All About Books discussion

It's time to nominate your choice for our December 2019 and January 2020 group non-fiction read - please use this thread to nominate.

Nominations start today and will close on 8th November 2019 or when we filled the poll with six books.

During this time anybody can nominate and second one book each. The 6 books with the most second votes at the end of the 7 day nomination period will go into the poll. Each person can either nominate one book or second one book. There are no limits to the number of seconds a book can receive.

The poll will then run until the 15th November 2019 and the winner will be announced shortly after. I hope this will leave everybody with enough time to obtain the chosen book.

Please only nominate, second or vote for a book you will read with the group if it should win. Please also check that your chosen nomination hasn't been a group read in the past. You can do this by looking at the group bookshelf, contact one of the moderators or post on 'Ask the Moderators' thread

If you have any questions on the nominations process please contact me, use the 'Ask the Moderators' thread or post on here and we will be happy to help.

I have nominated this before but going to try again, I nominate This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay

I'll nominate The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane

Paul wrote: "I'll nominate The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane"

Thank you for your nomination, Paul.

Nominated books:
The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane
This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay

I nominate Mindset: New Psychology of Success by Carol Deweck

I nominate Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

Nominated books:
The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane
This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport

I would like to nominate Apocalyptic Planet: A Field Guide to the Future of the Earth.

I nominate This is Your Brain on Music: Understanding a Human Obsession also listed on goodreads as This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession,. I think they used one title in USA and one in the UK. I’ve no idea what title they used anywhere else.

Joan wrote: "I nominate This is Your Brain on Music: Understanding a Human Obsession also listed on goodreads as This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession,. I t..."

I second This is Your Brain on Music!

I'll second The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot.

I'd like to nominate 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann

Nancy wrote: "I'd like to nominate 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann"

I’ll second that.

Nominated books:
This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport
Apocalyptic Planet: Field Guide to the Ever-Ending Earth by Craig Childs

Books Going To Poll:
This is Your Brain on Music: Understanding a Human Obsession by Daniel Levitin
The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann

I think we are off to a great start with our poll already half-filled. Three more books to be added to it.

How about Agatha Christie: An Autobiography byAgatha Christie

Adrian wrote: "How about Agatha Christie: An Autobiography byAgatha Christie"

Thank you for the nomination, Adrian. I'm going to second this.

Nominated books:
This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport
Apocalyptic Planet: Field Guide to the Ever-Ending Earth by Craig Childs

Books Going To Poll:
This is Your Brain on Music: Understanding a Human Obsession by Daniel Levitin
The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann
Agatha Christie: An Autobiography by Agatha Christie

Four slots taken, two left. Who's going to take them?

I'll second This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor; I've heard good things about it.

Paul wrote: "I'll second This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor; I've heard good things about it."

Thank you Paul.

Nominated books:
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport
Apocalyptic Planet: Field Guide to the Ever-Ending Earth by Craig Childs

Books Going To Poll:
This is Your Brain on Music: Understanding a Human Obsession by Daniel Levitin
The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann
Agatha Christie: An Autobiography by Agatha Christie
This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay

Five slots left, only one more to go.
Who's going to get the last slot?

We only have one day left of nominations before I open the poll tomorrow night!!

I will nominate the books Thinking, Fast and Slow and Outliers: The Story of Success.

thank you for your nomination Christian

A few more hours until nominations close.

I will second Digital Minimalism.

Pam wrote: "I will second Digital Minimalism."

Just in time Pam, I'm about to close nominations and set up the poll.

The link to the poll is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

Thank you for your nominations everyone!

The winner of the next group should be available to see on the poll as it is now closed. I will try and get the thread up later tonight.