Non-Fiction Worth Reading

Descrizione
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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La vita immortale di Henrietta Lacks
di Rebecca Skloot
14,682 utenti
741 recensioni
4.2
40 Members
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Spiegazioni
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 sangue freddo
di Truman Capote
23,809 utenti
467 recensioni
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
Spiegazioni
: No true crime
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Breve storia di (quasi) tutto
di Bill Bryson
23,287 utenti
398 recensioni
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 ,
Spiegazioni
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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Il principe
di Niccolò Machiavelli
23,681 utenti
253 recensioni
½ 3.7
17 Members
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19
Storia del popolo americano: dal 1492 a oggi
di Howard Zinn
14,799 utenti
159 recensioni
4.2
18 Members
daschaich, eromsted, TruthSeeker, artturnerjr, altonmann, indigorising, elkiedee, HxBuff, Bluewolf0411, leonja, LTietz, valeneayar, Sace, EugenNegoita, TwinDaddy, sashame, ManWithAnAgenda, bpmoss,HollyBoggie ,BayanX
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leonja: One of the most important contributions made to date concerning the study of US History.
20
Pensieri lenti e veloci
di Daniel Kahneman
11,824 utenti
225 recensioni
4.1
16 Members
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Autobiografia di Malcolm X
di Malcolm X
9,801 utenti
124 recensioni
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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Una passeggiata nei boschi
di Bill Bryson
16,904 utenti
475 recensioni
4
13 Members
smcwl, thorold, aulsmith, HollyBoggie, cindyst2000, altonmann, cataloga, HxBuff, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, This-n-That, ManWithAnAgenda
Spiegazioni
thorold: Bryson before he ran out of new ideas
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Il dilemma dell'onnivoro
di Michael Pollan
13,935 utenti
351 recensioni
4.2
13 Members
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Longitude
di Dava Sobel
9,222 utenti
183 recensioni
3.9
14 Members
KimarieBee, kiwidoc, AnnaClaire, HollyBoggie, mkimzey, Legalrealist, altonmann, indigorising, Percevan, smasler, HxBuff, IraTozer, TashMason, jwagensveld,thorold
Spiegazioni
thorold : Absurdly sensational book that tells you nothing about clockmaking
33
In un paese bruciato dal sole
di Bill Bryson
9,116 utenti
229 recensioni
4
13 Members
hipdeep, KimarieBee, HollyBoggie, mkbird, spyrunner, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kerrygiven, Lurchador, jfein, Letz.Go, darllenwr_brwd
35
La trama del cosmo: spazio, tempo, realta
di Brian Greene
5,393 utenti
40 recensioni
4.1
13 Members
tsangal, dmartin1186, AnnaClaire, ojchase, indigorising, dreamweaver529, peterveen, Letz.Go, hdlane, dianeham, titov, IraTozer, bpmoss
40
Nero come me
di John Howard Griffin
4,302 utenti
79 recensioni
4
14 Members
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Per mano nel buio
di Barbara Demick
3,213 utenti
177 recensioni
½ 4.4
12 Members
lorax, keristars, lahochstetler, kiwidoc, elkiedee, HxBuff, rozymary, ahef1963, Caroline77, ekelnor, philna, graveltr
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Il cristianesimo così com'è
di C. S. Lewis
26,337 utenti
220 recensioni
½ 4.3
13 Members
cpg, smcwl, ojchase, HollyBoggie, merrystar, artturnerjr, eclecticdodo, HxBuff, cej1027, pgturner, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, bpmoss,hvg ,graychelsea
43
Collasso: come le società scelgono di morire o vivere
di Jared M. Diamond
12,233 utenti
183 recensioni
3.9
11 Members
TruthSeeker, aulsmith, mkimzey, questbird, altonmann, Percevan, dreamweaver529, peterveen, EugenNegoita, TwinDaddy, bpmoss
Spiegazioni
questbird: Environmental causes of the collapse of civilisations: a warning to us
45
Walden ovvero la vita nei boschi ; e il saggio La disobbedienza civile
di Henry David Thoreau
7,711 utenti
49 recensioni
3.9
11 Members
June, roby72, questbird, katie4098, sssolstice, spiphany, Jennine, gypsysmom, Sace, titov, AlanAndrews33
Spiegazioni
questbird: How a nature lover can live in modern society
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
di Charles C. Mann
7,288 utenti
198 recensioni
4.2
11 Members
lorax, inge87, TruthSeeker, smasler, HxBuff, kerrygiven, NoPlanetB, Sace, khemako, ManWithAnAgenda, bpmoss
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84, Charing Cross Road
di Helene Hanff
5,864 utenti
348 recensioni
4.2
11 Members
booksinbed, smcwl, thorold, merrystar, edparks, smasler, srdr, gypsysmom, ahef1963, This-n-That, TwinDaddy
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John Adams
di David McCullough
13,761 utenti
200 recensioni
½ 4.3
10 Members
explor19, AnnaClaire, sjmccreary, edparks, sssolstice, leonja, NoPlanetB, kara.shamy, TwinDaddy, bpmoss
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Il gene egoista: la parte immortale di ogni essere vivente
di Richard Dawkins
10,852 utenti
119 recensioni
½ 4.3
13 Members
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Spiegazioni
questbird: We are temporary hosts for our ancient immortal genes
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Area di contagio
di Richard Preston
6,110 utenti
118 recensioni
4
11 Members
Ravic, kootibkiteer, spyrunner, augustau, Bluewolf0411, peterveen, Caroline77, christianromney, TwinDaddy, Brandy1411, izzy45,eromsted
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Autobiografia di uno schiavo
di Frederick Douglass
9,288 utenti
119 recensioni
4
9 Members
spiphany, HxBuff, leonja, cej1027, Caroline77, kara.shamy, TwinDaddy, sashame, bpmoss
57
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
di Matt Ridley
3,656 utenti
48 recensioni
4.1
9 Members
KarenElissa, ABVR, Noisy, norabelle414, spyrunner, martensgirl, peterveen, valeneayar, EugenNegoita
58
La fabbrica del consenso. La politica e i mass media
di Edward S. Herman
3,284 utenti
25 recensioni
4.1
9 Members
eromsted, TruthSeeker, BayanX, indigorising, leonja, ahef1963, Gallozitto, bpmoss, izzy45
59
Fuoriclasse: storia naturale del successo
di Malcolm Gladwell
15,585 utenti
404 recensioni
3.9
10 Members
booksinbed, HollyBoggie, msdana, altonmann, HxBuff, gypsysmom, Caroline77, kjb3243, titov, TwinDaddy,hipdeep ,MaskedMumbler
60
Il nascondiglio
di Corrie ten Boom
10,206 utenti
145 recensioni
½ 4.4
9 Members
dara85, aulsmith, justmejo, HxBuff, cej1027, ahef1963, pgturner, EasyIndy, TwinDaddy,graychelsea
63
Cigni selvatici. Tre figlie della Cina
di Jung Chang
8,349 utenti
160 recensioni
4.1
8 Members
dara85, dhm, kootibkiteer, altonmann, Jennine, rozymary, Aug3Zimm, Peace2
65
Ascesa e declino delle grandi potenze
di Paul Kennedy
2,936 utenti
20 recensioni
4
8 Members
TruthSeeker, billkaiser, rory1000, peterveen, Gallozitto, EugenNegoita, bpmoss, BrandonMC75
67
Hiroshima (Expanded edition)
di John Hersey
1,970 utenti
37 recensioni
4.1
8 Members
hipdeep, aulsmith, SylviaC, 2wonderY, smasler, Bluewolf0411, acajas, Charon07
69
Confessioni
di Saint Augustine
22,494 utenti
157 recensioni
3.9
7 Members
roby72, smasler, cej1027, kara.shamy, mspixieears, TwinDaddy, TashMason
70
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
di Laura Hillenbrand
12,255 utenti
594 recensioni
½ 4.4
7 Members
BookWallah, HollyBoggie, chgstrom, cataloga, whg99, vwinsloe, TashMason
71
Sorvegliare e punire: nascita della prigione
di Michel Foucault
6,671 utenti
41 recensioni
4.1
7 Members
eromsted, thorold, HollyBoggie, HxBuff, jfein, sashame, izzy45
72
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
di Atul Gawande
5,294 utenti
282 recensioni
½ 4.5
7 Members
KimarieBee, altonmann, LovingLit, gypsysmom, Caroline77, kara.shamy, graveltr
73
La stoffa giusta
di Tom Wolfe
4,673 utenti
73 recensioni
4.2
7 Members
aulsmith, altonmann, cataloga, smasler, Bluewolf0411, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda
74
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
di Katherine Boo
4,382 utenti
293 recensioni
4.1
7 Members
srdr, vwinsloe, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EasyIndy, steller0707, bpmoss
75
Il manoscritto
di Stephen Greenblatt
3,605 utenti
142 recensioni
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
di Tony Horwitz
3,140 utenti
77 recensioni
4.1
7 Members
schmootc, aulsmith, sjmccreary, edparks, cataloga, rozymary, crookedcat
77
La realtà nascosta: universi paralleli e leggi profonde del cosmo
di Brian Greene
1,642 utenti
38 recensioni
3.9
7 Members
tsangal, ojchase, mkbird, indigorising, dreamweaver529, peterveen, bpmoss
78
Paura e delirio a Las Vegas
di Hunter S. Thompson
14,376 utenti
192 recensioni
4
8 Members
SqueakyChu, dhm, altonmann, rory1000, ahef1963, Letz.Go, OmarDecafe, bpmoss,BayanX ,MaskedMumbler
79
Persepolis
di Marjane Satrapi
6,898 utenti
253 recensioni
½ 4.3
6 Members
eclecticdodo, ahef1963, sashame, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, izzy45
80
Breve storia della vita privata
di Bill Bryson
6,438 utenti
263 recensioni
3.9
6 Members
Minthe, chellerystick, HollyBoggie, altonmann, gypsysmom, ahef1963
81
Nel cuore dell'oceano: la vera storia della baleniera Essex
di Nathaniel Philbrick
6,384 utenti
167 recensioni
4.2
6 Members
explor19, dmartin1186, cataloga, smasler, vwinsloe, ahef1963
82
Nato fuori legge. Storia di un'infanzia sudafricana
di Trevor Noah
6,151 utenti
361 recensioni
½ 4.4
7 Members
dhm, cej1027, This-n-That, ManWithAnAgenda, Brandy1411, izzy45, CarolynBurke7,TashMason
83
Shock economy. L'ascesa del capitalismo dei disastri
di Naomi Klein
5,389 utenti
129 recensioni
4.2
6 Members
altonmann, hvg, bibliopolitan, ahef1963, EugenNegoita, bpmoss
85
Godere: orgasmo: il curioso accoppiamento fra scienza e sesso
di Mary Roach
4,240 utenti
219 recensioni
3.8
6 Members
SqueakyChu, spyrunner, stacia666, LTietz, TwinDaddy, BrandonMC75
86
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
di Simon Winchester
4,150 utenti
122 recensioni
3.8
6 Members
June, BookWallah, varielle, AnnaClaire, billkaiser, spyrunner
87
L'idea pericolosa di Darwin. L'evoluzione e i significati della vita
di Daniel C. Dennett
3,175 utenti
35 recensioni
4.1
6 Members
smasler, hvg, peterveen, bibliopolitan, bpmoss, AlanAndrews33
88
Metafora e vita quotidiana
di George Lakoff
2,511 utenti
18 recensioni
3.9
6 Members
szarka, chellerystick, indigorising, spiphany, pinne, izzy45
89
Preghiera per Černobyl'
di Svetlana Alexievich
2,351 utenti
78 recensioni
½ 4.3
6 Members
hipdeep, _Zoe_, kara.shamy, steller0707, BrandonMC75, Hadi02
90
Saggio sulla liberta
di John Stuart Mill
5,556 utenti
40 recensioni
3.9
5 Members
smcwl, lewbs, MaskedMumbler, HxBuff, bpmoss
91
Lungo cammino verso la libertà: autobiografia
di Nelson Mandela
4,881 utenti
63 recensioni
½ 4.3
6 Members
dmartin1186, HxBuff, leonja, ahef1963, jfein, bpmoss,BayanX
92
L'arte di ricordare tutto
di Joshua Foer
4,268 utenti
133 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
_Zoe_, msdana, spyrunner, AlanAndrews33, izzy45
93
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
di Paulo Freire
4,252 utenti
44 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
hipdeep, eromsted, leonja, OmarDecafe, sashame
Spiegazioni
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
di Jacques Barzun
3,750 utenti
38 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
adsddy, inge87, billkaiser, jfein, ManWithAnAgenda
95
Un'eredità di avorio e ambra
di Edmund De Waal
3,675 utenti
158 recensioni
4
5 Members
booksinbed, gypsysmom, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda, skid0612
96
La sesta estinzione: una storia innaturale
di Elizabeth Kolbert
3,635 utenti
163 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
inge87, Navarone, NoPlanetB, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
98
Call the Midwife
di Jennifer Worth
2,464 utenti
137 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
eclecticdodo, ahef1963, This-n-That, ManWithAnAgenda, Brandy1411
99
Sei proprio il mio typo. La vita segreta delle font
di Simon Garfield
2,318 utenti
114 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
kiwidoc, TruthSeeker, HollyBoggie, LovingLit, TwinDaddy
100
Survival In Auschwitz
di Primo Levi
2,255 utenti
25 recensioni
4.2
5 Members
kiwidoc, lewbs, hvg, Julie_in_the_Library, Hadi02