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I would like to nominate Barbara W. Tuchman's The Guns of August, 658 pages, First published 1962.The book was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction for publication year 1963.
"John F. Kennedy was so impressed by the book, he gave copies to his cabinet and principal military advisers, and commanded them to read it. .... Kennedy drew from The Guns of August to help in dealing with the crisis in Cuba, including the profound and unpredictable implications a rapid escalation of the situation could have."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gun...
If you read Fear by Bob Woodward you will see it also played a huge role for US secretary of defense James Mattis.
Sam wrote: "I nominate Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings by Abolqasem Ferdowsi 1010 1040pp"I second
AiK wrote: "Sam wrote: "I nominate Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings by Abolqasem Ferdowsi 1010 1040pp"I second"
Thanks AiK
@J_Blueflower "John F. Kennedy was so impressed by the book, he gave copies to his cabinet and principal military advisers, and commanded them to read it. .... Kennedy drew from The Guns of August to help in dealing with the crisis in Cuba, including the profound and unpredictable implications a rapid escalation of the situation could have."Kennedy himself won a Pulitzer before Tuchman did. In far from clear circumstances. What is undeniable is that he wanted to be an author rather than a politician.
Shannon SA wrote: "I second Lorna Doone"Thanks Shannon!
Julie wrote: "I second Lorna Doone"Thanks Julie!
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Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore, 1869, 800 pages
Franky, Shannon SA, Julie
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings by Abolqasem Ferdowsi, 1010, 1040 pages
Sam, Luffy Sempai, AiK
The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek, 1921, 752 pages
Kimberly, Wobbly
The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman, 1962, 658 pages
J_BlueFlower, spoko
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, 1996, 1088 pages
AiK
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I will nominate The Dollmaker by Harriette Simpson Arnow, 608 pages, I think published 1954.
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Done
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My count indicates we have 7 nominations, while it would be nice to have more, 7 is a full poll amount. Please take a look at rule #5. One nomination, one second per member. I think it sets a bad precedent to offer a nomination and then offer (for inspiration) additional title suggestions.
It seems like stacking the deck in one individual's favor. So, in the interest of trying to stick to the rules I have deleted a comment that I feel is biased to one member's personal interest.
I nominate a chunkster from my fiction/nonfiction challenge and for fans of "The Wire": Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon. Published in 1991. 646 pages.
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Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore, 1869, 800 pages
Franky, Shannon SA, Julie
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings by Abolqasem Ferdowsi, 1010, 1040 pages
Sam, Luffy Sempai, AiK
The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek, 1921, 752 pages
Kimberly, Wobbly
The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman, 1962, 658 pages
J_BlueFlower, spoko
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, 1996, 1088 pages
AiK, Kimberly
East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Wood, 1861, 704 pages
Darren, Franky
The Dollmaker by Harriette Simpson Arnow, 1954, 608 pages
Terry
On the Niemen by Eliza Orzeszkowa, 1888, 658 pages
Katy
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon, 1991, 646 pages
Marilyn
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Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore, 1869, 800 pages
Franky, Shannon SA, Julie
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings by Abolqasem Ferdowsi, 1010, 1040 pages
Sam, Luffy Sempai, AiK
The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek, 1921, 752 pages
Kimberly, Wobbly, Katy
The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman, 1962, 658 pages
J_BlueFlower, spoko, Laurie
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, 1996, 1088 pages
AiK, Kimberly, Siddharth
On the Niemen by Eliza Orzeszkowa, 1888, 658 pages
Katy, Sara, Chuck
East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Wood, 1861, 704 pages
Darren, Franky
The Dollmaker by Harriette Simpson Arnow, 1954, 608 pages
Terry, Matt
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon, 1991, 646 pages
Marilyn
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The following books advance to the polls
Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore, 1869, 800 pages
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings by Abolqasem Ferdowsi, 1010, 1040 pages
The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek, 1921, 752 pages
The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman, 1962, 658 pages
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, 1996, 1088 pages
On the Niemen by Eliza Orzeszkowa, 1888, 658 pages
East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Wood, 1861, 704 pages
The Dollmaker by Harriette Simpson Arnow, 1954, 608 pages
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October - December 2024
4th Quarter 2024 Long Read group read nominations are now open! Please review the requirements below for book eligibility.
1. Eligible books must be a minimum of 600 pages in length. Nominations need to be a book, not a series of books nor an omnibus of books.
Any books read within the past year are not eligible. In the interest of variety, please wait a month to renominate a book that has been in any poll.
2. Long Read Nominations must meet the same requirements as books being nominated for our New School and Old School monthly reads. Nominated books must be published prior to the year 2000.
3. When making a nomination, please use "add book/author" link to help moderators and others view the book selected.
4. Only seven books, by seven different authors will move forward to each poll. This will be determined by the number of seconds a book receives. The seven books with the most seconds moves to the poll.
5. One nomination and one second per member will be allowed. A nomination can be changed only until it has been seconded. Once seconded, in fairness to the member making the second, the nomination will stand.
5a. A second can be withdrawn and placed on another choice. This change must in some way be noted in a post such as, "I am withdrawing my second for book A and placing it on book B." It will be easier to moderator to track changes.
6. Only one book per author; in the event of more than one book by the same author is nominated, only the first one to receive a second will be eligible. The nominator of the ruled ineligible book will be able to nominate a replacement or second another already in nomination.
6a. Same author-multiple categories. The same author may be nominated in multiple categories in a single month as long as the nominations are for different books. In the case of identical nominations, precedence will go to the first one to receive a second.
7. Availability Members nominating for a monthly Group Read will need to check that a copy of the text is reasonably available for members, and is available in English. Moderators may disallow a nomination if a copy is not readily available.
Nominations will remain open until the 14th of the month. Polls will open on the 16th and run until the penultimate day of the month.