Literary Non-Fiction Nominations • March 2014

[issybird]

Originally Posted by paola

apparently fdkY9rd is still working!

I've gotten a fraud alert on my credit card twice, now. The only books left on my want list are either pbook only or a few that don't seem too compelling after the passage of time. I'm willing to entertain suggestions for must-reads!

BTW, Paola, in my frenzy I noted that the Emilio Lussu book is now available as an ebook in English translation. A Soldier on the Southern Front, for those who might be interested in the classic Italian Great War novel/memoir, essentially the Italian All Quiet. I read it on Paola's recommendation (entitled Sardinian Brigade in English pbook) and it's terrific.

[paola]

Originally Posted by issybird

BTW, Paola, in my frenzy I noted that the Emilio Lussu book is now available as an ebook in English translation. A Soldier on the Southern Front, for those who might be interested in the classic Italian Great War novel/memoir, essentially the Italian All Quiet.

great find, thank you! Unjustifiably pricey in the UK (more than £12), but if I did not have it already I'd take the plunge with the 90% discount. I did in fact buy "All Quiet.." just to fill the gap

[issybird]

Originally Posted by paola

great find, thank you! Unjustifiably pricey in the UK (more than £12), but if I did not have it already I'd take the plunge with the 90% discount. I did in fact buy "All Quiet.." just to fill the gap

It's only $1.70 in the US so long as the coupon's good; essentially the same pre-coupon price as the UK at nearly $17. I agree, unjustifiably pricey. I assume it'll come down, but not to coupon levels!

[ccowie]

I'd like to nominate Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

From Goodreads:

An exhilarating meditation on nature and its seasons—a personal narrative highlighting one year's exploration on foot in the author's own neighborhood in Tinker Creek, Virginia. In the summer, Dillard stalks muskrats in the creek and contemplates wave mechanics; in the fall she watches a monarch butterfly migration and dreams of Arctic caribou. She tries to con a coot; she collects pond water and examines it under a microscope. She unties a snake skin, witnesses a flood, and plays 'King of the Meadow' with a field of grasshoppers.

[Bookpossum]

Originally Posted by paola

apparently fdkY9rd is still working!

I have tried a few countries and it keeps telling me it has already been used. Any suggestions?

[Bookpossum]

I'll use my last vote to second Pilgrim at Tinker Creek.

[issybird]

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

I have tried a few countries and it keeps telling me it has already been used. Any suggestions?

It's been working in the US and India for me. Try those two and use Chrome or Firefox, to make sure you get the new checkout.

[Bookpossum]

Originally Posted by issybird

It's been working in the US and India for me. Try those two and use Chrome or Firefox, to make sure you get the new checkout.

Thanks for the tip!

[issybird]

Originally Posted by Bookpossum

Thanks for the tip!

India, of course, for those books uncouponable or unavailable in the US. Hope it's working for you!

[paola]

Originally Posted by issybird

India, of course, for those books uncouponable or unavailable in the US. Hope it's working for you!

yes, in firefox with the new checkout - apparently still going strong!

[Billi]

Originally Posted by ccowie

I'd like to nominate Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

Seconded.

[sun surfer]

Originally Posted by Billi

Seconded.

That was actually a third now that I've updated it, and I'll fourth it.

[desertblues]

An interesting selection.
I will try to read whatever is chosen this month, but I don't have enough time to nominate a book till after my journey in april.

Spoiler:

Yes, finished my book and it is printed, but I have have some interviews about it. And I started to sell my old books on the internet (doing well at it I'm glad to say http://desert.boekwinkeltjes.nl) and am preparing for my journey to Indonesia......there are not enough hours in a day and not enough years in my life and I never get my pile of books TBR read......

[issybird]

Originally Posted by desertblues

An interesting selection.
I will try to read whatever is chosen this month, but I don't have enough time to nominate a book till after my journey in april.

Spoiler:

Yes, finished my book and it is printed, but I have have some interviews about it. And I started to sell my old books on the internet (doing well at it I'm glad to say http://desert.boekwinkeltjes.nl) and am preparing for my journey to Indonesia......there are not enough hours in a day and not enough years in my life and I never get my pile of books TBR read......

Congratulations on the book! And on the extra pocket money for your trip. Don't worry about having enough time to read the selection, though, as:

Originally Posted by sun surfer

Help us select what the MR Literary Club will read for March 2014!

The nominations will run for four days until 5 January. Then, a separate voting poll will begin where the month's selection will be decided.

You've got ten months until we pick.

[desertblues]

Originally Posted by issybird

Congratulations on the book! And on the extra pocket money for your trip. Don't worry about having enough time to read the selection, though, as:



You've got ten months until we pick.

Thank you, Issybird, that sets my heart at ease.
I am reading some of the Dutch writers who either have been born or were raised in Indonesia, or have Indonesian roots.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hella_Haasse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriaan_van_Dis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Bloem
And I am preparing my traveljournal with an eye on the historical or rather colonial ties of the Netherlands and Indonesia. For a great part this is a painful story of love, hate and cruel things.