Thanks to Anna at the Hachette Book Group I have five copies of "Friends Like These: My Worldwide Quest to Find My Best Childhood Friends, Knock on Their Doors, and Ask Them to Come Out and Play" to give away!
From the Publisher's Website:
"Danny Wallace has friends. He has a wife and goes to brunch, and his new house has a couch with throw pillows. But as he nears 30, he can't help wondering about his best childhood friends, whose names he finds in a long-forgotten address book. Where are they now-and where, really, is he?
Acting on an impulse we've all had at least once, he travels from London to Berlin, Tokyo, Australia, and California, risking rejection and ridicule to show up on his old pals' doorsteps. Memories of his 1980s childhood-from Michael Jackson to Ghostbusters-overwhelm him as he meets former buddies who have blossomed into rappers and ninjas, time-traveling pioneers, mediocre restaurant managers, and even Fijian royalty.
Danny's attempt to re-befriend them all gives remarkable new resonance to the age-old mantra, "friends forever!""
To enter:
1. Post a comment telling me if there are any childhood friends that you've lost touch with and would like to reconnect with (1 entry)
2. Follow this blog and leave me a comment saying that you've done so (existing followers leave me a comment saying that you already follow) (1 entry)
3. Blog/ Twitter/ Facebook, whatever about this contest, and leave me a post letting me know that you have (1 entry)
Please leave your e-mail address in your comment so that I have a way to contact you if you win. This contest will run until September 29, 2009 and is open to both US and Canadian residents, no PO Boxes please!
Yes, I have a childhood friend I used to see at the beach each summer and would love to reconnect and see how she is doing today! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYes, old friends are fun to find (especially now with tools like Facebook!).
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Yes there are a few friends I'd like to get in touch with.One from the neighborhood I lived in when I was little and a few from High School.
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I'm now a follower
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Lots of friends! Like the girl who lived across the street - we made mud pies and snuck away from home together... Facebook is reconnecting me with lots of relatives and people I went to school with, but not the neighbors...
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I have moved around a lot due to the military, so I have left a lot of friends behind. Fortunately, I have found many of them on facebook.
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I actually have 2 childhood friends from grade school I'd like to find. I have been waiting for them to appear on MySpace or Facebook. I think it is just a matter of time.
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I already follow this blog (Ally/rubymoon)
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I had a best friend in high school that I lost touch with and I do wonder where she is now. It would be fun to see her again.
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I blogged about this here:
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thanks
rebecca.bradeen(at)verizon(dot)net
I can't think of any childhood friends that I would like to reconnect with. That was so long ago.
ReplyDeleteI just became a follower of your blog.
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I would like to reconnect with a childhood friend from elementary school
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There are a lot of childhood friends I have lost contact with over the years. However, one special one comes to mind. Her name was Jill and she lived two doors down from me. She was my first girlfriend...and she moved away. Needless to say, I haven't heard anything from her in all these years. Often wonder how things turned out for her. My e-mail address is gerry.chambers@londoncapital.com. My mailing address is 39 Lacey Cres., London, Ontario, N6E 2E6. Look forward to hearing from you.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to get in touch with my best friend from elementary school who moved to Japan and never saw or heard of him since.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to reconnect with my neighbour growing up.
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I follow you.
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I'd like to reconnect with my best friend from elementary school. I moved and we eventually lost touch.
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I'm a follower!
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my girlfriend from high school
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I am a new follower and would like to be included in this giveaway.
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So many. Facebook is great for reconnecting, but a few still haven't showed up. I'm worried about them.
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I would love to reconnect with my best friend from 1st grade. She was so great!
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I follow your blog!
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I tweeted!
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Thanks for this great giveaway. Yes, it would be fun to catch up with a high school friend from way back. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance. Please count me in. I do have a friend that I went to elementary school with that I would love to contact.
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Mary D
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Hi there :) Yes, one of my three bff's from high school I've lost contact with over the years (eons lol) - I'd love to connect with my old friend again!
Mary D
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And I just signed up to Follow ya in Google :)
There are so many childhood friends I'd love to get in contact with again... I changed schools in fifth grade after having spent the previous five years in a very tight-knit group, but lost contact with everyone from that class. I've found some of them on facebook, but not all.
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My best friend from camp when I was 12 would be a great person to see again!!
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I'm a follower
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We movquite a bit when I was young, so there are lots of friends I remember that it would be fun to reconnect with.
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I lost touch with one of my best childhood friends and we re-connected on Facebook. She has since moved back to town! I have re-connected with many old friends on Facebook! (as well as meeting new friends!)
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