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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Birthday Bash Book Giveaway!

HAPPY 31st BIRTHDAY TO ME!

I'm not closing down my blog like I originally planned. Instead I'm celebrating by giving you the chance to win some books ... good idea, huh?

Below are the books I have up for grabs. Some were published this year and others are older. All are used but in very good condition. If you click the title of each book it will take you to my review.

To enter the contest just leave a comment with your number one, number two, and number three book choices. I'll be awarding books to three lucky winners regardless of where in the world they live. Winner #1 gets three books, winner #2 gets two books, and winner # 3 gets one book. I'll announce the winners on Nov. 14th so get commenting!




Cane River, by Lalita Tademy
I really love this book!


Why the Wind Blows, by Matthys Levy
This one is short and educational.


The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd
My book club read this one so that's where the link above takes you. I figured it was a good one to give away since the movie version just came out. Oh, and the movie is GREAT!


The Lost Diary of Don Juan, by Douglas Carlton Abrams
This author spoke at the Book Group Expo in a panel on writing about sex - too bad I couldn't be there to hear it!


My Seven Years in Captivity, by Bill Seaton
Fun and easy to read - I enjoyed it!


House of Splendid Isolation, by Edna O'Brien
I really wanted to like this one ... maybe you'll get more out of it than I did. I do know that Jackie Kennedy really admired this author, but it still didn't do it for me.


The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver
This is one of my all time favorite books. When people ask for book recommendations this is the first book I suggest.


Bedlam South, by Mark Grisham and David Donaldson
Ok, so I haven't exactly finished reading this one yet but I promise I will before the end of the contest. The link takes you to the book's website.


Imagining Argentina, by Lawrence Thornton
This is a short but powerful book.


Personally I think you've got some excellent choices there! Feel free to let others know about this contest if you want to. You won't get any extra entries but your readers may thank you anyway.
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56 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 4, 2008 at 11:10 AM

    Great giveaway! My choices are: My Seven Years in Captivity, Bedlam South and Imagining Argentina. Thanks. milou2ster(at)gmail.com

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  2. AmandaNovember 4, 2008 at 11:17 AM

    Ooo...thanks for the giveaway! My choices are The Lost Diary of Don Juan or Cane River. Thanks!

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  3. AnonymousNovember 4, 2008 at 11:17 AM

    Hmmm... I just tried to post and it got messed up, so sorry if there ends up being a duplicate. Anyhow, happy birthday! I've really been enjoying your blog (and reading about your book club, too). My choices are: My Seven Years in Captivity, Lost Diary of Don Juan, and Bedlam South. Thank you! shellyct(at)gmail(dot)com

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  4. TraciNovember 4, 2008 at 11:53 AM

    Happy Birthday!!

    Please enter me in your wonderful contest. My choices are (1)The Secret Live of Bees, (2)Cane River, (3)The Lost Diary of Don Juan. Thanks!

    tracisharpton (at) msn (dot) com

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  5. TiNovember 4, 2008 at 12:30 PM

    Hi there! Happy Bday to you! Thanks for the opportunity to win more great books. Here are my choices:

    1. Cane River
    2. Secret Life of Bees
    3. Lost Diary of Don Juan

    thereedfamily at sbcglobal dot net

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  6. Literary FelineNovember 4, 2008 at 1:14 PM

    Happy Birthday! I hope you have a great day. And what a nice thing to do!

    I wouldn't mind a chance to win
    1)Imagining Argentia, 2) The Lost Diary of Don Juan and 3) My Seven Years in Captivity.

    Thanks!

    literaryfeline AT gmail DOT com

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  7. MoxieMamaKCNovember 4, 2008 at 1:31 PM

    Happy, Happy Birthday!!!! Keep reading! I love your suggestions!

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  8. AnonymousNovember 4, 2008 at 1:54 PM

    Happy Birthday!!! What a great giveaway! Here's my order: Bedlam South, Cane River, and The Lost Diary of Don Juan. Thanks!

    --Anna
    Diary of an Eccentric
    diaryofaneccentric[at]hotmail[dot]com

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  9. AnonymousNovember 4, 2008 at 2:06 PM

    Happy Birthday Heather! I'm in!

    1. Cane River
    2. House of Splendid Isolation
    3. Imagining Argentina

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  10. avisannschildNovember 4, 2008 at 2:08 PM

    No need to enter me in the giveaway, just wanted to say Happy Birthday! You're giving away some good ones: The Poisonwood Bible is fantastic (one of my all-time favourites as well), and I really enjoyed The Secret Life of Bees and Imagining Argentina. I also have Cane River, although I haven't read it yet.

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  11. Ana S.November 4, 2008 at 2:09 PM

    Happy birthday, Heather! And thanks for the generous giveaway. I'd love to be entered. I'd pick Cane River first, then The Poisonwood Bible, then Imagining Argentina.

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  12. NanNovember 4, 2008 at 3:37 PM

    Happy, happy birthday, Heather! I think you have the most energy and enthusiasm of anyone I've met in the blogging world!!
    1. Poisonwood Bible
    2.My Seven Years in Captivity
    no 3.

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  13. AnonymousNovember 4, 2008 at 3:58 PM

    Happy BDay Scorpio girl! Mine was yesterday! Have another super year!

    Sheri

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  14. AnonymousNovember 4, 2008 at 4:10 PM

    Happy Birthday!

    1)Cane River
    2)Lost Diary of Don Juan
    3)Bedlam South

    I'm so happy you're continuing your blog. It's one of my favorites!

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  15. AmandaNovember 4, 2008 at 5:17 PM

    Happy birthday! Great selection of books you have there! My choices are:

    1. The Secret Life of Bees
    2. The Lost Diary of Don Juan
    3. The Poisonwood Bible

    Thanks for including us international booklovers!

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  16. AnonymousNovember 4, 2008 at 5:55 PM

    What a fabulous giveaway! And happy birthday/blogiversary! My choices are:
    1. Don Juan, 2. Argentina, 3. Bedlam South

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  17. AnonymousNovember 4, 2008 at 6:34 PM

    Heather, I have all the books I need, but I just wanted to wish you a happy birthday.

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  18. UnknownNovember 4, 2008 at 9:15 PM

    Hi Heather, I've got too many books piling up to my ears to enter your contest, but I did still want to say happy birthday! Congrats on a whole year of book blogging!

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  19. Crystal AdkinsNovember 4, 2008 at 9:22 PM

    Happy Birthday to you! Here's a cyber piece of chocolate cake :)

    My choices are:
    The lost diary of Don Juan
    My Seven Years of Captivity ( I have a 2yr old)
    Cane River

    Thanks so much!
    Crystal Adkins
    crystal72206@yahoo.com

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  20. AlyceNovember 4, 2008 at 11:21 PM

    My three choices are:

    1. The Poisonwood Bible
    2. Cane River
    3. The Secret Life of Bees

    Thanks for the great giveaway, and happy birthday!
    akreese (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  21. AnonymousNovember 5, 2008 at 1:20 AM

    A very very Happy birthday to you. (belated)

    You really have some excellent choices here.
    I would love to be entered.

    Here are my choices
    Cane River
    The Poisonwood Bible
    Secret lives of bees.

    The first 2 books have been on my TBR list for long.

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  22. Susan Helene GottfriedNovember 5, 2008 at 11:32 AM

    Well, I'm glad you're not shutting down! I've got this posted at Win a Book; huge thanks for the e-mail. It makes life MUCH easier on our end!

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  23. gautami tripathyNovember 5, 2008 at 11:49 AM

    Happy Birthday to you!

    My choices
    (1)Cane River,
    (2)The Lost Diary of Don Juan
    (3)The Posonwood Bible

    gautami.tripathy[at]gmail.com

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  24. Ladytink_534November 5, 2008 at 11:55 AM

    Happy Birthday! Hope you have a really, really good one!

    1. Cane River
    2. The Lost Diary of Don Juan
    3. Bedlam South

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  25. UnknownNovember 5, 2008 at 12:09 PM

    Happy Birthday!!

    1. The Secret Life of Bees
    2. Bedlam South
    3. The Poisonwood Bible

    Thanks for Entering Me!

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  26. S. KrishnaNovember 5, 2008 at 12:52 PM

    Happy birthday! Thanks for the contest!

    1. Cane River
    2. Bedlam South
    3. The Poisonwood Bible

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  27. UnknownNovember 5, 2008 at 12:58 PM

    Happy B-Day!!

    My choices would be:

    1) The Poisonwood Bible
    2) Cane River
    3) Seven Years in Captivity

    Thank-you!

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  28. Gwendolyn B.November 5, 2008 at 12:59 PM

    Happy, happy birthday to you! Glad to know you are keeping your blog up - it's a good one! And thanks for the chance at this giveaway. My choices would be:
    Secret Life of Bees
    Poisonwood Bible
    My 7 Years in Captivity

    geebee.reads AT gmail DOT com

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  29. Mistress MeeyeeNovember 5, 2008 at 3:46 PM

    Happy birthday to you!!! My birthday is on Sunday and I will be 30. I feel so weird about it,maybe even a little sad.
    My choice would be A secret life of bees and 7 years in captivity. Thanks!

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  30. RueNovember 5, 2008 at 3:52 PM

    Happy Birthday!
    1. Why the Wind Blows
    2. The Secret Life of Bees
    3. The Poisonwood Bible

    Thanks for the chance to win!

    ruthann. (dot) francis (at) gmail (dot) com

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  31. BeccaNovember 5, 2008 at 4:19 PM

    My top three would be

    1. My Seven Years in Captivity
    2. Poisonwood Bible
    3. Secret Life of Bees

    Thanks for the giveaway and happy birthday!

    rebecca.bradeen(at)verizon(dot)net

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  32. darbysclosetNovember 5, 2008 at 11:49 PM

    Happy Bithday !!! And Happy Blog!!
    My choice's:
    River Cane
    Posionwood Bible
    Argentina
    Thank you for these heartfelt choics!!!
    Darby
    darbyscloset at yahoo dot com

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  33. Bunny BNovember 6, 2008 at 12:12 AM

    Happy Birthday!!! :) Thanks for this cool giveaway. Here are my choices:

    1. The Lost Diary of Don Juan, by Douglas Carlton Abrams

    2. The Secret Life of Bees, by Sue Monk Kidd

    3. My Seven Years in Captivity, by Bill Seaton

    4. Cane River, by Lalita Tademy

    5. Why the Wind Blows, by Matthys Levy

    :)

    bunnybx at gmail . com

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  34. SenaNovember 6, 2008 at 1:53 AM

    Happy Birthday to YOU! I'd love to win - 1) The Lost Diary of Don Juan, 2) My Seven Years in Captivity, 3) The Secret Life of Bees, 4) Why the Wind Blows, 5) Cane River, by Lalita Tademy

    sena.sagani[at]gmail[dot]com

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  35. avalonne83November 6, 2008 at 12:43 PM

    Happy birthday to you!!!

    Here are my 3 choices:
    1. My seven years in captivity
    2. Imagining Argentina
    3. The poisonwood Bible

    Thanks.

    avalonne83 [at] yahoo [dot] it

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  36. DreamybeeNovember 6, 2008 at 4:26 PM

    Happy Birthday Heather! And congratulations on your blog and all your accomplishments over the last year! I was just going to say H.B., and not enter the contest, but now that I've looked at all the books!...

    My 3 picks are
    The Lost Diary of Don Juan
    My Seven Years in Captivity
    Imagining Argentina

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  37. AnonymousNovember 7, 2008 at 1:11 AM

    Secret Life of Bees, Lost Diary of Don Juan, Poisonwood Bible

    Great choices! Thanks for the contest and Happy Birthday! :)

    anastasia[at]mediamafia.org

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  38. rbNovember 7, 2008 at 3:41 AM

    My picks are
    1. The Lost Diary of Don Juan
    2. Why the Wind Blows
    3. The Secret Life of Bees

    I got Bedlam South and from what I can tell for now, it seems like a great read.

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  39. bevsclarkNovember 7, 2008 at 6:44 AM

    Happy 31st! My choices are:

    1. Cane River
    2. Bedlam South

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  40. AnonymousNovember 7, 2008 at 11:10 AM

    WELL HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!! And what a wonderful giveaway indeed (especially for us book lovers and cravers!).

    Please count me in!!!!
    -Barb :)

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  41. SarahNovember 7, 2008 at 1:59 PM

    I have way too many books, so I'm not entering the contest, but I do want to say happy birthday! I'm glad you found something you love doing, and are going to keep it up for the benefit of us all.

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  42. KathleenNovember 7, 2008 at 9:05 PM

    I'm glad you've come to love book blogging so much, Happy Birthday. So kind of you to offer books. My 1st choice would be Secret Life of Bees, second, Lost Diary of Don Juan and third Seven Years in Captivity.
    callista83 AT cogeco DOT ca

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  43. AlessandraNovember 8, 2008 at 7:49 AM

    Happy birthday, Heather! My choices:

    1) The Poisonwood Bible
    2) Imagining Argentina
    3) The Lost Diary of Don Juan

    Thank you for the great giveaway!

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  44. darbysclosetNovember 8, 2008 at 3:44 PM

    I've already entered (earlier) yet I wanted to let you know that I am so excited to read Cane River and am just so hoping that I win. If I do not win it then I'll be ordering it from Amazon on the 15th......oh, my ackey breaky wallet!
    Darby
    darbyscloset at yahoo dot com

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  45. JenNovember 9, 2008 at 1:55 PM

    Glad you aren't ending your blog. My three choices would be:

    1. Poisonwood Bible
    2. Cane River
    3. Seven Years in Captivity

    Thanks for the contest!

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  46. IvÿNovember 10, 2008 at 6:36 AM

    Happy Birthday to you!

    My choices would be:

    1. The Lost Diary of Don Juan
    2. The Secret Life of Bees
    3. Cane River

    I hope you enjoy your birthday bash!

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  47. AnonymousNovember 10, 2008 at 12:01 PM

    What a cool way to celebrate. :)

    If I could win, these are my top three picks:
    1.The Secret Life of Bees
    2.Imagining Argentina
    3.Bedlam South

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  48. Teddy RoseNovember 11, 2008 at 1:29 AM

    Happy Birthday Heather! Thank you for including us in your celebration!

    I would love to win:
    1.Cane River
    2.My Seven Years in Captivity
    3.The Lost Diary of Don Juan

    Thanks for bring my attention to your giveaway. I posted about it on my blog here:

    http://teddyrose.blogspot.com/2008/11/this-weeks-givaways-galore_09.html

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  49. Jo-JoNovember 11, 2008 at 2:27 PM

    Happy Birthday! Please enter me...My choices are:
    1. The Lost Diary of Don Juan
    2. The Poisonwood Bible
    3. Cane River.

    joannelong74@gmail.com

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  50. BeawhizNovember 11, 2008 at 9:54 PM

    Happy Birthday to you! Mine's coming up, too, on the 21st! It'll be my 30th, though. Maybe I'll do a birthday giveaway, too! What a great idea!

    My picks:
    1. Bedlam South
    2. My Seven Years in Captivity
    3. Cane River

    busweet(at)gmail.com

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  51. SaraNovember 12, 2008 at 12:23 PM

    Congratulations! And thanks for the generosity on your birthday. I'd love to win:
    1. Bedlam South
    2. House of Splendid Isolation
    3. Diary of Don Juan

    Thanks! Sararush at hotmail dot com

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  52. BookfoolNovember 12, 2008 at 10:26 PM

    Happy Birthday, Heather!!!

    Why the Wind Blows is the only one that really, really interests me. Second and third choices are My Seven Years in Captivity and Imagining Argentina. But, mostly I just want to wish you another 60 years of happy, healthy life!

    Love from Bookfool (you know where to find me)

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  53. AnonymousNovember 13, 2008 at 9:27 PM

    Am I too late?
    Poisonwood and Bees for me. And Why the Wind Blows.
    rebelaessedai at gmail dot com.

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  54. toohotforturtleNovember 14, 2008 at 10:47 AM

    *Pondering the choices* Ok, I think I have it..

    1. Poisonwood Bibile
    2. Cane River
    3. Bedlam South

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  55. AnonymousNovember 14, 2008 at 4:57 PM

    Okay, old lady, I guess I'll try for these:

    1. Poisonwood
    2. Cane River
    3. Secret...Bees

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  56. AnonymousNovember 15, 2008 at 8:28 PM

    Hi Heather! Happy Birthday!!
    Here are my top three choices:
    1) Secret Life of Bees (yes, the movie is AMAZING!)
    2)Poisonwood Bible
    3) Cane River

    Look forward to seeing your bright, bubbly, happy you soon!!

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