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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A sangue freddo
di Truman Capote
23,716 utenti
466 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 11
22 Members
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Spiegazioni
: No true crime
4
Autobiografia di Malcolm X
di Malcolm X
9,782 utenti
123 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 24
16 Members
brewergirl, hipdeep, eromsted, booksinbed, smcwl, TruthSeeker, dhm, elkiedee, sssolstice, leonja, ahef1963, kara.shamy, TwinDaddy, steller0707, izzy45, graveltr,BayanX ,graychelsea
5
Per mano nel buio
di Barbara Demick
3,202 utenti
177 recensioni
½ 4.4
Classifica globale 41
12 Members
lorax, keristars, lahochstetler, kiwidoc, elkiedee, HxBuff, rozymary, ahef1963, Caroline77, ekelnor, philna, graveltr
6
Paura e delirio a Las Vegas
di Hunter S. Thompson
14,400 utenti
192 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 78
8 Members
SqueakyChu, dhm, altonmann, rory1000, ahef1963, Letz.Go, OmarDecafe, bpmoss,BayanX ,MaskedMumbler
7
Notizie da un'isoletta: [un viaggio in Gran Bretagna e nelle sue bizzarrie!
di Bill Bryson
9,814 utenti
217 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 62
9 Members
hipdeep, Minthe, billkaiser, rozymary, bytheseabchcmbr, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Letz.Go, darllenwr_brwd,rory1000
8
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away
di Bill Bryson
7,323 utenti
117 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 52
10 Members
hipdeep, itbgc, altonmann, rozymary, ahef1963, LesleyAshton, Letz.Go, lib0233, darllenwr_brwd, valeneayar
9
Nero come me
di John Howard Griffin
4,297 utenti
79 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 40
14 Members
smcwl, chellerystick, sjmccreary, jdyork74, kootibkiteer, edparks, smasler, sssolstice, leonja, cej1027, ahef1963, Lurchador, Caroline77, valeneayar,Sace ,graychelsea
10
La fabbrica del consenso. La politica e i mass media
di Edward S. Herman
3,251 utenti
25 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 58
9 Members
eromsted, TruthSeeker, BayanX, indigorising, leonja, ahef1963, Gallozitto, bpmoss, izzy45
11
Escape
di Carolyn Jessop
1,753 utenti
107 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 173
3 Members
dara85, cataloga, ahef1963
12
Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs
di Elissa Wall
1,169 utenti
65 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 262
2 Members
dara85, ahef1963
13
Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
di Conor Grennan
1,060 utenti
127 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 129
4 Members
_Zoe_, bytheseabchcmbr, gypsysmom, ahef1963
14
Shattered Dreams : My Life as a Polygamist's Wife
di Irene Spencer
535 utenti
30 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 193
3 Members
dara85, ahef1963, jfein
15
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
di Anne Lamott
10,179 utenti
239 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 31
13 Members
smcwl, TruthSeeker, indigorising, sssolstice, HxBuff, ahef1963, lisacmiller, Caroline77, NoPlanetB, dianeham, valeneayar, Julie_in_the_Library, bpmoss
16
Lungo cammino verso la libertà: autobiografia
di Nelson Mandela
4,865 utenti
62 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 92
6 Members
dmartin1186, HxBuff, leonja, ahef1963, jfein, bpmoss,BayanX
17
Biko {1st ed.}
di Donald Woods
106 utenti
½ 4.7
Classifica globale 603
Member
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18
My Traitor's Heart
di Rian Malan
668 utenti
10 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 286
2 Members
booksinbed, ahef1963
19
Lucy, le origini dell'umanità
di Donald C. Johanson
1,064 utenti
8 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 183
3 Members
aulsmith, ahef1963, dianeham
20
In un paese bruciato dal sole
di Bill Bryson
9,109 utenti
229 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 33
13 Members
hipdeep, KimarieBee, HollyBoggie, mkbird, spyrunner, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kerrygiven, Lurchador, jfein, Letz.Go, darllenwr_brwd
21
Long Way Round: Chasing Shadows Across the World
di Ewan McGregor
1,220 utenti
20 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 407
Member
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22
Paddle to the Amazon: The Ultimate 12,000 Mile Canoe Adventure
di Don Starkell
192 utenti
4 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 560
Member
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23
In the Shadow of Man
di Jane Goodall
1,336 utenti
13 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 252
2 Members
KimarieBee, ahef1963
24
Gorillas in the Mist
di Dian Fossey
1,046 utenti
15 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 184
3 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963, rosskobayashi
25
Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle
di Daniel L. Everett
776 utenti
31 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 132
4 Members
peterveen, ahef1963, kjb3243, dianeham
26
The Bog People; Iron Age Man Preserved
di P. V. Glob
673 utenti
9 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 285
2 Members
HollyBoggie, ahef1963
27
The Story of Peking Man: From Archaeology to Mystery
di Lanpo Jia
12 utenti
Classifica globale 675
Member
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28
Il nascondiglio
di Corrie ten Boom
10,130 utenti
144 recensioni
½ 4.4
Classifica globale 60
9 Members
dara85, aulsmith, justmejo, HxBuff, cej1027, ahef1963, pgturner, EasyIndy, TwinDaddy,graychelsea
29
The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness
di Karen Armstrong
2,009 utenti
51 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 123
4 Members
ahef1963, Peace2, kjb3243, AlanAndrews33
30
Into the wild
di Jon Krakauer
17,961 utenti
445 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 13
20 Members
SqueakyChu, Minthe, mikehappysmith, smcwl, BookWallah, msdana, cindyst2000, spyrunner, augustau, altonmann, smasler, HxBuff, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Lurchador, Letz.Go, lib0233, valeneayar, ManWithAnAgenda, rn5f7fmozzy,
31
Ebano
di Ryszard Kapuściński
2,074 utenti
50 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 369
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32
Every Secret Thing: My Family, My Country
di Gillian Slovo
133 utenti
2 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 590
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33
The Natashas: Inside the New Global Sex Trade
di Victor Malarek
179 utenti
4
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34
The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
di John Vaillant
1,018 utenti
45 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 185
3 Members
ahef1963, rosskobayashi, AlanAndrews33
35
The Last Spike
di Pierre Berton
302 utenti
1 recensione
3.9
Classifica globale 519
Member
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36
A Brief History of Time
di Stephen Hawking
6,794 utenti
99 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 17
18 Members
jdyork74, merrystar, spyrunner, Percevan, smasler, HxBuff, Jennine, bytheseabchcmbr, ahef1963, Letz.Go, christianromney, valeneayar, chwiggy, EugenNegoita, titov, TwinDaddy, IraTozer, izzy45,HollyBoggie
37
Testament of Youth
di Vera Brittain
2,155 utenti
53 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 236
2 Members
booksinbed, ahef1963
38
La mia vita
di Agatha Christie
1,914 utenti
40 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 376
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39
Three Singles to Adventure
di Gerald Durrell
450 utenti
8 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 488
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40
La vita immortale di Henrietta Lacks
di Rebecca Skloot
14,615 utenti
739 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 3
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
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.
42
Breve storia di (quasi) tutto
di Bill Bryson
23,229 utenti
398 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 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 ,
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.)
44
Nel cuore dell'oceano: la vera storia della baleniera Essex
di Nathaniel Philbrick
6,364 utenti
167 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 81
6 Members
explor19, dmartin1186, cataloga, smasler, vwinsloe, ahef1963
45
84, Charing Cross Road
di Helene Hanff
5,845 utenti
348 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 47
11 Members
booksinbed, smcwl, thorold, merrystar, edparks, smasler, srdr, gypsysmom, ahef1963, This-n-That, TwinDaddy
46
Una passeggiata nei boschi
di Bill Bryson
16,862 utenti
473 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 29
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
47
Prophet's Prey: My Seven-Year Investigation into Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints
di Sam Brower
329 utenti
32 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 137
4 Members
aulsmith, HollyBoggie, susiesharp, ahef1963
48
Un anno in Provenza
di Peter Mayle
5,547 utenti
111 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 144
4 Members
edparks, gypsysmom, ahef1963, This-n-That,pltgsage
49
Lo scafandro e la farfalla
di Jean-Dominique Bauby
4,457 utenti
154 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 149
3 Members
kiwidoc, eclecticdodo, ahef1963
50
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
di Katherine Boo
4,374 utenti
292 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 74
7 Members
srdr, vwinsloe, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EasyIndy, steller0707, bpmoss
51
Truth and Beauty: A Friendship
di Ann Patchett
2,690 utenti
100 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 162
3 Members
booksinbed, edparks, ahef1963
52
Call the Midwife
di Jennifer Worth
2,444 utenti
137 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 99
5 Members
eclecticdodo, ahef1963, This-n-That, ManWithAnAgenda, Brandy1411
53
Joni: An Unforgettable Story
di Joni Eareckson Tada
1,986 utenti
10 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 125
4 Members
adsddy, dara85, eclecticdodo, ahef1963
54
Persepolis
di Marjane Satrapi
6,878 utenti
252 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 79
6 Members
eclecticdodo, ahef1963, sashame, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, izzy45
55
Mai senza mia figlia
di Betty Mahmoody
1,808 utenti
30 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 126
4 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963, Caroline77, TwinDaddy
57
Me parlare bello un giorno
di David Sedaris
21,069 utenti
368 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 36
14 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, spyrunner, cataloga, gypsysmom, ahef1963, stacia666, lib0233, christianromney, LTietz, valeneayar, crookedcat, ManWithAnAgenda, graveltr,TashMason ,graychelsea
58
Shock economy. L'ascesa del capitalismo dei disastri
di Naomi Klein
5,373 utenti
129 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 83
6 Members
altonmann, hvg, bibliopolitan, ahef1963, EugenNegoita, bpmoss
59
Breve storia della vita privata
di Bill Bryson
6,438 utenti
262 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 80
6 Members
Minthe, chellerystick, HollyBoggie, altonmann, gypsysmom, ahef1963
60
La notte
di Elie Wiesel
27,560 utenti
572 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 105
5 Members
dara85, cindyst2000, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Julie_in_the_Library,BayanX
Spiegazioni
BayanX : He was a shill - a liar - a disgrace to those who did suffer: Poles, Gypsies, Priests, Russians, Jews.
62
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
di Isabel Wilkerson
5,232 utenti
183 recensioni
½ 4.4
Classifica globale 39
12 Members
lorax, lilithcat, TruthSeeker, justmejo, LovingLit, sssolstice, vwinsloe, ahef1963, christianromney, Sace, EasyIndy, bpmoss
63
The Elements of Style
di William Jr. Strunk
19,883 utenti
192 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 37
15 Members
dmartin1186, booksinbed, smcwl, kiwidoc, merrystar, sssolstice, HxBuff, Jennine, leonja, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Caroline77, kara.shamy, chwiggy, ManWithAnAgenda,kootibkiteer ,MaskedMumbler ,spiphany