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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures - Win this audiobook!

I have three copies of the audiobook What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell up for grabs courtesy of Hachette Books.

Over the past decade, Malcolm Gladwell has become the most gifted and influential journalist in America. In The New Yorker, his writings are such must-reads that the magazine charges advertisers significantly more money for ads that run within his articles. With his #1 bestsellers, The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers, he has reached millions of readers. And now the very best and most famous of his New Yorker pieces are collected in a brilliant and provocative anthology. Among the pieces: his investigation into why there are so many different kinds of mustard but only one kind of ketchup; a surprising assessment of what makes for a safer automobile; a look at how we hire when we can't tell who's right for the job; an examination of machine built to predict hit movies; the reasons why homelessness might be easier to solve than manage; his famous profile of inventor and entrepreneur Ron Popeil; a look at why employers love personality tests; a dissection of Ivy League admissions and who gets in; the saga of the quest to invent the perfect cookie; and a look at hair dye and the hidden history of postwar America.

For the millions of Malcolm Gladwell fans, this anthology is like a greatest hits compilation-a mix tape from America's alpha mind. (Hachette)

Read an excerpt.



Thanks to Hachette Books I have 3 audiobooks that I can give away. This giveaway is open to U.S./Canada only - no PO Boxes. This giveaway ends 12/1 at 11:59PM CST.


PLEASE NOTE THAT MY RULES CHANGED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO - BE SURE TO READ SO THAT YOU GET ALL YOUR ENTRIES.


For entries:
1. BIG RULE CHANGE - EACH ENTRY MUST BE IN A SEPARATE COMMENT/COMMENTS.
2. +1 leave a comment with your email address - must leave email address at least once for any of your comments to count. (leave one comment)
3. +1 New follower (leave one comment)
3. +2 for a Tweet - please leave link - can tweet daily. (leave 2 comments)
4. +3 Old follower (email/google/twitter/facebook/blogged) (leave 3 comments)
5. +3 for a side bar post - leave link (leave 3 comments)
6. +5 For a blog post - not a side bar - leave link. (leave 5 comments)


i.e. If something is worth 5 entries - please leave 5 comments. I am using a numbering system now on my comments to try to streamline the drawing of winners. I either have to start doing it this way - or cut down on my giveaways. I hate to cut down on the giveaways so I am transferring part of the work to you guys.

Any questions or suggestions on a better way to do this, please email me at kherbrand @ comcast . net (w/o the spaces)






78 comments:

Sheila Deeth said...

Ah well - I'm probably too lazy to post more than one comment. But I come here to read about new books as much as anything, and you keep providing more food for thought. So I'll get my one entry in and say yes, this sounds really fun, and audiobook sounds the perfect way to read it.

bermudaonion said...

I'd love to be entered for this! milou2ster(at)gmail.com

bermudaonion said...

I'm an old follower.

bermudaonion said...

I'm an old follower.

bermudaonion said...

I'm an old follower.

Linna said...

I want to win this audiobook! :D

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Linna said...

old follower (1)

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Linna said...

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Linna said...

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DarcyO said...

Sounds like a great audiobook. Please include me.

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DarcyO said...

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DarcyO said...

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DarcyO said...

old follower

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DarcyO said...

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DarcyO said...

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Susan Helene Gottfried said...

Ouch. I'd have earned five comments for posting at Win a Book!

But no need to enter me. I'm dropping in to say thanks for the e-mail. The prize for me is writing the post... as you know.

Martha Lawson said...

I'd love to win this book!!
it sounds great. (+1)

mlawson17 at hotmail dot com

Martha Lawson said...

+1 i am a follower

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Martha Lawson said...

+1 I AM A FOLLOWER

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Martha Lawson said...

+1 I AM A FOLLOWER.

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Simply Stacie said...

Old follower 1

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Old follower 3

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Anonymous said...

Please count me in...thanks.

karen k
kmkuka(at)yahoo(dot)Com

Anonymous said...

old follower ;)

karen k
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Anonymous said...

old follower ;)

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Anonymous said...

old follower :)

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Anonymous said...

+1 I really like Malcolm Gladwell's work. I'd love to listen to the audiobook.

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+1 - New Follower Google Friend Connect.

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Old email subscriber #1

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Tammy said...

I've been wanting to read this, please enter me.

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Tammy said...

I posted about the contest here. (blog entry #1)

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Tammy said...

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Tammy said...

Old follower (Bloglines) #1

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Anonymous said...

I would love to be entered in your draw. Thanks.
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Anonymous said...

I am an old follower of your blog.
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Melissa said...

Thanks for the giveaway!

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Melissa said...

Old Follower - 1

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Old Follower - 2

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Linda Henderson said...

I would like to win this book.

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Linda Henderson said...

I am an old follower.

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Linda Henderson said...

I am an old follower.

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Jaime said...

would love to win a copy
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Jaime said...

old follower
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Jaime said...

old follower
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Dawn M. said...

I keep hearing how good his books are...would love to give this one a try. :0)

Thanks!
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Dawn M. said...

I'm an old follower (google reader).

Thanks! :0)
librarygrinch at gmail dot com

Dawn M. said...

I'm an old follower (google reader).

Thanks! :0)
librarygrinch at gmail dot com

Dawn M. said...

I'm an old follower (google reader).

Thanks! :0)
librarygrinch at gmail dot com

Esme said...

Thanks for the giveaway-I am with you on leaving separate entries it is much easier to figure out the winner.

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Esme said...

I follow.

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Anonymous said...

Please enter me! Thanks!

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librarypat said...

librarypat@comcast.net
My husband and I listen to a lot of audio books on our drive to work and when we go on trips. This would be a nice addition.

Anonymous said...

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cqueen2 said...

Thanks would love to win

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cqueen2 said...

old follower

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cqueen2 said...

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cqueen2 said...

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jjfiji said...

i've heard a lot about this audiobook and would love to have it - thanks so much!

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jjfiji said...

old follower - 1

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rubynreba said...

This would be a fun book to listen to!
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rubynreba said...

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dsandyboy said...

Please enter me.

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Anonymous said...

Thanks for the giveaway.

walkerd@primus.ca

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