Category: FREE

Book Giveaway – Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

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Today’s free book is a like-new mass market of Leaves of Grass.  Here’s the synopsis of this classic-

Whitman is today regarded as America’s Homer or Dante, and his work the touchstone for literary originality in the New World. In Leaves of Grass, he abandoned the rules of traditional poetry – breaking the standard metered line, discarding the obligatory rhyming scheme, and using the vernacular. Emily Dickinson condemned his sexual and physiological allusions as ‘disgraceful’, but Emerson saw the book as the ‘most extraordinary piece of wit and wisdom that America has yet contributed’. A century later it is his judgment of this autobiographical vision of the vigor of the American nation that has proved the more enduring.

To enter to win leave a comment with your email address. 

To earn one extra entry you can post this on Twitter or post it on your blog.  Leave me a separate comment telling me you did.

Open internationally.  Winner will be picked on October 11th.

Book Giveaway – The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food by Jennifer 8. Lee

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Today’s FREE book is a brand new trade paperback.  Published 2008, 293 pages.  Here’s the synopsis from B&N–

If you think McDonald’s is the most ubiquitous restaurant experience in America, consider that there are more Chinese restaurants in America than McDonalds, Burger Kings, and Wendys combined. New York Times reporter and Chinese-American (or American-born Chinese). In her search, Jennifer 8 Lee traces the history of Chinese-American experience through the lens of the food. In a compelling blend of sociology and history, Jenny Lee exposes the indentured servitude Chinese restaurants expect from illegal immigrant chefs, investigates the relationship between Jews and Chinese food, and weaves a personal narrative about her own relationship with Chinese food. The Fortune Cookie Chronicles speaks to the immigrant experience as a whole, and the way it has shaped our country.

To enter to win leave a comment with your email address. 

To earn one extra entry you can post this on Twitter or post it on your blog.  Leave me a separate comment telling me you did.

Open internationally.  Winner will be picked on October 11th.

Book Giveaway – Fancy Pants by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

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Today’s FREE book is a mass market paperback read once.  Published in 1989, 497 pages.  Here’s the synopsis-

She was the most beautiful British bauble in Europe’s jet-set playgrounds. Now she’s broke, furious, and limping down a backwoods road in an ugly pink Southern Belle gown….

He was tall, lean, and all-American gorgeous. He liked his brews cold and women loved to keep him warm. Why in hell is he stopping his car for this woebegone, surly Scarlett?

Meet Francesca Day and Dallie Beaudine, two incredible characters whose tangled love affair is at the heart of this ravishing New York Times bestseller from award-winning author Susan Elizabeth Phillips. Come enjoy the adventure of a lifetime — an irresistible story that’s touching, hilarious, and hellcat-passionate. You’ll never forget Dallie and the sassy lady who needs a good swift kick in her…

To enter to win leave a comment with your email address. 

To earn one extra entry you can post this on Twitter or post it on your blog.  Leave me a separate comment telling me you did.

Open internationally.  Winner will be picked on October 11th.

Giveaway- MK Indulge Soothing Eye Gel

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Today’s FREEBIE is a jar of the Mary Kay Indulge Soothing Eye Gel.  I looked through my Mary Kay inventory and found the one product I think every reader can use.  This is used to reduce under eye puffiness, but it also is a great pick me up when you are tired or suffer from eye strain.  Which will be perfect for those who are participating in Dewey’s 24 hour read-a-thon October 24-25.  Here’s the product description-

Revive a tired-looking appearance with this cool, soothing gel. Contains botanicals reported to tone, firm and reduce the appearance of puffiness in the eye area. Can be used as a mask or a leave-on product.

To enter to win leave a comment with your email address. 

To earn one extra entry you can post this on Twitter or post it on your blog.  Leave me a separate comment telling me you did.

Open internationally.  Winner will be picked on October 11th.

Book Giveaway – Transparency by Frances Hwang

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HB 2Today’s free book is a brand new trade paperback.  Published in 2007, 219 pages.  Here’s the synopsis from B&N–

With a deceptively simple yet graceful style, and in the tradition of Lara Vapnyar, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Gish Jen, Frances Hwang captures the thousand minor battles waged in the homes of immigrants—struggles to preserve timehonored traditions or break free of them, to maintain authority or challenge it, and to take advantage of modern excesses without diluting one’s ethnic identity.

To enter to win leave a comment with your email address. 

To earn one extra entry you can post this on Twitter or post it on your blog.  Leave me a separate comment telling me you did.

Open internationally.  Winner will be picked on October 11th.

Book Giveaway – Travel Writing by Peter Ferry

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HB 1Today’s free book is a trade paperback read once.  Published in 2008, 294 pages.  Here’s the synopsis-

Pete Ferry, our narrator, teaches high school English in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Lake Forest and moonlights as a travel writer. On his way home after work one evening he witnesses a car accident that kills a beautiful woman named Lisa Kim. But was it an accident? Could Pete have prevented it? And did it actually happen, or is this just an elaborate tale he concocts to impart the power of story to his teenage students? Why can’t he stop thinking about Lisa Kim? And what might his obsession with her mean to his relationship with his girlfriend, Lydia?

To enter to win leave a comment with your email address. 

To earn one extra entry you can post this on Twitter or post it on your blog.  Leave me a separate comment telling me you did.

Open internationally.  Winner will be picked on October 11th.

My Birthday Giveaways

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This month on the 11th I’ll celebrate my birthday with my husband and then about a week later we’ll celebrate our 11th anniversary 🙂  Once a month I offer free books from my shelves and this month I’m doing something a little more fun.  Every day until my birthday I’ll be offering a free book or other freebie.  On the 11th, I’ll draw a winner for each of the days and announce my 11th giveaway.  It’s a surprise, but I think you’ll like it.

Here’s what I’m giving away…HB

You’ll have to come back each day to see what book is up for grabs.  I’ll post the links on this post each day, but you’ll have to go to the individual post to enter to win.  I’ll mail international.

1st – Travel Writing by Peter Ferry

2nd – Tranparency by Frances  Hwang

3rd – Mary Kay Indulge Soothing Eye Gel

4th – Fancy Pants by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

5th – The Fortune Chronicles:Adventures in the World of Chinese Food by Jennifer 8. Lee

6th – Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

7th – Heaven & Hell:My Life in the Eagles (1974-2001) by Don Felder

8th – Bookmark Pens

9th – The Red Siren by M.L. Tyndall

10th – Wifey by Judie Blume

BBAW TBR Pile

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The assignment is to show our TBR piles.  Regular readers and those that read my interview with Marjorie yesterday will have seen the photo I took in May with 380 books

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Since May I’ve read 17 and given away 3, BUT I’ve gained these

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So, here’s the fun part, I have acquired 2 of one of these books and the first one to guess it WINS IT!  Although some of these books are used the winning book is brand new.  I’ll give one clue every hour or so, so come back and guess until someone wins…

12:15 clue – book is written by a woman

1:30 clue – written by a New York Times Bestselling author

Leave a comment with your guess and I’ll let you know when someone gets it right.  Don’t worry the 1:15 clue will be a little more helpful!  But it doesn’t hurt to take a shot right?

GUESSING CLOSED!  ALITAREADS WINS OFF SEASON BY ANNE RIVERS SIDDONS!  Thanks for playing along.