February and March 2021 - Non Fiction Group Read - Nomination Thread

[Alannah]

It's time to nominate your choice for our February and March 2021 group non-fiction read - please use this thread to nominate.

Nominations start today and will close on 12th January or when we filled the poll with six books.

During this time anybody can nominate and second one book each. The 6 books with the most second votes at the end of the 7 day nomination period will go into the poll. Each person can either nominate one book or second one book. There are no limits to the number of seconds a book can receive, however please be mindful of this as the polls are not filling up as quickly anymore

The poll will then run until the 19th January 2021 and the winner will be announced shortly after. I hope this will leave everybody with enough time to obtain the chosen book.

Please only nominate, second or vote for a book you will read with the group if it should win. Please also check that your chosen nomination hasn't been a group read in the past. You can do this by looking at the group bookshelf, contact one of the moderators or post on 'Ask the Moderators' thread

If you have any questions on the nominations process please contact me, use the 'Ask the Moderators' thread or post on here and we will be happy to help.

[Paul]

Happy New Year!


I'll nominate The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Deirdre Mask

[Jennifer]

Thank you Alannah
I nominate The Wave by Todd Strasser. This is 135 pg and YA.

This story is so important with what has happened lately. It is an experiment that happened in California when kids couldn’t believe people followed Nazi. COVID is bad but how do we prevent the thinking that humanity in trouble many times throughout history.

PS if this isn’t selected, I would like to do a buddy read.

[Alannah]

Paul wrote: "Happy New Year!


I'll nominate The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Deirdre Mask"

I will second this, Paul. I'm starting a psychology degree in February and this is the first topic we are looking at.

[Alannah]

Nominated Books:

Books Going To Poll:
The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Deirdre Mask

[Karin]

I'd like to nominate Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake by Frank W. Abagnale.

It's not that the other topic isn't important, but I have read a plethora of that type of book over my life and since I already have books by black and other visible minority authors that deal with many topics like this, I am not adding any more to my list right now.

[Christine]

I nominate End Game of The Most Dangerous Game Golden State Killer

[PattyMacDotComma]

I nominate the excellent When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors, a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement.

[Alannah]

Thank you Karin, Christine and PattyMacDotComma. I will add your books to the list.

[Alannah]

Nominated Books:
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake by Frank W. Abagnale
End Game of The Most Dangerous Game Golden State Killer by Anne Penn
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors

Books Going To Poll:
The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Deirdre Mask

[Alannah]

Jennifer wrote: "Thank you Alannah
I nominate The Wave by Todd Strasser. This is 135 pg and YA.

This story is so important with what has happened lately. It is an experiment that happened in Californ..."

Jennifer, this book is down as fiction. You're more than welcome to put on the fiction nomination thread. I know it says it's based on a real event but it's still class as fiction.

[Kat]

I’ll nominate Joe Carter - Undercover
Undercover

[Alannah]

Kat wrote: "I’ll nominate Joe Carter - Undercover
Undercover"

Thank you, Kat.

[Alannah]

Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake by Frank W. Abagnale
End Game of The Most Dangerous Game Golden State Killer by Anne Penn
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors
Undercover by Joe Carter

Books Going To Poll:
The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Deirdre Mask

[Alannah]

Bumping this thread up

[Alannah]

I will nominate a very British murder by Lucy worsley.

[Jade]

Alannah wrote: "I will nominate a very British murder by Lucy worsley."

I will second this.

[Alannah]

Jade wrote: "Alannah wrote: "I will nominate a very British murder by Lucy worsley."

I will second this."

Thanks Jade :)

[Alannah]

Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake by Frank W. Abagnale
End Game of The Most Dangerous Game Golden State Killer by Anne Penn
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors
Undercover by Joe Carter

Books Going To Poll:
The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Deirdre Mask
A Very British Murder by Lucy Worsley

[Alannah]

Two books in the poll, four more slots

[Jade]

I nominate The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander.

[Alannah]

Jade wrote: "I nominate The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander."

That sounds good Jade. Thank you.

[Alannah]

Nominated Books:
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake by Frank W. Abagnale
End Game of The Most Dangerous Game Golden State Killer by Anne Penn
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors
Undercover by Joe Carter
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

Books Going To Poll:
The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Deirdre Mask
A Very British Murder by Lucy Worsley

[Leslie]

I'll second The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, though Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake also appeals to me.

[Alannah]

Nominated Books:
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake by Frank W. Abagnale
End Game of The Most Dangerous Game Golden State Killer by Anne Penn
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors
Undercover by Joe Carter


Books Going To Poll:
The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power by Deirdre Mask
A Very British Murder by Lucy Worsley
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

[Alannah]

Leslie wrote: "I'll second The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, though Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake also appeals to me."

Thank you, Leslie.

[Jade]

It's going to be so hard to choose at the poll.

[Alannah]

The nomination thread will close later today. I will set up the poll tomorrow morning and send out the message then

[Alannah]

Nomination thread now closed. I'm setting up the poll now.

[Alannah]

The link to the poll is here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

[Jennifer]

Alannah wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Thank you Alannah
I nominate The Wave by Todd Strasser. This is 135 pg and YA.

This story is so important with what has happened lately. It is an experiment that hap..."

Oh right DUH!

[Alannah]

Sorry Jennifer but you’re more than welcome to nominate it again in the March fiction group read.

[Jennifer]

I posted in readalong

[Alannah]

I think the poll is going to close in the next few hours. I will post the winner in the morning and the link in this thread. Thank you all for your votes and nominations.