Bookaway

Israel Potter by Herman Melville

2010-03-01T00:01:00.000-08:00

Special thanks to Andy Nevins for donating this book.

From the back cover: Israel Potter (1855) examines the life of an ordinary patriot, a common man manipulated by powerful forces and utterly forgotten among the lists of American Revolutionary War heroes. His story is filled with the twists and turns of battle, captivity and escape, mistaken and shifting identities, and politics. On his journeys Potter meets King George III, Benjamin Franklin, John Paul Jones, and Ethan Allan. Israel Potter is a quintessential and vital story of the everyday American hero, struggling to overcome adversity and attempting to find a place of harmony in a world of revolution, upheaval, and forgetfulness.

This paperback book is in excellent condition and will be shipped free of charge to one randomly selected person who leaves a comment including name, e-mail address and U.S. mailing address by 11:59 PM PST Wednesday, March 31, 2010.

The Case for Faith by Lee Strobel

2010-01-30T16:30:00.000-08:00

From the back cover: "In The Case for Faith, Strobel turns his tenacious investigative skills to the most persistent emotional objections to belief - the eight most popular barriers to faith. The Case for Faith is for those who may be thinking about the claims of the Bible but who are faced with formidable intellectual barriers standing squarely in their path. For Christians, it will deepen their convictions and give them fresh confidence in discussing Christianity with even their most skeptical friends. A tremendous resource and a fast paced absorbing read."

This paperback book is in excellent condition and will be shipped free of charge to one person (to be selected at random) who leaves a comment including name, e-mail address and U.S. mailing address by 11:59 PM PDT Sunday, February 28, 2010.

As always, comments are moderated and your contact information will not be viewable by the public.

Howards End by E.M. Forster

2009-12-02T21:11:00.000-08:00

Special thanks to Andy Nevins for donating this book.

From the back cover:

Considered by many to be E. M. Forster’s greatest novel, Howards End is a beautifully subtle tale of two very different families brought together by an unusual event. The Schlegels are intellectuals, devotees of art and literature. The Wilcoxes are practical and materialistic, leading lives of “telegrams and anger.” When the elder Mrs. Wilcox dies and her family discovers she has left their country home—Howards End—to one of the Schlegel sisters, a crisis between the two families is precipitated that takes years to resolve.

Written in 1910, Howards End is a symbolic exploration of the social, economic, and intellectual forces at work in England in the years preceding World War I, a time when vast social changes were occurring. In the Schlegels and the Wilcoxes, Forster perfectly embodies the competing idealism and materialism of the upper classes, while the conflict over the ownership of Howards End represents the struggle for possession of the country’s future. As critic Lionel Trilling once noted, the novel asks, “Who shall inherit England?”

This paperback book is in excellent condition and will be shipped free of charge to one randomly selected person who leaves a comment including name, e-mail address and U.S. mailing address by 11:59 PM PST Thursday, December 31.

An additional entry will be awarded to anyone who links to this giveaway from a publicly accessible blog, Twitter account or webpage and leaves a comment providing the URL. As always, comments are moderated and your contact information will not be viewable by the public.

The Overcoming Life by D.L. Moody

2009-09-25T23:59:00.000-07:00

Moody Press Centennial Edition

From the back cover: "Hear the resounding words of D.L. Moody as he inspires you to overcome internal battles and external forces so that you can experience a joyous relationship with your Lord and Savior."

This paperback book is in very good condition and will be shipped free of charge to one randomly selected person who leaves a comment including name, e-mail address and U.S. mailing address by 11:59 PM PDT Friday, October 30, 2009. An additional entry will be awarded to anyone who links to this giveaway from a publicly accessible blog, Twitter account or webpage and provides this information. As always, comments are moderated and your contact information will not be viewable by the public.

More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell

2009-09-12T00:00:00.002-07:00

Amazon.com Review: "Since its release, More Than a Carpenter has been challenging readers to ask the question, 'Who is Jesus?' Author and renowned speaker Josh McDowell acknowledges that while the topic of God is widely accepted, the name of Jesus often causes irritation. 'Why don't the names of Buddha, Mohammed, Confucius offend people? The reason is that these others didn't claim to be God, but Jesus did.' By addressing questions about scientific and historical evidence, the validity of the Bible, and proofs of the resurrection, McDowell helps the reader come to an informed and intelligent decision about whether Jesus was a liar, a lunatic, or the Lord."

An additional entry will be awarded to anyone who links to this giveaway from a publicly accessible blog, Twitter account or webpage and leaves a comment providing the URL. As always, comments are moderated and your contact information will not be viewable by the public.

Escoge La Salud - Choose Health DVD/Book

2009-09-12T00:00:00.001-07:00

Sorry for the recent lull in giveaways--we'll try to pick up the pace. Please note the new giveaway instructions below.

From Kaiser Permanente: "Step by simple step, in English or Spanish, the Escoge la salud health guide and DVD will take you and your family to a healthier life. Written by experts specializing in Latino health care, Escoge la salud focuses on avoiding and controlling diabetes and obesity, two of the greatest threats to Latino families today. These conditions can lead to more serious health problems, such as heart disease and stroke, which can shorten your life."

"The DVD video features families like yours who are facing health problems and learning new ways to improve their health and well-being. The guidebook gives you simple tools to get started and keep you going strong."

This brand new, shrink wrapped DVD and guidebook will be shipped free of charge to one randomly selected person who leaves a comment including name, e-mail address and U.S. mailing address by 11:59 PM PDT Friday, October 30. Additional entries will be awarded to anyone who links to this giveaway from a publicly accessible blog, Twitter account or webpage and leaves a comment providing us with the URL.

(As always, comments are moderated and your contact information will not be viewable by the public.)

Theodore Roosevelt: An American Mind

2009-09-05T20:45:00.000-07:00

From Publishers Weekly: Theodore Roosevelt's writings collected here reflect his varied roles and interests as president, soldier, patriot, naval reformer, naturalist, conservationist, explorer and big-game hunter. A man of causes and contradictions, his contradictions are very much on dispay in these pages, as DiNunzio points out. Roosevelt expresses outrage over the wanton slaughter of game, yet he and his son Kermit kill more than 500 animals on an African safari. He supports equal rights for women but holds traditional views about their place in the home. Not a few of Roosevelt's opinions fall far short of political correctness by today's standards.

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This paperback book is in fair condition and will be shipped free of charge to one randomly selected person who leaves a comment including name, e-mail address and U.S. mailing address by 11:59 PM PDT Friday, October 30, 2009. An additional entry will be awarded to anyone who links to this giveaway from a publicly accessible blog, Twitter account or webpage and leaves a comment providing the URL. As always, comments are moderated and your contact information will not be viewable by the public.

The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel

2009-09-05T00:00:00.000-07:00

The Case for Christ is the result of a journalist's personal investigation into the evidence of Jesus Christ's life. Strobel seeks to answer the question, is there credible evidence that the historical Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God?
Strobel writes from the perspective of a tough minded skeptical lawyer who seeks to cross-examine dozens of experts in very specific fields of history, theology, science, apologetics, and medicine to personally discover if the evidence is credible.

This paperback book is in excellent condition and will be shipped free of charge to one randomly selected person who leaves a comment including name, e-mail address and U.S. mailing address by 11:59 PM PDT Friday, September 11, 2009.

An additional entry will be awarded to anyone who links to this giveaway from a publicly accessible blog, Twitter account or webpage and leaves a comment providing the URL. As always, comments are moderated and your contact information will not be viewable by the public.

The American Leadership Tradition by Marvin Olasky

2009-08-29T00:00:00.000-07:00

Amazon.com Review: "In The American Leadership Tradition, Marvin Olasky sets out to prove the link between private morality and success in political leadership, sketching moral portraits of 10 presidents, with Henry Clay, Booker T. Washington, and John D. Rockefeller thrown in for good measure. George Washington provides Olasky's perfect model to which future presidents should aspire, depicted as loyal to his wife, Martha, and possessing a strong faith in God. Jefferson, in contrast, is portrayed as suspicious of religion--and then, of course, there are his affairs with Sally Hemings and Maria Cosway (a married woman he knew in Paris while serving there as ambassador). 'Jefferson's career,' Olasky writes, 'provides an important example of how even a leader who scorned any Scripture he could not control, and implemented policies contrary to biblical teaching, did not quite wreck a country with a decentralized government and a citizenry committed to preserving both liberty and virtue.'"

This hardcover book is in like new condition and will be shipped free of charge to one randomly selected person who leaves a comment including name, e-mail address and U.S. mailing address by 11:59 PM PDT Friday, September 4, 2009.

An additional entry will be awarded to anyone who links to this giveaway from a publicly accessible blog, Twitter account or webpage and leaves a comment providing us with the URL. As always, comments are moderated and your contact information will not be viewable by the public.

The Bible Method of Daily Living: Based on Lectures by Matthew Henry

2009-08-14T00:00:00.000-07:00

From the back cover:

"The alarm goes off, sending you rushing through your day. You find a few spare minutes to commit your day to the Lord, but time is tight and you struggle to keep your focus on God as the day goes on.

"This struggle is nothing new. In 1712 Matthew Henry presented a series of lectures about how to spend time with God throughout the day. Originally published in 1880s by the American Tract Society, The Bible Method of Daily Living shows readers how to center their days around God, giving ideas for prayer and activity that brings draws them close to God at different times of the day.

"If you'd like to spend more time with God than a rushed few minutes in the morning, The Bible Method of Daily Living is a time-tested resource for living your days in God's presence."

This hardcover book is in like new condition and will be shipped free of charge to one randomly selected person who leaves a comment including name, e-mail address and U.S. mailing address by 11:59 PM PDT Friday, August 21.

An additional entry will be awarded to anyone who links to this giveaway from a publicly accessible blog, Twitter account or webpage and leaves a comment providing us with the URL. As always, comments are moderated and your contact information will not be viewable by the public.

Happy 4th!

2009-07-04T09:14:00.000-07:00

We're celebrating freedom today by giving away a free book (The World's Greatest Classics: Basic Documents of American History) on Twitter. See www.twitter.com/bookaway for more information.

Why One Way? by John MacArthur

2009-06-19T07:06:00.000-07:00

In honor of John MacArthur's 70th birthday today, we are giving away his book titled...

Why One Way?

From the back cover: "The Bible says there's just 'one way' to God. But today, postmodernists claim that 'no one way is the right way,' and any way is okay. To them there is no absolute truth. In their inclusive view, every man's opinion is as good as the next. In contrast, the relevance of the gospel has always been its absolute exclusivity - that Christ alone atoned for sin and, therefore, faith in Christ alone can reconcile us to God."

This hardover book is in good condition and will be shipped free of charge to the first person who leaves a comment including name, e-mail address and U.S. mailing address. Please note that comments are moderated and your contact information will not be viewable by the public.

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2009-06-15T13:57:00.000-07:00

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Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James Finn Garner

2009-06-13T14:00:00.000-07:00

We have no plans to read this book to our children...but it's pretty humorous for adults.

Politically Correct Bedtime Stories: Modern Tales for Our Life & Times

From inside the dust jacket: "Once upon a time, in the olden days, heavy-set middle-aged men would congregate in their elitist clubs, sit in overstuffed leather chairs, smoke air-choking cigars, and pitch story ideas and plots to each other. Problem was, these stories, many of which found their way into the general social consciousness, reflected the way in which these men lived and saw their world: that is, the stories were sexist, discriminatory, unfair, culturally biased, and in general, demeaning to witches, animals, goblins, and fairies everywhere. Finally, after centuries of these abusive tales, which have been handed down-unknowingly-from one male-biased generation to the next, James Finn Garner has taken it upon himself (that's right, yet another man) to enlighten and liberate these classic bedtime stories and retell them in a way that is much more in keeping with the society in which we live today."

This hardover book is in used but very good condition and will be shipped free of charge to the first person who leaves a comment including name, e-mail address and U.S. mailing address. Please note that comments are moderated and your contact information will not be viewable by the public.

It Doesn't Take a Hero: The Autobiography: General H. Norman Schwartzkopf

2009-05-25T16:37:00.000-07:00

Happy Memorial Day! Today's free giveaway is...

It Doesn't Take a Hero: The Autobiography: General H. Norman Schwartzkopf

From the inside the dust jacket: "General Schwarzkopf reveals the full story of his remarkable life and a career spanning nearly four decades - a career that profoundly shaped his beliefs and provided the leadership lessons that served him so brilliantly in the Gulf War."

This hardover book is in used but good condition and will be shipped free of charge to the first person who leaves a comment including name, e-mail address and U.S. mailing address. Please note that comments are moderated and your contact information will not be viewable by the public.

The Grace Awakening by Charles R. Swindoll

2009-05-02T14:04:00.000-07:00

The Grace Awakening: Believing in Grace Is One Thing. Living it Is Another.

Amazon's product description:
"The Grace Awakening calls all Christians to wake up and reject living in such legalistic, performance-oriented bondage. The God of the universe has given us an amazing, revolutionary gift of grace and freedom. This freedom and grace set us apart from every other "religion" on the face of the earth.

In this best-selling classic, Charles Swindoll urges you not to miss living a grace-filled life. Freedom and joy-not lists and demands and duties-await all who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ."

This paperback book is in used condition and will be shipped free of charge to the first person who leaves a comment including name, e-mail address and U.S. mailing address. Please note that comments are moderated and your contact information will not be viewable by the public.

A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare

2009-04-20T16:46:00.000-07:00

A Midsummer Night's Dream (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)

This paperback book is in used condition and will be shipped free of charge to the first person who leaves a comment including name, e-mail address and U.S. mailing address. Please note that comments are moderated and your contact information will not be viewable by the public.

The Passion of Jesus Christ by John Piper

2009-04-10T05:35:00.000-07:00

Happy Good Friday!

The Passion of Jesus Christ: Fifty Reasons Why He Came to Die by John Piper

From Challies.com: "The Passion of Jesus Christ provides fifty reasons why Jesus suffered and died. Piper is careful to look beyond the cause to see the purpose in Jesus’ death. Where the movie focused on how Jesus died, and the media frenzy examined who killed Him, this book looks past the controversy to show the purposes behind His death. The author lists fifty reasons, each backed by Scripture and explained in some detail."

This paperback book is in like new condition and will be shipped free of charge to the first person who leaves a comment including name, e-mail address and U.S. mailing address. Please note that comments are moderated and your contact information will not be viewable by the public.

My American Journey by Colin Powell

2009-04-05T05:00:00.000-07:00

In honor of Colin Powell's 72nd birthday today, we are pleased to give away a copy of his 643 page 1995 autobiography.

My American Journey: An Autobiography by Colin Powell

From the New York Times review: "'My American Journey'...tells the up-by-the-Army-bootstraps 'story of a black kid of no early promise from an immigrant family of limited means who was raised in the South Bronx and somehow rose to become the National Security Adviser to the President of the United States and then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.' That "somehow" perfectly captures the coy tone of this book, which presents General Powell's brilliantly executed climb to political and military prominence with studied nonchalance....The self-portrait that emerges from this book is that of a man who discovered his sense of self in the Army, a man who found in the military the same sense of "organization, tradition, hierarchy, pageantry, purpose" that he loved as a child in church."

This hardcover book is in like new condition and will be shipped free of charge to the first person who leaves a comment including name, e-mail address and U.S. mailing address. Please note that comments are moderated; comments containing contact information will not be made viewable to the public.

The Treasure Principle by Randy Alcorn

2009-03-28T09:59:00.000-07:00

David asked me to "pick a book that will go quickly" since we would like to include this weekend's giveaway in a mail run we are making this afternoon. I knew you all would snatch this little treasure up right away, so here it is!

The Treasure Principle: Discovering the Secret of Joyful Giving (LifeChange Books) by Randy Alcorn

From the Amazon.com description: "In this first book in the new LifeChange series, bestselling author Randy Alcorn introduces readers to a revolution in material freedom and radical generosity that will change lives around the world. Ninety-five percent of Christians have never come to terms with a biblical perspective on their material possessions, Alcorn writes. God has entrusted His wealth to us and called upon us to manage and invest His money. This is in everyone's best interests, including our own. When Jesus told His followers to "lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven," he intended that they discover an astounding secret: how joyful giving brings God maximum glory and his children maximum pleasure."

This hardcover book is in very good condition and will be shipped free of charge to the first person who leaves a comment including name, e-mail address and U.S. mailing address. Please note that comments are moderated and your contact information will not be viewable by the public.

The Partner by John Grisham

2009-03-21T08:24:00.000-07:00

We gave away this book last month, and the winner read it and sent it back to us...so now we're giving it away again!

The Partner by John Grisham

From the Amazon.com review: "They kidnapped him in a small town in Brazil. He had changed his name and his appearance, but they were sure they had their man. Four years before, he had been called Patrick S. Lanigan. He had died in a car crash in February 1992. His gravestone lay in a cemetry in Biloxi, Mississippi. He had been a partner at an up and coming law firm, had a pretty wife, a new daughter, and a bright future. Six weeks after his death, $90 million had disappeared from the law firm. It was then that his partners knew he was still alive."

This 1997 paperback (UK edition) in used condition will be shipped free of charge to the first person who leaves a comment including name, e-mail address and U.S. mailing address. Please note that comments are moderated and your contact information will not be viewable by the public.

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

2009-03-17T02:05:00.000-07:00

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: A Practical Guide for Improving Communication and Getting What You Want in Your Relationships

According to Wikipedia, this book "asserts the notion that men and women are as different as beings from other planets...In contrast to some psychologists (and feminists) who emphasize similarities between the sexes, Gray writes almost exclusively about differences. Gray says that his "Martians" and "Venusians" are only stereotypes and cannot be applied blindly to individuals. An example of the theories it offers is that women complain about problems because they want their problems to be acknowledged, while men complain about problems because they are asking for solutions. Other concepts in the book are the difference between women and men's point systems and how they react under stress."

This first edition hardcover is in used but very good condition and goes to the first person to leave a comment including name, e-mail address, and U.S. mailing address. Please note that comments are moderated and your contact information will not be viewable by the public.

The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel

2009-03-13T10:11:00.000-07:00

The Case for Christ Is the result of a journalist personal investigation into the evidence of Jesus Christ's life. Strobel seeks to answer the question, is there credible evidence that the historical Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God?

Strobel writes from the perspective of a tough minded skeptical lawyer who seeks to cross examine dozens of experts in very specific fields of history, theology, science, apologetics, and medicine to personally discover if the evidence is credible.

The book is 367 pages and is in perfectly new condition. It will be shipped free of charge to the first person who leaves a comment including name, e-mail address and U.S. mailing address. Please note that comments are moderated and your contact information will not be viewable by the public.

The Atonement Child by Francine Rivers

2009-03-08T11:21:00.000-07:00

Today we're giving away a novel by Francine Rivers.

The Atonement Child
by Francine Rivers

From the Back Cover: "In one horrific, terrifying moment, Dynah Carey’s perfect life is shattered by rape, her future irrevocably altered by an unwanted pregnancy, her doting family torn apart. Her seemingly rock-solid faith is pushed to the limits as she faces the most momentous choice of her life—to embrace or to end the untimely life within her."

This paperback book is in used but good condition and goes to the first person to leave a comment including name, e-mail address, and U.S. mailing address. Please note that comments are moderated and your contact information will not be viewable by the public.

A Voyage Long and Strange by Tony Horowitz

2009-03-04T09:00:00.000-08:00

Today's giveaway is a hardcover copy of A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World by Tony Horowitz.

A Voyage Long and Strange by Tony Horowitz

From Publishers Weekly: "As opposed to the Pilgrims, Tony Horwitz begins his journey at Plymouth Rock. Plymouth Rock is a myth. The Pilgrims—who, Horwitz notes, were on a mission that was based less on freedom and the schoolbook history ideas the president of the United States typically mentions when he pardons a turkey at the White House and more on finding a cure for syphilis—may or may not have noticed it. In about 1741, a church elder in Plymouth, winging it, pointed out a boulder that is now more like a not-at-all-precious stone. Three hundred years later, people push and shove to see it in summer tourist season, wearing T-shirts that say, America's Hometown. Which eventually leads an overstimulated (historically speaking) Horowitz to come close to starting a fight in a Plymouth bar. Not to Virginians it isn't, he writes. Or Hispanics or Indians. Forget all the others, his bar mate says loudly. This is the friggin' beginning of America! A Voyage Long and Strange is a history-fueled, self-imposed mission of rediscovery, a travelogue that sets out to explore the surprisingly long list of explorers who discovered America, and what discovered means anyway, starting with the Vikings in A.D. 1000, and ending up on the Mayflower. Horowitz (Blue Latitudes; Confederates in the Attic) even dons conquistador gear, making the narrative surprisingly fun and funny, even as he spends a lot of time describing just how badly Columbus and subsequently the Spanish treated people. "

This hardcover book is in barely-read condition and goes to the first person to leave a comment including name, e-mail address, and U.S. mailing address. Please note that comments are moderated and your contact information will not be viewable by the public.