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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14,639 medlemmar
741 recensioner
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
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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23,244 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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23,631 medlemmar
253 recensioner
½ 3.7
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14,768 medlemmar
159 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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11,773 medlemmar
225 recensioner
4.1
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9,784 medlemmar
124 recensioner
½ 4.3
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6,521 medlemmar
97 recensioner
4
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16,880 medlemmar
475 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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9,219 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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9,110 medlemmar
229 recensioner
4
38
12,490 medlemmar
171 recensioner
3.9
40
4,298 medlemmar
79 recensioner
4
41
3,202 medlemmar
177 recensioner
½ 4.4
42
26,233 medlemmar
220 recensioner
½ 4.3
43
12,217 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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7,686 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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7,283 medlemmar
198 recensioner
4.2
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5,850 medlemmar
348 recensioner
4.2
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13,718 medlemmar
199 recensioner
½ 4.3
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10,839 medlemmar
119 recensioner
½ 4.3
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6,100 medlemmar
118 recensioner
4
57
3,653 medlemmar
48 recensioner
4.1
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3,277 medlemmar
25 recensioner
4.1
59
15,562 medlemmar
403 recensioner
3.9
60
10,149 medlemmar
144 recensioner
½ 4.4
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9,820 medlemmar
217 recensioner
3.8
63
8,336 medlemmar
159 recensioner
4.1
65
2,929 medlemmar
20 recensioner
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67
1,968 medlemmar
37 recensioner
4.1
69
22,430 medlemmar
157 recensioner
3.9
70
12,225 medlemmar
594 recensioner
½ 4.4
71
6,656 medlemmar
42 recensioner
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5,265 medlemmar
281 recensioner
½ 4.5
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4,667 medlemmar
72 recensioner
4.2
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4,379 medlemmar
293 recensioner
4.1
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3,595 medlemmar
142 recensioner
3.9
76
3,139 medlemmar
77 recensioner
4.1
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1,642 medlemmar
38 recensioner
3.9
78
14,406 medlemmar
192 recensioner
4
79
6,887 medlemmar
252 recensioner
½ 4.3
80
6,443 medlemmar
263 recensioner
3.9
81
6,367 medlemmar
167 recensioner
4.2
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6,132 medlemmar
361 recensioner
½ 4.4
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5,378 medlemmar
129 recensioner
4.2
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4,228 medlemmar
219 recensioner
3.8
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4,140 medlemmar
122 recensioner
3.8
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3,173 medlemmar
35 recensioner
4.1
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2,504 medlemmar
18 recensioner
3.9
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2,344 medlemmar
78 recensioner
½ 4.3
90
6,070 medlemmar
98 recensioner
½ 4.3
91
5,547 medlemmar
40 recensioner
3.9
92
4,869 medlemmar
63 recensioner
½ 4.3
93
4,266 medlemmar
133 recensioner
3.8
94
4,242 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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3,743 medlemmar
38 recensioner
4.1
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3,661 medlemmar
157 recensioner
4
97
3,634 medlemmar
163 recensioner
4.1
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2,514 medlemmar
143 recensioner
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2,451 medlemmar
137 recensioner
4.1
100
2,314 medlemmar
114 recensioner
3.8