Non-Fiction Worth Reading

Descripció
Obviously different people have different ideas of what makes a book worth reading. But for you personally, was it worth the time it took to read?
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Blue Highways: A Journey into America
de William Least Heat-Moon
3,343 membres
63 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 221
2 Members
Minthe, altonmann
2
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
de Barbara Kingsolver
7,658 membres
259 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 317
3 Members
hailelib, Minthe, rozymary,hipdeep ,Caroline77
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Ishi in Two Worlds
de Theodora Kroeber
805 membres
9 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 439
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4
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
de Michael Pollan
13,909 membres
351 ressenyes
4.2
Classificació global 30
13 Members
SqueakyChu, Minthe, lbeaumont, mkimzey, altonmann, indigorising, sssolstice, rozymary, gypsysmom, Sace, khemako, steller0707, AlanAndrews33
5
A sangre fría
de Truman Capote
23,700 membres
466 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 11
22 Members
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Explicacions
: No true crime
6
Skull Wars: Kennewick Man, Archaeology, and the Battle for Native American Identity
de David Hurst Thomas
232 membres
3 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Classificació global 537
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Minthe
8
The Brontës: Wild Genius on the Moors
de Juliet Barker
856 membres
17 ressenyes
4.2
Classificació global 276
2 Members
Minthe, kara.shamy
9
Notes from a Small Island
de Bill Bryson
9,807 membres
217 ressenyes
3.8
Classificació global 62
9 Members
hipdeep, Minthe, billkaiser, rozymary, bytheseabchcmbr, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Letz.Go, darllenwr_brwd,rory1000
10
Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916
de Michael Capuzzo
908 membres
35 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 272
2 Members
Minthe, Aug3Zimm
11
The Olivetti Chronicles
de John Peel
104 membres
3 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 600
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12
At Home : a short history of private life
de Bill Bryson
6,434 membres
262 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 80
6 Members
Minthe, chellerystick, HollyBoggie, altonmann, gypsysmom, ahef1963
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
de Rebecca Skloot
14,596 membres
739 ressenyes
4.2
Classificació global 3
39 Members
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Explicacions
Sharkie35 : The way they used her cells was nothing unique, or based on her race. The author glosses over these facts so they could write a book proclaiming the medical profession as racist.
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Cap a terres salvatges
de Jon Krakauer
17,950 membres
445 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 13
20 Members
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