The Spirit of the Place by Samuel Shem.

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Careers in Crime: An Applicant's guide by Michael Weinberg

The Arthurian Omen by G. G. Vandagriff. My very first ER book!

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Slurp: Drinks and Light Fare, All Day, All Night by Jim Hensley

I hope it has some good recipes.

I'm getting Opera and the Morbidity of Music...YAY! I knew I'd snag this month.

Off the Deep End - a portrait of a swimmer who trains for the Olympics in his forties. I'm very psyched, not only because this is the type of non-fiction that I love, but also because my DH - a former swimmer and swim coach - will really enjoy it, too.

My first early reviewer book! A Delightful Compendium of Consolation by Burton L. Visotzky Hurray!

Seven Days to Sex Appeal: How to Be Sexier Without Surgery, Weight Loss, or Cleavage by Eva Margolies and Stan Jones.

haha, this should be a good book :)

The Man Who Hid Anne Frank

The Spirit of the Place by Samuel Shem

I was just informed that I'll be getting Weaving a Way Home: A Personal Journey Exploring Place and Story by Leslie Van Gelder.

Looking forward to reading this.

Double or Nothing : How two friends . . . is coming to my house! I'm thrilled for two reasons: I LOVE Vegas (witness the number of books about Vegas in my library) and The Golden Nugget is my favorite hotel anywhere! I just hope the book lives up to my expectations.

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I'm also getting Weaving a Way Home: A Personal Journey Exploring Place and Story by Leslie Van Gelder.

Oh dear, there are now two threads for this.

I'm happy to say that I'm getting You Can Prevent Global Warming (And Save Money!): 51 Easy Ways by Jeffrey Langholz.
:o)

I'm getting Innocent Volume 1 by Shawn Granger.

I'm also getting You Can Prevent Global Warming (And Save Money!). Looking forward to it!

Mark me down as #3 for Weaving a Way Home: A Personal Journey Exploring Place and Story

Pandora in the Congo by Albert Sanchez Pinol. First Early Reviewer book as well, can't wait.

I came back from lunch and all of the sudden, new comment from Abby! That was really fast, Abby!

I got Venetian Mask. I'm very excited about it, but at the same time I'm a little disappointed about all of the other great books that I DIDN'T get...I think I'm going to have to add a lot to my wishlist!

I got You Can Prevent Global Warming (and save money!)-yay!

kaelirenee - I wanted that one too; hopefully we'll both like our books more than the one we had last month...

#19 - Yes, my wishlist is growing faster than my waistline!

I am also getting Slurp: Drinks and Light Fare, All Day, All Night. Would rather have had one of the novels, mainly because I'm not sure exactly how to review a cookbook, but happy to be getting anything, of course.

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#23- LOL! I guess you try some of the recipes and then write whether they were good or not.

I'm getting Secrets of the Hollywood Girls Club. This is my 2nd month requesting, so I'm really excited to get a book! I've got to track down and read the first one, though, since this is the 2nd Hollywood Girls Club book. LOL!

The Spirit of the Place by Samuel Shem. This is my first LT review. It's exciting, but suddenly it seems like a big responsibility!

Hurrah! I'm getting Victor Kugler: The Man who Hid Anne Frank. I'm really excited!

I'm getting my very first ER book! Woo-Hoo!! Larryisms by Larry John... I'm so excited! Now, if I could just remember what it's about... :D

Opera and the Morbidity of Music by Joseph Kerman

28: I was really interested in that one. I can't wait to hear how it is!

Truth be told, I was interested in a lot of books from this month's batch. I forgot to write them all down, though, so I hope we can get a list of them somewhere. x.o

I got Venetian Mask. Four of the 5 books I've gotten so far have been really good, so I'm hoping this one will be great, too!

#28

I got Kerman's book too!

Enlightenment For Idiots by Ann Cushman. I love books set in exotic locales (this one is set in India) so Enlightenment For Idiots grabbed my attention. I am looking forward to reading it!

*Edited to add touchstones*

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>28, 31
Me three!

I was a little surprised to have gotten it, but less than I was to have gotten Nearly Human. At least I actually have another music book.

I was also a little surprised not to have gotten the Arthurian book. I have quite a bit of Arthurian legend in my catalog (q.v.), though I suppose it must be said that a third of my books so tagged are by Marion Zimmer Bradley. And that in adition to The Mists of Avalon, I have The Once and Future King and Le Morte d'Arthur.

Well, a book's a book, and music isn't a bad subject -- as long as it isn't sheet music (I don't play anything).

Arthurian Omen for me, too. Yay!

Totally forgot about requesting anything, but am happy to see I'm going to get He Said Beer, She Said Wine. I say BOTH! Woo hoo. We usually have several kinds of beer in the house and literally hundreds of bottles of wine, so I'm good to go with some pairing recommendations. I hope I won't be too drunk to post. ; )

Our Longest Days: A People's History of the Second World War - that makes it two for two so far

>34
I'm interested in hearing how you like that book: it was the one I was a little surprised at not getting.

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>33 It's the same thing as before: everyone has lots of Arthurian books (well, slight exaggeration, but the point stands), whereas far fewer people have music-related books. Again, music-related is the key; the books that are considered good matches for the book may not actually be about music.

I'm getting Living Rich by Spending Smart. I've finally figured out that I'm never going to get the big-publisher popular fiction books, but I seem to be having better luck with more niche-y non-fiction (after a long dry spell, I also got 26 Gorgeous Hikes on the Western Côte D'Azur last month).

edit: also, I think the publishers care a lot more about the general type of book than the specifics. I wouldn't be surprised if the shortlist had included at least one book that wasn't Arthurian at all.

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A Stingray Bit my Nipple by Eric Torkells!! Yay! This is my first ER book, and I am so excited!!

edited to add the cool touchstones I'm just learning about...

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Opera and the Morbidity of Music for me, too. I'm not surprised at all -- my library is full of books about music.

I've been trying to get a book for a few months now. Previously, I just selected the books that I was really interested in reading. This time, I switched my method around, and just selected every single book on the list. And, I finally got one (though, not one I would have pre-selected had I sticked to my prior method).

But, at any rate, after looking up the book on the publisher's site, it looks pretty interesting. I received: Owning the Olympics: Narratives of the New China (The New Media World) by Monroe E. Price and Daniel Dayan.

>38
I actually said as much. Your first paragraph says more or less what I said. Namely, that while I was a little surprised to have gotten a music book, it does, in fact, have some basis in my library. And that while I was a little surprised not to have gotten the Arthurian book, a third of my Arthurian books are by a single author, and that three of my Arthurian books are fairly common.

>42 I think that's entirely different, but oh well.

Um...none and I requested a ton. >sigh

I am getting The Venetian Mask! It's the one I most wanted, so I'm quite pleased.

Wow! I'm getting Slurp: Drinks and Light Fare, All Day, All Night! This one's going to be fun to review! ;^)

>23 I'm thinking about throwing a small cocktail party, since that seems to be what the book is geared towards. Evaluate the recipes on how easy they are to follow and how well they turn out. Really, this might be the best premise for a party I've had in a while!

Looks as if I'm one of several ERers getting my first book. I snagged a copy of Dream Lucky: When FDR was in the White House, Count Basie was on the radio, and everyone wore a hat.

I am getting This Gaming Life: Travels in Three Cities by Jim Rossignol.

Once again, no book. I have to say that I am really disappointed to read the folks who seem to be getting books out of every batch. (No offense - I know you lucky folks don't control the decision making.) Very frustrating.

>46 Brilliant! I got some nice barware for Christmas this year, too. I'll have to see if I can make it a book-themed party.... hmm.

Too bad we can't post pictures with our reviews. :)

I'm getting The Arthurian Omen as well :-)

>50 If anyone asks what they can bring (and they always do), give them one of the recipes from the book and see what they do with it. My mind is reeling from the possibilities. I really need a bigger kitchen... LOL

Ooh... pictures! You can post them to the ER group, though! ;)

I got a copy of He Said Beer, She Said Wine as well - onto the taste testing! Anything for the cause, I say!!!

I just got my notification that I'll be receiving One in a Million by Kimberla Lawson Roby -- which is great, because I had considered trying to get it through the HarperCollins First Look program. :)

I'm getting Enlightenment for Idiots by Anne Cushman. Now sending offerings of virtual brie to the Algorithm.

I got my second ARC which will be Weaving a Way Home: A Personal Journey Exploring Place and Story by Leslie Van Gelder. I'm very excited. :-)

I am also receiving a copy of The Man Who Hid Anne Frank. I'm quite excited, it was the one I was really hoping I would be chosen for!

I got The Last Oracle by James Rollins which is odd because I don't recall requesting that book. I'm still completely thrilled to be getting it.

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I'm happy to be receiving Dream Lucky: When FDR was in the White House, Count Basie was on the radio, and everyone wore a hat.--Politics, race relations, The New Deal, and of course, all that jazz.

I got "Seven Days to Sex Appeal: How to Be Sexier Without Surgery, Weight Loss, or Cleavage" by Eva Margolies and Stan Jones. This is my first time with Early Reviewers, and I was so pleased to be chosen for a book!

I'm also getting A Stingray Bit My Nipple! True Storeis from Real Travelers by Erik Torkells. I do have some travel books in my library already.

I am getting The Last Oracle by James Rollins, and I am completely thrilled! I have a long history with the author.

I will be getting "Weaving a Way Home: A Personal Journey Exploring Place and Story"
by Leslie Van Gelder. Sounds like a will need an atlas handy when reading this one!

I am getting The Arthurian Omen by G. G. Vandagriff. I hope that it is as interesting as it sounds! BTW... there is an excerpt from the book on the author's website. (www.ggvandagriff.com)

Nothing as usual.

I'm getting my very first ER! :D And it's This Gaming Life: Travels in Three Cities. Yay!

I've been chosen to receive Moose: A Memoir of Fat Camp by Stephanie Klein. I am excited, as I really love memoirs.

I snagged a copy of One in a Million by Kimberla Lawson Roby I have not read any of her books in years, but am thrilled. I look forward to reading and reviewing.

This is my first time getting an ER and I'm so excited!
It is Delightful Compendium of Consolation: A Fabulous Tale of Romance, Adventure and Faith in the Medieval Mediterranean by Burton L. Visotzky.

I am getting Owning the Olympics: Narratives of the New China (The New Media World) also! I'm so excited. I've been watching a lot of youtube videos on the subject of how China is changing (good & bad) for the upcoming Olympics. This will be a very interesting read.

there were several I would have liked; heading my way is Dream Lucky: When FDR was in the White House, Count Basie was on the radio, and everyone wore a hat ...this will be my second ER book...

I am so excited! I snagged Venetian Mask by Rosalind Laker.

I got Owning the Olympics: Narratives of the New China. My first book, and I've been requesting since the beginning.

I snagged The Private Lives of Pippa Lee - looks interesting on Amazon synopsis

I'm getting One in a Million by Kinberla Lawson Roby.

Our Longest Days: A People's History of the Second World War - looking forward to receiving it.

Owning the Olympics: Narratives of the New China. It's the one I most wanted. I've catalogued about 150 books on China and have at least that many more to add to my library, and I've read most of them.

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My very first ER yay! I'm getting copy of Victor Kugler: The Man Who Hid Anne Frank by Rick Kardonne.

Playing With the Grown-ups: A Novel by Sophie Dahl

I'm SO blessed!! Second one! Thanks, Abby and LT for making this available to us!!

I got Pirkei Avos with a twist of Humor! Thanks LT!!!

The Spirit of the Place by Samuel Shem

This will be my second ER in five months. Very exciting - especially as I just cleared off enough books in my pile to read the *first* ER (The Girl with No Shadow). ;) Maybe I'll end up going at them back-to-back.

I'm the third (I think) in the topic to get This Gaming Life. A slightly peculiar choice, as I don't think I own/have cataloged *any* books on video games - the closest I can come to is the Scrabble Dictionary and another book on chess. I do have several "travelogue" sort of books, though, and I'm anticipating an interesting read for sure!

~S

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Opera and the Morbidity of Music by Joseph Kerman

Yippee! I got one!!! The Spirit of the Place by Samuel Shem

I'm also getting a copy of Weaving a Way Home: A Personal Journey Exploring Place and Story, which looks pretty interesting

I'm getting Weaving a way home too, my first. Looks like it will fit quite nicely in with my current reading.

I also got "Dream Lucky". This is the first one I've gotten, and I'm actually not having any luck seeing where reviews are supposed to be posted on my profile.

Hi, Bubbacoop!!

To post a review for a book, go to the book. On the left, go to edit book. There, you'll see some stars. Give what you feel appropriate. Right beneath that, is the space for you to enter your review. It will automatically be posted for everyone to see when they click that book.

Hope that helps! :)

Yep. Got it. Thanks. It's not that hard to find, I just wasn't looking in the right places.

My first ER book! I also got The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee, really looking forward to it...

I snagged Food for the Soul by Chana Rubin.

I got Imagine Me and You, and I'm actually more excited about it now than I was when I requested it! This is my second ER book (the first having been The Winter Rose last year).

I'm also getting This Gaming Life and am pleased. I don't have any books on video games cataloged per se (only rpgs), but it matches my interests. :)

I'll also be receiving Owning the Olympics--hurray! I'm not terribly surprised (indeed, would have been more surprised had I not received it), since East Asia has a lot to do with both my career and my studies.

That said, there were three other books this round that I was very, very interested in, and since I didn't snag them, I now have an excuse to add them to my reading list.

Jumpins--I got another one: Four Secrets to Liking Your Work: You May Not Need to Quit to Get the Job You Want

Is it karma that I learned this on a day when I had a lot of fun in my job?

First book for me!

The Spirit of the Place by Samuel Shem

>>28 Do like I did for the previous few months books, go back to the ER list before Abby pulls it and write down title/author/release date.

Tho, by time I actually get a chance to get to the bookstore, I may be walking out with 20-30 books. Considering the variety of the books that caught my intrest, I may get a raised eyebrow from the cashier as they check me out. *G*

Arthurian Omen here too.

Yay! I finally got one! I'm getting Owning the Olympics: Narratives of the New China by Monroe Price. I hope it will have something about the amazing architecture associated with the Olympics and the neighborhoods torn down for the construction.

Yeah! He Said Beer, She Said Wine. A fan of wine, more so, but the beer is starting to creep into my habbits too....

And this is one my husband might not roll his eyes at!

I too, got One In a Million. I am glad that it will be a little lighter reading than The Translator. Need a change up sometime.

I scored Double or nothing, although I have no books in particular about Las Vegas. I do have some "true crime" mafia histories -- maybe that did it. Curiously, I just got back Sunday from my first visit there. Maybe the secret algorithm has a GPS component...

Weaving a Way Home: A Personal Journey Exploring Place and Story by Leslie Van Gelder.

I also snagged One in a Million by Kimberla Lawson Roby. I haven't read her so I'm very excited.

Yay! I'm receiving my first ER book - A Stingray Bit My Nipple!: True Stories from Real Travelers by Erik Torkells.

My first one!
This Gaming Life: Travels in Three Cities by Jim Rossignol.

I'm going to have to fight my husband to read and review it first!

The Arthurian Omen by C. G. Vandagriff! Whooo Hoooo!

My first ER book too! Pirkei Avos with a Twist of Humor by Joe Bobker.

Can't wait to get it. I'm so excited.

I'm getting my second ARC - the first was in November. The Spirit of the Place by Shem

After four months I finally get a book! The Arthurian Omen

Woohoo! My second ER book. :) Jorgy: the Life of Native Alaskan Bush Pilot and Airline Captain Holger "Jorgy" Jorgensen. I love these types of stories, which is probably why I got it, ya think? Anyway, I'm looking forward to sharing it with my niece and nephew who are native to Alaska.

Got Secrets of the Hollywood Girls Club. Very exciting.

I really wanted Aurthurian omen but I got my second choice owning the olympics the one about China it should be interesting

I'm getting The Private Lives of Pippa Lee. Just hoping last month's book will turn up soon, so I can get reviewing!

I was hoping for the Mass Observation one about WW2, but then again I am a Mass Observer so I can probably get it on discount when it comes out!

Happy reading everyone!

I finally snagged a book! I'm getting Slurp: Drinks and Light Fare, All Day, All Night. It's actually quite a bit outside of what I usually request (maybe that's why I actually managed to get it), but I'm quite looking forward to trying out some of the recipes. Mmm.

Owning the Olympics: Narratives of the New China. My second book so far

I'm getting my first ER book ever = The Spirit of the Place by Samuel Shem -- I'm really looking forward to reading it!

He Said Beer

As Nero Wolfe has taught me, any meal good enough for wine is good enough for beer.

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Looks like I'm the first to mention this one: My first ER book will be Pension Dumping: The Reasons, the Wreckage, the Stakes for Wall Street by Fran Hawthorne, probably because of all the economics books in my library.

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Hey - I'm getting my first ER book - and it's also Larryisms by Larry John. I'm very excited!! ... Now all I have to do is find out who Larry John is and why there is a book of his sayings by him, and I should be good.

I scored a copy of Secrets of the Hollywood Girls Club as well! I haven't read the first one, but it seems like others are in the same boat. Looking forward to reading, reviewing, and discussing with you all! :)

I wanted so many of them--I got Women, Work, and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working, Girlfriend!
by Rosalind Joffe and I'm happy with that, but I was really surprised that it would be the one I would get.

I am getting You can prevent global warming (and save money), which makes sense given all the eco-type books in my catalog :)

I am getting Playing with Growups by Sophie Dahl

It's Playing with the Grownups for me too. :)

He Said Beer, She Said Wine -- hopefully, there will incentive to sample liberally.

;)

I didn't request it for that reason -- I don't drink a lot of alcahol, and I suspect I would need to do any reviewing sober.

I got The Venetian Mask, and I'm really excited! I can't wait to read it. It was the book I was most interested in, too.

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The Arthurian Omen by G. G. Vandagriff. It's my first ER book, so I'm super excited! :)

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Another one for This Gaming Life: Travels in Three Cities and I am So Excited! This is my first ER book too, and I've been rambling on about it in real life for the last few days now. I'm fighting the urge to use bold-type, underling, italics, and exclamation points all at once, right now.

And unlike some of the others who're receiving this book, I actually do have other books about video games as well as traveling! Should be fun!

I got The Venetian Mask--can't wait. Oh how I love free books in the mail! Thanks LT!!

I'm new on LT and am only about 1/3 of the way through cataloging my library, so I was surprised (and thrilled) to get a book on my first try: Dream Lucky: When FDR was in the White House, Count Basie was on the radio, and everyone wore a hat

Yeah, I finally got one. Owning the Olympics: Narratives of the New China How exciting to finally get one. So many of us got this one because there was 100 available. I can't wait to receive and read it, then see what everyone thinks of it.

Now there are even 2 more books available. March is a good month for ERers on LT.

After receiving a rejection notice yesterday and a "needs more work" from my editor today, I thought it was my unlucky week. Then I came here and discovered I scored Imagine Me and You by Billy Mernit. Guess my luck has turned!

Opera and the Morbidity of Music by Joseph Kerman. I do believe I have read his Opera as Drama.

It's too bad he didn't write Opera 101. (Sorry, couldn't help slipping in one more reference.)

I am getting Venetian Mask. My first early reviewer book on LT! Can't wait! Thank you Abby.

Weaving a Way Home here.

>134: kvanuska -- oh, I know those weeks! :) Congratulations on the ER book and good luck with your writing.

I snagged a copy of The Spirit of the Place.

My copy of this book Careers in Crime: An Applicant's Guide just arrived.

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Thanks for the encouragement. My re-write is going slowly, but it's going. Congrats on your book too! Sounds interesting. Have you read the author's previous book?

ENLIGHTENMENT FOR IDIOTS....my first early review book!

Is it just me, or does "Enlightenment for Idiots" seem like a self-contradictory phrase? (Sorta like "Rocket Science for Complete Dolts".)

I am getting Opera and the Morbidity of Music. This will be my 2nd ER book.

Mine arrived already - He said Beer, She said Wine. Let's hear it for DK Publishers! And just in time for the Friday beer cart.

Yeah! I am going to be receiving my first Early Reviewers book, Larryisms by Larry John. I can't wait to receive it (even though I can't remember what it is about).

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> #8

I also got Seven Days to Sex Appeal by Eva Margolies and Stan Jones. I laughed out loud both when I read the email and when the book showed up in my mailbox yesterday. Dutifully, I'm up to Day 2.

I'm getting Weaving a Way Home - woo hoo! My first ER book, and one I'm really looking forward to reading. Most of my favorite books have a definite "place" in them.

Another "Weaving a way" here. I'm delighted because the description looked fascinating.

I also got Off the Deep End - I am looking forward to it!

I received Double or Nothing: How Two Friends Risked it all to Buy one of Las Vegas' Legendary Casinos, a nominee for the My Title is Too Long award.

I am getting The Venetian Mask. I figured that was the most likely one for me to get, as I have two or three other books by the same author. Excited to read it!

Yea! I'm another one getting my first ER book this time around. I'm getting Victor Kugler: The Man Who Hid Anne Frank and I'm super excited! :D

Kerman's will probably get 2 reviews from our house: my husband is a musician who had a summer seminar with him many years ago. (I'm purely a listener.)

Weaving a Way Home: A Personal Journey Exploring Place and Story by Leslie Van Gelder

Dream Lucky. First one for me too. Looking forward to this one, right up my alley, first half of the century, US history, pop culture.

streamsong, be sure to let us all know how it is! I was hoping to get that one. If it's good, I wonder if you wouldn't pass it along when you're done?

I just got my copy of Larryisms by Larry John and I'm laughing already! I popped it out of the envelope and just meant to look at it, but I got sucked in I don't want to put it down...

"What if the Hokey Pokey IS what's it's all about?" and "Why are so many people worried about being beautiful? You get just as much attention when you're ugly."

HILARIOUS!

I got A Stingray Bit my Nipple by Eric Torkells...and I would be very willing to trade with someone who got Moose: A Memoir of Fat Camp by Stephanie Klein
when we are each done with our respective copies...

It's He Said Beer, She Said Wine for me...and it already arrived. Looks great!

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I got my first ER book, Double or Nothing: How Two Friends Risked It All to Buy One of Las Vegas' Legendary Casinos, in the mail today, and I already finished it!

Fans of non-fiction should definitely take a chance on this well-composed and fast-paced memoir about friendship and fortunes. Set in Las Vegas, the story focuses on the business partnership of Tim Poster and Tom Breitling (the author) as they make $100 million not once, but twice. While the first third of the novel, focusing on their first venture as a hotel reservation service riding the dot-com boom of the late 90s, is necessary to establishing their relationship and characters, the memoir really comes alive with their purchase of The Golden Nugget Casino. From meeting Tony Bennett to starring in a reality TV show, the meat of the memoir is a very well-organized collection of anecdotes about the running of a casino. Though a bit skimpy on exact details and a bit excessive with the "gas pedal vs. brake pedal" metaphor used to describe Tim and Tom's business relationship, this book is a quick and fun read that will make you long for a Vegas vacation.

Manadabomb -- I got Seven Days to Sex Appeal: How to Be Sexier Without Surgery, Weight Loss, or Cleavage by Eva Margolies and Stan Jones, also. I've read it and started a review.

Abby, do I post the review here? on the book page? I know they sent me an editor's email to send my review to also.

Actually, I was impressed. MOST of the stuff in the book is what I was taught in middle school under the heading of "how to act like a lady", coupled with the mother-daughter course I took at Barbizon on "how to be a run-way model and escort-appropriate" (not the sexual escort -- just a good-companion escort). NOTE: the above is not my review, just a couple of comments.

I also got my first ER book, From the Coffee House of Jewish Dreamers, a wonderful collection of poems. I sat down to glance at it, and didn't stand up until I had finished it. I like having this opportunity to read and review.

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If anyone who got This Gaming Life doesn't really want it -- it was one I did want -- my husband, my kids, all their friends just fall into the computer and get lost and BOTH my next door neighbors are gamer writers (one wrote all the support stuff on World of Warcraft), and I've gone to a couple of gaming conventions with them, so I would love to see it if you don't want it.

As little as I thought the one I got Seven Days to Sex Appeal had to do with me, I loved it and think I figured out how to post the review on it!

I snagged Three Girls and Their Brother, by Teresa Rebeck. Anyone else?

I too got Weaving a Way Home: A Personal Journey Exploring Place and Story by Leslie Van Gelder, although it hasn't arrived yet. I can't wait, as I love travel writing.

medievalmama - add the book to your catalog, and review it there. That way it'll show up on the main page for the book!

Wow, I am blessed this month: Franklin and Lucy in the bonus batch!

Abby, you are amazingly fast with the notifications this month!

I would be glad to swap you with the gaming book ....and if you want to send me the seven days of sex appeal.... it could work out for the both of us.... let me know...

I have not received the book as of this message...so we have some time....

Lou

Franklin and Lucy also from the March Bonus Batch. All hail the magic algorithm and the magnificent Abby!

I will be getting Playing With the Grown-ups from the March Batch.

I'm was very interested in Franklin and Lucy from the Bonus Batch, but didn't get it.

Yay! I got Franklin and Lucy. It's my first ER book.

Pandora in the Congo by Albert Sánchez Piñol for me this month, which cheered me up as I'm still waiting for Gents from last month's batch. Not that I am short of things to read, she says looking at the result of too many visits to the dealer's room at Eastercon over the weekend...

Ooh, I really wanted to read Pandora in the Congo but it wasn't available here. Probably be forever before it is, too.

I am also getting my first book, and I was lucky enough to be selected for two -- one from the bonus round! So excited.

I am getting Franklin and Lucy and This Gaming Life. Yahoo!

As for remembering which ones I wanted, I add them to my LT catalog when I request books and tag them with Early Reviewers and want, so I remember. But I use my list not only as a catalog of what I own, but what I want to read.

I'm getting my first book as well-- yay!

I've been notified that I'll receive The Spirit of the Place, but it's still not here... Hopefully, I'll get it by the end of the week, as I'm going on a trip and want to take it with me. Has anyone else gotten their copy yet?

173> I've had exactly the same two selections as you! I wonder whether that tells us anything about the famed algorithm.... ;-)

Nothing from the bonus batch for me : (

>177 I think it mostly tells us that thee and me are in the UK, and the UK doesn't have that wide a range of books in the offers. :-)

Though out of curiosity, I took a look and we share 37 out of 846 for you and 896 for me. And I see a fair number of titles in your library that might well have been in mine were it not for the "so many books, so little time" problem.

I received my first ER, and it is almost sad how excited I am. I was given Dr. Jeffrey Langholz’s You Can Prevent Global Warming (and save money!). I have not read it completely, but so far so good!

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>176 I, too, am expecting my first book, but still waiting for The Spirit of the Place. While I'm waiting, I'm trying to finish up others so I'll be ready when it arrives. I feel like I'm preparing the nursery or something.

I received a nice thank you note from the publisher when I submitted my review of From The coffee House of Jewish Dreamers by Isidore Century. Is that typical?

I'm very excited to receive my first ER snag. I'm getting Slurp: Drinks and Light Fare, All Day, All Night. I love a good mixed drink in the evenings so this should be a lot of fun to review.

I just received my copy of The Arthurian Omen. Cool!

I got Franklin and Lucy from the bonus batch as well. Two books in the same month is always good.

I got Living Rich by Spending Smart: How to Get More of What You Really Want. It looks pretty good -- and I'm probably a well-qualified reviewer, because it's something I've been doing for years: spending very carefully on the necessities in order to "get more of what (I) really want" -- BOOKS. ;)

Nothing for me.. really had hopes for the bous round- both were of interest... oh well.

muumi-can't wait to see if this book is worth the money. Gee, between it and the book I got this month (You can prevent global warming (and save money!), I should be able save lots of money! LOL

I'm expecting to receive "Moose: A Memoir of Fat Camp". Has anyone else received the book yet? I'm getting impatient. :)

>189 A bunch of the books haven't arrived yet, I wouldn't worry. Plus, HarperCollins, the publisher of your book, gives away ARCs from their website as well and I bet they'll send the LT ARCs at the same time they send those. I don't believe they've made their announcements yet of who won and who didn't, but I would think it will be soon.

I've posted my review of Dream Lucky. Looks as if I'm about the dozenth one. Not bad, not great. Good excuse to listen to a lot pf period music while reading!

I snagged Fresh by Mark McNay which was delivered at lightening speed just 2 days after notification and which I started reading last night. I've enjoyed the first few chapters and I'm looking forward to getting stuck into the rest of the book this weekend. Still waiting for Gents here too...

Yup - I am still waiting for Gents too.

I just received my March book today. One in a Million by Kimberla Lawson Roby.

I can't wait to read it. I really enjoy her books. This is my first ER book.