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Kirkus Starred Reviews 2012: Nonfiction

Here is a list of Kurkus' Starred Reviews nonfiction published in 2012 (books of exceptional merit). How many have you read?
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1775 (Kevin Phillips)
1775
1
Kevin Phillips
38 Nooses (Scott W. Berg)
38 Nooses
2
Scott W. Berg
The Age of Insight
The Age of Insight
3
America the Philosophical (Carlin Romano)
America the Philosophical
4
Carlin Romano
The Amistad Rebellion: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom (Marcus Rediker)
The Amistad Rebellion: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom
5
Marcus Rediker
Among the Islands: Adventures in the Pacific (Tim Flannery)
Among the Islands: Adventures in the Pacific
6
Tim Flannery
The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking (Oliver Burkeman)
The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
7
Oliver Burkeman
Are You My Mother? (Alison Bechdel)
Are You My Mother?
8
Alison Bechdel
The Art of the Restaurateur (Nicholas Lander)
The Art of the Restaurateur
9
Nicholas Lander
The Art of the Sale (Philip Delves Broughton)
The Art of the Sale
10
Philip Delves Broughton
As Texas Goes...: How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda (Gail Collins)
As Texas Goes...: How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda
11
Gail Collins
Atlantic Fever (Joe Jackson)
Atlantic Fever
12
Joe Jackson
Bailout (Neil Barofsky)
Bailout
13
Neil Barofsky
Beautiful Thing
Beautiful Thing
14
A Beer Drinker's Guide to Knowing and Enjoying Fine Wine (Jim Laughren)
A Beer Drinker's Guide to Knowing and Enjoying Fine Wine
15
Jim Laughren
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
16
Katherine Boo
The Big Screen: The Story of the Movies (David Thomson)
The Big Screen: The Story of the Movies
17
David Thomson
Birdseye
Birdseye
18
The Brontë Sisters: The Brief Lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne (Catherine Reef)
The Brontë Sisters: The Brief Lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne
19
Catherine Reef
The Brontes, Wild Genius on the Moor: The Story of a Literary Family (Juliet Barker)
The Brontes, Wild Genius on the Moor: The Story of a Literary Family
20
Juliet Barker
Bye Bye Babylon: Beirut 1975-1979 (Lamia Ziadé)
Bye Bye Babylon: Beirut 1975-1979
21
Lamia Ziadé
The Carbon Crunch (Dieter Helm)
The Carbon Crunch
22
Dieter Helm
Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens (Andrea Wulf)
Chasing Venus: The Race to Measure the Heavens
23
Andrea Wulf
City (P.D. Smith)
City
24
P.D. Smith
City of Promises: A History of the Jews of New York (Deborah Dash Moore)
City of Promises: A History of the Jews of New York
25
Deborah Dash Moore
Connie MacK: The Turbulent and Triumphant Years, 1915-1931 (Norman L. Macht)
Connie MacK: The Turbulent and Triumphant Years, 1915-1931
26
Norman L. Macht
Conspiracy of Silence (Chris Lamb)
Conspiracy of Silence
27
Chris Lamb
The Cost of Hope (Amanda Bennett)
The Cost of Hope
28
Amanda Bennett
Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir (Cyndi Lauper With Jancee Dunn)
Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir
29
Cyndi Lauper With Jancee Dunn
Darkest America: Black Minstrelsy From Slavery to Hip-Hop (Yuval Taylor)
Darkest America: Black Minstrelsy From Slavery to Hip-Hop
30
Yuval Taylor
Deadlines and Disruption: My Turbulent Path From Print to Digital (Stephen B. Shepard)
Deadlines and Disruption: My Turbulent Path From Print to Digital
31
Stephen B. Shepard
Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child (Bob Spitz)
Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
32
Bob Spitz
Desert America: Boom and Bust in the New Old West (Rubén Martínez)
Desert America: Boom and Bust in the New Old West
33
Rubén Martínez
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys by Gilbert K
Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys by Gilbert K
34
DNA USA: A Genetic Biography of America (Bryan Sykes)
DNA USA: A Genetic Biography of America
35
Bryan Sykes
Dream New Dreams: Reimagining My Life After Loss (Jai Pausch)
Dream New Dreams: Reimagining My Life After Loss
36
Jai Pausch
Drift (Rachel Maddow)
Drift
37
Rachel Maddow
Empires, Nations, and Families (Anne F. Hyde)
Empires, Nations, and Families
38
Anne F. Hyde
Ernie K-Doe: The R&B Emperor of New Orleans (Ben Sandmel)
Ernie K-Doe: The R&B Emperor of New Orleans
39
Ben Sandmel
Europe's Angry Muslims (Robert S. Leiken)
Europe's Angry Muslims
40
Robert S. Leiken
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