Clever indeed. They would also make good stash boxes. Via Union

Candace Bushnell has already given us Carrie Bradshaw, one of the most iconic and fashion forward characters of our generation. From her books to HBO to the big screen, most women between 25-50 have been carried away.

A week from today, the follow up to the Sex and the City movie hits theatres and women are already picking out their outfits and brainstorming how to celebrate. We at Nerdlike would like to add to the fun by giving one lucky reader a copy of The Carrie Diaries.

Find out who Carrie was before Sex and the City, when she was a small-town girl trying to find her way!

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The giveaway runs until May 27, 2010. Good Luck!

 

As a little girl, there was one thing I always looked forward to at school. The book fair. Oh how I remember the sticker books, tote bags and stories of Superfudge, Romona Quimby and so many more.

Well, Fred Flare is hosting a book fair of its own and rewarding nerdy shoppers with a little discount. Through Monday, you can gets books and stationery for 25% off with the code “bookfair.”

Dogs have come a long way from backyard living and digging up dirt. These days, upper class pups get the royal treatment for their unconditional love. There are dog whisperers, dog shows, dog ice cream, doggy daycares, spas, parks and so much more for Fido. But I’m predicting the next trend for pampered pooches — furrytales. It just wouldn’t be the good life if it wasn’t documented. Enter Posh Puppy Memoirs.

That’s right. Custom created biographies about rich bitches (and boys too). The coffee table style books are meant to capture the pup’s story as told by mom or dad. Their first day home, the first time they learned to jump on the couch or a picture of that torn up shoe.

“We’re all about celebrating the dog’s life,” said Tanyanika Davis, who is also an award-winning journalist. “The truth is, they’re more than just a family pet. And our memoirs are designed to capture that sentiment in a meaningful and enduring way.”

There are three packages: the Silver Package ($650) offers a choice between two book sizes with up to 80 pages; the Gold Package ($850) features a still larger book with up to 100 pages, as well as an accompanying brag book of images; and the Platinum Package ($1,150) includes a private session with a pet photographer, among other upgrades.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know it seems steep, but don’t hate. It ain’t tricking if you got it. And the likes of Will Smith, Paris Hilton and other celebrity dog lovers are sure to be up on this.

Posh Puppy Memoirs is based in Riverdale, New York. And being posh isn’t just about luxury, they believe in giving back. They donate to the SPCA in an effort to pamper all pups.

Pommes Frites is an Etsy shop that takes forgotten items and turns them into awesome & useful things to have and wear. Everything in the shop is handmade by Miss. Kristen P. Texas.  One of her specialties is her hollow book safes, in which she takes a vintage book and turns it into a secret place to stash some of your valuables.  The books are hand carved, with the pages glued together but otherwise, left in tact. The hollow area is not lined in any way!  After carving with an x-acto, she takes the edges and sands them down with a dremel for a smooth finish, and then finished with a sealant.

The book is completely discreet, which means that it can be left in your bookshelf or laid out on your coffee table.  Check out what it looks like closed:

GIVEAWAY: Pommes Frites wants to give one lucky NerdLike reader this Abe Lincoln Book Flask Safe [valued at $40.00].

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The giveaway winner is Sandy! Congrats!

Shel Silverstein was my favorite author as a child. Not one of the favorites…but THE favorite. So when I came across this article in Boing Boing, I had to go check it out.  Turns out that in the early 60s [far before my time LOL] Mr. Silverstein released a book entitled Uncle Shelby’s ABZ Book. While slated as a children’s book, it doesn’t quite read as one LOL.

It goes through the ABC’s with dry, sarcastic humor such as:

T is for TV: See the nice TV. The TV is warm… The TV loves you. Do you know that there are little elves who live inside the TV? …If you take Daddy’s hammer and break open the TV you will see the funny little elves. What will you name them?

CREEPY!

The Book Inscription Project is a collection of user submitted photos of books that have been marked for life. The inscriptions are everything from a simple signature to someone’s last love letter.

The perfect site for a hopeless romantic.

[Via BookInscriptions]

Austin Kleon describes himself as a writer who draws. True to form, he has created a collection of Newspaper Blackout Poems, which are featured on his site. Quite an innovative idea.

[Via AustinKleon]

Deep Linking has published a collection of photography related to book art. No, not books of art….but art made of books. Trust me, it’s pretty rad.

[Via DeepLinking]

To show appreciation to our readers, Kutty and I decided to run a small giveaway to show how much we love that you love us…let’s cut the rest of the emo stuff out and get to the goods.

We will be giving away a 25.00 Barnes and Noble giftcard to one of our lovely readers. Entering is simple as pie for a tech saavy bunch like you.

All you have to do is Tweet this contest on Twitter, and leave the post link in the comments below. The contest will run until Monday, April 13th at midnight. The winner will be chosen at random.

In Girl Scouting, it’s calling doing a good turn, in the rest of the world, it’s plain old karma. BookCrossing is the act of leaving a book in a public place for someone else to hopefully pick it up and enjoy it. Registered books have a BCI in them, instructing the finder to go online and mark the book as found. It’s an interesting message in the bottle/pay it forward concept that has caught on world wide. BookCrossing has found itself in over 100 countries and it’s site gains roughly 300 members a day.

[Via BookCrossing]

Pretty much self explanatory. Take the Twitter concept, add far more creativity and shrink it down. There you have it…6 word stories.

[Via SixWordStories.net]