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Wall Street Journal Best Books of 2012

Here is a list of the Wall Street Journal's best books of the year 2012. How many of these have you read?
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Absolution
Absolution
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The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain . . . (Eric R. Kandel)
The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain . . .
2
Eric R. Kandel
All We Know: Three Lives (Lisa Cohen)
All We Know: Three Lives
3
Lisa Cohen
An American Son (Marco Rubio)
An American Son
4
Marco Rubio
An American Spy (Olen Steinhauer)
An American Spy
5
Olen Steinhauer
An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies (Tyler Cowen)
An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies
6
Tyler Cowen
Angelmaker (Nick Harkaway)
Angelmaker
7
Nick Harkaway
Antifragile (Nassim Nicholas Taleb)
Antifragile
8
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Astaires: Fred & Adele (Kathleen Riley)
The Astaires: Fred & Adele
9
Kathleen Riley
Babel No More (Michael Erard)
Babel No More
10
Michael Erard
A Battle for the Soul of Islam (Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser)
A Battle for the Soul of Islam
11
Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
12
Katherine Boo
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
13
Ben Fountain
The Black Box (Michael Connelly)
The Black Box
14
Michael Connelly
Blackhorse Riders (Philip Keith)
Blackhorse Riders
15
Philip Keith
Bring Up the Bodies (Hilary Mantel)
Bring Up the Bodies
16
Hilary Mantel
Broken Harbor (Tana French)
Broken Harbor
17
Tana French
Canada (Richard Ford)
Canada
18
Richard Ford
The Civil War: The Second Year Told by Those Who Lived It (Stephen W. Sears)
The Civil War: The Second Year Told by Those Who Lived It
19
Stephen W. Sears
The Click Moment: Seizing Opportunity in an Unpredictable World (Frans Johansson)
The Click Moment: Seizing Opportunity in an Unpredictable World
20
Frans Johansson
Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010 (Charles Murray)
Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010
21
Charles Murray
Connectome: How the Brain's Wiring Makes Us Who We Are (Sebastian Seung)
Connectome: How the Brain's Wiring Makes Us Who We Are
22
Sebastian Seung
Consider the Fork (Bee Wilson)
Consider the Fork
23
Bee Wilson
Dear Life (Alice Munro)
Dear Life
24
Alice Munro
Edmund Spenser: A Life (Andrew Hadfield)
Edmund Spenser: A Life
25
Andrew Hadfield
Eisenhower: In War and Peace (Jean Edward Smith)
Eisenhower: In War and Peace
26
Jean Edward Smith
The Ellington Century (David Schiff)
The Ellington Century
27
David Schiff
The End of Illness (David B. Agus)
The End of Illness
28
David B. Agus
The Endgame: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq (Michael R. Gordon)
The Endgame: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Iraq
29
Michael R. Gordon
Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story (D.T. Max)
Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story
30
D.T. Max
Evolutionaries (Carter Phipps)
Evolutionaries
31
Carter Phipps
Fobbit (David Abrams)
Fobbit
32
David Abrams
The Founders and Finance (Thomas McCraw)
The Founders and Finance
33
Thomas McCraw
The Fractalist: Memoir of a Scientific Maverick (Benoit Mandelbrot)
The Fractalist: Memoir of a Scientific Maverick
34
Benoit Mandelbrot
The Future of the Jews (Stuart E. Eizenstat)
The Future of the Jews
35
Stuart E. Eizenstat
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
36
Gillian Flynn
Guilt (Ferdinand Von Schirach)
Guilt
37
Ferdinand Von Schirach
Hallucinations (Oliver Sacks)
Hallucinations
38
Oliver Sacks
The Heart Broke in (James Meek)
The Heart Broke In
39
James Meek
A Hologram for the King (Dave Eggers)
A Hologram for the King
40
Dave Eggers
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