DECEMBER 2012, JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2013 NON-FICTION BOOK POLL
ONLY VOTE IF YOU PLAN TO PARTICIPATEIt 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 PLEASE do not vote 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 that interests the most people. The winning book will be announced as our group discussion book. Again, you may vote for as many books 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 Sunday, November 11th 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 - Good Thinking: Seven Powerful Ideas That Influence the Way We Think by Denise CumminsBOOK 2 - The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
BOOK 3 - No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden by Mark Owen
BOOK 4 - Breaking the Code: A Father's Secret, a Daughter's Journey, and the Question That Changed Everything by Karen Fisher-Alaniz
BOOK 5 - Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him by Luis Carlos Montalvan
BOOK 6 - Evil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy by Susan Neiman
BOOK 7 - Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator by Ryan Holiday
BOOK 8 - Buddhism Without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening by Stephen Batchelor
BOOK 9 - Lincoln by David Herbert Donald
BOOK 10 - The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Steven Pinker