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o saeclum infacetum
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Nominations for August 2018 • What is It Good for? Absolutely Nothin': War
Happy Canada Day to our Canadian members! Help us select the book that the New Leaf Book Club will read for August 2018. The theme is What is It Good for? Absolutely Nothin': War This year is the centenary of the Armistice that ended the war to end all wars. To quote Pete Seeger, "When will they ever learn?" But the topic is wide-ranging as usual; people can make of it what they will. Everyone is welcome to join the nomination process even if they'd rather lurk during the voting and discussion; if that is still a little too much commitment, please feel free to suggest titles without making a formal nomination. The nominations will run through 7 AM EDT, July 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 August 15, 2018. Don't forget to show up for the discussion of the July selection, Dandelion Wine, on July 15. Any questions? See below, or just ask! FAQs for the Nomination, Selection and Discussion process General Guidelines for the New Leaf Book Club Official choices with three nominations: The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara [bfisher, Bookpossum, issybird] 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 [astrangerhere, bfisher, Dazrin] Gutenberg free | LibriVox free Spoiler:
250 pages
Station X: The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park or The Secrets of Station X by Michael Smith [Bookpossum, CRussel, Dazrin] 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 [CRussel, astrangerhere, gmw] 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 [issybird, Bookpossum, Bookworm_Girl] 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 [Bookworm_Girl, gmw, bfisher] 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 [issybird, CRussel, Dngrsone] 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 [Catlady, Bookworm_Girl, gmw] 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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Titles with one or two nominations:
*Word of Honor by Nelson DeMille [gmw] Amazon US - $7.99 | Amazon UK - £6.99 | Amazon CA - $9.10 | Amazon AU - $12.99 | Kobo US - $7.99 | Kobo UK £6.99 | Kobo CA - $9.99 | Kobo AU - $12.99 Spoiler:
750 pages
**The Alice Network by Kate Quinn [Catlady, Dazrin] Amazon U.S. $9.99 | Amazon UK £5.99 | Amazon CA $8.24 | Amazon AU $14.99 | Kobo U.S. $9.99 | Kobo UK £5.99 | Kobo CA $10.99 | Kobo AU $14.99 | Overdrive, Hoopla, Scribd, Axis360 Spoiler:
510 pages
*Armageddon by Leon Uris [drofgnal] Amazon US $5.99 Spoiler:
632 pages
*War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy [Catlady] Last edited by issybird; 07-06-2018 at 10:22 AM. Reason: Through post #58. |
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I nominate Word of Honor by Nelson DeMille (That's Word of Honour to the rest of the world.)
Amazon US - USD$7.99 | Amazon UK - £6.99 | Amazon CA - CDN$9.10 | Amazon AU - AUD$12.99 | Kobo US - USD$7.99 | Kobo UK £6.99 | Kobo CA - CAD$9.99 | Kobo AU AUD$12.99 From Goodreads: Quote:
* Which I happen to enjoy, but don't come to this book expecting a John-Corey-like adventure. This is much better than that. Last edited by gmw; 07-01-2018 at 09:14 AM. |
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I nominate The Perfect Horse: The Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis by Elizabeth Letts.
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Amazon UK £8.99 Amazon Canada CA $13.99 Amazon Australia AU $9.99 Kobo U.S. $13.99 Kobo UK £11.03 Kobo Canada CA $13.99 Kobo Australia AU $9.99 Also available as an audiobook. Can be borrowed at Overdrive (ebook and audiobook), Scribd (audiobook), Axis360 (ebook), RB Digital (audiobook). |
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I nominate The Alice Network by Kate Quinn.
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Amazon UK £5.99 Amazon Canada CA $8.24 Amazon Australia AU $14.99 Kobo U.S. $9.99 Kobo UK £5.99 Kobo Canada CA $10.99 Kobo Australia AU $14.99 Also available as an audiobook. Can be borrowed at Overdrive (ebook and audiobook), Hoopla (audiobook), Scribd (ebook and audiobook), and Axis360 (ebook). Last edited by Catlady; 07-01-2018 at 09:49 AM. Reason: fixed link |
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I second The Killer Angels.
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I'll third The Killer Angels, a very good book I read a long time ago.
I'm still thinking, although I realize time is passing! My initial criteria included earlier than the 20th century, outside the Anglophone zone, and either a memoir or a novel for sheer readability. It looks as if I'm not going to achieve that, though, and I'll probably just try to hit one point and emphasize something that I hope would lead to a good discussion (insofar as one can identify that). |
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I would like to recommend Willa Cather's One of Ours.
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There is also a free audiobook on LibriVox. |
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I'm very surprised that there aren't more nominations at this point. It's a very rich field. A small sample, just of fiction:
The Iliad War and Peace The Red Badge of Courage Goodbye To All That * Parade's End The Good Soldier Svejk All Quiet On the Western Front A Farewell to Arms Birdsong Regeneration The Radetzky March A Long Long Way The Thin Red Line From Here to Eternity Catch-22 Slaughterhouse-Five The Naked and the Dead Das Boot Half of a Yellow Sun The Sword of Honour trilogy * - sorry, that one is a memoir Last edited by bfisher; 07-03-2018 at 08:08 AM. |
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I'll second One of Ours.
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I'll note that Cather entered public domain just this year in Life+70 countries, so everyone in countries with Life+70 or less can go ahead with this with a good conscience. (Your consciences are your own business in any case.
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I would like to nominate a book by Michael Smith, which seems to be called either Station X: The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park or The Secrets of Station X. Here's a description from Kobo:
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I'll second the Michael Smith book. It's only $7.99 at Amazon.com
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B006WV3FSU/ and $9.99CAD in Canada. And sounds interesting. |
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