I don’t have an actual review today, but boy do I have a giveaway that you are going to love! If you are hungry for reviews, I hope that you will check in with 5 Minutes for Books, the site, each day. We are building quite a community of booklovers there (or those looking to expand their reading habits), and we are so pleased with every comment, suggestion, and contribution that we get.
Hachette Book Group has offered five of you the following ten books from their collection. If you’d like to win, just leave a comment saying which book interests you most. If you are sending kids off to school at this time of year, now is the perfect time to indulge your hobby of reading. We have had fabulous weather this week as well, so I’ve enjoyed several hours sitting on the driveway reading while my son is playing or while I’ve waited for my daughter to get off the bus.
In this collection of books we have something for every taste.
1. Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World By Vicky Myron , Bret Witter
2. The Book of Calamities: Five Questions About Suffering and Its Meaning by Peter Trachtenberg
3. Say You’re One of Them By Uwem Akpan
4. Bo’s Lasting Lessons: The Legendary Coach Teaches the Timeless Fundamentals of Leadership by Bo Schembechler , John Bacon
5. Knowing Right from Wrong: A Christian Guide to Conscience by Fr. Thomas D. Williams
6. Titanic’s Last Secrets:The Further Adventures of Shadow Divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler by Brad Matsen $27.99 ISBN: 0446582050 Audio book, ebook also available
7. A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative by Roger von Oech (25th Anniversary) $16.99 ISBN: 0446404667
8. Ethics 101: What Every Leader Needs To Know by John Maxwell
9. The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance by Polly Young-Eisendrath
10. Roads to Quoz: An American Mosey by William Least Heat-Moon
You might want to mark the Hachette Book Group contest and sweepstakes page to find out about their monthly contests. This giveaway is open to U.S. and Canadian addresses (no P.O. boxes please). I will draw 5 winners and post them in next week’s column.
The winner of last week’s book, Lilly Badilly, is #7 Doll Clothes Gal.
I would love to read the book at about Dewey the cat…please consider me for a prize!
Titanic’s Last Secrets sounds most interesting to me…
Bo’s Lasting Lessons…I’ve been a coach and a leader at work…but these kinds of books always show me something new
Titanic’s Last Secrets looks good.
LIBRARY CAT because we the people in small towns are always looking for a bit of fame.
I think the Titanic’s Last Secrets looks very intriguing!! Thanks for the contest!
chrisandamyward(at)comcast(dot)net
Count me in please. I would like the Ethics 101 book the most.
A nice book giveaway. I would like to read the titanic one. Thanks for the nice giveaway!
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World sounds very interesting!
With the girl back in school, I need some books!
Titanic’s Last Secrets! I want that so bad!!!!
Titanic’s Last Secrets and Say your one of them… Look really good.
A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative by Roger von Oech
I would like Titanic’s Last Secrets,looks good
The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance by Polly Young-Eisendrath
Titanic’s Last Secrets:The Further Adventures of Shadow Divers sounds interesting!
I would love to read Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World! It looks great!
Thank you so much for a chance to read these wonderful books. I would start with “The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance†by Polly Young-Eisendrath.
“The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World” by Vicky Myron and Bret Witter sounds good. Thanks!
They all look good.. but I would read “A Whack on the Side of the Head” first
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World. Would be the first one I would read.
“A Whack on the Side of the Headâ€
What could be more needed at this point in history than “A Whack Upside the Head”
I’d start with “Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World” and also read “Bo’s Lasting Lessons”
Thanks for a great contest.
A Whack on the Side of the Head!
The self-esteem trap… looks very informative! count me in!
Saturdays with Stella looks fantastic, I’m a push over for a good dog book.
How You Can Be More Creative sounds like a great book! Thanks!
what a terrific site! Just LOVE reading books.
Personally, I would love to read any of these books! To choose one to start, I guess I’d start with “Titanic’s Last Secrets:The Further Adventures of Shadow Divers”. Thank you so much for the great giveaway!
i would love Titanic’s Last Secrets
I would pick: “The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance” by Polly Young-Eisendrath. Would be a great book to have on hand.
The book that most interest me is the self esteem trap. As a middle school teacher I see so many students who have this bizzare self importance almost selfishness. I want to have my children have self esteem but I do not want it to be extreme.
Titanic’s Last Secrets looks interesting. I always loved to read about explorers when I was little.
Say You’re One of Them by Uwem Akpan inters me most.
I’d love to read Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World. 🙂 Sounds good.
a whack on the side of the head would be my first choice.
Wow, all of those books look really interesting, thanks for the chance to win! I think I’m most interested in A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative by Roger von Oech. I was just reading about that book recently, and I added it to my Amazon Wish List hoping that someone would buy it for me around Christmastime. Winning it would be even better!
I am interested in “The Self-Esteem Trap”. Everyone wants their child to have self-esteem.
I like the A Christian Guide to Conscience by Fr. Thomas D. Williams!!
William Least Heat Moon’s book would be good. I’ve read two of his books, very good.
a whack on the side of the head.
Knowing Right from Wrong sounds interesting.
Roads to Quoz: An American Mosey is the one that I would be most interested in reading.Thanks!
the bo shembechler book, i’m a football fan
dewey the library cat
I cannot pick just one as “most interesting.”
“Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World” is interesting to me because I have had cats for most of my life. Right now, we have seven!
“Titanic’s Last Secrets” sounds good because I’ve been interested in the Titanic almost my whole life. My mom was fascinated by it because her grandmother had one of the first books ever published about the Titanic — not in great shape now, but you can see the publication date of 1912.
“A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative” is interesting to me because I’m a writer and actress, and I’m working as a public relations and marketing specialist right now, so both personally and at work, I need to be creative!
Thanks for the chance to win any five of these books. I love reading!
Wow – they all look good, but Dewey the Library Cat sounds pretty neat!
The Book of Calamities
The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance… and it couldn’t come too soon.
I love anything by Roger von Oech, so my favorite is definitely A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative.
nice collection please enter me thanks, freebiegoddess03@aol.com
I would love the read “A Whack on the Side of the Head” because I want to be creative buy have trouble knowing how.
cherylfrancisco@hotmail.com
Titanic’s Last Secrets looks good.
Dewey: The small town library cat who touched the world looks really cute and I’d love to read it. I also wouldn’t mind reading Bo’s Lasting Lessons.
i love reading about the titanic so i would say the one that intrests me would be the titanic but they all look interesting
kerrisixtynine at gmaildotcom
I’m interested in Titanics last secrets
I would like to read Dewy small town cat
I would love to read any of these books. Dewey catches my eye. Thank you for the chance.
There are several interesting books on the list, but I thing Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World By Vicky Myron and Bret Witter would be the one I would want to read most.
I think that “A Whack on the Side of the Head” might be the very thing I would enjoy.
The Book of Calamities interests me the most.
“A Whack on the Side of the Head”
Knowing right from wrong
The book of Calamities would be my pick.
Titanics last secrets looks interesting.
I was going to want “The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World,” but then I saw the title “A Whack on the Side of the Head” and I was intrigued. Either one sounds great.
With 6 and 4 year old daughters the self esteem trap would be my first choice.
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World By Vicky Myron and Bret Witter
Titanic’s Last Secret sounds great. I love the idea of finding something that hasn’t been seen for a long time.
“The Book of Calamities” although “Say You’re One of Them” sounds like it may be an uncomfortable,yet important book.
A Whack on the Side of the Head is my very difficult to make choice.
I would look forward to reading A Christian Guide to Conscience by Fr. Thomas D. Williams.
I would love to read Titanic’s Last Secret,I love the history of it.
Please count us in too. Thanks for the contest.
I think the “Dewey” book about a library cat seems like the coolest to read!
Knowing Right From Wrong sounds interesting. Great giveaway. Thank you for the chance.
The self esteem trap, as a gift for my daughter.
The cat book interests me the most. My family is animal crazy.
A great set of books to win! I would start with “The Book of Calamities”
Great collection of books. I’d have to give the ethics book to George Bush and his cronies
A Whack on the Side of the Head: How you can be more creative sounds really good to me
I think Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance sounds really good.
The Book of Calamities would be what I would read first great giveaway
The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance by Polly Young-Eisendrath…I think it’s important today.
The secrets of the Titanic.
A Whack on the Side of the Head looks good.
I’d be up for Titanic’s Last Secrets
wow
I’d either say Dewey the Library Cat
Thank you.
What a fabulous selection!
There are so many wonderful choices. I would love to have Bo’s Lasting Lessons. Titanic’s Last Secrets and Dewey look like fabulous reads as well!
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World By Vicky Myron , Bret Witter
I’d like to read The Self-Esteem Trap
I’d most like to read Say You’re One of Them By Uwem Akpan 🙂 *Thanks* for the giveaway!
I’d be so interested in the Titanic’s Last Secrets.
Titanic’s Last Secrets
5. Knowing Right from Wrong: A Christian Guide to Conscience by Fr. Thomas D. Williams
I need to feed my wife’s reading addiction.
I have a child so I would have to go with the Self-Esteem Trap.
Knowing Right from Wrong: A Christian Guide to Conscience by Fr. Thomas D. Williams
I’m interested in Titanic’s Last Secrets.
Thanks for the fantastic book giveaway drawing! I would love to win the book “Dewey: The Small-Town-
Library-Cat Who Touched the World!” I am a book and animal lover. Many thanks…..Cindi
The Book of Calamaties looks interesting to me because I just read ‘How Can I Help?’ by Ram Dass and it explores similar themes about suffering and our responses to it.
wow, great list of books. I would start with Titanic’s Last Secrets.
Titanic’s Last Secrets
Great selection of books
The Self-Esteem Trap looks really interesting and would be really helpfu.
what a great collection of books! Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World By Vicky Myron , Bret Witter
I’d like to read Roads to Quoz
An American Mosey
By William Least Heat-Moon.
Titanic’s Last Secrets sounds great.
A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative is the one for me!
I am a book lover and an animal lover so the one I would read first is Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World . Great giveaway as always!
I honestly think there is something here for everyone. I LOVE to read so this is a DREAM prize for me.
Titanic’s Last Secrets sounds interesting, but the Self-Esteem trap sounds helpful for my son.
Id love to read the Library cat book, sounds like a warm read!
Thanks,
Heather Graves
The Self-Esteem Trap. I have two daughters and a son to raise and this is much-needed info.
Alicia Webster
5webs@comcast.net
The Self Esteem Trap, such an interesting topic
I think I would be most interested in the Self-Esteem Trap
The Self Esteem Trap
They all sound interesting to me but I think I would read Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World first
Enter me thanks
ooops, I forgot to say that the Book of Calamities interests me because it has the word “Calamities” in the title 🙂
YAY! I LOVE books!
The Titanic’s Last Secrets is one that I want to read. It is amazing how deep sea exploration has advanced in the last twenty years.
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World By Vicky Myron and Bret Witter 🙂
I”ve been wanting to read some of John Maxwell’s leadership books.
Titanics Last Secrets looks interesting to me.
I think “Say You’re One of Them” sounds great.
They all sound good! I think my first choice is Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat That Touched The World. I’m always looking for new books to read–this would be great! Thank you for the contest!
Titanic’s Last Secrets 😉
Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat That Touched the World – what an amazing story! – and then Titanic’s Last Secrets.
I love libraries, and I love cats, sooo… 🙂
But I’d also love to read Self Esteem Trap and Knowing Right from Wrong.
Titantic’s Last Secrets! I’d LOVE to read this one especially!!!
Dewey!
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
I would LOVE this book!
I’d most like to check out Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat That Touched the World. I love stories about amazing creatures!
Titanic’s Last Secrets sounds like an excellent read. Did you know there are still living survivors of the Titanic disaster?
Say You’re One Of Them sounds interesting and I’m really curious about Knowing Right From Wrong.
Thank you so much!
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World By Vicky Myron and Bret Witter would be my first pick. Cat lover that I am, I looked it up at Amazon and its definitely something that I want to read.
I want to win
I will choose the Titanic
i would love them all but the The Book of Calamities catches my eye
Titanic’s last Secrets sounds very intriguing!
After reading the descriptions for the books, Say You’re One of Them would probably be the first book I’d read out of the group. And then probably Roads to Quoz.
I’d love to read them all. But what interests me most is Knowing Right From Wrong. I’m addicted to Christian self-help books!
As an instructor of creativity, I would be interested to see what Von Oech is up to these days.
I love to read so this would be a great win. I’m most interested in reading Titanic’s Last Secrets.
The Book of Calamities
Self-Esteem Trap sounds like the one I would like the best.
A Christian Guide to Conscience
THANK YOU GOD BLESS
I really need “A Whack on The Side of the Head”! Once I have the idea, I can write all about it — but coming up with an idea is tough!
I would love to read Titanics Last Secrets
The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance by Polly Young-Eisendrath
Oops, sorry, I meant to post the above note on the book page!
I love Jane Austen so much that one of my twin sons’ names is Austen. (And, yes, it’s spelled with an “e”!) “Pride and Prejudice” is my absolute favorite. And Colin Firth in the movie version . . . yum!
We’ve been having a really bad health streak, so The Book of Calamities: Five Questions About Suffering and Its Meaning by Peter Trachtenberg
I’d love to read “The Self-Esteem Trap: Raising Confident and Compassionate Kids in an Age of Self-Importance” because I’m a parenting author and blogger, and this sounds like a great book to review on my blog. I’m also attracted to the part about raising compassionate kids — the world can always benefit from more compassion!
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
Titanic Last Secrets is my choice
I would be interested in reading A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can be More Creative. My creativity could use a boost!
The Book of Calamities: Five Questions About Suffering and Its Meaning by Peter Trachtenberg
Self Esteem trap, thanks
Dewey the Small town Library Cat that touched the world.
Thanks for the giveaway!
How You Can Be More Creative by Roger von Oech sounds good to me.
I need some leadership tips! I am interested by Ethics 101: What Every Leader Needs To Know.
Titanic’s Last Secrets sounds like the one for me. Fascinating.
Lots of good choices, but I love books and cats, so Dewey gets my vote.
The Titanic has always amazed me and I would love to read the Titanic Lat Secrets. I have the movie collection and have watched over and over. It was a great movie.
THE BOOK OF CALAMATIES…FOR SURE!
THANKS FOR GREAT CONTEST
A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative by Roger von Oech
A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative by Roger von Oech – my creativity could use a major awakening, I’ve been in a creative slump lately!
Greetings, I love books! This is definitely fun contest. The book “Dewey-The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World” by Vicky Myron, Bret Witter. Please enter me in your book giveaway drawing. Many thanks, Cindi
very nicce collections
Titanic’s Last Secrets Titanic has always captured my attention. I have seen Bob Ballard’s movie detailing the finding and exploration of Titanic. This book is right up my alley! Thanks.
Titanic’s Last Secrets looks really good. What a great giveaway!
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World interests me the most.
Thank you!
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
i need a whack on the side of the head
…also the book of the same name
Books 7-10 all sound interesting
Knowing Right From Long.
Self Esteem Trap sounds good
I’m dying to read “A Whack on the Side of the Head”, what a name for a book, LOL. I’ve just got to win these fabulous books! Thanks for offering such a fab Giveaway!
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World .
I am so impressed! I am a reading addict, and that includes children’s books even though I am an adult. Titantic’s Last Secret is a book I’ve got to read. blackford56@yahoo.com
I think Dewey the cat looks cute.
Titanics Last Secret. Thank you
like to win this
I could sure use “A Whack on the Side of the Head”! 🙂
I think The Book of Calamities would be a good one for me right now. Man, do I love to read books 🙂
Thanks.
Titanic’s Last Secrets
Ethics 101: What Every Leader Needs To Know by John Maxwell
The Book of Calamities
gkstratos@yahoo.com
Titanic’s Last Secrets caught and held my attention.
The book that peaks my curiosity the most is The Book of Calamities: Five Questions About Suffering and Its Meaning by Peter Trachtenberg.
I have endured many physical and emotional traumas and am very curious to read this.
Thanks
Hard to pick just one but I would pickSay You’re One of Them By Uwem Akpan
I would pick Say You’re One Of Them because of the struggles of this family has to face just to live.
Titanic’s Last Secrets
I’d love to read Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World By Vicky Myron , Bret Witter. This book sounds like it would be very interesting. Thanks for this giveaway.
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‘Dewey: The small-town library cat who touched the world’ is one I’d love to read!
i would love to have all these new books to read.
I think I would fancy number 9 as that’s quite an issue to tackle.
cheers
I would love Say You’re One of Them. We are planning on adopting from Africa and this would be a welcomed addition to our library.
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
Been wanting to read that one since I first heard about it! As a book and cat lover it is a great fit!
Self Esteem Trap
Say You’re One of Them By Uwem Akpan 🙂
So many good books…I’d start with the Titanic Last Secrets.
All the books sound interesting but I feel I would enjoy the story of Dewey best as I’m an animal lover.
With one in Kindergarten full time and another in pk part-time, my goal is to read read read this semester before I start nursing school in the spring!! 🙂 They all look interesting – but #1 would be first on my list to read 🙂
I would love to read about Dewey-The Small Town Library Cat.
I would love to read about Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat Who Touched the World! Thanks for a great contest!
A Whack On the Side of the Head looks like a really good book. 🙂
The Self Esteem Trap looks very interesting! Thanks for a great giveaway.
Ethics 101 is part of a series by John Maxwell. We have Attitude 101 and Relationships 101. There are others, but their titles escape me at present. This is the one I would choose.
Roads to Quoz
Titanic’s Last Secret
I am quite interested in the “Titanic’s Last Secrets”. I find anything to do with the Titanic fascinating and I would really like to read this book!
cjnedrow@gmail.com
Wow, what a great selection of books!
Great prize – great contest – thank you!
RE: Ethics 101: What Every Leader Needs To Know by John Maxwell
This has been on my reading list for a while. Your book look list looks great. Nice website!
Thanks for the giveaway. Great books!
Knowing Right from Wrong sounds great
Dewey-The Small Town Library Cat Who Touched The World seems like it would be a wonderul read. I am a big cat fan so this would definitely be a good book for me. Good luck to everyone!
Dewey the Library Cat looks like something I’d read. Thanks for the contest.
Lots of good informative & interesting books! Id love to read them!
wow
The book about the library cat looks cute
I would really enjoy reading the Ethics 101 book. It seems to me that ethical standards in this country seem to be getting lower and lower, and I would be interested to see if the author has any real solutions to the problem.
Titanic’s Last Secrets looks like a great read.
Thanks for the last book – I’ll look forward to receiving it.
For a Titanic fan like me, it has to be the Secrets of Titanic as my fav – although that;s only my comment as i have already won a book.
The Self-Esteem Trap… This has always puzzled me, how some children are very self assured and can’t wait to go out and make their mark on the world. While other are in the trap of self gratification and entitlement.
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World. Ever since the Harry Potter books, I’ve discovered that a lot of the books for youth are better than what I’ve been reading 🙂
They all look good, but I am fascinated by all things Titanic.
Dewey ,the small town cat would be my first choice.
All of them sound wonderful, I think I would choose the Dewey the Library Cat
Dewey-the small town cat as if I’m not mistaken this book is based on a cat that used to live at the library in a town where I used to live.
Ooh, tough pick. I’d either say Dewey the Library Cat or Titanic’s Last Secrets.
Thanks!
Megret
Ok, WOW…..count me in! I’ve wanted to read Say You’re One Of Them. Thanks!! 🙂 Happy Labor Day y’all!!
You alwasy has so many good books…..
Knowing right from wrong looks very good
“Dewey” sounds good to me. Although, I love all books. I read continually, and sometimes have more than one book going at a time.
A Whack on the Side of the Head Roger van Oech sounds like something that would be interesting to me. I need a whack on the side of the head maybe I would be more creative.
Oh so many good choices. I like the book “Knowing right from wrong”.
Roads to Quoz
titantic’s last secrets the terrible diaster has always intriuged me
Free Books! My favorate thing!
Least Heat Moon is a writer of beauty, so I’ll go for “Roads to Quoz”; altho there are several others I’d like to read. (Where’s my notepad?)
gS49
Dewey the Small Town Library Cat who touched the world. I am a very proud cat mama who would love that book!
I would love to read Titanic’s Last Secret, I have always been interested in shipwrecks.
We’re participating in Owlhaven’s 30 Days of Nothing this month, so no book buying for us:(
how great would it be to win a contest for books when I can’t buy any. Looking at the descriptions I think any of them would be a good read. Please enter me!
The book of calamities is something I would like to read! thank you
Self-esteem trap – definitely!
Oh, I must have The Self Esteem Trap. My oldest daughter needs it badly — she thinks she is entitled to EVERYTHING.
DEWEY: THE SMALL TOWN CAT–I HAVE 5 OF THEM!
I like the Titanic’s Last Secrets. It sounds like a great book. Thanks.
What a fantastic collection of books. I’d start with the Book of Calamities. Thanks for the giveaway.
a whack on the side of the head then the self esteem.
Gosh, I need that!
a whack on the side of the head then the self esteem…great list of books
I’m an avid reader and I would love any of them, but I think I would read Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World first. Thanks for the giveaway!
Wow – they all sound very interesting! I think the Self-Esteem Trap sounds good. Great giveaway – thanks for offering!
~Tanya
the4moyers@msn.com
I would be interested in The Book of Calamities or The Road to Quoz!!
Great Giveaway!
The book that interests me the most is:
A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative by Roger von Oech
I’d enjoy a good mind-stretching to stimulate my creativity! 🙂
gosh! i really want to read those books : )
Wow! Looks like there is so many good ones. The one I’d read first though is The Self-Esteem Trap.
Titanic’s Last Secrets looks good.