*** GIVEAWAY: Pandora's Succession *** (CLOSED)

Today's giveaway is coming from Russell Brooks, the author of the action/thriller Pandora's Succession.

Pub. Date: November 2010
Publisher: INDY Publishing Group
Sold By: Amazon Digital Services
Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 457 KB
ASIN: B00486U6O2
Lending: Enabled

Synopsis:
Where would you hide if you learned the CDC and a major pharmaceutical company unleashed a hyperdeadly microbe on them on race?
CIA operative, Ridley Fox, never stopped hunting his fiancee's killers-a weapons consortium called The Arms of Ares. When an informant leads him to an old bunker outside of Groznyy, Chechnya, Fox is captured, beaten, and left for dead. When the informant rescues him, Fox learns that his capture was no coincidence: someone had set him up-possibly another government agent. Fox barely escapes after learning that Ares has acquired a hyperdeadly microbe - called Pandora - that is believed to have wiped out ancient civilizations. The trail leads Fox to Tokyo where he discovers that people within the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Japanese Intelligence want Pandora for themselves. T he only person Fox can trust is a woman from his past who he nearly got killed.
You can read more HERE.

About the Author:
Russell Brooks is a former Indiana Hoosier Track Champion and Canadian Track Team member in the 100 and 200 metres. He has written several essays on his blog The Big Picture, one of which was published in the online Op-Ed section of the National Post in early 2009. He has also written the short story, To The Last Bite, and produced his own poetry/novel-themed show, The Russell Show, on YouTube. He currently lives in Montreal, Quebec.

BUY IT: You can buy this book (e-book version) for only $2.99 from Amazon US, Amazon UK, Barnes & Noble or this link. It will soon be available in paperback format.

WIN IT: Five (5) winners will receive an e-book copy of Pandora's Succession. Mobi, ePUP, PDF, LRF formats available for eReaders (NOOKs, Kindle, etc) or your laptop. (Value: $2.99 USD)

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The contest will end on February 9, 2011 at midnight (Turkish time / EET). Open WORLDWIDE. Winner will be chosen by random.org and notified via e-mail. The winner must respond within 48 hours or another one will be chosen.

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Winner Redraw - Bluegala

As the company couldn't ship to the previous winner's address, I have to choose another winner.

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#11 MAIL ALERT :)

Today, I received a copy of The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan, which I won from Uniquely Moi Books. It looks like an engrossing book and I'll read it as soon as possible!
ARV: $9

*** REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: Mindfulness and the Art of Choice *** (CLOSED)

Paperback: 124 pages
Publisher: Loving Healing Press (February 14, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1932690514
ISBN-13: 978-1932690514
Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces

"Mindfulness and the Art of Choice": Transform Your Life by Karen H. Sherman, PhD is a short and easy-to-read book that aims to help you achieve to live a good life by controlling your emotions and changing your reactions to the problems. At the beginning of the book, I read the life story of the author and I was really shocked. If you read the book, you will understand what I mean. After struggling many psychological and family issues, seeing a person reach a great level in her life is like a miracle. But is it really a miracle? Actually that's what she wants to tell us. It's in our hands, in our brain, in our heart, in our soul, in our reactions. Whatever you experience, if you can control your reactions and develop empathy, you can get over any problem, so can be happy! It's a matter of choice!
Rather than looking for a consequence, The Art of Choice will teach you how to adopt an imaginative way to move through life by being in a process that is always "at choice". (p: viii)

The book consists of 2 parts & 11 chapters and also various exercises. What we live now comes from our childhood, and some of the exercises help us face our childhood's bad memories and accept them with our current adult side. And some of them are for eliminating physical tension in our body like the breathing exercises. I really love breathing exercise, because it helps me feel like a feather. Another exercise I loved is to write random thoughts on a paper without thinking over it. It's like a brain storming. Many interesting things can reveal in this exercise :)
PS: Breathing is a great solution! As I'm a singer, I always did breathing exercises in my vocal lessons and I still do in my daily life. It's like a golden key! You can't sing without breathing, you can't live without breathing. Try it in a regular session for about 5 minutes with your midriff (not more, because excessive oxygen can make you pass out) and you will feel really relieved and it's healthy.

My Favorite Quotes:
- One of the definitions of insanity is "doing the same thing over and over, but expecting the outcome to be different".
- Acknowledge that what you are feeling is from the past.
- The more you flow with your emotions and connect to their meaning, the quicker you will transition through them, and the more control you will feel.

From the Author:
I’m a Psychologist in private practice for 25 years assisting people attain their greatest potential in relationship to themselves and others.

About the Book:
“Mindfulness and The Art of Choice” is an award-winning self-help book that offers tools to the reader to “rewire” neural connections. In so doing, s/he can stop living on “auto-pilot” and emotionally reacting to survival skills learned in the past and have a life of choice, a life of joy!
Do You Have the Life You Want?
Each person is entitled to have "the good life." Most don't experience this because of getting caught up in reacting, continually recycling old patterns that keep you stuck and emotionally frozen. By practicing the simple tools in Mindfulness and the Art of Choice, you'll learn how to live mindfully and create the great life you want.
The Art of Choice Will Make a Difference
- Understand why you have not been able to achieve the life you desire
- Become aware of the signals that indicate you are responding in an old "knee-jerk" reactive patterns
- Notice and turn off old negative thought patterns
- Learn ways to heal old leftover emotional wounds
- Deal with specific everyday issues that get in the way of a satisfying, joyous life

VISIT IT: www.drkarensherman.com (Website)
Twitter.com/DrKarenSherman (Twitter)

BUY IT: You can buy this book here for $16.95.

WIN IT: Three (3) winners will receive a copy of “Mindfulness and The Art of Choice: Transform Your Life”. (Value: $17.00 USD)

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* I received the abovementioned free item for an honest review. I'm not responsible for the shipping of the prize. I'm not affiliated with this company.

THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED

#10 MAIL ALERT :)

Today, I received a photo necklace which I won from VectorCloud through Leksi Designs blog. It's a cute necklace in which you can put any photo of yourself or your beloved ones. I think it can be even used as a wall-hung ornament/frame.

I also received three mineral eyeshadows a long while ago, but I couldn't post about it. It's from Orglamix through the nice blog of the Candid Reviewer. I'm an eye-shadow addict and I love my winnings! I often use them to beautify myself :)
ARV: $30

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This is a very late post, but better lose the saddle than the horse :) Nowadays, things are progressing slowly for me and some demoralising things happened, but I'm sure I will overcome everything and things will be much better soon.
And, don't forget to link up your giveaways! We all need to win something and be happy :)
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Face Candy Couture - WINNER

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