Non-Fiction Worth Reading

Description
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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Walden / Civil Disobedience
de Henry David Thoreau
7,675 membres
49 critiques
3.9
Rang global 45
11 Members
June, roby72, questbird, katie4098, sssolstice, spiphany, Jennine, gypsysmom, Sace, titov, AlanAndrews33
Explications
questbird: How a nature lover can live in modern society
4
Darwin est-il dangereux ?
de Daniel C. Dennett
3,170 membres
35 critiques
4.1
Rang global 87
6 Members
smasler, hvg, peterveen, bibliopolitan, bpmoss, AlanAndrews33
5
Le garçon qui dompta le vent
de William Kamkwamba
2,509 membres
142 critiques
4.1
Rang global 98
5 Members
Edward, hailelib, _Zoe_, This-n-That, AlanAndrews33
6
Aventures au coeur de la mémoire
de Joshua Foer
4,257 membres
133 critiques
3.8
Rang global 93
5 Members
_Zoe_, msdana, spyrunner, AlanAndrews33, izzy45
7
Working : Une adaptation graphique
de Studs Terkel
2,121 membres
20 critiques
4.2
Rang global 102
5 Members
eromsted, dhm, HollyBoggie, altonmann, AlanAndrews33
8
The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness
de Karen Armstrong
2,008 membres
51 critiques
4
Rang global 123
4 Members
ahef1963, Peace2, kjb3243, AlanAndrews33
9
Nurtureshock: New Thinking About Children
de Po Bronson
1,567 membres
93 critiques
4
Rang global 127
4 Members
ojchase, Caroline77, kjb3243, AlanAndrews33
11
The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
de Michael Pollan
5,308 membres
153 critiques
4
Rang global 115
4 Members
altonmann, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, AlanAndrews33
12
De la note au cerveau : L'influence de la musique sur le comportement
de Daniel J. Levitin
4,054 membres
67 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 119
5 Members
June, sjmccreary, altonmann, AlanAndrews33, BrandonMC75,kiwidoc
13
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
de Jonathan Haidt
3,216 membres
75 critiques
4.1
Rang global 121
4 Members
brewergirl, lbeaumont, ojchase, AlanAndrews33
14
The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
de John Vaillant
1,018 membres
45 critiques
4
Rang global 185
3 Members
ahef1963, rosskobayashi, AlanAndrews33
15
The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must
de Robert Zubrin
784 membres
15 critiques
4
Rang global 278
2 Members
spyrunner, AlanAndrews33
16
Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants
de Douglas W. Tallamy
572 membres
15 critiques
½ 4.5
Rang global 191
3 Members
mkbird, kerrygiven, AlanAndrews33
17
My Beloved Brontosaurus: On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs
de Riley Black
276 membres
13 critiques
4
Rang global 200
3 Members
briarhills, smasler, AlanAndrews33
18
Am I Alone Here?: Notes on Living to Read and Reading to Live
de Peter Orner
206 membres
13 critiques
4
Rang global 202
3 Members
edparks, gypsysmom, AlanAndrews33
19
Les Entretiens de Confucius
de Confucius
6,098 membres
60 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 143
3 Members
questbird, AlanAndrews33, izzy45
Explications
questbird: Understand Confucius indirectly by reading the Analects
20
Pourquoi je ne suis pas chrétien, et autres textes
de Bertrand Russell
4,033 membres
39 critiques
3.9
Rang global 216
3 Members
eromsted, LesleyAshton, AlanAndrews33,HollyBoggie
21
The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
de Ian Mortimer
3,058 membres
93 critiques
4
Rang global 223
2 Members
Rusty37, AlanAndrews33
22
Self-Made Man: One Woman's Year Disguised as a Man
de Norah Vincent
1,460 membres
60 critiques
½ 3.4
Rang global 247
2 Members
peterveen, AlanAndrews33
23
A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)
de Barbara Oakley
1,126 membres
21 critiques
3.9
Rang global 263
2 Members
szarka, AlanAndrews33
24
Le cerveau fait de l'esprit : Enquête sur les neurones miroirs
de V. S. Ramachandran
898 membres
18 critiques
3.8
Rang global 274
2 Members
hipdeep, AlanAndrews33
26
Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning
de James M. Lang
290 membres
5 critiques
4
Rang global 300
2 Members
hipdeep, AlanAndrews33
27
Frozen Desire: The Meaning of Money
de James Buchan
175 membres
4 critiques
4
Rang global 304
2 Members
questbird, AlanAndrews33
Explications
questbird: Why do we believe in money?
28
Common People: In Pursuit of My Ancestors
de Alison Light
163 membres
9 critiques
4.1
Rang global 307
2 Members
souloftherose, AlanAndrews33
29
How Risky Is It, Really?: Why Our Fears Don't Always Match the Facts
de David Ropeik
98 membres
3 critiques
3.2
Rang global 312
2 Members
hipdeep, AlanAndrews33
30
The Torchlight List: Around the World in 200 Books
de James R. Flynn
55 membres
1 critique
4
Rang global 314
2 Members
LovingLit, AlanAndrews33
31
Trois homme dans un bateau, sans parler du chien
de Jerome K. Jerome
7,689 membres
290 critiques
3.9
Rang global 728
Member
AlanAndrews33,smcwl ,AnnaClaire ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,TashMason ,steller0707
Explications
smcwl : fiction
aulsmith : Wikipedia says it's a novel.
merrystar : fictionalized account of a real trip
steller0707 : It is a novel