It's Children's Book Week and I've joined up with the Children's Book Week Spotlight, hosted by Family Literacy and You to bring you some giveaways of children's books. Each Giveaway is open until May 8, 2011 11:59 PM EST
After you enter the giveaway(s), be sure to check out the other blogs that have giveaways today. You can click on the logo to the left or the link at the end of the post to find them.
I have one giveaway for US/Canada, one for Canada Only and one for International. Be sure to enter only the one(s) you are eligible for.
Also it would take up too much room to give summaries of all the books but they have been linked up so you can learn all about the books yourself. Ages and fiction/nonfiction have been listed.
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Annick Press is offering these three books to three lucky CAN/US Winners. You can enter for one, two or all three.
Enter HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For Canadians only, I have two great giveaways courtesy of Thomas Allen & Sons. Thomas Allen & Sons distributes their own books as well as books from US publishers such as Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Workman, Storey and more.
I have three groups of books. One winner will receive just the YA titles while a second winner will receive all three groups for a total of 8 books.
Enter HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I am also offering International readers a chance to win their choice of book with the following requirements:
It must be a children's book since this is for Children's Book Week (Baby to Young Adult)
It must be UNDER $20 at Amazon.com
Amazon.com must be able to ship to you
Enter HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks for visiting and good luck. Please consider bookmarking my site and coming back to look around when you have more time. Or sign up for free blog updates in the top of the sidebar.
Be sure to check out the other giveaways in the Children's Book Week Spotlight.
Summary: Mention the term "heart disease" and most people picture an overweight, middle-aged man. Yet the reality is that heart disease is the number one killer of women in North America, accounting for a third of all deaths in women and far surpassing the prevalence of breast cancer. Cardiologist Dr. Martha Gulati and holistic pharmacist Sherry Torkos separate the facts from the many myths surrounding heart disease and offer the latest information on both the conventional medical approach and the role of natural medicine in understanding this illness. Saving Women's Hearts examines the unique gender differences for women and provides valuable insight into the screening procedures, diagnosis, treatment options, and most importantly, prevention of heart disease.- from amazon.com
Intro February is almost over but February is Heart Health Month. When it comes to Heart Disease, most people think of older men. However the scary fact for women like me is that Heart Disease is the number one killer of women.
No one has to tell me this. My MIL died of a heart attack in my house, on my living room floor in 2006. She was 43 and it was her second heart attack (at least.) According to this book, Heart Disease happens early when it's before age 65 in women. So what do they consider 45 and under? Her first heart attack was around age 35.
Do you ever think about your own risk? Perhaps you should. The odds are currently 1 in 3 to have some form of heart disease in your life and it's getting worse. Pretty soon, the average North American woman will have a 50/50 chance of developing heart disease.
Reviewing the Book As for the book, I think in general, it's a great idea and a much needed book. I've read up on Heart Disease before but I still learned some new things and most importantly, I got some much needed advice on which foods to eat and which to avoid.
However I think the book is not organized the best way. After some basic information (facts, determining your risk etc.) and a little quiz, we go right into tests used for screening for heart disease, heart medications, treatments, natural medicine and then FINALLY we go to eating right, exercising, stress, sleep and how they can help PREVENT heart disease. Shouldn't we learn how to prevent it FIRST and then about how they test for it and treat it?
I think what part of the book you find the most helpful will depend on if you currently have heart disease or not. If not, you would like the prevention chapters better as reading about ALL the medications and treatments will make you overwhelmed.
However if you already have heart disease you will probably find the treatment section more helpful although of course the prevention section is good too as taking care of your health, even when you already have heart disease, will lower your risk of a repeat problem.
I definitely think women need to read this, or something else to become more knowledgeable about their risk and how to recognize the signs (heart attacks present differently in women than they do in men!)
Disclosure - I am participating in the Saving Women’s Hearts program by Mom Central on behalf of Wiley Publishing. I received a copy of the book to review and gift card as a thank you for my participation. The opinions on this blog are my own.
Indigo Books & Music has stated the following books are perfect for Valentine's Day because they are a love story that's as great as your own. To make it more fun, I've included a poll so you can tell me which book YOU think is the best love story. To make it even more fun, voting (and commenting that you voted) will give you an entry into a giveaway to win whichever books is winning on Feb. 14. *Giveaway is Canada Only*
I really need your help. As a nonfiction reader, I've not ready ANY of these books although I've been interested in reading a few of them. So I certainly don't know which one is the Most Romantic or Best Love Story.
Here's the list of books and info on each. The poll is below it all. AFTER you vote, comment saying that you voted (you can include which book and why if you want, but not mandatory) to be entered. Your email MUST be visible in your profile or on you blog or you must include it in the comment. If I can't contact you, you can't win! You can vote, even if you don't live in Canada! You just don't need to comment.
Indigo Books will be shipping the winning book to the winner. Voting closes Feb. 13 11:59 PM EST so that the winning book and giveaway winner can be announced on Valentine's Day.
The List: (all links are to Chapters/Indigo Website, no affiliation)
The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger The story of Clare, a beautiful art student, and Henry, an adventuresome librarian, who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-three and Henry thirty-one. Impossible but true, because Henry finds himself periodically displaced in time, pulled to moments of emotional gravity from his life, past and future. His disappearances are spontaneous, his experiences unpredictable, alternately harrowing and amusing.
Outlander, Diana Gabaldon In 1945, Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon-when she innocently touches a boulder in one of the ancient stone circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach-an "outlander"-in a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans in the year of our Lord...1743. Hurled back in time by forces she cannot understand, Claire''s destiny in soon inextricably intertwined with Clan MacKenzie and the forbidden Castle Leoch. For here, James Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior, shows her a passion so fierce and a love so absolute that Claire becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire...and between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks At thirty-one, Noah Calhoun, back in coastal North Carolina after World War II, is haunted by images of the girl he lost more than a decade earlier. At twenty-nine, socialite Allie Nelson is about to marry a wealthy lawyer, but she cannot stop thinking about the boy who long ago stole her heart. Thus begins the story of a love so enduring and deep it can turn tragedy into triumph, and may even have the power to create a miracle...
Love in the Time of Cholera, Gabriel Garcia Marquez In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is devastated, but he is a romantic. As he rises in his business career he whiles away the years in 622 affairs--yet he reserves his heart for Fermina. Her husband dies at last, and Florentino purposefully attends the funeral. Fifty years, nine months, and four days after he first declared his love for Fermina, he will do so again.
The Princess Bride, William Goldman A true fantasy classic. William Goldman describes it as a "good parts version" of "S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure." Morgenstern's original was filled with details of Florinese history, court etiquette, and Mrs. Morgenstern's mostly complimentary views of the text. Much admired by academics, the "Classic Tale" nonetheless obscured what Mr. Goldman feels is a story that has everything: "Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest ladies. Snakes. Spiders. Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Brave men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles."
Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden For the protagonist of this peerlessly observant first novel is Sayuri, one of Japan''s most celebrated geisha, a woman who is both performer and courtesan, slave and goddess. We follow Sayuri from her childhood in an impoverished fishing village, where in 1929, she is sold to a representative of a geisha house, who is drawn by the child''s unusual blue-grey eyes. From there she is taken to Gion, the pleasure district of Kyoto. She is nine years old. In the years that follow, as she works to pay back the price of her purchase, Sayuri will be schooled in music and dance, learn to apply the geisha''s elaborate makeup, wear elaborate kimono, and care for a coiffure so fragile that it requires a special pillow. She will also acquire a magnanimous tutor and a venomous rival.
The English Patient, Michael Ondaatje With ravishing beauty and unsettling intelligence, Michael Ondaatje''s Booker Prize-winning novel traces the intersection of four damaged lives in an Italian villa at the end of World War II. Hana, the exhausted nurse; the maimed thief, Caravaggio; the wary sapper, Kip: each is haunted by the riddle of the English patient, the nameless, burned man who lies in an upstairs room and whose memories of passion, betrayal,and rescue illuminates this book like flashes of heat lightening.
The History of Love, Nicole Krauss A long-lost book reappears, mysteriously connecting an old man searching for his son and a girl seeking a cure for her widowed mother''s loneliness. Leo Gursky is just about surviving, tapping his radiator each evening to let his upstairs neighbor know he''s still alive. But life wasn''t always like this: sixty years ago, in the Polish village where he was born, Leo fell in love and wrote a book. And though Leo doesn''t know it, that book survived, inspiring fabulous circumstances, even love. Fourteen-year-old Alma was named after a character in that very book. And although she has her hands full--[...]--she undertakes an adventure to find her namesake and save her family.
Like Water for Chocolate, Laura Esquivel The narrator’s great-aunt Tita is the youngest of three daughters born to Mama Elena, the Tyrannical owner of the De la Garza ranch. While still in her mother’s womb, she wept so violently-as her mother chopped onions-that she caused Mama Elena to begin early labor, and Tita slipped out in the middle of the kitchen table, amid the spices and fixings for noodle soup. This early encounter with food soon became a way of life, and Tita grew up to be a master chef. Each chapter of the novel begins with one of Tita’s recipes and her careful instructions for preparation.
Chocolat, Joanne Harris When the exotic stranger Vianne Rocher arrives in the old French village of Lansquenet and opens a chocolate boutique called "La Celeste Praline" directly across the square from the church, Father Reynaud identifies her as a serious danger to his flock. The priest says she'll be out of business by Easter. To make matters worse, Vianne does not go to church and has a penchant for superstition. But she begins to win over customers with her smiles, her intuition for everyone's favourites, and her delightful confections. Her shop provides a place, too, for secrets to be whispered, grievances aired. Vianne's plans for an Easter Chocolate Festival divide the whole community. Can the solemnity of the Church compare with the pagan passion of a chocolate éclair?
Vote Here (You MUST comment after you vote to be entered into the giveaway!)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Check out moreValentine's Day Gift Ideasfrom Indigo Books (Chapters/Indigo)
I don't regularily post about other websites contests, especially for sites you have to be a member of but I can't resist when it's from the Yummy Mummy Club and is about books.
Becoming a member is SO easy and you get a newsletter about once a month. You don't get other emails from them, you don't have to do something to keep your membership up to date. There are interesting articles and great giveaways.
So if you become a member of the Yummy Mummy Club and enter before Feb. 6, 2011 you can enter for a chance to win $1000 worth of books for the school of your choice and a $100 Raising Readers Prize Pack for yourself. You can enter once daily.
Weekend Cooking is a link up event hosted by Beth Fish Reads. Anyone with any kind of food related post can link up, including food book reviews.
I have lots of cookbooks to review so every Saturday for the next little while I hope to post a cookbook review and link up to Weekend Cooking. Some will include giveaways and most will include a sample recipe from the book.
Summary: By the star of the Licence to Grill show on Food Network Canada is this cookbook. Recipes and grilling tips and techniques.
Okay so I know December isn't really the prime grilling time but I had the pleasure of getting this book in the summer so I was able to try out a recipe or two. I would have tried out more but we don't really have much of a grill. If I had a great grill like the one shown on the cover of the book, we'd grill year round.
The book is full of information: picking the perfect grill, charcoal vs. gas, grill maintenance, grilling tools, grilling history and about smoke.
The recipes are in 8 sections: vegetables, beef, pork, lamb and game, seafood, poultry, desserts and sauces, marinades and relishes.
I'd like to share a recipe I made below but first a few notes. I used dried tarragon instead of fresh and made way less as I was only feeding 3. They were pretty good although they weren't as strong as I'd hoped.
Grilled Honey-Tarragon Carrots
Reprinted by permission from The Complete License to Grill by Chris Knight. (Toronto: McArthur & Company Publishing, 2009). Page 77.
Tarragon is an underused herb with sort of a lemony-licorice kick to it. It goes so well with honey, which goes so well with carrots. Don't use the big honkin' telephone pole carrots, instead go for ones about as thick as your thumb. This side goes nicely with chicken, pork tenderloin or some grilled fish.
14 fresh carrots
3 tbsp sesame oil (45ml)
3 tbsp honey (45ml)
3 tsp chopped ginger (45ml)
4 tarragon sprigs, torn
3 tbsp vegetable oil (45ml)
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Cut the leafy tops off the carrots leaving only half an inch at the root.
Wash and peel the carrots and cut them in half lengthwise.
Put them into a sealable plastic bag and drizzle with sesame oil, honey, ginger and tarragon.
Toss to coat and marinate at room temperature for about 30 minutes.
Preheat the barbecue to medium heat.
Oil the grill. Place carrots flat-side down over direct heat and cook for 3 minutes or so depending on how thick the carrots are.
Thanks to McArthur & Company, I have one copy to giveaway to a lucky person in the US or Canada.
I'm going to make it really easy. To enter, all you have to do is fill out the form. No extra entries, no requirements. I decided not to make you enter by comments as some people will comment and not want to be entered and it's confusing.
Good Luck! Giveaway open until December 18, 2010 11:59 PM EST
It's Day 11 and I have another camping cookbook for you today. Along with a giveaway!
Woodall's Campsite Cookbook: Delicious Easy-to-Fix Meals for Campfire Cooks and RV Cooks by Woodalls
Stars: ****1/2
Summary: How to set up a camp kitchen and how to make delicious meals using foils, grilling and barbequing, reflector ovens and dutch ovens and casseroles and skillets if you have an RV.
First in the book you'll find a word about nutrition, setting up your camp kitchen, pantry and utensils and fire building. Then you'll find the recipes separated into these chapters: Aluminum Foil Cooking, Reflector Oven Cooking, Dutch Oven Cooking, Breads and Breakfast, Soups and Sauces, Salads, Dressings and Relishes, Vegetable Dishes, Cooking Inside Your Rig ... Casseroles and Skillet Meals, Grilling and Barbequing, Campsite Desserts, Campfire Snacks, Beverages finally a Camp Cooking Hints chapter.
The skillet meals could also be used if you are cooking on a camp stove. In fact, the casserole, skillet, grilling, and barbequing meals at least could be made at home in your own kitchen. This would be a good way to try it out first to make sure you like it. The book has a LOT of recipes and most of them are quite short and easy to follow.
I had only a few problems and they are quite small. There was a few typos, the funniest one: "hard woods bum clean" instead of "hard woods burn clean." Also in the explanation of what gear you might use to make your outdoor kitchen, it mentions a portable oven and portable sink. I think this is getting a little ridiculous. This is camping after all, even if in an RV.
I did like the one idea to do wash in a sectioned bucket, one for soap and one for rinse. However that wouldn't work for us. In Girl Guides we wash using the 3-sink method from the Health Unit. Wash, Rinse and Bleach.
The Cooking Hints chapter has some good ideas including what to consider if cooking at a higher altitude, how to make substitutions and some other helpful ideas such as layering your meatloaf pan with bacon for added flavour and to stop it from burning to the bottom.
I saw a lot of recipes I'll be trying with my Girl Guide Unit and on family camping next time we go.
Woodall's is a website with camping articles, products and resources with a focus on RVers although they do mention tent and family camping as well. There are forums and a blog as well.
Summary: "[this book] goes beyond the scope of traditional camping books, revealing hundreds of field-tested tips to enhance your next outdoor adventure. With clear descriptions organized alphabetically for quick reference, this guide by veteran camping consultant Cliff Jacobson divulges the best-kept secrets of the experts." - back of book
This book has tips on all sorts of camping topics such as predicting weather, rigging a canoe, treating drinking water, tents/shelters, animals/insects, cooking, first aid, maps/GPS, camping with kids, choosing gear and much, much more.
It's written like an encyclopedia, from A to Z. Or A (Anchor) to Y (Yard Goods.)
Some sections are very short (one paragraph long) and others are a few pages long. It's more for backpackers or canoeists but there are some tips and hints that could be used when car/family camping. Because it's like an encylopedia, you can skip the parts that don't pertain to the type of camping you do. Some of the tips have hand drawn illustrations to show what they mean. The tips are up to date and you can tell the author is very knowledgeable about what he's talking about.
These tips are for new campers, they are for those who know the basics and want more tips (like what to do if it's lightning out, how to follow topographical maps, how to create an emergency shelter, how to get dry fire wood when it's been pouring for days and things like that.
So I have one copy of the book to anyone in North America. You can enter by filling in the form below. You can NOT enter by commenting so comments have been turned off.
Got Books? is a special event for book bloggers. Let me quote:
"This is a celebration about books, but more so for the bloggers that help tell the world about them. This event is to celebrate book bloggers round the world by shining a light on their efforts, spreading the word about their sites for future follows on your reading rounds, and having a little contest fun along the way." - Got Books?
So in honour of the event, I have a few giveaways for anyone to enter! But first a little bit about me.
SMS Book Reviews reviews mostly nonfiction and children's books (from picture books to YA.) I find it easier to review nonfiction and so those reviews are more in depth. Types of nonfiction I especially like: parenting, world religions, other cultures/sociology, psychology, mathematics, general knowledge, science and others. Nice to meet you!
NOTE: There is a US/Can giveaway, an international giveaway and a Canada Only giveaway. You can only enter for ONE.
Summary: Most North Americans know the song "Tony Chestnut." Well this is a book version. It comes with a CD with the song and different versions of the story being read aloud. In this story, Tony Chestnut is trying to help his sister Eileen with her friendship troubles. For ages 3-7
This giveaway is open to US/Canada and I have one copy.
2. Your Choice of a Book Under $20.00 US from Amazon.com
I will order whatever book you want from amazon.com and have it shipped directly to you. Amazon ships worldwide. The only books Amazon doesn't ship outside the US are ones that would be so extremely heavy you couldn't get it for under $20 so no worries.The $20 doesn't include shipping. As long as the book itself is $20 or under.
This giveaway is open Worldwide.
3. What The Dead Know by Laura Lippman
Summary: Thirty years ago, the Bethany girls, ages eleven and fifteen, disappeared from a Baltimore shopping mall. They never returned, their bodies were never recovered, and only painful questions remain. Now, in the aftermath of a rush-hour hit-and-run accident, a clearly disoriented woman is claiming to be Heather, the younger Bethany sister. Not a shred of evidence supports her story, and every lead she reluctantly offers takes the police to another dead end—a dying, incoherent man; a razed house; a missing grave. But she definitely knows something about that terrible day—and about the shocking fissures that the tragedy exposed in the foundation of a seemingly solid family. - from GoodReads
Thanks to HarperCollins Canada I have four copies of What the Dead Know. This giveaway is open to Canadians only!
You can find out more about me today at There's a Book. I'm being featured in the When I Was Young feature. Go there and read all about it and them come here and enter my giveaway!
I am giving away a copy of The Giver by Lois Lowry. It's my favourite book and was my favourite book as a child, when I first read it.
I will be ordering it from amazon.com which will ship it anywhere so it's open Worldwide.
To enter, please fill in the form below. Comments will NOT count as entries.
EDIT: I forgot to add that it's open until July 28/10
For a change, I have a book giveaway on my other blog, Callista's Ramblings. It's part of a blog party but any Canadian can enter. It's only open for Canada Day, till 11:59 PM EST July 1, 2010 It's open July 1-4, 2010!
It's like Blogmania and Blogfest but for Book Bloggers only.
If you are a book blogger and you want to host a giveaway during July 23-24 as a celebration of book blogging, head on over to find out the details and sign up.
This blog will be participating and the giveaway will be open internationally!
I will be away from July 18-24 but the post will go up automatically.
Summary: A guide to help parents whose children are exhibiting signs of separation anxiety. No matter what your situation (school, daycare, clingy just when you leave the room for one second), Elizabeth Pantley can help you all. The book comes with a little magic bracelet and instructions for use.
First we are introduced to separation anxiety and it's basics. Then we are given tips for babies and toddlers. Then we meet the Magic Bracelet idea. Full instructions with different ideas for use are included. A magic bracelet is included with the book but you can choose to make your own or buy your own.
Following that is specific tips for preschool and school age children. The section after than addresses certain separation anxiety issues such as babysitters, daycare, going to work, starting school, new baby, going to bed alone, playdates and parties, overnights, travel, military duty, divorce, business travel and siblings going to school. Finally parent separation anxiety is addressed and there is a short chapter on Separation Anxiety Disorder.
The magic bracelet is a great idea. It's for your child to keep you close when they are away. She suggests having two identical bracelets so that if one is lost, there is a second one. The included bracelet is a simple orange woven bracelet with the word "Magic" on it and velcro clasp.
My kids cry sometimes when I leave but it doesn't last long and they don't have too many problems. However my eldest is starting school this September so I will try the bracelet with her.
You can win your choice of: Sony Pocket, RCA Reader, Aluratek Libre or a Kobo. It's open internationally but I don't know until when so hurry up and enter. You have to be a followers to enter and if she gets up to 1000 followers she'll add 4 $15 amazon GCs.
Be sure to tell them Callista from SMS Book Reviews told you about the contest when you enter!
Lisa Quinn has a new book titled "Life's Too Short to Fold Fitted Sheets: Your Ultimate Guide To Domestic Liberation". I've not read it yet but it looks just like the kind of book I'd like!
What else do I think life is too short for?
Domestic/Parenting
Trying to keep your house spotless when your children are young.
Comparing your children to other people's children
Thank you cards - email or when you get the gift is sufficient
Not-Domestic
To worry about what everyone else thinks of you.
By the same token, trying to please everyone.
Spending time being angry at things you cannot change.
This post is an entry into a book giveaway at TwitterMoms.
I just wanted to share some book giveaways at the Yummy Mummy Club. You have to be a member to enter but membership is free and they don't send you tons of emails or anything, just once in a while.
You must be Canadian to enter (and be a member) - You can join here
You’ve arrived at exactly the right time to explore lots of new blogs, all of which, ARE GIVING AWAY A VERY SPECIAL BLOGMANIA GIVEAWAY(For One Day Only – April 30th).
We’ve done all the work for you. No hunting or surfing. Each blog will have a number and each new blog link will have a number. These numbers will allow you to keep track of which blogs you’ve visited and how many are left to visit. Why not take a moment to make a list of blog numbers 1-123 and check off the blogs as you go.
I know you’ll want to visit as many blogs today as you can. So, if you see something that interests you on any of our participating blogs, why not bookmark that site. Later, when you have more time, you can discover all its fabulous treasures. There are links to other participating blogs below my giveaway.
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MY GIVEAWAY and RULES:
Since I can't afford to ship to giveaway winners myself, I asked two of my favourite publishers if they could donate some books for giveaways and they said SURE!
To make sure this post doesn't get too long, you'll have to click through to the publisher's site to see more info about the books but be sure to come back and enter!
First up is from Tundra Books. I have 3 copies of Talking Tails by Ann Love and Jane Drake and 3 copies of Cyclist Bikelist by Laura Robinson up for grabs to a US/Canada resident. They are both children's nonfiction - perfect for this blog as I focus on nonfiction (for children, teens and adults) and children's (picture books to YA) reviews. That's a total of 6 lucky winners!
Talking Tails is a book for 9-12 year olds about the connection between people and pets. Cyclist Bikelist is a book for 9+ with history of cycling, useful and fun info and how to select and maintain a bike.
Next up is from Annick Press. It's 6 books in 3. Each book is two sided with two stories in it. All three books, which are the first in the Single Voice series will be going to one lucky US/Canada winner.
You'll have to click through for summaries but they are YA stories (14+) and are fiction and the stories are provocative.
To Enter any of the giveaways, you'll have to fill in my form. Make sure you specify which giveaways you are entering. You can enter for all three (Talking Tails, Cyclist Bikelist and Single Voice Series)
I'm not requiring you follow me on Google friend connect but I'd love it if you would!
GIVEAWAY CLOSED
If you have the time, a few bloggers are reviewing the books in the series today.
Thanks to Hachette Book Group I have one more giveaway from last week. Sunday's review of Sex, Drugs and Gefilte Fish by Shana Liebman now includes a giveaway.
5 Copies, Open to US/Canada, No P.O. Boxes until May 5, 2010
Check it out!
UPDATE: I should have specified. You can't enter here. You have to go to the link above and scroll down to fill in the form. Comments are now closed here to prevent someone from trying to enter here.
This week is all about SEX! You can read more here but check back every day this week for reviews and giveaways.
Well today's the last day of my Week With No Name event. I hope you've enjoyed yourself and entered a few giveaways. More importantly, I hope I haven't scared you away! I promise, no more sex books for a while!
UPDATE: This post is now a giveaway too! Thanks to Hachette Book Group
Stars: ***1/2
Hachette Book Group (2009) Adult Nonfiction: Humour 266 pages Forward by A.J. Jacobs
Summary: Scoring weed for your uncle...Hanging out with porn stars on Christmas Eve...Eating nachos with the Mossad...Observing the Dyke Days of Awe...Getting held up at a Weight Watcher's meeting...Spying on your naked Hebrew School teacher. From Heeb magazine--the definitive voice of a proud, searching, and irreverent new generation of American Jews--this first-of-a-kind fast and fun showcase spotlights the hilarious and heartful raconteurial gifts of many of today's leading writers, comedians, actors, artists, and musicians.
This book wasn't as good as I thought it was going to be. The stories are funny. It's just that I'm not Jewish enough to understand some of the jokes and words used. Even some of the references to Christianity I didn't understand. Each chapter starts with a comic, NONE of which I found funny. However the stories themselves were great. Some were shocking, some were alright, some were hilarious and some were intriguing. It was neat seeing a different side of Jews. I'm just trying to figure out if I should pass it on to any of my Jewish family members or not. I don't know if they would think the stories are funny or not.
The stories are not only about sex and drugs. The other chapters are Work, Youth, Family and Body & Soul. However some of the other chapters' stories included sex in the story. There is also a large amount of GLBT authors. It was nice not always hearing heterosexual stories. All the stories are American. I would have liked to see some Canadian stories.
The stories are by:
"today's leading writers, comedians, actors, artists" - Hachette
although I can't say I've ever heard of any of them. However I'm not up on the names of famous people.
Overall it's a humourous read but one that would be enjoyed more by someone who is more Jewish than I am.
This is the BEST SEX BOOK EVER! Sorry for yelling but it's true. It has just about everything in it and it's not shy about talking (or illustrating) the topic at all. If you are shy about sex, this may not be your book but no one's making you share it or talk about it to others. If you want to know better techniques this book can help but it also has scientific information that is interesting, helpful, but not over your head.
It's not just me that loves this book. The Guide To Getting It On has received 7 awards and has been an assigned text for sex ed courses across the US.
I can't describe the book too much as I don't want to get to graphic on this blog but let's just say it covers all different kinds of sex, with graphic line drawings (which can be very helpful.) The only thing is that the book is a little male dominate sometimes as the author is male. However there is lots of information for women. Please make sure you check out the table of contents to see what I mean. The book is huge and will take you a while to get through it. It's heavy reading too so take your time, read a few chapters a night before bed, (or before lovemaking .)
For Canadians only, I have two great giveaways courtesy of Thomas Allen & Sons. Thomas Allen & Sons distributes their own books as well as books from US publishers such as Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Workman, Storey and more. 
at amazon.com and support SMS Book Reviews
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