Non-Fiction Worth Reading

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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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Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
de Joshua Foer
4,251 membros
133 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 93
5 Members
_Zoe_, msdana, spyrunner, AlanAndrews33, izzy45
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The Copernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought
de Thomas S. Kuhn
860 membros
11 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 434
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Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
de Amy Chua
1,724 membros
131 resenhas
½ 3.5
Global Rank 719
2 Members
_Zoe_, elkiedee,eromsted ,cindyst2000 ,Bluewolf0411
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Ancient Greek Divination
de Sarah Iles Johnston
71 membros
3.8
Global Rank 619
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Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
de Conor Grennan
1,060 membros
127 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 129
4 Members
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A Race Like No Other: 26.2 Miles Through the Streets of New York
de Liz Robbins
87 membros
4 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 714
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Final Jeopardy: Man vs. Machine and the Quest to Know Everything
de Stephen Baker
130 membros
8 resenhas
½ 3.6
Global Rank 711
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I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity
de Izzeldin Abuelaish
559 membros
58 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 134
4 Members
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$20 Per Gallon: How the Inevitable Rise in the Price of Gasoline Will Change Our Lives for the Better
de Christopher Steiner
145 membros
16 resenhas
½ 3.5
Global Rank 579
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The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
de Jim Defede
941 membros
77 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 187
4 Members
DaynaRT, _Zoe_, sjmccreary, dianeham,eromsted
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
de Rebecca Skloot
14,588 membros
739 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 3
39 Members
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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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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
de Nicholas D. Kristof
2,807 membros
86 resenhas
½ 4.3
Global Rank 344
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Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
de Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton
463 membros
16 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 135
4 Members
_Zoe_, sjmccreary, leonja, jfein
18
The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University
de Kevin Roose
1,169 membros
82 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 67
9 Members
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
de William Kamkwamba
2,507 membros
142 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 98
5 Members
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28: Stories of AIDS in Africa
de Stephanie Nolen
223 membros
10 resenhas
½ 4.4
Global Rank 543
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Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
de Svetlana Alexievich
2,334 membros
78 resenhas
½ 4.3
Global Rank 89
6 Members
hipdeep, _Zoe_, kara.shamy, steller0707, BrandonMC75, Hadi02