Best Books of 2011: NonfictionWhat It Is Like to Go to WarHot ArtMoonwalking with EinsteinMapheadDecade of FearEmpire of the BeetleChimps Of Fauna SanctuaryWillpowerJust My TypeThe Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

Best Books of 2011: Nonfiction

What It Is Like to Go to War--Karl Marlantes' brilliant nonfiction follow-up to his acclaimed novel, Matterhorn--is our pick for the best nonfiction book in 2011. See more in our Editors' Picks Store.


What It Is Like to Go to War Hot Art Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks
What It Is Like to Go to War
by Karl Marlantes
4.0 out of 5 stars (2)
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Hot Art
by Joshua Knelman
5.0 out of 5 stars (4)
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Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
by Joshua Foer
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Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks
by Ken Jennings
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Decade of Fear: Reporting from Terrorism's Grey Zone Empire of the Beetle: How Human Folly and a Tiny Bug Are Killing North America's Great Forests Chimps Of Fauna Sanctuary Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
Decade of Fear: Reporting from Terrorism's Grey Zone
by Michelle Shephard
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Empire of the Beetle: How Human Folly and a Tiny Bug Are Killing North America's Great Forests
by Andrew Nikiforuk
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Chimps Of Fauna Sanctuary
by Andrew Westoll
4.9 out of 5 stars (13)
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Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
by Roy F. Baumeister
4.3 out of 5 stars (7)
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Just My Type: A Book About Fonts The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
Just My Type: A Book About Fonts
by Simon Garfield
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The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
by James Gleick
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