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View Poll Results: Which free-for-all shall we read for July's discussion? | |||
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin (Translator) | 8 | 42.11% | |
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach | 5 | 26.32% | |
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly | 9 | 47.37% | |
Animal: The Autobiography of a Female Body by Sara Pascoe | 4 | 21.05% | |
Socrates Cafe: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy by Christopher Phillips | 6 | 31.58% | |
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 19. You may not vote on this poll |
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07-03-2017, 02:43 PM | #31 |
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The audiobook is also available on Scribd for anyone with a subscription.
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07-04-2017, 04:51 PM | #32 |
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Because posting one immediately following the vote seemed to be the will of the people (see the Book Club discussion), I have started a discussion thread for Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly.
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07-04-2017, 05:26 PM | #33 |
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Thanks, Tom. I'm already well into the book and will be glad of a place to start to put my thoughts down.
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07-13-2017, 09:50 AM | #34 |
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Jon ~ you may find this morning's email link from Delancey Place to be interesting. Just this one segment put this book on my must read list.
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If we keep the same categories, next June would be the next time Bonk fits a category and can be nominated. If we change categories, then February would be the earliest, assuming it fits whatever category is selected. Gulp will be in the runner's up vote for January too.
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It's a classic in science books about sex so that's September. Mary Roach writes with a humorous slant, so that's October. It also deals with some history, so that's November. So I can nominate Bonk up to three times this year. |
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I guess, if you lobby to get rid of the 6 month rule, maybe it could be nominated this year but I am fairly certain that won't get much support. This is exactly the type of thing that the rule was made for... Spoiler:
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I can still nominate other Mary Roach books.
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07-13-2017, 03:16 PM | #40 |
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I will still read it. Roach is a good writer who knows how to make cutting edge research accessible and interesting for the average reader.
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