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Top Non-Fiction of 2012

The highest-rated non-fiction of 2012, ranked by community votes on Peakd.

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Think and Grow Rich

Organization providing in-depth Think and Grow Rich lessons

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The Act of Killing

Our weekly look at what’s weird in theaters, on hot-off-the-presses DVDs, and on more distant horizons… Trailers of new release movies are generally available on the official site links

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The Time Machine by H. G. Wells

“I’ve had a most amazing time

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The New Jim Crow

Critique of mass incarceration and racial discrimination in the US

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Non-fiction book about Henrietta Lacks' life and cancer cells

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Kishimi Koga

A motivational book by Ichirö Kishimi and Fumitake Koga.

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Hamenaru Yūki

A book about courage to be disliked.

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Pew Research Center

Nonpartisan public opinion polling and data-driven social science research organization

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IBM and the Holocaust

book by investigative journalist Edwin Black

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Koji Ruien

Japanese encyclopaedic work

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SOVA Center

Russian NGO and think tank

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Wikinomics

book by Don Tapscott

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Discoveries in the Judaean Desert

collection of ancient texts

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The Cluetrain Manifesto

work of business literature collaboratively authored by Rick Levine, Christopher Locke, Doc Searls, and David Weinberger

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The Shock Doctrine

2007 essay by Naomi Klein

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Mamirauá Sustainable Development Institute

nonprofit organization in Tefé Brazil

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Shedding

Verena Stefan's 1975 autobiography

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In Praise of Copying

2010 book by Marcus Boon

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Jæger – i krig med eliten

2009 book by Thomas Rathsack

Rankings reflect community votes. Daily snapshots preserve historical positions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best non-fiction in 2012?

Based on community votes, Think and Grow Rich is the highest-rated non-fiction of 2012, ranked #1 by the community.

How are annual rankings calculated?

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What changed from 2011?

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