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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Godforsaken Sea: The True Story of a Race Through the World's Most Dangerous Waters
af Derek Lundy
356 medlemmer
6 anmeldelser
4
Global Rank 299
2 Members
smcwl, rosskobayashi
4
The Art of Eating
af M. F. K. Fisher
1,857 medlemmer
20 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
Global Rank 240
2 Members
smcwl, varielle
5
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
af Laura Hillenbrand
7,874 medlemmer
155 anmeldelser
4.2
Global Rank 34
14 Members
hipdeep, adsddy, SqueakyChu, dmartin1186, booksinbed, smcwl, msdana, altonmann, cataloga, smasler, sssolstice, pgturner, valeneayar, AlanAndrews33,graychelsea
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
af Bill Bryson
16,851 medlemmer
473 anmeldelser
4
Global Rank 29
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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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
af Anne Lamott
10,170 medlemmer
238 anmeldelser
4.1
Global Rank 31
13 Members
smcwl, TruthSeeker, indigorising, sssolstice, HxBuff, ahef1963, lisacmiller, Caroline77, NoPlanetB, dianeham, valeneayar, Julie_in_the_Library, bpmoss
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84, Charing Cross Road
af Helene Hanff
5,835 medlemmer
348 anmeldelser
4.2
Global Rank 47
11 Members
booksinbed, smcwl, thorold, merrystar, edparks, smasler, srdr, gypsysmom, ahef1963, This-n-That, TwinDaddy
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Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux
af John G. Neihardt
3,781 medlemmer
45 anmeldelser
4
Global Rank 153
4 Members
smcwl, spiphany, leonja, cej1027,hipdeep
Forklaringer
hipdeep: Significant charges that this is not historically accurate and substantially embellished/created by the author.
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The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance
af Laurie Garrett
1,738 medlemmer
27 anmeldelser
4.1
Global Rank 174
3 Members
smcwl, SylviaC, peterveen
13
Ind i vildmarken
af Jon Krakauer
17,950 medlemmer
445 anmeldelser
3.9
Global Rank 13
20 Members
SqueakyChu, Minthe, mikehappysmith, smcwl, BookWallah, msdana, cindyst2000, spyrunner, augustau, altonmann, smasler, HxBuff, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Lurchador, Letz.Go, lib0233, valeneayar, ManWithAnAgenda, rn5f7fmozzy,
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Det er kristendom
af C. S. Lewis
26,184 medlemmer
218 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
Global Rank 42
13 Members
cpg, smcwl, ojchase, HollyBoggie, merrystar, artturnerjr, eclecticdodo, HxBuff, cej1027, pgturner, Rusty37, TwinDaddy, bpmoss,hvg ,graychelsea
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Om friheden
af John Stuart Mill
5,535 medlemmer
40 anmeldelser
3.9
Global Rank 91
5 Members
smcwl, lewbs, MaskedMumbler, HxBuff, bpmoss
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The Elements of Style
af William Jr. Strunk
19,868 medlemmer
192 anmeldelser
4.2
Global Rank 37
15 Members
dmartin1186, booksinbed, smcwl, kiwidoc, merrystar, sssolstice, HxBuff, Jennine, leonja, gypsysmom, ahef1963, Caroline77, kara.shamy, chwiggy, ManWithAnAgenda,kootibkiteer ,MaskedMumbler ,spiphany
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The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men against the Sea
af Sebastian Junger
6,128 medlemmer
93 anmeldelser
3.9
Global Rank 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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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
af Malcolm X
9,768 medlemmer
123 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
Global Rank 24
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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Midnat i det gode og ondes have : roman
af John Berendt
14,747 medlemmer
288 anmeldelser
3.9
Global Rank 10
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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Black Like Me
af John Howard Griffin
4,295 medlemmer
79 anmeldelser
4
Global Rank 40
14 Members
smcwl, chellerystick, sjmccreary, jdyork74, kootibkiteer, edparks, smasler, sssolstice, leonja, cej1027, ahef1963, Lurchador, Caroline77, valeneayar,Sace ,graychelsea
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Thirteen ways of looking at the novel
af Jane Smiley
887 medlemmer
23 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
Global Rank 700
Member
smcwl,MaskedMumbler
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The Sociopath Next Door
af Martha Stout
2,002 medlemmer
94 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
Global Rank 124
4 Members
smcwl, HollyBoggie, spyrunner, Caroline77
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Fyrsten
af Niccolò Machiavelli
23,595 medlemmer
253 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
Global Rank 18
17 Members
hipdeep, dmartin1186, smcwl, roby72, sjmccreary, spyrunner, cataloga, lewbs, HxBuff, mspixieears, giucav, valeneayar, titov, TwinDaddy, sashame, ManWithAnAgenda, izzy45,graychelsea
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Tre mand i en båd (for ikke at tale om hunden)
af Jerome K. Jerome
7,689 medlemmer
290 anmeldelser
3.9
Global Rank 728
Member
AlanAndrews33,smcwl ,AnnaClaire ,aulsmith ,merrystar ,TashMason ,steller0707
Forklaringer
smcwl : fiction
aulsmith : Wikipedia says it's a novel.
merrystar : fictionalized account of a real trip
steller0707 : It is a novel
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Goal Setting for Success (Personal Development for Beginners Book 1)
af Eddie de Jong
1 medlem
5
Global Rank 726
Member
eddiedj,smcwl ,AnnaClaire
Forklaringer
smcwl : author of book
AnnaClaire : Added to the list by the book's author.
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Time Management for a productive life (Personal Development for Beginners) (Volume 2)
af Eddie de Jong
4 medlemmer
5
Global Rank 724
Member
eddiedj,smcwl ,AnnaClaire
Forklaringer
smcwl : author of book
AnnaClaire : Added to the list by the book's author.
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The Power of Habit: be Efficient in Everything you do (Personal Development for Beginners) (Volume 3)
af Eddie de Jong
3 medlemmer
1 anmeldelse
5
Global Rank 725
Member
eddiedj,smcwl ,AnnaClaire
Forklaringer
smcwl : author of book
AnnaClaire : Added to the list by the book's author.