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JULY, AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 2012 NON-FICTION BOOK POLL

Collaborate in choosing our next NON-FICTION book for group discussion within this forum. A minimum of 5 posts is necessary to participate here!

What NON-FICTION books would you like to read in July, August and September of 2012?

BOOK 1 - Ending of Time by Jiddu Krishnamurti and David Bohm
2

6%
BOOK 2 - The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
5

15%
BOOK 3 - The Cultural Nature of Human Development by Barbara Rogoff
6

18%
BOOK 4 - A Life Gone Awry by Wayne Kernochan
2

6%
BOOK 5 - On the Origins of War by Donald Kagan
2

6%
BOOK 6 - Religion for Atheists by Alain De Botton
5

15%
BOOK 7 - God's Jury by Cullen Murphy
2

6%
BOOK 8 - God and the Folly of Faith by Victor J. Stenger
2

6%
BOOK 9 - The Religious Beliefs of America's Founders by Gregg L. Frazer
4

12%
BOOK 10 - Empire of the Summer Moon by S. C. Gwynne
4

12%
 
Total votes: 34
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JULY, AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 2012 NON-FICTION BOOK POLL
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 just happen to like or want to read one day off in the distant future. This poll is to select a book we can all read and discuss as a group over the course of the upcoming months 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 single book. We're trying to find the book (or books) that interest the most people. The winning book(s) will be announced as group discussion book(s). So you may vote for as many as you feel you would actually read and discuss with us as a group. We may select more than one book in this poll.

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 10 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. The poll is going up on Saturday, June 16th and will remain up at least 1 full week. Please vote now and do not wait for other people to vote.
POLL CHOICES:
BOOK 1 - Ending of Time by Jiddu Krishnamurti and David Bohm

BOOK 2 - The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt

BOOK 3 - The Cultural Nature of Human Development by Barbara Rogoff

BOOK 4 - A Life Gone Awry : My Story of the Elan School by Wayne Kernochan

BOOK 5 - On the Origins of War: And the Preservation of Peace by Donald Kagan

BOOK 6 - Religion for Atheists: A Non-believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion by Alain De Botton

BOOK 7 - God's Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World by Cullen Murphy

BOOK 8 - God and the Folly of Faith: The Incompatibility of Science and Religion by Victor J. Stenger

BOOK 9 - The Religious Beliefs of America's Founders: Reason, Revelation, Revolution by Gregg L. Frazer

BOOK 10 - Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History by S. C. Gwynne
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10 sounds interesting, but not available on Kindle
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I apologize to everyone that received the email notification of this poll 3x!

That was a malfunction of our email program and it won't happen again. I'll be switching to Constant Contact where everyone opts in and out.
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I'm getting #5 for Father's Day. I sort of pulled some strings.
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Geo, sounds like a good book.
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I'd have to go with #10 and the story of the Comanche tribe.
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mmmmikkimac,

Will you be joining in on the discussion if Book #10 wins? If so please vote in the poll. Click the book or books you will discuss with us if they win.

I am deleting your book suggestion as this is not the place for making additional book suggestions. We are voting right now on the suggestions that have already been made.
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OCHEN VINCENT, please start making posts on the forums so we know counting your votes makes sense for the community. We need to feel comfortable that everyone voting is voting because they plan to be involved in the book discussions.
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I'm honored tohave my book on the list. I won't vote for it, but if it makes the cut I'd be happy to join the discussion

Thank you, you just made my day :)
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