Sunday, March 14, 2010

Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell




Choosing a book for the letter "G" was a no brainier for me.  It had to be Gone With the Wind!  This was the first book that made me realize how much I love historical fiction.  It has just about something for everyone in it, action, war, romance, etc.  
I saw the movie many, many times but it wasn't until I was in my classics book club that I decided to read the book.  We had a member in the club that loved everything about Gone With the Wind and she convinced me. 

Usually I prefer books to the movie version however, Gone With the Wind is an exception to that rule.  I truely enjoy both the book and the movie.  If you haven't read the book, DO IT.  Your in for a treat.

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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Giveaway: Apologize, Apologize by Elizabeth Kelly

Thanks to Valerie Russo of Hachette Books, I giving away up to 3 copies of this book.

Description:

Apologize, Apologize! takes us into the perversely charmed world of the Flanagans and their son, Collie (named after his parents’ favorite breed of dog). Collie comes of age on Martha’s Vineyard, trying to make sense of his wildly wealthy, hyper-articulate, and resolutely crazy family members: a philandering father, incorrigible brother, pigeon-racing uncle, radical activist mother, and a domineering media mogul grandfather (accused of being a murderer by Collie’s mother).

As Collie searches for his place in the world, he suffers insurmountable loss and grapples for bravery as he struggles to cope with people he has no choice but to love.

Elizabeth Kelly’s first novel is brilliantly written and utterly unpredictable—a remarkable debut. 


The number of entrants to this giveaway will determine how many copies of this book I will giveaway:
1-10 entrants= 1
11-20 entrants= 2
21-30 entrants= 3

Here are the rules:

1. For one entry, leave a comment.  Please be sure to include your 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 two 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.

3. For another 5 more entries: Become a Follower of my blog or subscribe to my blog through Google Reader or other subscription service. If you are already a subscriber or follower you still get the five extra entries! Please do not comment that you are a follower five times! I will give you the extra entries myself. I will delete any extra entries that you make as it will just confuse me when I go to pick the winners.

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

The winner’s mailing address: NO P.O. Boxes.

Only one entry per household/IP address.

This giveaway will end on Friday, March 19th  at 11:59 P.M. E.S.T. The winners will be notified by email, so remember to include your email address in the comments, if it isn't available in your profile! Winners must respond within three days or will be disqualified.

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Giveaway: The Girl She Used to Be by David Cristofano

Thanks to Valerie Russo of Hachette Books, I giving away up to 3 copies of this book.

Description:

When Melody Grace McCartney was six years old, she and her parents witnessed an act of violence so brutal that it changed their lives forever. The federal government lured them into the Witness Protection Program with the promise of safety, and they went gratefully. But the program took Melody's name, her home, her innocence, and, ultimately, her family. She's been May Adams, Karen Smith, Anne Johnson, and countless others--everyone but the one person she longs to be: herself. So when the feds spirit her off to begin yet another new life in another town, she's stunned when a man confronts her and calls her by her real name. Jonathan Bovaro, the mafioso sent to hunt her down, knows her, the real her, and it's a dangerous thrill that Melody can't resist. He's insistent that she's just a pawn in the government's war against the Bovaro family. But can she trust her life and her identity to this vicious stranger whose acts of violence are legendary?

The number of entrants to this giveaway will determine how many copies of this book I will giveaway:
1-10 entrants= 1
11-20 entrants= 2
21-30 entrants= 3

Here are the rules:

1. For one entry, leave a comment.  Please be sure to include your 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 two 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.

3. For another 5 more entries: Become a Follower of my blog or subscribe to my blog through Google Reader or other subscription service. If you are already a subscriber or follower you still get the five extra entries! Please do not comment that you are a follower five times! I will give you the extra entries myself. I will delete any extra entries that you make as it will just confuse me when I go to pick the winners.

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

The winner’s mailing address: NO P.O. Boxes.

Only one entry per household/IP address.

This giveaway will end on Wednesday, March 17th  at 11:59 P.M. E.S.T. The winners will be notified by email, so remember to include your email address in the comments, if it isn't available in your profile! Winners must respond within three days or will be disqualified. 

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Giveaway: This One is Mine By Maria Semple

Note: Deadline for this giveaway has been extended to Wednesday, March 17th  at 11:59 P.M. E.S.T.
Thanks to Valerie Russo of Hachette Books, I giving away up to 3 copies of this book.

Description:

Violet Parry is living the quintessential life of luxury in the Hollywood Hills with David, her rock-and-roll manager husband, and her darling toddler, Dot. She has the perfect life--except that she's deeply unhappy. David expects the world of Violet but gives little of himself in return. When she meets Teddy, a roguish small-time bass player, Violet comes alive, and soon she's risking everything for the chance to find herself again. Also in the picture are David's hilariously high-strung sister, Sally, on the prowl for a successful husband, and Jeremy, the ESPN sportscaster savant who falls into her trap. For all their recklessness, Violet and Sally will discover that David and Jeremy have a few surprises of their own. THIS ONE IS MINE is a compassionate and wickedly funny satire about our need for more--and the often disastrous choices we make in the name of happiness. 

The number of entrants to this giveaway will determine how many copies of this book I will giveaway:
1-10 entrants= 1
11-20 entrants= 2
21-30 entrants= 3

Here are the rules:

1. For one entry, leave a comment.  Please be sure to include your 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 two 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.

3. For another 5 more entries: Become a Follower of my blog or subscribe to my blog through Google Reader or other subscription service. If you are already a subscriber or follower you still get the five extra entries! Please do not comment that you are a follower five times! I will give you the extra entries myself. I will delete any extra entries that you make as it will just confuse me when I go to pick the winners.

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

The winner’s mailing address: NO P.O. Boxes.

Only one entry per household/IP address.

This giveaway will end on Wednesday, March 17th  at 11:59 P.M. E.S.T. The winners will be notified by email, so remember to include your email address in the comments, if it isn't available in your profile! Winners must respond within three days or will be disqualified.

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Winners: Black Hills by Dan Simmons-Audiobook

Thanks to Anna of Hachette Books for making this giveaway possible!

Thanks to everyone who entered and especially to my followers/ subscribers!

The 3 Winners are:
 
Cheryl
Clenna
Wanda

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

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Winners: WORST CASE By James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge-Audiobook


Thanks again to Anna Balasi of Hachette Books for making this giveaway possible!

Thanks to everyone who entered and especially to my followers/ subscribers!

The 3 Winners are:

Darcie K.
Skkorman
Denny, Alaska

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

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Monday, March 8, 2010

Her Name Was Beauty by Deborah A Williams

 

Her Name Was Beauty is a children's book about Beauty's first day at school.  Both her mother and father are of several mixed race and ethnic backgrounds.  The school kids make fun of Beauty because of her dark skin and  strange appearance.  Deborah Williams wrote this book to tackle the struggles multi-racial/ethnic people, which she calls the "new generation." 

This book took place over the course of one day but it was hard to tell at first.  It kept jumping back and forth from being written in present and past tense.  If it was confusing for me, I wonder how a small child will be able to follow it.  Williams also used some big words for a children's book.  There are no illistations and since the target market is small children, I highly suggest them.
 
I think it's great that Williams tried to tackle this important issue however, I don't think she succeeded.  This book was self-published and is in need of editing.  Since the time I received this book I have made the decision not to accept many self-published books, if any.  This book is a prime example of why I have made that decision.

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Mailbox Monday

 
Visit Marcia every Monday at The Printed Page to share what arrives in your mailbox each week.

Here's what I received in my mailbox last week: 


I received this book through the Library Reviews Program and Tundra Books.

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Sunday, March 7, 2010

100 Mile Fitness Challege (I'm aiming for 66 Miles)

 
Week 9 (8 for me) February 19-25.
Friday-0
Saturday-0
Sunday-2 Biking
Monday-0
Tuesday-0
Wednesday-0
Thursday-0

Total this week:2
Total for challenge: 51
 
Do you want to join the challenge?  It's not too late!  Go to 100 Mile Fitness Challenge.

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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

March Reviews for the ARC Reading Challenge

 
The Standings:

Here are the ARCs' that participants read for this challenge in January and February: 

Alyce:
1.The Motion of the Ocean
2.Not My Daughter
3.American Eve

Andrea:
1.Mr, Darcy Broke My Heart by Beth Patillo
2.Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
3.The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
4.Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev
5.Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin
6.In A Heartbeat by Loretta Ellsworth
7.Give Up the Ghost by Megan Crewe
8.Magic Under Glass by Jaclyn Dolamore
9.Captivate by Carrie Jones
10.A Match Made in High School by Kristin Walker
11.The Naughty List by Suzanne Young
12Gone by Lisa McMann 
13.Explorer X-Alpha by LM Preston
14.The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
15.Claire de Lune by Christine Johnson
16.Still Sucks To Be Me by Kimberly Pauley
17.Princess For Hire by Lindsey Leavitt
18.Wish by Alexandra Bullen
19.The Things That Keep Us Here by Carla Buckley

Beth:
1. Eternal On The Water by Joseph Monninge
2.Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
3.Small Kingdoms by Anastasia Hobbe
4.Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
5.One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
6.Letter To MY Daughter by George Bishop
7.Making Toast by Roger Rosenblatt

BookNAround:
1.The Blue Star by Tony Earley
2.The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Euland
3.Baking Cakes in Kigali
4.This Lovely Life

Caitlin:
1Angels & Apostles by Deborah Noyes
2.One Amazing Thing by Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni
3.Making Toast by Roger Rosenblatt

Caribousmom: 
1.Sacred Hearts by Sarah Dunant
2.The Year of the Flood by Maragret Atwood
3.The Last Surgeon
4.Let's Take the Long Road Home, by Gail Caldwell
5.Making Toast

Diane:
3.The Girl Next Door
4.Making Toast 
5.Sacred Hearts
6.The Girl Who Chased the Moon
7.Unfinished Desires
8.Solitude of Prime Numbers
 
Heather: 
1.The Dark Lanter by Gerri Brightwell
2.The Queen's Dollmaker by Christine Trent
3.The Secret of the Glass by Donna Russo Morin

Kool-aid Mom:
1.The Blue Notebook by James A. Levine
2.Islands Apart by Ken McAlpine
3.Any Given Doomsday by Lori Handeland
4.Of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawan

Michelle: 
1.Winter's End by Jean- Claude Mourlevat
2.The Aelf Club: Unity by Stuart Brooke Richardson

Nicola:
1.Shades of Grey
2.Fallen by Lauren Kate
3.The King's Legacy by Jim Stovall
4.Graphic Classics: Louisa May Alcott
5.The Jungle Vampire
6.The Silver Anklet
7.Irredeemable by Mark Waid
8.The Levee by Malcolm Shuman
9.Innocent War by Susan Violante
10.Leaving Gee's Bend
11.Calamity Jack
12.The Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews 
14.The Dragon Book edited by Jack Dann
15.Miss Hargreaves by Frank Baker
16.Defenders of the Scroll by Shiraz
17.Gone by Lisa McMann
18.Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
19.My Brother Charlie by Holly Robinson Peete
20.An Irish Country Girl by Patrick Taylor
21.Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork
22.A Kid for Two Farthings by Wolf Mankowitz  
23 .A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee
24Copper by Kazu Kibuishi
25.Children of the Sea, Vol. 2 by Daisuke Igarashi
 
Teddy:
1.Sometimes we're always real same- same by Mattox Roesch
2.The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
3.O, Juliet by Robin Maxwell
8.Book of Fires by Jane Borodale

Tina:
1.The Book of William
2.My Name is Will
3.The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
4.The Lovely Bones
5.Then Came the Evening
6.The Postmistress
7.Death of a Valentine
8.Fireworks over Toccoa

Please post all your links in Mr. Linky for your review of books that you read in March, 2010 for this challenge. I hope everyone is enjoying their ARC's this month!

Please enter your name and the name of the book in this format: Name: (Your Name, Book Title and Author's Name) for example: (Teddy, Obsessive Reading by Helen Reader).


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