nNew York Times Bestseller - Notable Book of the Year - Editors Choice Selection n One of Bill Gates Amazing Books of the Year nOne of Publishers Weeklys 10 Best Books of the Year n Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction nAn NPR Best Book of the Year nWinner of the Hillman Prize for Nonfiction nGold Winner - California Book Award (Nonfiction) nFinalist - Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History) n Finalist - Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize nThis powerful and disturbing history exposes how American governments deliberately imposed racial segregation on metropolitan areas nationwide (New York Times Book Review).n nn