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message 1: by Paul (last edited Dec 03, 2014 11:55PM) (new)

Paul (halfmanhalfbook) | 5463 comments Mod
The nominations thread for the January Non Fiction Read is now open, please suggest your book choices below.

All books need to be seconded by someone else in order to get to the voting stage.

Jerusalem: The Biography by Simon Sebag Montefiore automatically goes forward this month as it came second in the poll last month

This thread will remain open until 5th December and then will be closed for voting.

Please remember that the books need to be readily available in as many formats as possible at a reasonable price.

Nominated:
In Patagonia
Belching Out the Devil: Global Adventures with Coca-Cola
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Planet Google: How One Company Is Transforming Our Lives
Evolution's Captain: The Dark Fate of the Man Who Sailed Charles Darwin Around the World

Nominated and Seconded:
Jerusalem: The Biography
London's Shadows: The Dark Side of the Victorian City
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
The Uke of Wallington: One Man and his Ukulele round Britain


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Jason (jasondenness) | 1877 comments In PatagoniaI think this is classed as non fiction.


message 4: by Pink (new)

Pink I'd really quite like Jerusalem: The Biography to win, I'm reading it now and it's very interesting, I'd like to discuss it more with others.


message 6: by Pat (new)

Pat Morris-jones | 1373 comments I'll second Londons shadows...


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Jo Weston (joster) | 1697 comments Mod
I will nominate Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. Film out soon, so we had best get it read in my view! Extraordinary story.


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Charlotte (charley_100) | 322 comments I would like to nominate The Uke of Wallington: One Man and his Ukulele round Britain, a humorous musical journey round Britain.


message 9: by Casey (new)

Casey Albert | 29 comments If you're looking for an extremely challenging read...I nominate Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter.


message 11: by Seraphina (new)

Seraphina | 100 comments I will second unbroken


message 14: by Paul (last edited Dec 05, 2014 03:51PM) (new)

Paul (halfmanhalfbook) | 5463 comments Mod
This thread is now closed, and the poll is open here:

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...


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