Highlander Giveaway Hop (Ends 9/27) WW

Welcome to the Highlander Giveaway Hop Hosted by MK McClintock and Kimberly Lewis!  This is an awesome giveaway hop where there will be all sorts of chances to win Highlander books.  

I will tell you right now that I have read very few, if any, "Highlander" books.  I think I did way back when, but I honestly don't remember much.  So here is what I am going to do.  One international winner will get to choose one book (cannot exceed $15) from this site.  Julie Garwood and Amanda Scott are my top choices for authors that I need to read in this genre!  But you will get to choose.  All you need to do is enter the rafflecopter below by 9 P.M. Pacific time on September 27, and you are entered to win.  Then you need to hop on to the other blogs for the chance to win even more Highlander books!

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This Day in History February 21, 1945

Anyone ever see Chariots of Fire?  I will admit that I have, and the movie bored me to tears.  But the story is phenomenal.  And on this date in 1945, the central character, Eric Liddell, died in a Japanese internment camp.  But his legacy has continued far beyond his life.

He was born in China to Scottish missionaries in 1902.  It was summer of 1924 at the Paris Olympics when he attained worldwide attention.  He refused to run the heat for his best event--the 100-meter--because it was held on Sunday.  He cited Christian reasons, and he was forced to withdraw.  He received a bronze medal for the 400-meter race, and that European record stood for 12 years.

From 1925-1943, he served as a missionary in China.  The British government recommended that British nationals leave as things became more dangerous in 1941.  He refused to leave and died of an illness in a Japanese camp.  In 2008, it came out that he had the chance to leave that camp but allowed a pregnant woman to leave in his place.  This information was a surprise even to his family members.

For a lot more information, check out:
http://www.heartoscotland.com/Categories/eric-liddell.htm
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Eric_Liddell
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Eric_Liddell
http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/bios/b3liddell10lu.htm
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/men/eric_liddell.htm

And if you have never seen Chariots of Fire, it is definitely worth watching even if the plot sometimes lags.  I haven't seen it in years, and I think I would like to again!