Most Thought-Provoking Books of 2012

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Automate This: How Algorithms Came to Rule Our World
Automate This: How Algorithms Came to Rule Our World 3.82 avg rating — 3,628 ratings
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Future Perfect: The Case for Progress in a Networked Age
Future Perfect: The Case for Progress in a Networked Age 3.68 avg rating — 1,046 ratings
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The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation 4.20 avg rating — 8,529 ratings
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business 4.13 avg rating — 549,130 ratings
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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 — 51,882 ratings
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The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone - Especially Ourselves
The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone - Especially Ourselves 3.93 avg rating — 16,724 ratings
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The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator, Silicon Valley's Most Exclusive School for Startups
The Launch Pad: Inside Y Combinator, Silicon Valley's Most Exclusive School for Startups 4.04 avg rating — 1,902 ratings
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How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed
How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed 3.97 avg rating — 7,714 ratings
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Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive
Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive 3.78 avg rating — 1,461 ratings
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The End of Money: Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers--and the Coming Cashless Society
The End of Money: Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers--and the Coming Cashless Society 3.39 avg rating — 660 ratings