Another Kickstarter baby, Kio Stark’s  Don’t Go Back to Schoolis fully of advices on learning anything. “A handbook for learning almost anything. It’s a practical guide with concrete strategies, inspiring stories from learners, and how-to advice on things like getting started, staying motivated, and getting jobs without traditional credentials.” Eligibility: Eligible countries are listed here. Please read rules here before joining.  Format: ASIN: B00CKTMUMK (Kindle only) Deadline: June 28, 2013 15:00:00 (GST) UTC/GMT +4 hours  Question:  Name the school where Kio Stark is a graduate of their Interactive Telecommunications Program?

Another Kickstarter baby, Kio Stark’s  Don’t Go Back to Schoolis fully of advices on learning anything.

“A handbook for learning almost anything. It’s a practical guide with concrete strategies, inspiring stories from learners, and how-to advice on things like getting started, staying motivated, and getting jobs without traditional credentials.”

Eligibility: Eligible countries are listed here. Please read rules here before joining. 

Format: ASIN: B00CKTMUMK (Kindle only)

Deadline: June 28, 2013 15:00:00 (GST) UTC/GMT +4 hours 

Question:  Name the school where Kio Stark is a graduate of their Interactive Telecommunications Program?

This is the first project on Kickstarter that I’ve ever backed and not only does it feel good to finally read it, it was all so worth it. I haven’t finished the whole thing but it really is pretty good so far. So to celebrate Jack Cheng’s success, let’s give away a free copy! Learn more about this project here. Eligibility: Eligible countries are listed here. Please read rules here before joining.  Format: ISBN 13: 978-1482692419 Paperback (or electronic book) Deadline: May 28, 2013 15:00:00 (GST) UTC/GMT +4 hours  Question:  Jack Cheng the author of the book These Days live in __?

This is the first project on Kickstarter that I’ve ever backed and not only does it feel good to finally read it, it was all so worth it. I haven’t finished the whole thing but it really is pretty good so far. So to celebrate Jack Cheng’s success, let’s give away a free copy!

Learn more about this project here.

Eligibility: Eligible countries are listed here. Please read rules here before joining. 

Format: ISBN 13: 978-1482692419 Paperback (or electronic book)

Deadline: May 28, 2013 15:00:00 (GST) UTC/GMT +4 hours 

Question:  Jack Cheng the author of the book These Days live in __?

Mindy Kaling (Vera Mindy Chokalingam in real life) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She plays Kelly Kapoor on The Office stars in The Mindy project, a show she developed! I have a love-hate relationship with this girl.  Is Everyone Hanging Out without Me?: (and Other Concerns) is really funny and you will definitely enjoy it. A very light read perfect as a summer beach read. Eligibility: Eligible countries are listed here. Please read rules here before joining.  Format: ISBN 13: 9780451947673 Paperback Deadline: April 25, 2013 15:00:00 (GST) UTC/GMT +4 hours  Question:  What is the profession of Mindy’s character in the TV show, The Mindy Project? Winner: victoryforthe20s

Mindy Kaling (Vera Mindy Chokalingam in real life) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She plays Kelly Kapoor on The Office stars in The Mindy project, a show she developed!

I have a love-hate relationship with this girl. 

Is Everyone Hanging Out without Me?: (and Other Concerns) is really funny and you will definitely enjoy it. A very light read perfect as a summer beach read.

Eligibility: Eligible countries are listed here. Please read rules here before joining. 

Format: ISBN 13: 9780451947673 Paperback

Deadline: April 25, 2013 15:00:00 (GST) UTC/GMT +4 hours 

Question:  What is the profession of Mindy’s character in the TV show, The Mindy Project?

Winner: victoryforthe20s

Dinner: A Love Story is not your ordinary cookbook. It’s a memoir. It contains stories and tons of recipes with beautiful photos. Probably my most favorite cookbook ever! Eligibility: Eligible countries are listed here. Please read rules here before joining.  Format: ISBN 13: 9780062080905 Hardback Deadline: March 25, 2013 15:00:00 (GST) UTC/GMT +4 hours  Question:  Jenny Rosenstrach started her cooking diary on what year? Winner: Didi

Dinner: A Love Story is not your ordinary cookbook. It’s a memoir.

It contains stories and tons of recipes with beautiful photos. Probably my most favorite cookbook ever!

Eligibility: Eligible countries are listed here. Please read rules here before joining. 

Format: ISBN 13: 9780062080905 Hardback

Deadline: March 25, 2013 15:00:00 (GST) UTC/GMT +4 hours 

Question:  Jenny Rosenstrach started her cooking diary on what year?

Winner: Didi

Some photos of Mensis Liber giveaways from the past year! Thanks and #keepreading.

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Ayn Rand was a Russian-American novelist best known for her two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. More than 6.5 million copies of the book The Fountainhead were sold! “I could die for you. But I couldn’t, and wouldn’t, live for you.”  - The Fountainhead The two Ayn Rand’s classic novels are up for grabs! Eligibility: Eligible countries are listed here. Please read rules here before joining.  Format: ISBN 13: 9780451947673 Paperback Deadline: February 26, 2013 15:00:00 (GST) UTC/GMT +4 hours  Question:  Ayn Rand is responsible for developing a philosophical system for “living on earth”. What is it called? Winner: Jero

Ayn Rand was a Russian-American novelist best known for her two best-selling novels, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. More than 6.5 million copies of the book The Fountainhead were sold!

“I could die for you. But I couldn’t, and wouldn’t, live for you.”  - The Fountainhead

The two Ayn Rand’s classic novels are up for grabs!

Eligibility: Eligible countries are listed here. Please read rules here before joining. 

Format: ISBN 13: 9780451947673 Paperback

Deadline: February 26, 2013 15:00:00 (GST) UTC/GMT +4 hours 

Question:  Ayn Rand is responsible for developing a philosophical system for “living on earth”. What is it called?

Winner: Jero

For the month of “love” read Eric Luper’s book, Seth Baumgartner’s Love Manifesto.  “what love is, why love is, and why we’re stupid enough to keep going back for more.” Eligibility: Eligible countries are listed here. Please read rules here before joining.  Format: ISBN 13: 9780061827532 Hardback Deadline: February 08, 2013 15:00:00 (GST) UTC/GMT +4 hours  Question:  What is the name of Seth’s girlfriend in the book, who dumped him? Winner: Carmela

For the month of “love” read Eric Luper’s book, Seth Baumgartner’s Love Manifesto. 

“what love is, why love is, and why we’re stupid enough to keep going back for more.”

Eligibility: Eligible countries are listed here. Please read rules here before joining. 

Format: ISBN 13: 9780061827532 Hardback

Deadline: February 08, 2013 15:00:00 (GST) UTC/GMT +4 hours 

Question:  What is the name of Seth’s girlfriend in the book, who dumped him?

Winner: Carmela

Wait… you don’t know who The Bloggess is?  Jenny Lawson, aka The Bloggess, is a journalist/blogger from Texas. A household name in the internet, she authors The Bloggess and Ill Advised blogs. She writes for Houston Chronicle and Sexls magazine as well. Now.. this is a funny read! This is her “mostly true memoir”. Eligibility: Eligible countries are listed here. Please read rules here before joining.  Format: ISBN 13: 9781447223443 Paperback Deadline: January 26, 2013 15:00:00 (GST) UTC/GMT +4 hours  Question:  In December 2010, Jenny Lawson was named “___” by Huffington Post for her work in raising money for struggling families. Fill the blank! Winner: Didi

Wait… you don’t know who The Bloggess is? 

Jenny Lawson, aka The Bloggess, is a journalist/blogger from Texas. A household name in the internet, she authors The Bloggess and Ill Advised blogs. She writes for Houston Chronicle and Sexls magazine as well.

Now.. this is a funny read! This is her “mostly true memoir”.

Eligibility: Eligible countries are listed here. Please read rules here before joining. 

Format: ISBN 13: 9781447223443 Paperback

Deadline: January 26, 2013 15:00:00 (GST) UTC/GMT +4 hours 

Question:  In December 2010, Jenny Lawson was named “___” by Huffington Post for her work in raising money for struggling families. Fill the blank!

Winner: Didi

A very wonderful book, a personal favorite, Robin Sloan’s Mr. Penumbra’s 24-hr Bookstore  is a must-read for bibliophiles. A gleeful and exhilarating tale of global conspiracy, complex code-breaking, high-tech data visualization, young love, rollicking adventure, and the secret to eternal life—mostly set in a hole-in-the-wall San Francisco bookstore Bonus, the jacket of the book glows in the dark! Read the NY Times review here. Eligibility: Eligible countries are listed here. Please read rules here before joining.  Format: ISBN 13: 9780374214913 Hardback Deadline: December 24, 2012 15:00:00 (GST) UTC/GMT +4 hours  Question:  Name the character who was a former web designer who landed the job at a bookstore. Winner: J Sebastian

A very wonderful book, a personal favorite, Robin Sloan’s Mr. Penumbra’s 24-hr Bookstore  is a must-read for bibliophiles.

A gleeful and exhilarating tale of global conspiracy, complex code-breaking, high-tech data visualization, young love, rollicking adventure, and the secret to eternal life—mostly set in a hole-in-the-wall San Francisco bookstore

Bonus, the jacket of the book glows in the dark!

Read the NY Times review here.

Eligibility: Eligible countries are listed here. Please read rules here before joining. 

Format: ISBN 13: 9780374214913 Hardback

Deadline: December 24, 2012 15:00:00 (GST) UTC/GMT +4 hours 

Question:  Name the character who was a former web designer who landed the job at a bookstore.

Winner: J Sebastian

This November, Mensis Liber is celebrating its first year anniversary!  J.K. Rowling fans??? Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling’s first adult novel and her first novel since Harry Potter. When Barry Fairbrother dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils…. Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations? - Little, Brown Book Group  Eligibility: Eligible countries are listed here. Please read rules here before joining.  Format: ISBN 13: 9781408704202 Hardback Deadline: November 12, 2012 15:00:00 (GST) UTC/GMT +4 hours  Question:  Name the fictional village in the book Casual Vacancy. Winner: Princess

This November, Mensis Liber is celebrating its first year anniversary! 

J.K. Rowling fans???

Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling’s first adult novel and her first novel since Harry Potter.

When Barry Fairbrother dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils…. Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations? - Little, Brown Book Group 

Eligibility: Eligible countries are listed here. Please read rules here before joining. 

Format: ISBN 13: 9781408704202 Hardback

Deadline: November 12, 2012 15:00:00 (GST) UTC/GMT +4 hours 

Question:  Name the fictional village in the book Casual Vacancy.

Winner: Princess