Science and Natural History discussion

December nominations are now open! Find inspiration from the group's bookshelf/previous month's nomination or choose your own book.

- Books must be nonfiction, within our general theme.
- Nominations are open until 15th.
- Please add suggestions using add book/author.
- No more than 3 book suggestions pr. person.
- All recommendations will be featured in a subsequent poll. Done by the 30th.
- Feel free to pitch, especially in the comments at the poll.

Nice ones

Ah well. I did try to choose something the rest of the group might like.

Wow all three books sound very interesting!

Any ideas Michelle? What should we read?

I would like to suggest Proving Darwin by Geoffrey Chatin?

Proving Darwin is actually by Gregory Chaitin. Whoopsie daisy.

I will add the new books to our group's to read list :)..

The books will be included in our poll also.

I'd like to add 2 books. The Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins and The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
Are those ok?

I also liked the GOD Delusion by Richard Dawkins. So interesting.

I have read the God delusion, be careful of this book. It can enrage you if you are not an atheist, not so much because of the subject but because the author filled it with his personal values, I think. So it isn't something that will make you say "Oh my" and realize the errors of humans' beliefs, instead it will offend your faith.

Regardless of all that, shall we put it on our group's to read list?

Andreas wrote: "Regardless of all that, shall we put it on our group's to read list? "

Sure. We can always read it and pull it apart. :)
Can't say I am a Dawkins fan. His condescending and repetitive writing style irritate me. We won't mention the "plot holes".

Three books added.

I found Dawkins at his best in his most recent book on Evolution (Greatest Show on Earth). The hectoring tone of "God Delusion" is absent in this one.

Is 6 books enough for the poll? Or do you want more ;)

We'll feature Greatest Show on Earth on the poll. I'd want to read that one..

I'll try to add 1 book from me.
What about the classic Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid :p?

Sure, why not.

Wow, a lot of people have taken part in the poll.

That's nice. It's anonymous so the rest of us can't see.

Yes. And the result is pretty surprising to me.