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Judith and Jacobina Martin

Judith and Jacobina Martin

"Miss Manners," Judith Martin and her daughter Jacobina discuss their book, Miss Manners' Guide to a Surprisingly Dignified Wedding.

Bethanne v. Bethanne

Bethanne v. Bethanne

VIDEO: Bethanne Patrick interviews her toughest subject yet... Bethanne Patrick! Watch them discuss her new book, An Uncommon History of Common Things.

Therese Borchard

Therese Borchard

VIDEO: Therese Borchard discusses her book, Beyond Blue: Surviving Depression & Anxiety and Making the Most of Bad Genes.

"The Unbearable Lightness of Scones"

"The Unbearable Lightness of Scones"

REVIEW: Kara Sirmans reviews "The Unbearable Lightness of Scones" by Alexander McCall Smith

Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Dolen Perkins-Valdez

VIDEO: Dolen Perkins-Valdez pays us a visit to talk about her new historical novel, Wench.

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Role of a Lifetime: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Significant Living

Book: Role of a Lifetime: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Significant Living by James Brown
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Deadline: 02/12/2010
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Howie Mandel

Howie Mandel
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Giveaway: "Role of a Lifetime" by James Brown

Role of a Lifetime: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Significant Living

We've got ten copies of "Role of a Lifetime: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Significant Living" by James Brown -- yes, THAT James Brown, meaning he of The NFL Today, not he of music. 

THIS James Brown continues to grow in the path he's following, so this week's giveaway question is:

What is the next goal you'd like to meet -- personal, professional, or spiritual?

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Friday Reads Giveaway: And the Winner Is...

Our winner of last week's #FridayReads giveaway will receive TEN new hardcover books from our major major stash at The Book Studio. (I told you that if we got to comments from 500 unique commenters, that I would do this -- and we reached 503!)

That winner, chosen with the help of Random.org, is...

@WriteMeg!!!!

Congratulations, Meg -- Please email your real name and snailmail addy to me: TheBookMaven at gmail dot com. I'll make sure your box of TEN books is on its way to you quickly.

Thank you all for contributing, participating, and supporting #FridayReads. We'll do more giveaways in the months to come.

 

 

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