Author: CMash

An avid reader for many years. Married for 31 years with 2 fantastic adult sons who I am so very proud of with great gfs. Am disabled. Found this wonderful community of book blogging in approximately December 2009 and have loved every minute of it. Am now a reviewer for authors, publishers, publicists, etc. And am also a partner in a Virtual PR tour company, Partners In Crime Tours for authors of novels of mystery, suspense and crime (www.Partnersincrimetours.net)

Thursday Memes

THURSDAY
 

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Today’s Question:
Who would you rather borrow from? Your library? Or a Friend?

(Or don’t your friends trust you to return their books?)
And, DO you return books you borrow?
What I Think:
Friends, there is no pressure borrowing from friends if I don’t read it in the specified time like at the library.  I will and do return books, but most of the time, it will be said that I can pass it on.

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Hosted by Lori from Dollycas’s Thoughts
From Lori’s site:
  It struck me recently how much time I spend on this computer every day, blogging, chatting or playing games on Facebook, emailing friends and relatives, making cards and calendars, etc. etc. etc.
  We depend on each other for book reviews, giveaways, encouragement, friendship, but how well do we really know each other?
WEEK 12 QUESTIONS
1. Do/did your kids or grandkids take part in sports organized by school or recreation departments?
Yes..both boys played basketball for our Church league, hubby was coach. 
They also played basketball in school.  And for our town sports, they played
soccer and baseball.  Mark was also involved with hockey.
2. Were you involved in any sports while growing up?
No..but went to all the hockey, basketball and football games during HS.
3. How are you planning to spend Thanksgiving?
Eating with family then making visits.

Giveaway "Scorpions" 11/17 to 12/1 (posting 1 of 3)

SCORPIONS
The Battles and Triumphs of FDR’s Great Supreme Court Justices
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by NOAH FELDMAN
November 17th to December 1st
Synopsis:
   A tiny, ebullient Jew who started as America’s leading liberal and ended as its most famous judicial  conservative. A Klansman who became an absolutist advocate of free speech and civil rights. A back-country lawyer who started off trying cases about cows and went on to conduct the most important international trial ever. A self-invented, tall-tale Westerner who narrowly missed the presidency but expanded individual freedom beyond what anyone before had dreamed.

   Four more different men could hardly be imagined. Yet they had certain things in common. Each was a self-made man who came from humble beginnings on the edge of poverty. Each had driving ambition and a will to succeed. Each was, in his own way, a genius.
   They began as close allies and friends of FDR, but the quest to shape a new Constitution led them to competition and sometimes outright warfare. SCORPIONS tells the story of these four great justices: their relationship with Roosevelt, with each other, and with the turbulent world of the Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War. It also serves as a history of the modern Constitution itself.

THANKS TO BRIANNE AND THE OUTSTANDING
PEOPLE AT THE HACHETTE BOOK GROUP
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I HAVE THREE (3) COPIES OF THIS
HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY TO GIVE AWAY
CLICK HERE TO BRING YOU TO
THE ENTRY GIVEAWAY PAGE
DISCLAIMER
Giveaway copies are supplied and shipped to winners via publisher, agent and/or author. This blog hosts the giveaway on behalf of the above.  No items that I receive are ever sold…they are kept by me, or given to family and/or friends.
GIVEAWAY RULES
Winner will be chosen via Random.Org.  Winners will be notified via email.   Winners must respond with 48 hours (2 days).  I am not responsible for lost or damaged books that are shipped from agents.  I reserve the right to disqualify/delete any entries if rules of giveaway are not followed.

Follower Gratitude Giveaway (posting 2 of 3)

Blog Follower Appreciation Tour
November 17th to November 28th
 
From the bottom of my heart, a HUGE thank you to all those that have visited and followed my blog over this past year.  This blog would not be, without you, the friendliest, fabulous, kindest, fantastic, caring, funniest, kindest, and bestest follower that any blog could have!!!!  I am one lucky blogger to consider all of you friends.  You are AWESOME!!!!
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THERE WILL BE TWO (2) WINNERS
FOR THE “BOOK BOX GRAB”

CLICK HERE TO BRING YOU
TO THE GIVEAWAY ENTRY PAGE

DISCLAIMER–RULES

No items that I receive are ever sold…they are kept by me, or given to family and/or friends.
Winner will be chosen via Random.Org.
Winners will be notified via email.
Winners must respond with 72 hours (3 days).
I am not responsiblefor lost or damaged books once shipped.
I reserve the right to disqualify/delete any entries if rules of giveaway are not followed.

Wednesday (posting 3 of 3)

WEDNESDAY

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Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?

What do you think you’ll read next?

Giveaway "Scorpions" 11/17 to 12/1 (posting 1 of 3)

SCORPIONS
The Battles and Triumphs of FDR’s Great Supreme Court Justices
Photobucket
by NOAH FELDMAN
November 17th to December 1st
Synopsis:
   A tiny, ebullient Jew who started as America’s leading liberal and ended as its most famous judicial  conservative. A Klansman who became an absolutist advocate of free speech and civil rights. A back-country lawyer who started off trying cases about cows and went on to conduct the most important international trial ever. A self-invented, tall-tale Westerner who narrowly missed the presidency but expanded individual freedom beyond what anyone before had dreamed.

   Four more different men could hardly be imagined. Yet they had certain things in common. Each was a self-made man who came from humble beginnings on the edge of poverty. Each had driving ambition and a will to succeed. Each was, in his own way, a genius.
   They began as close allies and friends of FDR, but the quest to shape a new Constitution led them to competition and sometimes outright warfare. SCORPIONS tells the story of these four great justices: their relationship with Roosevelt, with each other, and with the turbulent world of the Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War. It also serves as a history of the modern Constitution itself.

THANKS TO BRIANNE AND THE OUTSTANDING
PEOPLE AT THE HACHETTE BOOK GROUP
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I HAVE THREE (3) COPIES OF THIS
HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY TO GIVE AWAY
CLICK HERE TO BRING YOU TO
THE ENTRY GIVEAWAY PAGE
DISCLAIMER
Giveaway copies are supplied and shipped to winners via publisher, agent and/or author. This blog hosts the giveaway on behalf of the above.  No items that I receive are ever sold…they are kept by me, or given to family and/or friends.
GIVEAWAY RULES
Winner will be chosen via Random.Org.  Winners will be notified via email.   Winners must respond with 48 hours (2 days).  I am not responsible for lost or damaged books that are shipped from agents.  I reserve the right to disqualify/delete any entries if rules of giveaway are not followed.

Follower Gratitude Giveaway (posting 2 of 3)

Blog Follower Appreciation Tour
November 17th to November 28th
 
From the bottom of my heart, a HUGE thank you to all those that have visited and followed my blog over this past year.  This blog would not be, without you, the friendliest, fabulous, kindest, fantastic, caring, funniest, kindest, and bestest follower that any blog could have!!!!  I am one lucky blogger to consider all of you friends.  You are AWESOME!!!!
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smilys on cloud
THERE WILL BE TWO (2) WINNERS
FOR THE “BOOK BOX GRAB”

CLICK HERE TO BRING YOU
TO THE GIVEAWAY ENTRY PAGE

DISCLAIMER–RULES

No items that I receive are ever sold…they are kept by me, or given to family and/or friends.
Winner will be chosen via Random.Org.
Winners will be notified via email.
Winners must respond with 72 hours (3 days).
I am not responsiblefor lost or damaged books once shipped.
I reserve the right to disqualify/delete any entries if rules of giveaway are not followed.

Wednesday (posting 3 of 3)

WEDNESDAY

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Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?

What do you think you’ll read next?

And the winners are………

……….for the beautiful 2011 Book Lovers Calendar
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Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

23     19     40

Timestamp: 2010-11-16 23:23:01 UTC

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Elizabeth said… 23   Hi…stopping by for the contest.
Julie P said… 19  I follow you via GFC
nfmgirl said… 40  I love this time of year. I always take the week of Thanksgiving off from work, as my birthday falls in the same week (and I haven’t worked or gone to school on my birthday since about 2nd grade). And I love the Christmas holiday season (and my office also shuts down for 10-14 days during Christmas). Add on good food and family and friends, and we’re talking good times!
An email has been sent to the winners and they have 48 hours to respond with their information or another winner will be chosen.