Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Homage to the dry Martini and Raw Oysters

A personal homage to the dry Martini and Raw Oysters

Whether you prefer a Martini made with Beefeaters, Tanqueray, Magellan Blue, Bombay Sapphire, Old Raj, or any number of other suitable Gins, a fine dry Martini is never better than when it is paired with a plate of raw oysters on the half-shell.

Read my story at the link below.

On Martinis and Oysters

Laudizen

Monday, December 20, 2010

On a Beach on Nantucket

Remembering youth and love on the island of Nantucket. From Cliff Beach to Madaket, Surfside to Sankaty Head, Brant Point to Great Point, and from Polpis to downtown, the welcoming pineapples of the Jared Coffin House have sung their siren song, and the storied island of Nantucket is populated by many ghosts from my past.

Read the story at the link below.

On a Beach on Nantucket

Laudizen King

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Ebooks on PC - Digital Readers for PCs

Don't have a digital reader? You can open up the world of ebooks and enjoy the power and flexibility of a digital reader on your desktop PC at home. Download a version for your PC at the links below and enjoy ebooks on your home computer.

Adobe Digital Reader for PC

Kindle for PC

Kindle for MAC

FBReader for Unix

Happy holidays!

Free Ebook Available

Now thru Christmas, I am giving away copies of 'Mosaics', an ebook containing my favorite collection of travels, memoirs, and stories!

It is published by Smashwords and is available in all the download formats used by the most popular digital readers: the Amazon Kindle, the Barnes & Noble Nook, the Sony e-reader, select Palm devices, the Apple iPhone or iPad, and your personal computer as well.

To begin, create an account at smashwords.com with an email address and a password.

Go to the page for 'Mosaics' by Laudizen King
Mosaics

Add the book to your shopping cart and use coupon code XU44W at checkout

Don't have a digital reader? Download a version for your PC at the links below and enjoy 'Mosaics' all the more.

Adobe Digital Reader for PC

Kindle for PC

Kindle for MAC

FBReader for Unix

Enjoy! Happy holidays, Laudizen King

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Heinrich Harrer

Heinrich Harrer - The man behind 'Seven Years in Tibet'

He was larger than life, a modern day Indiana Jones. He was in the group that made the first successful ascent of the North Face of the Eiger, author of 'Seven Years in Tibet', lived in Lhasa, friend to the Dalai Lama, world explorer and mountaineer with first ascents around the world, including Alaska.

Read my story at the link below.

Heinrich Harrer

Laudizen

Thursday, December 2, 2010

The White Mountain Chronicles on sale

‎"The White Mountain Chronicles", an ebook recalling 18 years of adventure in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, is on sale for 1.99 this Christmas season now thru January 5 at Smashwords. It is available in all the popular download formats.

Follow the link below and use coupon code FC72A at checkout

The White Mountain Chronicles

Laudizen