Internet Column 78: Competition Time! Three Free Books Up For Grabs!
You may remember a couple of weeks ago I revealed that HR guru Bev Mallon was triumphant in the ‘Guess the number of times the word ‘organic’ appears in I Am Suicide Man‘ competition at the book launch (the correct answer, stat nerds, was 123 times). I remarked at the time that Bev had already bought a book, so winning a further copy may be a source of annoyance rather than joy.
This is how many entries I expect to receive (courtesy of State Archives of Florida)
Fury
And indeed, Bev was furious to have won a book she already owned, so we did a deal and Bev will be receiving a paperback of last year’s Sunday Times Bestseller, The Flathunter (recently the subject of a one star review on GoodReads, incidentally, with the words: ‘Setting up ‘fake’ viewings of flats in order to provide material for a book of advice is downright rude; I felt very angry on behalf of the people who had wasted their time and energy ‘entertaining’ the author!’), instead.
Her original prize will now be up for grabs in an online competition for all of you who couldn’t make the launch party – and even for those who came, but didn’t win a book on the night. In fact, as the title of this Column hints at, I’m offering up three free copies of I Am Suicide Man to give away. My generosity has very few bounds.
How You Can Win This Magical Book
As you may know, I Am Suicide Man is, broadly, the story of a man who receives corporate sponsorship to commit suicide, with the money going to a good local cause. The story mushrooms in the media and Suicide Man becomes a grotesque celebrity, appearing on TV and radio shows in a bid to explain himself and plug his sponsor.
So, taking sponsorship as a theme, I’d like you lot to enter this competition by answering the following question:
What unusual activity would you be willing to undertake to raise some money for charity?
One book will be awarded to the person who I deem to have provided the best or most unusual answer. The rest of the entrants will all be put in a hat and two further winners will be randomly selected. I might film this so that there’s no cheating. How about that?
Send your answer to me in any of these ways:
1. Phone me, if you have my number.
2. Text me, if you have my number.
3. Email me: dantrelfer at gmail.com.
4. Tweet me @dantrelfer.
5. Facebook me.
6. Leave your answer in the comment section below.
We’ll let this run for a couple of weeks, shall we?
Good luck everyone!
This week’s soundtrack: You Win Again – The Bee Gees
This week’s e-book recommendation: Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works
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