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A New York Times bestseller
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Winner of the 2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction
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A Wall Street Journal bestseller
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An Amazon Best Book of the Month for July 2015
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Winner of the 2015 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction
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Longlisted for the 2016 Carnegie Medal for Literature
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A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2015
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A 2015 Oprah Magazine Top 10 Book of the Year
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A 2015 Amazon Best Books of the Year Top 20 Selection
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A Library Journal Best Book of 2015
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A 2015 Top 10 Washington Post Book World Best Book of the Year
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A BookPage Best Book of 2015
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A 2015 New York Times Top 10 Book
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A 2015 Library Journal Best Audiobook
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A New York Times Best Book of 2015
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An Entertainment Weekly Best Book of 2015
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A Shelf Awareness Best Book of 2015
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A Flavorwire Pick for Best Nonfiction of 2015
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A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of 2015
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A People Magazine Best Book of 2015
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Finalist for the 2016 Indies Choice Award for Adult Debut
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Winner of the 2016 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay
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Finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
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A Time Magazine Top 10 Book of the Decade in Nonfiction
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New York Times Bestseller in Audio