I Won 'The Land of Stories' Book (ARC), Autographed by Chris Colfer

Last month, I entered a contest on Hypable to win an autographed ARC (Advance Reading Copy) of The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell, by Chris Colfer, who plays Kurt Hummel on Glee. And I ended up winning! This signed ARC was delivered to my house the other day, and it also came with a Land of Stories tote bag.

Check out a photo of the book and bag below:

I Recommend: 'Harry Potter Page to Screen' Book & 'The Amazing Spider-Man' Film

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Jeff Dodge's Recommendations:

Book:
Harry Potter: Page to Screen by Bob McCabe

Put simply, if you are a Harry Potter fan, you NEED this book. Harry Potter: Page to Screen -- The Complete Filmmaking Journey by Bob McCabe is a 540 page tomb showcasing every little detail that went into creating and filming the Harry Potter movie series. Part 1 has separate chapters for each movie and how each one was made, and Part 2 goes through the art of HP, such as the costumes, set design, digital effects and prop making. And the introduction and first chapter talks in-depth about how Warner Bros. and the whole team got into making this series in the first place, from acquiring the rights, hiring a director and screenwriter, creating the look and casting the characters.

I Recommend: 'Political Animals' Miniseries & 'Opening Act' TV Show

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Jeff Dodge's Recommendations:

TV Miniseries:
Political Animals (Sundays, 10-11pm, USA)

However many weeks or months ago I first heard that this show was being created, I was a little intrigued, but nothing much more. I say that because at the time, all we knew was a general idea of what the show was going to be about. And since I'm a political news junkie, I decided to include this show in my TV Schedule doc of upcoming shows.

I Recommend: 'The Artist' Film & 'The Enchantress' Book

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Jeff Dodge's Recommendations:

Movie:
The Artist

I Recommend: 'Life in a Day' (YouTube Film)

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I'm back, people! I just looked it up and saw that it has been two months since I last posted on here. And I deeply apologize. May and June have been extremely busy for me: May for work reasons, and June for personal reasons (vacation), and then the procrastination afterwards. But I know I need to get back into it, and what better way than with a recommendation, which has been a signature piece here.

So let's get right into it. Here is what I Recommend:

I Recommend: 'Game Change' Book, 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' (US)

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My last Recommendations of the Week were a few weeks ago. And I apologize for the long wait. I didn't realize it had been that long, and I can't believe how busy I got. Fortunately, I'm back this weekend for another go-round.

But I'm changing it up just a little bit. Ever since I started this recommendations segment back when this blog launched in January, it has always been called Recommendations of the Week. And the reason why it was called that was because it did start out as a weekly segment. But I don't always have something to recommend every single week, so the title doesn't necessarily fit anymore. During the next couple weeks or so, I may test out some different variations of the same name (as well as a few formatting changes). It may be "I Recommend" or possible "My Recommendations." I'll let you know when one sticks for good.

So let's get right into it. Here is what I Recommend this time around:

Jeff Dodge's Recommendations:

Books:
Game Change by John Heilemann & Mark Halperin

Recommendations of the Week: The Adventures of Tintin, Hugo, Titanic 3D

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It's time for another of my Recommendations of the Week. These recommendations can be something that happened in the past week that I read, wrote, watched, participated in, etc., or something coming up in the following week. Feel free to leave your own recommendations in the comments section below.

Jeff Dodge's Recommendations of the Week [4/1-4/7]:

Movies:
The Adventures of Tintin (on DVD)
Hugo (on DVD)
Titanic 3D (in theaters Wed., April 4)

Recommendation of the Week: The Hunger Games (Read My Review Here)

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It's time for another of my Recommendations of the Week. These recommendations can be something that happened in the past week that I read, wrote, watched, participated in, etc., or something coming up in the following week. Feel free to leave your own recommendations in the comments section below.

Jeff Dodge's Recommendations of the Week [3/25-3/31]:

Movies:
The Hunger Game (in theaters now)

Quote of the Week: Albert Einstein

This week's Quote of the Week comes courtesy of Albert Einstein. Usually, my quotes have been connected to either writing or some holiday or event happening during that particular week. This week, however, I want to share a quote that I'm sure has a lot of meaning to all of us.

Here is this week's Quote of the Week:

"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."

--Albert Einstein

Recommendations of the Week: The Ides of March, Demi Lovato: Stay Strong

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It's time for another of my Recommendations of the Week. These recommendations can be something that happened in the past week that I read, watched, participated in, etc., or something coming up in the following week. Feel free to leave your own recommendations in the comments section below.

You may have noticed that I took last week off. There were no Recommendations of the Week, Quotes, Videos/Photos or anything of the sort. In terms of the recommendations, I didn't feel there was enough substance for me to provide one. But I'm back this week full-on with some great recommendations. So here they are...

Jeff Dodge's Recommendations of the Week [3/11-3/27]:

Movie:
The Ides of March (available on DVD)