Non-Fiction Worth Reading

Descrição
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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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
de Rebecca Skloot
14,588 membros
739 resenhas
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
Explicações
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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In Cold Blood
de Truman Capote
23,688 membros
466 resenhas
4.1
22 Members
marmot, adsddy, kageeh, Minthe, dara85, chgstrom, roby72, sjmccreary, jdyork74, augustau, edparks, cataloga, mousse, smasler, rory1000, HxBuff, gypsysmom, ahef1963, ArchDucchess, valeneayar, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, ,TheEphemeraRemix
Explicações
: No true crime
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
de Bill Bryson
23,198 membros
398 resenhas
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 ,
Explicações
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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The Prince
de Niccolò Machiavelli
23,584 membros
253 resenhas
½ 3.7
17 Members
hipdeep, dmartin1186, smcwl, roby72, sjmccreary, spyrunner, cataloga, lewbs, HxBuff, mspixieears, giucav, valeneayar, titov, TwinDaddy, sashame, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45,graychelsea
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A People's History of the United States
de Howard Zinn
14,735 membros
158 resenhas
4.2
18 Members
daschaich, eromsted, TruthSeeker, artturnerjr, altonmann, indigorising, elkiedee, HxBuff, Bluewolf0411, leonja, LTietz, valeneayar, Sace, EugenNegoita, TwinDaddy, sashame, ManWithAnAgenda, bpmoss,HollyBoggie ,BayanX
Explicações
leonja: One of the most important contributions made to date concerning the study of US History.
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
de Daniel Kahneman
11,726 membros
225 resenhas
4.1
16 Members
TruthSeeker, chellerystick, HollyBoggie, Kan.Eis, msdana, altonmann, Camaho, lewbs, briarhills, MaskedMumbler, sssolstice, HxBuff, Jennine, titov, TwinDaddy, nectarot
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
de Malcolm X
9,761 membros
123 resenhas
½ 4.3
16 Members
brewergirl, hipdeep, eromsted, booksinbed, smcwl, TruthSeeker, dhm, elkiedee, sssolstice, leonja, ahef1963, kara.shamy, TwinDaddy, steller0707, izzy45, graveltr,BayanX ,graychelsea
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Silent Spring
de Rachel Carson
6,505 membros
97 resenhas
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15 Members
hailelib, June, inge87, BookWallah, TruthSeeker, jdyork74, augustau, smasler, sssolstice, spiphany, Jennine, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, bpmoss,HollyBoggie
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On Writing
de Stephen King
18,524 membros
515 resenhas
4.2
14 Members
brewergirl, SqueakyChu, Navarone, briarhills, Jennine, bytheseabchcmbr, Caroline77, anotherwise, Peace2, valeneayar, TwinDaddy, ix8, ManWithAnAgenda, paulapathy,MaskedMumbler
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
de Bill Bryson
16,846 membros
473 resenhas
4
13 Members
smcwl, thorold, aulsmith, HollyBoggie, cindyst2000, altonmann, cataloga, HxBuff, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, This-n-That, ManWithAnAgenda
Explicações
thorold: Bryson before he ran out of new ideas
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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
de Dava Sobel
9,199 membros
183 resenhas
3.9
14 Members
KimarieBee, kiwidoc, AnnaClaire, HollyBoggie, mkimzey, Legalrealist, altonmann, indigorising, Percevan, smasler, HxBuff, IraTozer, TashMason, jwagensveld,thorold
Explicações
thorold : Absurdly sensational book that tells you nothing about clockmaking
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In a Sunburned Country
de Bill Bryson
9,097 membros
229 resenhas
4
13 Members
hipdeep, KimarieBee, HollyBoggie, mkbird, spyrunner, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kerrygiven, Lurchador, jfein, Letz.Go, darllenwr_brwd
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Black Like Me
de John Howard Griffin
4,299 membros
79 resenhas
4
14 Members
smcwl, chellerystick, sjmccreary, jdyork74, kootibkiteer, edparks, smasler, sssolstice, leonja, cej1027, ahef1963, Lurchador, Caroline77, valeneayar,Sace ,graychelsea
41
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
de Barbara Demick
3,196 membros
177 resenhas
½ 4.4
12 Members
lorax, keristars, lahochstetler, kiwidoc, elkiedee, HxBuff, rozymary, ahef1963, Caroline77, ekelnor, philna, graveltr
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Cristianismo Puro e Simples
de C. S. Lewis
26,170 membros
218 resenhas
½ 4.3
13 Members
cpg, smcwl, ojchase, HollyBoggie, merrystar, artturnerjr, eclecticdodo, HxBuff, cej1027, pgturner, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, bpmoss,hvg ,graychelsea
43
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
de Jared M. Diamond
12,197 membros
183 resenhas
3.9
11 Members
TruthSeeker, aulsmith, mkimzey, questbird, altonmann, Percevan, dreamweaver529, peterveen, EugenNegoita, TwinDaddy, bpmoss
Explicações
questbird: Environmental causes of the collapse of civilisations: a warning to us
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Walden / Civil Disobedience
de Henry David Thoreau
7,665 membros
49 resenhas
3.9
11 Members
June, roby72, questbird, katie4098, sssolstice, spiphany, Jennine, gypsysmom, Sace, titov, AlanAndrews33
Explicações
questbird: How a nature lover can live in modern society
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
de Charles C. Mann
7,255 membros
196 resenhas
4.2
11 Members
lorax, inge87, TruthSeeker, smasler, HxBuff, kerrygiven, NoPlanetB, Sace, khemako, ManWithAnAgenda, bpmoss
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84, Charing Cross Road
de Helene Hanff
5,834 membros
348 resenhas
4.2
11 Members
booksinbed, smcwl, thorold, merrystar, edparks, smasler, srdr, gypsysmom, ahef1963, This-n-That, TwinDaddy
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John Adams
de David McCullough
13,686 membros
199 resenhas
½ 4.3
10 Members
explor19, AnnaClaire, sjmccreary, edparks, sssolstice, leonja, NoPlanetB, kara.shamy, TwinDaddy, bpmoss
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The Selfish Gene
de Richard Dawkins
10,810 membros
119 resenhas
½ 4.3
13 Members
daschaich, booksinbed, TheEphemeraRemix, questbird, Percevan, souloftherose, peterveen, Letz.Go, stacia666, valeneayar, TwinDaddy, izzy45, paulapathy,HollyBoggie ,BayanX ,indigorising
Explicações
questbird: We are temporary hosts for our ancient immortal genes
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The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story
de Richard Preston
6,091 membros
118 resenhas
4
11 Members
Ravic, kootibkiteer, spyrunner, augustau, Bluewolf0411, peterveen, Caroline77, christianromney, TwinDaddy, Brandy1411, izzy45,eromsted
55
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
de Frederick Douglass
9,240 membros
119 resenhas
4
9 Members
spiphany, HxBuff, leonja, cej1027, Caroline77, kara.shamy, TwinDaddy, sashame, bpmoss
56
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
de Charles Duhigg
6,820 membros
236 resenhas
3.9
10 Members
TruthSeeker, ojchase, HollyBoggie, spyrunner, acajas, LTietz, TwinDaddy, bpmoss, izzy45, graveltr,aulsmith
57
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
de Matt Ridley
3,648 membros
48 resenhas
4.1
9 Members
KarenElissa, ABVR, Noisy, norabelle414, spyrunner, martensgirl, peterveen, valeneayar, EugenNegoita
58
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
de Edward S. Herman
3,246 membros
25 resenhas
4.1
9 Members
eromsted, TruthSeeker, BayanX, indigorising, leonja, ahef1963, Gallozitto, bpmoss, izzy45
59
Outliers: The Story of Success
de Malcolm Gladwell
15,534 membros
403 resenhas
3.9
10 Members
booksinbed, HollyBoggie, msdana, altonmann, HxBuff, gypsysmom, Caroline77, kjb3243, titov, TwinDaddy,hipdeep ,MaskedMumbler
60
The Hiding Place
de Corrie ten Boom
10,102 membros
144 resenhas
½ 4.4
9 Members
dara85, aulsmith, justmejo, HxBuff, cej1027, ahef1963, pgturner, EasyIndy, TwinDaddy,graychelsea
62
Notes from a Small Island
de Bill Bryson
9,803 membros
217 resenhas
3.8
9 Members
hipdeep, Minthe, billkaiser, rozymary, bytheseabchcmbr, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Letz.Go, darllenwr_brwd,rory1000
63
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
de Jung Chang
8,320 membros
159 resenhas
4.1
8 Members
dara85, dhm, kootibkiteer, altonmann, Jennine, rozymary, Aug3Zimm, Peace2
65
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
de Paul Kennedy
2,922 membros
20 resenhas
4
8 Members
TruthSeeker, billkaiser, rory1000, peterveen, Gallozitto, EugenNegoita, bpmoss, BrandonMC75
68
Confessions
de Saint Augustine
22,360 membros
157 resenhas
3.9
7 Members
roby72, smasler, cej1027, kara.shamy, mspixieears, TwinDaddy, TashMason
69
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
de Laura Hillenbrand
12,192 membros
593 resenhas
½ 4.4
7 Members
BookWallah, HollyBoggie, chgstrom, cataloga, whg99, vwinsloe, TashMason
70
Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison
de Michel Foucault
6,634 membros
42 resenhas
4.1
7 Members
eromsted, thorold, HollyBoggie, HxBuff, jfein, sashame, izzy45
71
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
de Atul Gawande
5,239 membros
281 resenhas
½ 4.5
7 Members
KimarieBee, altonmann, LovingLit, gypsysmom, Caroline77, kara.shamy, graveltr
72
The Right Stuff
de Tom Wolfe
4,659 membros
72 resenhas
4.2
7 Members
aulsmith, altonmann, cataloga, smasler, Bluewolf0411, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda
73
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
de Katherine Boo
4,374 membros
292 resenhas
4.1
7 Members
srdr, vwinsloe, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EasyIndy, steller0707, bpmoss
74
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern
de Stephen Greenblatt
3,579 membros
142 resenhas
3.9
8 Members
hailelib, szarka, mkjones, billkaiser, altonmann, indigorising, HxBuff, kara.shamy,hipdeep
75
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War
de Tony Horwitz
3,132 membros
77 resenhas
4.1
7 Members
schmootc, aulsmith, sjmccreary, edparks, cataloga, rozymary, crookedcat
76
Hiroshima (Expanded edition)
de John Hersey
1,966 membros
37 resenhas
4.1
7 Members
hipdeep, aulsmith, SylviaC, 2wonderY, smasler, Bluewolf0411, acajas
77
The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos
de Brian Greene
1,640 membros
38 resenhas
3.9
7 Members
tsangal, ojchase, mkbird, indigorising, dreamweaver529, peterveen, bpmoss
78
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
de Hunter S. Thompson
14,388 membros
192 resenhas
4
8 Members
SqueakyChu, dhm, altonmann, rory1000, ahef1963, Letz.Go, OmarDecafe, bpmoss,BayanX ,MaskedMumbler
79
The Complete Persepolis
de Marjane Satrapi
6,867 membros
252 resenhas
½ 4.3
6 Members
eclecticdodo, ahef1963, sashame, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, izzy45
80
At Home : a short history of private life
de Bill Bryson
6,429 membros
262 resenhas
3.9
6 Members
Minthe, chellerystick, HollyBoggie, altonmann, gypsysmom, ahef1963
81
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
de Nathaniel Philbrick
6,348 membros
167 resenhas
4.2
6 Members
explor19, dmartin1186, cataloga, smasler, vwinsloe, ahef1963
82
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
de Trevor Noah
6,162 membros
360 resenhas
½ 4.4
7 Members
dhm, cej1027, This-n-That, ManWithAnAgenda, Brandy1411, izzy45, CarolynBurke7,TashMason
83
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
de Naomi Klein
5,371 membros
128 resenhas
4.2
6 Members
altonmann, hvg, bibliopolitan, ahef1963, EugenNegoita, bpmoss
85
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
de Mary Roach
4,223 membros
219 resenhas
3.8
6 Members
SqueakyChu, spyrunner, stacia666, LTietz, TwinDaddy, BrandonMC75
86
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
de Simon Winchester
4,135 membros
122 resenhas
3.8
6 Members
June, BookWallah, varielle, AnnaClaire, billkaiser, spyrunner
87
Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life
de Daniel C. Dennett
3,169 membros
35 resenhas
4.1
6 Members
smasler, hvg, peterveen, bibliopolitan, bpmoss, AlanAndrews33
88
Metaphors We Live By
de George Lakoff
2,498 membros
18 resenhas
3.9
6 Members
szarka, chellerystick, indigorising, spiphany, pinne, izzy45
89
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
de Svetlana Alexievich
2,334 membros
78 resenhas
½ 4.3
6 Members
hipdeep, _Zoe_, kara.shamy, steller0707, BrandonMC75, Hadi02
90
If This Is a Man
de Primo Levi
6,062 membros
98 resenhas
½ 4.3
5 Members
kiwidoc, lewbs, hvg, Julie_in_the_Library, Hadi02
91
On Liberty
de John Stuart Mill
5,531 membros
40 resenhas
3.9
5 Members
smcwl, lewbs, MaskedMumbler, HxBuff, bpmoss
92
Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
de Nelson Mandela
4,857 membros
62 resenhas
½ 4.3
6 Members
dmartin1186, HxBuff, leonja, ahef1963, jfein, bpmoss,BayanX
93
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
de Joshua Foer
4,252 membros
133 resenhas
3.8
5 Members
_Zoe_, msdana, spyrunner, AlanAndrews33, izzy45
94
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
de Paulo Freire
4,231 membros
44 resenhas
4.1
5 Members
hipdeep, eromsted, leonja, OmarDecafe, sashame
Explicações
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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From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life
de Jacques Barzun
3,740 membros
38 resenhas
4.1
5 Members
adsddy, inge87, billkaiser, jfein, ManWithAnAgenda
96
A lebre com olhos de âmbar
de Edmund De Waal
3,650 membros
157 resenhas
4
5 Members
booksinbed, gypsysmom, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda, skid0612
97
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
de Elizabeth Kolbert
3,613 membros
163 resenhas
4.1
5 Members
inge87, Navarone, NoPlanetB, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
98
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
de William Kamkwamba
2,507 membros
142 resenhas
4.1
5 Members
Edward, hailelib, _Zoe_, This-n-That, AlanAndrews33
99
Call the Midwife
de Jennifer Worth
2,443 membros
137 resenhas
4.1
5 Members
eclecticdodo, ahef1963, This-n-That, ManWithAnAgenda, Brandy1411
100
Just My Type: A Book About Fonts
de Simon Garfield
2,308 membros
114 resenhas
3.8
5 Members
kiwidoc, TruthSeeker, HollyBoggie, LovingLit, TwinDaddy