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This is what I received last week:
TweetThe Robin by Gore Vidal
Of course, I had to run to the library and get one of his book and I( thought that short stories would be a good place to start.
The Robin is from the Short story collection Clouds and Eclipses. The narrator is an adult recalling what happened when he was a nine year old and I assume him to be a boy. He explained how tough he use to be. He liked "magazines sold in drug stores, with pictures of young women."
In fourth grade he had a friend, Oliver. The both loved violence and torture and sometimes even stole things from stores. He described what his country school was like. One day in October they were walking in the school yard and spotted a robin on the ground with a broken wing. They knew that the bird wouldn't survive and thought they should put it out of it's misery. They discussed how to do it. They decided..
The Robin is both a coming of age story and a story of two boys learning about ethics. I found it deeply moving and am looking forward to reading more of the stories in this book.
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Correction- Giveaway- Immigration and Adaptation: How Immigrant Families Excel in North America by Haskell Edwards
On Thursday, August 23rd I posted a feature and giveaway of the book Immigration and Adaptation: How Immigrant Families Excel in North America by Haskell Edwards. I asked people to enter the giveaway using Rafflecopter however, I somehow neglected to put the Rafflecopter into the post. That has now been corrected. Please go here to enter the giveaway, I have extended the deadline to September 10th.
Sorry about that!
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Giveaway: Big Sky Mountain by Linda Lael Miller
Book Description:
With his rugged good looks, vast wealth and family name, hell-raiser Hutch Carmody is still the golden boy of Parable, Montana. But he's done some growing up-making peace with his illegitimate half brother and inheriting half of Whisper Creek Ranch, which should have been all his. These days, Hutch knows there are some things money can't buy: like the heart of loving, ladylike divorcé Kendra Shepherd. Kendra's quiet mansion reminds her of what she wants most-a devoted husband and the pitter-patter of little feet. She can't get Hutch Carmody out of her mind. But a rough-and-tumble cowboy like Hutch, coming home for family dinner? Seems crazy! Then again, crazier dreams have become reality under the vast Montana sky.
Linda Lael Miller is a #1New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of more than one hundred historical and contemporary novels, most of which reflect her love of the West. Raised in Northport, Washington, the self-confessed barn goddess now lives in Spokane, Washington. Linda hit a career high in 2011 when all three of her Creed Cowboys books—A Creed in Stone Creek, Creed’s Honor andThe Creed Legacy—debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. To learn more about Linda, visit www.LindaLaelMiller.com.
This giveaway is for Canada and the U.S. and ends on September 7, 2012. Please use Rafflecopter to enter.
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Giveaway- Immigration and Adaptation: How Immigrant Families Excel in North America by Haskell Edwards
Book Description:
Adaptation is a must. But how does one go about doing this? It takes great planning, finances, and courage to leave one's homeland; but then finding support and comfort or anything of familiarity in a new land presents a whole new set of challenges. The stress is overwhelming. How do you gain the happiness and success you dreamed of attaining in the new land? Immigration and Adaptation is here to help you navigate through these challenges. With the information herein, immigrants coming to North America will be prepared to identify and resolve social, family, and personal challenges with confidence. Mr. Edwards' vast professional experience with diverse immigrant families, as well as his own personal journey and genuinely encouraging approach, not only help immigrant families adapt to new surroundings, but grow stronger together in their journey.
This book includes:
- A family wellness test
- Step-by-step guidelines
- Real-life examples
- Inspirational stories
- Family, parenting, and spousal exercises
- Illustrations
- Single-parenting advice
Immigration and Adaptation also includes tips on: building self-confidence, resolving conflicts, tuning communication skills, networking and building social supports, budgeting, parenting, enhancing spousal relationships, helping teenagers adjust, communicating effectively, and more.
Excerpt Link (Chapter 1):
http://www.myauthorwebsite.net/haskell-g-edwards/files/2011/06/Chapter-1.pdf
http://www.myauthorwebsite.net/haskell-g-edwards/files/2011/06/Chapter-1.pdf
About Haskell Edwards:
Haskell G. Edwards, D. Min. has vast professional experience for more than forty years as pastor, administrator, family therapist, and director of a family therapy center. His extensive experience gained from working with immigrant families in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic setting, as well as his own personal journey and genuinely encouraging approach, positions him not only to help immigrant families adapt to new surroundings, but grow stronger together in their journey.
He has successfully held immigrant seminars, workshops, and lectures throughout North America. Now a retired pastor, he continues to help immigrant families of a wide cultural heritage transition into their new homeland.
He has successfully held immigrant seminars, workshops, and lectures throughout North America. Now a retired pastor, he continues to help immigrant families of a wide cultural heritage transition into their new homeland.
This giveaway is for the U.S. only and ends on September 10th, 2012. Please use Rafflecopter to enter.
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Giveaway: An Echo Through the Snow by Andrea Thalasinos
Book Description:
It's 1992 in the Red Cliff Indian Reservation on Lake Superior and Rosalie McKenzie has several lifetimes already packed into her 18 years, including a long line of dead-end jobs and a destructive marriage. Stuck and feeling hopeless, she can only envision a bleak future for herself...until she meets Smokey.
The exquisite Siberian husky is suffering greatly from neglect, and Rosalie, moved by more than just a gut feeling, sticks her neck out and rescues him. United by a bond deeper than love, the two become a natural pair as they enter the world of competitive dogsled racing. Curious about the history behind this sport and ancient breed of canine, Rosalie digs around and discovers a rich background colored by tragedy and maybe even the supernatural.
Through of a series of mysterious events, her life begins to intertwine with that of Jeaantaa, a young Chukchi woman from eastern Siberia, who lived in the early 1900s. When Stalin's Red Army displaces the Chukchi in 1929, many were killed and others lost their homes. Jeaantaa's devotion to her Huskies, called Guardians, creates a rift with her husband and with the ancient ways of her people, and her stunning choice haunts her family for years to come.When Rosalie's life in the present day begins to summon the spirit of Jeaantaa, all the strength and potential she failed to see in herself earlier can no longer be denied, and the two narratives meet together in a dramatic present-time conclusion.
An Echo Through The Snow (Forge, August 2012, Hardcover) is ultimately a story about the relationship between unlikely people who forge ahead with the belief that a better world is possible.
ANDREA THALASINOS, Ph.D., is a professor of sociology at Madison College. Her respect for huskies grew while she was running her own sled team of six dogs. She helped found a dog rescue group in the upper Midwest for displaced northern breeds. Andrea lives and writes in Madison, Wisconsin. AN ECHO THROUGH THE SNOW is her first novel.
This Giveaway is for Canada and the U.S. and ends on September 5, 2012. Please use Rafflecopter to enter.
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Friday, August 17, 2012
Giveaway- Heretic Queen: Queen Elizabeth I and the Wars of Religion by Susan Ronald
Book Description:
Elizabeth’s 1558 coronation procession was met with an extravagant outpouring of love. Only twenty-five years old, the young queen saw herself as their Protestant savior; aiming to provide the nation with new hope, prosperity, and independence from the foreign influence that had plagued her sister Mary’s reign. Given the scars of the Reformation, Elizabeth would need all of the powers of diplomacy and tact she could summon.Extravagant, witty, and hot-tempered, Elizabeth was the ultimate tyrant. Yet at the outset, in religious matters, she was unfathomably tolerant for her day. “There is only one Christ, Jesus, one faith,” Elizabeth once proclaimed. “All else is a dispute over trifles.”
HERETIC QUEEN (St. Martin’s Press; August 7, 2012) is the untold story of a momentous time in history: England’s final adaptation of the Protestant faith at the tail end of the English Reformation. At its heart is the personal battle which Queen Elizabeth I fought to maintain control of her fledgling country and secure the future of England as a world power. Susan Ronald paints the queen as a complex character whose apparent indecision was really a political tool that she wielded with great confidence.“Ronald deftly pulls together a vast amount of historical research into a compelling narrative that’s essential reading for anyone interested in the strife-torn world in which this most fascinating queen used both wits and diplomacy to safeguard her kingdom, despite almost insurmountable odds.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review!
“Ronald serves up a worthy sequel toThe Pirate Queen…Meaty history wrapped in a palatable biographical format.”—Booklist
“An illuminating portrait of the 25-year-old woman who led England through religious and political crises with diplomacy, vision and pure force of will.”—Kirkus Reviews
About Susan Ronald:SUSAN RONALD was born and raised in the United States. However, she has lived in England for more than twenty-five years. She is the author of The Pirate Queen, The Sancy Blood Diamond, and France: Crossroads Of Europe. Ronald owns a film production company and is a screenwriter and film producer.
This giveaway is for the U.S. and Canada and ends on August 31, 2012. Please use Rafflecopter to enter.
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Giveaway: Questing for Uberjoy by Konrad Ventana
Book Description:
They called her "Überjoy" but her real name was Joycelyn Eberhard. She was a finalist in the Miss Teen Idaho beauty pageant, but now she's gone missing-in China, no less. Her fiancé, Orion, worried when she signed up for the Peace Corps, but he never expected something like this. Her disappearance is shattering to him, so he has no choice but to head overseas and search for the woman he loves. His search takes him to the remote Himalaya Mountains in Nepal and Tibet, where getting help from local authorities is not as easy as he would have hoped. He is forced to seek assistance elsewhere, from intrepid special operations mercenaries and unorthodox mountaineering guides.
Soon, Orion's search targets not only his fiancé, but the meaning of life itself. Set in the mountains of China-where earth meets sky in more ways than one-Questing for Überjoy is a quest for love. It is also a quest for meaning, as Eastern culture surrounds heroic Orion and teaches him more about himself than any experience in America. One moment philosophical and the next filled with danger, it is a story that could change your life and send you on your own quest for mountaintop enlightenment. This is book 3 in the Post-Lux Trilogy.
Konrad Ventana (literally, “Bold Counsel through a Window”) is the literary pseudonym for an American author, scientist, and visionary of international renown—an award-wining university professor and research director; a proficient inventor of medical nanotechnologies, genetic medicines, and new cancer treatments; the founding president, chief scientific officer, and CEO of the U.S. biotechnology company that developed the first (and so far only) targeted genetic medicine that is capable of seeking-out and destroying metastatic (wide-spread) cancers. Of this important work Ventana says, “I have always felt that it would be a tragedy if the suppression of genetic medicine continued to prevent metastatic cancer patients from getting the life-saving medicine they desperately need.”
This distinguished author has real-world experience with both the intellectual challenges and the social adversities one encounters when aspiring to accomplish something that has never been accomplished before. Through the “bold and perspicuous windows” of his award-winning novels, Konrad Ventana throws back the curtains of conformity, looks critically at the ideologies of our postmodern times, and examines the potential for future development.He is currently working on two literary projects: The first is largely structural—crafting a Hollywood treatment and screenplay (“Operation Himalaya Noir”) for Questing for Überjoy. The second is a postmodern mystery, which reveals a shocking story of our modern times that has never before been told, which is tentatively entitled Rise, Rise Dark Horses of American Noir.
He currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
This giveaway is for Canada and the U.S. and ends on August 31st. Please use Rafflecopter to enter.
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Giveaway Winners Galore
Thanks to everyone who entered the following giveaways! Winners, please reply to the email I sent you today within 48 hours to claim your books. After 2 days you will be disqualified and a new winner will be picked. Rafflecopter picks all winners using Random.org.
The winner is:
Carol
Thanks again to Tess Woods of National Media Relations Newman Communications, Inc., for making this giveaway possible!
The winners are:
Patti
Jeanne
Seth
Marjorie
Carol
Thanks again to Jessica butler of Berkley/NAL Publicity, for maiking this giveaway possible!
The winner is:
Maureen
Thanks again to Jocelyn Kelley of Kelley & Hall Book Publicity, for making this giveaway possible!
The winner is:
Patti
Thanks again to Anna Balasi Of Little Brown and Company, for making this giveaway possible!
The winners are:
Julia
Patti
Lillian
Thanks again to Anna Balasi if Little Brown and Company, for making this giveaway possible!
The winners are:
Jeffrey
Anita
Thanks again to the author, Brenda Novak, for making this giveaway possible!
The winner is:
Sherry
Thanks again to Nicole Langan Tribute Books, for making this giveaway possible.
The winner is:
Linda
Thanks again to Edith of Butterfly Dreams Luxury Bed Linens, for making this giveaway possible!
The winners are:
Margaret
Maureen
Monday, August 13, 2012
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