Kara's votes on the list Non-Fiction Published in Year: 2015

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1	SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard 4.05 avg rating — 87,320 ratings Kara rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Lost Tudor Princess: A Life of Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox by Alison Weir 3.69 avg rating — 2,747 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff (Goodreads Author) 3.26 avg rating — 25,128 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Crossing: My Journey to the Shattered Heart of Syria by Samar Yazbek 3.99 avg rating — 1,189 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	A Disappearance in Damascus: A Story of Friendship and Survival in the Shadow of War by Deborah Campbell 4.14 avg rating — 678 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Rival Queens: Catherine de' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal that Ignited a Kingdom by Nancy Goldstone 3.95 avg rating — 3,406 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Crowns in Conflict: The Triumph and the Tragedy of European Monarchy 1910-1918 by Theo Aronson 4.13 avg rating — 327 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The English and their History by Robert Tombs 4.21 avg rating — 2,885 ratings Kara rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Lost Girls: The True Story of the Cleveland Abductions and the Incredible Rescue of Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina Dejesus by John Glatt (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 7,925 ratings Kara rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Arab of the Future 2: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1984-1985: A Graphic Memoir by Riad Sattouf 4.31 avg rating — 12,433 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	How English Became English: A Short History of a Global Language by Simon Horobin 3.83 avg rating — 345 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps by Nikolaus Wachsmann 4.55 avg rating — 2,258 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Strangers in the West: The Syrian Colony of New York City, 1880-1900 by Linda K. Jacobs (Goodreads Author) 3.31 avg rating — 16 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	One of Us: The Story of a Massacre in Norway -- and Its Aftermath by Åsne Seierstad 4.43 avg rating — 13,825 ratings Kara rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Guantánamo Diary by Mohamedou Ould Slahi 4.10 avg rating — 6,270 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Love Her, Love Her Not: The Hillary Paradox by Joanne Bamberger (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Author) 4.23 avg rating — 79 ratings Kara added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Good Book: Writers Reflect on Favorite Bible Passages by Andrew Blauner (Editor) 3.69 avg rating — 71 ratings Kara rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era by Tony Wagner 4.17 avg rating — 1,393 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson 4.01 avg rating — 58,325 ratings Kara rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Ted Hughes: The Unauthorised Life – A Comprehensive Literary Biography by Scholar Jonathan Bate Exploring the Poet Laureate and Sylvia Plath by Jonathan Bate 4.16 avg rating — 500 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves to Sand Worms, the Words Behind World-Building by David J. Peterson (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 2,085 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Petty: The Biography by Warren Zanes (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 6,122 ratings Kara added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem 4.07 avg rating — 36,998 ratings Kara added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few by Robert B. Reich 4.18 avg rating — 5,481 ratings Kara rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	In Search of the Movement: The Struggle for Civil Rights Then and Now by Benjamin Hedin 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings Kara added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Writing on the Wall: Selected Prison Writings of Mumia Abu-Jamal by Mumia Abu-Jamal 4.51 avg rating — 116 ratings Kara added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Arab of the Future: A Childhood in the Middle East, 1978-1984 by Riad Sattouf 4.12 avg rating — 22,606 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Negroland by Margo Jefferson (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 8,001 ratings Kara rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	J.M. Coetzee and the Life of Writing: Face-to-face with Time by David Attwell 3.81 avg rating — 67 ratings Kara added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Exposure: A Sociologist Explores Sex, Society, and Adult Entertainment by Chauntelle Tibbals 3.36 avg rating — 96 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Mess: One Man's Struggle to Clean Up His House and His Act by Barry Yourgrau (Goodreads Author) 3.08 avg rating — 714 ratings Kara added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Being Nixon: A Man Divided by Evan Thomas 4.24 avg rating — 2,884 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates 4.40 avg rating — 375,773 ratings Kara rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Rising: Murder, Heartbreak, and the Power of Human Resilience in an American Town by Ryan D'Agostino 3.96 avg rating — 427 ratings Kara added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Daughter Mary Shelley by Charlotte Gordon (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 7,840 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Same Time Next Week: True Stories of Working Through Mental Illness by Lee Gutkind (Editor) 3.64 avg rating — 132 ratings Kara added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Goebbels: A Biography by Peter Longerich 3.83 avg rating — 1,000 ratings Kara rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Mercy of the Sky: The Story of a Tornado by Holly Bailey (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 1,078 ratings Kara added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	A Passion for Paris: Romanticism and Romance in the City of Light by David Downie (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 185 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Enabling Acts: The Hidden Story of How the Americans with Disabilities Act Gave the Largest US Minority Its Rights by Lennard J. Davis (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 154 ratings Kara rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Orson Welles's Last Movie: The Making of The Other Side of the Wind by Josh Karp 3.94 avg rating — 394 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Year My Mother Came Back by Alice Eve Cohen (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 494 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	17 Carnations: The Royals, the Nazis and the Biggest Cover-Up in History by Andrew Morton (Goodreads Author) 3.36 avg rating — 3,808 ratings Kara added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Our Man in Charleston: Britain's Secret Agent in the Civil War South by Christopher Dickey 3.97 avg rating — 1,221 ratings Kara rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Young Eliot: From St. Louis to The Waste Land by Robert Crawford 4.13 avg rating — 172 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Aspertools: The Practical Guide for Understanding and Embracing Asperger's, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and Neurodiversity by Harold Reitman 3.53 avg rating — 130 ratings Kara rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Beyond the Pale: Folklore, Family and the Mystery of Our Hidden Genes by Emily Urquhart (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 357 ratings Kara added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Love and Other Ways of Dying: Essays by Michael Paterniti 4.03 avg rating — 907 ratings Kara added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva by Rosemary Sullivan 3.98 avg rating — 5,271 ratings Kara added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	God's Bankers: A History of Money and Power at the Vatican by Gerald Posner (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 1,591 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute by Zac Bissonnette (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 2,857 ratings Kara added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Data-ism: The Revolution Transforming Decision Making, Consumer Behavior, and Almost Everything Else – A New York Times Reporter's Journey Through Big Data by Steve Lohr 3.46 avg rating — 551 ratings Kara added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Infamy: The Shocking Story of the Japanese American Internment in World War II by Richard Reeves 4.02 avg rating — 1,071 ratings Kara rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	88 Days to Kandahar: A CIA Diary by Robert L. Grenier 3.66 avg rating — 517 ratings Kara added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I by Charles Spencer (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 1,621 ratings Kara rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain by Marc Morris 4.16 avg rating — 5,247 ratings Kara rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Rain: A Natural and Cultural History by Cynthia Barnett (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 2,050 ratings Kara added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot: The True Story of the Tyrant Who Created North Korea and The Young Lieutenant Who Stole His Way to Freedom by Blaine Harden (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 1,547 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Chasing the Scream: The Search for the Truth About Addiction by Johann Hari 4.49 avg rating — 22,483 ratings Kara rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Hundred-Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower by Michael Pillsbury 4.19 avg rating — 5,191 ratings Kara added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America by Jill Leovy 4.07 avg rating — 20,201 ratings Kara rated it 1 star See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams by Phyllis Lee Levin 3.75 avg rating — 146 ratings Kara added it to currently-reading See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Joan of Arc: A History by Helen Castor 3.76 avg rating — 2,530 ratings Kara added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	He Wanted the Moon: The Madness and Medical Genius of Dr. Perry Baird, and His Daughter's Quest to Know Him by Mimi Baird 3.87 avg rating — 1,383 ratings Kara rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars