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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1
De vorst
door Niccolò Machiavelli
23,612 leden
253 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Algemene Rangorde 18
17 Members
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3
In koelen bloede
door Truman Capote
23,710 leden
466 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 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
Verklaringen
: No true crime
4
Het onsterfelijke leven van Henrietta Lacks
door Rebecca Skloot
14,611 leden
739 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 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
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.
6
De volmaakte storm
door Sebastian Junger
6,134 leden
93 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 15
18 Members
June, SqueakyChu, smcwl, BookWallah, mkimzey, spyrunner, augustau, altonmann, cataloga, justmejo, smasler, sssolstice, cej1027, bytheseabchcmbr, gypsysmom, jnlutz, kara.shamy, valeneayar
7
De metereoloog en de storm. Roman
door Erik Larson
4,068 leden
136 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 26
15 Members
hailelib, ABVR, adsddy, SqueakyChu, explor19, AnnaClaire, billkaiser, cataloga, smasler, LovingLit, Bluewolf0411, kara.shamy, pgturner, hdlane, valeneayar,eromsted
8
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
door Laura Hillenbrand
7,877 leden
155 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 34
14 Members
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9
Het hart van de zee: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
door Nathaniel Philbrick
6,362 leden
167 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 81
6 Members
explor19, dmartin1186, cataloga, smasler, vwinsloe, ahef1963
10
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War
door Tony Horwitz
3,134 leden
77 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 75
7 Members
schmootc, aulsmith, sjmccreary, edparks, cataloga, rozymary, crookedcat
11
Ik mooi praten
door David Sedaris
21,066 leden
368 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 36
14 Members
hipdeep, booksinbed, spyrunner, cataloga, gypsysmom, ahef1963, stacia666, lib0233, christianromney, LTietz, valeneayar, crookedcat, ManWithAnAgenda, graveltr,TashMason ,graychelsea
13
Escape
door Carolyn Jessop
1,753 leden
107 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 173
3 Members
dara85, cataloga, ahef1963
14
Pure klasse
door Tom Wolfe
4,664 leden
72 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 72
7 Members
aulsmith, altonmann, cataloga, smasler, Bluewolf0411, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda
15
Zeitoun
door Dave Eggers
4,202 leden
181 besprekingen
4.1
Algemene Rangorde 151
4 Members
dara85, cataloga, rozymary, jfein,Caroline77
16
De Zamperini legende van olympisch atleet tot oorlogsheld
door Laura Hillenbrand
12,208 leden
594 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 69
7 Members
BookWallah, HollyBoggie, chgstrom, cataloga, whg99, vwinsloe, TashMason
17
Steek je familie in de kleren
door David Sedaris
13,252 leden
194 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 206
4 Members
spyrunner, cataloga, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda,aulsmith ,Caroline77
Verklaringen
aulsmith : I just don't think he's that funny
18
Terug in Amerika
door Bill Bryson
16,859 leden
473 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 29
13 Members
smcwl, thorold, aulsmith, HollyBoggie, cindyst2000, altonmann, cataloga, HxBuff, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, This-n-That, ManWithAnAgenda
Verklaringen
thorold: Bryson before he ran out of new ideas
19
De jongens in de boot de legendarische acht van 1936
door Daniel James Brown
5,330 leden
262 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 54
10 Members
BookWallah, redsox0407, merrystar, altonmann, cataloga, srdr, sssolstice, vwinsloe, HxBuff, This-n-That