Non-Fiction Worth Reading

Descripción
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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por Rebecca Skloot
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739 reseñas
4.2
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4
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questbird: We are temporary hosts for our ancient immortal genes
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123 reseñas
½ 4.3
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4.2
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3.9
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348 reseñas
4.2
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3.9
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192 reseñas
4.2
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157 reseñas
4
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