No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai
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Orfeo by Richard PowersEvery Day is for the Thief by Teju Cole
Man Booker Prize Eligible 2014
164 books — 694 voters

Born to Run by Christopher McDougallThe Sports Gene by David   EpsteinThe Wave by Susan CaseyBallad of the Whiskey Robber by Julian Rubinstein
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955 books — 769 voters
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Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,226 books — 8,060 voters

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8,063 books — 5,740 voters

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Today's Revolution
87 books — 53 voters
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935 books — 1,099 voters