Non-Fiction Worth Reading

Beschrijving
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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Het onsterfelijke leven van Henrietta Lacks
door Rebecca Skloot
14,596 leden
739 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 3
39 Members
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Verklaringen
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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Geschiedenis van het Amerikaanse volk
door Howard Zinn
14,741 leden
158 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 19
18 Members
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leonja: One of the most important contributions made to date concerning the study of US History.
4
A Brief History of Time
door Stephen Hawking
6,786 leden
99 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 17
18 Members
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6
De vorst
door Niccolò Machiavelli
23,599 leden
253 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 18
17 Members
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Over leven en schrijven
door Stephen King
18,528 leden
516 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 28
14 Members
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8
De zelfzuchtige genen
door Richard Dawkins
10,826 leden
119 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 51
13 Members
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questbird: We are temporary hosts for our ancient immortal genes
9
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
door Malcolm X
9,768 leden
123 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 24
16 Members
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10
Ondergang waarom zijn sommige beschavingen verdwenen en hoe kan de onze haar ondergang voorkomen ?
door Jared M. Diamond
12,207 leden
183 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 43
11 Members
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questbird: Environmental causes of the collapse of civilisations: a warning to us
11
Onversneden Christendom
door C. S. Lewis
26,186 leden
219 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 42
13 Members
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13
Ons feilbare denken
door Daniel Kahneman
11,723 leden
225 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 20
16 Members
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14
Charing Cross Road 84
door Helene Hanff
5,835 leden
348 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 47
11 Members
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15
John Adams : founding father van de Verenigde Staten
door David McCullough
13,694 leden
199 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 50
10 Members
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16
De schuilplaats
door Corrie ten Boom
10,113 leden
144 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 60
9 Members
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17
Het killervirus
door Richard Preston
6,092 leden
118 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 53
11 Members
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18
Macht der gewoonte waarom we doen wat we doen en hoe we dat kunnen veranderen
door Charles Duhigg
6,826 leden
236 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 56
10 Members
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19
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
door Frederick Douglass
9,243 leden
119 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 55
9 Members
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20
Precies mijn type: een boek over letters
door Simon Garfield
2,309 leden
114 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 100
5 Members
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21
Belijdenissen
door Saint Augustine
22,384 leden
157 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 68
7 Members
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22
Outliers
door Malcolm Gladwell
15,542 leden
403 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 59
10 Members
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23
Wip de merkwaardige relatie tussen seks en wetenschap
door Mary Roach
4,223 leden
219 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 85
6 Members
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24
Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
door David Eagleman
1,691 leden
43 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 177
3 Members
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25
In een sluier gevangen
door Betty Mahmoody
1,805 leden
30 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 126
4 Members
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Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
door Francine Prose
3,696 leden
100 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 156
3 Members
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Het geluk project een gelukkiger leven binnen 12 maanden
door Gretchen Rubin
4,838 leden
178 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Algemene Rangorde 117
4 Members
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