Shortlist for the 2011 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction

1.
Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane
Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane 4.15 avg rating — 4,682 ratings
2.
Liberty's Exiles: How the Loss of America Made the British Empire
Liberty's Exiles: How the Loss of America Made the British Empire 3.97 avg rating — 1,034 ratings
3.
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves 3.97 avg rating — 13,179 ratings
4.
Bismarck: A Life
Bismarck: A Life 3.76 avg rating — 1,471 ratings
5.
Reprobates: The Cavaliers of the English Civil War
Reprobates: The Cavaliers of the English Civil War 3.68 avg rating — 71 ratings