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01.27.12 by Widge @ 8:06 pm Comments on this: nada. Add your own.  It's The Fear Index by Robert Harris, read unabridged by Christian Rodska and available on CD. It's out from Random House Audio. Here's what they have to say for themselves: Dr. Alexander Hoffmann, renowned American physicist, came to Geneva fourteen years ago to work on the Large Hadron Collider. Now, Hoffmann Investment Technologies, a hedge fund he founded with British banker Hugo Quarry, is the focus of his genius. The fund is founded on the idea that "algorithms are inherently superior to human beings when it comes to playing the market." And that's especially true given the algorithms--dubbed VIXAL-4--developed by Dr. Hoffmann. If everything goes as planned, he and Quarry will soon be netting 60 million dollars a year on the billion dollars they're sure to get from their hand-picked group of ultra-wealthy investors. But what if the algorithm is more like a mind than a computer? What if it could connive as well as it can place bets on Wall Street? What if it could worm into the records of Hoffmann's hidden past and use it to destroy him, the man who gave VIXAL-4 its life-like abilities, its very life? The Fear Index answers these questions in a fiendishly smart and powerfully gripping narrative--a brilliant departure for Harris from his historical novels, and perhaps his most audacious and spellbinding novel to date.
We've got a copy of the audiobook on CD to give away. Want to win it? Excellent. Here's how that happens: you enter using the form below. Remember you can enter once a day. If we draw your name when the contest ends, you snag it! Good luck! Categorized as: Contests
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01.27.12 by Widge @ 1:14 am Comments on this: nada. Add your own.  It's The Mortician, starring Method Man, hitting DVD from Lionsgate. Here's what they have to say for themselves: Home audiences are in for a thrill this winter as Lionsgate releases The Mortician to DVD, Digital Download and On Demand. The urban thriller features GRAMMY® Winner Method Man (HBO's "The Wire"), Dash Mihok (Punisher: War Zone), Wendell Pierce (HBO's "Treme") and David Jensen (I Love You Phillip Morris) with Dana Fuchs (Across the Universe) and Edward Furlong (The Green Hornet). An Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival, the film's DVD debut also includes a special feature - "Autopsy: Dissecting The Mortician."
A mortician's life (Method Man) is changed when a woman's body arrives to his table and stirs up memories of his past. While trying to pull himself together, he finds a young boy hiding in his morgue. The boy tells him that he's only there to say goodbye to his dead mother because he's on the run from his father, who wants him dead. Determined to help him, the mortician takes on the role of personal protector and will stop at nothing to end the cycle of abuse. Categorized as: Contests
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01.26.12 by Widge @ 2:04 am Comments on this: nada. Add your own.  The TV series is airing now, thus we have the John Grisham unabridged audiobook of The Firm to giveaway, read by Scott Brick. It's from Random House Audio. Here's what they have to say for themselves: One of the most talked-about thrillers of our time, THE FIRM is a compelling tale of legal intrigue, international finance, and murder. Mitchell McDeere, raised in the coal-mining region of rural Kentucky, has worked hard to get where he is: third in his class at Harvard Law. He's young. He's bright. He's ambitious. Mitch could have his pick of the big firms in New York and Chicago, but he's chosen the Memphis tax firm of Bendini, Lambert & Locke. They're selective. They pay outrageous salaries. They have a turnover rate of zero. And Mitch is about to find out why. Several events fuel Mitch's growing suspicions: two of the partners die in a suspicious diving accident off Grand Cayman; the senior partners seem unduly proud of the fact that no one has ever resigned; and security measures at the office are, even for a company with billionaire clients, more than a little extreme. Then Mitch makes an explosive discovery: the firm is owned and operated by the most powerful organized crime family in Chicago. Even as Mitch discovers the truth, he finds himself caught between the FBI, who wants an informant inside the firm, and the firm itself, which will make him a very rich man--or a very dead one.
We've got a copy of it to giveaway on CD. Want to win it? Excellent. Here's how that happens: you enter using the form below. Remember you can enter once a day. If we draw your name when the contest ends, you snag it! Good luck! Categorized as: Contests
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01.26.12 by Widge @ 12:17 am Comments on this: nada. Add your own.  The Best of Joss Stone will soon be gracing the ears of Naomi Rose of Georgia, Kermit Crissey of New York & Sandy Okstad of Minnesota The Skyjack Audiobook gets to take the aisle seat from Robert Rice of Iowa. Not a secret: the Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Blu-Rays were snagged by Elizabeth Mowery of Nebraska, Meg Owen of Virginia and Ray Gardener of South Carolina. The case of The People vs. George Lucas can get decided by Beverly Odden of North Dakota, Debbie Robertson of Colorado and Adam Moran of Washington. Mothman seems to be really attracted to the porch lights of Marc Victor of Alabama, Lawrence Mercer of Florida and James Powell of Vermont. The Night Circus audiobook is getting on its train and headed to Steve Snyder of Illinois. REM's career retrospective CD might be "Part Lies," bit it's all going to Alice Cook of British Columbia. The Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Ascension audiobook will not be showing up in 3D soon for Kelley Phillips of Tennessee. (Regular 2D only.) And The Affair audiobook will get remembered by Brian Hansen of Georgia. Congrats to all the winners. Don't see your name up there? Don't panic. There are plenty of chances to win. Just a reminder--you can enter up to once a day (but no more than once a day, please) per household. Find our contests here. Our become a fan of our contests on Facebook. And hey: subscribe to our contest feed so you don't miss a single chance to enter -- the day you miss entering might have been Your Day! Categorized as: Contests
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01.25.12 by Widge @ 10:25 pm Comments on this: nada. Add your own.  It's Stormhouse, hitting DVD from Lionsgate. Here's what they have to say for themselves: Supernatural meets nightmare as Lionsgate debuts Stormhouse to DVD, Digital Download and On Demand this February. The film stars Grahame Fox (Outlanders), Martin Delaney (Flags of Our Fathers) and Katie Flynn (TV's "The Office") and made its premiere at Screamfest's 11th Annual Horror Festival. The DVD release includes "Stormhouse: Uncovered," a behind-the-scenes look at the film.
In 2002, the United States military captured a mysterious entity at the secret underground base, Stormhouse. Believed to be supernatural, a ghost whisperer named Hayley (Flynn) is brought into the facility in the final days of experiments to attempt to communicate with the entity. But Hayley's arrival triggers a chain of events that leads to a disastrous escape of the creature and the humans among it fighting for their lives. Categorized as: Contests
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01.24.12 by Widge @ 3:47 pm Comments on this: nada. Add your own.  It's the second volume of Storage Wars, hitting DVD from A&E. Here's what they have to say for themselves: Fast-talking auctioneers Dan and Laura Dotson and the loyal bidders than frequent their storage unit sales are back for another DVD installment of their top-rated series with STORAGE WARS: VOLUME 2. "Storage addict" and 32-year bidding veteran Darrell and his son Brandon Sheets, secondhand store owner Jarrod Schultz and his wife Brandi, entrepreneur Dave Hester and antique collector Barry Weiss return for more high-stakes fun as they try to outbid one another in the pursuit of storage treasure. Part gamblers and part detectives, these seasoned veterans negotiate the fascinating and obscure world of storage auction and consignment, with personalities as colorful and varied as the items they uncover.
Across 14 more addictive episodes on two discs, the hunt continues as the fortune hunters blaze through Southern California storage facilities -- but with new enemies and higher stakes, finding auction treasure has never been more difficult. Dave Hester opens an auction house, forcing a sizable investment that could destroy his "Mogul" status. Troubles at home sideline Darrell Sheets' business, causing the "Gambler" to take desperate measures. Meanwhile, Jarrod and Brandi open an annex to their shop, laying down the gauntlet to their bankrolled competition. And after selling rap impresario Suge Knight's clothes, Barry Weiss is just trying to stay out of trouble. Hollywood memorabilia and vintage guitars are just a small measure of the plunder to be found and in this world where cash is king and winner takes all, it's anyone's guess as to who will come out on top. Categorized as: Contests
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01.24.12 by Widge @ 11:45 am Comments on this: nada. Add your own.  It's the second half of the first season of Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc. on this two-disc set from Warner Brothers. Here's what they have to say for themselves: The adventures of a talking dog and his four human pals as they try to unravel the strange and haunted history of their hometown. The tone is comedic, but it will never lose the edge that our heroes are in some frightening situations. The stakes are real.
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01.23.12 by Widge @ 4:48 am Comments on this: nada. Add your own.   It's that rare shirt that unites Mortal Kombat geeks and chess aficionados. The MK Chess Match T-Shirt from Tshirt Bordello. Here's what they have to say for themselves: Finish Him! The eternal struggle continues with these deadly adversaries. This shirt is 100% cotton and 100% awesome. It looks like Sub-Zero just got pwnd!
We've got one of these shirts in an XL flavor for the taking. Want to win it? Excellent. Here's how that happens: you enter using the form below. Remember you can enter once a day. If we draw your name when the contest ends, you snag it! Good luck! Categorized as: Contests
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01.21.12 by Widge @ 5:55 pm Comments on this: nada. Add your own.  It's the fourth season of Meet the Browns, hitting DVD from Lionsgate. And here's what they have to say for themselves: There's always a laugh to be had when the Brown family comes home! This January, Lionsgate releases Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns: Season 4 on DVD. Actor and comedian David Mann (Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family) stars as Mr. Brown, a loveable patriarch just trying to make good on a misguided promise to his late father. Mann, the 2011 NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series, joins Tamela Mann (Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family), Lamman Rucker (Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?), Denise Boutte (Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married?) and Juanita Jennings (Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls) in the hilarious family comedy. Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns: Season 4 is complete with 20 episodes across three discs.
Mr. Brown's "retirement home" started as a complete fluke - a result of a misunderstanding followed by a happy accident in a neighborhood full of lively and unique individuals. While Brown might not be the brightest bulb in the house, he's managed to create a combination safe haven and circus act under his "Brown Meadows" big top. The new "family" members - young and old - who now call Brown Meadows home hail from all walks of life, but more importantly, they share trials, tribulations and lots of laughter. Meeting the Browns will surely make you a part of this fun family too. Categorized as: Contests
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01.21.12 by Widge @ 12:16 am Comments on this: nada. Add your own.  It's Wings on Blu-Ray. No, not the TV show. The original. And yes, this is a lot of what they have to say for themselves--but what they've done is pretty cool. So it's worth reading. Check it out: Categorized as: Contests
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