Old Books, New Readers discussion

This month's theme will be about transportation. Nominate books where transportation is a focus.

1. One nomination per person.
2. Poll will be set up when we reach 6 valid nominations.
3. Nominations should have been first published earlier than November 1972.
4. To get a wider variety of selections, the nominations may be limited to one book per author.

I look forward to seeing the nominations.

Below is the link to prior BOTM selections:

https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

the time machine HG Wells

Jonathan Livingston Seagull - Richard Bach

Stamboul Train by Graham Greene

ian wrote: "the time machine HG Wells"

Hi Ian,

The Time Machine was already the book of the month for April 2013.

Cheers,
Ian

I'd like to nominate 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke.

It was first published in 1968 and is about a space voyage deep into the solar system.

I'd like to nominate Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne (:

Vera wrote: "I'd like to nominate Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne (:"

Unfortunately, Journey to the Center of the Earth was the BOTM in March 2017. Enjoy Reading, 📚

West with the Night (1942) - Beryl Markham

Beryl Markham, née Beryl Clutterbuck, (born October 26, 1902, Leicester, Leicestershire, England—died August 3, 1986, Nairobi, Kenya), English professional pilot, horse trainer and breeder, writer, and adventurer, best known for her memoir, West with the Night (1942; reissued 1983). She was also the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean from east to west.

At age four Markham went with her father to British East Africa, where she received a spotty education while hunting with African tribesmen and learning to speak Swahili and several African dialects. She remained in Kenya alone when her father’s fortune was lost and he left for Peru. At age 18 she became the first woman in Africa to receive a racehorse-trainer’s license. While in her late 20s, Markham learned to fly and became a commercial pilot, doing free-lance transporting of goods, people, and mail. She made a historic solo flight (1936) across the North Atlantic from England to Cape Breton Island, Canada.

In 1942 she wrote West with the Night (possibly with the help of others), and, her reputation having preceded her, she was invited to Hollywood. In addition to occasionally writing short stories, Markham trained six Kenya Derby winners. Though West with the Night had not been a great success when it was published, popular interest in colonial Africa and the complex relationships among the white settlers there—including Isak Dinesen, Bror Blixen, and Denys Finch Hatton—rekindled interest in the period during the late 20th century.

I nominate 4:50 From Paddington by Agatha Christie.

I wish to nominate "Fighting the Flying Circus: The Greatest True Air Adventure to Come out of World War I" by Captain Eddie V. Rickenbacker.



ISBN: 978-0385505598

This book was originally published in 1919. Its author had been a U.S. Army fighter pilot during World War I who had emerged from the conflict as 'America's Ace of Aces', having shot down 26 German aircraft in aerial combat over the Western Front.

Keep the Aspidistra Flying by George Orwell

We have six nominations and will set the poll. Enjoy Reading, 📚

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