Giveaway - Earth (The AudioBook) presented by The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race

TITLE:    The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race
INFO:    Audiobook, Humor, 3 CDs
PUBLISHED:   Hachette Audio, 2010
ISBN#:   978-1-60788-615-0
HOW'D I GET IT:   Received from Hachette Audio for Review and Giveaway

FROM GOODREADS:  Where do we come from? Who created us? Why are we here? These questions have puzzled us since the dawn of time, but when it became apparent to Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show that the world was about to end, they embarked on a massive mission to write a book that summed up the human race: What we looked like; what we accomplished; our achievements in society, government, religion, science, and culture - all in a lavishly produced audiobook of approximately 200 minutes.


After two weeks of hard work and nights in the recording studio, they had their audiobook. Earth (The Audiobook) is the definitive guide to our species. With their trademark wit, irreverence, and intelligence, Stewart and his team will posthumously answer all of life's most hard-hitting questions, completely unburdened by objectivity, journalistic integrity, or even accuracy.

Read by Jon Stewart, the Daily Show correspondents, and featuring a special performance by Sigourney Weaver.
 
MY TAKE:   (My review will be coming up shortly, but for now, let's have a contest!)

Hachette Audio Books has generously offered two One Book Shy followers their own copy of Earth (The AudioBook).  Simple rules as usual:

• Be a current or new follower of One Book Shy
• Have a mailing address (NO PO BOXES) in the US or Canada
• Comment on this post and tell us if you currently listen to audiobooks
• ONE PRIZE PER HOUSEHOLD, even if you do win in another contest
• Contest ends at midnight PST, October 31st HALLOWEEN!
• Winners will have 48 hours to respond with their mailing address

Good luck!  Earth is out now and can be found at local bookstores and online at the links listed below.

WHERE TO BUY IT:  Amazon, IndieBound, The Book Depository

 

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Review - Gaea by Robina Williams

Gaea (Quantum Cat)

TITLE:    Gaea
AUTHOR/EDITOR:    Robina Williams
INFO:    Paperback, Fiction, 289 pages
PUBLISHED:   Twilight Times Books, 2009
ISBN#:   978-1-60619-183-5
HOW'D I GET IT:   Received from Author for review

FROM GOODREADS:  Gaea, the earth goddess, fed up with the damage Man is doing, decides to teach him a lesson. She ropes in her relatives to help her... and three-headed Cerberus, the hell hound, tags along too. Quant, golden-eyed seraph and quantum cat, is there to keep an eye on them all.

MY TAKE:   I was very interested to see what this book had to offer.  It is a fun, easy read with a very strong environmental theme ~ that doesn't beat you over the head.  I like the detailed descriptions of some of the things that Man is doing to the planet for which there are other, less damaging options ~ if only we humans would take heed of them.

The characters were very personable and fun to follow along with.  The Earth Goddess, Gaea (Mother Earth) is quite outspoken in her need to make humans sit up and take notice of what they're doing to HER.  She is quite funny at times with her temper and sarcastic wit.  My favorites were the poor Friars who were being teased mercilessly by Quant - a seraph who masqueraded as their pet cat Leo.  The Friars are trying to become more green and are learning to care for a garden and be self-sufficient where possible.  (While trying to explain the strange sightings of a disappearing/re-appearing cat..) 

I applaud the explanations and interweaving tales of the gods and goddesses, the Titans, the Christians, and the Lord.  The author plyed her words in such away that anyone can receive the important message of this book while still enjoying a truly lovely story. It is a very readable book that covers the issues of ecology, faith, spirituality, myths, and history all at once.  

Gaea's discussions with legends such as Poseidon and Triton were humourous and informational.  The friendship between her and the seraph Quant is very warm, especially since she knows the Lord has sent him to keep an eye on her. When she and Quant had a "meeting" with the Almighty Creator, he shows her his love for all of his creations, including the pesky humans and admonishes her that HE is the only one who owns and dispences vengeance.     

This is the 3rd book in Ms. Williams' Quantam Cat series.  I'm looking forward to reading the others:  Jerome and the Seraph and Angelos (Quantum Cat) as soon as I can.  I'm happy to have discovered this wonderful author.

I HIGHLY recommend this book to all.  I do believe there is a message for everyone residing in its pages.
   
MY RATING:    4.5/5

WHERE TO BUY IT:    Gaea (Quantum Cat)