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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Mapas del tiempo introducción a la "gran historia"
por David Christian
611 miembros
12 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 289
2 Members
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questbird: A book which attempts -- and partly succeeds -- to unify geological time and human history
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Walden ; Del deber de la Desobediencia Civil
por Henry David Thoreau
7,666 miembros
49 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 45
11 Members
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questbird: How a nature lover can live in modern society
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Tao Te King
por Lao Tzu
18,478 miembros
217 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 107
4 Members
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questbird: An ancient philosophy of how to be one with the world and avoid danger
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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
por Nassim Nicholas Taleb
2,837 miembros
79 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 161
3 Members
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questbird: A modern philosophy: growing stronger through adversity
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Frozen Desire: The Meaning of Money
por James Buchan
175 miembros
4 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 304
2 Members
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questbird: Why do we believe in money?
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Colapso : por qué unas sociedades perduran y otras desaparecen
por Jared M. Diamond
12,197 miembros
183 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 43
11 Members
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questbird: Environmental causes of the collapse of civilisations: a warning to us
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I Ching : el Libro de las mutaciones
por Richard Wilhelm
3,050 miembros
37 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 337
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questbird: My desert island book, though 'reading' it in a traditional sense makes little sense
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El gen egoísta
por Richard Dawkins
10,821 miembros
119 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 51
13 Members
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questbird: We are temporary hosts for our ancient immortal genes
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Analectas
por Confucius
6,100 miembros
60 reseñas
½ 3.7
Ranking Global 143
3 Members
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questbird: Understand Confucius indirectly by reading the Analects