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 4.06 avg rating — 82,086 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 — 2,687 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) 3.25 avg rating — 24,443 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 3.98 avg rating — 1,169 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 — 673 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 — 3,310 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 — 319 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 — 2,789 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) 4.08 avg rating — 7,649 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 4.30 avg rating — 11,946 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 3.84 avg rating — 331 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 — 2,154 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) 3.33 avg rating — 15 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 — 13,206 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 — 6,099 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 — 1,365 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 4.02 avg rating — 56,544 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 — 491 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 — 2,037 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 — 5,875 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 — 36,622 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 — 5,410 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 — 112 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 — 21,723 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 — 7,923 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 3.82 avg rating — 65 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 3.35 avg rating — 98 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 — 705 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 — 2,823 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 — 367,614 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 — 421 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 — 7,536 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 3.82 avg rating — 957 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) 4.15 avg rating — 1,007 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) 3.77 avg rating — 183 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) 3.97 avg rating — 151 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 3.95 avg rating — 388 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) 3.72 avg rating — 492 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 — 3,726 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 — 1,198 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 4.14 avg rating — 168 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) 3.87 avg rating — 352 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 4.02 avg rating — 891 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 3.97 avg rating — 5,186 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) 3.98 avg rating — 1,553 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 — 2,813 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 — 549 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 4.01 avg rating — 1,048 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 — 510 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) 3.86 avg rating — 1,566 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 — 5,103 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 — 2,019 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 — 1,513 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 First and Last Days of the War on Drugs by Johann Hari 4.50 avg rating — 21,833 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 4.20 avg rating — 4,992 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 — 19,631 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 3.74 avg rating — 144 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 3.75 avg rating — 2,399 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 — 1,372 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