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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14,609 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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23,222 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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23,609 medlemmar
253 recensioner
½ 3.7
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14,751 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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11,738 medlemmar
225 recensioner
4.1
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9,778 medlemmar
123 recensioner
½ 4.3
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6,512 medlemmar
97 recensioner
4
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16,858 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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9,206 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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9,108 medlemmar
229 recensioner
4
38
12,486 medlemmar
171 recensioner
3.9
40
4,297 medlemmar
79 recensioner
4
41
3,201 medlemmar
177 recensioner
½ 4.4
42
26,189 medlemmar
219 recensioner
½ 4.3
43
12,212 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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7,681 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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7,272 medlemmar
196 recensioner
4.2
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5,842 medlemmar
348 recensioner
4.2
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13,699 medlemmar
199 recensioner
½ 4.3
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10,829 medlemmar
119 recensioner
½ 4.3
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6,098 medlemmar
118 recensioner
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3,649 medlemmar
48 recensioner
4.1
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3,250 medlemmar
25 recensioner
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15,552 medlemmar
403 recensioner
3.9
60
10,125 medlemmar
144 recensioner
½ 4.4
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9,814 medlemmar
217 recensioner
3.8
63
8,335 medlemmar
159 recensioner
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2,925 medlemmar
20 recensioner
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68
22,411 medlemmar
157 recensioner
3.9
69
12,207 medlemmar
594 recensioner
½ 4.4
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6,644 medlemmar
42 recensioner
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5,243 medlemmar
281 recensioner
½ 4.5
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4,664 medlemmar
72 recensioner
4.2
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4,374 medlemmar
292 recensioner
4.1
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3,587 medlemmar
142 recensioner
3.9
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3,134 medlemmar
77 recensioner
4.1
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1,967 medlemmar
37 recensioner
4.1
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1,641 medlemmar
38 recensioner
3.9
78
14,396 medlemmar
192 recensioner
4
79
6,877 medlemmar
252 recensioner
½ 4.3
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6,438 medlemmar
262 recensioner
3.9
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6,362 medlemmar
167 recensioner
4.2
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6,115 medlemmar
360 recensioner
½ 4.4
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5,373 medlemmar
129 recensioner
4.2
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4,225 medlemmar
219 recensioner
3.8
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4,139 medlemmar
122 recensioner
3.8
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3,172 medlemmar
35 recensioner
4.1
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2,499 medlemmar
18 recensioner
3.9
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2,336 medlemmar
78 recensioner
½ 4.3
90
6,068 medlemmar
98 recensioner
½ 4.3
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5,539 medlemmar
40 recensioner
3.9
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4,864 medlemmar
62 recensioner
½ 4.3
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4,262 medlemmar
133 recensioner
3.8
94
4,238 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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3,744 medlemmar
38 recensioner
4.1
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3,659 medlemmar
157 recensioner
4
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3,626 medlemmar
163 recensioner
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2,511 medlemmar
142 recensioner
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2,443 medlemmar
137 recensioner
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2,311 medlemmar
114 recensioner
3.8