Time for a Book Giveaway - Twitter Style

In which Douglas admits he may be wrong about something while offering a free book...

About nine months ago I reviewed "The Girls' Guide to AD/HD" and didn't hold back any punches. I described how the book and I didn't get along, as if the author had personally set out to irritate me with its content and layout. Here is one of the nicer quips from that review last March.


“I felt this book assaulted my attention span with a sledgehammer covered with sparkles. I had a hard time thumbing through it, nevermind reading it.”


Now, to be fair, I'm not a girl, nor am I a teenaged girl, so I am as far from the targeted demographic for this book as I am from Alpha Centauri. I still stand by my criticisms, but I'm willing to accept that there might be people out there who not only will like this book and the way it's laid out, but may even find it useful.

This is why I've decided to remove it from my bookshelf and let you put it on yours.

THE RULES:



Let your friends know about this blog via Twitter, Facebook, or even email. Share this shortened url with them: http://bit.ly/mind. Please tell them why you think they might enjoy my blog. Just one post or email is all I'm asking. No spamming. Then paste what you told them here (Be nice. Don't paste their email address for spambots to harvest). I could just pick an entry at random, but where's the fun in that? I'm looking for wit, humor & creativity. I'll announce the winner on February 10th.


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Comments

Unknown said…
Hi, I posted about this in my blog. It will be published in about an hour.
January 29, 2009 5:55 PM
D.R. Cootey said…
Thanks for the link!

It doesn't qualify as an entry, unfortunately, because you didn't mention why you thought people should read my blog. Sorry.

I've noticed that you forgot to include a link to your blog, however. Let me fix that for you, especially since you listed other book contests people might be interested in.

Robin's blog: T.V. And Book Addict
January 29, 2009 9:25 PM
D.R. Cootey said…
Robin, as the only entry you're back in the running. I know I panned the book, but I thought surely somebody would be interested in the book. My opinion isn't the only one.

And another attempt to lure RSS readers into the comments section goes down in flames... ;)
February 03, 2009 8:40 AM
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