BOOK CLUB: Nominations for August Book

CrispyQ

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Mon Jul-11-05 05:04 PM
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BOOK CLUB: Nominations for August Book

Yikes, I forgot about this!

Let's run this through next week, polling sometime around the 22nd.

You can nominate only one book but you can second as many titles as you like.

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=209&topic_id=1152

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dissent1977

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Mon Jul-11-05 09:11 PM
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1. A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn

I know a lot of people have already probably read it, but those who haven't need to. If you haven't already had this one as a book club title now is the time.

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pstans

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Mon Jul-11-05 11:11 PM
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2. I second

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pstans

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Mon Jul-11-05 11:17 PM
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3. Homegrown Democrat

I nominate Homegrown Democrat by Garrison Keillor. It is an easy read, funny, and makes some good points. A good book for the dog days of summer.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=9C5kB0oBOQ&isbn=0670033650&itm=2

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demjuli

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Mon Jul-18-05 04:10 PM
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8. I second this one... n/t

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Richardo

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Tue Jul-12-05 07:57 AM
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4. Freakonomics

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pstans

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Tue Jul-12-05 09:44 PM
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5. Nice

I'll second this one. I have been wanting to pick it up.

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ladeuxiemevoiture

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Tue Jul-19-05 02:57 PM
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12. Second that.

I already read it. LOL

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ladeuxiemevoiture

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Mon Jul-18-05 03:06 PM
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6. "Food Politics" by Marion Nestle

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HuckleB

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Tue Jul-19-05 09:11 AM
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9. I'll second that.

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demjuli

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Mon Jul-18-05 04:10 PM
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7. "Spanking the Donkey" by Matt Taibbi

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1565848918/qid=1121720560/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/102-8530498-0784116?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

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HuckleB

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Tue Jul-19-05 09:23 AM
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10. Last Child in the Woods : Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

Last Child in the Woods : Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
by Richard Louv
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1565123913/qid=1121782660/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-9619628-3605742

For more:

Free the Xbox Kids!
http://outside.away.com/outside/features/200506/books-review.html

and

http://thoughtoffering.blogs.com/ice_seeds/2005/04/last_child_in_t.html

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pstans

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Tue Jul-19-05 11:34 AM
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11. I second this one

I saw this book at the bookstore and as a future teacher, it really interested me. I worked in a Kidergarten classroom last year and even at age 5 (and in a low income school) these kids were into video games and the latest movies. It was pretty amazing to see the most hyper kids who could not sit still at all, sit and be quiet while they watched a video.

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DemExpat

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Fri Jul-22-05 01:58 AM
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13. Locking as requested

as July poll is now closed.

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