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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23,202 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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23,586 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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6,506 medlemmar
97 recensioner
4
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16,847 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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9,198 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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9,098 medlemmar
229 recensioner
4
38
12,481 medlemmar
171 recensioner
3.9
40
4,300 medlemmar
79 recensioner
4
41
3,197 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
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questbird: Environmental causes of the collapse of civilisations: a warning to us
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7,666 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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7,258 medlemmar
196 recensioner
4.2
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5,835 medlemmar
348 recensioner
4.2
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13,686 medlemmar
199 recensioner
½ 4.3
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10,822 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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3,244 medlemmar
25 recensioner
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59
15,536 medlemmar
403 recensioner
3.9
60
10,103 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
22,361 medlemmar
157 recensioner
3.9
69
12,193 medlemmar
593 recensioner
½ 4.4
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6,633 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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4,375 medlemmar
292 recensioner
4.1
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3,578 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
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6,429 medlemmar
262 recensioner
3.9
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6,348 medlemmar
167 recensioner
4.2
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6,162 medlemmar
360 recensioner
½ 4.4
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5,369 medlemmar
128 recensioner
4.2
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4,223 medlemmar
219 recensioner
3.8
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4,136 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
6,061 medlemmar
98 recensioner
½ 4.3
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5,531 medlemmar
40 recensioner
3.9
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4,858 medlemmar
62 recensioner
½ 4.3
93
4,251 medlemmar
133 recensioner
3.8
94
4,232 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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3,652 medlemmar
157 recensioner
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3,614 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