Book Giveaway Winner - Dead or Alive

Book Giveaway Winner - Dead or Alive

The winner of the Book Giveaway contest for the book: DEAD OR ALIVE by Michael McGarrity is Barbara from Minnesota. Thanks to all who entered. My Book Giveaways will resume in Mid-June. Note that Amazon has an amazing price on the book, if you want to order it for yourself.

I am going on vacation, for about three weeks. Don't forget me, but I'll let the blog sit during this time.

Happy Reading,

Dr. Bill  ;-)

Book Review of Back to the Homeplace by Linda

Book Review of Back to the Homeplace 

by Linda Brandau @ Bookvisions

Back to the Homeplace is an engaging story of four families brought together because of the unusual stipulations of a will. The cover of the book is beautiful and sets the Midwestern tone.

The characters are nicely developed so that each is unique. You understand who they are and why they returned to the homestead. The families are realistic with normal family dynamics, and it is easy to care about what happens to them. The reader understands how each character’s personality – the temperamental one, the team players, the loner – influences their role on the property. Mr. Smith’s descriptions of the different areas of property are well done and it was easy to visualize the White Oak trees, trails, and buildings.

As soon as you are settled in and comfortable with the story, there are several twists. Secrets are revealed and lives are torn apart. This has quite an emotional impact on the story. I appreciated the way the Mr. Smith handled sensitive subjects tactfully.


This review is posted at: Bookvisions, amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, powells.com, librarything and goodreads.


Thank you, Linda!


Happy Reading!  ;-)

Dr. Bill  ;-)

Sunshine Award

Thanks to Julie @ Reading without Restraint for passing along this Sunshine Award!

May we each bring a little Sunshine into each of our days!

Happy Reading!

Dr. Bill  ;-)

It's Monday, What are You Reading? The Science of Liberty

It's Monday, What are You Reading?

This is the eighth entry for this meme, suggested by Sheila@ One Persons Journey Through A World of Books.

I am currently reading "The Science of Liberty" by Timothy Ferris

From the Amazon site, editorial review from Booklist:
Ferris, the prominent science author and PBS series host, champions scientific and classical liberal values in this work. Holding that the rise of science blazed the trail for liberal democracy, Ferris opens with profiles of seventeenth-century philosophical pioneers in each arena, Francis Bacon and John Locke, and continues with embodiments of the Enlightenment’s intersection of science and self-government, such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine. Historical episodes in which authoritarianism suppressed liberty and democracy occupy much of Ferris’ subsequent analysis: in his discussions of the regimes of Robespierre, Hitler, Stalin, and Mao, Ferris convincingly demonstrates that the disasters that befell science and scientists under their sway stemmed from the extinction of freedom. In contemporary times, the threat to scientific and democratic values, Ferris writes, comes from deconstructionist philosophers and their pilot fish in academia, and from Islamic radicalism. Disparaging illusions about a perfect society at the base of various stripes of totalitarianism––Communist, Fascist, or Fundamentalist Muslim––Ferris vindicates his thesis that humanity’s progress ensues only whenever science’s anti-authoritarian, egalitarian commitment to free inquiry is allowed to range wherever curiosity will take it. --Gilbert Taylor





Bill  ;-)

Author of "Back to the Homeplace"
http://eduscapes.com/v2a/back_to_the_homeplace.html
Hope you'll check out my book giveaways:
http://drbillsbookbazaar.blogspot.com/

Book Giveaway Winner - Glorious

The winner of our Book Giveaway contest for Glorious by Bernice L. McFadden was Wendy from Indiana. Congratulations!

Be sure to see our new Book Giveaway contest already underway: Dead or Alive by Michael McGarrity.

Happy Reading!

Dr. Bill  ;-)

Book Giveaway - Dead or Alive

 

Book Giveaway - Dead or Alive

For the next ten day, I will be conducting a Book Giveaway contest for the book for which I wrote a recent book review: DEAD OR ALIVE by Michael McGarrity. I love this series. But, you need not have read any other books in this series to enjoy this book to the fullest. 

If you would like to win this copy for your own, here are the simple rules:

1) Comment here that you want to be entered.

2) Leave a valid email address in your comment (I need a way to contact you! No email address, no entry!)

3) For an extra entry, Follow my blog. If you already follow my blog, just mention that in your comment.

4) US residents only.

5) If you blog about the giveaway on your blog, you get 5 extra entries! Include your blog address, so I can see it. Thanks!

All entries must be submitted by May 20, midnight, cst. I will contact the winner by email. If I don't get a response within 3 days, another winner will be chosen. The winner will be announced on this site, when determined.

All winners are picked by Random.org List Randomizer.

Happy Reading!

Dr. Bill  ;-)

Book Signing at Body Works Spa and Salon in Branson

Book Signing at Body Works Spa and Salon in Branson

On Thursday of this week, late afternoon and early evening, I had a Book Signing at the Spring Open House of the Body Works on Green Mountain Drive in Branson, MO. Here I am with one of the ladies who bought a copy of the book.

A good time was had by all. Met some really nice people.

Happy Reading!  

Dr. Bill  ;-)

Here is the clip from TV interview

I was very pleased to appear live on Tuesday on Springfield, MO, ABC Affiliate KSPR 4 pm news segment, Community Closeup. Here is the clip.



If you haven't already, I hope this encourages you to buy the book. Click on your choice in left sidebar.
Back to the Homeplace.

Happy Reading!

Dr. Bill  ;-)

Book Giveaway - Glorious

Book Giveaway - Glorious by Bernice L. McFadden

I currently am the proud  holder of two autographed copies of this fine novel. One of you will be the lucky one who will receive one of these copies as winner of this Book Giveaway Contest. If you have not seen the great review and comments at Just One More Paragraph, I encourage you go over there and read that information, including a couple of links to other good information. But, first, enter the contest here.

If you want to simply buy the book, now, here is your opportunity to do that.

Finally, this contest during the first third of May is also to celebrate our 100 blog followers, sure to be reached during this contest.

If you would like to win this copy for your own, here are the simple rules:

1) Comment here that you want to be entered.

2) Leave a valid email address in your comment (I need a way to contact you! No email address, no entry!)

3) For an extra entry, Follow my blog. If you already follow my blog, just mention that in your comment. For this contest, a NEW FOLLOWER gets one extra entry!

4) US residents only.

5) If you blog about the giveaway on your blog, you get 5 extra entries! Include your blog address, so I can see it. Thanks!

All entries must be submitted by May 10, midnight, cst. I will contact the winner by email. If I don't get a response within 3 days, another winner will be chosen. The winner will be announced on this site, when determined.

All winners are picked by Random.org List Randomizer.


Happy Reading!

Dr. Bill  ;-)

P.S. Do you have your copy of Back to the Homeplace, yet? Click on one of the gadgets in the left sidebar to order, TODAY! THANKS!  ;-)

Book Giveaway Winner - Moonlight Falls

Book Giveaway Winner - Moonlight Falls by Vincent Zandri

The winner of our Book Giveaway for the second half of April is Moonlight Falls by Vincent Zandri was Karen from Arizona. Congratulations! It is on its way to you. If you were not the winner, but would still like a copy of the book, here is the link to Amazaon.com to order one.

Watch for our new May book giveaway later today or tomorrow, celebrating our 100th follower during this contest!

In the meantime, order your copy of Back to the Homeplace, just click one of the links in the sidebars, on the left,  for your choice. Thanks, and...

Happy Reading!  ;-)

Dr. Bill  ;-)

Latest Book Review and Giveaway - Allison's Attic

Go to Allison's Attic to see the latest Book Review and Book Giveaway for Back to the Homeplace.

Order your copy today, see sidebars for options! Lowest cost is at Amazon.com"

For an autographed copy, or to see the book trailer, see: 

http://eduscapes.com/v2a/back_to_the_homeplace.html

Happy Reading!  

Dr. Bill  ;-)