A NEW 2011 CHALLENGE…..THE THREE Rs

CMash December 22, 2010 7 Comments

Over the past month or so, if you follow this blog, you know that besides books, I also LOVE challenges. This past year, from reading so many excellent reviews, my personal tbr bucket list has grown. And I expect 2011 to be no different. But in 2011, we want to give those bloggers, that write the phenomenal reviews, recognition. SO………….Gina, from Hott Books, Julie from Reading Without Restraint and myself are cohosting a challenge for just that. We hope that you will help us recognize those bloggers that write the reviews for the books that we read. We are also planning some fun giveaways too. Gina has created a site just for this challenge, so we hope that you head on over, sign up and join us in the fun!!! So….drumroll……introducing our 2011 Challenge:

About:

The Three R’s is a collaboration of the minds of Cheryl from CMash Loves to Read, Julie from Reading with Restraint, and Gina from Hott Books. The ideas, the creativity, and the technology – respectively. We’re each putting forth what we can do to spring this to life.

It all started because Cheryl wanted to remember the bloggers who write the reviews that begin our journey to a new book, new series, or new author. Every day each of us reads the reviews of others shaping our TBR lists. Then we occasionally remember to note them in our post but, more often than not, we completely forget about the reviews that brought us to the wonderful book we’ve just read.

So this challenge is for them!

We’d like to link our reviews that mention the blogger that suggested the book we’ve read and are now reviewing.

How thankful are you?

LEVELS

1-6 Books (~1 review every 2 months)

7-12 Books (~1 reviews every month)

13-24 Books (~ 2 reviews every month)

RULES:

We’re not making this a difficult challenge, actually, it’s going to be very simple!

Write a starting post stating how thankful you plan to be in the upcoming year and link it to the linky we’ll have on the starting post.

Read a book recommended to you by another blogger. (This book can be a crossover from another challenge.)

Review the book & Recognize the blogger who recommended it to you.

Recommend the Book in our Recommend linky by linking your review post naming the blogger who recommended the book to you.

Easy, right? Who wants to be in on the fun?

What else will we be doing?

We’ll have quarterly giveaways for our participants to enter and unannounced special drawings for commenters on the site so be sure to leave your email address with your comment!

DATES:

Challenge will run from January 1st 2011 to December 31st, 2011

And don’t forget to tell your friends!!!!!

W.W.W. Wednesdays

CMash December 22, 2010 3 Comments

WEDNESDAY

Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading

Miz B has suspended this weekly meme but

I would like to share my past week in reading.

What are you currently reading?

What did you recently finish reading?

What do you think you’ll read next?

Hachette Giveaway

Hachette Giveaway "The Imperial Cruise" 12/21/10 to 01/04/11

CMash December 21, 2010 2 Comments

THE IMPERIAL CRUISE

by JAMES BRADLEY

December 21st to January 4th

SYNOPSIS:

The paperback edition of James Bradley’s 2009 IMPERIAL CRUISE: A Secret History of Empire and War is now out! The hardcover edition has spent six weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, with 275,000 copies in print.

   On the success of his two bestselling books about World War II, James Bradley began to wonder what the real catalyst was for the Pacific War. What he discovered shocked him.
   In 1905 President Teddy Roosevelt dispatched Secretary of War William Taft, his daughter Alice, and a gaggle of congressmen on a mission to Japan, the Philippines, China, and Korea with the intent of forging an agreement to divide up Asia. This clandestine pact lit the fuse that would-decades later-result in a number of devastating wars: WWII, the Korean War, and the communist revolution in China.
   In 2005, James Bradley retraced that epic voyage and discovered the remarkable truth about America’s vast imperial past. Full of fascinating characters brought brilliantly to life, The Imperial Cruise will powerfully revise the way we understand U.S. history.

THANKS TO BRIANNE AND THE SPECIAL

PEOPLE AT THE HACHETTE BOOK GROUP

I HAVE THREE (3) COPIES OF THIS

HISTORICAL BOOK 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

Giveaway "The Imperial Cruise" 12/21/10 to 01/04/11 ENDED

CMash December 21, 2010 25 Comments

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THE IMPERIAL CRUISE

by JAMES BRADLEY

December 21st to January 4th

Synopsis:

The paperback edition of James Bradley’s 2009 IMPERIAL CRUISE: A Secret History of Empire and War is now out! The hardcover edition has spent six weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, with 275,000 copies in print.

   On the success of his two bestselling books about World War II, James Bradley began to wonder what the real catalyst was for the Pacific War. What he discovered shocked him.
   In 1905 President Teddy Roosevelt dispatched Secretary of War William Taft, his daughter Alice, and a gaggle of congressmen on a mission to Japan, the Philippines, China, and Korea with the intent of forging an agreement to divide up Asia. This clandestine pact lit the fuse that would-decades later-result in a number of devastating wars: WWII, the Korean War, and the communist revolution in China.
   In 2005, James Bradley retraced that epic voyage and discovered the remarkable truth about America’s vast imperial past. Full of fascinating characters brought brilliantly to life, The Imperial Cruise will powerfully revise the way we understand U.S. history.

THANKS TO BRIANNE AND THE SPECIAL

PEOPLE AT THE HACHETTE BOOK GROUP

I HAVE THREE (3) COPIES OF THIS
HISTORICAL NOVEL TO GIVE AWAY

HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO WIN

*ALL COMMENTS TO BE SEPARATE*

AND INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

SO I CAN CONTACT YOU IF YOU WIN

*LEAVE COMMENT: DO YOU HAVE A RELATIVE

THAT WAS A VETERAN OF WWII OR THE KOREAN WAR*

*EXTRA ENTRIES*

*LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU PUBLICLY FOLLOW THIS

BLOG (IF NOT, GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT ON RIGHT SIDE)

*LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK.

*LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER.

*LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU GRAB MY BUTTON AND

PLACE IT ON YOUR BLOG’S SIDEBAR.

* U.S. and CANADA RESIDENTS ONLY*

*NO P.O. BOXES*

*ONLY ONE (1) WINNING BOOK

PER NAME/ADDRESS. PLEASE

NOTIFY ME IF YOU HAVE ALSO WON

THIS BOOK ON ANOTHER BLOG SO THAT

AN ALTERNATE NAME CAN BE CHOSEN*

*GIVEAWAY ENDS ON JANUARY 4th, 2011 at 6pm EST*

WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN BY RANDOM.ORG

AND WILL BE NOTIFIED BY EMAIL AND WILL

HAVE 48 HOURS TO RESPOND OR

ANOTHER WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN.

DISCLAIMER / RULES

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.

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

Tuesday Memes

CMash December 21, 2010 17 Comments

TUESDAY

Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

*Grab your current read

*Open to a random page

*Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

*BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

*Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

I took out my wallet, slipped out a business card, and handed it to him. Then I leaned into his ear. “Doctor,” I whispered, “let’s hope your patient makes one hell of a miraculous recovery.”

EBook edition page 101

Hosted by Katrina from Callapidder Days

Before I share my wrap up with everyone, I would like to thank Katrina for hosting this challenge. Katrina: you did a wonderful job and it was so much fun. Thank you!!!

WRAP UP

Did you finish reading all the books on your fall reading list? If not, why not?
Yes..I completed this challenge.
Did you stick to your original goals or did you change your list as you went along?
I did have to change my original list. I signed up for and listed
12 books that I wanted to read. However, 2 of them
were a DNF so I added 2 more to replace those.
What was your favorite book that you read this fall? Least favorite? Why?
There were a few. Books are like children, can’t have a favorite.
But the ones that stood out were: Love Always, Hobby and Jessie,
And One Last Thing, Last Writes and, of course a
James Patterson book, Private
Did you discover a new author or genre this fall? Did you love them? Not love them?
Yes. New authors that I am looking forward to reading
more fromand they are the authors of the above books:
Sara Robinson, Molly Harper and Sheila Lowe
Did you learn something new because of Fall Into Reading 2010 – something about reading, about yourself, or about a topic you read about?
Other than I am a self proclaimed challenge junkie lol.
It would have been from the memoir Love Always, Hobby and Jessie.
Since the author and I are close in age, it gave me insight into my parent’s
life at the time that they dated, married and had children.
What was your favorite thing about the challenge?
The weekly questions. Am hoping that Katrina will
host this challenge again and maybe even have others.
Again, thank you Katrina for hosting this.
.

Hachette Giveaway

Hachette Giveaway "The Imperial Cruise" 12/21/10 to 01/04/11

CMash December 21, 2010 2 Comments

THE IMPERIAL CRUISE

by JAMES BRADLEY

December 21st to January 4th

SYNOPSIS:

The paperback edition of James Bradley’s 2009 IMPERIAL CRUISE: A Secret History of Empire and War is now out! The hardcover edition has spent six weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, with 275,000 copies in print.

   On the success of his two bestselling books about World War II, James Bradley began to wonder what the real catalyst was for the Pacific War. What he discovered shocked him.
   In 1905 President Teddy Roosevelt dispatched Secretary of War William Taft, his daughter Alice, and a gaggle of congressmen on a mission to Japan, the Philippines, China, and Korea with the intent of forging an agreement to divide up Asia. This clandestine pact lit the fuse that would-decades later-result in a number of devastating wars: WWII, the Korean War, and the communist revolution in China.
   In 2005, James Bradley retraced that epic voyage and discovered the remarkable truth about America’s vast imperial past. Full of fascinating characters brought brilliantly to life, The Imperial Cruise will powerfully revise the way we understand U.S. history.

THANKS TO BRIANNE AND THE SPECIAL

PEOPLE AT THE HACHETTE BOOK GROUP

I HAVE THREE (3) COPIES OF THIS

HISTORICAL BOOK 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

Giveaway "The Imperial Cruise" 12/21/10 to 01/04/11 ENDED

CMash December 21, 2010 25 Comments

THE IMPERIAL CRUISE

by JAMES BRADLEY

December 21st to January 4th

Synopsis:

The paperback edition of James Bradley’s 2009 IMPERIAL CRUISE: A Secret History of Empire and War is now out! The hardcover edition has spent six weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, with 275,000 copies in print.

   On the success of his two bestselling books about World War II, James Bradley began to wonder what the real catalyst was for the Pacific War. What he discovered shocked him.
   In 1905 President Teddy Roosevelt dispatched Secretary of War William Taft, his daughter Alice, and a gaggle of congressmen on a mission to Japan, the Philippines, China, and Korea with the intent of forging an agreement to divide up Asia. This clandestine pact lit the fuse that would-decades later-result in a number of devastating wars: WWII, the Korean War, and the communist revolution in China.
   In 2005, James Bradley retraced that epic voyage and discovered the remarkable truth about America’s vast imperial past. Full of fascinating characters brought brilliantly to life, The Imperial Cruise will powerfully revise the way we understand U.S. history.

THANKS TO BRIANNE AND THE SPECIAL

PEOPLE AT THE HACHETTE BOOK GROUP

I HAVE THREE (3) COPIES OF THIS
HISTORICAL NOVEL TO GIVE AWAY

HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO WIN

*ALL COMMENTS TO BE SEPARATE*

AND INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

SO I CAN CONTACT YOU IF YOU WIN

*LEAVE COMMENT: DO YOU HAVE A RELATIVE

THAT WAS A VETERAN OF WWII OR THE KOREAN WAR*

*EXTRA ENTRIES*

*LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU PUBLICLY FOLLOW THIS

BLOG (IF NOT, GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT ON RIGHT SIDE)

*LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK.

*LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER.

*LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU GRAB MY BUTTON AND

PLACE IT ON YOUR BLOG’S SIDEBAR.

* U.S. and CANADA RESIDENTS ONLY*

*NO P.O. BOXES*

*ONLY ONE (1) WINNING BOOK

PER NAME/ADDRESS. PLEASE

NOTIFY ME IF YOU HAVE ALSO WON

THIS BOOK ON ANOTHER BLOG SO THAT

AN ALTERNATE NAME CAN BE CHOSEN*

*GIVEAWAY ENDS ON JANUARY 4th, 2011 at 6pm EST*

WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN BY RANDOM.ORG

AND WILL BE NOTIFIED BY EMAIL AND WILL

HAVE 48 HOURS TO RESPOND OR

ANOTHER WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN.

DISCLAIMER / RULES

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.

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

Tuesday Memes

CMash December 21, 2010 17 Comments

TUESDAY

Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

*Grab your current read

*Open to a random page

*Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

*BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

*Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

I took out my wallet, slipped out a business card, and handed it to him. Then I leaned into his ear. “Doctor,” I whispered, “let’s hope your patient makes one hell of a miraculous recovery.”

EBook edition page 101

Hosted by Katrina from Callapidder Days

Before I share my wrap up with everyone, I would like to thank Katrina for hosting this challenge. Katrina: you did a wonderful job and it was so much fun. Thank you!!!

WRAP UP

Did you finish reading all the books on your fall reading list? If not, why not?
Yes..I completed this challenge.
Did you stick to your original goals or did you change your list as you went along?
I did have to change my original list. I signed up for and listed
12 books that I wanted to read. However, 2 of them
were a DNF so I added 2 more to replace those.
What was your favorite book that you read this fall? Least favorite? Why?
There were a few. Books are like children, can’t have a favorite.
But the ones that stood out were: Love Always, Hobby and Jessie,
And One Last Thing, Last Writes and, of course a
James Patterson book, Private
Did you discover a new author or genre this fall? Did you love them? Not love them?
Yes. New authors that I am looking forward to reading
more fromand they are the authors of the above books:
Sara Robinson, Molly Harper and Sheila Lowe
Did you learn something new because of Fall Into Reading 2010 – something about reading, about yourself, or about a topic you read about?
Other than I am a self proclaimed challenge junkie lol.
It would have been from the memoir Love Always, Hobby and Jessie.
Since the author and I are close in age, it gave me insight into my parent’s
life at the time that they dated, married and had children.
What was your favorite thing about the challenge?
The weekly questions. Am hoping that Katrina will
host this challenge again and maybe even have others.
Again, thank you Katrina for hosting this.
.