OFFICIAL POLL: January & February 2011 Non-Fiction Book
This is the official poll for deciding which non-fiction book we will read and discuss as a group during the months of January and February 2011.
READ THESE RULES BEFORE VOTING PLEASE
Poll Starts: Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Poll Ends: The poll ends when we have a clear winner. You can count on the poll being up for at least 10 full days.
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• You can cast 3 votes and distribute your 3 votes however you like. If you don't assign all 3 votes it will be assumed that you wished to assign all 3 of your votes to the one book you selected.
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Now, on to our book choices...
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OFFICIAL POLL: January & February 2011 Non-Fiction Book
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Re: OFFICIAL POLL: January & February 2011 Non-Fiction Book
I'm not going to post book descriptions or reviews. Everyone can click on the provided links and read all about each book.
Book 1:
The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values
by Sam Harris
Book 2:
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
by Matt Ridley
Book 3:
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
by Michael Lewis
Book 1:
The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values
by Sam Harris
Book 2:
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
by Matt Ridley
Book 3:
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
by Michael Lewis
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Re: OFFICIAL POLL: January & February 2011 Non-Fiction Book
I'll cast my three votes for The Moral Landscape.
Whichever book wins, I suggest we do a head count of people who have the book and are going to be in, and that we wait until at least a few have started reading before beginning the discussion.
Whichever book wins, I suggest we do a head count of people who have the book and are going to be in, and that we wait until at least a few have started reading before beginning the discussion.
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Re: OFFICIAL POLL: January & February 2011 Non-Fiction Book
You're right, DWill. We don't necessarily have to start this book on January 1st.
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Re: OFFICIAL POLL: January & February 2011 Non-Fiction Book
I've been following the blogs over at Rationally Speaking concerning the influence of science on human values. I'm definitely game!
3 votes for the Moral Landscape
3 votes for the Moral Landscape
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Re: OFFICIAL POLL: January & February 2011 Non-Fiction Book
I've already ordered my import copy of The Moral Landscape and give it three votes.
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Re: OFFICIAL POLL: January & February 2011 Non-Fiction Book
3 snow-covered, icycle-decorated, below zero votes from me for "Moral Landscape"
Gods and spirits are parasitic--Pascal Boyer
Religion is the only force in the world that lets a person have his prejudice or hatred and feel good about it --S C Hitchcock
Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it. --André Gide
Reading is a majority skill but a minority art. --Julian Barnes
Religion is the only force in the world that lets a person have his prejudice or hatred and feel good about it --S C Hitchcock
Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it. --André Gide
Reading is a majority skill but a minority art. --Julian Barnes