Really Random Tuesday #30: Another Book Winner, an Angel Cat, and a Button Contest

Nancye is the randomly chosen winner of Unfinished Business by Lee Kravitz. Congratulations, Nancye!

If you didn't win this time, please don't despair because there are other book giveaways listed on the right side of my blog, and more on the way.

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Really Random Tuesday is a good venue for pet pictures.

Mugsy with Angel Cats book

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BUTTON CONTEST

Help! I could use some design help. I don't have Photoshop, so I quickly designed a logo for this meme with CoolText many months ago. But, as I've mentioned before, I'd like to have a button for this meme. I will award a $25 Amazon gift card to the person who designs the best button for Really Random Tuesday, preferably one which reflects the random, eclectic nature of the meme and includes my blog URL on it, suko95.blogspot.com, if possible. I'll announce the winner on Tuesday, July 12, and feature the button in future Really Random Tuesday posts. Please email your button artwork by Monday, July 11 to me: suko95(at)gmail(dot)com. Thanks! (If I don't get any suitable entries, I'll continue to use the current logo.)

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Appearing on random Tuesdays, Really Random Tuesday is a way to post odds and ends--announcements, musings, quotes, photos--any blogging and book-related things you can think of. I use this meme frequently to announce book winners. If you're inspired by this idea, feel free to copy the button and use it on your own blog. Please leave a link in the comments if you’re participating and I'll add it to this post.

For another Really Random Tuesday post, please visit Naida's blog, the bookworm. Thanks for reading!

Unfinished Business: Review and Giveaway

"There were signs in these boxes that there had been a better me: a more curious, adventurous, and compassionate individual who had taken risks to do the right thing. Too often, though, my fears had taken over, creating the unfinished business that kept holding me back."
~Unfinished Business, Lee Kravitz

Ten boxes of stuff that have been stored for thirteen years lead to a unique and fulfilling year for Lee Kravitz, a workaholic who has just lost his job as editor-in-chief of Parade magazine. As he goes through the contents of the boxes, his trip down memory lane leads to the realization that there is more than a bit of unfinished business he needs to take care of, in the present day. Letters from relatives and assorted items remind him of the people and events from his past, and he decides to take action. He starts by visiting his Aunt Fern, who he has not seen in fifteen years, which is a heart-warming experience. After meeting with Fern, Lee Kravitz meets with many of the other people who were important to him from his past, and he describes these encounters in a clear and candid way in this book, which was published in 2010.

I enjoyed reading Unfinished Business: One Man's Extraordinary Year of Trying to Do the Right Things. This book is a good reminder that life is short and that the time to act is now. Reach out to others before it's too late, make amends, send notes (or email), reconnect. With all the means we have today, including social media, it's easier than ever to find the people we've lost touch with. (I try to do a lot of what's covered in this book already, on a regular basis, because I don't like to be weighed down by unfinished business.) Lee Kravitz's book is honest, touching, and inspiring.

Good news! The publisher, Bloomsbury USA, is generously offering a copy of Unfinished Business as a giveaway (U.S./Canada only).

• To enter this giveaway, simply leave a comment.
• For another chance at winning, become a follower of this blog, or let me know that you're already a follower, or that you subscribe in Google Reader.
• For an additional chance, post about this contest on your blog, Facebook, or Twitter.
• For an extra chance, describe some unfinished business you'd like to take care of.
  

Enter by 5PM PDT on Monday, June 27. One winner will be chosen randomly and announced on Tuesday, June 28. Good luck!

Special thanks to Lisa from TLC for sending me this book. For more reviews of this book, please visit the other stops on the TLC's Unfinished Business book blog tour.