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Nominations for April 2018 • It's All Relative: Time
March is in like a lamb here! Help us select the book that the New Leaf Book Club will read for April 2018. The theme is It's All Relative: Time-ly books. The nominations will run through 7 AM EST March 7, 2018. Each nomination requires a second and a third to make it to the poll, which will remain open for four days. The discussion of the selection will start on April 15, 2018. Don't forget to show up for the discussion of the March selection of the New Leaf Book Club, The Old Man and the Sea, on March 15. FAQs for the Nomination, Selection and Discussion process General Guidelines for the New Leaf Book Club Official choices with three nominations: 1916: The Easter Rising by Tim Pat Coogan Amazon US- $6.99 | Kobo US - $6.99 | Kobo CA - $10.99 | Amazon UK - £6.99 | Kobo UK - £6.99 | Kobo AU - $12.99 Spoiler:
1632 by Eric Flint Baen - All formats, DRM-Free | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU (All free) | Kobo (2nd Edition) $6.99 | Audible $7.49 WhisperSync 553 pages Spoiler:
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North Amazon US | Kobo US - $9.99 | Available as an ebook in Australia, Canada and UK | Overdrive, Cloud (previously 3M) and Axis 360 Libraries and Scribd as an audiobook. Spoiler:
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde Overdrive | Scribd | Kobo UK | Kobo US | Kobo CA | Kobo AU | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Google Play US Spoiler:
The Time Machine by H. G. Wells PCML: Epub | prc Spoiler:
Making History by Stephen Fry Overdrive | RBdigital | Kobo UK | Kobo US | Kobo CA | Kobo AU | Amazon UK | Amazon US | Amazon CA | Amazon AU Spoiler:
Days Without Number by Robert Goddard Amazon US $9.99 | Amazon UK £3.99 | Amazon CA CDN$10.99 | Amazon AU AUD$12.99 | Kobo US USD$12.79 | Kobo UK £3.99 | Kobo CA CAD$13.99 | Kobo AU AUD$12.99 | Hoopla | Scribd Spoiler:
All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai Overdrive | Scribd | RBdigital audiobook | RBdigital eBook | Amazon AU | Amazon CA | | Amazon US | Kobo AU | Kobo CA | Kobo UK | Kobo US Spoiler:
Their Finest, by Lissa Evans Amazon U.S. $1.99 | Kobo U.S. $9.99 | Google Play U.S. $9.99 | Amazon UK £1.99 | Kobo UK £1.99 | Amazon Canada $1.99 | Kobo Canada $1.99 | Amazon Australia $10.99 | Kobo Australia $10.99 | Overdrive | Scribd Spoiler:
The Bay of Noon by Shirley Hazzard Kobo US | Amazon US $7.99 for both | Scribd Spoiler:
Naples '44: A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy by Norman Lewis Amazon US $7.99 | Kobo US $8.69 | Amazon UK £5.69 | Kobo UK £6.47 | Kobo AU $10.88 | Amazon AU $9.49 Spoiler:
Time and Again by Jack Finney Amazon UK | Kobo UK | Amazon US | Kobo US | Amazon CAN | Kobo CAN | Amazon AUS | Kobo AUS Spoiler:
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Nominations for April 2018 • It's All Relative: Time-ly Books
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***The Bay of Noon by Shirley Hazzard [Bookpossum, gmw, Bookworm_Girl] Kobo US | Amazon US $7.99 for both | Scribd Spoiler:
***1632 by Eric Flint [CRussel, Dazrin, June] Baen - All formats, DRM-Free | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU (All free) | Kobo (2nd Edition) $6.99 | Audible $7.49 WhisperSync 553 pages Spoiler:
***Days Without Number by Robert Goddard [gmw, orlok, Bookworm_Girl] Amazon US $9.99 | Amazon UK £3.99 | Amazon CA CDN$10.99 | Amazon AU AUD$12.99 | Kobo US USD$12.79 | Kobo UK £3.99 | Kobo CA CAD$13.99 | Kobo AU AUD$12.99 | Hoopla | Scribd Spoiler:
***The Time Machine by H. G. Wells [drofgnal, latepaul, astrangerhere] PCML: Epub | prc Spoiler:
***1916: The Easter Rising by Tim Pat Coogan [issybird, CRussel, Bookpossum] Amazon US- $6.99 | Kobo US - $6.99 | Kobo CA - $10.99 | Amazon UK - £6.99 | Kobo UK - £6.99 | Kobo AU - $12.99 Spoiler:
***The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde [JSWolf, orlok, Alohamora] Overdrive | Scribd | Kobo UK | Kobo US | Kobo CA | Kobo AU | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Google Play US Spoiler:
*The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells by Andrew Sean Greer [Catlady] Amazon U.S. $8.74 | Kobo U.S. $8.74 | Google Play $8.74 | Amazon Canada $11.99 | Kobo Canada $11.99 | Amazon Australia $5.18 | Kobo Australia $7.25 | Amazon UK £3.99 | Kobo UK £4.07 Spoiler:
***The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North [Bookworm_Girl, latepaul, gmw] Amazon US | Kobo US - $9.99 | Available as an ebook in Australia, Canada and UK | Overdrive, Cloud (previously 3M) and Axis 360 Libraries and Scribd as an audiobook. Spoiler:
***Naples '44: A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy by Norman Lewis [issybird, drofgnal, Dazrin] Amazon US $7.99 | Kobo US $8.69 | Amazon UK £5.69 | Kobo UK £6.47 | Kobo AU $10.88 | Amazon AU $9.49 Spoiler:
***Their Finest, by Lissa Evans [Catlady, issybird, CRussel] Amazon U.S. $1.99 | Kobo U.S. $9.99 | Google Play U.S. $9.99 | Amazon UK £1.99 | Kobo UK £1.99 | Amazon Canada $1.99 | Kobo Canada $1.99 | Amazon Australia $10.99 | Kobo Australia $10.99 | Overdrive | Scribd Spoiler:
***Making History by Stephen Fry [JSWolf, Alohamora, Bookpossum] Overdrive | RBdigital | Kobo UK | Kobo US | Kobo CA | Kobo AU | Amazon UK | Amazon US | Amazon CA | Amazon AU Spoiler:
***All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai [JSWolf, latepaul, GreyWolfsGhost] Overdrive | Scribd | RBdigital audiobook | RBdigital eBook | Amazon AU | Amazon CA | | Amazon US | Kobo AU | Kobo CA | Kobo UK | Kobo US Spoiler:
***Time and Again by Jack Finney [orlok, Alohamora, Dazrin] Amazon UK | Kobo UK | Amazon US | Kobo US | Amazon CAN | Kobo CAN | Amazon AUS | Kobo AUS Spoiler:
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I'm interested to see what others nominate for this theme.
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I would like to nominate The Bay of Noon by Shirley Hazzard.
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Available from Kobo $US7.99: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-bay-of-noon and from Amazon, also $US7.99: https://www.amazon.com/Bay-Noon-Nove...RZS?pldnSite=1 |
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This seems to be available in ebook format in US and Canada, but not UK or Australia (not on Amazon or Kobo anyway). amazon.com.au shows the paperback edition available for a reasonable price, otherwise it's time to check the library.
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1632
OK, for my first Time-ly nomination this month, I'd like to nominate Eric Flint's wonderful 1632. This is an alternate history work that transports a coal-mining town from West Virginia to a Germany in the middle of the 30 Years War. This book spawned an entire eco-system of books based on this alternate history, all of them meticulously researched and consistent.
I simply can't recommend this book too highly. Not only does it have some fairly unusual protagonists -- Mike Stearns is the Organizer for the local UMWA chapter and he is by no means the only one -- we'll also learn and appreciate an historical period I knew NOTHING about before this book, the 30 Years War. Because of the level of historical and scientific accuracy and the consistency used throughout all the books in the eco-system, we'll learn a lot while also having a great read. Really, it's a wonderful book! This is a fairly long book: ~550 pages. And it's entirely free. (There's a 2nd Edition, but no real reason to spend actually money for it when the 1st Edition is free and the additional material in the 2nd Edition is purely extra.) There is no DRM on the book, regardless of edition, so buy or obtain wherever you wish, you can convert in Calibre as required. There is an Audible edition (19 hours!), but not available in the UK or AU. It's a good audio book, very well narrated, so if you prefer audio books, I recommend it. Narrated by George Guidall. From Goodreads: Quote:
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This is why it's been suggestion to check other countries.
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Yes, Jon. It is the start of an entire eco-system of books and Grantville Gazettes. I have no idea how many. Some are good, some are less good. This book is great, IMNSHO. All are still available.
ETA: Also, to be clear since your comment could muddy the waters. This is absolutely able to be read as a single book. There is absolutely no need to read any further books in the eco-system. Last edited by CRussel; 03-01-2018 at 09:29 AM. |
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And for anyone interested in this series, here's the official reading order. https://www.ericflint.net/index.php/...reading-order/ Last edited by JSWolf; 03-01-2018 at 09:39 AM. |
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I discovered this series through the Fifth Imperium and Baen's CDs, read the first seventeen books for free and then starting buying. |
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I am unlikely to be able to put in my own nominations this go around due to work, but I will second 1632. It's been on my tbr list for a long time.
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I nominate Days Without Number by Robert Goddard
Amazon US $9.99 | Amazon UK £3.99 | Amazon CA CDN$10.99 | Amazon AU AUD$12.99 | Kobo US USD$12.79 | Kobo UK £3.99 | Kobo CA CAD$13.99 | Kobo AU AUD$12.99 From Goodreads: Quote:
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I'll nominate HG Wells The Time Machine.
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