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
14,615 utenti
739 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
23,712 utenti
466 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
23,226 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
23,612 utenti
253 recensioni
½ 3.7
17 Members
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19
Storia del popolo americano: dal 1492 a oggi
di Howard Zinn
14,758 utenti
158 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
11,745 utenti
225 recensioni
4.1
16 Members
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Autobiografia di Malcolm X
di Malcolm X
9,780 utenti
123 recensioni
½ 4.3
16 Members
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Una passeggiata nei boschi
di Bill Bryson
16,861 utenti
473 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
13,915 utenti
351 recensioni
4.2
13 Members
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Longitude
di Dava Sobel
9,206 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
9,109 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
5,382 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
4,297 utenti
79 recensioni
4
14 Members
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Per mano nel buio
di Barbara Demick
3,201 utenti
177 recensioni
½ 4.4
12 Members
lorax, keristars, lahochstetler, kiwidoc, elkiedee, HxBuff, rozymary, ahef1963, Caroline77, ekelnor, philna, graveltr
42
Il cristianesimo così com'è
di C. S. Lewis
26,198 utenti
219 recensioni
½ 4.3
13 Members
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43
Collasso: come le società scelgono di morire o vivere
di Jared M. Diamond
12,210 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
7,682 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
46
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
di Charles C. Mann
7,275 utenti
196 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
5,844 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
13,700 utenti
199 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
10,832 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
6,099 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
9,255 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
3,650 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
3,250 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
15,558 utenti
403 recensioni
3.9
10 Members
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60
Il nascondiglio
di Corrie ten Boom
10,130 utenti
144 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
8,330 utenti
159 recensioni
4.1
8 Members
dara85, dhm, kootibkiteer, altonmann, Jennine, rozymary, Aug3Zimm, Peace2
65
Ascesa e declino delle grandi potenze
di Paul Kennedy
2,925 utenti
20 recensioni
4
8 Members
TruthSeeker, billkaiser, rory1000, peterveen, Gallozitto, EugenNegoita, bpmoss, BrandonMC75
67
Hiroshima (Expanded edition)
di John Hersey
1,967 utenti
37 recensioni
4.1
8 Members
hipdeep, aulsmith, SylviaC, 2wonderY, smasler, Bluewolf0411, acajas, Charon07
69
Confessioni
di Saint Augustine
22,419 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
12,209 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
6,644 utenti
42 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
5,240 utenti
281 recensioni
½ 4.5
7 Members
KimarieBee, altonmann, LovingLit, gypsysmom, Caroline77, kara.shamy, graveltr
73
La stoffa giusta
di Tom Wolfe
4,664 utenti
72 recensioni
4.2
7 Members
aulsmith, altonmann, cataloga, smasler, Bluewolf0411, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda
74
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
di Katherine Boo
4,374 utenti
292 recensioni
4.1
7 Members
srdr, vwinsloe, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EasyIndy, steller0707, bpmoss
75
Il manoscritto
di Stephen Greenblatt
3,589 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
3,135 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
1,641 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
14,399 utenti
192 recensioni
4
8 Members
SqueakyChu, dhm, altonmann, rory1000, ahef1963, Letz.Go, OmarDecafe, bpmoss,BayanX ,MaskedMumbler
79
Persepolis
di Marjane Satrapi
6,879 utenti
252 recensioni
½ 4.3
6 Members
eclecticdodo, ahef1963, sashame, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, izzy45
80
Breve storia della vita privata
di Bill Bryson
6,438 utenti
262 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
6,362 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
6,117 utenti
360 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
5,372 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
4,225 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
4,139 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
3,171 utenti
35 recensioni
4.1
6 Members
smasler, hvg, peterveen, bibliopolitan, bpmoss, AlanAndrews33
88
Metafora e vita quotidiana
di George Lakoff
2,499 utenti
18 recensioni
3.9
6 Members
szarka, chellerystick, indigorising, spiphany, pinne, izzy45
89
Preghiera per Černobyl'
di Svetlana Alexievich
2,337 utenti
78 recensioni
½ 4.3
6 Members
hipdeep, _Zoe_, kara.shamy, steller0707, BrandonMC75, Hadi02
90
Se questo è un uomo
di Primo Levi
6,069 utenti
98 recensioni
½ 4.3
5 Members
kiwidoc, lewbs, hvg, Julie_in_the_Library, Hadi02
91
Saggio sulla liberta
di John Stuart Mill
5,540 utenti
40 recensioni
3.9
5 Members
smcwl, lewbs, MaskedMumbler, HxBuff, bpmoss
92
Lungo cammino verso la libertà: autobiografia
di Nelson Mandela
4,865 utenti
62 recensioni
½ 4.3
6 Members
dmartin1186, HxBuff, leonja, ahef1963, jfein, bpmoss,BayanX
93
L'arte di ricordare tutto
di Joshua Foer
4,262 utenti
133 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
_Zoe_, msdana, spyrunner, AlanAndrews33, izzy45
94
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
di Paulo Freire
4,238 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
3,745 utenti
38 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
adsddy, inge87, billkaiser, jfein, ManWithAnAgenda
96
Un'eredità di avorio e ambra
di Edmund De Waal
3,659 utenti
157 recensioni
4
5 Members
booksinbed, gypsysmom, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda, skid0612
97
La sesta estinzione: una storia innaturale
di Elizabeth Kolbert
3,626 utenti
163 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
inge87, Navarone, NoPlanetB, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
99
Call the Midwife
di Jennifer Worth
2,444 utenti
137 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
eclecticdodo, ahef1963, This-n-That, ManWithAnAgenda, Brandy1411
100
Sei proprio il mio typo. La vita segreta delle font
di Simon Garfield
2,311 utenti
114 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
kiwidoc, TruthSeeker, HollyBoggie, LovingLit, TwinDaddy