Out with the old and in with the new! But before we do that, lets toast the Best Nonfiction of 2004. Everyone has their picks. Here are ours!
1. Alexander Hamilton
By Ron Chernow - A definitive biography of one of America's most important founding fathers.
2. America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
By Jon Stewart et al. - A hilarious spoof on American history and government.3. Chronicles: Volume One
By Bob Dylan - An odd and rambling but evocative memoir from the music legend.4. De Kooning: An American Master
By Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan - A comprehensive biography of the artist from Rotterdam to his New York fame as an abstract-expressionist.5. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
By David Sedaris - more hilarium from the master of the twisted humor essay.6. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
By Lynne Truss - Grammar and punctuation made fun for everyday people.7. John James Audubon : The Making of an American
By Richard Rhodes - Rhodes, a Pulitzer Prize winning writer, sheds light on the life of a man who spent his life depicting birds.8. Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found
By Suketu Mehta - A native of the third largest city on Earth takes the reader on a captivating exploration of the metropolis.9. My Life
By Bill Clinton - At times overwrought and tiresome, but nonetheless an intriguing autobiography of the former president.10. Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
By Stephen Greenblatt - an enjoyable journey through the life and times of William Shakespeare. At once a biography and a portrait of Elizabethan England.