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Where We Belong by Emily Giffin "Another surefire hit." —Entertainment Weekly. Click here to find out what your friends are saying: http://www.goodreads.com/track/daily_click?tid=giffinB-newsletter08-2012&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Fbook%2Fshow%2F12987977-where-we-belong&target=_blank&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=2012-08

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Martin Amis

The British satirist sharpens his pen in a new absurdist novel, Lionel Asbo: State of England, about a hardened thug who wins an obscene amount of money in the lottery. http://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/800.Martin_Amis? utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=2012-08&utm_content=amis

Sherrilyn Kenyon

A long-dead warrior returns to prevent the destruction foretold by a 2012 prophecy in Time Untime, the latest paranormal romance in the best-selling Dark-Hunter series.

http://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/799.Sherrilyn_Kenyon? utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=2012-08&utm_content=kenyon

Jonathan Tropper

To the chagrin of his family, an aging drummer from a one-hit-wonder band refuses life-saving surgery in Tropper's latest novel, One Last Thing Before I Go.

http://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/798.Jonathan_Tropper? utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=2012-08&utm_content=tropper

GOODREADS LIVE

Philippa Gregory

The Tudor expert answers your questions on August 29 in a live chat about her new novel, The Kingmaker's Daughter, set during England's bloody Wars of the Roses.

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Amor Towles

Join the historical novelist for a live chat on August 28 about Rules of Civility, his tale of a secretary who finds glamour and love in the swanky nightclubs of Jazz Age New York.

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GOOD MINDS SUGGEST

In honor of the London 2012 Olympic Games, we asked three author-Olympians to share books that strike gold.

Shawn Johnson's Favorite Motivational Books

The gold-medal gymnast and author of the memoir Winning Balance offers her top five inspirational books for peak performance.

http://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/803.Shawn_Johnson? utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=2012-08&utm_content=johnson

Tim Morehouse's Favorite Books About Fencing

Foil, saber, or épée? Choose your weapon and read these recs from the Olympic silver medalist and author of American Fencer.

http://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/802.Tim_Morehouse? utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=2012-08&utm_content=morehouse

Jim Abbott's Favorite Sports Books

The Major League pitching phenom and gold medalist lines up his top five athletic reads in honor of his autobiography, Imperfect.

http://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/801.Jim_Abbott? utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=2012-08&utm_content=abbott

DEBUT AUTHOR SNAPSHOT

Vaddey Ratner

When the Khmer Rouge took control of her homeland in 1975, Ratner was only a child. She fictionalizes her story of survival in her debut novel, In the Shadow of the Banyan.

http://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/804.Vaddey_Ratner? utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=2012-08&utm_content=ratner

MOVERS & SHAKERS

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Dare Me

by Megan Abbott (Goodreads Author)

The ruthless world of competitive cheerleading collides with a murder investigation in this twisted work of literary noir. The war between a magnetic new cheer coach and a despotic squad captain quickly turns menacing.

Giving Up the Ghost

by Eric Nuzum (Goodreads Author)

NPR exec Nuzum was committed to a psych ward as a teen, believing he was haunted by the ghost of a little girl. This memoir recounts his turbulent coming-of-age and adult quest to visit the most haunted sites in America.

The Light Between Oceans

by M.L. Stedman

Lighthouse keeper Tom and his wife discover a dead man and a crying baby washed ashore on their island off the coast of Australia. Against her husband's wishes, Isabel nurses the child as her own.

Winter Journal

by Paul Auster

In this offbeat memoir Auster writes the history of his own body—the scrapes of childhood, the pleasures of intimacy, the physical manifestations of grief, and the deterioration of age—encompassing more than 60 years of a visceral life.

The Orchardist

by Amanda Coplin

Two runaway sisters—both pregnant—take refuge at a lonely man's isolated fruit orchard in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains, bringing both unexpected kinship and tragedy to his doorstep in this literary historical novel.

Throne of Glass

by Sarah J. Maas (Goodreads Author)

In this epic young adult fantasy, 18-year-old Celaena is serving a hard labor sentence when the prince of the land grants her a chance at freedom. Along with a host of deadly warriors, she competes to find the next royal assassin.

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GOODREADS POETRY CONTEST

Want your words to reach 7 million people? Goodreads and the ¡POETRY! group have partnered to host an ongoing poetry contest. Join the ¡POETRY! group to vote each month to pick a winner from among the finalists. You can also submit a poem (http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/233._POETRY_? utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=2012-08&utm_content=poetry) for consideration. Here is our August winner!

Dictionary Illustrations

by S. Jane Sloat (Goodreads Author)

Searching for a word I set off browsing the dictionary illustrations, pages flush with fish

and obscure instruments and myriad breeds of duck, which, colorless, end up looking much the same.

These artists don't dawdle amongst the obvious; they illuminate the oriel window; they trace

the lobate foot of the grebe. The reindeer appears tame and boxy on paper, gigantic antlers bearing up

under the weight of reincarnation. On page 1291, drawings disambiguate the difference between play

and paly-bendy, two patterns of heraldry: think roadblock versus barbershop, TV off-air image versus LSD.

They don't do verbs in dictionary pictures, so for zip here's an inch-wide depiction of two men intent on fencing.

In one two-page arrangement, the seahorse floats peacefully beyond the reach of the scythe. Pen-and-ink

sketches break the columns up like little windows opening from one side of the brain

to the other. Tiptoe through, and pay attention to the shapes of leaves, which can be hard to describe.

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'Youth Impact Team' Guatemala

A team of Missionaries will leave from San Fransisco to Guatemala, Central America

From Monday 12th - 29th

Wednesday 15th - 8:30 AM Start our trip toward Lake Atitlan with several stops along the way. 1. Visit the orphanage property 2. Eat lunch at a thatched roof Cafe called Katok 3. Service at 2:30 PM in the Camanchaj village 4. Head to Hotel Dos Mundos in Panajachel after service

Thursday 16th - 8:30 AM Boat ride across the lake to other villages.

Friday 17th - 8:00 AM Leave for Antigua

Saturday 18th - 9:00 AM City tour and lunch 3:00 PM Boca del Monte for the Evangelistic/Missions/Outreach service We will be there early to help set up for service

Sunday 29th - 9:30 AM Leave for 10:00 servicein Guajitos ( our National President's church) Lunch and to the airport

My Daughter and her husband will be going on this missions trip. I am asking for donations for this trip to gonzoT5@yahoo.com thru paypal. (It will go directly to them) All These couples go Out and share the word of God to places that need HOPE! They give up their jobs and families to Leave and minister to others. So if your heart is tugging a dollar will help so many. Thank You and GOD BLESS!

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INFOTONE Giveaway

Mommy and Baby Reviews, Emptynester Reviews, Mom Does Reviews and Powered By Mom have teamed up with InfoTone to bring our readers an amazing chance to win. InfoTone is giving away 10 of their famous InfoTone Hydrating Mist to our readers!! That's right we are going to have 10 winners!

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Laminate Kit Giveaway

As soon as our Drywall and Paint are done (which will be soon) we will be putting in our floors. I can't wait to share the After pics. In the mean time we ran across a great deal on some Laminate floor installation kits so I decided to give one to a lucky reader. These are apx. $20.00 Value.  It comes with 20 spacers 1 tapping block and 1 pull bar. 

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