Thank you to Hachette Audio Book Group for letting me have three of these audio books for giveaway!
Am I on a Patterson kick or what? 🙂
You can’t run
Detective Alex Cross is pulled out of a family celebration and given the awful news that a beloved relative has been found brutally murdered. Alex vows to hunt down the killer, and soon learns that she was mixed up in one of Washington’s wildest scenes. And she was not this killer’s only victim.
You can’t hide
The hunt for the murderer leads Alex and his girlfriend, Detective Brianna Stone, to a place where every fantasy is possible, if you have the credentials to get in. Alex and Bree are soon facing down some very important, very protected, very dangerous people in levels of society where only one thing is certain—they will do anything to keep their secrets safe.
Alex Cross is your only hope to stay alive
As Alex closes in on the killer, he discovers evidence that points to the unimaginable—a revelation that could rock the entire world. With the unstoppable action, unforeseeable twists, and edge-of-your-seat suspense that only a James Patterson thriller delivers, I, Alex Cross is the master of suspense at his sharpest and best.
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That’s it – giveaway will end January 19. USA and Canada entrants only.
Thank you to Hachette Audio Book Group for letting me have three of these audio books for giveaway!
Synopsis
A secret buried for centuries
Thrust onto Egypt’s most powerful throne at the age of nine, King Tut’s reign was fiercely debated from the outset. Behind the palace’s veil of prosperity, bitter rivalries and jealousy flourished among the Boy King’s most trusted advisors, and after only nine years, King Tut suddenly perished, his name purged from Egyptian history. To this day, his death remains shrouded in controversy.
The keys to an unsolved mystery
Enchanted by the ruler’s tragic story and hoping to unlock the answers to the 3,000 year-old mystery, Howard Carter made it his life’s mission to uncover the pharaoh’s hidden tomb. He began his search in 1907, but encountered countless setbacks and dead-ends before he finally, uncovered the long-lost crypt.
The clues point to murder
Now, in The Murder of King Tut, James Patterson and Martin Dugard dig through stacks of evidence–X-rays, Carter’s files, forensic clues, and stories told through the ages–to arrive at their own account of King Tut’s life and death. The result is an exhilarating true crime tale of intrigue, passion, and betrayal that casts fresh light on the oldest mystery of all.
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That’s it – giveaway will end January 17. USA and Canada entrants only.
I am thrilled to be able to offer this wonderful book on audio thanks to Hachette Book Group!
An angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his life–until he meets the girl of his dreams, Savannah. Their mutual attraction quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah waiting for John to finish his tour of duty, and John wanting to settle down with the woman who captured his heart. But 9/11 changes everything. John feels it is his duty to re-enlist. And sadly, the long separation finds Savannah falling in love with someone else. “Dear John,” the letter read…and with those two words, a heart was broken and two lives were changed forever. Returning home, John must come to grips with the fact that Savannah, now married, is still his true love–and face the hardest decision of his life.
I have 3 of these to give away – here is how you can enter!
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That’s it – giveaway will end January 15. USA and Canada entrants only.
In a word…. breathtaking. In another word… heartbreaking. ~ Sheila
Ever since this book showed up in my email on a book list I have wanted to read it. While not a big fan of Oprah’s Book Club selections – this one caught my and my heart from that first look at the cover, to the details of what the book was about on the back…
Each story in this jubilantly acclaimed collection pays testament to the wisdom and resilience of children, even in the face of the most agonizing circumstances.
A family living in a makeshift shanty in urban Kenya scurries to find gifts of any kind for the impending Christmas holiday. A Rwandan girl relates her family’s struggles to maintain a facade of normalcy amid unspeakable acts. A young brother and sister cope with their uncle’s attempt to sell them into slavery. Aboard a bus filled with refugees—a microcosm of today’s Africa—a Muslim boy summons his faith to bear a treacherous ride across Nigeria. Through the eyes of childhood friends the emotional toll of religious conflict in Ethiopia becomes viscerally clear.
Uwem Akpan’s debut signals the arrival of a breathtakingly talented writer who gives a matter-of-fact reality to the most extreme circumstances in stories that are nothing short of transcendent.
Uwem Akpan talks about living together in the world:
When Hatchette Audio offered me aa chance to review the audio version of this book, I jumped at the chance. Three Cd’s long, I started listening to these stories in my car as I ran my errands around town – and from that very first story, being told in a thickly accented voice that only added to the read – my heart caught in my throat.
My friend Heidi, had just read the book for her book club and she passed it on to me and I did something I have never done before, I woudl listen to the audio in the car, and at home I would read the same stories through the book. Visual through sight and sound – both formats were so real, so intense with reality that I wept.
My time in Honduras had me witness to some of the things that were discussed throughout this read, but at the same time I found my eyes open to new things I had not thought about until they were brought up here…
While I had seen children on the streets of Honduras huff glue, and I knew it was to take away their hunger…. I had never thought about families huffing glue – or offering it to their children to help them ease the pains of lack of food. That amazes me that I had never thought of that before.
I had also seen prostitutes in Honduras…. but this audio (and book) explains a deeper purpose to the young women standing on the corners. When there are no jobs, when you have no means to survive and the only resource you have is yourself… you do what you have to do to survive. I’ll never look at them the same way again.
This book brought to me a new deeper level of compassion that I thought I had understood and now feel as though I had only grazed the surface. Ewem Akpah takes you for a walk in the shoes of children that should never know such pain, such forms of reality… and there is nothing left out as these stories rip through your mind, and seem so harsh they cant be real – but I know they are based on truth.
On the end of the CD and in the back of the book there is an interview with author Uwem Akpan that was a pleasure to listen to as he describes where the stories came from and how he chose to tell the ones that he did. Both formats were soaking in breathtaking reality.
Uwem Akpan was born in Ikot Akpan Eda in southern Nigeria. After studying philosophy and English at Creighton and Gonzaga universities, he studied theology for three years at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa. He was ordained as a Jesuit priest in 2003 and received his MFA in creative writing from the University of Michigan in 2006. “My Parents’ Bedroom,” a story from his short story collection, Say You’re One of Them, was one of five short stories by African writers chosen as finalists for The Caine Prize for African Writing 2007. Say You’re One of Them won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book (Africa Region) 2009 and PEN/Beyond Margins Award 2009, and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction. In 2007, Akpan taught at a Jesuit college in Harare, Zimbabwe. Now he serves at Christ the King Church, Ilasamaja-Lagos, Nigeria.
Listen here to the song that was inspired by Say You’re One Of Them, written by Angelique Kidjo.
I have three copies of this audio book to give away – to sign up see the giveaway here
Thank you to Hachette Audio Book for the audio to review
Thank you to my friend Heidi, for the use of her book
Thanks to Anna With Hachette Audiobooks, I have three copies of this audio to give away! I have read this book and I am thrilled to have a chance to listen to this on audio!
LAPD Detective Harry Bosch is off the chain in the fastest, fiercest, and highest-stakes case of his life.
Available in CD and Digital Download formats.
Listen to an excerpt.
Visit MichaelConnelly.com
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Thanks to Anna With Hachette Audiobooks, I have three copies of this audio to give away! This will be a greta one to listen to next trip I take alone to the cities or to the cabin.
ABC’s The View co-host Sherri Shepherd speaks honestly about her life, her family, and her struggles. As she relates her life experiences, she will also share the things she’s learned along the way.
Available in CD and Digital Download formats.
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Thanks to Anna With Hachette Audiobooks, I have three copies of this audio to give away! I am so excited to get into this one soon!
Each story in this jubilantly acclaimed collection pays testament to the wisdom and resilience of children, even in the face of the most agonizing circumstances.
“Each one of these stories left me really gasping and profoundly moved.” – Oprah Winfrey
1) Leave a comment here of a title of an Oprah Book Club Book you have read. If you have not read one, what one peaks your interest. Here is a list to look at of Oprah’s Book Club Picks (you must answer the question to be entered in this giveaway!)
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Thanks to Anna With Hachette Audiobooks, I have three copies of this audio to give away! I am currently listening to this in my home and it is being read by the author, Alice Sebold.
It is a story of unspeakable tragedy and loss, but also of abiding love and even joy. With its astonishing force, THE LOVELY BONES has captured the hearts of millions of readers around the world.
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Watch the movie trailer.
Visit the official movie website at LovelyBones.com.
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