APRIL & MAY 2012 NON-FICTION BOOK POLL
BRAND NEW POLLING METHODActually, this will be our 2nd time using this polling method. The first time was so successful we'll give this another shot. Please forget all past book selection rules and procedures for this particular book selection. If this new method works well we may start using it regularly.
ONLY VOTE IF YOU PLAN TO PARTICIPATE
It is common sense that we only want people voting that are going to participate in the book discussion in the event one of their selected books wins. We're not doing a poll of which books you like or want to read one day. This poll is to select a book we can all read and discuss as a group so you have no business voting if you have no intention of actively discussing the book with us.
EVERYONE CAN VOTE NO MATTER HOW MANY FORUM POSTS
Everyone can vote no matter how many posts they have on the forums or how long they have been a member of BookTalk.org. If you're brand new with only 1 or 2 posts you are still welcome to vote but ONLY VOTE IF YOU PLAN TO PARTICIPATE.
VOTE FOR AS MANY BOOKS AS YOU LIKE
Each person can vote for as many books as they like. If you like every single book on the poll then select every book and cast your vote. We're trying to find the book (or books) that interest the most people. Those winning books will be announced as group discussion books. So you may vote for as many as you feel you would actually read and discuss with us as a group.
CHANGE OR UPDATE YOUR VOTE AT ANY TIME DURING POLLING PERIOD
While the poll is up you are free to change your votes however you like. There are a lot of books on this poll and to make an educated decision you will need to read the book descriptions of each book. This takes time so read a few now and cast your vote for them if you think you would enjoy discussing them. Then, a few days later, come back and research some more books. You can change your vote as much as you like up till the end of the polling period.
NO SCHEDULED END DATE TO THIS POLL
This poll doesn't have a scheduled end date. As votes come in we'll easily see which books have captured the most interest. As members you can see how many people have voted for each poll. As the administrator I can see this plus the names of each person that voted for each book. I'll make a judgment call on when to announce a winner (or winners) based on the volume of votes for the most popular books AND the activity level of the people that voted. All you need to do is research the books and select the ones you would like to talk about. I'll handle the rest.
POLL CHOICES:
The books that had 4 or more votes in our last non-fiction poll have been included in this poll. I've also listed the names of those people that voted for these books in the last poll just to make voting easier for those people in this poll. BOOK 1 - Evolutionary Psychology: A Beginner's Guide by Robin Dunbar, Louise Barrett, John Lycett
Votes for this book in the last poll: DWill, Dexter, geo, heledd
BOOK 2 - The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt
Votes for this book in the last poll: CWT36, DWill, Robert Tulip, franic
BOOK 3 - Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Votes for this book in the last poll: CWT36, DWill, Dexter, Saffron, franic
BOOK 4 - Death by China: Confronting the Dragon - A Global Call to Action by Peter W. Navarro and Greg Autry
Votes for this book in the last poll: Chris OConnor, DWill, franic, lindad_amato
BOOK 5 - A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Votes for this book in the last poll: CWT36, DWill, President Camacho, franic
New Selections Not on Last Poll...
BOOK 6 - The World America Made by Robert Kagan
BOOK 7 - In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Gabor Mate
BOOK 8 - The Atheist's Guide to Reality: Enjoying Life without Illusions by Alex Rosenberg
BOOK 9 - The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough
BOOK 10 - The Cultural Nature of Human Development by Barbara Rogoff
The below books had only received either 0 or 1 vote after one week of having this poll open. These options are therefore removed from the poll in an effort to make the research easier on people in the last few days of polling.
December 1941: 31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World by Craig Shirley
Votes for this book in the last poll: CWT36, Chris OConnor, DWill, franic, wilde
Night (Oprah's Book Club) by Elie Wiesel
Votes for this book in the last poll: CWT36, Chris OConnor, DWill, Saffron, wilde
Breaking Their Will: Shedding Light on Religious Child Maltreatment by Janet Heimlich
This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking by John Brockman