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View Poll Results: Which science book will enlighten us in June? | |||
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach | 7 | 41.18% | |
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel | 8 | 47.06% | |
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson | 6 | 35.29% | |
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe | 7 | 41.18% | |
And Then You're Dead: What Really Happens . . . by Cody Cassidy and Paul Doherty | 3 | 17.65% | |
Physics: New Frontiers by Scientific American Editors | 6 | 35.29% | |
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05-26-2017, 12:16 AM | #1 |
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June 2017 Book Club Vote
June 2017 MobileRead Book Club Vote
Help us choose a book as the June 2017 eBook for the MobileRead Book Club. The poll will be open for 5 days. There will be no runoff vote unless the voting results a tie, in which case there will be a 3 day run-off poll. This is a visible poll: others can see how you voted. It is You may cast a vote for each book that appeals to you. We will start the discussion thread for this book on June 20th. Select from the following Official Choices with three nominations each: • Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach Goodreads | Overdrive Print Length: 353 pages Spoiler:
• Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel Goodreads | Amazon US / Audible / Overdrive (audiobook) / Overdrive (ebook) / Kobo US Print Length: 191 pages Spoiler:
• Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson Goodreads Print Length: 224 pages Spoiler:
• What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe Goodreads | Amazon US Print Length: 321 pages Spoiler:
• And Then You're Dead: What Really Happens If You Get Swallowed by a Whale, Are Shot from a Cannon, or Go Barreling over Niagara by Cody Cassidy and Paul Doherty Goodreads Print Length: 256 pages Spoiler:
• Physics: New Frontiers by Scientific American Editors Goodreads | S.A. Links Print Length: (about) 175 pages Spoiler:
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05-26-2017, 12:53 AM | #2 |
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Amazon link for Physics: New Frontiers, it's only $4.99.
But the others I can all get from my library and think I would enjoy any of them. Nice. |
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05-27-2017, 02:51 PM | #4 |
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This morning's Wall Street Journal pegged People in a Hurry at #2 on its best-selling non-fiction eBook list.
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05-27-2017, 04:37 PM | #5 |
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And Gulp has been at least 3 weeks on the NYT bestseller list.
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05-29-2017, 07:24 PM | #6 |
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Hmmm. Tempting. If I just vote for my favourite, Longitude, then we have a five-way tie and runoff. I wonder if that's a record?
I'm going to wait a bit, however. If it comes down to it, there are three I'd enjoy reading, though I'd rather read Longitude more than the other two. Really, folks, you can't go wrong here. Longitude not only gives you science, but a look at history, British culture, and the struggle of the outsider against an entrenched power block. And it really is hard to overstate the impact that solving the longitude problem had on the economics, politics, and daily lives of the nations of the world. |
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I'm hoping Longitude makes it; it's been on my TBR for a long time.
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Ah but if it wasn't for Harrison and his sea clocks you might not be here. I wonder how many past immigrants to America's shores survived their passage due to the sea clocks.
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We need to give Mary Roach the love she deserves. Meaning many many more votes.
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05-30-2017, 05:23 AM | #12 |
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Either way I am covered. I have borrowed both "Gulp" and "Longitude" from my library. Longitude's only flaw is it's a print book. I don't mind slumming for a while if I have to :-)
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05-30-2017, 10:38 PM | #13 |
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If no one breaks the tie tonight, I'll start a run-off poll tomorrow. My wife and I will be coming in on a plane in the wee hours of the morning and I'll be too tired to do it right away.
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Looks like someone (not sure who) jumped in at the last moment, Tom, and we're going to read Longitude this month. I admit, I'm glad. It's short, it's interesting, it's inexpensive, and it should provide an excellent basis for discussion.
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05-31-2017, 01:34 AM | #15 |
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We are up to 9 runners up for January already and we have 6 more months to go still.
I wish Astrophysics was at least in the running for that since it didn't make it here but oh well. I will read it soon anyway. I don't think any of these would have been a bad choice. |
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