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The Thoughts and Happenings of Wilfred Price, Purveyor of Superior Funerals by Wendy Jones from Corsair (£0.09) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (September 27) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Everyone has to make decisions about love. Wilfred Price, overcome with emotion on a sunny spring day, proposes to a girl he barely knows at a picnic. The girl, Grace, joyfully accepts and rushes to tell her family of Wilfred's intentions. By the time Wilfred has realised his mistake, Grace's father has stepped in.

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Evolution: A View from the 21st Century (FT Press Science) by James A. Shapiro from Pearson Eduction ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (September 27)

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Evolution is the core principle of biological science, but recent discoveries challenge the conventional Darwinian view. Here, James A. Shapiro incorporates the latest advances in symbiogenesis and epigenetics to present a unified approach that views evolutionary change as a unique and active process. A heady must-read for the scientifically minded.

The American Spirit: Celebrating the Virtues and Values that Make Us Great by Edwin J. Feulner from Thomas Nelson ($4.99) is the NOOK Daily Find: Election 2012 (September 27)

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A spirited celebration of American exceptionalism, Edwin J. Feulner and Brian Tracy's book affirms the core tenets of our indomitable national character -- including optimism, faith, and generosity – and challenges all of us to aspire towards the timeless principles of citizenship.

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Wicked by Jill Barnett from Bell Bridge Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (September 27) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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When the Lady Sofia Howard is betrothed by the king to Sir Tobin de Clare, the knight who broke her heart, a classic battle of wills ensues. Featuring all the pageantry of Medieval England, this poignant and humorous story shows how love at first sight is dangerous and never easy.

Heat by Mike Lupica from Puffin ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Daily Deal (September 27) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Michael Arroyo has a hot pitching arm, but his firepower is nothing compared to the heat in his day-to-day life. After fleeing Cuba, Michael's only remaining family is his 17-year-old brother, Carlos. If Social Services learns of their situation, the brothers will be separated, or worse, sent back to Cuba.

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The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World’s Largest Unsolved Art Theft by Ulrich Boser from HarperCollins is $3.99 (US Kindle)

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Shortly after midnight on March 18, 1990, two men broke into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and committed the largest art heist in history. They stole a dozen masterpieces, including one Vermeer, three Rembrandts, and five Degas. But after thousands of leads—and a $5 million reward—none of the paintings have been recovered. Worth as much as $500 million, the missing masterpieces have become one of the nation’s most extraordinary unsolved mysteries.

After the death of famed art detective Harold Smith, reporter Ulrich Boser decided to take up the case. Exploring Smith’s unfinished leads, Boser travels deep into the art underworld and comes across a remarkable cast of characters, including a brilliant rock ‘n’ roll thief, a gangster who professes his innocence in rhyming verse, and the enigmatic late Boston heiress Isabella Stewart Gardner herself. Boser becomes increasingly obsessed with the case and eventually uncovers startling new evidence about the identities of the thieves.

A tale of art and greed, of obsession and loss, The Gardner Heist is as compelling as the stolen masterpieces themselves.

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Seven Dirty Words: The Life and Crimes of George Carlin by James Sullivan from Da Capo Press is $1.57 (US Kindle)

Book Description

In Seven Dirty Words, journalist and cultural critic James Sullivan tells the story of Alternative America from the 1950s to the present, from the singular vantage point of George Carlin, the Catholic boy for whom nothing was sacred. A critical biography, Seven Dirty Words is an insightful (and, of course, hilarious) examination of Carlin’s body of work as it pertained to its cultural times and the man who created it, from his early days as amore-or-less conventional comedian to his stunning transformation into the subversive comedic voice of the emerging counterculture. Sullivan also chronicles Carlin’s struggles with censorship and drugs, as well as the full-blown renaissance he experienced in the 1990s, both personally and professionally, when he became an elder statesman to a younger generation of comics who revered him. Seven Dirty Words is nothing less than the definitive biography of an American master who changed the world, and also a work of cultural commentary which frames George Carlin’s extraordinary legacy.

Siberian Education: Growing Up in a Criminal Underworld by Nicolai Lilin from W. W. Norton is $2.53 (US Kindle)

Book Description

"Marvelous and Illuminating. . . . Forces us to reassess our notions of good and evil." —Irvine Welsh

In a contested, lawlessregion between Moldova and Ukraine known as Transnistria, a tightly knit groupof “honest criminals” live according to strict codes of ritualized respect andfierce loyalty. In a voice utterly compelling and unforgettable, Nicolai Lilin,born and raised within this exotic subculture, tells the story of his moraleducation outside the bounds of “society” as we know it, where men upholdvalues with passion—and often by brute force.

The Air We Breathe: A Novel by Andrea Barrett from W. W. Norton is $2.90 (US Kindle)

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"An evocative panorama of America...on the cusp of enormous change" (Newsday) by the National Book Award-winning author of Ship Fever.

In the fall of 1916, America prepares for war—but in the community of Tamarack Lake, the focus is on the sick. Wealthy tubercular patients live in private cure cottages; charity patients, mainly immigrants, fill the large public sanatorium. Prisoners of routine, they take solace in gossip, rumor, and—sometimes—secret attachments. But when the well-meaning efforts of one enterprising patient lead to a tragic accident and a terrible betrayal, the war comes home, bringing with it a surge of anti-immigrant prejudice and vigilante sentiment. Reading group guide included.

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FYI, Amazon has matched the Nook deal:

Evolution: A View from the 21st Century (FT Press Science) by James A. Shapiro also $2.99

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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (Midnight Classics) by Horace McCoy from Open Road is $0.99 (US Kindle, price match to Google Play's 25 Banned Books / Modern Classics for $0.99 each sale)

Book Description

McCoy’s hardboiled noir classic, about an Ivy League graduate’s criminal rampage through the seedy underground and glitzy high society of an unnamed American city

To escape prison, Ralph Cotter uses the same genius for planning and penchant for cold-hearted violence that helped earn him a spot in the slammer in the first place. On the lam in a city where he knows nobody, Cotter has nothing to lose, no conscience to hold him back, and no limit to his twisted ambition. But in the midst of a criminal spree, a grift leads him to the boudoir of wealthy heiress Margaret Dobson, a woman with the power to peel back the rotten layers of his psyche and reveal the damaged soul beneath.

Vicious and thrilling, Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye is a look at one man’s relentless attack on American society, conjuring one of the most memorable antiheros of twentieth-century noir fiction.

This ebook features an extended biography of Horace McCoy.

Essays in Humanism by Albert Einstein from Open Road is $0.99 (US Kindle, price match to Google Play's 25 Banned Books / Modern Classics for $0.99 each sale)

Book Description

An inspiring collection of the great thinker’s views on a rapidly changing world

Nuclear proliferation, Zionism, and the global economy are just a few of the insightful and surprisingly prescient topics scientist Albert Einstein discusses in this volume of collected essays from between 1931 and 1950. Written with a clear voice and a thoughtful perspective on the effects of science, economics, and politics in daily life, Einstein’s writings provide an intriguing view inside the mind of a genius addressing the philosophical challenges presented during the turbulence of the Great Depression, the Second World War, and the dawn of the Cold War.

This authorized Philosophical Library ebook features rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier from Henry Holt and Co./Macmillan is $2.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description
Age Level: 12 and up | Grade Level: 7 and up

Gwyneth Shepherd's sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time. But unexpectedly, it is Gwyneth, who in the middle of class takes a sudden spin to a different era!

Gwyneth must now unearth the mystery of why her mother would lie about her birth date to ward off suspicion about her ability, brush up on her history, and work with Gideon--the time traveler from a similarly gifted family that passes the gene through its male line, and whose presence becomes, in time, less insufferable and more essential. Together, Gwyneth and Gideon journey through time to discover who, in the 18th century and in contemporary London, they can trust.

The Walking Dead: Rise of The Governor by Jay Bonansinga and Robert Kirkman from Thomas Dunne Books/Macmillan is $2.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description

Winner of the 2011 Diamond Gem Award for Trade Book of the Year

In the Walking Dead universe, there is no greater villain than The Governor. The despot who runs the walled-off town of Woodbury, he has his own sick sense of justice: whether it’s forcing prisoners to battle zombies in an arena for the townspeople’s amusement, or chopping off the appendages of those who cross him. The Governor was voted “Villain of the Year” by Wizard magazine the year he debuted, and his story arc was the most controversial in the history of the Walking Dead comic book series. Now, for the first time, fans of The Walking Dead will discover how The Governor became the man he is, and what drove him to such extremes.

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Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin from Nicholas Brealey Publishing (£1.29) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (September 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Asked to explain why few people truly excel, most of us offer one of two answers: hard work or natural talent. However, scientific evidence doesn't support either of these notions. According to author Geoff Colvin, the key to achieving greatness is how you practice, how you analyse the results of your progress and learn from your mistakes.

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The Prague Cemetery by UMBERTO ECO from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (September 28)

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Today the NOOK Daily Find brings you a thought-provoking, rewarding mystery and a bona fide literary masterpiece. Controversial and captivating, The Prague Cemetery is Umberto Eco's (The Name of the Rose, Focault's Pendulum) journey through a nineteenth-century Europe where conspiracy and prejudice lie around every corner.

Yes We Can: A Biography of President Barack Obama by Garen Thomas from Feiwel & Friends ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find: Election 2012 (September 28)

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From his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia to his historic victory in 2008, Barack Obama's life forms the basis of this adulatory biography by Garen Thomas. The author focuses on key qualities of the President's personality that have helped him succeed, including his exuberant optimism, fierce determination, and unshakable faith in the power of change.

FYI, Amazon has matched this Nook deal:

Yes We Can: A Biography of President Barack Obama by Garen Thomas also $2.99

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Black April: The Fall of South Vietnam, 1973-75 by George J Veith from Encounter Books ($2.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (September 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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The defeat of South Vietnam was arguably America’s worst foreign policy disaster of the 20th Century. George J Veith's expertly researched and enlightening account gives a complete understanding of the endgame--from the January 27, 1973, signing of the Paris Peace Accords to South Vietnam’s surrender on April 30, 1975.

Silly Tilly by Eileen Spinelli by Mike Lupica from Amazon Children's Publishing ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Daily Deal (September 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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The barnyard animals feel that Tilly is just too silly. However, when she stops entertaining her friends with her antics, the farm becomes a quiet and unhappy place. David Slonim’s acrylic, pencil, and ballpoint pen illustrations add to the hilarity in this story about a one-of-a-kind goose.

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Sex and The Single Girl: Before There Was Sex in the City, There Was (Cult Classics) by Helen Gurley Brown from Open Road Iconic Ebooks is $0.99 (US Kindle, price match to Google Play's 25 Banned Books / Modern Classics for $0.99 each sale)

Book Description

The trailblazing book that jump-started the sexual revolution

Helen Gurley Brown, the iconic editor in chief of Cosmopolitan for thirty-two years, is considered one of the most influential figures of Second Wave feminism. Her first book sold millions of copies, became a cultural phenomenon, and ushered in a whole new way of thinking about work, men, and life. Feisty, fun, and totally frank, Sex and the Single Girl offers advice to unmarried women that is as relevant today as it was when it burst onto the scene in the 1960s. This spirited manifesto puts women—and what they want—first. It captures the exuberance, optimism, and independence that have influenced the lives of so many contemporary American women.

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FYI, Kindle App Weekly Deal: NY Times Crosswords Vol. 1

This unique bundle features 30 world-famous puzzles handpicked by The New York Times, and for one week only, it's just $0.99.

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FYI, Amazon has matched the other Nook deal:

The Prague Cemetery by UMBERTO ECO now also $1.99

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Catcher, Caught by Sarah Collins Honenberger from AmazonEncore (£0.09) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (September 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Recently diagnosed with leukemia, 15-year-old Daniel finds inspiration in the words of J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. Facing death and inspired by Holden Caulfield, Daniel begins to question the intentions and authority of those around him. Catcher, Caught is a coming of age story, a love story and a new classic.

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Threat Warning (Jonathan Grave) by John Gilstrap from Kensington ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (September 29)

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A merciless secret society plots against America in this pulse-pounding thriller from bestselling author John Gilstrap (Damage Control, Hostage Zero.) Drawn into a web of assassination and kidnapping, rescue specialist Jonathan Grave soon unearths a nationwide conspiracy that reaches to the highest levels of power.

Home of the Brave: Honoring the Unsung Heroes in the War on Terror by Caspar Weinberger and Wynton C. Hall by Edwin J. Feulner from St Martins ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find: Election 2012 (September 29)

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Former secretary of defense Caspar W. Weinberger and presidential speechwriter Wynton Hall pay tribute to nineteen soldiers who exemplify American ideals of courage and sacrifice. These astonishing accounts of heroism and hope in Afghanistan and Iraq make for gripping reading - and put a human face on our forces around the globe.

FYI, Amazon has matched this Nook deal:

Home of the Brave: Honoring the Unsung Heroes in the War on Terror by Caspar Weinberger and Wynton C. Hall also $2.99

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10 Mystery and Thriller Novels ($1.99 each) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (September 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today only, 10 globetrotting edge-of-your-seat mystery, suspense and thriller novels are just $1.99 each. Featuring masterfully developed characters, tense action, and page-turning plot twists, the novels span a range of settings, from the austere and secretive confines of the Vatican to the wooded spaces of rural Maine, and more.

Spinning Out by David Stahler Jr. from Chronicle Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Daily Deal (September 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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High school senior Frenchy and his best friend Stewart are skating through life, but things change after they land the leading roles in their high school's production of Man of La Mancha. As Stewart's infectious passion morphs into schizophrenia, Frenchy quickly learns how to be a true friend and leader.

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Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George from Bloomsbury USA Childrens is $1.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description
Age Level: 12 and up | Grade Level: 7 and up

Rose is one of twelve princesses forced to dance through the night in an underground palace. The key to breaking the spell lies in magic knitting needles, an invisibility cloak, and-of course-true love. Inspired by "The Twelve Dancing Princesses,"this novel is as captivating as it is fresh. Enchanted readers are sure to clamor for the new companion, Princess of Glass, also published.

Princess of Glass (Princess of the Midnight Ball) by Jessica Day George from Bloomsbury USA Childrens is $1.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description
Age Level: 12 and up | Grade Level: 7 and up

Hoping to escape the troubles in her kingdom, Princess Poppy reluctantly agrees to take part in a royal exchange program. She travels abroad hoping to find better political alliances and perhaps a marriage. But thanks to a vengeful fairy, Poppy’s happily ever after gets complicated. This companion to Princess of the Midnight Ball will delight readers with action and romance.

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Night Shift (Jill Kismet) by Lilith Saintcrow from Orbit is $2.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description:

Not everyone can take on the things that go bump in the night.

Not everyone tries.

But Jill Kismet is not just anyone.

She’s a Hunter, trained by the best – and in over her head.

Welcome to the night shift…

Life After Forty by Dora Heldt from AmazonCrossing is $2.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description:

When Christine’s husband of ten years dumps her over the phone while she watches a Hugh Grant film she is sent spinning on a cathartic, self-medicated journey to the land of self-acceptance and self-reliance. Surrounded by her sister and a strong support group of friends, Christine learns how to deal with the horrors of dating, finding new appliances, and the exhilarating feeling of shopping without consequence.

An uproarious look at the suddenly single life of a divorcee, Dora Heldt’s first book to appear in English captures the zeitgeist of the new millennium with searing insight while never deigning to take itself too seriously. Sparkling dialogue and unforgettable characters create a vibrant world of sardonic, take-no-prisoners women who hold their own in a world geared toward acceptance of their younger selves. Not since Bridget Jones’ Diary or Sex in the City has anything like Life After Forty so accurately and thoroughly expressed the modern female point of view with such startling clarity.

House and Home by Kathleen McCleary from Hyperion is $3.03 (US Kindle)

Book Description:

The story of a woman who loves her house so much that she’ll do just about anything to keep it.

Ellen Flanagan has two precious girls to raise, a cozy neighborhood coffee shop to run, terrific friends, and a sexy husband. She adores her house, a yellow Cape Cod filled with quirky antiques, beloved nooks and dents, and a million memories. But now, at forty-four, she’s about to lose it all.

After eighteen roller-coaster years of marriage, Ellen’s husband, Sam–who’s charismatic, spontaneous, and utterly irresponsible–has disappointed her in more ways than she can live with, and they’re getting divorced. Her daughters are miserable about losing their daddy. Worst of all, the house that Ellen loves with all her heart must now be sold.

Ellen’s life is further complicated by a lovely and unexpected relationship with the husband of the shrewish, social-climbing woman who has purchased the house. Add to that the confusion over how she really feels about her almost-ex-husband, and you have the makings of a delicious novel about what matters most in the end . . .

Set in the gorgeous surroundings of Portland, Oregon, Kathleen McCleary’s funny, poignant, curl-up-and-read debut strikes a deep emotional chord and explores the very notion of what makes a house a home.

West of Here by Jonathan Evison from Algonquin Books is $3.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description:

Amazon Best Books of the Month, February 2011

At the foot of the Elwha River, the muddy outpost of Port Bonita is about to boom, fueled by a ragtag band of dizzyingly disparate men and women unified only in their visions of a more prosperous future. A failed accountant by the name of Ethan Thornburgh has just arrived in Port Bonita to reclaim the woman he loves and start a family. Ethan’s obsession with a brighter future impels the damming of the mighty Elwha to harness its power and put Port Bonita on the map.

More than a century later, his great-great grandson, a middle manager at a failing fish- packing plant, is destined to oversee the undoing of that vision, as the great Thornburgh dam is marked for demolition, having blocked the very lifeline that could have sustained the town. West of Here is a grand and playful odyssey, a multilayered saga of destiny and greed, adventure and passion, that chronicles the life of one small town, turning America’s history into myth, and myth into a nation’s shared experience.

The Hundred Year Diet: America’s Voracious Appetite for Losing Weight by Susan Yager from Rodale is $1.84 for US Kindle

Book Description:

A lively cultural history of the American weight loss industry that explores the origins of our obsession with dieting

As a nation battling an obesity epidemic, we spend more than $35 billion annually on diets and diet regimens. Our weight is making us sick, unhappy, and bigger than ever, and we are willing to hand over our hard-earned money to fix the problem. But most people don’t know that the diet industry started cashing in long before the advent of the Whopper.

The Hundred Year Diet is the story of America’s preoccupation with diet, deprivation, and weight loss. From the groundbreaking measurement of the calorie to World War I voluntary rationing to the Atkins craze, Susan Yager traces our relationship with food, weight, culture, science, and religion. She reveals that long before America became a Fast Food Nation or even a Weight Loss Nation, it was an Ascetic Nation, valuing convenience over culinary delight.

Learn how one of the best-fed countries in the world developed some of the worst nutritional habits, and why the respect for food evident in other nations is lacking in America. Filled with food history, cultural trivia, and unforgettable personalities, The Hundred Year Diet sheds new light on an overlooked piece of our weight loss puzzle: its origins.

Kill the Dead: A Sandman Slim Novel by Richard Kadrey from HarperCollins is $3.79 (US Kindle)

* FYI, the next book in the series Aloha from Hell: A Sandman Slim Novel by Richard Kadrey is also $3.79

Description:

Supernatural fantasy’s best antihero returns, in the high-octane follow-up to Richard Kadrey’s acclaimed Sandman Slim

James Stark, a.k.a. Sandman Slim, crawled out of Hell, took bloody revenge for his girlfriend’s murder, and saved the world along the way. After that, what do you do for an encore? You take a lousy job tracking down monsters for money. It’s a depressing gig, but it pays for your beer and cigarettes. But in L.A., things can always get worse.

Like when Lucifer comes to town to supervise his movie biography and drafts Stark as his bodyguard. Sandman Slim has to swim with the human and inhuman sharks of L.A.’s underground power elite. That’s before the murders start. And before he runs into the Czech porn star who isn’t quite what she seems. Even before all those murdered people start coming back from the dead and join a zombie army that will change our world and Stark’s forever.

Death bites. Life is worse. All things considered, Hell’s not looking so bad.

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FYI, Amazon has matched the other Nook deal:

Threat Warning (Jonathan Grave) by John Gilstrap also $2.99

p.s. Add the professional narration of Threat Warning (Jonathan Grave) for a reduced price of $4.95 after you buy this Kindle book.

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Hitler's Spy Chief: The Wilhelm Canaris Mystery by Richard Bassett from Pegasus Books is $3.72 (US Kindle)

Book Description

A remarkable tale of espionage and intrigue—the true story of Wilhelm Canaris, Hitler’s intelligence chief, and his role in the conspiracy to assassinate the Führer

Admiral Wilhelm Canaris was appointed by Hitler to head the Abwehr (the German secret service) eighteen months after the Nazis came to power. But Canaris turned against the Fu¨hrer and the Nazi regime, believing that Hitler would start a war Germany could not win. In 1938 he was involved in an attempted coup, undermined by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain.

In 1940 he sabotaged the German plan to invade England, and fed General Franco vital information that helped him keep Spain out of the war. For years he played a dangerous double game, desperately trying to keep one step ahead of the Gestapo. The SS chief, Heinrich Himmler, became suspicious of Canaris and by 1944, when Abwehr personnel were involved in the attempted assassination of Hitler, he had the evidence to arrest Canaris himself. Canaris was executed a few weeks before the end of the war.

In a riveting true story of intrigue and espionage, Richard Bassett reveals how Admiral Canaris’s secret work against the German leadership changed the course of World War II.

Vicious Little Darlings by Katherine Easer from Bloomsbury USA Childrens is $1.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description
Age Level: 14 and up | Grade Level: 9 and up

Sarah Weaver, a jaded seventeen-year-old from a broken family, leaves California to attend an all-women’s college in Massachusetts. At Wetherly, Sarah meets Maddy Snow and Agnes Pierce, a mysterious pair of legacy students who have been best friends since birth. When the girls accept her into their duo, loner Sarah finally has the family she’s always wanted.

But then she starts to notice some strange and disturbing things: Maddy’s compulsive lying, Agnes’s obsession with Maddy, and the deterioration of the girls’ friendship. And just when Sarah begins to question her own sanity, shocking secrets come to light that will bring their friendship to a new level of destruction.

The Dark End of the Street: New Stories of Sex and Crime by Today's Top Authors by Jonathan Santlofer and SJ Rozan from Bloomsbury USA is $1.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description

In one fast-paced story, a strong and aggravated man considers the pretty woman at the bar while he fingers the knife in his pocket. But what becomes of his prey when they move to the bedroom? In another tale, a man remembers the victim of a ghastly murder who visited the same hair salon as he does. And a Don Juan of a protagonist has a hobby of marrying vulnerable women, getting access to their bank accounts, and then robbing them blind.

But there is much more to this collection than dark-haired vixens and crimes of passion. Some stories are brooding, some twisted; some bring righteous satisfaction, some linger in the back of your mind. What is truly on display is an impressive collection of literary talent: a group of some of the best writers we have, weaving fresh and memorable stories from a pair of classic themes. Taken as a whole, they are a rare treat for fans of great fiction, whether it’s high literature, good old-fashioned suspense, or anything in between. Original black-and-white art by artist/author Jonathan Santlofer completes this innovative, exciting, and irresistibly intriguing book-a true literary gem.

Land of Echoes: A Cree Black Novel (Cree Black Thrillers) by Daniel Hecht from Bloomsbury USA is $1.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description

"Hecht is so good at making his ghosts and demons believable that [Land of Echoes] quickly caught me up in its exciting story...Well balanced and beautifully written." - hicago Tribune

Parapsychologist Cree Black is called to a New Mexico school for gifted Navajo teens to investigate the mysterious symptoms of a student. Sixteen-year-old Tommy Keeday is wracked nightly with violent convulsions. Is the boy possessed by the spirit of an ancestor, as his family believes? Or is something even more sinister going on?

Five Mile House by Karen Novak from Bloomsbury USA is $1.99

Book Description

In 1889, Eleanor Bly flung herself from the tower of Five Mile House after murdering her seven children. More than a hundred years later, her ghost reaches out to Leslie Stone, a New York cop who has killed a child murderer and is haunted by her actions.

New to the town of Wellington-famous for its coven of witches-Leslie becomes obsessed with Eleanor’s story, suspecting that the truth may be quite different from local legend. As she digs deeper, uncovering dangerous town secrets, her life and the lives of her children are put into peril. Is Leslie destined to suffer the same madness as Eleanor Bly?

Winterwood: A Novel by Patrick McCabe from Bloomsbury USA is $1.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description

The San Francisco Chronicle declared him "one of the most brilliant writers to ever come out of Ireland," and Neil Jordan called Winterwood "the most terrifying book I’ve ever read."

In this chilling and unforgettable novel, Patrick McCabe shows us that nothing-and no one-is ever quite what they seem.

Shortlisted for the Irish Book Award for Novel of the Year, Winterwood is a disturbing tale of love, death, and identity from a masterful novelist whose "books are skillful exercises in the macabre and the horrific. It is as though Stephen King had learned how to write" (New York Review of Books).

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Deception (Haunting Emma) by Lee Nichols from Bloomsbury USA Childrens is $1.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description
Age Level: 14 and up | Grade Level: 9 and up

When Emma Vaile’s parents go missing while away on a mysterious business trip, she’s left all alone in her creepy old house. But her brother’s very cute best friend, Bennett Stern-Emma’s knight in J. Crew armor-arrives unexpectedly to whisk her away to New England. There, Emma settles into his family’s museum-like mansion and enrolls at an old-fashioned private school. She quickly finds friends in the popular legacy crowd at Thatcher and spends her free time crushing on Bennett. But the eerie visions she’s been hiding from everyone have gotten worse. Emma has memories of Thatcher that she can’t explain-it’s as if she’s returning home to a place she’s never been. Finally, Emma confides in Bennett and learns she is a ghostkeeper, a person who can communicate with ghosts. Bennett brought Emma to Thatcher to protect her, but now he needs her help tracking an other-worldly murderer.

A rich New England setting filled with mystery, tradition, and prep-school intrigue make Deception the perfect choice for fans of series like Kate Brian’s Private, as well as all those paranormal fans. The shocking ending will leave readers desperate for book two.

Villain School: Good Curses Evil by Stephanie S. Sanders from Bloomsbury USA Childrens is $1.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description
Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

Twelve-year-old Rune Drexler is a student at Master Dreadthorn’s School for Wayward Villains. It’s like a military school for the children of evil villains. Rune is nearly failing his villain studies, so he’s sentenced to a Plot by his father, Master Dreadthorn. In seven days time he must:

1. Kidnap a princess
2. Steal a baby
3. Find a henchman and commit him to service
4. Overthrow a kingdom and place a new ruler on the throne

If he succeeds, Rune will be promoted to Fiend, if he fails, he’ll be exiled from the villain community forever. Luckily, he may choose two Conspirators, so Rune chooses his best friends Countess Jezebel Dracula and Big Bad Wolf Junior. Only one problem, Rune’s not very evil. In fact, his behavior on the Plot starts to seem suspiciously heroic....

The Wide-Awake Princess by E. D. Baker from Bloomsbury USA Childrens is $1.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description
Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up

In this stand-alone fairy tale, Princess Annie is the younger sister to Gwen, the princess destined to be Sleeping Beauty. When Gwennie pricks her finger and the whole castle falls asleep, only Annie is awake, and only Annie-blessed (or cursed?) with being impervious to magic-can venture out beyond the rose-covered hedge for help. She must find Gwen’s true love to kiss her awake.

But who is her true love? The irritating Digby? The happy-go-lucky Prince Andreas, who is holding a contest to find his bride? The conniving Clarence, whose sinister motives couldn’t possibly spell true love? Joined by one of her father’s guards, Liam, who happened to be out of the castle when the sleeping spell struck, Annie travels through a fairy tale land populated with characters both familiar and new as she tries to fix her sister and her family . . . and perhaps even find a true love of her own.

City of Masks (Cree Black) by Daniel Hecht from Bloomsbury USA is $1.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description

"Superb...A thoroughly satisfying, disturbing novel." -Cleveland Plain Dealer

In City of Masks, the first Cree Black novel, parapsychologist Cree and her partner take a case in New Orleans’s Garden District that leaves them fearing for their own lives.

The 150-year-old Beauforte House has long stood empty, until Lila Beauforte resumes residence and starts to see some of the house’s secrets literally come to life. Tormented by an insidious and violent presence, Lila finds herself trapped in a life increasingly filled with childhood terrors. It takes Cree’s unconventional take on psychology and her powerful natural empathy with Lila to navigate the dangerous worlds of spirit and memory, as they clash in a terrifying tale of mistaken identity and murder.

Puppets by Daniel Hecht from Bloomsbury USA is $1.99 (US Kindle)

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The New Jersey State Police had started calling him Howdy Doody, after the famous TV puppet of the 1950s. Three people killed in northern New Jersey, then three in Manhattan and another in the Bronx, in a thirteen-month period. And all of them hung up with strings attached to their limbs, like puppets. Finally the murderer was caught in New York City. Or so it seems-until State Police detective Mo Ford finds another victim, killed and arranged in exactly the same way. Is it a copycat crime, or did the police catch the wrong man? Mo’s theory about what happened soon expands to involve U.S. intelligence agencies and a horrific experiment with human beings. With so many forces behind the scenes, who is the real puppet master?

Take Time for Paradise: Americans and Their Games by A. Bartlett Giamatti from Bloomsbury USA is $1.24 (US Kindle)

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A philosophical musing on sports and play, this wholly inspiring and utterly charming reissue of Bart Giamatti's long-out-of-print final book, Take Time for Paradise, puts baseball in the context of American life and leisure. Giamatti begins with the conviction that our use of free time tells us something about who we are. He explores the concepts of leisure, American-style. And in baseball, the quintessential American game, he finds its ultimate expression. "Sports and leisure are our reiteration of the hunger for paradise- for freedom untrammeled." Filled with pithy truths about such resonant subjects as ritual, self-betterment, faith, home, and community, Take Time for Paradise gives us much more than just baseball. These final, eloquent thoughts of "the philosopher king of baseball" (Seattle Weekly) are a joyful, reverent celebration of the sport Giamatti loved and the country that created it.