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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Maps of Time : An Introduction to Big History
de David Christian
612 membros
12 resenhas
4.1
Global Rank 289
2 Members
questbird, smasler
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questbird: A book which attempts -- and partly succeeds -- to unify geological time and human history
3
Walden / Civil Disobedience
de Henry David Thoreau
7,681 membros
49 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 45
11 Members
June, roby72, questbird, katie4098, sssolstice, spiphany, Jennine, gypsysmom, Sace, titov, AlanAndrews33
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questbird: How a nature lover can live in modern society
4
Tao Te Ching
de Lao Tzu
18,503 membros
217 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 107
4 Members
aulsmith, artturnerjr, questbird, sashame
Explicações
questbird: An ancient philosophy of how to be one with the world and avoid danger
5
Antifrágil
de Nassim Nicholas Taleb
2,838 membros
79 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 161
3 Members
questbird, altonmann, bibliopolitan
Explicações
questbird: A modern philosophy: growing stronger through adversity
6
Frozen Desire: The Meaning of Money
de James Buchan
175 membros
4 resenhas
4
Global Rank 304
2 Members
questbird, AlanAndrews33
Explicações
questbird: Why do we believe in money?
7
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
de Jared M. Diamond
12,212 membros
183 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 43
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
8
I Ching: O Livro das Mutações
de Richard Wilhelm
3,052 membros
37 resenhas
4.2
Global Rank 337
Member
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questbird: My desert island book, though 'reading' it in a traditional sense makes little sense
9
The Selfish Gene
de Richard Dawkins
10,830 membros
119 resenhas
½ 4.3
Global Rank 51
13 Members
daschaich, booksinbed, TheEphemeraRemix, questbird, Percevan, souloftherose, peterveen, Letz.Go, stacia666, valeneayar, TwinDaddy, izzy45, paulapathy,HollyBoggie ,BayanX ,indigorising
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questbird: We are temporary hosts for our ancient immortal genes
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The Analects
de Confucius
6,102 membros
60 resenhas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 143
3 Members
questbird, AlanAndrews33, izzy45
Explicações
questbird: Understand Confucius indirectly by reading the Analects