Non-Fiction Worth Reading

Beskrivning
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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14,588 medlemmar
739 recensioner
4.2
39 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, carolmaren,eromsted , , , ,Sharkie35
Förklaringar
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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23,199 medlemmar
398 recensioner
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 ,
Förklaringar
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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23,585 medlemmar
253 recensioner
½ 3.7
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14,735 medlemmar
158 recensioner
4.2
18 Members
daschaich, eromsted, TruthSeeker, artturnerjr, altonmann, indigorising, elkiedee, HxBuff, Bluewolf0411, leonja, LTietz, valeneayar, Sace, EugenNegoita, TwinDaddy, sashame, ManWithAnAgenda, bpmoss,HollyBoggie ,BayanX
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leonja: One of the most important contributions made to date concerning the study of US History.
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11,726 medlemmar
225 recensioner
4.1
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9,761 medlemmar
123 recensioner
½ 4.3
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6,505 medlemmar
97 recensioner
4
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16,846 medlemmar
473 recensioner
4
13 Members
smcwl, thorold, aulsmith, HollyBoggie, cindyst2000, altonmann, cataloga, HxBuff, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, This-n-That, ManWithAnAgenda
Förklaringar
thorold: Bryson before he ran out of new ideas
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9,199 medlemmar
183 recensioner
3.9
14 Members
KimarieBee, kiwidoc, AnnaClaire, HollyBoggie, mkimzey, Legalrealist, altonmann, indigorising, Percevan, smasler, HxBuff, IraTozer, TashMason, jwagensveld,thorold
Förklaringar
thorold : Absurdly sensational book that tells you nothing about clockmaking
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9,097 medlemmar
229 recensioner
4
38
12,481 medlemmar
171 recensioner
3.9
40
4,299 medlemmar
79 recensioner
4
41
3,196 medlemmar
177 recensioner
½ 4.4
42
26,170 medlemmar
218 recensioner
½ 4.3
43
12,197 medlemmar
183 recensioner
3.9
11 Members
TruthSeeker, aulsmith, mkimzey, questbird, altonmann, Percevan, dreamweaver529, peterveen, EugenNegoita, TwinDaddy, bpmoss
Förklaringar
questbird: Environmental causes of the collapse of civilisations: a warning to us
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7,665 medlemmar
49 recensioner
3.9
11 Members
June, roby72, questbird, katie4098, sssolstice, spiphany, Jennine, gypsysmom, Sace, titov, AlanAndrews33
Förklaringar
questbird: How a nature lover can live in modern society
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7,255 medlemmar
196 recensioner
4.2
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5,834 medlemmar
348 recensioner
4.2
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13,686 medlemmar
199 recensioner
½ 4.3
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10,810 medlemmar
119 recensioner
½ 4.3
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6,091 medlemmar
118 recensioner
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3,648 medlemmar
48 recensioner
4.1
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3,246 medlemmar
25 recensioner
4.1
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15,534 medlemmar
403 recensioner
3.9
60
10,102 medlemmar
144 recensioner
½ 4.4
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9,803 medlemmar
217 recensioner
3.8
63
8,320 medlemmar
159 recensioner
4.1
65
2,922 medlemmar
20 recensioner
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68
22,360 medlemmar
157 recensioner
3.9
69
12,192 medlemmar
593 recensioner
½ 4.4
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6,634 medlemmar
42 recensioner
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5,239 medlemmar
281 recensioner
½ 4.5
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4,659 medlemmar
72 recensioner
4.2
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4,374 medlemmar
292 recensioner
4.1
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3,579 medlemmar
142 recensioner
3.9
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3,132 medlemmar
77 recensioner
4.1
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1,966 medlemmar
37 recensioner
4.1
77
1,640 medlemmar
38 recensioner
3.9
78
14,388 medlemmar
192 recensioner
4
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6,867 medlemmar
252 recensioner
½ 4.3
80
6,429 medlemmar
262 recensioner
3.9
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6,348 medlemmar
167 recensioner
4.2
82
6,162 medlemmar
360 recensioner
½ 4.4
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5,371 medlemmar
128 recensioner
4.2
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4,223 medlemmar
219 recensioner
3.8
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4,135 medlemmar
122 recensioner
3.8
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3,169 medlemmar
35 recensioner
4.1
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2,498 medlemmar
18 recensioner
3.9
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2,334 medlemmar
78 recensioner
½ 4.3
90
6,062 medlemmar
98 recensioner
½ 4.3
91
5,531 medlemmar
40 recensioner
3.9
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4,857 medlemmar
62 recensioner
½ 4.3
93
4,252 medlemmar
133 recensioner
3.8
94
4,231 medlemmar
44 recensioner
4.1
5 Members
hipdeep, eromsted, leonja, OmarDecafe, sashame
Förklaringar
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.
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3,740 medlemmar
38 recensioner
4.1
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3,650 medlemmar
157 recensioner
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3,613 medlemmar
163 recensioner
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2,507 medlemmar
142 recensioner
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2,443 medlemmar
137 recensioner
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2,308 medlemmar
114 recensioner
3.8