Aloha Friday (2 of 3)

CMash August 13, 2010 10 Comments

FRIDAY

From An Island Life:
In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.
If you’d like to participate, visit An Island Life answer the question and then post your own question on your blog and leave your link below. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

My Question:

Do you subscribe to magazines? If yes, which ones?

My Answer:

Just recently we subscribed to Time and People.

Friday Blog Hop

Friday Book Blog Hop (3 of 3)

CMash August 13, 2010 13 Comments

Hosted by Jennifer from CRAZY FOR BOOKS

   In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and find new book-related blogs that we may be missing out on! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs that they may not know existed! So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start HOPPING through the list of blogs that are posted in the Linky list below!!
   The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week, so if you don’t have time to Hop today, come back later and join the fun! This is a weekly event! And stop back throughout the weekend to see all the new blogs that are added! We get over 200 links every week!!
   Your blog should have content related to books, including, but not limited to book reviews.
If you start following someone through the Hop, leave a comment on their blog to let them know! Stop back during the week to see other blogs that are added! And, most importantly, the idea is to HAVE FUN!!
This week’s twist:
How many books do you have on your ‘to be read shelf’?
My Answer:
Shelf? More like a bookcase. I have 22 books in my “tbr requested review” pile and for my “personal tbr shelves” it is too many. And then there are quite a few in my EReader waiting to be read. Since finding the book blogging/reviewing world my tbr lists have grown. And because of that I have renamed my tbr list to “my tbr bucket list”.
Have a great weekend and thank you for stopping by and visiting!!

Hachette Giveaway

Giveaway AH-CHOO by Jennifer Ackerman

CMash August 12, 2010 Leave a Comment

AH-CHOO

by Jennifer Ackerman

August 12th to August 19th

About the book:

What do you know about the common cold? Probably a lot less than you think.

Some colds are like mice, timid and annoying; others like dragons, accompanied by body aches and deep misery. In AH-CHOO!, Jennifer Ackerman explains what, exactly, a cold is, how it works, and whether it’s really possible to “fight one off.” Scientists call this the Golden Age of the Common Cold because Americans suffer up to a billion colds each year, resulting in 40 million days of missed work and school and 100 million doctor visits. They’ve also learned over the past decade much more about what cold viruses are, what they do to the human body, and how symptoms can be addressed. In this ode to the odious cold, Ackerman sifts through the chatter about treatments-what works, what doesn’t, and what can’t hurt. She dispels myths, such as susceptibility to colds reflects a weakened immune system. And she tracks current research, including work at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, a world-renowned center of cold research studies, where the search for a cure continues.

THANKS TO ANNA AND THE AWESOME

PEOPLE AT THE HACHETTE BOOK GROUP

I HAVE THREE (3) COPIES, OF THIS

MUST HAVE BOOK, TO GIVE AWAY.

**U.S. AND CANADA RESIDENTS ONLY**

CLICK HERE TO BRING YOU

TO THE GIVEAWAY ENTRY PAGE

Booking Thru Thursday

Booking Through Thursday

CMash August 12, 2010 7 Comments

THURSDAY

Thought I would share this with all of you. Julie from Reading Without Restraint is having a 5 “cup” book giveaway. Books that she has rated a 5/5. Wait until you see the list of books you get to choose from, there are many. And for those who usually can’t enter a giveaway due to limited residency rules, this giveaway is international. So take a walk over, tell Julie I sent you, and enter. Good Luck!!

http://btt2.wordpress.com/

Today’s Topic:

Have your reading choices changed over the years? Or pretty much stayed the same? (And yes, from childhood to adulthood we usually read different things, but some people stick to basically the same kind of book their entire lives, so…)

My Response:

For me, the choices have pretty much stayed the same. In elementary school I remember that I always had a book but as far as the genre, I don’t remember. However, middle and high school, I remember that my personal reading choices were the same as they are today. I have always enjoyed the genres of suspense/mystery and also contemporary romance and literature.

Hachette Giveaway

Giveaway AH-CHOO by Jennifer Ackerman

CMash August 12, 2010 Leave a Comment

AH-CHOO

by Jennifer Ackerman

August 12th to August 19th

About the book:

What do you know about the common cold? Probably a lot less than you think.

Some colds are like mice, timid and annoying; others like dragons, accompanied by body aches and deep misery. In AH-CHOO!, Jennifer Ackerman explains what, exactly, a cold is, how it works, and whether it’s really possible to “fight one off.” Scientists call this the Golden Age of the Common Cold because Americans suffer up to a billion colds each year, resulting in 40 million days of missed work and school and 100 million doctor visits. They’ve also learned over the past decade much more about what cold viruses are, what they do to the human body, and how symptoms can be addressed. In this ode to the odious cold, Ackerman sifts through the chatter about treatments-what works, what doesn’t, and what can’t hurt. She dispels myths, such as susceptibility to colds reflects a weakened immune system. And she tracks current research, including work at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, a world-renowned center of cold research studies, where the search for a cure continues.

THANKS TO ANNA AND THE AWESOME

PEOPLE AT THE HACHETTE BOOK GROUP

I HAVE THREE (3) COPIES, OF THIS

MUST HAVE BOOK, TO GIVE AWAY.

**U.S. AND CANADA RESIDENTS ONLY**

CLICK HERE TO BRING YOU

TO THE GIVEAWAY ENTRY PAGE

Booking Thru Thursday

Booking Through Thursday

CMash August 12, 2010 7 Comments

THURSDAY

Thought I would share this with all of you. Julie from Reading Without Restraint is having a 5 “cup” book giveaway. Books that she has rated a 5/5. Wait until you see the list of books you get to choose from, there are many. And for those who usually can’t enter a giveaway due to limited residency rules, this giveaway is international. So take a walk over, tell Julie I sent you, and enter. Good Luck!!

http://btt2.wordpress.com/

Today’s Topic:

Have your reading choices changed over the years? Or pretty much stayed the same? (And yes, from childhood to adulthood we usually read different things, but some people stick to basically the same kind of book their entire lives, so…)

My Response:

For me, the choices have pretty much stayed the same. In elementary school I remember that I always had a book but as far as the genre, I don’t remember. However, middle and high school, I remember that my personal reading choices were the same as they are today. I have always enjoyed the genres of suspense/mystery and also contemporary romance and literature.