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OFFICIAL POLL: Help select our NON-FICTION book for Oct., Nov. & Dec. 2021

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 book should we read and discuss in Oct., Novt. & Dec. 2021?

BOOK 1: Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters by Steven Pinker
3

19%
BOOK 2: The Bonobo and the Atheist by Frans de Waal
2

13%
BOOK 3: Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism? by Robert Kuttner
1

6%
BOOK 4: Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis by Jared Diamond
2

13%
BOOK 5: The Hundred-Year Marathon by Michael Pillsbury
1

6%
BOOK 6: Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal
1

6%
BOOK 7: The Human Cosmos: Civilization and the Stars by Jo Marchant
4

25%
BOOK 8: Believing Is Seeing by Michael Guillen, PhD
1

6%
BOOK 9: Language of God by Francis S. Collins
1

6%
 
Total votes: 16
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I will be getting the Marchant book regardless of the result as well. Although it seems likely to win as it stands.
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I'm comfortable closing this poll and going with The Human Cosmos by Jo Marchant. You guys agree? Our level of participation is pretty low right now so I'm not sure if waiting is going to pull in more voters and/or participants.

Just FYI this entire site will be redesigned coming up soon. I had a Zoom meeting with a web company yesterday and I have another one on Monday, September 27th. Our numbers will shoot up once this upgrade is done but you can expect the cosmetics of the site to be a bit chaotic for a while. Everything is changing but we won't lose any forums, threads or posts. No worries there.

Give me your thoughts on going with The Human Cosmos by Jo Marchant please.
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Yes please, I am very keen on The Human Cosmos. It puts modern science into the historical framework of the evolution of psychology in a very interesting way. Should be a really good discussion.

Thanks so much Chris for your work on the site. I hope the upgrade works well.
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I've created the forum and will now lock this poll.
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