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GIVEAWAY – Little Billy’s Letter by Bill Geerhart (Book Review 2010-44)

March 19, 2010 By Mary

Little Billy’s Letters: An Incorrigible Inner Child’s Correspondence with the Famous, Infamous, and Just Plain Bewildered by Bill Geerhart

Product Description

What do Tori Spelling, the Church of Scientology, Oprah Winfrey, and Donald Rumsfeld all have in common?: They — and many others — have answered letters from “Little Billy”, a grown man with a cache of stamps and far too much time on his hands. Funny, touching, and delightfully quirky, Billy’s letters cover a broad range of subject matter:

  • Operation Drop-Out: Considering dropping out of elementary school, Billy writes to serial killers and celebrities seeking their wise counsel.
  • Billy’s Law: Which Supreme Court Justice prefers the Big Mac to the Whopper? Who is Janet Reno’s favorite crime fighter? What do Robert Shapiro and Congressman Gary Condit say is the best defense for being framed for murder? Billy finds out.
  • The Making of the Class President: Billy runs for class president and collects “endorsements” from Nancy Reagan, Dick Cheney, George HW Bush, Gerald Ford, Bob Dole, Ken Starr, and Colin Powell.
  • Choosing My Religion: Billy asks representatives from the Catholic, Presbyterian, Mormon, Raelian, Satanic, Scientologist, Hare Krishna and Unification Church (Moonies) what is “cool” or “easy” about their religion.

Presidents, Supreme Court Justices, Celebrities, Heads of Corporations, Serial Killers, Robot Makers, and the NesQuick Bunny have all replied to “Little Billy’s” scrawled questions.

About the Author

Bill Geerhart grew up in Bethesda, MD, in the seventies and eighties and was obsessed with MAD magazine, television, movies, true crime, and crank calling talk radio stations. To the amazement of his high school guidance counselor, he was admitted to several reputable institutions of higher learning, and earned a Creative Writing degree from Emerson College. Geerhart is an expert in Cold War history; his groundbreaking work via his website www.conelrad.com and Bear Family Records have been featured in the New York Times, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly, and on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition, the BBC, and many other media outlets.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: William Morrow (March 9, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0061807281
  • ISBN-13: 978-0061807282

Source:  Author

ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT 

Rarely does a book enter my house and then disappears from my desk so quickly that I don’t get to read it first.  That is what happened when I got Little Billy’s Letters.  First my husband  grabbed it and then my son got to it.  I finally had to steal it back.  So here it is:   a book that is suitable for the whole family.  Well, only if you live in the Manson family or one like mine.  You need to buy a copy for each member of family though so there is no fighting over it.

This book is pure creative genius!  I don’t think I have laughed so hard that I have had to put a book down and come back to it only to find something else just as funny.  I think my favorite part were the letters from the serial killers.  They are a little sad at the same time though.  I highly recommend this book and it also makes a great gift.  I am going to buy additional copies as gifts.  Thanks Bill all of my holiday shopping is done!


My husband’s thoughts:
I loved this book because it shows that children are smarter than “adults”.  


TO WIN YOUR VERY OWN COPY OF THIS BOOK:

Please leave a new comment for each entry! 

You must live in the US and not in a PO box, sorry it is coming straight from the publisher! 
Ends 4/9/10.

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Comments

  1. baileythebookworm says

    March 20, 2010 at 2:05 am

    I follow the blog 🙂
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  2. baileythebookworm says

    March 20, 2010 at 2:06 am

    I would love to win a copy -looks like a good read. baileythebookworm at gmail dot com

  3. Anonymous says

    March 20, 2010 at 2:08 am

    Hi! I follow you. 🙂

    Connie
    connie_bryant@hotmail.com

  4. Anonymous says

    March 20, 2010 at 2:08 am

    Hi! This book sounds hilarious,Mary!!! I would love to read it and I know my sister would enjoy it too.

    Have a great day!

    Connie
    connie_bryant@hotmail.com

  5. Bethie says

    March 20, 2010 at 5:52 pm

    Look really cool. Please count me in. Thanks for the chance.

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  6. Bethie says

    March 20, 2010 at 5:53 pm

    MR. Geerhart’s website was a hoot. All those atomic bomb links!

    lizzi0915 at aol dot com

  7. etirv says

    March 21, 2010 at 3:05 am

    I would like to be entered!

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  8. etirv says

    March 21, 2010 at 3:05 am

    Google friend follower!

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  9. etirv says

    March 21, 2010 at 3:10 am

    goodreads friend!

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  10. Shooting Stars Mag says

    March 22, 2010 at 2:09 am

    thanks for the giveaway. this book looks hilarious.

    lauren
    lauren51990 AT aol DOT com

  11. Shooting Stars Mag says

    March 22, 2010 at 2:09 am

    i follow the blog

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  12. Dr. Bill (William L.) Smith says

    March 23, 2010 at 3:35 am

    I am a follower, requested to be Goodreads friend, and became a fan of Bill.

    I’ll be reading your review policy to see if you might review my debut novel.

    Bill 😉

    billsmith2003 (at) gmail (dot) com

    Hope you’ll check out my book giveaway:
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  13. DarkWyrmReads says

    March 23, 2010 at 3:55 am

    +1 leaving a comment
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    +1 Following you, and thanks for Following me :o)

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  14. Kelsey says

    March 23, 2010 at 4:00 am

    Email: krae991@yahoo.com

    Thanks for the contest! Sounds like a great read!

    -Kelsey
    http://www.thedoortowonderland.blogspot.com

  15. Kelsey says

    March 23, 2010 at 4:00 am

    I sent a request to be your Goodreads friend.

    -Kelsey
    krae991@yahoo.com

  16. Kelsey says

    March 23, 2010 at 4:01 am

    I follow your blog.

    Kelsey
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  17. Kelsey says

    March 23, 2010 at 4:02 am

    Tweeted: http://twitter.com/Door2Wonderland/status/10908630688.

    -Kelsey
    krae991@yahoo.com

  18. Kelsey says

    March 23, 2010 at 4:03 am

    I’m a fan on Facebook. Name: Kelsey Oertwich.

    Kelsey
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  19. Emmagan says

    March 23, 2010 at 11:09 pm

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  20. Susan Helene Gottfried says

    March 24, 2010 at 3:41 pm

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  21. a real librarian says

    March 24, 2010 at 7:14 pm

    Sounds great! Thanks for the chance!

    I also follow!!

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  22. AmandaSue says

    March 25, 2010 at 4:09 pm

    Thanks for entering me into this giveaway, sounds like a good read!

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  23. Anonymous says

    March 26, 2010 at 8:42 pm

    please count me in…thanks

    karenk
    kmkuka at yahoo dot com

  24. Bookie says

    April 4, 2010 at 2:47 pm

    I think the premise of this book is so funny. I’d love to pass it around the house for everyone to read.

    dawnpnr(at)aol(dot)com

  25. Bookie says

    April 4, 2010 at 2:48 pm

    I’m a follower.

  26. Bookie says

    April 4, 2010 at 2:50 pm

    I added you as a friend on GoodReads.

  27. Bookie says

    April 4, 2010 at 2:51 pm

    I became a fan on facebook.

    1

  28. Bookie says

    April 4, 2010 at 2:52 pm

    I became a fan on facebook.

    2

  29. Bookie says

    April 4, 2010 at 2:56 pm

    I learned that he has has a cd called ATOMIC PLATTERS: COLD WAR MUSIC FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOMELAND SECURITY coming out.

  30. Bookie says

    April 4, 2010 at 2:59 pm

    I shared on facebook.
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  31. Bookie says

    April 4, 2010 at 3:01 pm

    I tweeted.
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  32. Bookie says

    April 4, 2010 at 3:07 pm

    I digged it.
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  33. Marilu says

    April 5, 2010 at 11:36 pm

    You don’t need to enter me since I do not live in the US. I just sent you a friend request on goodreads and thought I would comment here to let you know!

  34. Bookie says

    April 6, 2010 at 2:47 am

    daily comment
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    This book has gotten a lot of press heres hoping I win. 🙂

  35. Bookie says

    April 6, 2010 at 5:06 pm

    daily comment! – another tweet http://twitter.com/dawnpnr/status/11708194691
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  36. Bookie says

    April 7, 2010 at 3:27 pm

    daily comment
    tweeted again:) http://twitter.com/dawnpnr/status/11761742233

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  37. Bookie says

    April 9, 2010 at 3:31 am

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  38. Nancye says

    April 10, 2010 at 3:07 am

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  39. Nancye says

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  43. Bookie says

    April 10, 2010 at 3:34 am

    daily comment:another tweet today
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    dawnpnr at aol dot com

  44. Mary says

    April 12, 2010 at 2:07 am

    -Kelsey has won the copy of Little Billy’s Letters! You are going to love this one.

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