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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14,596 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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23,210 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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23,599 medlemmar
253 recensioner
½ 3.7
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14,743 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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9,770 medlemmar
123 recensioner
½ 4.3
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6,507 medlemmar
97 recensioner
4
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16,852 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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9,202 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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9,104 medlemmar
229 recensioner
4
38
12,484 medlemmar
171 recensioner
3.9
40
4,296 medlemmar
79 recensioner
4
41
3,199 medlemmar
177 recensioner
½ 4.4
42
26,190 medlemmar
219 recensioner
½ 4.3
43
12,207 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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7,676 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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7,266 medlemmar
196 recensioner
4.2
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5,836 medlemmar
348 recensioner
4.2
50
13,695 medlemmar
199 recensioner
½ 4.3
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10,826 medlemmar
119 recensioner
½ 4.3
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6,092 medlemmar
118 recensioner
4
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3,649 medlemmar
48 recensioner
4.1
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3,245 medlemmar
25 recensioner
4.1
59
15,543 medlemmar
403 recensioner
3.9
60
10,119 medlemmar
144 recensioner
½ 4.4
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9,807 medlemmar
217 recensioner
3.8
63
8,325 medlemmar
159 recensioner
4.1
65
2,924 medlemmar
20 recensioner
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68
22,389 medlemmar
157 recensioner
3.9
69
12,202 medlemmar
594 recensioner
½ 4.4
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6,637 medlemmar
42 recensioner
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5,242 medlemmar
281 recensioner
½ 4.5
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4,659 medlemmar
72 recensioner
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4,374 medlemmar
292 recensioner
4.1
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3,585 medlemmar
142 recensioner
3.9
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3,133 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
14,392 medlemmar
192 recensioner
4
79
6,872 medlemmar
252 recensioner
½ 4.3
80
6,434 medlemmar
262 recensioner
3.9
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6,356 medlemmar
167 recensioner
4.2
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6,112 medlemmar
360 recensioner
½ 4.4
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5,370 medlemmar
128 recensioner
4.2
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4,223 medlemmar
219 recensioner
3.8
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4,138 medlemmar
122 recensioner
3.8
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3,170 medlemmar
35 recensioner
4.1
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2,497 medlemmar
18 recensioner
3.9
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2,333 medlemmar
78 recensioner
½ 4.3
90
6,063 medlemmar
98 recensioner
½ 4.3
91
5,537 medlemmar
40 recensioner
3.9
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4,860 medlemmar
62 recensioner
½ 4.3
93
4,257 medlemmar
133 recensioner
3.8
94
4,233 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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3,656 medlemmar
157 recensioner
4
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3,620 medlemmar
163 recensioner
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2,511 medlemmar
142 recensioner
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2,443 medlemmar
137 recensioner
4.1
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2,309 medlemmar
114 recensioner
3.8