Obama Vs. Romney and the Future of Elections in America liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
28.
A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination
A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination 4.07 avg rating — 1,307 ratings
29.
The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon 4.14 avg rating — 76,322 ratings
30.
A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story
A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story 4.44 avg rating — 4,321 ratings
31.
The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy
The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy 4.08 avg rating — 4,310 ratings
32.
Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence
Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence 3.94 avg rating — 4,307 ratings
33.
The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution
The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution 3.91 avg rating — 260 ratings
34.
Queen Bee of Tuscany: The Redoubtable Janet Ross
Queen Bee of Tuscany: The Redoubtable Janet Ross 2.86 avg rating — 96 ratings
35.
Norman Mailer: A Double Life
Norman Mailer: A Double Life 4.02 avg rating — 166 ratings
36.
1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War
1913: In Search of the World Before the Great War 3.87 avg rating — 1,194 ratings
37.
Margaret Thatcher: The Authorized Biography, Volume 1: From Grantham to the Falklands
Margaret Thatcher: The Authorized Biography, Volume 1: From Grantham to the Falklands 4.17 avg rating — 1,211 ratings
38.
The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War
The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War 3.75 avg rating — 1,617 ratings
39.
Hothouse: The Art of Survival and the Survival of Art at America's Most Celebrated Publishing House, Farrar, Straus, & Giroux
Hothouse: The Art of Survival and the Survival of Art at America's Most Celebrated Publishing House, Farrar, Straus, & Giroux 3.52 avg rating — 495 ratings
40.
The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family
The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family 3.81 avg rating — 12,441 ratings
41.
Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story
Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story
by: Jim Holt
3.81 avg rating — 6,740 ratings
42.
The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth
The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth 3.85 avg rating — 3,932 ratings
43.
The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America
The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America 4.13 avg rating — 12,371 ratings
44.
The Terror Courts: Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay
The Terror Courts: Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay 4.11 avg rating — 112 ratings
45.
Swimming Studies
Swimming Studies 3.97 avg rating — 2,363 ratings
46.
The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance 4.20 avg rating — 16,556 ratings
47.
The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing Genius
The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing Genius 4.09 avg rating — 7,768 ratings
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The Short, Strange Life of Herschel Grynszpan: A Boy Avenger, a Nazi Diplomat, and a Murder in Paris
The Short, Strange Life of Herschel Grynszpan: A Boy Avenger, a Nazi Diplomat, and a Murder in Paris 3.71 avg rating — 194 ratings
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This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral — plus plenty of valet parking! — in America's Gilded Capital
This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral — plus plenty of valet parking! — in America's Gilded Capital 3.48 avg rating — 7,028 ratings