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The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara |
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5 | 50.00% |
One of Ours by Willa Cather |
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5 | 50.00% |
Station X: The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park or The Secrets of Station X by Michael Smith |
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5 | 50.00% |
The Great Halifax Explosion by John U. Bacon |
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8 | 80.00% |
And the Show Went On: Cultural Life in Nazi-Occupied Paris by Alan Riding |
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5 | 50.00% |
Sarajevo: A True Story of Courage, Love and Survival by Atka Reid and Hana Schofield |
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3 | 30.00% |
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond |
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5 | 50.00% |
The Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions... by Elizabeth Letts |
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3 | 30.00% |
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Vote for August 2018 • What is It Good for? Absolutely Nothin': War
Let's select the book we'll read and discuss in August 2018! We love new participants. We're happy for you to vote, but we'd like to request that you not vote unless you plan to join the discussion whatever the selection, in the interest of a vibrant conversation. ![]() This is a ![]() Choices: The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara Amazon US $7.99 | Kobo CA $8.99 | Kobo UK £4.79 | Kobo AU $8.13 | OverDrive Spoiler:
345 pages
One of Ours by Willa Cather Gutenberg free | LibriVox free Spoiler:
250 pages
Station X: The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park or The Secrets of Station X by Michael Smith Amazon US $7.99 | Amazon AU $8.55 | Amazon CA $9.99 | Kobo US $10.59 | Kobo AU $12.31 Spoiler:
240 pages
The Great Halifax Explosion by John U. Bacon AmazonUS: $14.99 | AmazonCA: $12.74 | AmazonAU: $14.99 | AmazonUK: £0.00 | Overdrive: (ebook) (audiobook) Spoiler:
410 pages
And the Show Went On: Cultural Life in Nazi-Occupied Paris by Alan Riding Amazon US $9.99 | Kobo UK £5.63 | Kobo AU $9.89 | OverDrive Spoiler:
416 pages
Goodbye Sarajevo: A True Story of Courage, Love and Survival by Atka Reid and Hana Schofield Amazon US $8.95 | Amazon UK £6.71 | Amazon CA $9.02 | Amazon AU $8.58 | Kobo, Overdrive, Scribd Spoiler:
352 pages
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond Amazon US $9.18 | Amazon UK £7.99 | Amazon AU $4.99 | Amazon CA $14.15 | OverDrive Spoiler:
528 pages
The Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis by Elizabeth Letts Amazon US $13.99 | Amazon UK £8.99 | Amazon CA $13.99 | Amazon AU $9.99 | Kobo U.S. $13.99 | Kobo UK £11.03 | Kobo CA $13.99 | Kobo Au $9.99 | Overdrive, Scribd, Axis360, RB Digital Spoiler:
368 pages
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This could be the first time a book has been chosen unanimously.
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As will come as no surprise to those who have been watching, The Great Halifax Explosion is the selection for August. Still free in the UK, for those for whom that's an option. Discussion thread is here. See you August 15!
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Well played Halifax!
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Yes welcome indeed FizzyWater. I do hope you can get the book, and join in the discussion next month.
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I am quite pleased that The Great Halifax Explosion was the winner though all of the selections were certainly very interesting. This strangely nearly forgotten disaster ties in with the WWI centenary. I look forward to it and was fortunate to be able to take advantage of the special offer on Amazon UK.
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