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"FOOD" BOOK CHOICE IS.....
GIVEAWAY ENDED
THE COOKBOOK COLLECTOR
BY ALLEGRA GOODMAN
GIVEAWAY
I HAVE ONE COPY OF THIS
POPULAR BOOK TO GIVE
AWAY MYSELF-A BRAND NEW,
HARDBACK EDITION.
+1 ENTRY: COMMENT ON SOMETHING YOU FOUND INTERESTING ABOUT ALLEGRA GOODMAN BY VISITING HER WEBSITE AND READING HER INTERVIEW HERE
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GIVEAWAY ENDS AT
6 PM, EST, SEPTEMBER 26!
GOOD LUCK!
THE COOKBOOK COLLECTOR
BY ALLEGRA GOODMAN
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Emily and Jessamine Bach are opposites in every way: Twenty-eight year old Emily is the CEO of Veritech, and twenty-three year old Jess is an environmental activist and graduate student in philosophy. Pragmatic!
IN HER OWN WORDS: "I was born in Brooklyn in 1967, but grew up in Honolulu where I got to run around barefoot. I lived in Hawaii until I flew back east for college. I attended Harvard, where I stepped in my first slush puddle. Now I have waterproof boots because I live in Cambridge, Mass, with my family. Don't get me started on the winters here, and the snow days! When I'm not writing, I spend most of my time driving my four kids around, reading, thinking about getting some exercise (I like to swim), wondering what we should have for dinner, and occasionally indulging in some therapeutic vacuuming. Oh, and I keep a blog of my thoughts on the writing process, the books I'm reading and the literary life. You can find me at www.allegragoodman.com or join me on Facebook."
Emily and Jessamine Bach are opposites in every way: Twenty-eight year old Emily is the CEO of Veritech, and twenty-three year old Jess is an environmental activist and graduate student in philosophy. Pragmatic!
Emily is making a fortune in Silicon Valley. Romantic Jess works in an antiquarian bookstore. Emily is rational and driven, while Jess is dreamy and whimsical. Emily's boyfriend, Jonathan, is fantastically successful. Jess's boyfriends, not so much--as her employer George points out in what he hopes is a completely disinterested way.
Bicoastal, surprising, rich in ideas and characters, The Cookbook Collector is a novel about getting and spending, and about the substitutions we make when we can't find what we're looking for: reading cookbooks instead of cooking, speculating instead of creating, collecting instead of living. But above all it is about holding on to what is real in a virtual world: love that stays.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
IN HER OWN WORDS: "I was born in Brooklyn in 1967, but grew up in Honolulu where I got to run around barefoot. I lived in Hawaii until I flew back east for college. I attended Harvard, where I stepped in my first slush puddle. Now I have waterproof boots because I live in Cambridge, Mass, with my family. Don't get me started on the winters here, and the snow days! When I'm not writing, I spend most of my time driving my four kids around, reading, thinking about getting some exercise (I like to swim), wondering what we should have for dinner, and occasionally indulging in some therapeutic vacuuming. Oh, and I keep a blog of my thoughts on the writing process, the books I'm reading and the literary life. You can find me at www.allegragoodman.com or join me on Facebook." GIVEAWAY
I HAVE ONE COPY OF THIS
POPULAR BOOK TO GIVE
AWAY MYSELF-A BRAND NEW,
HARDBACK EDITION.
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--NO P. O. BOXES
---INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
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HOW TO ENTER:
--NO P. O. BOXES
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IN CASE YOU WIN!
--ALL COMMENTS MUST BE SEPARATE TO
COUNT AS MORE THAN ONE!
HOW TO ENTER:
+1 ENTRY: COMMENT ON SOMETHING YOU FOUND INTERESTING ABOUT ALLEGRA GOODMAN BY VISITING HER WEBSITE AND READING HER INTERVIEW HERE
+1 MORE ENTRY: COMMENT ABOUT SOMETHING THAT MADE YOU THINK YOU'D LIKE TO READ THIS BOOK BY READING "ABOUT THE BOOK" ABOVE
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GIVEAWAY ENDS AT
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GOOD LUCK!
57 comments:
I can't believe she decided to write when she was seven, and then did it! Very impressive!
Please enter me!
nbmars AT yahoo DOT com
The "About the Book" makes it sound so different than the other Allegra Goodman book I just finished (Kaaterskill Falls) that I am very interested in seeing how they compare.
nbmars AT yahoo DOT com
I found it interesting that after living in Hawaii, she remembers stepping in her first slush puddle in college. I would like to have this book.
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I have wanted to read this one since I first saw it on a blog awhile back! Please count me in.
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I found it interesting that Goodman grew up in Honolulu. milou2ster(at)gmail.com
I'd like to read this book because I think it sounds thought provoking. milou2ster(at)gmail.com
The author's upbringing in Honolulu was different and intersting. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
This unique type of book is fascinating. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
This author is extremely talented and versatile. No wonder with both parents teaching and achieving at university. rojosho(at)hotmail(dot)com
A book that sounds appealing and from a different perspective. rojosho(at)hotmail(dot)com
I learned from the author's website that she knew she wanted to be a writer when she was seven years old! I just wanted to play at seven :)!
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I love the concept of the opposite protagonists and how they both choose to live their lives or collect instead of experiencing. You have to wonder: which one is happier?
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+1. I did sign up for Swagbucks through your website and earned fourteen swagbucks today (through daily survey, checking to see if I had any surveys, looking through NOSOs and doing a search)! I have turned in swagbucks for $15 dollars in Amazon gift cards so far!
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+2. I did sign up for Swagbucks through your website and earned fourteen swagbucks today (through daily survey, checking to see if I had any surveys, looking through NOSOs and doing a search)! I have turned in swagbucks for $15 dollars in Amazon gift cards so far!
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Hi! What blew my mind was that she knew she wanted to be a writer at age 7!!!
Love this giveaway! :)
aliasgirl1976@yahoo.com
I wanted to read this book because it involves two women and cookbooks which is a interesting combo to me. :)
aliasgirl1976@yahoo.com
She must have been quite the kid and living in Hawaii would have been interesting.
JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com
I've heard several good reviews of this book, so I'd really like to read it too!
JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com
Thats pretty neat she started writing at 7. I have been thinking about writing a book now but I haven't done it yet. Please enter me in contest. I would love to read this book. Tore923@aol.com
I was struck that she decided to be a writer when she was only seven years old.
CarolNWong(at)aol(dot)com
I want to read this book because I too collect cookbooks and read them. A lot of times, I am so satisfied with reading the receipe that I put the cookbook away!
CarolNWong(at)aol(dot)com
+? Swag? Not sure what to put.
I signed up in February of this year and have no idea of the name of the blog that got me started. Going to look up how many SW takes for the Amazon.com GC. I usually do the daily poll, check for surveys and check for special offers.
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I found it interesting that she listed her favorite books by living and dead authors. I also am pleased that she says she gets interrupted. Seems I just start writing and the phone rings, or a knock at the door takes me from my work.
SusanBillieTaylor at gmail dot com
Several factors have made me want to read this book. First, is the title. I am a cookbook collector, so that peeked my interest. Second, I used to live in the Silicon Valley. Third, several people I know have read it, and liked it.
I found her web page fascinating to see that she often writes in longhand!
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from "about the book" I found it interesting that it's about living in a virtual world-something we're all struggling with.
tbranco AT hughes DOT net
I enjoy novels about cooking.
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
She wanted to be a painter until she was seven and learned to read. Then she knew she would be a writer.
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
Cookbooks and computers, right up my alley! And written by someone who still writes letters, amazing!
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I learned that after 25 years, her parents left Hawaii for Nashville Tennessee , where her mother became the first woman Dean of Arts and Sciences at Vanderbilt and her father accepted a position in the philosophy department. He still teaches at Vanderbilt.
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The phrase "the substitutions we make when we can't find what we're looking for" really caught my attention and makes me want to read this book.
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Christine
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I tweeted about this giveaway http://twitter.com/ossmcalc/status/24325127502
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Christine
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I SIGNED UP AS A MEMBER OF SWAGBUCKS FROM THE SWAGBUCKS BUTTON ON THE RIGHT COLUMN.
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I, too, enjoyed the Little House Books and the fact that she still writes letters to her friends! Lovely!
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The title of the book is intriguing. I'm not sure what to expect from it and cannot wait to find out. Thanks, for the chance to win this book.
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I am a follower with Google Reader.
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redladysreadingroomATgmailDOTcom
I found it very interesting that Goodman listed her favorite authors (and that is quite a list) by categories. Loved it!
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Sorry if this is a double post, I may have posted it in the wrong entry as I have two windows open!
When I read this in About the Book, I knew that I would like to read this book:
"..reading cookbooks instead of cooking, speculating instead of creating, collecting instead of living. But above all it is about holding on to what is real in a virtual world: love that stays."
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Ms. Goodman was encouraged to write by her 2nd grade teacher and her high school English teacher
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I want to read this book because I want to learn about the substitutions I can make when I can't find what I need.
hmhenderson AT yahoo DOT com
I learned she decided to be a writer when she was 7.
allisonsbj3(at)gmail(dot)com
I love books when characters work in bookstores!
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I found out she attended Punahou, an independent school founded in the 19th Century by Congregationalist missionaries.
seriousreader at live dot com
I think the whole reading cookbooks instead of cooking sounds very interesting. I want to know more about this book.
I tweeted about this giveaway.
http://twitter.com/BookOwner/status/25065910200
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I think it's amazing that Allegra Goodman decided she was going to write when she was 7 and now she does! And she writes 5 days a week despite having a family and children to raise. Very impressive!
Aimala127 AT gmail DOT com
It really interests me that the characters are both young women yet their lives are exceedingly different. I want to know more about the lives of both and wonder how things work out for them.
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I find it interesting that Allegra Goodman comments that she spends her time doing the mundane daily chores, and that she deals with the snowy days in Massachusetts.
wolfcarol451(at)gmail(dot)com
Goodman's creation and development of characters that are direct opposites makes me want to read this book.
wolfcarol451(at)gmail(dot)com
It's interesting she first writes by hand!
bingomamanorma(at)gmail(dot)com
The book just sounds really interesting!
bingomamanorma(at)gmail(dot)com
It's interesting she writes five or six drafts before it even goes to re-writes with the publisher
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I was intrigues by the line about substitutions we make "reading cookbooks instead of cooking"
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I found it interesting that at 7 she new she would be a writer...
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