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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La vida inmortal de Henrietta Lacks
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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
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aulsmith : I found it glib, but then I was looking for real information on inter-planetary travel.