Non-Fiction Worth Reading

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Vejen til verden af i dag

af Jared Diamond

24,985 medlemmer

376 anmeldelser

4.1

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Djævelen i den hvide by

af Erik Larson

22,137 medlemmer

701 anmeldelser

4

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Henrietta Lacks' udødelige liv

af Rebecca Skloot

14,609 medlemmer

739 anmeldelser

4.2

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
Forklaringer: 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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Man's Search for Meaning

af Viktor Frankl

15,713 medlemmer

313 anmeldelser

4.2

30 Members: TruthSeeker, HollyBoggie, Craig_Pratt7052, cindyst2000, augustau, indigorising, Camaho, Navarone, MaskedMumbler, srdr, sssolstice, spiphany, vwinsloe, HxBuff, acajas, leonja, ahef1963, jfein, LTietz, giucav, valeneayar, msemmag, titov, TwinDaddy, steller0707, Elias3, booora26, Hadi02, wiseup, graveltr,graychelsea

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Op i det blå

af Jon Krakauer

14,069 medlemmer

313 anmeldelser

4.2

30 Members: brewergirl, ABVR, SqueakyChu, _Zoe_, Minthe, explor19, dara85, smcwl, BookWallah, dhm, javagal, mkimzey, spyrunner, augustau, altonmann, StephenBarkley, cataloga, Navarone, sssolstice, HxBuff, Marc349, ahef1963, Lurchador, kara.shamy, Letz.Go, rosskobayashi, Anamie, TashMason, FrazerParker, Brandy1411,eromsted

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Gödel, Escher, Bach : An Eternal Golden Braid

af Douglas Hofstadter

13,624 medlemmer

130 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

26 Members: lorax, hailelib, June, szarka, eromsted, cpg, tsangal, TruthSeeker, worcester, TheEphemeraRemix, mkbird, der_steppenwolf, merrystar, spyrunner, indigorising, souloftherose, hvg, MaskedMumbler, scriptus, anotherwise, kjb3243, christianromney, wolfetr, nectarot, carolmaren, Elizabethbennet929

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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

af Susan Cain

11,580 medlemmer

495 anmeldelser

4

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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

af Mary Roach

10,897 medlemmer

454 anmeldelser

4.1

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The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition

af Anne Frank

1,701 medlemmer

22 anmeldelser

4.2

24 Members: dara85, booksinbed, smcwl, kiwidoc, roby72, merrystar, augustau, cataloga, indigorising, souloftherose, sssolstice, HxBuff, Jennine, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Peace2, valeneayar, This-n-That, Rusty37, TashMason, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, Julie_in_the_Library,BayanX ,graychelsea

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Midnat i det gode og ondes have : roman

af John Berendt

14,757 medlemmer

288 anmeldelser

3.9

22 Members: June, adsddy, booksinbed, smcwl, varielle, jdyork74, Legalrealist, msdana, augustau, edparks, indigorising, HxBuff, peterveen, cej1027, bytheseabchcmbr, gypsysmom, pgturner, dianeham, valeneayar, HeatherVoight10, steller0707, jwagensveld,ahef1963

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Med koldt blod

af Truman Capote

23,714 medlemmer

466 anmeldelser

4.1

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
Forklaringer: : No true crime

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En kort historie om næsten alt

af Bill Bryson

23,222 medlemmer

398 anmeldelser

4.2

22 Members: HollyBoggie, chgstrom, Legalrealist, spyrunner, Navarone, briarhills, smasler, peterveen, leonja, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kerrygiven, Lurchador, anotherwise, Letz.Go, lib0233, hdlane, valeneayar, msemmag, IraTozer, bpmoss, izzy45,lorax ,
Forklaringer: lorax: An error-ridden mess complete with random gratuitous homophobia. Read it for the biographies, but don't believe the science if you didn't already know it (and maybe not even then, if you believe that glass flows.)

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Ind i vildmarken

af Jon Krakauer

17,960 medlemmer

445 anmeldelser

3.9

20 Members: SqueakyChu, Minthe, mikehappysmith, smcwl, BookWallah, msdana, cindyst2000, spyrunner, augustau, altonmann, smasler, HxBuff, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Lurchador, Letz.Go, lib0233, valeneayar, ManWithAnAgenda, rn5f7fmozzy,

14

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith

af Jon Krakauer

8,862 medlemmer

223 anmeldelser

3.9

20 Members: brewergirl, _Zoe_, Minthe, dara85, mikehappysmith, booksinbed, aulsmith, javagal, chgstrom, msdana, spyrunner, altonmann, cataloga, sssolstice, pltgsage, ahef1963, Lurchador, Caroline77, rosskobayashi, crookedcat,eromsted ,BayanX

15

The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men against the Sea

af Sebastian Junger

6,134 medlemmer

93 anmeldelser

3.9

18 Members: June, SqueakyChu, smcwl, BookWallah, mkimzey, spyrunner, augustau, altonmann, cataloga, justmejo, smasler, sssolstice, cej1027, bytheseabchcmbr, gypsysmom, jnlutz, kara.shamy, valeneayar

16

The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory

af Brian Greene

9,109 medlemmer

83 anmeldelser

4

17 Members: tsangal, antqueen, AnnaClaire, ojchase, indigorising, lewbs, dreamweaver529, peterveen, gypsysmom, Letz.Go, stacia666, christianromney, dianeham, valeneayar, titov, IraTozer, bpmoss

17

A Brief History of Time

af Stephen Hawking

6,793 medlemmer

99 anmeldelser

4

18 Members: jdyork74, merrystar, spyrunner, Percevan, smasler, HxBuff, Jennine, bytheseabchcmbr, ahef1963, Letz.Go, christianromney, valeneayar, chwiggy, EugenNegoita, titov, TwinDaddy, IraTozer, izzy45,HollyBoggie

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Fyrsten

af Niccolò Machiavelli

23,609 medlemmer

253 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

17 Members: hipdeep, dmartin1186, smcwl, roby72, sjmccreary, spyrunner, cataloga, lewbs, HxBuff, mspixieears, giucav, valeneayar, titov, TwinDaddy, sashame, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45,graychelsea

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A People's History of the United States

af Howard Zinn

14,751 medlemmer

158 anmeldelser

4.2

18 Members: daschaich, eromsted, TruthSeeker, artturnerjr, altonmann, indigorising, elkiedee, HxBuff, Bluewolf0411, leonja, LTietz, valeneayar, Sace, EugenNegoita, TwinDaddy, sashame, ManWithAnAgenda, bpmoss,HollyBoggie ,BayanX
Forklaringer: leonja: One of the most important contributions made to date concerning the study of US History.

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At tænke - hurtigt og langsomt

af Daniel Kahneman

11,739 medlemmer

225 anmeldelser

4.1

16 Members: TruthSeeker, chellerystick, HollyBoggie, Kan.Eis, msdana, altonmann, Camaho, lewbs, briarhills, MaskedMumbler, sssolstice, HxBuff, Jennine, titov, TwinDaddy, nectarot

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The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World

af Steven Johnson

4,410 medlemmer

193 anmeldelser

4

18 Members: lorax, hailelib, June, schmootc, smcwl, antqueen, AnnaClaire, chellerystick, mkimzey, SylviaC, altonmann, indigorising, rozymary, LoriAnnK, Barbara999, Luchtpint, steller0707, graychelsea, ,

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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

af Dan Ariely

4,092 medlemmer

119 anmeldelser

3.9

16 Members: KarenElissa, _Zoe_, HollyBoggie, mkbird, sjmccreary, altonmann, souloftherose, MaskedMumbler, LTietz, giucav, valeneayar, EugenNegoita, TwinDaddy, bpmoss, izzy45, graveltr

23

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America

af Barbara Ehrenreich

10,874 medlemmer

212 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

15 Members: lorax, AnnaClaire, aulsmith, kootibkiteer, augustau, altonmann, elkiedee, rozymary, leonja, cej1027, Lurchador, Caroline77, kara.shamy, rosskobayashi, valeneayar

24

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

af Malcolm X

9,779 medlemmer

123 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

16 Members: brewergirl, hipdeep, eromsted, booksinbed, smcwl, TruthSeeker, dhm, elkiedee, sssolstice, leonja, ahef1963, kara.shamy, TwinDaddy, steller0707, izzy45, graveltr,BayanX ,graychelsea

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Det tavse forår

af Rachel Carson

6,512 medlemmer

97 anmeldelser

4

15 Members: hailelib, June, inge87, BookWallah, TruthSeeker, jdyork74, augustau, smasler, sssolstice, spiphany, Jennine, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, bpmoss,HollyBoggie

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Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

af Erik Larson

4,068 medlemmer

136 anmeldelser

4

15 Members: hailelib, ABVR, adsddy, SqueakyChu, explor19, AnnaClaire, billkaiser, cataloga, smasler, LovingLit, Bluewolf0411, kara.shamy, pgturner, hdlane, valeneayar,eromsted

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Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks

af Ben Goldacre

3,209 medlemmer

104 anmeldelser

4.2

14 Members: Edward, hailelib, KarenElissa, kiwidoc, thorold, HollyBoggie, souloftherose, sssolstice, martensgirl, eclecticdodo, peterveen, Letz.Go, kjb3243, valeneayar

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Om at skrive : en forfatters erindringsbog om håndværket

af Stephen King

18,542 medlemmer

516 anmeldelser

4.2

14 Members: brewergirl, SqueakyChu, Navarone, briarhills, Jennine, bytheseabchcmbr, Caroline77, anotherwise, Peace2, valeneayar, TwinDaddy, ix8, ManWithAnAgenda, paulapathy,MaskedMumbler

29

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

af Bill Bryson

16,858 medlemmer

473 anmeldelser

4

13 Members: smcwl, thorold, aulsmith, HollyBoggie, cindyst2000, altonmann, cataloga, HxBuff, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, This-n-That, ManWithAnAgenda
Forklaringer: thorold: Bryson before he ran out of new ideas

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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

af Michael Pollan

13,913 medlemmer

351 anmeldelser

4.2

13 Members: SqueakyChu, Minthe, lbeaumont, mkimzey, altonmann, indigorising, sssolstice, rozymary, gypsysmom, Sace, khemako, steller0707, AlanAndrews33

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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

af Anne Lamott

10,176 medlemmer

239 anmeldelser

4.1

13 Members: smcwl, TruthSeeker, indigorising, sssolstice, HxBuff, ahef1963, lisacmiller, Caroline77, NoPlanetB, dianeham, valeneayar, Julie_in_the_Library, bpmoss

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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

af Dava Sobel

9,206 medlemmer

183 anmeldelser

3.9

14 Members: KimarieBee, kiwidoc, AnnaClaire, HollyBoggie, mkimzey, Legalrealist, altonmann, indigorising, Percevan, smasler, HxBuff, IraTozer, TashMason, jwagensveld,thorold
Forklaringer: thorold : Absurdly sensational book that tells you nothing about clockmaking

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Fra et solbagt kontinent

af Bill Bryson

9,108 medlemmer

229 anmeldelser

4

13 Members: hipdeep, KimarieBee, HollyBoggie, mkbird, spyrunner, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kerrygiven, Lurchador, jfein, Letz.Go, darllenwr_brwd

34

Seabiscuit: An American Legend

af Laura Hillenbrand

7,875 medlemmer

155 anmeldelser

4.2

14 Members: hipdeep, adsddy, SqueakyChu, dmartin1186, booksinbed, smcwl, msdana, altonmann, cataloga, smasler, sssolstice, pgturner, valeneayar, AlanAndrews33,graychelsea

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The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality

af Brian Greene

5,382 medlemmer

40 anmeldelser

4.1

13 Members: tsangal, dmartin1186, AnnaClaire, ojchase, indigorising, dreamweaver529, peterveen, Letz.Go, hdlane, dianeham, titov, IraTozer, bpmoss

36

Me Talk Pretty One Day

af David Sedaris

21,064 medlemmer

368 anmeldelser

4

14 Members: hipdeep, booksinbed, spyrunner, cataloga, gypsysmom, ahef1963, stacia666, lib0233, christianromney, LTietz, valeneayar, crookedcat, ManWithAnAgenda, graveltr,TashMason ,graychelsea

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The Elements of Style

af William Jr. Strunk

19,883 medlemmer

192 anmeldelser

4.2

15 Members: dmartin1186, booksinbed, smcwl, kiwidoc, merrystar, sssolstice, HxBuff, Jennine, leonja, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Caroline77, kara.shamy, chwiggy, ManWithAnAgenda,kootibkiteer ,MaskedMumbler ,spiphany

38

Fastfood nationen : skyggesiden af det ærkeamerikanske måltid

af Eric Schlosser

12,486 medlemmer

171 anmeldelser

3.9

12 Members: szarka, booksinbed, jdyork74, altonmann, rory1000, LovingLit, sssolstice, martensgirl, rozymary, Aug3Zimm, mspixieears, LTietz

39

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

af Isabel Wilkerson

5,230 medlemmer

183 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

12 Members: lorax, lilithcat, TruthSeeker, justmejo, LovingLit, sssolstice, vwinsloe, ahef1963, christianromney, Sace, EasyIndy, bpmoss

40

Black Like Me

af John Howard Griffin

4,297 medlemmer

79 anmeldelser

4

14 Members: smcwl, chellerystick, sjmccreary, jdyork74, kootibkiteer, edparks, smasler, sssolstice, leonja, cej1027, ahef1963, Lurchador, Caroline77, valeneayar,Sace ,graychelsea

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I ly af mørket : nordkoreanske skæbner

af Barbara Demick

3,201 medlemmer

177 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

12 Members: lorax, keristars, lahochstetler, kiwidoc, elkiedee, HxBuff, rozymary, ahef1963, Caroline77, ekelnor, philna, graveltr

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Det er kristendom

af C. S. Lewis

26,189 medlemmer

219 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

13 Members: cpg, smcwl, ojchase, HollyBoggie, merrystar, artturnerjr, eclecticdodo, HxBuff, cej1027, pgturner, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, bpmoss,hvg ,graychelsea

43

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

af Jared M. Diamond

12,212 medlemmer

183 anmeldelser

3.9

11 Members: TruthSeeker, aulsmith, mkimzey, questbird, altonmann, Percevan, dreamweaver529, peterveen, EugenNegoita, TwinDaddy, bpmoss
Forklaringer: questbird: Environmental causes of the collapse of civilisations: a warning to us

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Professoren og galningen : en beretning om mord, sindssyge og tilblivelsen af Oxford English Dictionary

af Simon Winchester

12,042 medlemmer

295 anmeldelser

3.8

11 Members: Minthe, kiwidoc, HollyBoggie, Legalrealist, altonmann, indigorising, HxBuff, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, Peace2, bpmoss

45

Walden / Civil Disobedience

af Henry David Thoreau

7,681 medlemmer

49 anmeldelser

3.9

11 Members: June, roby72, questbird, katie4098, sssolstice, spiphany, Jennine, gypsysmom, Sace, titov, AlanAndrews33
Forklaringer: questbird: How a nature lover can live in modern society

46

1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

af Charles C. Mann

7,272 medlemmer

196 anmeldelser

4.2

11 Members: lorax, inge87, TruthSeeker, smasler, HxBuff, kerrygiven, NoPlanetB, Sace, khemako, ManWithAnAgenda, bpmoss

47

84, Charing Cross Road

af Helene Hanff

5,842 medlemmer

348 anmeldelser

4.2

11 Members: booksinbed, smcwl, thorold, merrystar, edparks, smasler, srdr, gypsysmom, ahef1963, This-n-That, TwinDaddy

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The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl

af Timothy Egan

4,336 medlemmer

197 anmeldelser

4.2

12 Members: _Zoe_, explor19, chgstrom, sjmccreary, altonmann, elkiedee, smasler, LovingLit, pltgsage, kara.shamy, kjb3243, bpmoss,eromsted

49

Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong {original edition}

af James W. Loewen

709 medlemmer

10 anmeldelser

4

13 Members: adsddy, daschaich, SqueakyChu, eromsted, TheEphemeraRemix, jdyork74, HxBuff, Bluewolf0411, rozymary, cej1027, Sace, TwinDaddy, bpmoss,HollyBoggie ,BayanX

50

John Adams

af David McCullough

13,699 medlemmer

199 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

10 Members: explor19, AnnaClaire, sjmccreary, edparks, sssolstice, leonja, NoPlanetB, kara.shamy, TwinDaddy, bpmoss

51

The Selfish Gene

af Richard Dawkins

10,830 medlemmer

119 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

13 Members: daschaich, booksinbed, TheEphemeraRemix, questbird, Percevan, souloftherose, peterveen, Letz.Go, stacia666, valeneayar, TwinDaddy, izzy45, paulapathy,HollyBoggie ,BayanX ,indigorising
Forklaringer: questbird: We are temporary hosts for our ancient immortal genes

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I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away

af Bill Bryson

7,319 medlemmer

117 anmeldelser

3.8

10 Members: hipdeep, itbgc, altonmann, rozymary, ahef1963, LesleyAshton, Letz.Go, lib0233, darllenwr_brwd, valeneayar

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Farezone 4

af Richard Preston

6,097 medlemmer

118 anmeldelser

4

11 Members: Ravic, kootibkiteer, spyrunner, augustau, Bluewolf0411, peterveen, Caroline77, christianromney, TwinDaddy, Brandy1411, izzy45,eromsted

54

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

af Daniel James Brown

5,327 medlemmer

262 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

10 Members: BookWallah, redsox0407, merrystar, altonmann, cataloga, srdr, sssolstice, vwinsloe, HxBuff, This-n-That

55

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

af Frederick Douglass

9,252 medlemmer

119 anmeldelser

4

9 Members: spiphany, HxBuff, leonja, cej1027, Caroline77, kara.shamy, TwinDaddy, sashame, bpmoss

56

Vanens magt : hvorfor gør vi, som vi gør, og hvordan ændrer vi det?

af Charles Duhigg

6,831 medlemmer

236 anmeldelser

3.9

10 Members: TruthSeeker, ojchase, HollyBoggie, spyrunner, acajas, LTietz, TwinDaddy, bpmoss, izzy45, graveltr,aulsmith

57

Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters

af Matt Ridley

3,649 medlemmer

48 anmeldelser

4.1

9 Members: KarenElissa, ABVR, Noisy, norabelle414, spyrunner, martensgirl, peterveen, valeneayar, EugenNegoita

58

Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media

af Edward S. Herman

3,250 medlemmer

25 anmeldelser

4.1

9 Members: eromsted, TruthSeeker, BayanX, indigorising, leonja, ahef1963, Gallozitto, bpmoss, izzy45

59

Outliers: The Story of Success

af Malcolm Gladwell

15,552 medlemmer

403 anmeldelser

3.9

10 Members: booksinbed, HollyBoggie, msdana, altonmann, HxBuff, gypsysmom, Caroline77, kjb3243, titov, TwinDaddy,hipdeep ,MaskedMumbler

60

The Hiding Place

af Corrie ten Boom

10,127 medlemmer

144 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

9 Members: dara85, aulsmith, justmejo, HxBuff, cej1027, ahef1963, pgturner, EasyIndy, TwinDaddy,graychelsea

61

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

af Doris Kearns Goodwin

9,922 medlemmer

229 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

9 Members: explor19, AnnaClaire, chgstrom, sjmccreary, kara.shamy, Gallozitto, valeneayar, bpmoss, graveltr,graychelsea

62

Notes from a Small Island

af Bill Bryson

9,814 medlemmer

217 anmeldelser

3.8

9 Members: hipdeep, Minthe, billkaiser, rozymary, bytheseabchcmbr, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Letz.Go, darllenwr_brwd,rory1000

63

Vilde svaner : tre døtre af Kina

af Jung Chang

8,335 medlemmer

159 anmeldelser

4.1

8 Members: dara85, dhm, kootibkiteer, altonmann, Jennine, rozymary, Aug3Zimm, Peace2

64

Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World

af Tracy Kidder

4,924 medlemmer

147 anmeldelser

4.1

8 Members: lbeaumont, BookWallah, dhm, HxBuff, gypsysmom, jfein, EasyIndy, ManWithAnAgenda

65

The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers

af Paul Kennedy

2,925 medlemmer

20 anmeldelser

4

8 Members: TruthSeeker, billkaiser, rory1000, peterveen, Gallozitto, EugenNegoita, bpmoss, BrandonMC75

66

The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914

af Barbara W. Tuchman

2,788 medlemmer

37 anmeldelser

4

8 Members: jjwilson61, kiwidoc, varielle, smasler, peterveen, NoPlanetB, bpmoss, BrandonMC75

67

The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University

af Kevin Roose

1,170 medlemmer

82 anmeldelser

4.1

9 Members: brewergirl, _Zoe_, TheEphemeraRemix, aulsmith, Percevan, beatliophile, ekelnor, valeneayar, Sace,BayanX

68

Augustins bekendelser

af Saint Augustine

22,411 medlemmer

157 anmeldelser

3.9

7 Members: roby72, smasler, cej1027, kara.shamy, mspixieears, TwinDaddy, TashMason

69

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

af Laura Hillenbrand

12,207 medlemmer

594 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

7 Members: BookWallah, HollyBoggie, chgstrom, cataloga, whg99, vwinsloe, TashMason

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Overvågning og straf : fængslets fødsel

af Michel Foucault

6,643 medlemmer

42 anmeldelser

4.1

7 Members: eromsted, thorold, HollyBoggie, HxBuff, jfein, sashame, izzy45

71

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

af Atul Gawande

5,243 medlemmer

281 anmeldelser

½ 4.5

7 Members: KimarieBee, altonmann, LovingLit, gypsysmom, Caroline77, kara.shamy, graveltr

72

Kold marv

af Tom Wolfe

4,664 medlemmer

72 anmeldelser

4.2

7 Members: aulsmith, altonmann, cataloga, smasler, Bluewolf0411, dianeham, ManWithAnAgenda

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Bag det evigt smukke

af Katherine Boo

4,374 medlemmer

292 anmeldelser

4.1

7 Members: srdr, vwinsloe, gypsysmom, ahef1963, EasyIndy, steller0707, bpmoss

74

The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

af Stephen Greenblatt

3,587 medlemmer

142 anmeldelser

3.9

8 Members: hailelib, szarka, mkjones, billkaiser, altonmann, indigorising, HxBuff, kara.shamy,hipdeep

75

Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War

af Tony Horwitz

3,134 medlemmer

77 anmeldelser

4.1

7 Members: schmootc, aulsmith, sjmccreary, edparks, cataloga, rozymary, crookedcat

76

Hiroshima (Expanded edition)

af John Hersey

1,967 medlemmer

37 anmeldelser

4.1

7 Members: hipdeep, aulsmith, SylviaC, 2wonderY, smasler, Bluewolf0411, acajas

77

The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos

af Brian Greene

1,641 medlemmer

38 anmeldelser

3.9

7 Members: tsangal, ojchase, mkbird, indigorising, dreamweaver529, peterveen, bpmoss

78

Frygt og lede i Las Vegas : roman

af Hunter S. Thompson

14,396 medlemmer

192 anmeldelser

4

8 Members: SqueakyChu, dhm, altonmann, rory1000, ahef1963, Letz.Go, OmarDecafe, bpmoss,BayanX ,MaskedMumbler

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The Complete Persepolis

af Marjane Satrapi

6,877 medlemmer

252 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

6 Members: eclecticdodo, ahef1963, sashame, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, izzy45

80

At Home : a short history of private life

af Bill Bryson

6,438 medlemmer

262 anmeldelser

3.9

6 Members: Minthe, chellerystick, HollyBoggie, altonmann, gypsysmom, ahef1963

81

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

af Nathaniel Philbrick

6,362 medlemmer

167 anmeldelser

4.2

6 Members: explor19, dmartin1186, cataloga, smasler, vwinsloe, ahef1963

82

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

af Trevor Noah

6,114 medlemmer

360 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

7 Members: dhm, cej1027, This-n-That, ManWithAnAgenda, Brandy1411, izzy45, CarolynBurke7,TashMason

83

Chokdoktrinen

af Naomi Klein

5,373 medlemmer

129 anmeldelser

4.2

6 Members: altonmann, hvg, bibliopolitan, ahef1963, EugenNegoita, bpmoss

84

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

af Christopher McDougall

4,544 medlemmer

229 anmeldelser

4.2

7 Members: brewergirl, _Zoe_, spyrunner, HxBuff, Lurchador, Letz.Go, rosskobayashi,graychelsea

85

Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

af Mary Roach

4,225 medlemmer

219 anmeldelser

3.8

6 Members: SqueakyChu, spyrunner, stacia666, LTietz, TwinDaddy, BrandonMC75

86

Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883

af Simon Winchester

4,139 medlemmer

122 anmeldelser

3.8

6 Members: June, BookWallah, varielle, AnnaClaire, billkaiser, spyrunner

87

Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life

af Daniel C. Dennett

3,171 medlemmer

35 anmeldelser

4.1

6 Members: smasler, hvg, peterveen, bibliopolitan, bpmoss, AlanAndrews33

88

Hverdagens metaforer metaforer

af George Lakoff

2,499 medlemmer

18 anmeldelser

3.9

6 Members: szarka, chellerystick, indigorising, spiphany, pinne, izzy45

89

Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster

af Svetlana Alexievich

2,336 medlemmer

78 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

6 Members: hipdeep, _Zoe_, kara.shamy, steller0707, BrandonMC75, Hadi02

90

Hvis dette er et menneske

af Primo Levi

6,068 medlemmer

98 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

5 Members: kiwidoc, lewbs, hvg, Julie_in_the_Library, Hadi02

91

Om friheden

af John Stuart Mill

5,539 medlemmer

40 anmeldelser

3.9

5 Members: smcwl, lewbs, MaskedMumbler, HxBuff, bpmoss

92

Vejen til frihed : en selvbiografi

af Nelson Mandela

4,864 medlemmer

62 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

6 Members: dmartin1186, HxBuff, leonja, ahef1963, jfein, bpmoss,BayanX

93

Moonwalk med Einstein : kunsten at huske alt

af Joshua Foer

4,262 medlemmer

133 anmeldelser

3.8

5 Members: _Zoe_, msdana, spyrunner, AlanAndrews33, izzy45

94

De undertryktes pædagogik

af Paulo Freire

4,238 medlemmer

44 anmeldelser

4.1

5 Members: hipdeep, eromsted, leonja, OmarDecafe, sashame
Forklaringer: leonja: Inspired me to pursue thoughts about developing and implementing literacy programs in other parts of Latin America. Literacy empowers all people of a nation to participate in the electoral/political/representational of government.

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