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The Power of Books

Originally posted on Dagon's Blood by Virginia Lee's Blog:

Have you read a good book lately?

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Top ten Tuesdays- 10 books I may still read in 2014

Originally posted on Books,Movies, and Dietcoke:

2014 is close to ending. We have about one month left to try and read as many books as we can. I had set a goal of 45 on good reads and I achieved it. My new goal is 50 but who knows maybe I can hit 55 hahahaha. One can only dream.

1- how to survive a robot uprising-Daniel H. Wilson

2- the MazeRunner – James dashner

3- The Graveyard Book- Neil Gaiman

4- Pump Six and other Stories – Paolo Bacigalupi

5- Prince of Thorns -Mark Lawrence

6-The Rithmist- B...

TIME’s ‘Sexiest’ Men Alive (and Dead)

Originally posted on TIME:

So Chris Hemsworth is PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive. PEOPLE has been making this pronouncement since 1985, but sexy men were around long before that — so, to celebrate our sister publication’s announcement, we’ve rounded up some of the men dubbed “sexiest” something-or-other by someone-or-other throughout TIME’s history. Click on “MORE” in the gallery captions to find out how each guy made the list.

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Nielsen Will Measure Viewing Figures for Netflix and Other Video Streaming Sites

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I wonder what they will discover.

Originally posted on TIME:

Nielsen says it will begin monitoring viewership numbers of online subscription video services (SVOD) from next month, including industry leaders such as Netflix and Amazon’s Prime Instant Video.

Despite Netflix and other streaming sites refusing to disclose viewership figures, Nielsen can analyze each program’s audio components to determine which show is being streamed, according to documents se...

The 5th Annual Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge: Goals & Updates

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Sounds like fun…

Originally posted on Reviewing Shelf:

I am joining Christmas Tree level for this challenge (5/6 books) and might catch a couple of Christmas movies (Fa La La La Films) and I will absolutely be participating in the Read-a-Thon! Wish me luck! Are you participating? Drop a link in the comments and I will come visit.

Details and sign up:


challenge will run from Monday, November 24, 2014 through Tuesday, January 6,2014 (Twelfth Night or Epiphan...

PIMPIN’: Winter Heat Blog Hop Sign Up…

Bloggers/Authors Please Join & Share

Julie’s Book Review

Winter Heat Blog Hop starts November 24, 2014. Hope to see you there.

This is going to be a fun event.

The Requirements are simple:

1. Must have a giveaway during the event.

2. Have the hop links displayed up on the top of your blog.

3. Have the post set up and ready to go the post 2 days prior.

Come join this wonderful event promote your work get new readers and views for your blogs. All are welcome!

Any questions please message me! Sign up o...

Haiku – Cold Day at the Park

Originally posted on Books, Movies, Poetry:

Blustery, frozen

Hands and face like tomatoes

A winter like day

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My son wanted to feed the ducks at the park, so I had promised him we would. So, so, so, cold out there. Would have been nice if it was warmer, but we enjoyed ourselves before retreating inside for some Starbucks coffee (I had the coffee, not my two-year old – just wanted to clear that up).

Are you ready for the winter? Not sure I am, but it is coming whether I like it or not.

How about a n...

Frozen in Time

Originally posted on Storyshucker:

There’s a lot of life in that old freezer.

It’s a chest freezer actually, from the 1960s I think. Dirty white with spots of ancient rust and it makes a horrifying screech when the lid is opened. For decades it sat on the huge back porch of Nannie’s farmhouse, ran perfectly, and never skipped a beat.

When Nannie died, Daddy debated what to do with that old freezer. He feared moving it would cause it to stop running but he hauled it across the field to his own s...

Nerd swag of the week- more books

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I love this blog’s layout.

Originally posted on Books,Movies, and Dietcoke:

I have been buying a ton of books lately. I am gearing up for next years book challenge, maybe I will shoot for 75 books, I am aiming for 50 this year. Anyway I picked up two authors books, who I am very excited about. One is Daniel h. Wilson. He is a robot expert who studies the field of robotics and writes about them in most of his books. I read his book Amped last year and love...

Blog Tour: Moon Dragons Series: Cities of Luna by AmyBeth Inverness

Hello again……

Title: Moon Dragons

Series: Cities of Luna

Author: AmyBeth Inverness

Publisher: Distinguished Press

Synopsis:

Uncle Dave has told his nieces and nephews stories about the moon dragons for years. Can there be some truth behind the legends?

Opening Scene Excerpt:

Dave recognized the look in his nephew’s eye. This was a delicate situation. One wrong word, and all would be lost.

“I thought those gasses came from radioactive decay within the crust and mantle?” Levi said, standing at the back...