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I nominate The Heart of a Woman: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price by Rae Linda Brown which I am going to start this week. Her music is brilliant--I heard of her when my son played one of her pieces in college. When I sent links to my dad he remembers that his dad (yes, a white immigrant on the Canadian prairies, but at the right time to hear about her) was a fan of her music.
How about Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival by Joe Simpson.I have read this some years ago, especially as I am also a rock climber, but not of Joe's status I hasten to add.
This is the story of a man left for dead after a major climbing accident, and what happens over the next few days and weeks.
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No, that's considered self-promotion and the group has a strict policy against that.
I would like to nominate The Man Who Saw Through Time, a series of essays by Loren Eisley about Sir Francis Bacon. The vision of Bacon as a man of science and a statesman, 400 years ago and the impact of his thought on the world. Eisley's prose is wonderful. It is short (125 pages). Published in 1973.
I'd like to nominate Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann. It's terrific!
I’d like to nominate the doctor will see you now Amir Khan
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nominate The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
by Hallie Rubenhold. Thanks a bunch. --Jen from Quebec :0) (Fun fact: I was AT the PUB where it all went down, when I went to England. Even TODAY the pub's bathroom is in a creepy cellar with walls of rock, tons of 'Jack the Ripper' graffiti scratched and written ALL OVER and old newspapers in frames....)
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by [author:Hallie R..."That sounds really interesting Jen, I think I will second this one.
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Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival by Joe Simpson
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
Nominated Books:
The Heart of a Woman: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price by Rae Linda Brown
The Man Who Saw Through Time by Loren Eiseley
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
The Doctor Will See You Now: The highs and lows of my life as an NHS GP by Amir Khan
The Daughter Of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind by Widad Akreyi
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Thank you, Maria.
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Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival by Joe Simpson
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
Nominated Books:
The Heart of a Woman: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price by Rae Linda Brown
The Man Who Saw Through Time by Loren Eiseley
The Doctor Will See You Now: The highs and lows of my life as an NHS GP by Amir Khan
The Daughter Of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind by Widad Akreyi
Janice (JG) wrote: "I'll second Touching the Void."Thanks Janice
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Nominations start today and will close on 13th November or when we filled the poll with six books.
During this time anybody can nominate and second one book each. The 6 books with the most second votes at the end of the 7 day nomination period will go into the poll. Each person can either nominate one book or second one book. There are no limits to the number of seconds a book can receive, however please be mindful of this as the polls are not filling up as quickly anymore.
The poll will then run until the 19th November 2020 and the winner will be announced shortly after. I hope this will leave everybody with enough time to obtain the chosen book.
Please only nominate, second or vote for a book you will read with the group if it should win. Please also check that your chosen nomination hasn't been a group read in the past. You can do this by looking at the group bookshelf, contact one of the moderators or post on 'Ask the Moderators' thread
If you have any questions on the nominations process please contact me, use the 'Ask the Moderators' thread or post on here and we will be happy to help.