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Best Indie Nonfiction of 2018

  • NONFICTION

    LEGACIES

    APRIL 5, 2018

  • NONFICTION

    MOONSHOTS

    OCT. 23, 2018

BUSINESS

MOONSHOTS

by Naveen Jain John Schroeter

An exuberant, mind-expanding, and at times enthralling call for inventive entrepreneurs. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • NONFICTION

    THE BUSINESS OF EXPERTISE

    JULY 11, 2017

NONFICTION

THE BUSINESS OF EXPERTISE

by David C. Baker

A must-read for entrepreneurial experts that also will have a broad appeal for other professionals. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • NONFICTION

    A YEAR OF LIVING KINDLY

    SEPT. 25, 2018

  • NONFICTION

    ICONOGRAPHY

    SEPT. 1, 2017

NONFICTION

ICONOGRAPHY

by Angel Rafael Colón Patricia Ann Colón

It’s difficult to imagine what the authors could have done to improve this marvelous guide. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • NONFICTION

    RIKO

    DEC. 19, 2017

NONFICTION

RIKO

by Denise B. Dailey

A skillfully written, well-researched account of two difficult, mesmerizing characters. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • NONFICTION

    THE FINAL RACE

    APRIL 3, 2018

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

THE FINAL RACE

by Eric T. Eichinger Eva Marie Everson

A modest, beguiling biography that brilliantly mirrors its understated and remarkable subject. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • NONFICTION

    UNREASONABLE CERTAINTY

UNREASONABLE CERTAINTY

by Carol J. Huser

An addictively written, thorough coroner’s chronicle. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • NONFICTION

    RUDY’S RULES FOR TRAVEL

    APRIL 10, 2018

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

RUDY’S RULES FOR TRAVEL

by Mary K. Jensen

A book that will make readers want to pack their bags and catch the first flight to somewhere far away. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • NONFICTION

    THE CONFLICTED SUPERPOWER

    MAY 22, 2018

NONFICTION

THE CONFLICTED SUPERPOWER

by Andrew Kennedy

A must-read for policymakers but one that’s not too wonkish for lay readers. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >

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