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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Nos voisins du dessous
de Bill Bryson
9,113 membres
229 critiques
4
Rang global 33
13 Members
hipdeep, KimarieBee, HollyBoggie, mkbird, spyrunner, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kerrygiven, Lurchador, jfein, Letz.Go, darllenwr_brwd
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Dieu dans l'enfer de Ravensbrück
de Corrie ten Boom
10,175 membres
144 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 60
9 Members
dara85, aulsmith, justmejo, HxBuff, cej1027, ahef1963, pgturner, EasyIndy, TwinDaddy,graychelsea
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Growing Up Native American
de Patricia Riley
170 membres
1 critique
3.9
Rang global 307
2 Members
mkbird, cej1027
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Native American Testimony: A Chronicle of Indian-White Relations from Prophecy to the Present
de Peter Nabokov
478 membres
1 critique
4.1
Rang global 297
2 Members
leonja, cej1027
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Across Many Mountains: A Tibetan Family's Epic Journey from Oppression to Freedom
de Yangzom Brauen
288 membres
52 critiques
3.8
Rang global 526
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La fabrique des femmes : Du village à l'usine : deux jeunes Chinoises racontent
de Leslie T. Chang
976 membres
42 critiques
3.9
Rang global 130
4 Members
elkiedee, rozymary, cej1027, rosskobayashi
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Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity (Solutions Series)
de Robert Cwiklik
532 membres
3 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 296
2 Members
dmartin1186, cej1027
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On My Own at 107: Reflections on Life Without Bessie
de Sarah L. Delany
149 membres
1 critique
½ 3.5
Rang global 583
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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
de Sarah L. Delany
1,366 membres
20 critiques
4
Rang global 701
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La vie de Frederick Douglass, esclave américain, écrite par lui-même
de Frederick Douglass
9,271 membres
119 critiques
4
Rang global 55
9 Members
spiphany, HxBuff, leonja, cej1027, Caroline77, kara.shamy, TwinDaddy, sashame, bpmoss
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Lakota Woman : Ma vie de femme sioux
de Mary Brave Bird
1,209 membres
16 critiques
3.8
Rang global 409
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Lost Bird of Wounded Knee: Spirit of the Lakota
de Renee Sansom Flood
60 membres
4 critiques
4.1
Rang global 631
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Dans la peau d'un Noir
de John Howard Griffin
4,299 membres
79 critiques
4
Rang global 40
14 Members
smcwl, chellerystick, sjmccreary, jdyork74, kootibkiteer, edparks, smasler, sssolstice, leonja, cej1027, ahef1963, Lurchador, Caroline77, valeneayar,Sace ,graychelsea
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Letter to Daniel: Despatches from the Heart (BBC)
de Fergal Keane
106 membres
2 critiques
3.8
Rang global 603
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The Occupation of Alcatraz Island: Indian Self-Determination and the Rise of Indian Activism
de Troy R. Johnson
27 membres
½ 3.5
Rang global 664
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Les Fondements du christianisme, tome 2
de C. S. Lewis
26,281 membres
220 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 42
13 Members
cpg, smcwl, ojchase, HollyBoggie, merrystar, artturnerjr, eclecticdodo, HxBuff, cej1027, pgturner, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, bpmoss,hvg ,graychelsea
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Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491
de Charles C. Mann
455 membres
10 critiques
3.8
Rang global 487
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The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay: Life in Medieval Africa
de Patricia McKissack
151 membres
3 critiques
3
Rang global 581
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No-No Boy
de John Okada
722 membres
21 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 451
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Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry
de John Piper
2,542 membres
28 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 165
3 Members
mkbird, cej1027, kjb3243
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How the Other Half Lives
de Jacob A. Riis
1,424 membres
9 critiques
3.9
Rang global 250
2 Members
cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda
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Tes oeuvres sont admirables,
de Philip Yancey
1,593 membres
6 critiques
4.2
Rang global 246
2 Members
HollyBoggie, cej1027
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From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya
de Ruth Tucker
1,321 membres
9 critiques
3.9
Rang global 402
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The Plug-In Drug: Television, Computers, and Family Life
de Marie Winn
246 membres
5 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 201
3 Members
HollyBoggie, cej1027, kjb3243
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Les Confessions
de Saint Augustine
22,454 membres
157 critiques
3.9
Rang global 69
7 Members
roby72, smasler, cej1027, kara.shamy, mspixieears, TwinDaddy, TashMason
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Ce Jésus que je ne connaissais pas
de Philip Yancey
4,764 membres
38 critiques
4
Rang global 147
3 Members
ojchase, cej1027, lisacmiller
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La tempête
de Sebastian Junger
6,147 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
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Élan-Noir ou la Vie d'un saint homme des Sioux oglalas
de John G. Neihardt
3,794 membres
46 critiques
4
Rang global 153
4 Members
smcwl, spiphany, leonja, cej1027,hipdeep
Explications
hipdeep: Significant charges that this is not historically accurate and substantially embellished/created by the author.
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Rabbit-Proof Fence
de Doris Pilkington
784 membres
29 critiques
½ 3.4
Rang global 446
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La Vie immortelle d'Henrietta Lacks
de Rebecca Skloot
14,661 membres
741 critiques
4.2
Rang global 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
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.
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Darwin's Black Box
de Michael J. Behe
2,148 membres
19 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 237
2 Members
ojchase, cej1027
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Promenons-nous dans les bois
de Bill Bryson
16,894 membres
475 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
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Préjudice
de Jonathan Harr
2,505 membres
36 critiques
3.9
Rang global 166
3 Members
altonmann, edparks, cej1027
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
de Anne Fadiman
4,830 membres
127 critiques
4.2
Rang global 118
4 Members
brewergirl, BookWallah, cej1027, TashMason
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Material World: A Global Family Portrait
de Peter Menzel
1,435 membres
18 critiques
½ 4.6
Rang global 249
2 Members
cej1027, kerrygiven
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Trop noir, trop blanc
de Trevor Noah
6,139 membres
361 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 82
7 Members
dhm, cej1027, This-n-That, ManWithAnAgenda, Brandy1411, izzy45, CarolynBurke7,TashMason
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March: Books 1-3
de John Lewis
452 membres
11 critiques
½ 4.6
Rang global 196
3 Members
hipdeep, cej1027, ManWithAnAgenda