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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers? by Mary Roach 14 18.42%
The Omnivore's Delimma by Michael Pollan 2 2.63%
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot 3 3.95%
Quirkology: How We Discover the Big Truths in Small Things by Richard Wiseman 10 13.16%
American Notes by Charles Dickens 7 9.21%
A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn 8 10.53%
A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell 4 5.26%
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson 14 18.42%
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman 2 2.63%
On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin 3 3.95%
The Stranger Beside Me by Anne Rule 3 3.95%
The Greek Myths by Robert Graves 6 7.89%
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Old 03-07-2010, 07:13 AM   #121
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Old 03-07-2010, 07:19 AM   #122
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Yeah, vote for any of the others. I'm not getting why that Devil is garnering votes. It sounds like one of the less interesting selections there to me. Maybe there is some trickery going on. I'm thinking we should be able to see who is voting for what. I call for open disclosure of voting.
I voted for it because it sounds very interesting and has excellent reviews on Amazon.com.

I understand that everybody has different tastes but I can't believe you think trickery is involved when a selection you aren't interested in gets votes.
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Old 03-07-2010, 07:21 AM   #123
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Oh! Sorry. I guess the actual voters are there if you click on the total.

Ah I see. It's PB's fault!
Why is everybody raggin' on Peanut Butter?
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Old 03-07-2010, 07:26 AM   #124
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Yeah, vote for any of the others. I'm not getting why that Devil is garnering votes. It sounds like one of the less interesting selections there to me. Maybe there is some trickery going on. I'm thinking we should be able to see who is voting for what. I call for open disclosure of voting.
Maybe we should mark people's thumbs with ink to prevent double voting!

I'm with you and (now) lene1949. Stiff wasn't my first choice, but I'd rather it beat the Devil.

I hereby officially change my endorsement to Stiff!
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Old 03-07-2010, 07:47 AM   #125
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I voted for it because it sounds very interesting and has excellent reviews on Amazon.com.

I understand that everybody has different tastes but I can't believe you think trickery is involved when a selection you aren't interested in gets votes.

I'm joking, okay. But yeah it actually doesn't sound good to me, more of a novel or something than what I'd consider legit non-fiction. Different strokes...
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Yeah, vote for any of the others. I'm not getting why that Devil is garnering votes. It sounds like one of the less interesting selections there to me. Maybe there is some trickery going on. I'm thinking we should be able to see who is voting for what. I call for open disclosure of voting.
It's a really phenomenal book. I didn't vote for it, since I've read it already, but I wouldn't mind if it one just so everyone can enjoy it.
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Ah Ha! Now we know the truth!

You realize of course America is not a True Democracy but a Constitutional Republic!

Let's all vote early and often!
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Yes, you aren't relay voting for the book, but electors... who of course are expected to cast their votes for that book but can of course change their mind. So, in the end A World Without Us could win even though it only has 2 of the populas vote.

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Maybe we should mark people's thumbs with ink to prevent double voting!

I'm with you and (now) lene1949. Stiff wasn't my first choice, but I'd rather it beat the Devil.

I hereby officially change my endorsement to Stiff!
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Well, I've started reading Stiff since it's the 9th of March here and the time is 16:40..

I never read a lot of non-fiction, except for reference work, but this book is really funny and so enlightening...

Do vote for it, P L E A S E...
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Yes, vote for stiff! Let's vote for it as a body - join the corps that are voting the right way and get ahead! It's the last leg now, we need to arm ourselves against the devil. Are the other books better? No, that's something I heard a cad aver once, it can't be true. Be strong - vote with rigour! - more 'tis needed, but not a lot. It's a grave situation but we can pull through - if you vote!
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