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Round 2, Day 2: NONFICTION
Vote for your choice between these two popular books in the poll to your right!
Round 2, Day 1: FICTION
Welcome to Round 2 of Chatham Community Library's Tournament of the Book!
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Vote for your favorite in the poll to the right. The book with the most votes moves on to the quarter-final round next week.
Round 2, Day 1: NONFICTION
Welcome to Round 2 of Chatham Community Library's Tournament of the Book!
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Go vote in the poll to your right!
Round 1 Recap
This month at Chatham Community Library we are celebrating March Madness, library-style, with our very first Tournament of the Book.
We concluded Round 1 of the Tournament on March 17.
Here is a listing of the full results of Round 1; Books moving on to Round 2 are in bold.
In Fiction
Day 1: The Hobbit vs. The Art of Racing in the Rain.
Day 2: A Wrinkle in Time vs. The Indian in the Cupboard
Day 3: The Time Traveler's Wife vs. The Geurnsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Day 4: Never Let Me Go vs. Hotel New Hampshire
Day 5: The Help vs. The Confession
Day 6: To Kill a Mockingbird vs. The Sound and the Fury
Day 7: Franny and Zooey vs. The Hunger Games
Day 8 (no online voting took place): Room vs. Freedom
In Nonfiction
Day 1: The Pioneer Woman Cooks vs. How To Eat Supper
Day 2: The Botany of Desire vs. In Defense of Food
Day 3: Cleopatra vs. Unbroken
Day 4: Reading Lolita in Tehran vs. Stumbling on Happiness
Day 5: When You Are Engulfed In Flames vs. Into the Wild
Day 6: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle vs. Earth (the Book)
Day 7: Decision Points vs. Liberty and Tyranny
Day 8 (no online voting took place): Life vs. The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Voting for Round 2 will begin on March 18. As always, vote for your favorites!
We concluded Round 1 of the Tournament on March 17.
Here is a listing of the full results of Round 1; Books moving on to Round 2 are in bold.
In Fiction
Day 1: The Hobbit vs. The Art of Racing in the Rain.
Day 2: A Wrinkle in Time vs. The Indian in the Cupboard
Day 3: The Time Traveler's Wife vs. The Geurnsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Day 4: Never Let Me Go vs. Hotel New Hampshire
Day 5: The Help vs. The Confession
Day 6: To Kill a Mockingbird vs. The Sound and the Fury
Day 7: Franny and Zooey vs. The Hunger Games
Day 8 (no online voting took place): Room vs. Freedom
In Nonfiction
Day 1: The Pioneer Woman Cooks vs. How To Eat Supper
Day 2: The Botany of Desire vs. In Defense of Food
Day 3: Cleopatra vs. Unbroken
Day 4: Reading Lolita in Tehran vs. Stumbling on Happiness
Day 5: When You Are Engulfed In Flames vs. Into the Wild
Day 6: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle vs. Earth (the Book)
Day 7: Decision Points vs. Liberty and Tyranny
Day 8 (no online voting took place): Life vs. The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Voting for Round 2 will begin on March 18. As always, vote for your favorites!
Welcome to Round 2!
This month at Chatham Community Library we are staging our version of March Madness: The Tournament of the Book.
We concluded Round 1 on March 17 (click on that link to see the results). Here are the matchups going into Round 2:
Fiction
March 18: Room vs. Franny & Zooey
March 19: The Time Traveler's Wife vs. The Help
March 21: To Kill a Mockingbird vs. A Wrinkle In Time
March 22: Never Let Me Go vs. The Hobbit
Nonfiction
March 18: Life vs. The Botany of Desire
March 19: The Pioneer Woman Cooks vs. Cleopatra
March 21: Decision Points vs. When You Are Engulfed In Flames
March 22: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle vs. Reading Lolita in Tehran
We concluded Round 1 on March 17 (click on that link to see the results). Here are the matchups going into Round 2:
Fiction
March 18: Room vs. Franny & Zooey
March 19: The Time Traveler's Wife vs. The Help
March 21: To Kill a Mockingbird vs. A Wrinkle In Time
March 22: Never Let Me Go vs. The Hobbit
Nonfiction
March 18: Life vs. The Botany of Desire
March 19: The Pioneer Woman Cooks vs. Cleopatra
March 21: Decision Points vs. When You Are Engulfed In Flames
March 22: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle vs. Reading Lolita in Tehran
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Round 1, Day 7: FICTION
This month we are holding our own version of March Madness: Chatham Community Library's First Ever Tournament of the Book.
In our fiction battle, a classic goes up against a very popular and critically acclaimed new work: J.D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey versus Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games.
Vote in the poll on your right and then check back tomorrow to see who wins!
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In our fiction battle, a classic goes up against a very popular and critically acclaimed new work: J.D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey versus Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games.
Vote in the poll on your right and then check back tomorrow to see who wins!
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Round 1, Day 7: NONFICTION
This month we are holding our own version of March Madness: Chatham Community Library's First Ever Tournament of the Book.
Today we have matched two works of conservative political nonfiction: Mark Levin's Liberty and Tyranny goes up against George W. Bush's Decision Points.
Vote in the poll on your right and then check back tomorrow to see who wins!
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Today we have matched two works of conservative political nonfiction: Mark Levin's Liberty and Tyranny goes up against George W. Bush's Decision Points.
Vote in the poll on your right and then check back tomorrow to see who wins!
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Round 1, Day 6: FICTION
This month we are holding our own version of March Madness: Chatham Community Library's First Ever Tournament of the Book.
Today we watch two great Southern classics battle it out: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee versus The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner.
Vote in the poll on your right and then check back tomorrow to see who wins!
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Today we watch two great Southern classics battle it out: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee versus The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner.
Vote in the poll on your right and then check back tomorrow to see who wins!
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Round 1, Day 6: NONFICTION
This month we are holding our own version of March Madness: Chatham Community Library's First Ever Tournament of the Book.
In our nonfiction matchup, Barbara Kingsolver's lovely Animal, Vegetable, Miracle takes on the most excellent Jon Stewart's Earth: the book.
Vote in the poll on your right and then check back tomorrow to see who wins!
In our nonfiction matchup, Barbara Kingsolver's lovely Animal, Vegetable, Miracle takes on the most excellent Jon Stewart's Earth: the book.
Vote in the poll on your right and then check back tomorrow to see who wins!
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Round 1, Day 5: FICTION
This month we are holding our own version of March Madness: Chatham Community Library's First Ever Tournament of the Book.
Our fiction battle today pitts two monstrously popular titles against each other: John Grisham's The Confession will compete against Kathryn Stocket's The Help. Both of these books have been hanging out on the New York Times bestseller list for months. One of these titles may make it all the way to the end.
Vote in the poll on your right and then check back tomorrow to see who wins!
Our fiction battle today pitts two monstrously popular titles against each other: John Grisham's The Confession will compete against Kathryn Stocket's The Help. Both of these books have been hanging out on the New York Times bestseller list for months. One of these titles may make it all the way to the end.
Vote in the poll on your right and then check back tomorrow to see who wins!
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Round 1, Day 5: NONFICTION
This month we are holding our own version of March Madness: Chatham Community Library's First Ever Tournament of the Book.
This week, we'll start off Nonfiction with a faceoff between two popular nonfiction writers: Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild will compete against David Sedaris's When You Are Engulfed In Flames.
Vote in the poll on your right and then check back tomorrow to see who wins!
This week, we'll start off Nonfiction with a faceoff between two popular nonfiction writers: Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild will compete against David Sedaris's When You Are Engulfed In Flames.
Vote in the poll on your right and then check back tomorrow to see who wins!
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Round 1, Day 4: FICTION
This month we are holding our own version of March Madness: Chatham Community Library's First Ever Tournament of the Book.
Two amazing novels by two of great writers: John Irving's The Hotel New Hampshire or Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go. Which book will advance to Round Two? You decide! Vote in the poll on your right. Voting ends Monday morning!
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Round 1, Day 4: NONFICTION
This month we are holding our own version of March Madness: Chatham Community Library's First Ever Tournament of the Book.
Today's nonfiction battle is between two books thoughtful books, reflecting on life and meaning. Daniel Gilbert's Stumbling on Happiness takes on Azar Nafisi's Reading Lolita in Tehran. Voting will stay open through Monday morning. Vote in the poll on your right and then check back to see which book won.
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