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 Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
tekijä: Rebecca Skloot
14,609 jäsentä
739 arvostelua
4.2
Global Rank 3
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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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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
tekijä: Bill Bryson
16,858 jäsentä
473 arvostelua
4
Global Rank 29
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thorold: Bryson before he ran out of new ideas
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
tekijä: Daniel James Brown
5,326 jäsentä
262 arvostelua
½ 4.3
Global Rank 54
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
tekijä: William Kamkwamba
2,511 jäsentä
142 arvostelua
4.1
Global Rank 98
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Vuosi Provencessa
tekijä: Peter Mayle
5,545 jäsentä
111 arvostelua
3.9
Global Rank 144
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Hakekaa kätilö!
tekijä: Jennifer Worth
2,443 jäsentä
137 arvostelua
4.1
Global Rank 99
5 Members
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Rakas vanha kirja
tekijä: Helene Hanff
5,842 jäsentä
348 arvostelua
4.2
Global Rank 47
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
tekijä: Trevor Noah
6,115 jäsentä
360 arvostelua
½ 4.4
Global Rank 82
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Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
tekijä: Mark Miodownik
1,412 jäsentä
47 arvostelua
3.9
Global Rank 395
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The Gene: An Intimate History
tekijä: Siddhartha Mukherjee
2,568 jäsentä
73 arvostelua
4.2
Global Rank 348
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tekijä: Giulia Enders
1,677 jäsentä
68 arvostelua
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Villi vaellus
tekijä: Cheryl Strayed
8,684 jäsentä
517 arvostelua
3.9
Global Rank 316
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