Washington Post Best Books of 2008 - Non-fiction

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1. 51. Hope's Boy by Andrew Bridge Drag me to re-order

2. 52. Kinky Gazpacho: Life, Love & Spain by Lori Tharps Drag me to re-order

3. 53. Resistance: A Frenchwoman's Journal of the War by Agnes Humbert Drag me to re-order

4. 54. The Suicide Index: Putting My Father's Death in Order by Joan Wickersham Drag me to re-order

5. 55. The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability by James Gustave Speth Drag me to re-order

6. 56. Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain by Martha Sherrill Drag me to re-order

7. 57. Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas L. Friedman Drag me to re-order

8. 58. The Best of All Possible Worlds: A Story of Philosophers, God, and Evil by Steven Nadler Drag me to re-order

9. 59. How to Read the Bible: A Guide to Scripture, Then and Now by James L. Kugel Drag me to re-order

10. 60. ? Nothing to Be Frightened Of by Julian Barnes Drag me to re-order

11. 61. A Persistent Peace: One Man's Struggle for a Nonviolent World by Reverend Father John Dear SJ Drag me to re-order

12. 62. Saving Darwin: How to Be a Christian and Believe in Evolution by Karl Giberson Drag me to re-order

13. 63. Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency by Barton Gellman Drag me to re-order

14. 64. Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America by Rick Perlstein Drag me to re-order

15. 65. They Knew They Were Right: The Rise of the Neocons by Jacob Heilbrunn Drag me to re-order

16. 66. The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics by Leonard Susskind Drag me to re-order

17. 67. The Telephone Gambit: Chasing Alexander Graham Bell's Secret by Seth Shulman Drag me to re-order

18. 68. Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body by Neil Shubin Drag me to re-order

19. 69. Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives by Jim Sheeler Drag me to re-order

20. 70. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan Drag me to re-order

21. 71. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Drag me to re-order

22. 72. Relentless Pursuit: A Year in the Trenches with Teach for America by Donna Foote Drag me to re-order

23. 73. Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America by Paul Tough Drag me to re-order

24. 74. The Assist: Hoops, Hope, and the Game of Their Lives by Neil Swidey Drag me to re-order

25. 75. ? A Few Seconds of Panic: A 5'8", 165-lb. Writer Plays Football with the Pros by Stefan Fatsis Drag me to re-order

26. 76. ? Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation by John Carlin Drag me to re-order

27. 77. The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner Drag me to re-order

28. 78. ? A Voyage Long and Strange by Tony Horwitz Drag me to re-order

29. 79. The Bin Ladens by Steve Coll Drag me to re-order

30. 80. The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals by Jane Mayer Drag me to re-order

31. 81. The Forever War by Dexter Filkins Drag me to re-order

32. 82. Law and the Long War: The Future of Justice in the Age of Terror by Benjamin Wittes Drag me to re-order

33. 83. ? The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America by James Bamford Drag me to re-order

34. 84. Spies for Hire: The Secret World of Intelligence Outsourcing by Tim Shorrock Drag me to re-order

35. 85. ? Standard Operating Procedure by Philip Gourevitch & Errol Morris Drag me to re-order

36. 86. ? The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the Endgame in Iraq by Bing West Drag me to re-order

37. 87. The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008 by Bob Woodward Drag me to re-order

38. 88. 1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War by Benny Morris Drag me to re-order

39. 89. ? Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: A Family, a Business, a Nation by Tom Gjelten Drag me to re-order

40. 90. Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: The Dire Warning: Churchills First Speech as Prime Minister by John Lukacs Drag me to re-order

41. 91. China's Great Train: Beijing's Drive West and the Campaign to Remake Tibet by Abrahm Lustgarten Drag me to re-order

42. 92. ? The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 by Piers Brendon Drag me to re-order

43. 93. Diamonds, Gold, and War: The British, the Boers, and the Making of South Africa by Martin Meredith Drag me to re-order

44. 94. The Dictator's Shadow: Life Under Augusto Pinochet by Heraldo Munoz Drag me to re-order

45. 95. Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China by Leslie T. Chang Drag me to re-order

46. 96. A Failed Empire: The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev (The New Cold War History) by Vladislav M. Zubok Drag me to re-order

47. 97. Forgotten Continent: The Battle for Latin America's Soul by Michael Reid Drag me to re-order

48. 98. ? Gandhi & Churchill by Arthur Herman Drag me to re-order

49. 99. ? God and Gold: Britain, America, and the Making of the Modern World by Walter Russell Mead Drag me to re-order

50. 100. The House at Sugar Beach: A Memoir by Helene Cooper Drag me to re-order

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