Hey Community,
Calling all readers, fans of fiction, and novel addicts, it’s Book Lovers Day! Whether you’re into short stories, biographies, or graphic novels, books possess the magical ability to suck you into their own little world. And let’s face it, the more technology has become part of our lives, the harder it is to put down our phones and curl up with a good book. So here are some tips to help get you reading again:
1.Always Have a Book with You
You never know when you’re going to have a few minutes of free time so it’s good to always have a book ready for reading. Whether you’re sitting in a waiting room for five minutes, or commuting on a bus for forty-five, a book is your best friend to replace twiddling your thumbs.
2.Create an Environment Conducive for Reading
Your phone, laptop, and TV are all distractions that can sneakily pull you away from your book. Avoid these traps by reading in a room where you won’t be tempted by technology.
3.Join a Book Club
Going to a book club is a great way to get you reading. Not only will you have people to discuss the book with but they’ll also hold you accountable for keeping up to date with the reading schedule.
4.Stick to Books You Enjoy
Nothing makes reading harder than struggling through a book you find boring. Reading should be fun! Pick up a book that’s impossible to put down.
Hopefully with these tips you’ll get back to being a book wiz! To help you even more, comment below by 12:00 pm ET on August 16 and tell us what you think is the best book of all time and we’ll randomly select three winners who will receive a $50 gift card to Indigo. Happy page-turning! Contest runs August 9 to August 16, 2019. Read Contest Rules before entering.
-Public Mobile Community Team
Contest Rules
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Public Mobile Book Lovers Day Contest
CONTEST RULES
- HOW TO ENTER & ELIGIBILITY
No Purchase Necessary. To enter entrants must share the title of their favourite book on the Public Mobile Community post. Only one entry per person accepted. No other form of participation is accepted. In the event of a dispute on the entrant identity, the person who is the holder of the email address specified on the online form will be deemed to be the entrant.
Contest runs August 9 to August 16, 2019 at 12:00pm ET.
An Entry will be considered void and removed from the Community post if it contains subject matter that, in the opinion of the contest administrators, may violate community standards or is otherwise of questionable taste.
To be eligible, an entrant must be an existing Public Mobile customer and entry must be received on or before end of contest closing date and time. Entrants must be a Canadian resident who are 13 years of age or older and must be a member of the Public Mobile online Community. Contest not open to employees of TELUS Corporation, its affiliated companies or subsidiaries, its sales agents, its advertising and promotional agencies, and members with whom they are domiciled. By accepting these Contest Rules, entrants agree that any and all liability related to this contest by TELUS is limited to the value of the Prize(s) as defined hereinafter.
THE PRIZE
There will be three (3) prizes awarded. Each winner will receive the following prize:
One (1) Indigo $50 Gift Card
Prize(s) must be accepted as awarded and with no substitutions, is/are not transferable unless set out in the Contest Rules and cannot be exchanged with Public Mobile or cash. Public Mobile reserves the right to substitute the Prize with a Prize of equivalent value if such prize becomes unavailable for any reason. The chances of winning are dependent upon the total number of eligible entries received.
THE DRAW
A random draw for all Prizes will take place at the Public Mobile office located at 25 York Street, Toronto, Ontario on or about August 16 at 12:00PM ET by a TELUS representative. Selected entrants will be notified on the Public Mobile Community. If the selected entrant cannot be reached within two (2) business days, or if the selected entrant does not meet any of the contest requirements, another entrant will be selected from the remaining eligible entries.
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Cam Girl by Elliot Wake (then Leah Raeder) 
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E Lockhart is the book I always return to... I'm pretty sure I've read it at least 5 times since I discovered it. Not only is it a YA, but it goes to prove that girls can do anything boys can if they so choose - don't let anyone tell you you can't do something (especially Frankie!), who could them turn around a usurp the hierarchy of the system. 
Really powerful, funny book.
I don’t know that it’s my favourite, but I’ve read The Screwtape Letters more than once (C.S. Lewis). I don’t know if that says something good or bad about me ...
@Melissa-H77 wrote:I still love the lord of the rings trilogy:)
Lord of the Rings Trilogy is definetly one of my favorites too. But my favorite of all is The Heaven Tree Trilogy by Edith Pargeter, who also writes as Ellis Peters, An Excellent Mystery by Peters/Pargeter is my favorite too - for anyone who likes books set in medeval times and about Love/Loyalty, I can't think of anything better.
@mh1983 wrote:Probably Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell is one I could return to time and again. Sadly, it's more relevant than ever.
I love Vurt by Jeff Noon, too -- very trippy sci-fi. Give it a try if you're into that sort of thing!
Nineteen Eightty-Four is one of my favorites too and I agree more and more relevant as a warninh against pig culture all over the world, another favorite of mine about pig culture is Catch-22 and Atlas Shruged - all of which are more and more relevant as governments all over the world take more and more away from the individuals.
@Lorca wrote:Smiley’s People
It's the third of a trilogy by John LeCarre⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Yeah, Smiley's People is one of my favorites too from John Le Carre, I like most of his books especially The Russia House and Absolute Friends and The Spy who Came in from the Cold - A Most Wanted Man and The Constant Gardener are good too, but the one book I didn't like from him was The Mission Song which is nothing like the quality of his usual books.
This is my suggestion for a great read. I read this book during summer vacation with my family years ago. Got me interest in UNIX, security, and networking.
The Cuckoo’s Egg, link to Chapters Indigo online sales.
Book written by Clifford Stoll
The best book of all time I have read is "A New Earth - Awakening your life's purpose" by Eckhart Tolle.
It was life changing book and a spiritual guide that transfoms lives. If anyone hasn't read it, I highly recommend it for your summer reading!
Here is a link to the book at chapters indigo
@Poogzley wrote:
Currently reading:
Be Our Guest: Perfecting the Art of Customer Service
This book gives insight into how the Walt Disney Company is run and has given me a lot of tips on how to better server clients.
ISBN - 10:1423145844
ISBN - 13:9781423145844
I used to work for the Mouse™ (lol), WDC is seriously one of the coolest places to work and what a fascinating management philosophy! Let me know what you think after reading this 🙂
It’s the 50th anniversary of the moon landing and one of the best books that describes the voyage of Apollo-8 — the mission that paved the way for the landing of Apollo-11. It was the first manned flight to leave the orbit of the earth that went 240,000 away to the moon.
- Rocket Men by Robert Kurson
- This book is riveting. 422 Reviews: 4.9/5 on Amazon
- Paperback: ISBN-10: 081298871X
- Kindle: ASIN: B073QYYY55
![Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon by [Kurson, Robert]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/514HPRIDeHL.jpg)
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