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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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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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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leonja: One of the most important contributions made to date concerning the study of US History.
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thorold: Bryson before he ran out of new ideas
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thorold : Absurdly sensational book that tells you nothing about clockmaking
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questbird: Environmental causes of the collapse of civilisations: a warning to us
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questbird: How a nature lover can live in modern society
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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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