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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

War by Sebastian Junger audiobook - GIVEAWAY - {CLOSED}



Title:  War
Author:  Sebastian Junger
Read by:  Sebastian Junger
Category: Biography and Autobiography
Format:  Audio Book
Publish Date: 5/11/2010
ISBN:  9781607881988
Price:  $29.98

From the publisher's website:

In WAR Sebastian Junger gives breathtaking insight into the truths of war-- the fear, the honor, and the trust among men. His on-the-ground account follows a single platoon through a 15-month tour of duty in the most dangerous outpost in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley. Through the experiences of these young men at war, he shows what it means to fight, to serve, and to face down mortal danger on a regular basis. 

Listen to an Excerpt

I am listening to this now and will post my review once I'm done; in the meantime, Anna at Hachette Books was kind enough to offer you, my readers, a chance to win a copy for yourself!

If you or someone you know are a documentary buff or a war afficionado, this audio is for you.  It 'reads' like a documentary into the nitty gritty of the current war in Afghanistan.  Stewart Junger is a journalist who lived, ate, and worked with this platoon 24/7.  As he says so clearly, "Once you're fighting a war, the politics no longer matter."  

BUY IT:  You can purchase this book through the publisher's website, at Amazon, and through other online and offline booksellers.

WIN IT:  Anna at Hachette Books was kind enough to offer up to 3 audiobooks for you, my readers, to enjoy!  Thanks so much, Anna!

Note that I said UP to 3 books?  For every 15 unique entrants, I will add an audiobook to the giveaway.   That means that in order to giveaway 3 books, I will need 45 unique entrants!

MANDATORY ENTRY:  What is your favorite war film, documentary, or book?

IMPORTANT NOTE:  If you have already received this title for review from Hachette or already won a copy, per their review/giveaway guidelines, please do not enter this giveaway!!! 

EXTRA ENTRIES (please leave a separate comment for each; if you already follow or subscribe prior to this post, leave 2 comments for each):

1. Follow Knitting and Sundries publicly on Google Friend Connect and/or Twitter

2. Subscribe via RSS and/or newsletter to Knitting and Sundries (buttons to the right) - I hate clutter in my email box, so my emails are just the headlines of whatever posts I put up that day - if you see one you like, you can click on it to read the full post - 1 entry for each you do

3.  Spread the word! Tweet (maximum of ONCE daily - include @jewelknits and @GrandCentralPub in the tweet so that I see it. To make it easy, you can use the "Share" button at the bottom of this post!  Blog about - 2 entries/comments.  Sidebar link to giveaway - 1 entry/comment (leave the URL)

4.  Enter another one of my giveaways that are current at the time you post your entry comment. You can get one extra entry for each giveaway that you enter.

ALL ENTRIES:  Please leave your email in your comments: Like this: imacrazedmommy at whydidihavekids dot com OR like this imacrazedmommy(at)whydidihavekids(dot)com to avoid the spam bots.  If I can't reach you, you can't win!

In addition, if you follow, tweet, etc., please leave the name or email address you follow/tweet/subscribe under.

Eligibility: US and Canada, 18 and older.  These audiobooks will ship directly from the publisher, so no P.O. Boxes, please!

End date:  July 13, 2010 at 11:59 PM EST

I will pick the winner(s) using Random.org.  I will post the winner(s) on the site AND send an email to the email address used to enter.  The winner will then have 48 hours to reply with their mailing information; otherwise, a new winner will be picked.  The email will be easy to spot; the subject line will begin "You WON on Knitting and Sundries"

Disclosure:  I received a complimentary copy of this title from Hachette Audiobooks to objectively review.  No other form of compensation was received for this post, and I am not required to post a positive review.

93 comments:

Denny, Alaska said...

Favorite war film? "From Here To Eternity." Thanks for entering my name in your giveaway.

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Jeff said...

My favorite is Saving Private Ryan!

That was a great movie!

I hope to win! Thanks for the giveaway!
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nfmgirl said...

My favorite is Joel Noel (Merry Christmas)! A great "true" account...

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THRIFTY CANUCKS said...

My fave war film is Apocolypse Now

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abfantom said...

Saving Private Ryan is my favorite movie.

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Jenn S. said...

My favorite war film is Das Boot.

Tim said...

I love Platoon.

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loni said...

My favorite war film is Blackhawk Down.

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ky2here said...

I'll go obscure: Johnny Got His Gun.

To be fair, it's not even a good book anymore and the book was better than the movie. Sorry Dalton.

slb3334 said...

saving private ryan.

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Daniel M said...

saving private ryan is my fav - regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com

rah267 said...

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I like Black hawk down.

GALENA said...

fav war film is mash. grew up ithen an its helped me understand laugh an cry about the time those years an are country an the terrible thing we did to are vets

krstrpp said...

My favorite recent war movie is "The Messenger." Thanks for the chance to win! (krstrpp at hotmail dot com)

jsc123 said...

My favorite war themed movie is "The Patriot" starring Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger.
Thank you so much for the giveaway.

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Hotsnotty2 said...

Saving Private Ryan, thanks!

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Tara said...

My favorite "war" movies are The patriot and Braveheart...Are those considered war movies? I think so...

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Nickolay said...

My favorite is Band of Brothers

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scat413 said...

Saving Private Ryan..Hard to watch in the beginning but so good to the end.
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Anonymous said...

"Johnny Got His Gun"!

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Anonymous said...

my fave is Saving Private Ryan
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mmentor said...

sign me up please and thank you

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Bakersdozen said...

I love "Gettysburg". vidomich(at)yahoo(dot)com

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lknott said...

My favorite movie is Battle of the Bulge. It is a very factual show and does a good job of dehollywoodishing the battle.


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susan1215 said...

My favorite war movie is Saving Private Ryan

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tina reynolds said...

pearl harbor is my favorite thanks for the chance eaglesforjack@gmail.com

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devon said...

my favorite war movie is We Were Soldiers

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PamelaJD said...

My favortie war film is The Killing Fields.
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Jayfr said...

My favorite war film is We Were Soldiers Once and Young. Great book too.

purango said...

Full Metal Jacket is my favorite. garrettsambo@aol.com

Jinxy and Me said...

I like Saving Private Ryan

Heather said...

My husband got me hooked on Band of Brothers.

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I follow on twitter - choochoo428

Nancye said...

My fave war film is Saving Private Ryan

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Ardy22 said...

Saving Private Ryan was a fav of mine

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krstrpp said...

My favorite recent war movie is "The Messenger." Thanks for the chance to win! (krstrpp at hotmail dot com)

loni said...

I follow through GFC!

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Tim said...

I love Platoon.

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THRIFTY CANUCKS said...

I subscribe via email

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My fave war film is Apocolypse Now

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I already follow #2

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My favorite is Joel Noel (Merry Christmas)! A great "true" account...

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