Non-Fiction Worth Reading

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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?
Membres
216 membres participants
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
de Rebecca Skloot
13,636 membres
736 ressenyes
4.2
37 Membres
adsddy, schmootc, lquilter, _Zoe_, kageeh, Minthe, booksinbed, chellerystick, norabelle414, EmScape, chgstrom, jdyork74, SylviaC, edparks, cataloga, indigorising, susiesharp, souloftherose, Jenni_Canuck, Jennine, pltgsage, rozymary, cej1027, gypsysmom, trisarahdactyl, ahef1963, kara.shamy, rosskobayashi, dianeham, This-n-That, msemmag, satyr76, EasyIndy, TwinDaddy, steller0707, Elias3, kay.emme,eromsted , , ,Sharkie35
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.
9
A Short History of Nearly Everything
de Bill Bryson
22,204 membres
386 ressenyes
4.2
22 Membres
HollyBoggie, chgstrom, Legalrealist, spyrunner, Navarone, briarhills, smasler, peterveen, leonja, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kerrygiven, Lurchador, anotherwise, Letz.Go, lib0233, hdlane, valeneayar, msemmag, IraTozer, bpmoss, izzy45,lorax ,
Explicacions
lorax: An error-ridden mess complete with random gratuitous homophobia. Read it for the biographies, but don't believe the science if you didn't already know it (and maybe not even then, if you believe that glass flows.)
17
El Príncep
de Niccolò Machiavelli
22,252 membres
245 ressenyes
½ 3.7
17 Membres
hipdeep, dmartin1186, smcwl, roby72, sjmccreary, spyrunner, cataloga, lewbs, HxBuff, Bretzky1, mspixieears, giucav, valeneayar, titov, TwinDaddy, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45,graychelsea
20
A People's History of the United States
de Howard Zinn
14,104 membres
147 ressenyes
4.2
17 Membres
daschaich, eromsted, TruthSeeker, artturnerjr, altonmann, indigorising, elkiedee, HxBuff, Bluewolf0411, leonja, LTietz, valeneayar, Sace, EugenNegoita, TwinDaddy, ManWithAnAgenda, bpmoss,HollyBoggie ,BayanX
Explicacions
leonja: One of the most important contributions made to date concerning the study of US History.
23
Thinking, Fast and Slow
de Daniel Kahneman
10,591 membres
215 ressenyes
4.1
14 Membres
TruthSeeker, chellerystick, HollyBoggie, Kan.Eis, altonmann, Camaho, lewbs, briarhills, MaskedMumbler, HxBuff, Jennine, titov, TwinDaddy, nectarot
25
On Writing
de Stephen King
17,446 membres
500 ressenyes
4.2
14 Membres
brewergirl, SqueakyChu, Navarone, briarhills, Jennine, bytheseabchcmbr, Caroline77, anotherwise, Peace2, valeneayar, TwinDaddy, ix8, ManWithAnAgenda, paulapathy,MaskedMumbler
26
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
de Bill Bryson
16,164 membres
460 ressenyes
4
13 Membres
smcwl, thorold, aulsmith, HollyBoggie, cindyst2000, altonmann, cataloga, HxBuff, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, This-n-That, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicacions
thorold: Bryson before he ran out of new ideas
27
In a Sunburned Country
de Bill Bryson
8,785 membres
228 ressenyes
4
13 Membres
hipdeep, KimarieBee, HollyBoggie, mkbird, spyrunner, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kerrygiven, Lurchador, jfein, Letz.Go, darllenwr_brwd
28
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
de Dava Sobel
8,780 membres
179 ressenyes
3.9
14 Membres
KimarieBee, kiwidoc, AnnaClaire, HollyBoggie, mkimzey, Legalrealist, altonmann, indigorising, Percevan, smasler, HxBuff, IraTozer, TashMason, jwagensveld,thorold
Explicacions
thorold : Absurdly sensational book that tells you nothing about clockmaking
29
Silent Spring
de Rachel Carson
6,071 membres
93 ressenyes
4
14 Membres
hailelib, June, inge87, BookWallah, TruthSeeker, jdyork74, augustau, smasler, spiphany, Jennine, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, bpmoss,HollyBoggie
33
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
de Jared M. Diamond
11,735 membres
179 ressenyes
4
12 Membres
TruthSeeker, aulsmith, mkimzey, questbird, altonmann, Percevan, dreamweaver529, peterveen, Bretzky1, EugenNegoita, TwinDaddy, bpmoss
Explicacions
questbird: Environmental causes of the collapse of civilisations: a warning to us
35
Mere Christianity
de C. S. Lewis
24,589 membres
208 ressenyes
½ 4.3
13 Membres
cpg, smcwl, ojchase, HollyBoggie, merrystar, artturnerjr, eclecticdodo, HxBuff, cej1027, pgturner, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, bpmoss,hvg ,graychelsea
39
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
de Malcolm X
9,212 membres
112 ressenyes
½ 4.3
13 Membres
brewergirl, hipdeep, eromsted, booksinbed, smcwl, TruthSeeker, elkiedee, leonja, ahef1963, kara.shamy, TwinDaddy, steller0707, izzy45,BayanX ,graychelsea
40
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
de Laura Hillenbrand
7,513 membres
153 ressenyes
4.2
12 Membres
hipdeep, adsddy, SqueakyChu, dmartin1186, booksinbed, smcwl, altonmann, cataloga, smasler, pgturner, valeneayar, AlanAndrews33,graychelsea
41
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
de Charles C. Mann
6,824 membres
182 ressenyes
4.2
11 Membres
lorax, inge87, TruthSeeker, smasler, HxBuff, kerrygiven, ThoughtPolice, Sace, khemako, ManWithAnAgenda, bpmoss
42
84, Charing Cross Road
de Helene Hanff
5,575 membres
341 ressenyes
4.2
11 Membres
booksinbed, smcwl, thorold, merrystar, edparks, smasler, srdr, gypsysmom, ahef1963, This-n-That, TwinDaddy
45
Black Like Me
de John Howard Griffin
4,075 membres
78 ressenyes
4
13 Membres
smcwl, chellerystick, sjmccreary, jdyork74, kootibkiteer, edparks, smasler, leonja, cej1027, ahef1963, Lurchador, Caroline77, valeneayar,Sace ,graychelsea
46
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
de Barbara Demick
3,019 membres
170 ressenyes
½ 4.4
11 Membres
lorax, keristars, lahochstetler, kiwidoc, elkiedee, HxBuff, rozymary, ahef1963, Caroline77, ekelnor, philna
48
John Adams
de David McCullough
12,995 membres
190 ressenyes
½ 4.3
10 Membres
explor19, AnnaClaire, sjmccreary, edparks, leonja, Bretzky1, ThoughtPolice, kara.shamy, TwinDaddy, bpmoss
49
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
de Eric Schlosser
12,229 membres
170 ressenyes
3.9
10 Membres
szarka, booksinbed, jdyork74, altonmann, rory1000, LovingLit, martensgirl, rozymary, mspixieears, LTietz
50
The Selfish Gene
de Richard Dawkins
10,341 membres
116 ressenyes
½ 4.3
13 Membres
daschaich, booksinbed, TheEphemeraRemix, questbird, Percevan, souloftherose, peterveen, Letz.Go, stacia666, valeneayar, TwinDaddy, izzy45, paulapathy,HollyBoggie ,BayanX ,indigorising
Explicacions
questbird: We are temporary hosts for our ancient immortal genes
51
Walden / Civil Disobedience
de Henry David Thoreau
7,205 membres
49 ressenyes
3.9
10 Membres
June, roby72, questbird, katie4098, spiphany, Jennine, gypsysmom, Sace, titov, AlanAndrews33
Explicacions
questbird: How a nature lover can live in modern society
52
Notes from a Big Country: A Selection
de Bill Bryson
7,079 membres
109 ressenyes
3.8
10 Membres
hipdeep, itbgc, altonmann, rozymary, ahef1963, LesleyAshton, Letz.Go, lib0233, darllenwr_brwd, valeneayar
55
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
de Matt Ridley
3,521 membres
47 ressenyes
4.1
9 Membres
KarenElissa, ABVR, Noisy, norabelle414, spyrunner, martensgirl, peterveen, valeneayar, EugenNegoita
57
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
de Paul Kennedy
2,761 membres
19 ressenyes
4
9 Membres
TruthSeeker, billkaiser, rory1000, peterveen, Bretzky1, Gallozitto, EugenNegoita, bpmoss, BrandonMC75
58
Notes from a Small Island
de Bill Bryson
9,504 membres
212 ressenyes
3.8
9 Membres
hipdeep, Minthe, billkaiser, rozymary, bytheseabchcmbr, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Letz.Go, darllenwr_brwd,rory1000
60
The Hiding Place
de Corrie Ten Boom
9,284 membres
139 ressenyes
½ 4.4
9 Membres
dara85, aulsmith, justmejo, HxBuff, cej1027, ahef1963, pgturner, EasyIndy, TwinDaddy,graychelsea
61
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
de Frederick Douglass
8,642 membres
117 ressenyes
4
8 Membres
spiphany, HxBuff, leonja, cej1027, Caroline77, kara.shamy, TwinDaddy, bpmoss
65
Confesiones de San Agustín
de Saint Augustine
20,960 membres
160 ressenyes
3.9
7 Membres
roby72, smasler, cej1027, kara.shamy, mspixieears, TwinDaddy, TashMason
66
Outliers: The Story of Success
de Malcolm Gladwell
15,002 membres
403 ressenyes
3.9
9 Membres
booksinbed, HollyBoggie, altonmann, HxBuff, gypsysmom, Caroline77, kjb3243, titov, TwinDaddy,hipdeep ,MaskedMumbler
67
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
de Laura Hillenbrand
11,341 membres
578 ressenyes
½ 4.4
7 Membres
BookWallah, HollyBoggie, chgstrom, cataloga, whg99, vwinsloe, TashMason
68
The Right Stuff
de Tom Wolfe
4,439 membres
66 ressenyes
4.2
7 Membres
aulsmith, altonmann, cataloga, smasler, Bluewolf0411, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda
69
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
de Katherine Boo
4,141 membres
288 ressenyes
4.1
7 Membres
srdr, vwinsloe, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EasyIndy, steller0707, bpmoss
70
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern
de Stephen Greenblatt
3,339 membres
135 ressenyes
3.9
8 Membres
hailelib, szarka, mkjones, billkaiser, altonmann, indigorising, HxBuff, kara.shamy,hipdeep
71
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War
de Tony Horwitz
3,011 membres
75 ressenyes
4.1
7 Membres
schmootc, aulsmith, sjmccreary, edparks, cataloga, rozymary, crookedcat
72
Hiroshima
de John Hersey
1,909 membres
36 ressenyes
4.1
7 Membres
hipdeep, aulsmith, SylviaC, 2wonderY, smasler, Bluewolf0411, acajas
74
Cignes salvatges : tres filles de la Xina
de Jung Chang
7,986 membres
154 ressenyes
4.1
6 Membres
dara85, kootibkiteer, altonmann, Jennine, rozymary, Peace2
75
Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison
de Michel Foucault
6,297 membres
37 ressenyes
4.1
6 Membres
eromsted, thorold, HollyBoggie, HxBuff, jfein, izzy45
76
At Home: A Short History of Private Life
de Bill Bryson
6,113 membres
259 ressenyes
3.9
6 Membres
Minthe, chellerystick, HollyBoggie, altonmann, gypsysmom, ahef1963
77
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
de Nathaniel Philbrick
5,936 membres
165 ressenyes
4.2
6 Membres
explor19, dmartin1186, cataloga, smasler, vwinsloe, ahef1963
78
Sobre la llibertat
de John Stuart Mill
5,245 membres
35 ressenyes
3.9
6 Membres
smcwl, lewbs, MaskedMumbler, HxBuff, Bretzky1, bpmoss
79
La doctrina del xoc : l'ascens del capitalisme del desastre
de Naomi Klein
5,071 membres
124 ressenyes
4.2
6 Membres
altonmann, hvg, bibliopolitan, ahef1963, EugenNegoita, bpmoss
80
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
de Atul Gawande
4,738 membres
261 ressenyes
½ 4.5
6 Membres
KimarieBee, altonmann, LovingLit, gypsysmom, Caroline77, kara.shamy
83
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
de Mary Roach
4,025 membres
213 ressenyes
3.8
6 Membres
SqueakyChu, spyrunner, stacia666, LTietz, TwinDaddy, BrandonMC75
84
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
de Simon Winchester
3,976 membres
115 ressenyes
3.8
6 Membres
June, BookWallah, varielle, AnnaClaire, billkaiser, spyrunner
85
From Dawn to Decadence
de Jacques Barzun
3,590 membres
37 ressenyes
4.1
6 Membres
adsddy, inge87, billkaiser, Bretzky1, jfein, ManWithAnAgenda
86
Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life
de Daniel C. Dennett
3,032 membres
36 ressenyes
4.1
6 Membres
smasler, hvg, peterveen, bibliopolitan, bpmoss, AlanAndrews33
87
Metaphors We Live By
de George Lakoff
2,366 membres
18 ressenyes
3.9
6 Membres
szarka, chellerystick, indigorising, spiphany, pinne, izzy45
89
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
de Hunter S. Thompson
13,800 membres
185 ressenyes
4.1
7 Membres
SqueakyChu, altonmann, rory1000, ahef1963, Letz.Go, OmarDecafe, bpmoss,BayanX ,MaskedMumbler
90
Persèpolis
de Marjane Satrapi
6,389 membres
243 ressenyes
½ 4.3
5 Membres
eclecticdodo, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, izzy45
91
Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
de Nelson Mandela
4,626 membres
60 ressenyes
½ 4.3
6 Membres
dmartin1186, HxBuff, leonja, ahef1963, jfein, bpmoss,BayanX
92
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
de Joshua Foer
3,982 membres
127 ressenyes
3.8
5 Membres
_Zoe_, norabelle414, spyrunner, AlanAndrews33, izzy45
93
La llebre amb ulls d'ambre
de Edmund de Waal
3,448 membres
152 ressenyes
4
5 Membres
booksinbed, gypsysmom, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda, skid0612
94
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
de William Kamkwamba
2,249 membres
137 ressenyes
4.1
5 Membres
Edward, hailelib, _Zoe_, This-n-That, AlanAndrews33
95
Call the Midwife
de Jennifer Worth
2,231 membres
137 ressenyes
4.1
5 Membres
eclecticdodo, ahef1963, This-n-That, ManWithAnAgenda, Brandy1411
96
Es mi tipo: un libro sobre fuentes tipográficas
de Simon Garfield
2,185 membres
112 ressenyes
3.8
5 Membres
kiwidoc, TruthSeeker, HollyBoggie, LovingLit, TwinDaddy
97
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
de Svetlana Alexievich
2,114 membres
71 ressenyes
½ 4.3
5 Membres
hipdeep, _Zoe_, kara.shamy, steller0707, BrandonMC75
99
Els homes m'expliquen coses
de Rebecca Solnit
550 membres
18 ressenyes
4
5 Membres
augustau, elkiedee, rozymary, Caroline77, kara.shamy
100
La Nit
de Elie Wiesel
25,875 membres
555 ressenyes
½ 4.3
5 Membres
dara85, cindyst2000, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Julie_in_the_Library,BayanX
Explicacions
BayanX : He was a shill - a liar - a disgrace to those who did suffer: Poles, Gypsies, Priests, Russians, Jews.