tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7033675.post-2419355550808286872009-07-03T00:08:00.000-07:002009-07-13T12:24:07.216-07:00<img src="http://www.pkmeco.com/images/4thskater.jpg"><br /><br />July 4th is always a lot of fun at our house. As you can see, my wife is very patriotic and likes to dress up in her finest red, white, and blue while parading around the neighborhood waving sparklers and handing out laminated copies of the Declaration of Independence to all the boys and girls.<br /><br />No, actually, this is a figure skater from one of the ice shows at <a href="http://www.silverwoodthemepark.com/">Silverwood Theme Park</a> just up the road. My wife only dresses like that for President's Day.<br /><br />To celebrate the 4th of July holiday, I have another <img src="http://www.pkmeco.com/images/books08.jpg" align="right" hspace="5" vspace="5">huge book giveaway, courtesy of the <a href="http://www.hachettebookgroupusa.com/">Hachette Book Group USA</a>.<br /><br />This time it's a "Summer Beach Bag" packed with ten new and best-selling titles, sure to keep you busy reading through the lazy days of summer:<br /><br /> 1. <a href="http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_9780446402408.htm">The Secret Speech</a> by Tom Rob Smith<br /> 2. <a href="http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_9780316044271.htm">Julie and Julia</a> by Julie Powell<br /> 3. <a href="http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_9780316018777.htm">Swimsuit</a> by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro<br /> 4. <a href="http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_9780316074353.htm">Obama's Blackberry</a> by Kasper Hauser<br /> 5. <a href="http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_9780316018616.htm">A Summer Affair</a> by Elin Hilderbrand<br /> 6. <a href="http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_9780316154680.htm">When You Are Engulfed In Flames</a> by David Sedaris<br /> 7. <a href="http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_9780446582537.htm">Any Minute</a> by Joyce Meyer & Deborah Bedford<br /> 8. <a href="http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_9780446616140.htm">The Book of Lies</a> by Brad Meltzer<br /> 9. <a href="http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_9780446616935.htm">Kill For Me</a> by Karen Rose<br /> 10. <a href="http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_9781599951973.htm">Miscarriage of Justice</a> by Kip Gayden<br /><br /><b>Five of my readers will win</b> this book package, and all you have to do to be eligible is leave a comment on this post telling me how you're celebrating the 4th of July weekend.<br /><br />Oh, and you have to live in the USA or Canada (once again I apologize to <a href="http://allthatcomeswithit.com/">Dan</a>, who feels left out of all these wonderful contests but is probably far too busy planning his next big walk to sit down and read a book).<br /><br />I'll pick the five winners next week! Have a fun, but safe, holiday weekend.<br /><br /><br /><font color="red">This contest has ended. Thanks!</font><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7033675-241935555080828687?l=www.pkmeco.com%2Ffamilyblog%2Findex.html'/></div>Idaho Dadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466078882752412292noreply@blogger.com59