28th ENDED

CMash September 25, 2008 84 Comments

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”

1st LUCKY NAME DRAWN WILL HAVE CHOICE OF A MINIMUM

OF THREE (3) LISTED BOOKS THAT I HAVE RECENTLY REVIEWED.

2nd LUCKY NAME DRAWN WILL RECEIVE A MINIMUM OF THE

REMAINDER THREE (3) LISTED RECENTLY REVIEWED BOOKS

I will add more books, if I finish reviewing any, before giveaway ends.

Number of books given away may change if more are added.

BOOKS UP FOR GRAB: (as of 11/17)

*Red Hook Road by Ayelet Waldman

*Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner

*i know i am, but what are you by Samantha Bee

*Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English by Natasha Solomons

*Hollywood Savage by Kristin McCloy

*And One Last Thing by Molly Harper

GIVEAWAY RULES:

ALL ENTRIES TO BE SEPARATE

AND INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

FOR ALL ENTRIES, SO THAT I

CAN CONTACT YOU IF YOU WIN.

*LEAVE SEPARATE ENTRY IF YOU PUBLICLY FOLLOW THIS BLOG

(IF NOT, GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT ON RIGHT SIDE). ENTRIES

WILL BE DELETED AT TIME OF MODERATION IF NOT A PUBLIC

FOLLOWER (SEE GIVEAWAY RULES)

*LEAVE SEPARATE ENTRY IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK

*LEAVE SEPARATE ENTRY IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER

SORRY….U.S. RESIDENTS ONLY

NO P.O. BOXES

GIVEAWAY ENDS NOVEMBER 28th AT 11:59pm

WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN BY RANDOM.ORG

AND NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL AND

WILL HAVE 72 HOURS TO RESPOND OR

ANOTHER WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN.

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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 "Peace And Plenty" 12/2 to 12/15 ENDED

CMash September 24, 2008 21 Comments

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PEACE AND PLENTY

by SARAH BAN BREATHNACH

December 2nd to December 15th

Synopsis:

“When money is plentiful, this is a man’s world. When money is scarce, it is a woman’s world.” Unearthed in a 1932 Ladies Home Journal, this quote is the call to arms that begins PEACE AND PLENTY, Sarah Ban Breathnach’s answer to the world’s– and her own personal– financial crisis. As only Ban Breathnach can, she culls together this compendium of advice, deeply personal anecdotes, and excerpts from magazines, books, and newspapers– particularly those of the Great Depression– to inspire readers who are mired in today’s financial difficulties.

Focusing on her own personal path, Sarah Ban Breathnach will relate never-before revealed details about how she fell from the financial top to the bottom. Readers will immediately see how deeply she understands the plight of those trying to maintain a happy and comfortable home, while at the same time not even knowing if they will be able to make the mortgage to keep that home.

Sarah has proved to be the voice of comfort for years to women who are spiritually bankrupt, and now she will reach to those who are financially strapped, showing them how to pull themselves out of their psychic and fiscal crises while providing deep comfort and reassurance throughout.

THANKS TO ANNA AND THE AWESOME

PEOPLE AT THE HACHETTE BOOK GROUP

I HAVE THREE (3) COPIES OF THIS

INSPIRATIONAL BOOK TO GIVE AWAY.

HERE IS WHAT YOUNEED TO DO TO WIN ONE.

**ALL COMMENTS TO BE SEPARATE**

AND INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL FOR ALL ENTRIES

SO THAT I CAN CONTACT YOU IF YOU WIN

**NAME ONE WAY YOU TRY TO CUT COSTS**

**EXTRA ENTRIES**

*LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU PUBLICLY FOLLOW THIS

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

WILL BE DELETED AT TIME OF MODERATION IF NOT A PUBLIC

FOLLOWER (SEE GIVEAWAY RULES).

*LEAVE SEPARATE ENTRY IF YOU GRAB MY BUTTON AND PLACE

ON YOUR SIDEBAR.

*LEAVE SEPARATE ENTRY IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK

*LEAVE SEPARATE ENTRY IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER

*REMEMBER TO INCLUDE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR ALL ENTRIES

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

**NO P.O. BOXES**

**ONE COPY PER HOUSEHOLD**

(IF YOU SHOULD WIN ON MULTIPLE SITES,

PLEASE INFORM BLOG HOST SO THAT

ANOTHER WINNER CAN BE CHOSEN)

*GIVEAWAY ENDS DECEMBER 15TH AT 6PM EST*

WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN BY RANDOM.ORG

AND BE NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL AND WILL

HAVE 48 HOURS TO RESPOND WITH INFO

OR ANOTHER WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN.

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.
I am not responsiblefor lost or damaged items (books are shipped from agents.
I reserve the right to disqualify/delete any entries if rules of giveaway are
not followed.

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Giveaway "Rules Of Betrayal" 11/07 TO 11/21 ENDED

CMash September 23, 2008 20 Comments

RULES OF BETRAYAL

by CHRISTOPHER REICH

November 7th to November 21st

SYNOPSIS (borrowed from B&N)

The most riveting novel yet in Christopher Reich’s New York Times bestselling series—featuring Dr. Jonathan Ransom and his undercover-agent wife Emma, a dangerous woman with a mysterious past who has gone rogue in the high-stakes, serpentine world of international spies.

   In 1980, a secret American B-52 crashes high in a remote mountain range on the Pakistan–Afghanistan border. Nearly thirty years later, and spanning locales from those peaks to New York City, a terrible truth will be revealed.
   Jonathan Ransom returns as the resourceful doctor thrown into a shadowy world of double and triple agents where absolutely no one can be trusted. To stay alive, Ransom must unravel the mystery surrounding his wife—an enigmatic and lethal spy who plays by her own rules—and discover where her loyalties truly lie.
   Rules of Betrayal is a masterfully plotted novel that cements Christopher Reich’s reputation as one of the most admired espionage thriller writers today.

THANKS TO JUDY, LIZ AND THE

TERRIFIC PEOPLE AT DOUBLEDAY

I HAVE 2 COPIES OF THIS THRILLER

TO GIVE AWAY. HERE IS WHAT YOU

NEED TO DO TO WIN ONE.

***ALL COMMENTS TO BE SEPARATE***

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FOR ALL ENTRIES

SO THAT I CAN CONTACT YOU, IF YOU WIN

**LEAVE COMMENT IF YOU THINK YOU

WOULD MAKE A GOOD SPY**

*EXTRA ENTRIES*

*LEAVE SEPARATE ENTRY IF YOU PUBLICLY FOLLOW THIS BLOG
(IF NOT, GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT ON RIGHT SIDE). ENTRIES
WILL BE DELETED AT TIME OF MODERATION IF NOT A PUBLIC
FOLLOWER (SEE GIVEAWAY RULES)

*LEAVE SEPARATE ENTRY IF YOU GRAB MY BUTTON AND PLACE
ON YOUR SIDEBAR.

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*U.S. RESIDENTS ONLY*

*NO P.O. BOXES*

***GIVEAWAY ENDS NOVEMBER 21st AT 6pm est !!!!

WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN BY RANDOM.ORG

AND NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL AND

WILL HAVE 48 HOURS TO RESPOND OR

ANOTHER WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN.

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. I received a copy of this book, at no charge to me, in exchange for my honest review. 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 48 hours (2 days)

I am not responsiblefor lost or damaged products

I reserve the right to disqualify/delete any entries if

rules of giveaway are not followed

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Giveaway 2011 Book Lovers Calendar 11/02 to 11/16 ENDED

CMash September 22, 2008 54 Comments

NOVEMBER 2nd to NOVEMBER 16th

2011 BOOK LOVERS CALENDAR GIVEAWAY

THANKS TO MARY FROM BOOK LOVERS STUFF

I HAVE THREE (3) OF THESE BEAUTIFUL

CALENDARS TO GIVE AWAY!

(CHECK OUT ALL OTHER MERCHANDISE

AVAILABLE AT BOOK LOVERS STUFF. COM)

HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO WIN ONE.

*ALL ENTRIES/COMMENTS TO BE SEPARATE*

INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL FOR ALL ENTRIES

SO THAT I CAN CONTACT YOU, IF YOU WIN

*LEAVE COMMENT WITH YOUR FAVORITE DATE(S) OF THE YEAR*

(AND, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE, WHY)

*EXTRA ENTRIES*

*LEAVE SEPARATE ENTRY IF YOU PUBLICLY FOLLOW THIS BLOG

(IF NOT, GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT ON RIGHT SIDE). ENTRIES

WILL BE DELETED AT TIME OF MODERATION IF NOT A PUBLIC

FOLLOWER (SEE GIVEAWAY RULES)

*LEAVE SEPARATE ENTRY IF YOU GRAB MY BUTTON AND PLACE

ON YOUR SIDEBAR.

*LEAVE SEPARATE ENTRY IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON FACEBOOK

*LEAVE SEPARATE ENTRY IF YOU FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER

*LEAVE SEPARATE ENTRY IF YOU JOIN BOOKLOVERSSTUFF.COM’s

MAILING LIST

*REMEMBER TO INCLUDE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR ALL ENTRIES

*U.S. RESIDENTS ONLY*

*NO P.O. BOXES*

*GIVEAWAY ENDS NOVEMBER 16th AT 6PM EST*

WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN BY RANDOM.ORG

AND NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL AND WILL

HAVE 48 HOURS TO RESPOND OR

ANOTHER WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN

Mary is a member of the Wesley Chapel G.R.I.T.S. (Girls Reading In The South) Book Club and were the lucky winners of the “Take Your Book Club to Guernsey” contest sponsored by Random House for their book “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society”. They went to Guernsey last October for an experience of a lifetime! Mary stated that “Guernsey is even more beautiful in person than I imagined it to be while reading the book!”

DISCLAIMER

I received this product, at no charge to me, in exchange for my honest review.

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 48 hours (2 days)

I am not responsiblefor lost or damaged products.

I reserve the right to disqualify/delete any entries if
rules of giveaway are not followed.

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Giveaway "Scorpions" November 17th to December 1st ENDED

CMash September 21, 2008 26 Comments

SCORPIONS

BY NOAH FELDMAN

November 17th to December 1st

SYNOPSIS:

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

by Noah Feldman
   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 SUPERB LOOK

INTO U.S.HISTORY BOOK TO GIVE AWAY.

HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO WIN ONE.

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*** LEAVE COMMENT IF YOU DO OR DON’T FOLLOW POLITICS ***

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

**NO P.O. BOXES**

***GIVEAWAY ENDS DECEMBER 1st AT 6PM !!!!***

WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN BY RANDOM.ORG

AND NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL AND

WILL HAVE 48 HOURS TO RESPOND OR

ANOTHER WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN

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.
I am not responsiblefor lost or damaged products (books/products are shipped from agents.
I reserve the right to disqualify/delete any entries if rules of giveaway are not followed.

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GIVEAWAY "HOW MUSIC WORKS" October 27th to November 6th, 2010 ENDED

CMash September 20, 2008 19 Comments

HOW MUSIC WORKS

BY JOHN POWELL

OCTOBER 27th to NOVEMBER 6th

SYNOPSIS:

HOW MUSIC WORKS

The Science and Psychology of Beautiful Sounds, from Beethoven to the Beatles and Beyond
by John Powell
What makes a musical note different from any other sound? How can you tell if you have perfect pitch? Why do 10 violins sound only twice as loud as one? Do your Bob Dylan albums sound better on CD or vinyl? John Powell, a scientist and musician, answers these questions and many more in HOW MUSIC WORKS, an intriguing and original guide to acoustics. In a clear, accessible, and engaging voice, Powell fascinates the reader with his delightful descriptions of the science and psychology lurking beneath the surface of music. With lively discussions of the secrets behind harmony, timbre, keys, chords, loudness, musical composition,
and more, HOW MUSIC WORKS will be treasured by music lovers everywhere.

THANKS TO BRIANNE AND THE AWESOME

PEOPLE AT THE HACHETTE BOOK GROUP

I HAVE THREE (3 ) COPIES OF THIS GREAT BOOK TO GIVE AWAY.

HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO WIN ONE.

**ALL COMMENTS TO BE SEPARATE**

AND INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL FOR ALL ENTRIES

SO THAT I CAN CONTACT YOU, IF YOU WIN

**LEAVE COMMENT: DO YOU PLAY AN INSTRUMENT

(OR WISH YOU DID) AND WHAT KIND**

**EXTRA ENTRIES**

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

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*REMEMBER TO INCLUDE EMAIL ON EACH ENTRY

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

**NO P.O. BOXES**

***GIVEAWAY ENDS NOVEMBER 6th AT 6PM !!!!***

WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN BY RANDOM.ORG

AND NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL AND

WILL HAVE 48 HOURS TO RESPOND OR

ANOTHER WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN

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
I am not responsiblefor lost or damaged products (books/products are shipped from agents)
I reserve the right to disqualify/delete any entries if rules of giveaway are not followed

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Giveaway "Dewey" 09/3010 to 10/14/10 ENDED

CMash September 19, 2008 27 Comments

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DEWEY:

THE SMALL-TOWN LIBRARY CAT
WHO TOUCHED THE WORLD

by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter

SEPTEMBER 30th to OCTOBER 14th
(BRING DEWEY HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS)

SYNOPSIS (borrowed from Barnes & Noble)

How much of an impact can an animal have? How many lives can one cat touch? How is it possible for an abandoned kitten to transform a small library, save a classic American town, and eventually become famous around the world? You can’t even begin to answer those questions until you hear the charming story of Dewey Readmore Books, the beloved library cat of Spencer, Iowa.

Dewey’s story starts in the worst possible way. Only a few weeks old, on the coldest night of the year, he was stuffed into the returned book slot at the Spencer Public Library. He was found the next morning by library director, Vicki Myron, a single mother who had survived the loss of her family farm, a breast cancer scare, and an alcoholic husband. Dewey won her heart, and the hearts of the staff, by pulling himself up and hobbling on frostbitten feet to nudge each of them in a gesture of thanks and love. For the next nineteen years, he never stopped charming the people of Spencer with his enthusiasm, warmth, humility, (for a cat) and, above all, his sixth sense about who needed him most.
As his fame grew from town to town, then state to state, and finally, amazingly, worldwide, Dewey became more than just a friend; he became a source of pride for an extraordinary Heartland farming town pulling its way slowly back from the greatest crisis in its long history.

THANKS TO ANNA AND THE AWESOME

PEOPLE AT THE HACHETTE BOOK GROUP

I HAVE THREE (3) COPIES OF THIS GREAT BOOK

TO GIVE AWAY. HERE IS WHAT YOU

NEED TO DO TO WIN ONE.

***ALL COMMENTS TO BE SEPARATE***

AND INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS

SO THAT I CAN CONTACT YOU, IF YOU WIN

*** LEAVE COMMENT IF YOU DO OR DON’T HAVE A CAT ***

**EXTRA ENTRIES**

LEAVE SEPARATE COMMENT IF YOU PUBLICLY FOLLOW THIS BLOG (IF NOT GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT BUTTON OR RIGHT SIDE BAR
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***U.S. and CANADA RESIDENTS ONLY***

***NO P.O. BOXES***

***GIVEAWAY ENDS OCTOBER 14th AT 6PM !!!!***

***WINNERS WILL BE CHOSEN BY RANDOM.ORG

AND NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL AND

WILL HAVE 48 HOURS TO RESPOND OR

ANOTHER WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN

GOOD LUCK!!!!

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 250 Business Cards ENDED

CMash September 18, 2008 14 Comments

250 DIE-CUT BUSINESS CARDS

from

SEPTEMBER 28th to OCTOBER 12th

THANKS TO LUIGI AND THE GREAT

PEOPLE AT UPRINTING.COM

ARE GIVING ONE OF MY FOLLOWERS and/or

VISITORS A CHANCE TO WIN THE FOLLOWING:
250 Die-Cut Business Cards for One (1) Winner
2 x 3.5”, 2 x 2” (square card) or 1.75 x 3.5” (slim card)
Die cutting options available: Rounded Corners, Leaf, Rounded One-Corner, Half-Circle Side, Circle
Paper Type: 14pt Cardstock Gloss, Matte, or High Gloss; 13pt Cardstock Uncoated
Color: 4Color Front, Blank Back; 4Color Front, Black Back; 4Color Both Sides

HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO WIN

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FOR ALL ENTRIES

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***LEAVE COMMENT IF THIS WILL BE FOR YOU OR A GIFT***

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