https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/5j0z2m/rbooks_best_nonfiction_books_2016_voting_thread/
created by vincoug on 18/12/2016 at 16:34 UTC*
37 upvotes, 27 top-level comments (showing 25)
Welcome readers, to /r/Books' Best Nonfiction Books of 2016 Voting thread!
From here you can make nominations, vote, and discuss the best nonfiction books of 2016!
Here are the rules:
1 Anyone can make a nomination by posting a parent comment (i.e. **not** a reply to someone else's nomination)
2 Voting will be done using upvotes and the nomination with the most upvotes wins! Feel free to upvote as many nominations as you'd like!
3 Most importantly, have fun!
To help you remember some of the great books that were published this year, here are some links:
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New York Times' Critics Top Books of 2016
New York Times 10 Best Books of 2016
The New Yorker's Books we Loved in 2016
Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2016
Buzzfeed's 24 Best Fiction Books of 2016
The Washington Post 10 Best Books
The Guardian's Best Books of 2016
The Spectator Best Books of 2016
The Wall Street Journal's Best Books of 2016
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Oh, and I almost forgot! The admins have generously given us 20 reddit gold creddits to hand out. We will be giving reddit gold to the user who nominates the winner of each genre as well as the two runners-up.
Comment by [deleted] at 18/12/2016 at 21:37 UTC
31 upvotes, 1 direct replies
When breath becomes air by Paul kalanithi
Comment by [deleted] at 18/12/2016 at 20:11 UTC
22 upvotes, 0 direct replies
1: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25852784-evicted
This was a very interesting read on the housing crisis in the US, from both the perspective of tenants as well as landlords.
Comment by leowr at 18/12/2016 at 16:45 UTC
36 upvotes, 0 direct replies
**Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, by J.D. Vance** Goodreads link
This one was very interesting. It truly is a family history and I felt that it gave a good and even insight into Appalachia and the people who live there.
Comment by A_Turkysandwich at 20/12/2016 at 05:11 UTC
11 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis
Comment by Odusei at 18/12/2016 at 20:39 UTC
10 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Narconomics: How To Run A Drug Cartel, by Tom Wainwright.
Comment by Odusei at 18/12/2016 at 20:40 UTC
9 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans At War, by Mary Roach.
Comment by kalidasbhaisaab321 at 02/01/2017 at 03:12 UTC
9 upvotes, 1 direct replies
The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds by Michael Lewis.
Comment by matzab at 18/12/2016 at 21:01 UTC
8 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life, by Ed Yong
Comment by thehawktopus at 19/12/2016 at 09:01 UTC
8 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Comment by Odusei at 18/12/2016 at 20:42 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Lab Girl, by Hope Jahren.
Comment by ME24601 at 19/12/2016 at 17:59 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Comment by Odusei at 18/12/2016 at 20:38 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The Winter Fortress: The Epic Plan To Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb, by Neal Bascomb.
Comment by alcibiad at 19/12/2016 at 05:23 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Comment by georgepampelmoose at 24/12/2016 at 01:06 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Comment by Odusei at 18/12/2016 at 20:41 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Shrill: Notes From A Loud Woman, by Lindy West
Comment by katiefbear at 19/12/2016 at 23:57 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Comment by green_sabre at 25/12/2016 at 22:10 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The History of the SAS, Britain’s Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War
BY BEN MACINTYRE
Comment by matzab at 18/12/2016 at 21:03 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
East West Street: On the Origins of "Genocide" and "Crimes Against Humanity", by Phillippe Sands
Comment by LoganTheHuge00 at 19/12/2016 at 03:25 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War, by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Comment by haloarh at 19/12/2016 at 05:38 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Comment by linusrauling at 28/12/2016 at 05:03 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Disrupted by Dan Lyons.
Comment by yuckfest at 19/12/2016 at 10:23 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Beltway Bible: A Totally Serious A-Z Guide to Our No-Good, Corrupt, Incompetent, Terrible, Depressing, and Sometimes Hilarious Government by Eliot Nelson
How is legislation crafted? How do you lose an election? What do “bundler,” “quorum call” and “omnibus” mean? Why do some of the White House’s most important meetings occur at a Starbucks? ...
Originally published: September 27, 2016 Author: Eliot Nelson
Comment by withaneff at 19/12/2016 at 14:45 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I loved this book so much. It's a memoir by a man who was a paramedic in Atlanta for nearly a decade. I never knew I wanted to know about paramedics until I read this book. Some of his stories are heartbreaking, some are hilarious. Fantastic read.
Comment by linusrauling at 28/12/2016 at 05:27 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Wolf Boys by Dan Slater.
Comment by ssushant at 30/12/2016 at 19:05 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Driverless by By Hod Lipson and Melba Kurman