ENDED Book Giveaway: Julie and Julia (My Year of Cooking Dangerously) By Julie Powell

Julie & Julia, the bestselling memoir that's "irresistible....A kind of Bridget Jones meets The French Chef" (Philadelphia Inquirer), is now a major motion picture.

Julie Powell, nearing thirty and trapped in a dead-end secretarial job, resolves to reclaim her life by cooking in the span of a single year, every one of the 524 recipes in Julia Child's legendary Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

Her unexpected reward: not just a newfound respect for calves' livers and aspic, but a new life-lived with gusto. The film version is written and directed by Nora Ephron and stars Amy Adams as Julie and Meryl Streep as Julia.

On a personal note: I loved this book. It is very entertaining and is a quick read. Perfect for those summer days when you want to read something light. I am looking forward to seeing the movie with Meryl Streep as Julia Child.

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WINNERS - sagan.morrow, orchestratenoise0726, juliesweeps, asketcher1, theprophecygirl

Ended Book Giveaway: The Impostor's Daughter By Laurie Sandell

Laurie Sandell grew up in awe (and sometimes in terror) of her larger-than-life father, who told jaw-dropping tales of a privileged childhood in Buenos Aires, academic triumphs, heroism during Vietnam, friendships with Kissinger and the Pope.

As a young woman, Laurie unconsciously mirrors her dad, trying on several outsized personalities (Tokyo stripper, lesbian seductress, Ambien addict).

Later, she lucks into the perfect job--interviewing celebrities for a top women's magazine. Growing up with her extraordinary father has given Laurie a knack for relating to the stars. But while researching an article on her dad's life, she makes an astonishing discovery: he's not the man he says he is--not even close.

Now, Laurie begins to puzzle together three decades of lies and the splintered person that resulted from them--herself.

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WINNERS - msgb245, jim.coyne2, hurdler4eva, hawkgirl_16, autumnrosen

Ended Book Giveaway - THE LINK by Colin Tudge

The astonishing new discovery that could change everything...

For more than a century, scientists have raced to unravel the human family tree and have grappled with its complications. Now, with an astonishing new discovery, everything we thought we knew about primate origins could change. Lying inside a high-security vault, deep within the heart of one of the world’s leading natural history museums, is the scientific find of a lifetime – a perfectly fossilized early primate, older than the previously most famous primate fossil, Lucy, by an astonishing forty-four million years.

A secret until now, the fossil - "Ida" to the researchers who have painstakingly verified her provenance – is the most complete early primate fossil ever found. 47 million years old, Ida rewrites what we’ve assumed about the earliest primate origins. So much of what we understand about evolution comes from partial fossils and even single bones, but Ida’s fossilization offers much more than that, from a haunting "skin shadow" to her stomach contents. And, remarkably, knowledge of her discovery and existence almost never saw the light of day.

With exclusive access to the first scientists to study her, the award-winning science writer Colin Tudge tells the history of Ida and her place in the world. The Link offers a wide-ranging investigation into Ida and our earliest origins – and the magnificent, cutting-edge scientific detective story that followed her discovery. At the same time, it opens a stunningly evocative window into our past and changes what we know about the evolution of primates and, ultimately, ourselves.

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WINNERS - lesleymfan, wmknox, thehighflyer3, j.t.oldfield, 13rubberducks

ENDED Audio Book Giveaway: The Juror by George Dawes Green

Annie Laird is Juror 224. A sculptor with a career going nowhere. A single mother struggling to raise a son. A good citizen who has been summoned to what looks like a rountine tour of civic duty. But the trial she is called to serve on is no ordinary trial. It is a mob trial, whose outcome has been meticulously orchestrated by a man of insidious power and deadly precision. A man who lives by the teachings of Lao Tsu...whose magnetism is irresistible...whose mind is as brilliant as it is twisted. He is know to some as the Teacher, and he's set his sights on Annie Laird.

Pulled into the most chilling depths of the criminal underworld, Annie will be seduced by double-edged promises, stalked by the spector of terror, then, finally, driven to a shocking decision by the most basic motivation a woman can know. THE JUROR is a tour de force of crime and obsession, evil and innocence -- a story that taps into fears so primal they linger long after the last page has been read.

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WINNERS - bloggyig, espressogurl, doot65

ENDED Audio Book Giveaway: Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Deception

The Bourne Deception picks up where The Bourne Sanction left off. Jason Bourne's nemesis Arkadin is still hot on his trail and the two continue their struggle, reversing roles of hunter and hunted. When Bourne is ambushed and badly wounded, he fakes his death and goes into hiding. In safety, he takes on a new identity, and begins a mission to find out who tried to assassinate him. Jason begins to question who he really is, how much of him is tied up in the Bourne identity, and what he would become if that was suddenly taken away from him.

Meanwhile, an American passenger airliner is shot down over Egypt by what seems to be an Iranian missile. A massive global investigative team is assembled to get at the truth of the situation before it can all escalate into an international scandal.

Jason Bourne's search for the man who shot him intersects with the search for the people or the group that brought down the airliner, which leads Bourne into one of the most deadly and challenging situations in his entire life.

With the threat of a new world war brewing, Bourne finds himself in a race against time to uncover the truth and find the person behind his assault, all the while being stalked by his unknown nemesis.

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WINNERS - traymona, donna444444, josephanewby

ENDED Audio Book Giveaway: Swimsuit By James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

Syd, a breathtakingly beautiful supermodel on a photo shoot in Hawaii, disappears. Fearing the worst, her parents travel to Hawaii to investigate for themselves, never expecting the horror that awaits them.

LA Times reporter Ben Hawkins is conducting his own research into the case, hoping to help the victim and get an idea for his next bestseller. With no leads and no closer to uncovering the kidnapper's identity than when he stepped off the plane, Ben gets a shocking visit that pushes him into an impossible-to-resist deal with the devil.

A heart-pounding story of fear and desire, SWIMSUIT transports listeners to a chilling new territory where the collision of beauty and murder transforms paradise into a hell of unspeakable horrors.

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WINNERS - gjsrjs, turboterp, elangomat

ENDED Book Giveaway: Soul Survivor By Ken Gross, Andrea Leininger, Bruce Leininger

The Reincarnation of a World War II Fighter Pilot

This is the story of James Leininger, who-- a little more than two weeks after his second birthday-- began having blood-curdling nightmares that just would not stop. When James began screaming out recurring phrases like, "Plane on fire! Little man can't get out!" the Leiningers finally admitted that they truly had to take notice.

When details of planes and war tragedies no two-year-old boy could know continued-- even in stark daylight-- Bruce and Andrea Leininger began to realize that this was an incredible situation. SOUL SURVIVOR is the story of how the Leiningers pieced together what their son was communicating and eventually discovered that he was reliving the past life of World War II fighter pilot James Huston. As Bruce Leininger struggled to understand what was happening to his son, he also uncovered details of James Huston's life-- and death-- as a pilot that will fascinate military buffs everywhere.

In SOUL SURVIVOR, we are taken for a gripping ride as the Leiningers' belief system is shaken to the core, and both of these families come to know a little boy who, against all odds and even in the face of true skeptics, harbors the soul of this man who died long ago.

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WINNERS - Dutchlvr1, 2kidsblogger, texas_heartland84, ayancey, littlegeorgie56

ENDED - Book Giveaway: How Successful People Think by John C. Maxwell

The perfect, compact listen for today's fast-paced world, How Successful People Think (derived from Maxwell's previous book, Thinking for a Change) will teach listeners the 11 secrets successful people know. Arranged in an easy-to-follow format, America's leadership expert, John C. Maxwell, will teach listeners how to expand their thinking and achieve their dreams.

The 11 keys to successful thinking include:

Big-Picture Thinking - seeing the world beyond your own needs and how that leads to great ideas
Focused Thinking - removing mental clutter and distractions to realize your full potential
Creative Thinking - thinking in unique ways and making breakthroughs
Shared Thinking - working with others to compound results
Reflective Thinking - looking at the past to gain a better understanding of the future.

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WINNERS - bsyb100, hasama, sharr1226, wyomingimpressions, jlilleysprint

ENDED - Book Giveaway: I HATE PEOPLE! By Marc Hershon, Jonathan Littman

Face it, whether your company has 10 employees or 10,000, you must grapple with people you can't stand in the office. Luckily Jonathan Littman and Marc Hershon have written I HATE PEOPLE!, a smart, counter-intuitive, and irreverent turn on the classic workplace self-help book that will show you how to identify the Ten Least Wanted--the people you hate--while revealing the strategies to neutralize them. Learn to fly right by the "Stop Sign" (nay-sayer) and rise above the pronouncements of the "Know-it-None." I HATE PEOPLE! will teach you how to carve out more time for yourself by becoming a "Soloist"--one of those bold individuals daring to work alone or collaborate with a handful of other talented people....while artfully deflecting the rest.

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WINNERS - Bshaw75015, glenn_pessano, reallycool3108, kneecree, guapo1317

ENDED - Book Giveaway: Summer Beach Bag Books

Summer Beach Bag Books

Summer is here and you are probably thinking what am I going to read this summer. Think no more. This giveaway has 10 great books for you to spend the summer reading. A big thanks to Valerie of Hachette Books for making this giveaway possible!

1. The Secret Speech By Tom Smith ISBN: 0446402400

2. Julie and Julia By Julie Powell ISBN: 031604427X

3. Swimsuit By James Patterson , Maxine Paetro ISBN: 0316018775

4. Obama's BlackBerry By Kasper Hauser ISBN: 0316074357

5. A Summer Affair By Elin Hilderbrand ISBN: 0316018619

6. When You Are Engulfed in Flames By David Sedaris ISBN: 0316154687

7. Any Minute By Joyce Meyer , Deborah Bedford ISBN: 0446582530

8. The Book of Lies By Brad Meltzer ISBN: 0446616141

9. Kill for Me By Karen Rose ISBN: 0446616931

10. Miscarriage of Justice By "Kip" Gayden ISBN: 1599951975

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• The drawing will last till the 4th of July
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WINNERS - ppoverboard, zestywonderland, bigken47, edeliz, suladuck

Book Giveaway: Dads and Grads Book Giveaway

Dads and Grads Book Giveaway

This is the time of the year were we say have one day to say Thanks to our Dad. It is also the time of the year when we graduate from all kinds of schools (Kinder, High School, College etc). It is also the time of the year were we are wondering what can I read? Is there something interesting out there for me to read. If you are one of those, then you MUST enter this giveaway. There are 8 fantastic books for you to read. A big thanks to Valerie of Hachette Books for making this giveaway possible!

1. The Nine Lessons By Kevin Milne ISBN: 159995074X
2. Do-Over! By Robin Hemley ISBN: 0316020605
3. The Man's Book By Thomas Fink ISBN: 0316033642
4. BoneMan's Daughters By Ted Dekker ISBN: 1599951959
5. An Honorable German By Charles McCain ISBN: 0446538981
6. The Richest Man in Town By W. Randall Jones ISBN: 0446537837
7. Lincoln on Leadership By Donald Phillips ISBN: 0446394599
8. Outliers By Malcolm Gladwell ISBN: 0316017922

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• The drawing will last till the 30th of June
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WINNERS - gwknox, senorpiero, rsgrandinetti, titanicluck, delilah0180