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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The Prince
por Niccolò Machiavelli
23,586 membros
253 críticas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 18
17 Members
hipdeep, dmartin1186, smcwl, roby72, sjmccreary, spyrunner, cataloga, lewbs, HxBuff, mspixieears, giucav, valeneayar, titov, TwinDaddy, sashame, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45,graychelsea
3
In Cold Blood
por Truman Capote
23,689 membros
466 críticas
4.1
Global Rank 11
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
por Bill Bryson
23,202 membros
398 críticas
4.2
Global Rank 12
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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Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks
por Ben Goldacre
3,208 membros
104 críticas
4.2
Global Rank 27
14 Members
Edward, hailelib, KarenElissa, kiwidoc, thorold, HollyBoggie, souloftherose, sssolstice, martensgirl, eclecticdodo, peterveen, Letz.Go, kjb3243, valeneayar
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
por Barbara Ehrenreich
10,867 membros
212 críticas
½ 3.7
Global Rank 23
15 Members
lorax, AnnaClaire, aulsmith, kootibkiteer, augustau, altonmann, elkiedee, rozymary, leonja, cej1027, Lurchador, Caroline77, kara.shamy, rosskobayashi, valeneayar
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Into the Wild
por Jon Krakauer
17,944 membros
445 críticas
3.9
Global Rank 13
20 Members
SqueakyChu, Minthe, mikehappysmith, smcwl, BookWallah, msdana, cindyst2000, spyrunner, augustau, altonmann, smasler, HxBuff, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Lurchador, Letz.Go, lib0233, valeneayar, ManWithAnAgenda, rn5f7fmozzy,
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Me Talk Pretty One Day
por David Sedaris
21,052 membros
368 críticas
4
Global Rank 36
14 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, spyrunner, cataloga, gypsysmom, ahef1963, stacia666, lib0233, christianromney, LTietz, valeneayar, crookedcat, ManWithAnAgenda, graveltr,TashMason ,graychelsea
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On Writing
por Stephen King
18,525 membros
515 críticas
4.2
Global Rank 28
14 Members
brewergirl, SqueakyChu, Navarone, briarhills, Jennine, bytheseabchcmbr, Caroline77, anotherwise, Peace2, valeneayar, TwinDaddy, ix8, ManWithAnAgenda, paulapathy,MaskedMumbler
15
The Selfish Gene
por Richard Dawkins
10,822 membros
119 críticas
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
Explicações
questbird: We are temporary hosts for our ancient immortal genes
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Black Like Me
por John Howard Griffin
4,300 membros
79 críticas
4
Global Rank 40
14 Members
smcwl, chellerystick, sjmccreary, jdyork74, kootibkiteer, edparks, smasler, sssolstice, leonja, cej1027, ahef1963, Lurchador, Caroline77, valeneayar,Sace ,graychelsea
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A Brief History of Time
por Stephen Hawking
6,781 membros
99 críticas
4
Global Rank 17
18 Members
jdyork74, merrystar, spyrunner, Percevan, smasler, HxBuff, Jennine, bytheseabchcmbr, ahef1963, Letz.Go, christianromney, valeneayar, chwiggy, EugenNegoita, titov, TwinDaddy, IraTozer, izzy45,HollyBoggie
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
por Anne Lamott
10,169 membros
238 críticas
4.1
Global Rank 31
13 Members
smcwl, TruthSeeker, indigorising, sssolstice, HxBuff, ahef1963, lisacmiller, Caroline77, NoPlanetB, dianeham, valeneayar, Julie_in_the_Library, bpmoss
21
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
por Doris Kearns Goodwin
9,906 membros
229 críticas
½ 4.4
Global Rank 61
9 Members
explor19, AnnaClaire, chgstrom, sjmccreary, kara.shamy, Gallozitto, valeneayar, bpmoss, graveltr,graychelsea
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I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away
por Bill Bryson
7,313 membros
117 críticas
3.8
Global Rank 52
10 Members
hipdeep, itbgc, altonmann, rozymary, ahef1963, LesleyAshton, Letz.Go, lib0233, darllenwr_brwd, valeneayar
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Seabiscuit: An American Legend
por Laura Hillenbrand
7,870 membros
155 críticas
4.2
Global Rank 34
14 Members
hipdeep, adsddy, SqueakyChu, dmartin1186, booksinbed, smcwl, msdana, altonmann, cataloga, smasler, sssolstice, pgturner, valeneayar, AlanAndrews33,graychelsea
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Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
por Matt Ridley
3,648 membros
48 críticas
4.1
Global Rank 57
9 Members
KarenElissa, ABVR, Noisy, norabelle414, spyrunner, martensgirl, peterveen, valeneayar, EugenNegoita
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The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University
por Kevin Roose
1,169 membros
82 críticas
4.1
Global Rank 67
9 Members
brewergirl, _Zoe_, TheEphemeraRemix, aulsmith, Percevan, beatliophile, ekelnor, valeneayar, Sace,BayanX
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A People's History of the United States
por Howard Zinn
14,735 membros
158 críticas
4.2
Global Rank 19
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.