Teaser Tuesday (Nov 13th, 2012)

It's Teaser Tuesday time again and today I'm sharing a few sentences from Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons".

 Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

"Vittoria had not had time to change from her shorts and sleeveless top, and her tawny legs were now goose-bumped in the cold of the plane. Instinctively Langdon removed his jacket and offered it to her."

Have you read Angels and Demons? What are your teasers?

Teaser Tuesday (Nov 6th, 2012)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish event held by MizB at Should Be Reading

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Anyone can join in – just do the following:

·       Grab your current read

·       Open to a random page

·       Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

·       BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

·       Share the title and author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their To Be Read (TBR) lists if they like your teasers!

My teaser today is taken from the long-term reading project I'm engaged in with Robert Jordan's fantasy novel, "The Eye Of The World"

Here's my teaser, taken from the very first lines of the book:

"The palace still shook occasionally as the earth rumbled in memory, groaned as if it would deny what had happened. Bars of sunlight cast through rents in the walls made motes of dust glitter where they yet hung in the air."

Hope you liked it! Let me know what you think, and share your teasers too in a comment.

Teaser Tuesday (Oct 30th, 2012)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish event held by MizB at Should Be Reading>

Anyone can join in – just do the following:

·       Grab your current read

·       Open to a random page

·       Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

·       BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

·       Share the title and author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their To Be Read (TBR) lists if they like your teasers!

My teaser today:

"Lovemaking is an art that requires knowledge, practice and skilful application of what is pleasurable and sexually arousing. In the same way that a musician can become more knowledgeable and skilful, a couple can learn to freely and frequently experience the ecstasy of orgasm."

"And They Were Not Ashamed - Strengthening Marriage through Sexual Fulfillment"

by Laura M. Brotherson

Leave your teasers or links to them in a comment!

Who said that? challenge #4

I write a character quote from a Dan Brown novel. You tell me who said it and which novel it is found in.

"As you may have guessed, I planned to retire soon. But I wanted to retire with pride. I wanted to retire knowing that I'd truly made a difference."

If you have any idea which Dan Brown novel this quote comes from, or who said it, let me know in a comment!

Teaser Tuesday (Oct 23rd, 2012)

It is Teaser Tuesday, hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. Here's what to do:

·       Grab your current read

·       Open to a random page

·       Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

·       BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

·       Share the title and author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their To Be Read (TBR) lists if they like your teasers!

Here's my teaser:

"Before Sophie and Teabing could respond, a sea of blue police lights and sirens erupted at the bottom of the hill and began snaking up the half-mile driveway. Teabing frowned. 'My friends, it seems we have a decision to make. And we'd better make it fast.'"

My teaser is taken from Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, his famous bestseller covering such topics as Catholicism, Jesus, Da Vinci, secret societies and huge secrets, to mention a few.

Teaser Tuesday (Oct 9th)

Hi guys and girls, it's Teaser Tuesday again. Hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading, anyone can join in by doing the following:

·       Grab your current read

·       Open to a random page

·       Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

·       BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

·       Share the title and author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their To Be Read (TBR) lists if they like your teasers!

Here's my teaser:

"Self-discipline is the most essential factor in the development of personal power, because it enables you to control your appetite and your tendency to spend more than you earn and your habit of 'striking back' at those who offend you and the other destructive habits which cause you to dissipate your energies through non-productive effort that takes on forms too numerous to be catalogued in this lesson."

 Taken from "The Law of Success" by Napoleon Hill. He came out with many cracking sentences like this one. Hope you enjoyed it!

Leave your teasers or a link to them in a comment...

Secrets of Angels & Demons Book Review

Anyone who has loved reading Dan Brown's famous novel, Angels and Demons, has found great interest in the arts, science and history surrounding ancient and current Italy and the period of renaissance.

Dan Burstein and Arne de Keijzer have presented the most brilliant and in-depth commentary to Angels and Demons, entitled "Secrets of Angels and Demons."

Secrets of Angels and Demons is a volume of 589 pages of continuous knowledge and detail regarding the Vatican, Rome, Bernini, Galileo, architecture, sculpture, painting, astronomy, the Catholic church, and much more.

Contributed by world-class historians, theologians, philosophers, scientists, occultists, technologists, symbologists, linguists and art buffs, Secrets of Angels and Demons attempts to explore and shed light on the plethora of conspiracies and messages encoded in artworks and secret societies mentioned in Angels & Demons.

If you don't possess the book, you can start by visiting the website at: Secrets of Angels and Demons

I can guarantee you a fascinating and intriguing read!

Teaser Tuesday (Oct 2nd)

Hi all, it's Teaser Tuesday again, which is hosted by MizB over at Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along - just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) teaser sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title and author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their To Be Read (TBR) lists if they like your teasers!

My Tuesday Teaser:

"Egwene's hands trembled as Moiraine laid the stone on her fingertips. She started to pull back, but the Aes Sedai held both her hands in one of hers and gently touched the other to the side of Egwene's head."

The Eye of the World, by Robert Jordan

Share your teaser with me in a comment, or leave the link to your teaser!

"Who Said That?" challenge - Part 3

How well do you knowDan Brown's works? Test yourself here!

I provide a quote from one of Dan Brown's books. You simply tell me:

1. Which book is it from? and
2. Who said it?

"I am taking this CNN debate...The more desperate we look, the better."

Leave your guesses in a comment!

Teaser Tuesday (Sept 25th)

Welcome to my blog, and this week's edition of Teaser Tuesday. Teaser Tuesday is hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. It's a day late but anyway...

Rules:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My teaser comes from Jules Verne's "A Journey to the 

Centre of the Earth"

"I wholly forgot who I was, and where I was. I became intoxicated with a sense of lofty sublimity, without thought of the abysses into which my daring was soon about to plunge me."

What are you reading?

Do you have any teasers worth sharing?

Dan Brown "Who Said That?" Challenge #2

I share a quote from a Dan Brown book. You have to tell me:

1. Which of Dan Brown's novels it is found in, and
2. Who said it?

Let's see how well you know Dan Brown's books! here's today's quote:


"I am walking out your door right now. I need clothes. I am going to Vatican City."


Good luck and leave your answers in a comment.

Dan Brown "Who Said That?" Challenge

Ok, so here is a new series on Dan Brown Portal. The "Who Said That?" challenge. It's very simple. I will share a quote from a Dan brown book, you have to tell me:

1. Which of Dan Brown's novels it is found in, and

2. Who said it?

Let's see how well you know Dan Brown's books! Here's today's quote:

"Set down your gun and radio...or I'll put my knee through this painting."

Good luck and leave your answers in a comment.

Transporter

Recently during a stay at a hotel I came across the movie entitled "Transporter 2" on the movie channel.

Unfortunately we had to check-out at the same time. So much was I enjoying Transporter 2 that we went to a shopping mall immediately to find the DVD. At the third shop we found it, went home, and watched both Transporter 1 and 2.

I absolutely loved it! Transporter is all about a guy who transports packages or people for large sums of money. He gets into all sorts of trouble and in these action-packed movies, he fights his way out of trouble, from beginning to end.

There is a lot of shooting, explosions and fight scenes. This is the type of movie I love. I could watch movies all day like this.

It's very similar to the type of books I like to read. All-action page turners like Dan Brown's works.

If you've not seen it yet, go and watch Transporter 1 and Transporter 2 . . . Now I'm off to find Transporter 3!