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November 2016 Book Club Nominations
![]() The nominations will run through midnight EST October 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 November is: History. 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) Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson Goodreads | Amazon US Print Length: 618 pages Spoiler:
(2) Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari Goodreads | Amazon US / Overdrive search Print Length: 414 pages Spoiler:
(3) The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Goodreads | Overdrive AU/DE/NZ/UK / Overdrive US / Overdrive US Audiobook Print Length: 447 pages Spoiler:
(4) William the Conqueror by Edward Augustus Freeman Goodreads | Amazon US / Barnes & Noble / Kobo US / Project Gutenberg Print Length: 131 pages Spoiler:
(5) Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab by Steve Inskeep Goodreads | Amazon US Print Length: 422 pages Spoiler:
(6) Midnight at the Pera Palace: the Birth of Modern Istanbul by Charles King Goodreads Print Length: 494 pages Spoiler:
(7) Soul of a People: The WPA Writers' Project Uncovers Depression America by David A. Taylor Goodreads | Amazon US Print Length: 273 pages Spoiler:
(8) The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer Goodreads | Amazon US Print Length: 1614 pages Spoiler:
Nominations are now closed. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 10-27-2016 at 12:02 AM. Reason: Through #54 |
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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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Nominations: ** The Art of War by Sun Tzu [din155, GA Russell] Goodreads | Amazon UK / Amazon US / Google Print Length: 108 pages Spoiler:
* Great Speeches by Frederick Douglass [Angst] Goodreads | Amazon US Print Length: 162 pages Spoiler:
*** The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson [JSWolf, BenG, Luffy] Goodreads | Overdrive AU/DE/NZ/UK / Overdrive US / Overdrive US Audiobook Print Length: 447 pages Spoiler:
*** Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari [WT Sharpe, din155, Luffy] Goodreads | Amazon US / Overdrive search Print Length: 414 pages Spoiler:
*** William the Conqueror by Edward Augustus Freeman [GA Russell, WT Sharpe, Dazrin] Goodreads | Amazon US / Barnes & Noble / Kobo US / Project Gutenberg Print Length: 131 pages Spoiler:
*** Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson [Hamlet53, issybird, CRussel] Goodreads | Amazon US Print Length: 618 pages Spoiler:
*** Soul of a People: The WPA Writers' Project Uncovers Depression America by David A. Taylor [Hamlet53, CRussel, WT Sharpe] Goodreads | Amazon US Print Length: 273 pages Spoiler:
*** Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab by Steve Inskeep [Hamlet53, issybird, JSWolf] Goodreads | Amazon US Print Length: 422 pages Spoiler:
*** The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer [Pajamaman, Luffy, GA Russell] Goodreads | Amazon US Print Length: 1614 pages Spoiler:
*** Midnight at the Pera Palace: the Birth of Modern Istanbul by Charles King [issybird, din155, JSWolf] Goodreads Print Length: 494 pages Spoiler:
Nominations are now closed. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 10-27-2016 at 12:03 AM. Reason: Through post #54 |
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Well, this is rolling right along.
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![]() sorry I don't have the link right now but I would like to nominate The Art of War by Sun Tzu. I have heard so much about this book and would like to read it finally. Spoiler:
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Chiron-...=history+books Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Chiron-Ac...+of+war+kindle Google: https://play.google.com/store/books/...earch_viewport Last edited by din155; 10-20-2016 at 05:39 PM. |
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I hate to say this but I will. History is not all that wonderful a subject for the book club. I think we need to take a look at the topics and get rid of the ones that do not work such as history.
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Great Speeches by Frederick Douglass - Frederick Douglass
There is a Kindle version for $2.50 Quote:
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I'll start off by nominating The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson.
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Overdrive AU, NZ, UK, DE: https://www.overdrive.com/media/4617...the-white-city Overdrive US Audiobook: https://www.overdrive.com/media/1145...the-white-city Last edited by JSWolf; 10-21-2016 at 10:13 AM. |
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I'll throw out this one: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari. As a current bestseller, the price may be prohibitive for some, but if you fall into this category your local library may come to your rescue.
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This year England is celebrating the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings.
So I nominate William the Conqueror by Edward Augustus Freeman. Amazon's lead reviewer called it "William 101...The text is easy yet very informative." Kindle - free https://www.amazon.com/William-Conqu...dp/B004TPFP5C/ Kobo - 99 cents https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/eb...e-conqueror-29 B&N Nook - 99 cents http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/will...=9781531288495 Last edited by GA Russell; 10-21-2016 at 10:12 AM. |
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I second Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind.
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Here are the Overdrive (FREE) links for The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson.
Overdrive US: https://www.overdrive.com/media/3648...the-white-city Overdrive AU, NZ, UK, DE: https://www.overdrive.com/media/4617...the-white-city Overdrive US Audiobook: https://www.overdrive.com/media/1145...the-white-city Last edited by JSWolf; 10-21-2016 at 12:45 PM. |
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I thought The Devil in the White City was a great read. Jon should be very afraid, as I don't think we've ever liked the same book.
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I did read Larson's In the Garden of the Beasts and I enjoyed that one. I've had this one on my H2O for a while now. Just kinda needed a reason to push it up to the top on my TBR pile.
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Damn I just realized that art of war is not technically a history book
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I almost paid no attention to this expecting it to be a category that I'd have no interest in. However I love reading history books. So three suggestions from me.
Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...ence-in-arabia Quote:
Also on Overdrive. Check your library access. Soul of a People: The WPA Writers' Project Uncovers Depression America https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...ul-of-a-people Quote:
Also on Overdrive. Check your library access. Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...56-jacksonland Quote:
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