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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Le Prince
de Niccolò Machiavelli
23,595 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
3
De sang-froid
de Truman Capote
23,700 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
4
La Vie immortelle d'Henrietta Lacks
de Rebecca Skloot
14,596 membres
739 critiques
4.2
Rang global 3
39 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, carolmaren,eromsted , , , ,Sharkie35
Explications
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.
6
La tempête
de Sebastian Junger
6,128 membres
93 critiques
3.9
Rang global 15
18 Members
June, SqueakyChu, smcwl, BookWallah, mkimzey, spyrunner, augustau, altonmann, cataloga, justmejo, smasler, sssolstice, cej1027, bytheseabchcmbr, gypsysmom, jnlutz, kara.shamy, valeneayar
9
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
de Nathaniel Philbrick
6,354 membres
167 critiques
4.2
Rang global 81
6 Members
explor19, dmartin1186, cataloga, smasler, vwinsloe, ahef1963
10
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War
de Tony Horwitz
3,132 membres
77 critiques
4.1
Rang global 75
7 Members
schmootc, aulsmith, sjmccreary, edparks, cataloga, rozymary, crookedcat
11
Je parler français
de David Sedaris
21,057 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
13
Escape
de Carolyn Jessop
1,753 membres
107 critiques
3.9
Rang global 173
3 Members
dara85, cataloga, ahef1963
14
L'étoffe des héros
de Tom Wolfe
4,659 membres
72 critiques
4.2
Rang global 72
7 Members
aulsmith, altonmann, cataloga, smasler, Bluewolf0411, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda
15
Zeitoun
de Dave Eggers
4,200 membres
181 critiques
4.1
Rang global 151
4 Members
dara85, cataloga, rozymary, jfein,Caroline77
16
Invincible. Une histoire de survie et de rédemption
de Laura Hillenbrand
12,199 membres
594 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 69
7 Members
BookWallah, HollyBoggie, chgstrom, cataloga, whg99, vwinsloe, TashMason
17
Habillés pour l'hiver
de David Sedaris
13,250 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
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Promenons-nous dans les bois
de Bill Bryson
16,851 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