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The Link by Colin Tudge (Book Giveaway!)

Released 2009 (Little, Brown & Company) * 262 pages * ISBN-13: 9780316070089

The Link by Colin Tudge Book CoverI received my copy of The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor yesterday from Little, Brown & Company (part of Hachette book group) and took them up on their offer to give some copies away to readers of this blog. The Link is about the discovery and study of a unique fossil of Darwinius masillae (nicknamed Ida by the lead investigator after his daughter). There is a lot of hype about this particular fossil not only because it is complete and very well preserved but also because the claim put forth by the scientific team studying it is that Ida is a “missing link” fossil that shows the intermediate form between different species of primate.

Here is Hachette’s description of the book:

For more than a century, scientists have raced to unravel the human family tree and have grappled with its complications. Now, with an astonishing new discovery, everything we thought we knew about primate origins could change. Lying inside a high-security vault, deep within the heart of one of the world’s leading natural history museums, is the scientific find of a lifetime – a perfectly fossilized early primate, older than the previously most famous primate fossil, Lucy, by forty-four million years.

A secret until now, the fossil – “Ida” to the researchers who have painstakingly verified her provenance – is the most complete primate fossil ever found. Forty-seven million years old, Ida rewrites what we’ve assumed about the earliest primate origins. Her completeness is unparalleled – so much of what we understand about evolution comes from partial fossils and even single bones, but Ida’s fossilization offers much more than that, from a haunting “skin shadow” to her stomach contents. And, remarkably, knowledge of her discovery and existence
almost never saw the light of day.

You can find out more about the fossil Ida on the website Revealing the Link. You can also read an interview with the scientist who found Ida on NewScientist. As usual there is some controversy over the way the find has been presented to the world.

If you would like a chance to win a hardcover copy of The Link by Colin Tudge, read on:

Giveaway Details

Eligibility

  1. Open to residents of the United States and Canada. Sorry, you must have a street address (no P.O. boxes) to enter. Shipping courtesy of Hachette Book Group.
  2. You must be contactable. If I can’t reach you, you can’t win. As long as you enter an email address in the email field of the comments (which won’t be published, but I can see) you’re good.

The Book

The winners will each receive a new finished copy of The Link by Colin Tudge.

How to Enter

There are a number of ways to enter, depending on how many entries you want. The list only looks long. You can do only #1 and be done. The extra ways to enter just increase your chances of winning (pick any or none of them or come back later and do more of them):

  1. Post a comment on this post saying that you want to be entered (1 entry). If you want more entries, keep reading. If one’s enough for you, thanks for coming by and don’t forget to check out the other freebies and giveaways at the end of this post. :-)
  2. Help me keep in touch:
    • Subscribe to my RSS feed in a reader OR by e-mail (no need to do both) and tell me in your comment (2 entries). If you are already a subscriber let me know that too.
    • Follow me on Twitter (1 entry). If you already follow me on Twitter, remind me when you post. (Note: I need your Twitter name to confirm Twitter entries).
  3. Help me publicize this giveaway:
    • Blog about this giveaway and link back here OR link this giveaway on your blog sidebar (3 entries).
    • Tweet about this giveaway on Twitter (up to 5 entries–one for each tweet but tweets must be on separate days). Tweets must include a link to this post and my Twitter name (@booklorn — this is to make sure I see and count your tweet!).  To make it easy for you here’s an example tweet (feel free to make your own, I’m just doing this for those who want it): Enter to win The Link by Colin Tudge http://bit.ly/BLLink (@via Booklorn)
  4. Show me you’re interested in the book by answering any of these questions:
    • What interests you about this book? (1 entry)
    • What is your favourite book on science or scientists? (1 entry for title; 1 entry for reason)

Deadlines

This giveaway is a bit different because there are five copies to give away so there are several closing dates (ALL entries count for ALL draws):

On June 10, 2009 I will draw up to 2 winners based on the number of entries on June 9 at 11:59 pm Mountain Standard Time. If there are at least 20 unique entries I’ll draw one winner, if there are at least 40 I’ll draw two winners.

On June 17, 2009 I will draw up to 2 more winners based on the number of entries on June 16 at 11:59 pm Mountain Standard Time. If there are at least 60 unique entries I’ll draw one winner, if there are at least 80 I’ll draw two winners.

On June 24, 2009 I’ll draw the winner of the last copy based on entries up to June 23 at 11:59 pm. Remember all entries (except for winners) are eligible for all draws. There may be more ways to enter as the month wears on.

The winners will be announced and e-mailed the day of the drawings (unless I’m swamped, but I’ll try not to be). If the winners don’t reply to the e-mail notification within 72 hours, new winners will be drawn.

More Free Stuff.

If you’re new to Booklorn, check out the free reading tag. Don’t forget to come back for another book giveaway in mid-June/early July from Self-Counsel Press.

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120 Comments

  1. Posted June 11, 2009 at 11:39 pm | Permalink
  2. Lisa N.
    Posted June 12, 2009 at 12:27 pm | Permalink

    This sounds like an interesting book. Thanks for the chance to win a copy!

  3. Patti
    Posted June 12, 2009 at 4:20 pm | Permalink

    I would love to be entered it looks like an interesting book.

  4. Patti
    Posted June 12, 2009 at 4:22 pm | Permalink

    I just subscribed to your blog.

  5. Patti
    Posted June 12, 2009 at 4:23 pm | Permalink

    I am interested in this book because I studied anthropology in college. haven’t read any anthro books in many years though and this one sounded interesting.

  6. Posted June 12, 2009 at 5:27 pm | Permalink

    Please enter me to win. Thank you

    Kim S´s last blog post..New & Upcoming Releases – The Cozy Mystery

  7. Posted June 12, 2009 at 5:32 pm | Permalink

    I just finished reading The Darwin Conspiracy by John Darnton, a fiction book, and I realized I should probably brush up on my understanding of evolution…a little..this sounds interesting. Thanks for the chance.

    Kim S´s last blog post..New & Upcoming Releases – The Cozy Mystery

  8. Delanie V
    Posted June 12, 2009 at 8:02 pm | Permalink

    I’ve been reading books about darwin’s theories as well as darwinism ideals and watched Revealing the Link on the history channel. I would like to continue to study this topic by recieving my own copy of the book :] Subjects referring to archelogical findings also interest me because of how the scientists discover and examine the specimen.

    I don’t really have a favorite book, but if I was to chose I would have to pick Animal Physiology by Knut Nielsen because it just talks about the process it takes for the body to receive signals from the brain and how the animal is able to adapt easily to a new enviornment . As a high school student I’m still trying to make sure that this is the course I want to follow as my career.

    Oh and don’t worry I have subscribed too.

    Thank you very much.

  9. Posted June 14, 2009 at 1:28 pm | Permalink

    Enter me please!

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  10. Posted June 14, 2009 at 1:31 pm | Permalink

    follow on twitter username sweepstaking

  11. Posted June 14, 2009 at 1:33 pm | Permalink

    Subscribe to RSS feed in google reader

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  12. Stephanie Nordkap
    Posted June 15, 2009 at 7:54 am | Permalink

    I would love to be entered into this contest.

  13. Posted June 15, 2009 at 3:57 pm | Permalink

    Count me in please! This book looks so interesting!

    bookingmama(at)comcas(dot)net

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  14. Posted June 15, 2009 at 3:58 pm | Permalink

    I follow you in my google reader!

    bookingmama(at)comcast(dot)net

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  15. Posted June 15, 2009 at 3:58 pm | Permalink

    I also follow you on twitter:

    @bookingmama

    bookingmama(at)comcast(dot)net

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  16. Posted June 15, 2009 at 4:35 pm | Permalink

    This looks really intriguing. Enter me, if you please!

  17. Jane
    Posted June 16, 2009 at 5:50 am | Permalink

    I would love to be entered.

  18. Posted June 19, 2009 at 7:46 pm | Permalink

    I would love to be a winner of The Link – fascinating stuff!!!!

  19. Posted June 22, 2009 at 11:36 am | Permalink

    Comment entry – check
    Follow on Twitter – check (@stackedblog)
    Follow RSS feed – check

    This would be a nice follow-up to Origin of Species which I’ve been slowly working through. Favorite science book….I guess it’s science-y/physics/engineering – but a bio on the Wright Brothers that was fascinating.

    Off to go Tweet!

  20. Posted June 23, 2009 at 3:44 pm | Permalink

    Alright, well I’m in. I’m always up for all this fun evolution stuff :P . I’ll get the boring extra entry stuff out of the way before doing the fun extra entry stuff:
    –Tweeted this giveaway using @booklorn so you can track it.
    –I’m following you on Twitter.
    –I became an RSS subscriber via Google Reader.

    Now for fun stuff:
    Why do I want to read this? Well, I’m actually fascinated by evolutionary theory and all the discoveries being made. It’s amazing how far we’ve come in the last 5 years with gene sequencing, etc., and now there’s this!

    What is my favorite book on science? The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan. Loved that book. No, it has nothing to do with dragons. It’s about his speculations and observations in archaeology, anthropology, etc. of the advancement of the human brain/intelligence. It’s a great book. Outdated these days (since we know a bit more now than he did back then), but still informative and wonderful.

    Thanks for the opportunity!

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