The Economist - Books of the Year 2012

1.
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)
Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 102,593 ratings
2.
Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II
Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II 4.32 avg rating — 2,551 ratings
3.
Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power
Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power 3.99 avg rating — 4,162 ratings
4.
Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956
Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 4.08 avg rating — 7,062 ratings
5.
Tombstone: The Great Chinese Famine, 1958-1962
Tombstone: The Great Chinese Famine, 1958-1962 4.16 avg rating — 997 ratings
6.
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty 4.09 avg rating — 59,196 ratings
7.
Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain
Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain 4.04 avg rating — 720 ratings
8.
Bertie: A Life of Edward VII
Bertie: A Life of Edward VII 3.77 avg rating — 4,461 ratings
9.
Joseph Anton: A Memoir
Joseph Anton: A Memoir 3.65 avg rating — 9,221 ratings
10.
The Pinecone: The Story of Sarah Losh, Forgotten Romantic Heroine--Antiquarian, Architect, and Visionary
The Pinecone: The Story of Sarah Losh, Forgotten Romantic Heroine--Antiquarian, Architect, and Visionary 3.60 avg rating — 211 ratings
11.
Strands: A Year of Discoveries on the Beach
Strands: A Year of Discoveries on the Beach really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 265 ratings
12.
Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version
Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version 4.05 avg rating — 22,968 ratings
13.
The Passage of Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #4)
The Passage of Power (The Years of Lyndon Johnson, #4) 4.40 avg rating — 19,287 ratings
14.
Days of God: The Revolution in Iran and Its Consequences
Days of God: The Revolution in Iran and Its Consequences 3.74 avg rating — 203 ratings
14.
The Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea
The Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea 4.26 avg rating — 953 ratings
16.
Titian: His Life
Titian: His Life 4.07 avg rating — 241 ratings
17.
Leviathan
Leviathan 3.70 avg rating — 51,342 ratings
18.
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic 4.42 avg rating — 20,022 ratings
19.
The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs
The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs 4.38 avg rating — 18,861 ratings
20.
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity 3.98 avg rating — 114,807 ratings
21.
Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest
Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest 4.27 avg rating — 4,653 ratings
22.
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't 3.97 avg rating — 51,881 ratings
23.
The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot
The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot 4.13 avg rating — 11,030 ratings
24.
The Garden of Evening Mists
The Garden of Evening Mists 4.15 avg rating — 28,990 ratings
25.
PLACE
PLACE 3.97 avg rating — 286 ratings
26.
Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients
Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients 4.10 avg rating — 9,120 ratings
27.
The Eagle Unbowed: Poland and the Poles in the Second World War
The Eagle Unbowed: Poland and the Poles in the Second World War 4.27 avg rating — 323 ratings
28.
The Immigrant Exodus: Why America Is Losing the Global Race to Capture Entrepreneurial Talent
The Immigrant Exodus: Why America Is Losing the Global Race to Capture Entrepreneurial Talent 3.64 avg rating — 111 ratings
29.
From the Ruins of Empire: The Revolt Against the West and the Remaking of Asia
From the Ruins of Empire: The Revolt Against the West and the Remaking of Asia 3.96 avg rating — 2,558 ratings
30.
Radio Congo
Radio Congo 4.01 avg rating — 412 ratings
31.
The New New Deal: The Hidden Story of Change in the Obama Era
The New New Deal: The Hidden Story of Change in the Obama Era 3.95 avg rating — 842 ratings
32.
The Richard Burton Diaries
The Richard Burton Diaries 3.96 avg rating — 730 ratings
33.
Wanted Women: Faith, Lies, and the War on Terror: The Lives of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Aafia Siddiqui
Wanted Women: Faith, Lies, and the War on Terror: The Lives of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Aafia Siddiqui 3.75 avg rating — 216 ratings
34.
Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace
Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace
by: D.T. Max
3.76 avg rating — 9,597 ratings
35.
Raffles and the Golden Opportunity
Raffles and the Golden Opportunity 3.58 avg rating — 238 ratings
36.
Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend
Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend 3.53 avg rating — 4,938 ratings
37.
Ivory, Apes & Peacocks: Animals, Adventure and Discovery in the Wild Places of Africa
Ivory, Apes & Peacocks: Animals, Adventure and Discovery in the Wild Places of Africa
by: Alan Root
4.38 avg rating — 216 ratings
38.
When I Was a Child I Read Books
When I Was a Child I Read Books 3.87 avg rating — 2,821 ratings
39.
The New Industrial Revolution: Consumers, Globalization and the End of Mass Production
The New Industrial Revolution: Consumers, Globalization and the End of Mass Production 3.83 avg rating — 88 ratings
40.
Management in 10 Words
Management in 10 Words 3.94 avg rating — 287 ratings
41.
The Origins of Sex: A History of the First Sexual Revolution
The Origins of Sex: A History of the First Sexual Revolution 3.80 avg rating — 420 ratings
42.
Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity
Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity 4.27 avg rating — 22,183 ratings
43.
Music as Alchemy: Journeys with Great Conductors and Their Orchestras
Music as Alchemy: Journeys with Great Conductors and Their Orchestras 4.27 avg rating — 131 ratings
44.
The Art of the Restaurateur
The Art of the Restaurateur 3.89 avg rating — 157 ratings
45.
On Warne
On Warne 4.15 avg rating — 615 ratings
46.
Great Houses of London
Great Houses of London 4.25 avg rating — 48 ratings
47.
Swim: Why We Love the Water
Swim: Why We Love the Water 3.73 avg rating — 581 ratings
48.
How to Stay Sane
How to Stay Sane 3.80 avg rating — 3,521 ratings
49.
The Forgiven
The Forgiven 3.74 avg rating — 3,031 ratings
50.
Toby's Room (Life Class, #2)
Toby's Room (Life Class, #2) 3.77 avg rating — 4,867 ratings
51.
The Dinner
The Dinner 3.21 avg rating — 172,454 ratings
52.
Winter: Five Windows on the Season
Winter: Five Windows on the Season 3.78 avg rating — 571 ratings
53.
Pulphead
Pulphead really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,970 ratings
54.
Yellow Tulips: Poems, 1968-2011
Yellow Tulips: Poems, 1968-2011 4.09 avg rating — 137 ratings
55.
Three Strong Women
Three Strong Women 3.23 avg rating — 4,198 ratings