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BEHIND EVERYMAN SWEEPSTAKES: OFFICIAL RULES



NO PURCHASE NECESSARY to enter or win. To enter, send an e-mail containing your review of BEHIND EVERYMAN or your subway story to EverymanStories@davidisrael.net. The words “Behind Everyman” must be in the subject line of the e-mail. One entry per person; mechanically reproduced entries not accepted. Entries must be received no later than February 21, 2005 at 11:59 p.m. Only entries submitted electronically to David Israel in accordance with these rules will be eligible for consideration. Entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of the entry. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Sweepstakes is open to all legal residents of the 50 United States excluding Colorado, Illinois and Florida. Must be eighteen years of age or older to enter. Employees of Random House, Inc, its parent, subsidiary and affiliate companies, their advertising and promotional agencies, and the immediate families of the foregoing employees are ineligible to enter. Submission of entry constitutes permission for David Israel, in his sole discretion, to post entry on www.davidisrael.net.


Prize and Selection of Winners. Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. From all eligible entries received, David Israel will randomly select ten winners on or about 2/23/05. Each winner will receive one New York City subway card apiece. Retail value of the prize is $10. All other expenses and all federal, state and local taxes are winner’s sole responsibility. No transfer or substitution of prizes. Winners will be notified by e-mail on or about February 23, 2005, and will be required to sign and return affidavit(s) of eligibility and release within 14 days after notification. A noncompliance within that time period, or the return of any notification as undeliverable, will result in disqualification and the selection of an alternate winner. In the event of any other noncompliance with rules and conditions, prize(s) may be awarded to an alternate winner.


Limitations of Liability/Reserved Rights. Neither David Israel nor his publisher, nor its parent
, subsidiary or affiliate companies shall have any obligation or responsibility with regard to (i) entries that contain inaccurate information or do not comply with these rules, (ii) entries, prize claims or notifications that are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, damaged or otherwise not received by the intended recipient, in whole or in part, due to computer or technical error of any kind, (iii) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet or computer malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or (iv) any damages or losses of any kind caused by any prize or resulting from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize. David Israel, in his sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Web site or otherwise violating these rules. David Israel further reserve the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Sweepstakes if the Sweepstakes cannot be completed as planned because of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort.


Miscellaneous. For the names of the winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to David Israel, Ballantine Books 1745 Broadway md 18-3, New York, NY 10019, after March 15, 2005. Vermont residents may omit return postage. Sweepstakes is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations; void where prohibited or restricted by law.