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CMash November 17, 2010 1 Comment

SCORPIONS

The Battles and Triumphs of FDR’s Great Supreme Court Justices

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

I HAVE THREE (3) COPIES OF THIS

HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY TO GIVE AWAY

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THE ENTRY GIVEAWAY PAGE

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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.

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Follower Gratitude Giveaway (posting 2 of 3)

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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!!!!

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.

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

CMash November 17, 2010 1 Comment

SCORPIONS

The Battles and Triumphs of FDR’s Great Supreme Court Justices

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

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.

Blog Hop Giveaways

Follower Gratitude Giveaway (posting 2 of 3)

CMash November 17, 2010 Leave a Comment

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!!!!

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.

Winners

And the winners are………

CMash November 16, 2010 3 Comments

……….for the beautiful 2011 Book Lovers Calendar

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

23 19 40

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

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.

Winners

And the winners are………

CMash November 16, 2010 3 Comments

……….for the beautiful 2011 Book Lovers Calendar

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

23 19 40

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

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.

Product Review

CMash November 15, 2010 1 Comment

You may remember a while back that I told you that we had become empty nesters and decided to makeover one of the rooms to be my office/library. At the same time CSN Stores had contacted me about their site, and since I needed a sturdy desk chair because of my back, I purchased an ergonomic desk chair from csnstores.com.

Since the time I received my chair, hubby was a bit jealous that he didn’t have one for his computer work area. If you knew my DH, you would know that he never, ever goes and despises to shop. But since he could shop, right from home, without going out, he went to the CSN Stores site and went shopping. He decided that this model of desk chair was the one he wanted and purchased.

He patiently waited for his ergonomic leather desk chair and it was delivered approximately within a week. He got right to work at the installation process, which he said was easy and with the help of the detailed instructions, took very little time. Once it was all put together, he settled in and tried it out. He loved it!!!! He tells me it is very sturdy and comfortable. You may have noticed that I said “he tells me” lol because he has made it very clear that this one is HIS chair. He did, however, allow me to sit in it and try it out and it is everything he says. However, the CSN Stores site has turned my husband into a shopping monster since there are so many products and he has his eyes on quite a few items. Now, not only me, but hubby too, recommend this is the site to do your one stop shopping.

His rating for his new chair: 5/5

DISCLAIMER

This chair was purchased by my husband along with a CSN GC

Product Review

CMash November 15, 2010 1 Comment

You may remember a while back that I told you that we had become empty nesters and decided to makeover one of the rooms to be my office/library. At the same time CSN Stores had contacted me about their site, and since I needed a sturdy desk chair because of my back, I purchased an ergonomic desk chair from csnstores.com.

Since the time I received my chair, hubby was a bit jealous that he didn’t have one for his computer work area. If you knew my DH, you would know that he never, ever goes and despises to shop. But since he could shop, right from home, without going out, he went to the CSN Stores site and went shopping. He decided that this model of desk chair was the one he wanted and purchased.

He patiently waited for his ergonomic leather desk chair and it was delivered approximately within a week. He got right to work at the installation process, which he said was easy and with the help of the detailed instructions, took very little time. Once it was all put together, he settled in and tried it out. He loved it!!!! He tells me it is very sturdy and comfortable. You may have noticed that I said “he tells me” lol because he has made it very clear that this one is HIS chair. He did, however, allow me to sit in it and try it out and it is everything he says. However, the CSN Stores site has turned my husband into a shopping monster since there are so many products and he has his eyes on quite a few items. Now, not only me, but hubby too, recommend this is the site to do your one stop shopping.

His rating for his new chair: 5/5

DISCLAIMER

This chair was purchased by my husband along with a CSN GC