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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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
de Rebecca Skloot
14,670 membres
741 ressenyes
4.2
40 Members
adsddy, schmootc, lquilter, _Zoe_, kageeh, Minthe, booksinbed, chellerystick, norabelle414, EmScape, chgstrom, jdyork74, SylviaC, edparks, cataloga, indigorising, susiesharp, souloftherose, Jenni_Canuck, sssolstice, Jennine, pltgsage, rozymary, cej1027, gypsysmom, trisarahdactyl, ahef1963, kara.shamy, rosskobayashi, dianeham, This-n-That, msemmag, satyr76, EasyIndy, TwinDaddy, steller0707, Elias3, kay.emme, Charon07, carolmaren,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.
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A sangre fría
de Truman Capote
23,797 membres
467 ressenyes
4.1
22 Members
marmot, adsddy, kageeh, Minthe, dara85, chgstrom, roby72, sjmccreary, jdyork74, augustau, edparks, cataloga, mousse, smasler, rory1000, HxBuff, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ArchDucchess, valeneayar, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, ,TheEphemeraRemix
Explicacions
: No true crime
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
de Bill Bryson
23,278 membres
398 ressenyes
4.2
22 Members
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.)
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El Príncep
de Niccolò Machiavelli
23,671 membres
253 ressenyes
½ 3.7
17 Members
hipdeep, dmartin1186, smcwl, roby72, sjmccreary, spyrunner, cataloga, lewbs, HxBuff, mspixieears, giucav, valeneayar, titov, TwinDaddy, sashame, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45,graychelsea
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A People's History of the United States
de Howard Zinn
14,794 membres
159 ressenyes
4.2
18 Members
daschaich, eromsted, TruthSeeker, artturnerjr, altonmann, indigorising, elkiedee, HxBuff, Bluewolf0411, leonja, LTietz, valeneayar, Sace, EugenNegoita, TwinDaddy, sashame, ManWithAnAgenda, bpmoss,HollyBoggie ,BayanX
Explicacions
leonja: One of the most important contributions made to date concerning the study of US History.
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
de Daniel Kahneman
11,816 membres
225 ressenyes
4.1
16 Members
TruthSeeker, chellerystick, HollyBoggie, Kan.Eis, msdana, altonmann, Camaho, lewbs, briarhills, MaskedMumbler, sssolstice, HxBuff, Jennine, titov, TwinDaddy, nectarot
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Silent Spring
de Rachel Carson
6,550 membres
98 ressenyes
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15 Members
hailelib, June, inge87, BookWallah, TruthSeeker, jdyork74, augustau, smasler, sssolstice, spiphany, Jennine, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, bpmoss,HollyBoggie
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On Writing
de Stephen King
18,605 membres
517 ressenyes
4.2
14 Members
brewergirl, SqueakyChu, Navarone, briarhills, Jennine, bytheseabchcmbr, Caroline77, anotherwise, Peace2, valeneayar, TwinDaddy, ix8, ManWithAnAgenda, paulapathy,MaskedMumbler
29
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
de Bill Bryson
16,899 membres
475 ressenyes
4
13 Members
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
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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
de Dava Sobel
9,222 membres
183 ressenyes
3.9
14 Members
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
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In a Sunburned Country
de Bill Bryson
9,115 membres
229 ressenyes
4
13 Members
hipdeep, KimarieBee, HollyBoggie, mkbird, spyrunner, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kerrygiven, Lurchador, jfein, Letz.Go, darllenwr_brwd
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Black Like Me
de John Howard Griffin
4,301 membres
79 ressenyes
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14 Members
smcwl, chellerystick, sjmccreary, jdyork74, kootibkiteer, edparks, smasler, sssolstice, leonja, cej1027, ahef1963, Lurchador, Caroline77, valeneayar,Sace ,graychelsea
41
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
de Barbara Demick
3,211 membres
177 ressenyes
½ 4.4
12 Members
lorax, keristars, lahochstetler, kiwidoc, elkiedee, HxBuff, rozymary, ahef1963, Caroline77, ekelnor, philna, graveltr
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Mere Christianity
de C. S. Lewis
26,324 membres
220 ressenyes
½ 4.3
13 Members
cpg, smcwl, ojchase, HollyBoggie, merrystar, artturnerjr, eclecticdodo, HxBuff, cej1027, pgturner, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, bpmoss,hvg ,graychelsea
43
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
de Jared M. Diamond
12,232 membres
183 ressenyes
3.9
11 Members
TruthSeeker, aulsmith, mkimzey, questbird, altonmann, Percevan, dreamweaver529, peterveen, EugenNegoita, TwinDaddy, bpmoss
Explicacions
questbird: Environmental causes of the collapse of civilisations: a warning to us
45
Walden / Civil Disobedience
de Henry David Thoreau
7,708 membres
49 ressenyes
3.9
11 Members
June, roby72, questbird, katie4098, sssolstice, spiphany, Jennine, gypsysmom, Sace, titov, AlanAndrews33
Explicacions
questbird: How a nature lover can live in modern society
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
de Charles C. Mann
7,288 membres
198 ressenyes
4.2
11 Members
lorax, inge87, TruthSeeker, smasler, HxBuff, kerrygiven, NoPlanetB, Sace, khemako, ManWithAnAgenda, bpmoss
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84, Charing Cross Road
de Helene Hanff
5,862 membres
348 ressenyes
4.2
11 Members
booksinbed, smcwl, thorold, merrystar, edparks, smasler, srdr, gypsysmom, ahef1963, This-n-That, TwinDaddy
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John Adams
de David McCullough
13,754 membres
200 ressenyes
½ 4.3
10 Members
explor19, AnnaClaire, sjmccreary, edparks, sssolstice, leonja, NoPlanetB, kara.shamy, TwinDaddy, bpmoss
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The Selfish Gene
de Richard Dawkins
10,850 membres
119 ressenyes
½ 4.3
13 Members
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
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Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
de Matt Ridley
3,655 membres
48 ressenyes
4.1
9 Members
KarenElissa, ABVR, Noisy, norabelle414, spyrunner, martensgirl, peterveen, valeneayar, EugenNegoita
59
Outliers: The Story of Success
de Malcolm Gladwell
15,582 membres
404 ressenyes
3.9
10 Members
booksinbed, HollyBoggie, msdana, altonmann, HxBuff, gypsysmom, Caroline77, kjb3243, titov, TwinDaddy,hipdeep ,MaskedMumbler
60
The Hiding Place
de Corrie ten Boom
10,194 membres
144 ressenyes
½ 4.4
9 Members
dara85, aulsmith, justmejo, HxBuff, cej1027, ahef1963, pgturner, EasyIndy, TwinDaddy,graychelsea
62
Notes from a Small Island
de Bill Bryson
9,821 membres
217 ressenyes
3.8
9 Members
hipdeep, Minthe, billkaiser, rozymary, bytheseabchcmbr, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Letz.Go, darllenwr_brwd,rory1000
63
Cignes salvatges : tres filles de la Xina
de Jung Chang
8,347 membres
160 ressenyes
4.1
8 Members
dara85, dhm, kootibkiteer, altonmann, Jennine, rozymary, Aug3Zimm, Peace2
65
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
de Paul Kennedy
2,936 membres
20 ressenyes
4
8 Members
TruthSeeker, billkaiser, rory1000, peterveen, Gallozitto, EugenNegoita, bpmoss, BrandonMC75
67
Hiroshima (Expanded edition)
de John Hersey
1,970 membres
37 ressenyes
4.1
8 Members
hipdeep, aulsmith, SylviaC, 2wonderY, smasler, Bluewolf0411, acajas, Charon07
69
Confesiones de San Agustín
de Saint Augustine
22,482 membres
157 ressenyes
3.9
7 Members
roby72, smasler, cej1027, kara.shamy, mspixieears, TwinDaddy, TashMason
70
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
de Laura Hillenbrand
12,252 membres
594 ressenyes
½ 4.4
7 Members
BookWallah, HollyBoggie, chgstrom, cataloga, whg99, vwinsloe, TashMason
71
Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison
de Michel Foucault
6,668 membres
41 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
eromsted, thorold, HollyBoggie, HxBuff, jfein, sashame, izzy45
72
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
de Atul Gawande
5,291 membres
282 ressenyes
½ 4.5
7 Members
KimarieBee, altonmann, LovingLit, gypsysmom, Caroline77, kara.shamy, graveltr
73
The Right Stuff
de Tom Wolfe
4,673 membres
73 ressenyes
4.2
7 Members
aulsmith, altonmann, cataloga, smasler, Bluewolf0411, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda
74
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
de Katherine Boo
4,383 membres
293 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
srdr, vwinsloe, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EasyIndy, steller0707, bpmoss
75
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern
de Stephen Greenblatt
3,603 membres
142 ressenyes
3.9
8 Members
hailelib, szarka, mkjones, billkaiser, altonmann, indigorising, HxBuff, kara.shamy,hipdeep
76
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War
de Tony Horwitz
3,140 membres
77 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
schmootc, aulsmith, sjmccreary, edparks, cataloga, rozymary, crookedcat
78
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
de Hunter S. Thompson
14,375 membres
192 ressenyes
4
8 Members
SqueakyChu, dhm, altonmann, rory1000, ahef1963, Letz.Go, OmarDecafe, bpmoss,BayanX ,MaskedMumbler
79
Persèpolis
de Marjane Satrapi
6,897 membres
253 ressenyes
½ 4.3
6 Members
eclecticdodo, ahef1963, sashame, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, izzy45
80
At Home : a short history of private life
de Bill Bryson
6,434 membres
263 ressenyes
3.9
6 Members
Minthe, chellerystick, HollyBoggie, altonmann, gypsysmom, ahef1963
81
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
de Nathaniel Philbrick
6,384 membres
167 ressenyes
4.2
6 Members
explor19, dmartin1186, cataloga, smasler, vwinsloe, ahef1963
82
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
de Trevor Noah
6,149 membres
361 ressenyes
½ 4.4
7 Members
dhm, cej1027, This-n-That, ManWithAnAgenda, Brandy1411, izzy45, CarolynBurke7,TashMason
83
La doctrina del xoc : l'ascens del capitalisme del desastre
de Naomi Klein
5,386 membres
129 ressenyes
4.2
6 Members
altonmann, hvg, bibliopolitan, ahef1963, EugenNegoita, bpmoss
85
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
de Mary Roach
4,236 membres
219 ressenyes
3.8
6 Members
SqueakyChu, spyrunner, stacia666, LTietz, TwinDaddy, BrandonMC75
86
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
de Simon Winchester
4,151 membres
122 ressenyes
3.8
6 Members
June, BookWallah, varielle, AnnaClaire, billkaiser, spyrunner
87
Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life
de Daniel C. Dennett
3,175 membres
35 ressenyes
4.1
6 Members
smasler, hvg, peterveen, bibliopolitan, bpmoss, AlanAndrews33
88
Metaphors We Live By
de George Lakoff
2,509 membres
18 ressenyes
3.9
6 Members
szarka, chellerystick, indigorising, spiphany, pinne, izzy45
89
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
de Svetlana Alexievich
2,350 membres
78 ressenyes
½ 4.3
6 Members
hipdeep, _Zoe_, kara.shamy, steller0707, BrandonMC75, Hadi02
90
Sobre la llibertat
de John Stuart Mill
5,555 membres
40 ressenyes
3.9
5 Members
smcwl, lewbs, MaskedMumbler, HxBuff, bpmoss
91
Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
de Nelson Mandela
4,877 membres
63 ressenyes
½ 4.3
6 Members
dmartin1186, HxBuff, leonja, ahef1963, jfein, bpmoss,BayanX
92
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
de Joshua Foer
4,270 membres
133 ressenyes
3.8
5 Members
_Zoe_, msdana, spyrunner, AlanAndrews33, izzy45
93
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
de Paulo Freire
4,252 membres
44 ressenyes
4.1
5 Members
hipdeep, eromsted, leonja, OmarDecafe, sashame
Explicacions
leonja: Inspired me to pursue thoughts about developing and implementing literacy programs in other parts of Latin America. Literacy empowers all people of a nation to participate in the electoral/political/representational of government.
94
From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life
de Jacques Barzun
3,749 membres
38 ressenyes
4.1
5 Members
adsddy, inge87, billkaiser, jfein, ManWithAnAgenda
95
La llebre amb ulls d'ambre
de Edmund De Waal
3,675 membres
158 ressenyes
4
5 Members
booksinbed, gypsysmom, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda, skid0612
96
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
de Elizabeth Kolbert
3,634 membres
163 ressenyes
4.1
5 Members
inge87, Navarone, NoPlanetB, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
97
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
de William Kamkwamba
2,521 membres
143 ressenyes
4.1
5 Members
Edward, hailelib, _Zoe_, This-n-That, AlanAndrews33
98
Call the Midwife
de Jennifer Worth
2,462 membres
137 ressenyes
4.1
5 Members
eclecticdodo, ahef1963, This-n-That, ManWithAnAgenda, Brandy1411
99
Es mi tipo: un libro sobre fuentes tipográficas
de Simon Garfield
2,317 membres
114 ressenyes
3.8
5 Members
kiwidoc, TruthSeeker, HollyBoggie, LovingLit, TwinDaddy
100
Survival In Auschwitz
de Primo Levi
2,255 membres
25 ressenyes
4.2
5 Members
kiwidoc, lewbs, hvg, Julie_in_the_Library, Hadi02