April / May Non-Fiction Group Read Nomination (poll is up)Thread

[Jenny]

The theme for April and May will be travel literature.


Nominations will run for a maximum of 7 days or until 7 poll-contestants are chosen. In order to move into poll a book needs to receive a second vote. So second if you are not nominating!

Please stick to one nomination OR one second vote per person.

Should you have a question, feel free to ask in this thread!

[Jenny]

I've heard and read many great things about this Polish journalist, poet, photographer and writer as of late and of this book in particularly. So here's my nomination:

The Shadow of the Sun by Ryszard Kapuściński.

[Alannah]

Jenny wrote: "I've heard and read many great things about this Polish journalist, poet, photographer and writer as of late and of this book in particularly. So here's my nomination:

[book:The Shadow of the Sun|..."

I second this.

[[deleted user]]

I read this so won't join in if it wins but it's an absolutely fantastic book and highly recommended.

[Gill]

In the interests of there being a poll I nominate Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan.

I'm not sure if that counts as travel literature. If not, I nominate Between the Woods and the Water.

[Jenny]

Oh good, I thought I was going to have to bribe someone into nominating a book ;)

'The Return of a King' sounds great, but I think it might fit into a History themed group read better possibly (which there will be sometime this year for sure).

'Between the Woods' sounds just as good and clearly fits the criteria, shall we go for that one then?

[Dhanaraj]

I nominate the book that I had recently included in my To Read list: Bruce Chatwin's The Songlines. It will also cover the theme "Around the World"for Australia.

I will also be happy if THE SHADOW OF THE SUN wins the poll.

[Gill]

Jenny wrote: "Oh good, I thought I was going to have to bribe someone into nominating a book ;)

'The Return of a King' sounds great, but I think it might fit into a History themed group read better possibly (wh..."
Yes, I nominate Between the Woods and the Water.

[Leslie]

I have several books in this category that I would like to read, but will nominate Tracks which won the 1980 Thomas Cook Travel Book award.

[Shirley]

Leslie wrote: "I have several books in this category that I would like to read, but will nominate Tracks which won the 1980 Thomas Cook Travel Book award."

I will second this, looks good, and it's in my library.

[LauraT]

I'm not expert enough to nominate anything, but I want to see what turns out!

[Pink]

I feel in a similar position to you Laura, I can't think of any book for travel literature that I've been wanting to read, or know much about, but I too look forward to seeing what others come up with!

[Bionic Jean]

I'm not really sure if you think Gerald Durrell 's book are suitable, as they're very lightweight. They are very amusing and informative reads though, so I will nominate A Zoo in My Luggage (which is the next one I was going to read - cheeky!)

[Shirley]

Jean wrote: "I'm not really sure if you think Gerald Durrell 's book are suitable, as they're very lightweight. They are very amusing and informative reads though, so I will nominate [book:A Zoo ..."

I don't see why not, Jean!

[Jenny]

Sure Jean!

So far we have 6 great nominations, of which 2 edit: 3 have been 'seconded':

The Shadow of the Sun by Ryszard Kapuściński (seconded)
Tracks by Robyn Davidson (seconded)
The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin (seconded)
Between the Woods and the Water by Patrick Leigh Fermor
A Zoo in My Luggage by Gerald Durrell
Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration by David Roberts

[Leslie]

I can't second as I have made a nomination, but Gerald Durrell's books are indeed amusing and informative!

Patrick Leigh Fermor - did he write books about sailing? I think that my dad got one or two of his books for Christmas... (I looked at his author page and remember now who he is - he was a British liaison officer with the Greek resistance fighters in Crete during WW2)

[Erica]

I second The Songlines - it looks really interesting

[Bionic Jean]

Sorry Leslie - I probably put the kaibosh on that for you!

(Leslie had suggested nominating Gerald Durrell for this, and I had expressed reservations. Later I reconsidered. Since we had both thought of him, others might enjoy his work too! :)

[Leslie]

Jean wrote: "Sorry Leslie - I probably put the kaibosh on that for you!

(Leslie had suggested nominating Gerald Durrell for this, and I had expressed reservations. Later I reconsidered. Since we had both thou..."

No problems - I, like you, nominated something I have planned on reading anyway (Tracks is the nonfiction book I plan on for Around-th-World Australia)...

[Jenny]

Just as a little reminder: this thread will close by Friday night, for the poll to go up on Saturday. So if you'd like to nominate a book or if there's a book that you would like to go see into poll that hasn't been seconded yet, now is your time ;)

[GeneralTHC]

I would like to nominate: Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration.

[Sarah. B]

How about Travels with Charley: In Search of America.

[Jenny]

Thank you guys, I will add both of them!

[Jenny]

so here's an update:

we have 7 nominations, of which 3 are seconded so far and will move into poll

The Shadow of the Sun by Ryszard Kapuściński (seconded)
Tracks by Robyn Davidson (seconded)
The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin (seconded)
Between the Woods and the Water by Patrick Leigh Fermor
A Zoo in My Luggage by Gerald Durrell
Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration by David Roberts
Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck

[Jenny]

Alright, last chance: so far we have three books going into poll tomorrow morning. If you'd like to see another one on that list join them, feel free to second!

[Jenny]

The poll is up and will run until the 8th of March.

[Leslie]

Sarah wrote: "How about Travels with Charley: In Search of America."

This is a book I would like to read some day, so I hope that you nominate it again.