Back to School Giveaway
We’re hosting the Back to School Giveaway from Hachette Book Group. This time, five books will be given away. Five winners will each receive a set of all five books in the giveaway. Just leave a comment to enter. The deadline to enter is August 31st. The giveaway is limited to US and Canadian residents. No PO Boxes please. Here are the books in the giveaway:
Six Pixels of Separation by Mitch Joel
Is it important to be connected? Well, consider this: If Facebook were a country, it would have the sixth largest population in the world. The truth is, we no longer live in a world of six degrees of separation. In fact, we’re now down to only six pixels of separation, which changes everything we know about doing business. This is the first book to integrate digital marketing, social media, personal branding, and entrepreneurship in a clear, entertaining, and instructive manner that everyone can understand and apply. Through the use of timely case studies and fascinating stories, Six Pixels of Separation offers a complete set of the latest tactics, insights, and tools that will empower you to reach a global audience and consumer base — and, best yet, you can do this pretty much for free. Digital marketing expert Mitch Joel unravels this fascinating world of new media — but does so with a brand new perspective that is driven by compelling results.
Close Encounters of the Third-Grade Kind by Phillip Done
A twenty-year veteran of the classroom, elementary school teacher Phillip Done takes readers through a lively and hilarious year in the classroom. Starting with the relative calm before the storm of buying school supplies and posting class lists, he shares the distinct personalities of grades K-4, what he learned from two professional trick or treating 8-year-old boys, the art of learning cursive and letter-writing, how kindergartners try to trap leprechauns, and what every child should experience before he or she grows up. This is the perfect book for teachers, parents, and anyone else who is looking for a lighthearted, nostalgic read.
NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children by Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman
In a world of modern, involved, caring parents, why are so many kids aggressive and cruel? Where is intelligence hidden in the brain, and why does that matter? Why do cross-racial friendships decrease in schools that are more integrated? If 98% of kids think lying is morally wrong, then why do 98% of kids lie? What’s the single most important thing that helps infants learn language? NurtureShock is a collaboration between science journalists Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman. They argue that when it comes to children, we’ve mistaken good intentions for good ideas. With impeccable storytelling and razor-sharp analysis, they demonstrate that many of modern society’s strategies for nurturing children are in fact backfiring — because key twists in the science have been overlooked.
In CHEAP We Trust: The Story of a Misunderstood American Virtue by Lauren Weber
What does it mean to be cheap? When is stowing money away wise, and when is it miserly? How might American interpret the economic downturn after years of indulgence and over-spending? To answer these questions, In CHEAP We Trust considers our hot-and-cold relationship with thrift and offers a colorful ride through its history in America, from Ben Franklin and his famous maxims to the branding of Jews and the Chinese as cheap in order to neutralize the economic competition they represented. From Dumpster-diving and the psychology of hoarding to Americans’ thrifty responses to war and recession, In CHEAP We Trust teases out the meanings of the word “cheap” and explores the wisdom, virtues, and pleasures of not spending every last penny.
The Love Revolution by Joyce Meyer
Joyce Meyer is not satisfied with the status quo. She believes that we each need to become a revolutionary and practice love every day. And if Joyce has her way, the revolution will spread — person by person, house by house, town by town, until the old culture of selfishness and greed gives way to a new culture of concern for others. Love Revolution focuses on personal behavior on the local scale. It’s not just a call to action; it is a call to being: being the person who goes out of your way to encourage someone who’s out of hope; being the one who smiles at a stranger; being the one who is willing to do something for nothing. The paradox: when we do something for nothing, what we often get is something far greater.
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They sound like great books…sign me up!
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These look like some great reading!
All the books look great, but In Cheap We Trust has my name written all over it.
nurtureshock looks good!
i love reading anything.
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thanks for this opportunity!
I’m in with the USA postal address….LOL…
Looks like a fab set of books…
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I’m looking forward to the book “In Cheap We Trust”. Thanks for hosting the giveaway,
Jordan
I would love love love to be the winner! Now that I’ve commented, no need to wait until August 31st! Just close the comments and send me the books!!
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Sounds like great books my daughter would love! Thanks!
I love Po Bronson! His books are always insightful and clever. Thanks!
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All the books sound like good reading…….count me in!
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Just wanted to tell you that I have not heard from the book peeps yet….
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I think it took about three weeks for the Dads and Grads Giveaway. Let me know if you don’t get the books by next week. Sorry it takes so long.
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Please sign me up, thanks.
All of these books sound great. Please enter me. Thanks!
Our family loves to read. Thanks for the chance to win such a generous prize pack!
These books sound good. I would definitely share these books with my friends.
Woohhoo book giveaway. Looks like a wonderful set of books for someone to read; especially in my interest.
Looks like a great giveaway. Please include me!
These look like some great books. Thanks for the chance
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Thanks for the giveaway — all of them look interesting, especially Nurture Shock.
Count me in.
They all sound like interesting and fascinating reads, especially ‘Nurture Shock,’ ‘In Cheap We Trust,’ and ‘Six Pixels of Separation’… Please accept this as my entry. Thank you!
Please enter me. Thanks!
Would love to read these.
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Wow, an awesome giveaway, please count me in.
I would like to be entered!
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What a great givaway – please enter me!
Is it crazy for me to be drooling over In Cheap We Trust? :) Please enter me in your giveaway.
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I love to read – more books makes me smile :)
Looks like a great collection of interesting, thought-provoking books!
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would love to win
Great,five books would keep me reading for a while,enter me. jelly15301@gmail.com
This looks like a great pack of books Please enter me
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Please enter me.
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Thanks for the opportunity!
I’ve seen some really good reviews on these books, but I must admit ‘In cheap we trust’ would be my first TBR from these~it sounds really good!
Please enter me in your giveaway for these 5 good reads=)
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What a great collection – I’m particularly interested in In CHEAP We Trust: The Story of a Misunderstood American Virtue.
This sounds like an amazing back-to-school collection– something for the entire family! Thanks!
A great collection. I’m looking forward to NurtureShock. Thanks for the chance!
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Hey there! Great contest…I’d LOVE to be entered! Thank you!
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PS I’m having quite a few giveaways as well…I hope you’ll stop by!
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You can never read too much!
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Books are like candy to me, and this sounds like a tasty collection! Please enter me to win. Thank you.