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Teaser Tuesdays (Aug.9)

August 9, 2011

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page
  • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
  • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
  • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

 
My Teasers:

“So, how are your actions defining success? If you want to put yourself in a position to thrive regardless of whether times are Up, Down, or Sideways, then you have to understand what you mean by ‘success’.”

~ p.32,Up, Down, or Sideways” by Mark Sanborn [eBook c/o NetGalley]



PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdays post, or share your ‘teasers’ in a comment here (if you don’t have a blog). Thanks!

237 Comments
  1. I like the idea of Up, Down and Sideway, This sounds intriguing.
    My Teaser: http://www.rundpinne.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesdays-adam-eve.html

  2. That looks interesting.

    Here is my teaser.

  3. I suppose it’s about ‘framing’ what success means, eh? Nice teaser!

    Mine this week is from Scott Westerfeld’s Goliath.

  4. Interesting teaser.

    Mine is from a reread manga http://t.co/SgqlwiQ

  5. Success is a difficult topic to define, since everyone has their own interpretation of it. My teaser: Dracula

  6. T.F.Walsh permalink

    Sounds like a deep, meaningful book – good teaser.

    Here’s mine: http://tfwalsh.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/teaser-tuesday-amara/

  7. Very true! Fab teaser :)

    Take a look at my TT if you get a chance :)

  8. That teaser makes a good point!

    Mine isn’t nearly as profound or insightful but it’s awesome none the less!! :)
    http://brooke-reports.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday-shattered-souls.html

  9. A very important reminder … success may mean different things to different people. Thanks for sharing ! :-)

  10. Is the definition of success constant or changing?

    TT: What about those people in Renoir’s famous painting? —
    http://n-good-company.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday-luncheon-of-boating.html

  11. That’s an interesting teaser. We all have different interpretation of ‘Success’. I guess it depends on what a person really wants in life. But in the end, I think what really matters is whether you’re happy or not with your life.

    Here’s my Teaser Tuesday

    xoxo, april :)

  12. Very true, it’s all about what success means to you!

    Here’s My Teaser

  13. Sideways – ha ha, hard to visualise but a great title!

    Here’s a start to our Teaser Tuesdays at UTS Library. We’re into week 2 of the monthly reading theme #geekreads!

    http://read.lib.uts.edu.au/2011/08/teaser-tuesdays-9-august-2011.html

  14. Great Tease! Defining what “success” means to you is indeed the best way to know when you’ve achieved it.

    This week my Tease is from Ghost Story, by Jim Butcher again, as I’ve not had much time to read.
    http://sunnyreads.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday-ghost-story-again.html

  15. Interesting way of looking at it.

    I tackled Michener this time.

  16. That is a very good question.

    Here’s my tease: http://diannehartsock.wordpress.com/my-blog/

  17. Totally a great teaser, and just a great quote out right… Here is my teaser post

    http://extraordinarybooksblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday-13.html

  18. It’s been a few weeks but I’m back with this teaser from Shinobi, Book One: Concealed in Shadow by Sessha Bato :)

  19. It’s been a few weeks but I’m back with this teaser from Shinobi, Book One: Concealed in Shadow by Sessha Bato :)

    http://www.joanneellis.net/a-few-random-thoughts.html

  20. That sounds like a nice teaser!

    Mine comes from Kimberly Derting’s The Pledge.
    You can view it from here: http://amaterasureads.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesdays-48-pledge-by-kimberly.html

  21. Sometimes you have to redefine success every day, because you’re not who you were the day before.

    Mine:
    http://thejenaissance.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesdays.html

  22. Not sure that book is for me but I think my SO would find it useful :)

    My teaser today is from The Restorer(Graveyard Queen #1).

  23. Nice teaser. And interesting sounding book…

    Teaser Tuesdays – House Millar books

    Aine

  24. This definitely sounds intriguing! I shared two teasers this week – one from an old faithful read and a new book I got from RomCon. Lovin’ them both!!

    Stop by The Bookish Snob

  25. Yes, how do you define success?? My Teaser for the week: Dead in the Family

  26. great Teaser!

    Here in Mine

  27. Those are meaning lines to ponder on! Here is my teaser!

    http://jbabel.blogspot.com/2011/08/17-teaser-tuesdays-ladies-coupe-by.html

  28. Those are meaningful lines to ponder on!

  29. You always have very interesting teasers! A great one this week too. :)

    My teaser can be found here! It’s actually from the first printed book I’ve read this year and one I’m definitely enjoying so far!

  30. Not my kind of book, but good teaser.

    My teasersthis week are from Trial by Fire by Jennifer Lynn Barnes and The Other Countess by Eve Edwards.

  31. That’s true. Everyone defines success in different ways.

    Mine is from a historical this week. Here’s My Teaser

  32. Interesting teaser – makes you think.

    My teasers are here:

    Manga Maniac Cafe

  33. Sounds like a practical book.

    Here’s ours this week, one fiction and one non-fiction thriller: http://ourstack.blogspot.com/2011/08/tuesday-teasers-look-again-and-stolen.html

  34. HERE‘s mine. :)

    I’m part of the Transworld Book Group!

  35. I like the quote. Makes you think about what you want to achieve.

    Here’s my teaser: http://50yearproject.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/teaser-tuesdays-aug-9/

  36. Interesting teaser: life is a success when you’ve ticked off the to do list in my house ;)

    Aisle B has Julia Quinn’s Lost Duke: so come on over :)

    link http://aisleb.tumblr.com/post/8675939451/teaser-tuesday

  37. Very interesting! Here’s mine from Veiled Freedom

  38. Great advice in just two sentences! Awesome. Here’s mine for this week: http://bit.ly/n5sytV

  39. Good teaser, thanks for sharing! This is My Teaser Tuesday.

    Enjoy! :D

  40. miakrose permalink

    You can view my teaser here.

  41. Good advice! This week my teaser is from Misfit by Jon Skovron.

    Thanks!

  42. So true.
    My TT is here.

  43. Reminds me to go back to NetGalley this week!!

    My teaser is from a beloved Terry Pratchett..
    http://readseverything.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-terry-pratchett-and-dark-side-of.html

  44. Good point! I have a teaser and a giveaway today: The American Heiress!

  45. Great teaser! I definitely need to check this one out! :)

    Here’s mine:

    http://amylunderman.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesdays.html

  46. Hmmm…..that sounds intriguing!!! Here is mine –currently reading Sweet Misfortune by Kevin Alan Milne.

    http://bethannchiles.com/2011/08/09/tuesday-teaser/

  47. Sideways it is!

    Now come…let me TEASE you!

  48. Two teasers from me this week!

  49. Interesting teaser! It makes a good point.

    My teaser: http://www.lettersinsideout.net/posts/teaser-tuesdays-22/

  50. He’s so right! I read something similar in Liz Weber’s book ‘Don’t Let ‘Em Treat You Like a Girl’. I loved that book. It’s shows women the ways that they undermine their success by acting like girls instead of like professionals. One of those things was by trying to succeed but not actually knowing what they’re working towards.

    My teaser this week is from ‘Redemption’ by Laurel Dewey.

  51. Jessica@a GREAT read permalink

    Nice teaser!

    Here’s my Teaser

  52. Michelle permalink

    Good morning!

    Your teaser is very interesting and food for thought on this fine Tuesday morning :)

    Here’s my teaser

  53. You teaser made me think. Here is my teaser.

  54. Shandy Jo permalink

    Interesting. Success is what you make it… right? I have two teasers this week one from Dark Taste of Rapture and one from Sleight- My Teasers

  55. Mine is from A Bitter Truth, the third Bess Crawford (historical) mystery by Charles Todd. I am recommending.

  56. Very interesting!! Thanks for the teaser! And thanks for hosting!

    Here’s mine:
    http://inthehammockblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday-44.html

  57. “Success” is one of those words that everyone defines differently. I agree that it is important to know how you define it personally. I’ve been on somewhat of a nonfiction kick lately, too. My teaser is here.

  58. My goodness 109 comments already! I can’t wait to check some of them out!

    My teaser is Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning. I just finished it and I am in awe. Love this line by MacKayla.

    http://anotherlookbookreviews.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday-shadowfever-by-karen.html

  59. Bit late today but here’s my Teaser

  60. Excellent Teasers! :D
    HERE’S MY TT

  61. Excellent Teaser! :D
    HERE’S MY TT

  62. AH! mine posted twice. :O sorry!!!

  63. Interesting teaser!

    Here’s mine: http://librarymosaic.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday_09.html

    Crescendo by Becca FitzPatrick

  64. Good point – success is not the same for everyone.

    Here’s my teaser.

  65. Pretty interesting concept from that quote.

    My teaser is from Anna Dressed in Blood -
    http://elliottreview.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesdays-anna-dressed-in-blood.html

  66. Nice teaser…it makes a lot of sense! Thank you!

    My teaser is up and posted on my blog – it’s from a book I’m really enjoying!

    Amy’s Tuesday Teaser!

    I hope ya’ll like it!

  67. My teaser is a little differnent this week.
    You can find it here.

  68. One should never use someone else’s definition of success, right?
    Success means different things to different people.
    Great teaser!

    Here’s mine!

    http://somecatchything.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday-vampire-chronicles.html

  69. Interesting! :)

    Here’s mine!

  70. Dawn- She Is Too Fond of Books permalink

    Love these sneak peeks via the NetGalley books!

    Here’s my teaser, from a WW Norton book set in the Niger Delta:
    http://www.sheistoofondofbooks.com/2011/08/09/teaser-tuesday-from-a-commonwealth-prize-winner/

  71. Hmmm…interesting :) Thanks for the teaser!

    My Teaser

  72. Sounds like a pretty interesting book to improve success.

    My TT for this week can be found at http://rantsnscribbles.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday-august-9th-2011.html

  73. Happy Tuesday everyone!

    My teaser for this week is from the book Lost Voices by Sarah Porter. Please stop on by and check out my site, dedicated to reviewing YA books! :)

    Lea @ LC’s Adventures in Libraryland

  74. Clever tease, MizB. It got me thinking…

  75. My teaser come from Deadly by Julie Chibbaro.

  76. Interesting. I suppose everyone has a different idea of what “success” means. Good teaser.

    Here’s mine:
    http://jlshall.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesdays-along-came-spider.html

  77. Very interesting idea, I’m not sure I’ve thought of it like that before.

    My teaser is from Still Life this week.

  78. this is a good teaser. I never thought of success as going sideways (up and down yes…sideways…no

    Trish – Check out my Teaser Tuesday HERE

  79. Interesting quote! Gives you something to think about.

    Here is my teaser.
    http://mytime2read.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesdays-weekly-bookish-meme.html

  80. Interesting teaser even though its not my genre that I like to read.
    My Teaser Seeing Night Reviews : Luck of the Devil by Patricia Elmer

  81. That is a very good tip! You must define what success means to you before you can achieve it.

    Here’s my Teaser Tuesdays.

  82. that’s sound advice. I’m teasing from a “kindle short” by David Baldacci Kaye—the road goes ever ever on

  83. This is an excellent reminder to put success into perspective :)

    My teaser? http://www.forloveandbooks.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday-2.html

  84. I barely read non-fiction lately so this is an interesting one for me.
    Here’s my teaser – http://becomingjudie.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/teaser-tuesdays/

  85. Violette permalink

    Love this meme!! Here is my teaser for this week:
    http://violettereads.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/teaser-tuesday-august-9th/

  86. emmegail permalink

    Great teaser! Here’s my teaser from The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa!

  87. My teaser comes from a classic but is very relevant even today, I feel. My teaser is here,

    http://apaperbacklife.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/teaser-tuesdays-aug-9/

  88. My teaser is from Divergent by Veronica Roth….with a few fun music videos =)
    http://www.violethourbr.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday-20-tune-in-tuesday-6.html

  89. Interesting teaser :)

    My Teaser!

  90. Great teaser! It’s so true, success can mean different things to different people or depending on the situation. Here’s my teaser:

    http://www.portraitofabook.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday-3.html

  91. That is a valid point. Success, in a lot of ways, seems very subjective. Good teaser!

    Here’s mine: http://sinnfulbooks.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday.html

    sinn @ sinnful books

  92. Interesting teaser. Mine is from a book in the Sword of Truth fantasy series, by Terry Goodkind.

    http://eyesandearsblog.blogspot.com/

  93. Very interesting!

    Mine comes from Chick Lit and Post Feminism: http://bitchlitblog.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/teaser-tuesday-4/

  94. That’s exactly the kind books I’ve been into lately–trying to rethink how I define things to create a better, more successful life. Thanks for recommending a new book!

    Here’s my teaser, from French Women Don’t Get Fat: http://ksbooks.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/teaser-tuesday-49/

  95. Nice teaser. I have wanted to check that book out. Maybe when I finish up other obligations.

    My Teaser Tuesday

  96. hmm…..that sounds interesting…
    it definitely makes you want to think about what you might be doing wrong to achieve success.

    Here’s mine!

  97. rosecityreader permalink

    Interesting teaser. I like how you mix up reading fiction and non-fiction. I never know what to expect.

    My teaser is from One Was a Soldier, the latest Clare Fergusson mystery by Julia Spencer-Fleming.

    Rose City Reader

  98. How true!

    My teaser is from Lola and the Boy Next Door- http://www.candacesbookblog.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday-24.html

  99. Sounds like good advice!!

    Here is my teaser its from The Hidden by Jessica Verday and Paranormalcy by Kiersten White.

    http://www.awesomesaucebookclub.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday-hidden-by-jessica-verday.html

  100. so true!

    here’s mine there is also a 1st paragraph that that fits in great with the teaser

  101. Interesting Teaser here’s my teaser: http://onceuponareader.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday.html

    Morgan @ Once Upon a Reader

  102. Great teaser. You can find mine here.

  103. That sounds interesting, but maybe not my cup of tea!
    Here’s my teaser!

  104. Gonna start this afternoon Graceling, I’m waiting a great reading!

    http://www.vollzin.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesdays-trecho-de-terca-6.html

  105. Here’s mine, after a while of being away from this: A Version of the Truth.

  106. Interesting way of looking at it. I do wonder how to define success properly.

    My teaser is from Warcry today on my blog at: http://christinerains-writer.blogspot.com/

  107. Here is my Tuesday offering.

  108. Lets try one more time. Here is Mine

    If this doesn’t work here is the link for you to copy and paste lol. http://thebookshelfreview.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday3-missing-in-mexico-by.html

  109. Not my kind of read, but I hope you enjoy it.

    Reading Lark’s Teaser

  110. That’s a really good point in your teaser. Defining what your goals actually mean to you is an important step. Thanks for sharing!

    My Teaser is from Firelight by Sophie Jordan.

  111. Great teaser as always!

    This week, My Teaser is from The Hidden Coronet (Relic Master #3) by Catherine Fisher.

  112. My teaser for this week is Clockwork Angel! So far so good. Is it bad or good that I am reading this before the Mortal Instruments?

    Sincerely,
    Emma Michaels

  113. Hey! I love teasers tuesdays, so many good blips from books I want to read :)

    Here is mine

    http://lacedwithlacey26.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesdays-week-2.html

    <3

  114. Great teaser! Here’s mine for Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi.

  115. http://evaspiecesoflife.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday-9.html

    My teaser is from “Die Sterne Mithras”, the german edition of Nora Roberts’ “Treasures” trilogy.

  116. This week I’m reading The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab.
    Here’s mine! http://thehollowcupboards.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesdays-near-witch.html

  117. Here is my teaser from Kushiel’s Avatar by Jacqueline Carey.

    http://jasmynninestuff.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday-1.html

  118. Sounds like something everyone needs to figure out!

    http://ratb2.blogspot.com/2011/08/tuesday-memes_09.html

  119. Wow, what a timely teaser! Here’s mine. Cheers!

  120. Interesting teaser! I never stopped to think how I would define success.

    Here’s mine:
    http://seducedbyyarn.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesdays_09.html

    A Sookie Stackhouse/Southern Vampire series

  121. words to ponder. Great teaser. You can find mine here…http://lisaisabookworm.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday.html

  122. Here is mine:

    http://jaynesbooks.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesdays.html

    Hope you enjoy your book; teaser is intriguing.

  123. Definitions…!
    Here’s my teaser

  124. In my industry “down 2%” is the new “flat” so we’ve been adjusting expectations for quite some time! Sometimes just paying the bills is success enough.

    Here’s mine: http://carolinebookbinder.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesdays-tennis-partner.html

  125. Better late than never, right? So I got side tracked today and then I had to decide which book to choose from, and then… Enough excuses.

    http://creativedeeds.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/teaser-tuesday-8-9-11/

  126. Awesome teaser! Been a while since I’ve posted my own, but here it is:

    http://theirishbanana.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday-4.html

    ~Hannah

  127. Cool. Enjoying the book? I’m reading CATCHER IN THE RYE this week! Check it out!

    http://bookbybooksummer.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday-catcher-in-rye-by-jd.html

  128. I’m currently reading GLOW by Amy Kathleen Ryan. (Just letting people know if you like it your not gonna be able to find it until September 27, 2011. The only reason i have it is because i won it online!)

    Seth reached for the buckle on his harness, but Kieran shouted, “Not until we stop this spin. You’d get beaten to death.”

    Red letters flashed across Kieran’s screen: “Attitude Adjust Failure.” Pg (151)

  129. I really love the teasers you post; almost every single one makes the reader stop and think.

    My teaser this week is from This Burns My Heart by Samuel Park: http://www.knittingandsundries.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesdays-august-9-2011.html

  130. I’ll have to consider my actions. Never really considered them.

    My TT: http://incandescentenchantments.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesdays-3.html

  131. I love participating week-to-week! Here’s my link for today: http://iblog4books.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday_09.html

  132. sunshinejenn03 permalink

    Nice teaser. And very true.

    My teaser can be found here: The Bawdy Book Blog

    Jennifer

  133. Here’s mine. I’m quite enjoying “The Art of Fielding”:

    http://richardlecomte.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesdays-for-aug-9.html

Please be patient if your comment doesn't show up right away... I will 'release' it as soon as I can. Thanks for your thoughts! ~MizB

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