MobileRead July 2015 Book Club Nominations

[GA Russell]

I will third Beer Wench.

[sun surfer]

Second This I Believe.

[WT Sharpe]

The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius is also available as a free audiobook at Librivox, but it's a collaborative effort, so I can't guarantee the quality. It's been my experience that their books that are read by a solo author tend to be better than the ones that are the result of a group effort. I'll add it to the list, anyway.

https://librivox.org/the-meditations...rcus-aurelius/

[GA Russell]

I second The Wisdom of Crowds.

[treadlightly]

I'm having a hard time getting excited about the nominations. I'm not interested in beer or baseball. What If? sounds quirky but not overly applicable to life unless you are McGyver...

I will third This I Believe.

[Dazrin]

I will second What If.

For anyone who isn't familiar with it here is a sample, but beware of time sinks if you have something else you should be doing: https://what-if.xkcd.com/135/

I believe most of the book is new material but haven't actually read it yet.

[CRussel]

I will third What If, and offer a nomination of my own.

Given that we're just past the 200th Anniversary of one of the great battles of modern time, I nominate Bernard Cornwell's Waterloo. Cornwell is an excellent writer of historical fiction, but also a serious historian and this book should be both highly readable and enlightening.

#1 Bestseller in the U.K.

From the New York Times bestselling author and master of martial fiction comes the definitive, illustrated history of one of the greatest battles ever fought—a riveting nonfiction chronicle published to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Napoleon’s last stand.

On June 18, 1815 the armies of France, Britain and Prussia descended upon a quiet valley south of Brussels. In the previous three days, the French army had beaten the Prussians at Ligny and fought the British to a standstill at Quatre-Bras. The Allies were in retreat. The little village north of where they turned to fight the French army was called Waterloo. The blood-soaked battle to which it gave its name would become a landmark in European history.

In his first work of nonfiction, Bernard Cornwell combines his storytelling skills with a meticulously researched history to give a riveting chronicle of every dramatic moment, from Napoleon’s daring escape from Elba to the smoke and gore of the three battlefields and their aftermath. Through quotes from the letters and diaries of Emperor Napoleon, the Duke of Wellington, and the ordinary officers and soldiers, he brings to life how it actually felt to fight those famous battles—as well as the moments of amazing bravery on both sides that left the actual outcome hanging in the balance until the bitter end.

Published to coincide with the battle’s bicentennial in 2015, Waterloo is a tense and gripping story of heroism and tragedy—and of the final battle that determined the fate of nineteenth-century Europe.

Amazon US ___Audible ___ Amazon UK ___Overdrive ___ B&N

[sun surfer]

I think there's only a few hours left but I'll second Waterloo anyway with my last vote.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by sun surfer

I think there's only a few hours left but I'll second Waterloo anyway with my last vote.

Noted. Less than two hours to go.

[bfisher]

I'll third Waterloo.

[WT Sharpe]

The nominations are now closed.

[WT Sharpe]

Let the games begin.

The poll.

[CRussel]

Well, that just squeezed in! Thanks.

[WT Sharpe]

The book I nominated lost, but here's an interesting article about it that I just saw on the 'Net. This is from The Toast: The Cattiest Lines from Marcus Aurelius' Meditations.

[bfisher]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

The book I nominated lost, but here's an interesting article about it that I just saw on the 'Net. This is from The Toast: The Cattiest Lines from Marcus Aurelius' Meditations.

Thanks for posting that; it's hilarious.