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
14,639 membros
741 resenhas
4.2
40 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, Charon07, 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
23,750 membros
467 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
23,245 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
23,631 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
14,769 membros
159 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
11,774 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
9,784 membros
124 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
6,522 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
18,564 membros
516 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
16,880 membros
475 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
9,219 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
9,110 membros
229 resenhas
4
13 Members
hipdeep, KimarieBee, HollyBoggie, mkbird, spyrunner, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kerrygiven, Lurchador, jfein, Letz.Go, darllenwr_brwd
40
Black Like Me
de John Howard Griffin
4,298 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
3,201 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
26,234 membros
220 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
12,218 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
7,686 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
7,283 membros
198 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
5,851 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
13,718 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
10,839 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
6,100 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
9,258 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
6,845 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
3,653 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
3,277 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
15,563 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
10,150 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
9,820 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
8,337 membros
160 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
2,929 membros
20 resenhas
4
8 Members
TruthSeeker, billkaiser, rory1000, peterveen, Gallozitto, EugenNegoita, bpmoss, BrandonMC75
67
Hiroshima (Expanded edition)
de John Hersey
1,968 membros
37 resenhas
4.1
8 Members
hipdeep, aulsmith, SylviaC, 2wonderY, smasler, Bluewolf0411, acajas, Charon07
69
Confessions
de Saint Augustine
22,430 membros
157 resenhas
3.9
7 Members
roby72, smasler, cej1027, kara.shamy, mspixieears, TwinDaddy, TashMason
70
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
de Laura Hillenbrand
12,225 membros
594 resenhas
½ 4.4
7 Members
BookWallah, HollyBoggie, chgstrom, cataloga, whg99, vwinsloe, TashMason
71
Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison
de Michel Foucault
6,657 membros
42 resenhas
4.1
7 Members
eromsted, thorold, HollyBoggie, HxBuff, jfein, sashame, izzy45
72
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
de Atul Gawande
5,265 membros
281 resenhas
½ 4.5
7 Members
KimarieBee, altonmann, LovingLit, gypsysmom, Caroline77, kara.shamy, graveltr
73
The Right Stuff
de Tom Wolfe
4,668 membros
72 resenhas
4.2
7 Members
aulsmith, altonmann, cataloga, smasler, Bluewolf0411, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda
74
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
de Katherine Boo
4,379 membros
293 resenhas
4.1
7 Members
srdr, vwinsloe, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EasyIndy, steller0707, bpmoss
75
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern
de Stephen Greenblatt
3,595 membros
142 resenhas
3.9
8 Members
hailelib, szarka, mkjones, billkaiser, altonmann, indigorising, HxBuff, kara.shamy,hipdeep
76
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War
de Tony Horwitz
3,139 membros
77 resenhas
4.1
7 Members
schmootc, aulsmith, sjmccreary, edparks, cataloga, rozymary, crookedcat
77
The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos
de Brian Greene
1,642 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
14,406 membros
192 resenhas
4
8 Members
SqueakyChu, dhm, altonmann, rory1000, ahef1963, Letz.Go, OmarDecafe, bpmoss,BayanX ,MaskedMumbler
79
The Complete Persepolis
de Marjane Satrapi
6,886 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
6,443 membros
263 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
6,367 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
6,132 membros
361 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
5,377 membros
129 resenhas
4.2
6 Members
altonmann, hvg, bibliopolitan, ahef1963, EugenNegoita, bpmoss
85
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
de Mary Roach
4,228 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
4,140 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
3,173 membros
35 resenhas
4.1
6 Members
smasler, hvg, peterveen, bibliopolitan, bpmoss, AlanAndrews33
88
Metaphors We Live By
de George Lakoff
2,504 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
2,344 membros
78 resenhas
½ 4.3
6 Members
hipdeep, _Zoe_, kara.shamy, steller0707, BrandonMC75, Hadi02
90
If This Is a Man
de Primo Levi
6,070 membros
98 resenhas
½ 4.3
5 Members
kiwidoc, lewbs, hvg, Julie_in_the_Library, Hadi02
91
On Liberty
de John Stuart Mill
5,548 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
4,869 membros
63 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
4,266 membros
133 resenhas
3.8
5 Members
_Zoe_, msdana, spyrunner, AlanAndrews33, izzy45
94
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
de Paulo Freire
4,242 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
3,744 membros
38 resenhas
4.1
5 Members
adsddy, inge87, billkaiser, jfein, ManWithAnAgenda
96
A lebre com olhos de âmbar
de Edmund De Waal
3,660 membros
157 resenhas
4
5 Members
booksinbed, gypsysmom, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda, skid0612
97
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
de Elizabeth Kolbert
3,634 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
2,515 membros
143 resenhas
4.1
5 Members
Edward, hailelib, _Zoe_, This-n-That, AlanAndrews33
99
Call the Midwife
de Jennifer Worth
2,451 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
2,314 membros
114 resenhas
3.8
5 Members
kiwidoc, TruthSeeker, HollyBoggie, LovingLit, TwinDaddy