Sunday, June 7, 2009

Short Story Monday: The Lady or the Tiger by Frank Stockton


This is a very short story at 3 and a half pages. A very long time ago there was a "semi-barbaric king."

When someone committed a crime the king held court in the arena. The accused was sentenced to pick their own fate. One fate, behind a door was a man eating tiger. The other was a beautiful maiden. The accused did not know which door held which. If he chose the wrong door, with the tiger, he would die. If he chose the door with the maiden, he was to be married right there, on the spot. It didn't matter to the king if he was already married.

When the king found out that his royal daughter had a handsome lover. He brought him to the arena. The daughter knew which door held the tiger and which held the maiden. The accused look to her to give him a sign for the door with the maiden. Did she give him that door or the tiger?

This is a story that is discussed in many high school English classes. I can see why. In my opinion it is not a outstanding piece of literature but it is a good introduction to ethics. It would be a great story for high school student to discuss and debate.

What do you think? You can read the story here.

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If you would like to participate in Short Story Mondays or just find out about some great short stories, go to John of The Book Mine Set. He has a short story review every Monday and a place for you to link your short story reviews. Come join in the fun!

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The I Suck At Challenges Challenge Update

I have read 20 books so far this year for challenges ( I'm just a little behind on posting a couple of reviews.)

I have finished 5 challenges so far this year:

The Historical Fiction Reading Challenge3/3
What An Animal 6/6
Book Awards II Reading Challenge 10/10

The next two I have finished but may take them to another level:

World Citizen Challenge 1/1
Themed Reading Challenge - 2009 6/5

I am happy to report that the 3 challenges that I was anxious about last month, I am no longer anxious about! I finished 2 of them and almost finished with the 3rd. I am confident that I will finish.

Here are my standing in the rest of my challenges:

The 2nd Canadian Book Challenge July 1, 2008 to July 1, 2009 10/13

The 2009 ARC Reading Challenge: 12/25

The PUB Challenge - 2009: 8/9

New Author Challenge 2009: 10/12

2009 TBR Lite Challenge: 4/6

2009 READ & REVIEW CHALLENGE: 13/52

The Chunkster Challenge 2009: 4/5

In summary, I am doing much better than I expected and am optomistic.

I am trying to decide if I will be signing about for The Books Awards III challenge.

Would you like to Know how others are doing visit Chris (from book-a-rama) update post for the challenge here.

Posted by Teddy Rose at 10:30 PM 11 comments  

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Giveaways Galore

As usual, be sure to check back at this post throughout the week for links to more book giveaways!

My Giveaways:

I am giving away five copies of The Night Gardener By George Pelecanos. Enter by June 12th, here.

I am also having a big audiobook giveaway, in celebration of over 200 followers on my blog! I am giving away THE SCARECROW By Michael Connely, CEMETERY DANCE By Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, LOSING MUM AND PUP By Christopher Buckley, THE WAY HOME By George Pelecanos. The deadlines to enter vary. You can enter here.

New offerings (if you do enter any of these lovely giveaways, please let them know that Teddy sent you):

Jenn of Devourer of Books is giving away 3 copies of Belong to Me by Maria de los Santos. Enter by June 12th, here.

Trish of Hey Lady! Whatcha Readin’? is giving away 10 copies of The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams. Enter by June 17, here.

Chick With Books is giving away 3 copies of Stand the Storm by Breena Clarke. Enter by June 27th, here.

Alyce of At Home With Books is giving away The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker, The Rose of Sebastopol by Katharine McMahon, The Domino Men by Jonathan Barnes
, and My Little Red Book by Rachel Kauder Nalebuff. Enter by June 28th, here.

Arleigh of Historical-Fiction is giving away East of the Sun by Julia Gregson. Enter by June 12th, here.

Royal Reviews is giving away The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley. Enter by June 29th, here.

Dolleygurl of The Maiden's Court is giving away Sex with the Queen by Eleanor Herman. Enter by June 21st, here.

Plaidy’s Royal Intrigue is giving away Victoria Holt’s The Queen’s Confession. Enter by June 9th, here.

Drey of Drey's Library is having a big birthday bash celebration. She has many books that she is giving away and some really cool guest posts. New posts are up daily for the month of June. Check her out One of her giveaway is for Emily St. John Mandel's Last Night in Montreal.
Enter by June 17, here.

Below are giveaways that I announced in previous weeks. There is still time to enter (if you do enter any of these lovely giveaways, please let them know that Teddy sent you):

Dar of Peeking Between the Covers is giving away 3 copies of Mating Rituals of the North American WASP by Lauren Lipton. Enter by June 14th, here.

Reading with Monie is giving away 3 copies of Priceless Memories by Bob Barker and Digby Diehl. Enter by June 9th, here. Don't forget to spay or neuter your pets everybody!

J. Kaye's Book Blog is giving away the Audio Book A LONG STONE'S THROW, autographed by the author, Alphie McCourt. Enter by June 26th, here. She is giving away tons of other books as well, so go visit her blog.

NotNessie of Today's Adventure is having a Clean Out the Bookbox Giveaway. It looks like there is something in there for just about everyone's tastes. Enter by June 24, here.

Blodeuedd of Book girl of Mur-y-Castell is giving away The Taming of The Duke by Eloisa James and The Loner's Guarded Heart by Michelle Douglas. Enter by June 14th, here.

Kristi of Books and Needlepoint is giving away 3 copies of the audio book The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith. Enter by June 15th, here.

Dar of Peeking Between the Pages is giving away 2 copies of Sea Changes by Gail Graham. Enter by June 10th, here.

Visit West of Mars Win a Book to find out about even more Giveaways!

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Time for a celebration Giveaway



Help me celebrate the over 200 followers on my blog!

Any one who follows or subscribers to my blog is eligible for the following Audiobook giveaways, even new followers!(See rules below, sorry only U.S. and Canadian Residents will be eligible)

Giveaway #1:

Description:

Christopher Flynn is trying to get it right. After years of trouble and rebellion that enraged his father and nearly cost him his life, he has a steady job in his father's company, he's seriously dating a woman he respects, and, aside from the distrust that lingers in his father's eyes, his mistakes are firmly in the past. One day on the job, Chris and his partner come across a temptation almost too big to resist. Chris does the right thing, but old habits and instincts rise to the surface, threatening this new-found stability with sudden treachery and violence. With his father and his most trusted friends, he takes one last chance to blast past the demons trying to pull him back.

Giveaway #2:

Description:
Pendergast-the world's most enigmatic FBI Special Agent-returns to New York City to investigate a murderous cult.

William Smithback, a New York Times reporter, and his wife Nora Kelly, a Museum of Natural History archaeologist, are brutally attacked in their apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side. As Pendergast and Lieutenant Vincent D'Agosta undertake their own private-and decidedly unorthodox-quest for the truth. Their serpentine journey takes them to an enclave of Manhattan they never imagined could exist: a secretive, reclusive cult of Obeah and vodou which no outsiders have ever survived.

Giveaway #3:

Description:

Forced out of the Los Angeles Times amid the latest budget cuts, newspaperman Jack McEvoy decides to go out with a bang, using his final days at the paper to write the definitive murder story of his career. He focuses on Alonzo Winslow, a 16-year-old drug dealer in jail after confessing to a brutal murder. But as he delves into the story, Jack realizes that Winslow's so-called confession is bogus. Jack is soon running with his biggest story since The Poet made his career years ago. He is tracking a killer who operates completely below police radar--and with perfect knowledge of any move against him. Including Jack's.

Giveaway#4:
Description:

In twelve months between 2007 and 2008, Christopher Buckley coped with the passing of his parents. He was their only child and their relationship was close and complicated. As Buckley tells the story of their final year together, he takes listeners on a surprisingly entertaining tour through hospitals, funeral homes, and memorial services, capturing the heartbreaking and disorienting feeling of becoming a 55-year-old orphan. Buckley maintains his sense of humor by recalling the words of Oscar Wilde: "To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose both looks like carelessness."

Here are the rules:

1. You must be a follower or subscriber to this blog. If your are not, you can become one now and qualify. If you qualify, leave a comment confirming if you are a follower or subscriber and tell me which number(s) giveaway you want. ( Please be sure to include email address (if it isn't available in your profile), so that I can contact you if you win. If I can't find your email either in the comments or your profile, you will be disqualified!

2. For a five more entries, post about this giveaway on your blog and leave link to your blog post in the comments. You will also get an entry for each person who tells me that they learned about this giveaway from you.

Sorry, the giveaway is open to Canadian and US residents only.

The winner’s mailing address: NO P.O. Boxes.Only one entry per household/IP address.

I will be giving away 3 copies of each book once per week:

Giveaway #1: You can enter now through Saturday June 13th, 12 Noon E.S.T.

Giveaway #2: You can enter now through Saturday June 20th, 12 Noon E.S.T.

Giveaway #3: You can enter now through Saturday June 27th, 12 Noon E.S.T.

Giveaway #4: You can enter now through Saturday June 27th, 12 Noon E.S.T.

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Saturday, June 6, 2009

Winners: OBAMA'S BLACKBERRY by Kasper Hauser

A big thanks to Anna of Hachette Books for making this giveaway possible!

Thanks to all of you who entered! I wish that I could send copies of these books to each of you! A special thanks to those of you who follow my blog or became followers! I hope you enjoy my blog!

There were a total of 37 entrants, so that equals 4 winners.

The 4 winners are:

Linda Ellen

Kristi Won on other blog

Cindy

Shannon

BigSIS

Congratulations! I emailed all four of you, please contact me within 3 days to claim your prize.

Posted by Teddy Rose at 11:11 PM 3 comments  

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Winners: THE LINK by Colin Tudge

A big thanks to Anna of Hachette Books for making this giveaway possible!

Thanks to all of you who entered! I wish that I could send copies of these books to each of you! A special thanks to those of you who follow my blog or became followers! I hope you enjoy my blog!

There were a total of 26 entrants, so that equals 3 winners.

The 3 winners are:

Foxxy

Ossmcalc

Canadian Giveaways

Congratulations! I emailed all three of you, please contact me within 3 days to claim your prize.

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The G Free Diet: A Gluten -Free Survival Guide by Elisabeth Hasselbeck

Elizabeth Hasselbeck is a co-host on the television show "The View" and was a contestant on the television show "Survivor." For years she had painful stomach and digestive problems and didn't know the cause.

During her time on "Survivor", she didn't get much to eat. Her diet consisted of mainly rice. So realized that she wasn't in pain during that time and the thought occurred to her that she hadn't been eating any bread products. When she was off "Survivor she did some research which lead to her being diagnosed with Celiac disease. The cure was to go gluten free.

In this book, Hasselbeck outlines reasons and conditions that may want you to decide to go Gluten free and how so thrive on a Gluten free diet. She covers just about every product in the market place that may contain gluten. One surprising thing was that some beauty supplies have gluten in them, lip stick and lip gloss. She tells you what is safe and what is not. She also goes through the kitchen pantry and tells you what to get rid of and what replacements to get.

This is an excellent resource for those who want to go gluten free. For those who have a condition that would get better from going gluten free or those that simply want to eat healthier and lose weight, this book is for you. My husband and I went to a gluten free diet because they thought he may have Celiac disease. It took me long hours on the internet to research this and this book could have saved me a lot of time! Luckily, it turned out that he doesn't have Celiac but we still primarily eat gluten free.

Hasselbeck makes this seemingly daunting life chance easy to understand. The only thing missing is recipes. She only includes two recipes for pasta dishes. I actually think this is a big omission. Recipes would greatly help make it easier to go gluten free. For this I am knocking of points on my rating but still highly recommend this book for information. It is the best resource book I have seen out there that is so comprehensive.

I would also highly recommend that you get a gluten-Free recipe book to help you make a smooth transition. Two cook books that I recommend are the 1,000 Gluten-Free Recipes by Carol Fenster and The Gluten-Free Vegan: 150 Delicious Gluten-Free, Animal-Free Recipes by Susan O'Brien.

You may be wondering why a vegan would recommend 1,000 Gluten-Free Recipes because it is not even vegetarian. It was given to me as a gift and I use it all the time. I was able to 'veganize" many of the recipes. For a real special treat, I also like BabyCakes: Vegan, Gluten-Free, and (Mostly) Sugar-Free Recipes from New York's Most Talked-About Bakery by Erin McKenna

3.5

Thanks again to Carey of The Tome Traveller's Weblog where I won the book!

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A Small Change to This Blog


Hello dear readers, I want to thank all of you for visiting me and making my blog a success. When I first started this blog in October 2007 it was my intention to keep a record of my thoughts for books that I have read. I never thought I would actually have people stopping by to read it. Who knew? LOL!

My goal is a little bigger now, It is to still keep a record of what I read but also to share my love of books with others. That is the reason I have so many giveaways.

Because I live in Canada, we don't have media rate mail, so the cost of mailing books is adding up. To try to offset part of the cost, I have decided to become an Amazon.com affiliate. I will be including the little click on photo from Amazon for books that I review, etc.

I hope this doesn't annoy any of you because I really value your visits to my blog. I guarantee that you will not see any obnoxious flashing , in your face adds here3 on this blog.

Thank you all for your understanding and continued readership.

Posted by Teddy Rose at 11:09 AM 6 comments  

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Awards Round Up

I received these lovely awards this week:


Thanks to The Desert Rose for this award.

The Literary Blogger Award acknowledges bloggers who energize & inspire reading by going the extra mile. These amazing bloggers make reading fun & enhance the delight of reading!

This is what I strive for, so it is very fitting.

Thanks to Marie of The Burton Review for this award.


Thanks to Dolleygirl of The Maiden's Court for this award!

Posted by Teddy Rose at 11:49 AM 10 comments  

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Monday, June 1, 2009

Read A Canadian Book Month

John of The Book Mine Set has declared June Read a Canadian Book Month!

John is our wonderful host for The 2nd Canadian Book Challenge. With one month left to go in the challenge, the group as a whole is only 57 books shy of 1000. John wants us to make it to 1000. We can do it! Don't forget to update john on your progress, so all your books are counted!

Posted by Teddy Rose at 10:38 PM 3 comments  

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