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October 2016 Book Club Nominations
![]() The nominations will run through midnight EST September 26 or until 10 books have made the list. The poll will then be posted and will remain open for five days. The book selection category for October is: Humor. In order for a book to be included in the poll it needs THREE NOMINATIONS (original nomination, a second and a third). How Does This Work? The Mobile Read Book Club (MRBC) is an informal club that requires nothing of you. Each month a book is selected by polling. On the last week of that month a discussion thread is started for the book. If you want to participate feel free. There is no need to "join" or sign up. All are welcome. How Does a Book Get Selected? Each book that is nominated will be listed in a poll at the end of the nomination period. The book that polls the most votes will be the official selection. How Many Nominations Can I Make? Each participant has 3 nominations. You can nominate a new book for consideration or nominate (second, third) one that has already been nominated by another person. How Do I Nominate a Book? Please just post a message with your nomination. If you are the FIRST to nominate a book, please try to provide an abstract to the book so others may consider their level of interest. How Do I Know What Has Been Nominated? Just follow the thread. This message will be updated with the status of the nominations as often as I can. If one is missed, please just post a message with a multi-quote of the 3 nominations and it will be added to the list ASAP. When is the Poll? The poll thread will open at the end of the nomination period, or once there have been 10 books with 3 nominations each. At that time a link to the initial poll thread will be posted here and this thread will be closed. The floor is open to nominations. Please comment if you discover a nomination is not available as an ebook in your area. Official choices with three nominations each: (1) Bridge in the Fourth Dimension: Further Adventures of the Hideous Hog by Victor Mollo Goodreads | Amazon UK / Amazon US / Kobo UK / Kobo US / Overdrive Print Length: 160 pages Spoiler:
(2) Mislaid by Nell Zink Goodreads | Amazon US Print Length: 288 pages Spoiler:
(3) Rivers of London (US title: Midnight Riot) by Ben Aaronovitch Goodreads | Amazon US / Overdrive UK / Overdrive US Print Length: 400 pages Spoiler:
(4) The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh Goodreads Print Length: 119 pages Spoiler:
(5) Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris Goodreads | Amazon Au / Amazon Ca / Amazon UK / Amazon US / Barnes & Noble / Kobo US / Overdrive / Overdrive Audio Print Length: 272 pages Spoiler:
(6) Noises Off by Michael Frayn Goodreads | Amazon US / Barnes & Noble / Kobo US Print Length: 176 pages Spoiler:
(7) Bellwether by Connie Willis Goodreads Print Length: 256 pages Spoiler:
(8) The Deadly Dowager by Edwin Greenwood Goodreads Print Length: 244 pages Spoiler:
(9) Alice, Let's Eat by Calvin Trillin Goodreads | Amazon Ca / Amazon US / Overdrive Print Length: 193 pages Spoiler:
(10) Based on a True Story by Norm Macdonald Goodreads | Kindle / Barnes & Noble / BAM! Print Length: 272 pages Spoiler:
Nominations are now closed. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 09-26-2016 at 08:29 PM. Reason: Through post #62 |
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Wondering if a particular book is available in your country? The following spoiler contains a list of bookstores outside the United States you can search. If you don't see a bookstore on this list for your country, find one that is, send me the link via PM, and I'll add it to the list. Also, if you find one on the list that is no longer in operation, let me know and I'll remove it from the list.
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*** Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris [WT Sharpe, bfisher, JSWolf] Goodreads | Amazon Au / Amazon Ca / Amazon UK / Amazon US / Barnes & Noble / Kobo US / Overdrive / Overdrive Audio Print Length: 272 pages Spoiler:
*** Bridge in the Fourth Dimension: Further Adventures of the Hideous Hog by Victor Mollo [CRussel, issybird, Hamlet53] Goodreads | Amazon UK / Amazon US / Kobo UK / Kobo US / Overdrive Print Length: 160 pages Spoiler:
*** Mislaid by Nell Zink [covingtoncat73, WT Sharpe, issybird] Goodreads | Amazon US Print Length: 288 pages Spoiler:
*** The Deadly Dowager by Edwin Greenwood [BenG, Dazrin, badgoodDeb] Goodreads Print Length: 244 pages Spoiler:
*** Rivers of London (US title: Midnight Riot) by Ben Aaronovitch [JSWolf, CRussel, WT Sharpe] Goodreads | Amazon US / Overdrive UK / Overdrive US Print Length: 400 pages Spoiler:
*** Alice, Let's Eat by Calvin Trillin [CRussel, Dazrin, GA Russell] Goodreads | Amazon Ca / Amazon US / Overdrive Print Length: 193 pages Spoiler:
*** The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh [issybird, bfisher, BenG] Goodreads Print Length: 119 pages Spoiler:
*** Noises Off by Michael Frayn [GA Russell, Luffy, badgoodDeb] Goodreads | Amazon US / Barnes & Noble / Kobo US Print Length: 176 pages Spoiler:
*** Based on a True Story by Norm Macdonald [mkm, Dazrin, GA Russell] Goodreads | Kindle / Barnes & Noble / BAM! Print Length: 272 pages Spoiler:
*** Bellwether by Connie Willis [BenG, JSWolf, treadlightly] Goodreads Print Length: 256 pages Spoiler:
Nominations are now closed. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 09-26-2016 at 08:27 PM. Reason: Through post #62 |
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OK, before I waste a nomination on a book, are there ANY bridge players in this group, or any who have ever played it? If not, I'll think again, but if there are, I've got a nomination to make.
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I'll bite. I can't claim I was a good player, but I have played and understand bidding, conventions, and the strategy of the play - even if Charles Goren is rolling in his grave as I type this. So what have you got for us, partner?
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I nominate Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris.
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Amazon Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Me-Talk-Pr...dp/B004EWGLKI/ Amazon Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/Me-Talk-Pretty...dp/B000SEJHRA/ Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Me-Talk-Pre...dp/B004EWGLKI/ Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Me-Talk-Prett...dp/B000SEJHRA/ Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/me-t...=9780316073653 Kobo US: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/eb...pretty-one-day |
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Victor Mollo was one of the all time most successful contract bridge players in the UK where they play it as a blood sport. I came across Bridge in the Menagerie when I was still in college, and playing bridge to feed my family. I read it laughing out loud, rolling on the floor, totally devoured it and kept coming back for more for years until my original paperback was in tatters. That original book was long out of print but has now come back in print, but has never been converted to eBook format. However, this sequel can be read without having read the original and by those whose knowledge of bridge is no more than passing. I haven't played a hand myself in probably 15 years, but I'd love to play out the hands in this. Length: 160 pages. A quick read, or would be except you'll probably want to actually follow out some of the hands with a deck of cards. They're enlightening as well as funny. There is no Audible version of this book, not surprisingly. And, if nothing else, it will certainly be different from anything we've read here. ![]() Amazon US: $9.99 USD Amazon UK: £4.79 Kobo US: $12.79 Kobo UK: £7.19 Overdrive Last edited by CRussel; 09-21-2016 at 02:42 PM. Reason: Added Overdrive. Just for Jon. |
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I'll second Bridge in the Fourth Dimension.
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Elks win third straight!
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I'm still meaning to get to Night Life of the Gods! I read it forty years ago, and have the eBook, but I need more time.
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I've never played Bridge. No do I even know how. So a book about Bridge would not get a vote from me at all.
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If a book you've nominated is available at Overdrive, please provide the link(s). if you do not, I will not be voting for it even if it is available at Overdrive. If you cannot be bothered to find out if Overdrive has it, then I cannot be bothered to vote for it. If the book you've nominated is not available at Overdrive, please put that in with your nomination. Then I will know you've looked.
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Why are the Kobo UK prices given in dollars?
https://store.kobobooks.com/en-uk/eb...urth-dimension I've noticed this with other Kobo UK books as well. |
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It's because you've signed in with your US account/aren't signed in but are looking from a US server. Create a UK account and you'll see pounds, even though you've got a US server.
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I suspected that was the case, but when I look at Amazon UK, I see prices in pounds.
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Here they are, but I don't see the big deal about adding them as you still have to check your local libraries.
Me Talk Pretty One Day Overdrive Overdrive Audio |
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