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The Spectator's Best Books of 2012

Here is a list of The Spectator's (UK) best books of the year 2012. How many of these have you read?
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The Abominables (Eva Ibbotsen)
The Abominables
1
Eva Ibbotsen
The Adventures of Achilles (Hugh Lupton)
The Adventures of Achilles
2
Hugh Lupton
The Adventures of Odysseus (Hugh Lupton)
The Adventures of Odysseus
3
Hugh Lupton
After to War With Whitaker (Hermione)
After to War With Whitaker
4
Hermione
And Man Created God (Selina O'grady)
And Man Created God
5
Selina O'grady
Animal People (Charlotte Wood)
Animal People
6
Charlotte Wood
Back to Blood (Tom Wolfe)
Back to Blood
7
Tom Wolfe
Bageye at the Wheel (Colin Grant)
Bageye at the Wheel
8
Colin Grant
The Baghdad Railway Club (Andrew Martin)
The Baghdad Railway Club
9
Andrew Martin
Beneath the Darkening Sky (Majok Tulba)
Beneath the Darkening Sky
10
Majok Tulba
Bertie: A Life of Edward VII (Jane Ridley)
Bertie: A Life of Edward VII
11
Jane Ridley
Beryl Bainbridge: Artist, Writer, Friend (Psiche Hughes)
Beryl Bainbridge: Artist, Writer, Friend
12
Psiche Hughes
Black Caviar: The Horse of a Lifetime (Gerard Whateley)
Black Caviar: The Horse of a Lifetime
13
Gerard Whateley
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
14
Hilary Mantel
The British as Art Collectors: From the Tudors to the Present (James Stourton)
The British as Art Collectors: From the Tudors to the Present
15
James Stourton
Building Stories (Chris Ware)
Building Stories
16
Chris Ware
Canada (Richard Ford)
Canada
17
Richard Ford
Capital (John Lanchester)
Capital
18
John Lanchester
Castlereagh: A Life (John Bew)
Castlereagh: A Life
19
John Bew
The China Shop Pictures (Robert Saxton)
The China Shop Pictures
20
Robert Saxton
The Cove (Ron Rash)
The Cove
21
Ron Rash
A Cruel Bird Came to the Nest and Looked in (Magnus Mills)
A Cruel Bird Came to the Nest and Looked In
22
Magnus Mills
The Daughters of Mars (Thomas Keneally)
The Daughters of Mars
23
Thomas Keneally
Debt: The First 5000 Years (David Graeber)
Debt: The First 5000 Years
24
David Graeber
Desert Island Discs: 70 Years of Castaways (Sean Magee)
Desert Island Discs: 70 Years of Castaways
25
Sean Magee
Desert Island Discs: Flotsam & Jetsam (Mitchell Symons)
Desert Island Discs: Flotsam & Jetsam
26
Mitchell Symons
Dublinesque (Enrique Vila-Matas)
Dublinesque
27
Enrique Vila-Matas
The Empty Stocking (Richard Curtis)
The Empty Stocking
28
Richard Curtis
Eureka: The Unfinished Revolution (Peter Fitzsimons)
Eureka: The Unfinished Revolution
29
Peter Fitzsimons
Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story (D.T. Max)
Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story
30
D.T. Max
The Fear Index (Robert Harris)
The Fear Index
31
Robert Harris
Felling the Ancient Oaks: How England Lost Its Great Country Estates (John Martin Robinson)
Felling the Ancient Oaks: How England Lost Its Great Country Estates
32
John Martin Robinson
The Fishing Fleet (Anne De Courcy)
The Fishing Fleet
33
Anne De Courcy
Flight (Adam Thorpe)
Flight
34
Adam Thorpe
Foal's Bread (Gillian Mears)
Foal's Bread
35
Gillian Mears
Four Children and It (Jacqueline Wilson)
Four Children and It
36
Jacqueline Wilson
Frances Birtles: Australian Adventurer (Warren Brown)
Frances Birtles: Australian Adventurer
37
Warren Brown
George Osborne: The Austerity Chancellor (Janan Ganesh)
George Osborne: The Austerity Chancellor
38
Janan Ganesh
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky (Simon Mawer)
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
39
Simon Mawer
The Harappa Files (Sanath Banerjee)
The Harappa Files
40
Sanath Banerjee
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