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!!

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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

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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.

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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.

W.W.W. Wednesdays

CMash August 11, 2010 6 Comments

WEDNESDAY

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?

W.W.W. Wednesdays

CMash August 11, 2010 6 Comments

WEDNESDAY

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?

Teaser Tuesday

CMash August 10, 2010 16 Comments

TUESDAY

Update

Yesterday in my Mailbox Monday meme, I mentioned a digital short that I had received from Bill Walker, author of A Note from an Old Acquaintance. I also mentioned that I would let you know when and where you could purchase his new suspense digital short of:

Last night, Mr. Walker notified me, that he has self published this digital short and now you have a chance to read it for $1.99. I purchased and downloaded 2 EBooks from this site and it was easy and has formats for any and all EReaders. Here is the link that was provided to me and I am sharing it with you….. http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/21128 Enjoy and Happy Reading!!

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!
My Teaser:
It surprised Angela that half of his clients were already dead and more than a third of those died only weeks after selling their policies.

From:

page 198

Teaser Tuesday

CMash August 10, 2010 16 Comments

TUESDAY

Update

Yesterday in my Mailbox Monday meme, I mentioned a digital short that I had received from Bill Walker, author of A Note from an Old Acquaintance. I also mentioned that I would let you know when and where you could purchase his new suspense digital short of:

Last night, Mr. Walker notified me, that he has self published this digital short and now you have a chance to read it for $1.99. I purchased and downloaded 2 EBooks from this site and it was easy and has formats for any and all EReaders. Here is the link that was provided to me and I am sharing it with you….. http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/21128 Enjoy and Happy Reading!!

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!
My Teaser:
It surprised Angela that half of his clients were already dead and more than a third of those died only weeks after selling their policies.

From:

page 198

Musing Mondays

Musing Mondays (1 of 3)

CMash August 9, 2010 6 Comments

MONDAY

Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading

Miz B is shaking up Musing Mondays this week!! Here are rules that we have to and/or want to play:

Okay… so what’s going to happen is this: I’m going to ask a question today — as I always do for Musing Mondays — and the first commenter is going to answer my question on their blog (or in my comments section). BUT…

That first commenter also needs to ask a question (a different question) for commenter #2 to answer. So, commenter #2 (to Should Be Reading) has to go to commenter #1′s MM post and answer their question… plus pose a question of their own for commenter #3 to answer! And, so on.
Each participant to MM today needs to ask their own question for the next person to answer, in addition to answering the previous person’s question.

Today’s Topic:

What element, if a book has it, will make you almost always read that book (and name a book –or books– that contain it)! ((for example: romantic reunions))

My Answer:

A good suspense, and the authors that I like and will read any and all of their books. The type of book that I love is the kind that grab you from the start, have short chapters (what I call just one more chapter and find myself 10 chapters later), like when the main characters are assigned one chapter, next chapter containing another character and so forth and keeps changing. This is another great element because, again, I have to keep reading to find out where I was left hanging. I am reading a book for review and it has all of this and having a hard time putting it down. Its Buying Time by

Pamela Samuels-Young.

My Question:

Do you like short or long detailed reviews?

My Answer:

I prefer reading short detailed reviews. I just want to get the bottom line as if I should put it on my list. Did the reviewer like it, why or why not. Were the characters brought to life. Did it hold your interest, etc etc. Since finding this world of reviewing/blogging, my tbr bucket list is huge. And since there are so many books and reviews, I just want to know if I might be interestsed in it and add to my ever growing list.

Caite’s Question:

Do you belong to an online book site, like Library Thing, Shelfari and Goodreads and if so why? For you own record keeping and organization or primarily for the social aspects, posting, book reviews and such?

My Answer:

I belong to all three GR, LT, and Shelfari for many reasons. For posting reviews, see what others think about the same books I have read, entering early reviewers contests and try lol to becoming more organized with my piles of books, not there yet but am adding little by little.