We’re entering the second week of our Guru Giveaways! What does everyone think? Are you enjoying the books and movie tickets?
Here’s a list of SEVEN new titles that Gurus will have a chance to win this week! Additionally, all of the titles from last week are still up for grabs through Friday. As before, if you see a giveaway that you like, check the list of related items—we have included a very limited number of items without Gurus, so you can try to secure a Guruship and win!
This Is Why You’re Fat, by Jessica Amason and Richard Blakeley
The book based on the smash Tumblr blog. This ode to ‘junk food porn’ features galleries of photos (including the cover image, which yes, is a bacon cheeseburger on a Krispy Kreme donut bun), recipes, and backstories from the creators of these artery-clogging delights. GetGlue not responsible for any bypasses incurred as a result of reading.
A Dark Matter, by Peter Straub Peter Straub is well known for his horror novels, particularly his collaborations with Stephen King, The Talisman and Black House. A Dark Matter is a new release, a standalone horror novel with stellar reviews: “One of the finest tales of modern horror,” PW Magazine; “A masterpiece,” Michael Chabon; and “Impossible to put down,” says Stephen King. Check out his book trailer here.
Six Pixels of Separation, by Mitch Joel
In this business book, author and President of Twist Image Mitch Joel discusses the new ways companies and individuals can use the social web to reach a new consumer base. Digital marketing, social media, personal branding, and entrepreneurship are explained as integrated tactics, with solid, real-life examples backing them up.
Battlestar Galactia and Philosophy: Knowledge Here Begins Out There, by Jason T. Eberl The launch of Caprica has everyone remembering just how much they loved Battlestar Galatica (opinions about the final episode notwithstanding). Revisit some of the stickier questions from BSG’s four seasons with this volume, including: Are Cylons persons? Is Baltar’s scientific worldview superior to Six’s religious faith? Can Starbuck be free if she has a special destiny? Is it ethical to cut one’s losses and leave people behind?
Blood in the Cage: Mixed Martial Arts, Pat Miletich, and the Furious Rise of the UFC, by L. Jon Wertheim
A title that will appeal to readers with an interest in martial arts, Ultimate Fighting, and those who just love a good sports narrative. Wertheim takes readers behind the scenes of the fastest-growing sports enterprise in America, right down to the mat, from a punch in the kidney to the ping of the cash register.
I Am Martin Eisenstadt: One Man’s (Wildly Inappropriate) Adventures with the Last Republicans, by Martin Eisenstadt Martin Eisenstadt made the world believe that he and his think tank—The Harding Institute of Freedom and Democracy—were advisors to the McCain campaign. He was the campaign leak that told the world that Sarah Palin thought Africa was one big country. The only trouble? Neither Marty nor the Harding Insitute existed. But that didn’t stop organizations as respected as the LA Times and MSNBC from reporting his stories as true. This memoir tells the story of the 2008 campaign from Eisenstadt’s point of view. Was he a hoaxer? A hero? You decide.
About A Mountain, by John D’Agata
From the man that David Foster Wallace called, ‘one of the most significant writers’ comes a new book, part investigation into the federal government’s plan to store high-level nuclear waste at a place called Yucca Mountain, part exploration of the world of and around Las Vegas, and the people who exist in it.
