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Teaser Tuesdays (Dec.6)

December 6, 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:

“What people think makes them happy (moving to sunny California, getting a promotion, taking a trip to Disneyland) does not. In fact, the happiest people are those who have stopped chasing happiness and instead search for meaningfulness, a change in direction that leads to more sustainable happiness — the kind that enriches their lives, provides purpose, and creates impact…”

~ p.xv,The Dragonfly Effect” by Jennifer Aaker & Andy Smith


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!

{The link for the comments is now at the TOP of this post}

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189 Comments
  1. Your teaser is inspiring. I love it!

    Here’s my teaser this week. It’s from Obsidian by Jennifer Armentrout.

    Happy Reading!
    -JoAnne

  2. My teaser is here

  3. What a true teaser!!!

    Mine is from The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney
    http://www.lettersinsideout.net/posts/tt-39/

  4. So true, thanks for sharing.

    I’m teasing Luck of the Devil this week:
    http://rebgeo.net/posts/teaser-tuesday-31/

  5. Well said! Meaningfulness instead of happiness!

    On a very different tone, our books this month will pull from banned books. This week features Leonard Cohen’s Beautiful Losers:
    http://read.lib.uts.edu.au/

  6. I really enjoy philosophical reads. Great teaser and so true.

    My Teaser Tuesday

    ~Kristin

  7. What a great teaser, something so true.

    Here is my teaser for the week:
    My Teaser: Seeing Night Reviews – Cold Blood by Heather Hildenbrand

  8. If you stop and think for a moment, that sentence is actually very true. Great teaser!

    Here’s my TT: http://abookaliciousstory.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday-10.html

  9. Yep. I definitely agree with that.

    Here is My Teaser

  10. Great teaser!

    Here’s my TEASER from Titan Magic by Jodi Lamm :)

  11. That’s a very wise teaser!

    Bex @ Kindle Fever: Teaser Tuesday

  12. I love this teaser!

    I wasn’t able to post my last week’s teaser here, but here’s this week’s http://simplengkaligayahan.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesdays-december-6.html

  13. Great teaser, very wise thoughts!

    Here’s mine from Blame it on the Mistletoe

  14. I really like philosophical quotes like that – especially when they ring true. Great teaser!

    April @ My Shelf Confessions: Teaser Tuesday

  15. T.F.Walsh permalink

    That’s a pretty deep teaser… nice.

    Here’s mine: http://tfwalsh.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/teaser-tuesday-destinys-path/

  16. A thought-provoking teaser! Mine: Christmas in Calico

  17. Fantastic teaser! Here’s this week

  18. A teaser and inspirational quote in one!

    Check out my teaser!
    http://somelikeitparanormall.blogspot.com/2011/12/tt-1.html

  19. Its something that I think that we can all aspire to.

    Here is my Teaser Tuesday: http://jaynesbooks.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesdays-dec6.html

  20. Check out my teaser:

    It’s from one of my favorite authors!
    http://youngreadersathome.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday.html

  21. Too true. “Chasing” happiness just leaves you feeling a little empty inside after each “happy” event is over…

    My teaser if from <a href="Open Minds, by Susan Kaye Quinn
    “>Rachel.

  22. That teaser is so true!

    My teaser this week is from the gripping action-thriller THE INFORMATIONIST by Taylor Stevens: http://www.bookloverbookreviews.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday-the-informationist-by-taylor-stevens.html

  23. Greta at PW permalink

    The Night Circus is rolling into town.

    Check out Paranormal Wastelands’ Teaser here:
    http://paranormalwastelands.blogspot.com/2011/12/tuesday-teaser-night-circus.html

  24. Meaningfulness is an interesting way to look at things…

    Here is my teaser :: http://www.forloveandbooks.com/2011/12/tuesdays-is-weekly-bookish-meme-hosted.html

  25. Interesting teaser!

    Here’s mine for this week!

  26. Finally getting back in the swing of things. Here’s mine for Steve Jobs:

    http://iwriteinbooks.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/3245/

  27. Wow! I loved your teaser for the week.. I really needed to see that, I may even add the book to my huge TBR pile. LOL

    Here is my teaser: http://booksnobwannabe.blogspot.com/2011/12/tuesday-teaser-12-6-11.html

  28. Ah, that explains it.

    Mine is up

  29. I’ve heard this book and read an article about this book in McKinsey. How are you finding it? Here’s our Teaser Tuesday for the week:

    http://gatheringbooks.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/teaser-tuesday-6-adventure-and-atonement/

    • I just started the book, but so far it has grabbed me and not let go! Very inspirational!

  30. Wonderful teaser! Thanks so much for sharing it!

    My Teaser is from SHIFTING by Bethany Wiggins

  31. I disagree with that teaser, no offense! But Disneyland and reading DO make me happy! So do fictional boys. Just sayin’! :P

    Here’s my Teaser from Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi!
    http://brooke-reports.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday-under-never-sky.html

  32. Again, another great non-fiction teaser! This peaks my interest because it sounds like something I’d read for my sociology class.

    My teaser!

  33. Your book selection reminds me of “The Happiness Project” which I have in December reading stack. I’m discussing Diana Gabaldon’s newest novel, “The Scottish Prisoner”. <a href=http://summitmusings.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday-scottish-prisoner-by.html

  34. Great teaser!! Here is my teaser for this week.

  35. Great Tease – and so true!!

    This week I start a new book!! Here’s the Teaser:
    http://sunnyreads.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday-dance-with-dragons.html

  36. That makes perfect sense to me.
    Here’s My Teaser

  37. Such wise words!

    I’m reading a novel by a great American writer & cannot believe I haven’t read any of her books before!
    My teaser is here: http://abookblogofonesown.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday-6122011.html

  38. I haven’t heard of this book, but it sure sounds interesting after I read the teaser! First time visiting here. Thank you for sharing it!! :)

    Sam
    Books For All Seasons

  39. Love this teaser- inspiring & oh so true!
    Thanks for sharing.

    Here’s my teaser of the week :-) http://ttoria.blogspot.com

    TToria
    xo

  40. I read this book too–it has some good suggestions! (Here’s my review of it if interested: http://ourstack.blogspot.com/2011/07/happiness-project-by-gretchen-rubin.html)

    Here’s our teasers this week: two non-fiction and a thriller: http://ourstack.blogspot.com/2011/12/tuesday-teasers-3-this-week-2-non.html

  41. Oops – posted on the Monday comments by accident. Love the Tuesday teaser.

    Here’s my teaser: http://witandsin.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday.html

    Kat
    Wit and Sin

  42. So very true.. Its so inspiring.. Here is mine:
    http://jbabel.blogspot.com/2011/12/21-teaser-tuesdays-girl-who-kicked.html

    Also I would like to take the opportunity to tell you about a meme I have started. Do check the link and see if you would be interested in participating. Thanks.
    http://jbabel.blogspot.com/p/lucky-library-picks.html

    Cheers

  43. Here’s my teaser this week.

  44. Interesting teaser!

    My teasers are here:

    Manga Maniac Cafe

  45. Great one!
    Here’s my teaser

    Vicky
    Books, Biscuits & Tea

  46. What a great inspirational TT!

    Here’s my Teaser Tuesday. Happy Reading! Jen @ A Reader’s Journey

  47. Aww, that’s so inspirational! And maybe it’s just me, but I LOVE that title: The Dragonfly Effect. It sounds so cool! ;)

    Here’s mine: http://diminutivemimi.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday-shatter-me.html

  48. Your quote is so true. So so true!

    Here is my Tuesday Teaser if interested,
    My Teaser Lover Unleashed by JR Ward

  49. That’s a really great teaser, and very truthful. Here’s my TT

  50. easier said then done but worth striving for

    here’s mine

  51. First time participating, just love this idea!
    Here’s mine:
    http://lifeinmyfavoritecolors.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/teaser-tuesday/

  52. Good teaser! It reminds me of something Joel Osteen would say.

    My teasers this week are from Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

  53. wcs53 permalink

    Great teaser and good food for thought. My teaser is here: http://wcs53.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/teaser-tuesdays-dec-6/

  54. jonesjar permalink

    That teaser is so true yet so many people chase things to make them happy.

    Here is my Teaser:

    http://mixedbookbag.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday-december-6-2011.html

  55. Jessica@a GREAT read permalink

    Here’s my Teaser

  56. Nice teaser. I’ll have to check this book out. Here’s MY TEASER from A Regency Christmas Carol.

  57. Great teaser! Even though my TBR list is practically overflowing at the moment, I am still adding this one to the list! It looks great, I can’t wait to check it out – Thank so much for sharing! :)

    Here’s mine:

    http://amylunderman.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesdays-eve-by-anna-carey.html

  58. Good teaser. Really gives a reader something to think about.

    My teaser this week is from EVERNEATH.

  59. Good teaser. I think people do want meaningfulness in their lives. Thanks for sharing. Here’s mine: http://www.2readornot2read.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday-december-6-2011.html

  60. Your teasers are always so insightful. Thanks for sharing.

    Mine on the other hand are just fun, but that’s the beauty of reading. It can take us in any direction that we want or need to go.

    This week (actually month) I’m participating in a (re)read of the BDB. I’m up to Lover Revealed and that’s where my teaser comes from. Enjoy!

    http://creativedeeds.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/teaser-tuesday-12-6-11/

  61. What a great teaser. Very thoughtful and insightful.

    Here’s my TT: http://booklovingme.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday-7.html

  62. Good teaser! Sustainable happiness sounds like something to strive for.

    My teaser is here,

  63. Happy Tuesday everyone!

    My teaser is here.

  64. That teaser is very inspiring and is very much where I am right now.

    Here’s mine:
    http://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday-templar-salvation-by.html

  65. Excellent teaser! Here’s mine:

    http://escapeintofiction.blogspot.com/

    Wendy @ Escape Into Fiction

  66. This actually sounds like a book that I should read…I’m going to look into it! Thanks!

    My Teaser!

    ♥ Melissa @ Melissa’s Eclectic Bookshelf

  67. This looks brillirant! My TT

  68. It’s so true. People are happiest when they embrace what they already have instead of chasing after some idealistic dream. That’s not to say that people shouldn’t have dreams or goals, they just shouldn’t let the pursuit of those affect their current state of contentment. Thanks for sharing. If you get a chance, my teaser is here.

  69. I picked out what I thought was a dryly funny one for y’all today, from Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky. Here‘s my teaser. Thanks!

  70. Great teaser.

    My teasers this week are from “Clockwork Angel” by Cassandra Clare and “Drink Slay Love” by Sarah Beth Durst: http://hopefaithbooks.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday-17.html

  71. Love your teaser, that’s so true. Here’e mine: Book Savvy Babe’s TT

  72. Good thought! My teasers are from Within the Flames by Marjorie M. Liu and Ignite by Kaitlynn Davis. Happy reading!

  73. Great teaser! I want to read that book.

    I have a GIVEAWAY along with my teaser today: http://www.rosecityreader.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday-giveaway-who-in-this.html

  74. That’s a very cool teaser! Here’s mine. Cheers!

  75. Great teaser!

    My teaser this week is from Farsighted by Emlyn Chand.

  76. What a great quote, and I think that is 100% true about happiness. Thank you for sharing. My TT this week.

  77. Love that quote because it’s so true. So many people worry about making as much money as possible. Money’s nice, but it isn’t really all that fulfilling (and I am a person who was extremely underemployed for most of my 20′s and 30′s. I think it works out better to do something that makes you happy and brings meaning into your life – once you’ve got all that, the money follows (as I have seen in my 40′s). Thanks for sharing!

    This is my quote for the day.

    Happy Tuesday all and sundry!

  78. I’ve actually heard of this book, but I haven’t read it. I liked your choice of teaser. I’m teasing from a couple of books today. kaye—the road goes ever ever on

  79. That’s an excellent teaser and so philosophical about happiness. I like it.

    My teaser is from Russell Brooks’ CHILL RUN. http://cheriereich.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday-12611.html

  80. Great teaser!

    Here is mine

  81. A very thoughtful teaser.

    Mine is here.

  82. I love the new layout for winter!! :) Great choice!
    Well here is my teaser for this week! After a week off from blogging I got to get back on top of my meme’s! lol.

    I love your teaser, very new age and modern type of thinking! :)

    http://hardcoverharlequin.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday-12.html

  83. Nice inspirational teaser. Here’s mine from Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews.

  84. I’m rereading one of my favorite books – The Book Thief! If you haven’t read it, you should start right away! http://beautifullyalivebooks.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/teaser-tuesdays-the-book-thief/

  85. Inspirational one this time. I like it. :)

    http://bookhuntermm.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesdaytune-in-tuesday.html” rel=”nofollow”>My TT

  86. Based on your teaser, you might like a book I’m reading, Stumbling on Happiness. I am finding it slow going, although interesting. Here’s my teaser:
    http://carolinebookbinder.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesdays-when-she-woke.html

  87. Hi Everbody, My teasers here-http://paranormalsisters.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday-5.html

  88. Excellent teaser this week! The book is worth checking out. Thanks for sharing!

    Here’s mine: http://sinnfulbooks.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday.html

    sinn @ sinnful books

  89. Very insightful teaser!

    Here is mine: My Teaser

  90. Such a great point. I’m working on realizing that right now–more stuff doesn’t mean more happiness!

    Here is my teaser: http://ksbooks.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/teaser-tuesday-64/

  91. Claire @ We have no bofriends permalink

    Great teasers here’s mine http://whnbstihwsoft.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday-5.html

  92. Excellent quote! So true…

    My Teaser!

  93. Awesome teaser! Here’s mine:

    http://watercolormoods.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday-in-forests-of-night-by.html (YA – In the Forests of the Night by Kersten Hamilton)

  94. That’s a great teaser…

    Here is mine:
    http://shannonsbookbag.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday-12611.html

    Shannon’s Book Bag

  95. Oh wow, I’ve been reading a lot of books like the Dragonfly effect lately, and I’ve loved them all. But i still did my teaser on something a little less serious, Flipped! So far that book is amazing! Anyways, i’m adding the Dragonfly Effect to my to-read list! Love that teaser! :)

    Here’s mine: http://thegothicballerina.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday-flipped.html

    Please visit! Thank you! :)

  96. Thanks for your teaser!
    Here is mine: http://inabookshelf.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/teaser-tuesdays/
    Have a nice day!

  97. Your teaser is great and I find myself agreeing with it. here is mine for today: http://sheeryhall.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesdays-christmas-story.html

  98. Indeed!- here’s my teaser

  99. Wonderful teaser!

    Here’s mine for this week: The Predicteds by Christine Seifert Thanks!

  100. How very, very true this teaser is! Thanks for sharing! Mine is on Thread Reckoning by Amanda Lee (a cozy mystery): http://www.knittingandsundries.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesdays-december-6-2011.html

  101. A very common sense bit of wisdom. Unfortunately we sometimes stray from it.
    :)

  102. A odd quote from the Second book in the Chronicles of Nick. Sherrilyn Kenyon’s YA series :)

    http://madsteampunkery.com

    MS

  103. Love the teaser. Dragonfly Effect the name is also interesting.. and the teaser – very true..
    My teaser is here: http://myrandrspace.blogspot.com/2011/12/yummy-tummy-tuesday-quick-fix-snacks.html

  104. Nice teaser!
    Here’s mine from “Forever” which I’ve been trying to read for a month :-(

    http://thebookfariy.blogspot.com/2011/12/teaser-tuesday.html

  105. Happy Reading!

    This week we are featuring teasers from Sarah’s Fate by Christy Trujillo and I’m Not Her by Janet Gurtler.

    Reading Lark’s Teaser

  106. Jessica's Musings permalink

    Too true!

    Check out my teaser: http://jmusings.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/teaser-tuesday-12611/

  107. Simple things sometimes can happiness be found or so the saying goes. :D
    Here’s my TT

  108. Beautiful cover! The teaser is interesting, too. I’ll be checking this one out.
    My Teaser

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