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Old 02-26-2011, 04:13 PM   #61
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I will use my two remaining nominations to provide seconds to these:


American Prometheus by Martin J. Sherwin and Kai Bird . Why? It looks really interesting, just the sort of book I would have read without any other inducement. The only reservation I have is the pricing. Cheapest epub version (Sony Reader compatible) is $11.59; $1.50 more than Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Why? This has been on my to read list for years after appearing on a “100 books everyone should read list” by a noted literary critic. That and I always like to see at least one nominee that is available for free as an ebook.
 
Old 02-26-2011, 04:52 PM   #62
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Why? This has been on my to read list for years after appearing on a “100 books everyone should read list” by a noted literary critic. That and I always like to see at least one nominee that is available for free as an ebook.
I'd like to see someone give a third to that one. I can't do it, because I've already used my three votes, but it is an excellent book. Besides which, I've already read it and have taken extensive notes, so if it won, I'd be all ready for the discussion!
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Old 02-26-2011, 05:11 PM   #63
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I'd like to see someone give a third to that one. I can't do it, because I've already used my three votes, but it is an excellent book. Besides which, I've already read it and have taken extensive notes, so if it won, I'd be all ready for the discussion!
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I'll third Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. I just finished it and it is a riveting story.
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Old 02-26-2011, 08:03 PM   #65
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There are now 5 fully nominated books.

Please see Post #23 for the list.
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Old 02-26-2011, 09:34 PM   #67
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After having a chance to read through the rest of the newer nominations, along with my second for:

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Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone by Martin Dugard: Outstanding look at the confluence of events that brought these two very driven and very different explorers together to make real history. Inkmesh Link
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It is rare when a historical narrative keeps readers up late into the night, especially when the story is as well known as Henry Morgan Stanley's search for the missionary and explorer David Livingstone. But author and adventurer Dugard, who's written a biography of Capt. James Cook among other works, makes a suspenseful tale out of journalist Stanley's successful trek through the African interior to find and rescue a stranded Livingstone. Dugan has read extensively in unpublished diaries, newspapers of the time and the archives of Britain's Royal Geographical Society; he also visited the African locations central to the story. Together these sources enable him to re-create with immediacy the astounding hardships, both natural and manmade, that Africa put in the path of the two central characters. Dugard also presents thoughtful insights into the psychology of both Stanley and Livingstone, whose respective responses to Africa could not have differed more. Stanley was bent on beating Africa with sheer force of will, matching it brutality for brutality, while Livingstone, possessed of spirituality and a preternatural absence of any fear of death, responded to the continent's harshness with patience and humility.
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Just Kids by Patti Smith. The winner of the [US] National Book Award for Nonfiction. This iconic artist and punk rocker recounts the early days of her time in the NYC art and literary scene and her relationship with famed photographer Robert Mapplethrope.
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What Am I Doing Here? by Bruce Chatwin

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Description: This is the last of Bruce Chatwin's works to be published while he was still alive (he penned the introduction in 1988, a few months before he died). It's a collection of Chatwin gems--profiles, essays, and travel stories that span the world, from trekking in Nepal and sailing down the Volga to working on a film with Werner Herzog in Ghana and traveling with Indira Gandhi in India. Chatwin … more »excels, as usual, in the finely honed tale. Whether he is cruising down the Volga, gauging the effects of French colonialism in Algeria or searching for the Yeti ("Abominable Snowman") in the Himalayas, Chatwin, who died recently, exudes natural curiosity and a nose for adventure. By the author of In Patagonia and The Songlines , this mosaic of travelogues, profiles, semi-fictionalized stories and fragments is an endless feast, rich in small discoveries and larger perceptions of the world. In India, Chatwin investigates the case of a "wolf-boy" who survived years living in the wild. In Hong Kong he meets a geomancer, who determines the best site for a building or a marriage bed by aligning it with the Earth's "dragon-lines." There are pieces on art auctioneering, nomads, Afghanistan, a California LSD guru who thinks he's the Savior, power politics in ancient China. There are also perceptive encounters with filmmaker Werner Herzog, Nadezhda Mandelstam, Indira Gandhi, Andre Malraux, couturier Madeleine Vionnet and many others. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. (from Amazon.com)


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The author of one of my favorite short novels, Bruce Chatwin here demonstrates his story-telling ability amidst the realities of travel and the vast world of his extended friendships and acquaintances. The joy of reading his prose is surpassed only by the delight in knowing that opening the book to any page you will be engrossed by the words upon the page. A reader's delight that persuades you with its charm that you should return to one of his other books as soon as possible.
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I'll second Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche by Haruki Murakami and third Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone by Martin Dugard
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Old 02-27-2011, 10:11 AM   #69
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With my third vote I second "Shake Hands with the Devil" by Romeo Dallaire.
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Old 02-27-2011, 07:00 PM   #70
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I just want to let everyone know that Progress and Poverty is available for free at the Online Library of Liberty and at the Google eBookstore. Here are the links:

http://oll.libertyfund.org/index.php....php&title=328

http://books.google.com/ebooks?id=Cj...utput=acs_help
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I would also like to nominate Powerless, by Jason Letts. I have meaning to read this for a while and haven't gotten to it.
That doesn't look like non-fiction.
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Old 03-01-2011, 04:45 PM   #73
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I'd like to nominate "Cleopatra: A Life" by Stacy Schiff

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For those who think they know enough about Cleopatra or have the enigmatic Egyptian queen all figured out, think again. Schiff, demonstrating the same narrative flair that captivated readers of her Pulitzer Prize–winning Véra (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov) (1999), provides a new interpretation of the life of one of history’s most enduringly intriguing women. Rather than a devastatingly beautiful femme fatale, Cleopatra, according to Schiff, was a shrewd power broker who knew how to use her manifold gifts—wealth, power, and intelligence—to negotiate advantageous political deals and military alliances. Though long on facts and short on myth, this stellar biography is still a page-turner; in fact, because this portrait is grounded so thoroughly in historical context, it is even more extraordinary than the more fanciful legend. Cleopatra emerges as a groundbreaking female leader, relying on her wits, determination, and political acumen rather than sex appeal to astutely wield her power in order to get the job done. Ancient Egypt never goes out of style, and Cleopatra continues to captivate successive generations. --Margaret Flanagan

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I'd like to nominate "Cleopatra: A Life" by Stacy Schiff

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For those who think they know enough about Cleopatra or have the enigmatic Egyptian queen all figured out, think again. Schiff, demonstrating the same narrative flair that captivated readers of her Pulitzer Prize–winning Véra (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov) (1999), provides a new interpretation of the life of one of history’s most enduringly intriguing women. Rather than a devastatingly beautiful femme fatale, Cleopatra, according to Schiff, was a shrewd power broker who knew how to use her manifold gifts—wealth, power, and intelligence—to negotiate advantageous political deals and military alliances. Though long on facts and short on myth, this stellar biography is still a page-turner; in fact, because this portrait is grounded so thoroughly in historical context, it is even more extraordinary than the more fanciful legend. Cleopatra emerges as a groundbreaking female leader, relying on her wits, determination, and political acumen rather than sex appeal to astutely wield her power in order to get the job done. Ancient Egypt never goes out of style, and Cleopatra continues to captivate successive generations. --Margaret Flanagan

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