Non-Fiction Worth Reading

Description
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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740 reviews
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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
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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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467 reviews
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HollyBoggie, chgstrom, Legalrealist, spyrunner, Navarone, briarhills, smasler, peterveen, leonja, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kerrygiven, Lurchador, anotherwise, Letz.Go, lib0233, hdlane, valeneayar, msemmag, IraTozer, bpmoss, izzy45,lorax ,
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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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159 reviews
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daschaich, eromsted, TruthSeeker, artturnerjr, altonmann, indigorising, elkiedee, HxBuff, Bluewolf0411, leonja, LTietz, valeneayar, Sace, EugenNegoita, TwinDaddy, sashame, ManWithAnAgenda, bpmoss,HollyBoggie ,BayanX
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leonja: One of the most important contributions made to date concerning the study of US History.
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475 reviews
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smcwl, thorold, aulsmith, HollyBoggie, cindyst2000, altonmann, cataloga, HxBuff, cej1027, gypsysmom, ahef1963, This-n-That, ManWithAnAgenda
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thorold: Bryson before he ran out of new ideas
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KimarieBee, kiwidoc, AnnaClaire, HollyBoggie, mkimzey, Legalrealist, altonmann, indigorising, Percevan, smasler, HxBuff, IraTozer, TashMason, jwagensveld,thorold
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thorold : Absurdly sensational book that tells you nothing about clockmaking
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TruthSeeker, aulsmith, mkimzey, questbird, altonmann, Percevan, dreamweaver529, peterveen, EugenNegoita, TwinDaddy, bpmoss
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questbird: Environmental causes of the collapse of civilisations: a warning to us
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June, roby72, questbird, katie4098, sssolstice, spiphany, Jennine, gypsysmom, Sace, titov, AlanAndrews33
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questbird: How a nature lover can live in modern society
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hipdeep, eromsted, leonja, OmarDecafe, sashame
Explanations
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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