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 Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
de Carl Sagan
7,068 membres
106 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 208
2 Members
kerrygiven, ManWithAnAgenda
2
De sang-froid
de Truman Capote
23,712 membres
466 critiques
4.1
Rang global 11
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
Explications
: No true crime
3
Habillés pour l'hiver
de David Sedaris
13,254 membres
194 critiques
3.9
Rang global 206
4 Members
spyrunner, cataloga, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith ,Caroline77
Explications
aulsmith : I just don't think he's that funny
4
Un lointain miroir, le XIVe siècle des calamités
de Barbara W. Tuchman
7,157 membres
123 critiques
4.1
Rang global 108
4 Members
NoPlanetB, kara.shamy, M_Clark, ManWithAnAgenda
5
La Nuit
de Elie Wiesel
27,558 membres
572 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 105
5 Members
dara85, cindyst2000, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Julie_in_the_Library,BayanX
Explications
BayanX : He was a shill - a liar - a disgrace to those who did suffer: Poles, Gypsies, Priests, Russians, Jews.
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
de Michael Pollan
5,313 membres
153 critiques
4
Rang global 115
4 Members
altonmann, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, AlanAndrews33
7
Call the Midwife
de Jennifer Worth
2,444 membres
137 critiques
4.1
Rang global 99
5 Members
eclecticdodo, ahef1963, This-n-That, ManWithAnAgenda, Brandy1411
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L'étoffe des héros
de Tom Wolfe
4,664 membres
72 critiques
4.2
Rang global 72
7 Members
aulsmith, altonmann, cataloga, smasler, Bluewolf0411, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda
11
Je parler français
de David Sedaris
21,067 membres
368 critiques
4
Rang global 36
14 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, spyrunner, cataloga, gypsysmom, ahef1963, stacia666, lib0233, christianromney, LTietz, valeneayar, crookedcat, ManWithAnAgenda, graveltr,TashMason ,graychelsea
12
Promenons-nous dans les bois
de Bill Bryson
16,861 membres
473 critiques
4
Rang global 29
13 Members
smcwl, thorold, aulsmith, HollyBoggie, cindyst2000, altonmann, cataloga, HxBuff, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, This-n-That, ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
thorold: Bryson before he ran out of new ideas
13
Le Prince
de Niccolò Machiavelli
23,612 membres
253 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 18
17 Members
hipdeep, dmartin1186, smcwl, roby72, sjmccreary, spyrunner, cataloga, lewbs, HxBuff, mspixieears, giucav, valeneayar, titov, TwinDaddy, sashame, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45,graychelsea
15
Modernism: The Lure of Heresy
de Peter Gay
453 membres
6 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 298
2 Members
kiwidoc, ManWithAnAgenda
16
How the Other Half Lives
de Jacob A. Riis
1,421 membres
9 critiques
3.9
Rang global 249
2 Members
cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
de Randall Munroe
6,576 membres
215 critiques
4.2
Rang global 142
3 Members
hipdeep, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
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March: Books 1-3
de John Lewis
451 membres
11 critiques
½ 4.6
Rang global 196
3 Members
hipdeep, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
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1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed
de Eric H. Cline
1,431 membres
49 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 180
3 Members
peterveen, EugenNegoita, ManWithAnAgenda
21
Marie-Antoinette
de Antonia Fraser
3,318 membres
58 critiques
3.9
Rang global 158
3 Members
AnnaClaire, Gallozitto, ManWithAnAgenda
22
Montaigne. Essais (La Pléiade, 19 34)
de Michel de Montaigne
4,796 membres
48 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 146
3 Members
June, lewbs, ManWithAnAgenda
23
La 6e extinction
de Elizabeth Kolbert
3,626 membres
163 critiques
4.1
Rang global 97
5 Members
inge87, Navarone, NoPlanetB, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
24
Trop noir, trop blanc
de Trevor Noah
6,117 membres
360 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 82
7 Members
dhm, cej1027, This-n-That, ManWithAnAgenda, Brandy1411, izzy45, CarolynBurke7,TashMason
25
Moi, Malala je lutte pour l'éducation et je résiste aux talibans
de Malala Yousafzai
6,416 membres
268 critiques
4.1
Rang global 110
4 Members
chgstrom, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, izzy45
26
La mémoire retrouvée
de Edmund De Waal
3,659 membres
157 critiques
4
Rang global 96
5 Members
booksinbed, gypsysmom, Peace2, ManWithAnAgenda, skid0612
27
Persepolis
de Marjane Satrapi
6,879 membres
252 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 79
6 Members
eclecticdodo, ahef1963, sashame, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, izzy45
28
From Dawn to Decadence
de Jacques Barzun
3,745 membres
38 critiques
4.1
Rang global 95
5 Members
adsddy, inge87, billkaiser, jfein, ManWithAnAgenda
29
1491 Nouvelles révélations sur les Amériques avant Christophe Colomb
de Charles C. Mann
7,274 membres
196 critiques
4.2
Rang global 46
11 Members
lorax, inge87, TruthSeeker, smasler, HxBuff, kerrygiven, NoPlanetB, Sace, khemako, ManWithAnAgenda, bpmoss
31
Printemps silencieux
de Rachel Carson
6,515 membres
97 critiques
4
Rang global 25
15 Members
hailelib, June, inge87, BookWallah, TruthSeeker, jdyork74, augustau, smasler, sssolstice, spiphany, Jennine, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, bpmoss,HollyBoggie
32
Une histoire populaire des États-Unis. De 1492 à nos jours
de Howard Zinn
14,758 membres
158 critiques
4.2
Rang global 19
18 Members
daschaich, eromsted, TruthSeeker, artturnerjr, altonmann, indigorising, elkiedee, HxBuff, Bluewolf0411, leonja, LTietz, valeneayar, Sace, EugenNegoita, TwinDaddy, sashame, ManWithAnAgenda, bpmoss,HollyBoggie ,BayanX
Explications
leonja: One of the most important contributions made to date concerning the study of US History.
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Ishmael
de Daniel Quinn
6,449 membres
121 critiques
3.9
Rang global 727
Member
daschaich, ,AnnaClaire ,aulsmith ,ManWithAnAgenda
Explications
aulsmith : Fiction.