Best Non-Fiction Books of 2015

Best Books of the Year So Far 2015: Nonfiction

Congratulations to Jill Leovy on Ghettoside, our pick for the best book of 2015 (so far) in Nonfiction.

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  Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

  Feb 10, 2015
  

  by Yuval Noah Harari

  
  

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  4.5 out of 5 stars 894

  #1 Best Seller in History of Civilization & Culture

  
  
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  Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen

  Apr 6, 2015
  

  by Mary Norris

  
  

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  4.1 out of 5 stars 305

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  Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town

  Apr 21, 2015
  

  by Jon Krakauer

  
  

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  4.1 out of 5 stars 789

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  Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic

  Apr 21, 2015
  

  by Sam Quinones

  
  

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  4.6 out of 5 stars 206

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  Future Crimes: Everything Is Connected, Everyone Is Vulnerable and What We Can Do About It

  Feb 24, 2015
  

  by Marc Goodman

  
  

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  4.6 out of 5 stars 207

  #1 Best Seller in Science & Technology Law

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  Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery

  May 26, 2015
  

  by Henry Marsh

  
  

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  4.5 out of 5 stars 320

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  Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice

  Feb 3, 2015
  

  by Bill Browder

  
  

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  4.7 out of 5 stars 1,022

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  So You've Been Publicly Shamed

  Mar 31, 2015
  

  by Jon Ronson

  
  

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  4.3 out of 5 stars 272

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  Who Gets What — and Why: The New Economics of Matchmaking and Market Design

  Jun 2, 2015
  

  by Alvin E. Roth

  
  

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  4.6 out of 5 stars 51

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  81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness

  Jun 2, 2015
  

  by Brian Murphy

  
  

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  4.3 out of 5 stars 80

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  Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish

  Mar 24, 2015
  

  by John Hargrove and Howard Chua-Eoan

  
  

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  4.5 out of 5 stars 314

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  Legend: A Harrowing Story from the Vietnam War of One Green Beret's Heroic Mission to Rescue a Special Forces...

  Apr 28, 2015
  

  by Eric Blehm

  
  

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