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Definitely Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion.

tetw:

The Shortlist

After a second round of nominations, the five finalists in Tumblr’s One Book - Non-fiction poll are:

Just Kids by Patti Smith
The Chronology of Water by Lidia Yuknavitch
Slouching Toward Bethlehem by Joan Didion
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell 
In The Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson

To choose a winner, which will be read and discussed by the group, reblog this post, tag your own posts #onebooknonfiction or contact us via our ‘ask’ page.

Definitely Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion.

tetw:

The Shortlist

After a second round of nominations, the five finalists in Tumblr’s One Book - Non-fiction poll are:

Just Kids by Patti Smith
The Chronology of Water by Lidia Yuknavitch
Slouching Toward Bethlehem by Joan Didion
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell 
In The Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson

To choose a winner, which will be read and discussed by the group, reblog this post, tag your own posts #onebooknonfiction or contact us via our ‘ask’ page.

Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion is my first vote.

tetw:

Hot on the heels of ‘One Book, One Tumblr’, we’ve decided to run a similar poll for non-fiction. For those who haven’t come across the concept, the idea is to choose an outstanding book with the aim of getting communities reading and exchanging their thoughts.

If you would like to get invovled, please nominate a book (or books) by reblogging this post, tagging posts with #onebooknonfiction or, if you’re feeling shy, by hitting up our ‘ask’ page. Rules, if any, will be made up as we go along.

I wish my newly engaged 26 year-old brother-in-law had this good sense.  

thetangential:

1. Your parents will be confused about why you can’t just work things out and commit to these “kinda sweet” boys who they don’t know are total potheads.

2. Your grandma will be even more confused as Easter after Easter she meets someone new and when you see your cousins from across they…