Christian Science Monitor's Best Nonfiction Books of 2010

1.
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption 4.39 avg rating — 989,138 ratings
2.
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine 4.30 avg rating — 168,087 ratings
3.
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea 4.45 avg rating — 96,053 ratings
4.
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival 4.07 avg rating — 18,584 ratings
5.
Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition 3.88 avg rating — 8,423 ratings
6.
Empire of the Summer Moon
Empire of the Summer Moon 4.24 avg rating — 64,199 ratings
7.
Washington: A Life
Washington: A Life 4.16 avg rating — 79,866 ratings
8.
Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin
Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin 4.33 avg rating — 13,981 ratings
9.
Travels in Siberia
Travels in Siberia 3.92 avg rating — 4,614 ratings
10.
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration 4.48 avg rating — 113,277 ratings
11.
At Home: A Short History of Private Life
At Home: A Short History of Private Life 3.99 avg rating — 97,412 ratings
12.
Daring Young Men: The Heroism and Triumph of The Berlin Airlift-June 1948-May 1949
Daring Young Men: The Heroism and Triumph of The Berlin Airlift-June 1948-May 1949 3.79 avg rating — 413 ratings
13.
The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea
The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea 3.93 avg rating — 3,326 ratings
14.
None of Us Were Like This Before: American Soldiers and Torture
None of Us Were Like This Before: American Soldiers and Torture 4.12 avg rating — 540 ratings
15.
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void 3.95 avg rating — 59,458 ratings
16.
The Possessed: Adventures With Russian Books and the People Who Read Them
The Possessed: Adventures With Russian Books and the People Who Read Them 3.71 avg rating — 5,946 ratings
17.
Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory
Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory 4.26 avg rating — 8,013 ratings
18.
I Want to Be Left Behind: Finding Rapture Here on Earth
I Want to Be Left Behind: Finding Rapture Here on Earth 3.63 avg rating — 232 ratings
19.
Mark Twain: Man in White: The Grand Adventure of His Final Years
Mark Twain: Man in White: The Grand Adventure of His Final Years 4.29 avg rating — 464 ratings
20.
Poetry in Person: Twenty-five Years of Conversation with America's Poets
Poetry in Person: Twenty-five Years of Conversation with America's Poets 4.19 avg rating — 103 ratings
21.
Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship
Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship 3.96 avg rating — 12,229 ratings
22.
The Fiddler in the Subway: The Story of the World-Class Violinist Who Played for Handouts. . . And Other Virtuoso Performances by America's Foremost Feature Writer
The Fiddler in the Subway: The Story of the World-Class Violinist Who Played for Handouts. . . And Other Virtuoso Performances by America's Foremost Feature Writer 4.33 avg rating — 1,505 ratings
23.
The Grace of Silence: A Memoir
The Grace of Silence: A Memoir 3.87 avg rating — 2,846 ratings
24.
Yellow Dirt: An American Story of a Poisoned Land and a People Betrayed
Yellow Dirt: An American Story of a Poisoned Land and a People Betrayed 4.12 avg rating — 664 ratings
25.
The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood
The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood 3.97 avg rating — 6,839 ratings
26.
Hellucination
Hellucination 3.57 avg rating — 119 ratings
26.
Lights Out: A Cuban Memoir of Betrayal and Survival
Lights Out: A Cuban Memoir of Betrayal and Survival 4.03 avg rating — 70 ratings
28.
Adventures Among Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions
Adventures Among Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions 4.23 avg rating — 599 ratings
29.
The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898
The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898 3.82 avg rating — 1,588 ratings
30.
Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris
Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris 3.66 avg rating — 2,514 ratings
31.
Berlin at War
Berlin at War 4.17 avg rating — 1,155 ratings
32.
Chocolate Wars: The 150-Year Rivalry Between the World's Greatest Chocolate Makers
Chocolate Wars: The 150-Year Rivalry Between the World's Greatest Chocolate Makers 3.76 avg rating — 1,745 ratings
33.
Let the Swords Encircle Me: Iran - A Journey Behind the Headlines
Let the Swords Encircle Me: Iran - A Journey Behind the Headlines 4.10 avg rating — 72 ratings