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Kirkus Starred Reviews 2012: Nonfiction - Page 4

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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The Occupy Handbook (Janet Byrne)
The Occupy Handbook
121
Janet Byrne
The Old Ways (Robert MacFarlane)
The Old Ways
122
Robert MacFarlane
On an Irish Island (Robert Kanigel)
On an Irish Island
123
Robert Kanigel
On Celestial Music and Other Adventures in Listening (Rick Moody)
On Celestial Music and Other Adventures in Listening
124
Rick Moody
On the Eve: The Jews of Europe Before the Second World War (Bernard Wasserstein)
On the Eve: The Jews of Europe Before the Second World War
125
Bernard Wasserstein
On a Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson, Author of Silent Spring (William Souder)
On a Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson, Author of Silent Spring
126
William Souder
On Politics: A History of Political Thought (Alan Ryan)
On Politics: A History of Political Thought
127
Alan Ryan
Open Heart (Elie Wiesel)
Open Heart
128
Elie Wiesel
Orpheus: The Song of Life (Ann Wroe)
Orpheus: The Song of Life
129
Ann Wroe
Pakistan on the Brink: The Future of America, Pakistan and Afghanistan (Ahmed Rashid)
Pakistan on the Brink: The Future of America, Pakistan and Afghanistan
130
Ahmed Rashid
Paris, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down
Paris, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down
131
The Partnership: Five Cold Warriors and Their Quest to Ban the Bomb (Philip Taubman)
The Partnership: Five Cold Warriors and Their Quest to Ban the Bomb
132
Philip Taubman
The Passage of Power (Robert A. Caro)
The Passage of Power
133
Robert A. Caro
The Patagonian Hare (Claude Lanzmann)
The Patagonian Hare
134
Claude Lanzmann
The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy (David Nasaw)
The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy
135
David Nasaw
Places: Habitats of a Human Lifetime (Philip Shabecoff)
Places: Habitats of a Human Lifetime
136
Philip Shabecoff
Power, Inc.: The Epic Rivalry Between Big Business and Government - The Reckoning That Lies Ahead (David Rothkopf)
Power, Inc.: The Epic Rivalry Between Big Business and Government - The Reckoning That Lies Ahead
137
David Rothkopf
Predator Nation (Charles Ferguson)
Predator Nation
138
Charles Ferguson
Predictive Health (Kenneth Brigham)
Predictive Health
139
Kenneth Brigham
The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity (Nancy Gibbs)
The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity
140
Nancy Gibbs
Private Empire: Exxonmobil and American Power (Steve Coll)
Private Empire: Exxonmobil and American Power
141
Steve Coll
Quiet (Susan Cain)
Quiet
142
Susan Cain
A Real Emotional Girl (Tanya Chernov)
A Real Emotional Girl
143
Tanya Chernov
Red Plenty (Francis Spufford)
Red Plenty
144
Francis Spufford
Reinventing Bach (Paul Elie)
Reinventing Bach
145
Paul Elie
The Richard Burton Diaries (Richard Burton)
The Richard Burton Diaries
146
Richard Burton
Rutting Season (Roy Ness)
Rutting Season
147
Roy Ness
Season of the Witch (David Talbot)
Season of the Witch
148
David Talbot
Shiloh, 1862 (Winston Groom)
Shiloh, 1862
149
Winston Groom
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of EDWARD CURTIS (TIMOTHY EGAN)
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of EDWARD CURTIS
150
TIMOTHY EGAN
The Social Conquest of Earth (Edward O. Wilson)
The Social Conquest of Earth
151
Edward O. Wilson
The Song of the Ape (Andrew R. Halloran)
The Song of the Ape
152
Andrew R. Halloran
The Story of America: Essays on Origins (Jill Lepore)
The Story of America: Essays on Origins
153
Jill Lepore
The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years (Robert M. Hazen)
The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years
154
Robert M. Hazen
The Story of English in 100 Words (David Crystal)
The Story of English in 100 Words
155
David Crystal
Subversives (Seth Rosenfeld)
Subversives
156
Seth Rosenfeld
Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith (Andrew Preston)
Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith
157
Andrew Preston
Tangles (Sara Leavitt)
Tangles
158
Sara Leavitt
This Living Hand and Other Essays (Edmund Morris)
This Living Hand and Other Essays
159
Edmund Morris
This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking (John Brockman)
This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking
160
John Brockman
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