GREAT BOOK GIVEAWAY: Life Safari by John P. Strelecky - UPDATE - all entrants will win!

[Erin - 29Gifts Community Manager]

Mbali Creazzo, mother of our movement, is sponsoring our giveaway this month by offering a copy of Life Safari by John P. Strelecky. And I was recently contacted by the author himself who has offered to send a copy of Life Safari to every single person who leaves a comment here by Midnight Nov. 13th (midnight PST). What an incredible gift! Here is his email to me:

"Hello Erin,

Via a Google notification, I came across the 29 gifts website the other day and was very touched to see that Mbali had offered to gift a copy of my book Life Safari. As I read through the comments posted at http://givingchallenge.ning.com/forum/topics/great-book-giveaway-life and as I read more on the site about what the purpose of 29 Gifts is, it became very obvious to me that Mbali's gift is a beautiful starting point. And I need to provide the next step. If it works for you, I'd like to gift a copy of Life Safari to EVERY person who provides a comment by your deadline..."

What a beautiful example of the spirit of this community! So hurry and leave your replies now!

From the author of the international bestseller, "The Why Cafe'", comes this much anticipated next work-an inspiring and emotionally powerful storyset amidst the mystery, beauty, and allure of Africa. Jack is a young man struggling to find happiness in his life. Although he doesn't know why, the one image that seems to capture his soul is that of Africa. With solitary focus, he saves for two years and then embarks on a journey to find the source of the calling he has felt.

Halfway around the world, a very old, very wise African woman named Ma Ma Gombe is on a journey of her own. She is seeking a fabled destination she was told of as a child a place where you can see the earth be born, and then watch the world go to sleep, a place so beautiful that words cannot describe it. It is a destination known to her only as the birthplace of all.

As if their paths were destined to intertwine, these two unlikely travelers meet shortly after Jack's arrival in Africa and join together on a journey that changes both of their lives forever. Walk with them as they cross the African continent on foot. Marvel with them at the animals they encounter, the people they meet, and the adventures they experience. Like Jack, find through the teachings of Ma Ma Gombe that piece of your soul yearning to be set free.

In Life Safari, John P. Strelecky has created a story that inspires and taps the spirit for adventure in readers everywhere. A tale that will touch your emotions, open your eyes to the amazing continent of Africa, and open your heart to the amazing potential within all of us.

Contest Rules:
If you're interested in entering the raffle to win a this prize, just leave a comment on this thread by midnight Pacific Time Friday, November 13, 2009. No purchase is necessary to enter, but you must be a member of the 29 Gifts Community Network (i.e. have a profile on this site) in order to enter. Sign up here free if you're not a member already. The winner will be announced Monday, November 16, 2009 on this discussion thread, and the winner will be also be contacted by email in order to obtain shipping information. If the winner does not respond within 14 days with his or her shipping information a new winner will be chosen from the original entries.

[Mary - 29Gifts Welcome Team Lead]

I would love to win this book from Mbali! Sounds like a wonderful read.

Mary

[Harriet]

I would love to win this book and give it to my daughter, who went on a mission trip to Liberia last summer and is going on another one to Ghana at Christmas. Her heart is in Africa.

[Sarita]

Please add me to the drawing and thank you very much for your generosity! If I won it would be a great early Christmas present - probably the only one I will receive :)
Happy Holidays!

[Ainsley]

thank you for sharing! I would love to win this book to give to an old friend, who is having trouble seeing the world through giving eyes...

[Lizzie]

Sounds great - I've been looking for my next book!

[Sherrie33]

This book sounds perfect for my future sister - in laws' family! They love Africa! What a wonderful gift to win to give!

[Judy from Edina]

As we all grow in love and giving, we continue to need tools to empower and validate us. I am sure this book will be the perfect vehicle to lift me higher in my personal growth. Thank you for the possibility. ~J

[Violet]

I would love to have the book so I can gift it to my son who is ever so interested in living in and adopting Africa as his place of living since childhood. I t is like as if he was born with this urge and despite his exposures to other European countries, he reiterates his desire to settle down in Africa.

[Allesvenn]

I would love to win this book. Some years ago I had an intense urge to learn Swahili as I was very interested in Africa, having friends who lived there as missionaries for 10 years. I started to study Swahili, but didn't go far with it as I realized I'd have no one to converse with and reading material in Swahili was impossible to find. This book might be my only way to"visit" a continent I've dreamed about, especially after my daughter spent 10 days in South Africa this past January at a conference in Cape Town.

[Sherri]

This sounds like a wonderful story...one of those to read and pass along to a friend maybe? I am excited to be a new member of this community.

[Loretta]

I would love to win this book. I would read it and then play it forward to someone else. I would ask that it keep making the rounds to helps others out. I will also purchase one book and do the same with that book. Thank you for the offer and I know that the right person will win.

[Maran Banta]

This book sounds magical.
Like this community is magical.

be well and
Remember, Who You Are Makes A Difference!
Maran