February & March 2022 Non Fiction Group Read - Nomination Thread

[Alannah]

It's time to nominate your choice for our February and March 2022 group non-fiction read - please use this thread to nominate.

Nominations start today and will close on 12th January 2022 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 2022 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

[Kat]

I nominate Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything

[LauraT]

I'd like to read Jonathan Franzen Crossroads. Anyone interested?

[Alannah]

LauraT wrote: "I'd like to read Jonathan Franzen Crossroads. Anyone interested?"

Laura, that's historical fiction, I can't accept that here.

[Alannah]

Nominated Books:
Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang

[LauraT]

ok, I'll think about it a bit longer

[Katlyn]

if its accepted I would like to nominate Seabiscuit: an american legend

[Diana S]

I'll nominate The Princess Spy by Larry Loftis

[Kirsten]

Diana S wrote: "I'll nominate The Princess Spy by Larry Loftis"

Oh, yes! That's a good book. She was such an interesting woman!!

[spoko]

I nominate The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics by Tim Harford

[Alannah]

Kirsten wrote: "Diana S wrote: "I'll nominate The Princess Spy by Larry Loftis"

Oh, yes! That's a good book. She was such an interesting woman!!"

Would you like to second this book?

[Alannah]

Katlyn wrote: "if its accepted I would like to nominate Seabiscuit: an american legend"

That's no problem, thank you for your nomination.

[Alannah]

Diana S wrote: "I'll nominate The Princess Spy by Larry Loftis"

Thank you, Diana

[Alannah]

spoko wrote: "I nominate The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics by Tim Harford"

Thank you for nominating.

[Alannah]

Nominated Books:
Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang
Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand
The Princess Spy by Larry Loftis
The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics by Tim Harford

[Kat]

I second Seabiscuit

[Alannah]

Kat wrote: "I second Seabiscuit"

Thank you, Kat.

[Alannah]

Nominated Books:
Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang
The Princess Spy by Larry Loftis
The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics by Tim Harford

Books Going to Poll:
Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand

[Jade]

Kat wrote: "I nominate Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything"

I will second this, I find medical history fascinating.

[Alannah]

Jade wrote: "Kat wrote: "I nominate Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything"

I will second this, I find medical history fascinating."

Thank you, Jade.

[Alannah]

Nominated Books:
The Princess Spy by Larry Loftis
The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics by Tim Harford

Books Going to Poll:
Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand
Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang

[Jade]

I will nominate The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

[PattyMacDotComma]

I nominate The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. It's one I've wanted to read for a while.

[Alannah]

Patty, that book is coming up as fiction for me. You are welcome to nominate it in that thread as that’s still open.

[Greg]

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "I nominate The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. It's one I've wanted to read for a while."

It is a gorgeous book Patty, one of my favorites actually! But yes, this would be one to nominate under fiction.

[Greg]

I would like to nominate Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment.

[Alannah]

Greg wrote: "I would like to nominate Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment."

I watched someone on youtube talk about this topic. It was interesting and would help my 2022 challenge, I will second this one.

[Greg]

Thanks Alannah! :)

[Alannah]

Nominated Books:
The Princess Spy by Larry Loftis
The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics by Tim Harford
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

Books Going to Poll:
Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand
Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang
Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston

[Alannah]

Three spots left in the poll.

[Nancy]

I nominate Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations by Thomas L. Friedman

[Alannah]

Thank you Nancy

[Ruth]

I will second The New Jim Crow

[Alannah]

Ruth wrote: "I will second The New Jim Crow"

Thank you, Ruth.

[Alannah]

Nominated Books:
The Princess Spy by Larry Loftis
The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics by Tim Harford
Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations by Thomas L. Friedman

Books Going to Poll:
Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand
Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang
Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

[Alannah]

Another book going to poll, just two spaces left.

[Alannah]

Nominations closed, setting up poll.

[Alannah]

Poll linked here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

It will close on the 19th January and I hope to announce the winner shortly afterwards.

[Alannah]

Thank you for your votes - winner linked here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...