Content FREE (and bargain) books for the Kindle - June 2011

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Another RandomHouse bargain:

When Blood Calls by J.K. Beck ($0.99)

Product Description
Attorney Sara Constantine is thrilled with her promotion—until she finds out that she must now prosecute vampires and werewolves. The first defendant she’ll be trying to put away? Lucius Dragos, the sexy stranger with whom she recently shared an explosive night of ecstasy.

When Lucius kisses a beautiful woman sitting next to him at the bar, he’s hoping only to avoid the perceptive gaze of the man he’s planning to kill. But what starts as a simple kiss ignites into an all-consuming passion. Charged with murder, Luke knows that Sara is determined to see him locked away—unless he can convince her that he’s not a monster. And that might mean making the ultimate sacrifice.

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free at Amazon.de:
The World According to Oprah: An Unauthorized Portrait in Her Own Words by Ken Lawrence

Oprah Winfrey rose out of hardship and incredible poverty to become one of the most recognized and well-respected people in the world. In The World According to Oprah, Ken Lawrence captures this amazing woman in her own words, as she expresses the ideas and beliefs that made her who she is today.

Since her start at a tiny Nashville radio station, Oprah Winfrey has become a media mogul, founding a film and television production company, an inspirational magazine, and a $20 million public charity, and cofounding a cable network for women. Abused as a child, she has even helped to pass a law that protects children from abuse. The World According to Oprah is a collection of quotes from this talented and multifaceted woman.

* My show is really a ministry--a ministry that doesn't ask for money. I can't tell you how many lives we've changed--or inspired to change.

* My father turned my life around by insisting I could be more than I was.

* Although I'm grateful for the blessings of wealth, it hasn't changed who I am. My feet are still on the ground. I'm just wearing better shoes.

* Real success comes when you learn to act as if everything depends on you, and pray as if everything depends on God. God can dream a bigger dream for you than you can ever dream for yourself.

http://www.amazon.de/dp/B004L2KQ9I?tag=discounterde-21

US link for your convenience (not free for US readers):
The World According to Oprah: An Unauthorized Portrait in Her Own Words by Ken Lawrence

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Now free for US readers:
The World According to Oprah: An Unauthorized Portrait in Her Own Words by Ken Lawrence

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Free audiobook of James Rollins' Map of Bones:

Posted on the author's website (JamesRollins.Com):

To celebrate the release of The Devil Colony. My publisher, HarperAudio, will offer the entire Map of Bones Unabridged Digital Audio as a free download from June 7th – June 20th, 2011

You can download the FREE audiobook [Begining Midnight June 7th] directly from my jamesrollins.com [MP3]. These files can then be added to a music library such as iTunes. You may also download the file from Audible and iTunes

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Now free at Amazon.co.uk:
Seeds of Destruction: Why the Path to Economic Ruin Runs Through Washington, and How to Reclaim American Prosperity by R. Glenn Hubbard

In this book, a top Republican and Democratic economist explain why Obama’s economic policies are failing…and offer a commonsense blueprint for re-igniting long-term growth and prosperity for all Americans. They show how to overhaul the tax system, increase business investment, slash government spending, control entitlements, and even rebuild American manufacturing.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003S9WA2Q?tag=discounter-21

and free also at Amazon.de:
Seeds of Destruction: Why the Path to Economic Ruin Runs Through Washington, and How to Reclaim American Prosperity by R. Glenn Hubbard


Not yet free again at Amazon.com for US readers - but a good chance it will be later today:
Seeds of Destruction: Why the Path to Economic Ruin Runs Through Washington, and How to Reclaim American Prosperity by R. Glenn Hubbard

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Now free at Amazon.co.uk:
City of Dust: Illness, Arrogance, and 9/11 by Anthony DePalma

and Amazon.de:

City of Dust: Illness, Arrogance, and 9/11

Not yet free at Amazon.com (for US readers) but a good chance it will be later today:
City of Dust: Illness, Arrogance, and 9/11

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Now free at Amazon.co.uk:
Pictures of the Mind: What the New Neuroscience Tells Us About Who We Are

and at Amazon.de:
Pictures of the Mind: What the New Neuroscience Tells Us About Who We Are

Not yet free again at Amazon.com for US readers but a good chance it will be later today:
Pictures of the Mind: What the New Neuroscience Tells Us About Who We Are

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Now free at Amazon.co.uk:
The Truth About Getting the Best From People

Also free at Amazon.de:
The Truth About Getting the Best From People

Not yet free again at Amazon.com for US readers but a good chance it will be later today:
The Truth About Getting the Best From People

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free at Amazon.de:
Bone Rattler: A Mystery of Colonial America by Eliot Pattison

From Edgar Award winning author Eliot Pattison comes a compelling, multilayered novel rich in historical detail. Aboard a British convict ship bound for the New World, Duncan McCallum witnesses a series of murders and apparent suicides among fellow Scottish prisoners. A strange trail of clues leads Duncan into the bloody maw of the French and Indian War.

http://www.amazon.de/dp/B003OUX5DM?tag=discounterde-21

Not yet free Amazon.com for US readers but a good chance it will be later today:
Bone Rattler: A Mystery of Colonial America

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Now free for US Kindlers:

Pictures of the Mind: What the New Neuroscience Tells Us About Who We Are by Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald

Product Description
For thousands of years, people have wondered about questions like these. Now, using the latest brain scanning technologies, neuroscientists can watch your brain at work–and they’re amazed by what they’re seeing. Now, you can see it, too. Pictures of the Mind presents the images that are revolutionizing neuroscience and offers you a personal tour of the frontiers of brain research.

You’ll discover why scientists are becoming increasingly excited about your brain’s abilities to keep growing, learning, changing, and healing, all through life. You’ll follow cutting-edge researchers as they blaze new trails toward potential cures for everything from depression to dementia and brain injury to addiction. And you’ll preview what could become the greatest scientific revolution of all: the one that finally explains mind, emotion, and consciousness.

The Truth About Getting the Best From People by Martha I. Finney

Product Description
Build a culture of engagement...one person, one interaction at a time

You can build and lead teams full of self-motivated, innovative contributors: people who love their jobs, believe in their mission, and perform with focus, enthusiasm, and creativity! This book reveals 49 PROVEN LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES for getting the best from every employee, every team, every organization!

* The truth about building a self-driven workforce that’s positive, committed, passionate
* The truth about what really motivates people--and what doesn’t
* The truth about leading with authenticity, clarity, consistency, and inspiration

Seeds of Destruction: Why the Path to Economic Ruin Runs Through Washington, and How to Reclaim American Prosperity by R. Glenn Hubbard and Peter Navarro

Product Description
In this book, a top Republican and Democratic economist explain why Obama's economic policies are failing-and offer a commonsense blueprint for re-igniting long-term growth and prosperity for all Americans. They show how to overhaul the tax system, increase business investment, slash government spending, control entitlements, and even rebuild American manufacturing.

City of Dust: Illness, Arrogance, and 9/11 by Anthony DePalma

Product Description
On 9/11, the destruction of the World Trade Center unleashed a vortex of dust and ash that blotted out the sun--and has distorted science, medicine, and public policy ever since.

The likely dangers of 9/11’s massive dust cloud were evident from the beginning, yet thousands chose not to see, even as the sickening results of exposure became increasingly difficult to ignore. Why? And why have years of politics and courtroom maneuvers delayed justice for those who gave their all when the need was greatest? Anthony DePalma goes beyond his front-page coverage of ground zero in The New York Times, offering the first full accounting of one of the gravest environmental catastrophes in U.S. history. He separates myth from reality…reveals the decisions that destroyed public trust…shares powerful, never-before-told stories of the victims and those who’ve tried to help them…and helps us make sure this never happens again.

More Than Ordinary: Enjoying Life with God by Doug Sherman

Product Description

More Than Ordinary describes a number of practices that make life with God an adventure. The goal is not a spiritual to-do list; it is to respond to God a little more each day.

Learn to:
See God as majestic, generous, and fully delighting in you
Enter into a deep conversation with God
Transform your approach to daily life
Simplify the way you walk with God
Pass on what you've learned

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Wordoku Unbound #1 (A Puzzle Collection) by Puzzazz is $0.99 until June 20

Product Description

Discounted to $0.99 for a limited time (Ends June 20)

Love Sudoku? And word games? Then you'll love Wordoku.

A fun twist on Sudoku, Wordoku puzzles use the letters of a word or phrase instead of numbers. Each row, column and 3x3 cell square on the game board contains all of the letters in the word or phrase. Fill all the empty cells on the game board with the correct letters to complete the puzzle.

You can use in-cell notes as you solve the puzzles just like you would on paper. If you're stuck, you can get a hint to keep going or move on to a different puzzle -- you can always return to previous puzzles later.

Wordoku contains one hundred carefully crafted puzzles that will challenge and delight word game fans of all skill levels.

Whatever your skill and solving style, you'll enjoy Wordoku puzzles on Kindle!

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No idea what they are, yet, as there are no descriptions. All are free to pre-order, though. With "Various" as the author, I suspect all of them will be sampler excerpts.

Summer of Firsts, by Various (publisher Simon Spotlight)
Get Your Book On!, by Various (publisher Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing)
All Good Things Come to an End, by Various (publisher Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing)

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Yet another, also likely not worth getting:

John Connolly ebook sampler, by John Connolly

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from Smashwords... Husband Won't Buy Wife A Kindle <- silly little short story, but I laughed

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Chasing Eden (Eden Thrillers) by Sharon Linnea and B.K. Sherer

Product Description
The search for paradise
Modern-day Iraq: During a raging sandstorm in a war zone, army chaplain Jaime Richards is shocked to be reunited with her old friend Adara Dunbar--and devastated when, in the midst of an ambush, a black-robed man murders Adara in cold blood. But not before she delivers a final message to Jaime--one important enough to die for...and obviously to kill for. Why Adara? And how did her assassin know Jaime's name?

may lead to hell on earth...
Jaime's quest for answers will lead her into danger beyond anything she's experienced on the battlefield. At an ancient site, she meets a stranger who reveals astounding truths about Adara's mission--and the war itself--that are impossible to ignore. For the roots of this war reach back to a time and place fixed in the history of civilization. Many have searched for the Garden of Eden before, because to find it is to unlock a power beyond human comprehension. Now, for Jaime, the chase is on--and the fate of the world hangs in the balance...