FREE (and bargain) books for the Kindle - May 2011

[koland]

It's a new month and there are new freebies. Several bargains from last month remain, so be sure to check the previous thread, HERE.

This is the sticky thread for free and bargain books in the Kindle store for May 2011. Rather than try to update the first post with a list of all the books, which is continually changing, instead new books will be posted at the end of the thread and each month there will be a new thread, letting the old one drop off the top of the forum. Anyone can post to the thread, but there are a few rules:

1. Only books in the kindle store. Yes, I realize that free books elsewhere will often work on the Kindle, but those should be reported in the Deals forum. This list is for those who only get their books from the Kindle store (and there are many who do) and don't want to deal with having to download and transfer books from elsewhere.
2. Do not edit old messages to add new books. Most people read this thread by clicking to see new posts. If you edit old messages, then no one is notified of a new post and often won't see the updates when they click to see new messages. If you need to edit an old message to correct a link or other info (or even want to note a book that is no longer free), that is perfectly ok.
3. No shortened URL's. No one likes to click on a link and end up somewhere that they were not expecting and few of the URL shorteners allow you to set up a preview mode so that you get a chance to see the destination first. So, use the full URL in your posting (yes, you can still just post a link on the title, but with the full URL, everyone can look at the status line or use Copy Shortcut to see where they will go before the new site opens).
4. No author self-promotions (unless your book is free in the Kindle store) or self-published books. If you are a Kindle author and posting another's work, it should be either a non-self-published book or one that you've read to the end and would not feel embarrassed to recommend to your mother, closest friends and priest/minister (assuming they read the same genre). In other words, the writing is exceptional (no misspellings or substituted words, grammar rules obeyed formatting that looks good on the Kindle screen). It isn't that we don't want you to post, but author self-promotions can overwhelm the list and a special child forum in the Deals and Bargains section has been provided for this purpose.
5. No excerpts or sample chapters (business minis are ok, so long as they are not just samples of another book)
6. Please indicate the price of any book that is not being offered free. You don't have to say "free" if one is, but it would be nice if you include that in the message. The maximum price for bargains is a bit flexible, but generally under $2 and nothing over $5, unless it is a volume that contains several titles in one and the total price per book puts it into the bargain realm or the digital price is below 25% of the list print price and 50% of the digital list price; this lets you include high priced reference books or cookbooks that are extremely heavily discounted, for one reason or another (but, let's not include books that Amazon has at $9.99 all the time, ok?).
7. If you see the genre of a book and it isn't clear from the book description that you post, please include it; conversely, if someone leaves this off, don't post to berate them, but you can post to include that info for others.
8. If you are posting a book that is free in the UK Amazon store, please say so. Also, if you do not have your current location set in your profile (below your name, it shows next to all of your posts), then add that to your post (as it "this is free here in Canada"). To all: please note that whether or not a book is free in a country other than the one a person is logged into is not easily discovered. The person who posts often has no way to determine that you will pay a different amount if you are in a different country. Also, prices at Amazon can change minute to minute and freebies can last as little as an hour (possibly less), so always check the price before one-clicking. If you discover that a book costs more (other than the "standard" $2+VAT international fee Amazon often takes onto books outside the US), you may leave a single comment with the country and price/restriction (for example: "This book costs $9.99 in the UK" or "Not available in Canada").
9. Try to keep chit-chat to a minimum. That will keep notifications of a new message in the thread down to (generally) only when a new book has been posted, making the thread more useful for all.

If you agree or disagree with the rules, have more to be added, etc, please send me a private message, rather than replying here. I'll discuss it with the moderators and we'll modify as needed.

[koland]

Here are all the current freebies that are actually "books" (self-contained, at least a short story or novella), arranged by genre. The list can change at any time (one freebie posted this morning was already back to full price by evening), so always check the current price before clicking to purchase.

Mystery / Thriller / Suspense / Miscellaneous
The Amersham Rubies, by Rhys Bowen
The Shepherd, by Ethan Cross
Hailey Twitch Is Not a Snitch, by Lauren Barnholdt and Suzanne Beaky
Songs for a Teenage Nomad, by Kim Culbertson
The Maverick Experiment, by Drew Berquist
The Duchess's Tattoo: Thoughts on THE AMERICAN HEIRESS, by Daisy Goodwin
The Life and Death of Lauren Conway: A Companion to Without Mercy by Lisa Jackson
A Chunk of Hell, by Steven Sidor
Amberville, by Tim Davys, free for Canadia/Asia & Pacific only
The Aimee Leduc Companion, by Phil Gaskill
Fallen from Grace: A Bonus Dark Mirror Short Story by M.J. Putney
Turned at Dark: A Bonus Shadow Falls Short Story by C. C. Hunter
Spoilt
Squidge: Little Elf, Big Trouble
Julia Spencer-Fleming's Letters to a Soldier
Countdown
The n00b Warriors
The Hunters: A Novella
The Blood That Bonds
Cat Calls
The Middle Passage
The Backstory to Think Twice
Serial
Crossing the Line
Boob Tube
Whirl of the Wheel
Get Some
When Night Falls
Tumor Chapter 1

Fantasy and Science Fiction
Dead Girl Walking, by Linda Joy Singleton
The Golden Acorn, by Catherine Cooper
Photographs & Phantoms, by Cindy Spencer Pape
The Abandoned , by Amanda Stevens
Dark Legacy, by Anna DeStefano
The Dangerous Dimension, by L. Ron Hubbard
Dead Witch Walking Canada Only
Young Lord of Khadora, Book 1 of Forgotten Legacy, by Richard S. Tuttle
Heart of the Sea: An Others Bonus Story
Origins (Spinward Fringe)
Soul Identity
Shatter (The Children of Man)
Girls to the Rescue Book #1: Tales of Clever Courageous Girls from Around the World
Travellers' Rest
Necromancer: A Novella
The Unsuspecting Mage (The Morcyth Saga) [
Dead Drop: A Lawson Vampire Bonus Story
Remedial Magic
Beasts and BFFs
Retro Demonology
The New World
Chapter 15.5
Bright of the Sky (Book 1 of The Entire and the Rose)
The Wild's Call
Swashbuckling Fantasy: 10 Thrilling Tales of Magical Adventure
Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #1: Precipice
Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #2: Skyborn
Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #3: Paragon
Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #4: Savior
Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #5: Purgatory
Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #6: Sentinel

Romance
Baby, I'm Yours, by STEPHANIE BOND
A Tailor-Made Bride, by Karen Witemeyer
One Lucky Cowboy, by Carolyn Brown
Sparks Fly, by Lucy Kevin
Secret in Salem, by Sheri Anderson
SEALed with a Kiss: Even a hero needs help sometimes... , by Mary Daughtridge
A Fool Again, by Eloisa James
Love a la Carte, by Jeffrey Stepakoff
13 Little Blue Envelopes Free with Bonus Material, by Maureen Johnson
Second Sight Dating
Most Unpopular Workday of the Year
Outta the Bag (Me, Myself and Why? Prequel)
Slow Ride: A Rough Riders story
Arousing Love
Catching Caroline
A Santangelo Story
I Thought It Was You: Grimm's Circle, Book 2.5
Seducing Jane Porter
Colters' Wife
Sheltering Hearts
The Bride's Baby
Speed Dating
A Very Special Delivery
Homespun Bride
Once a Cowboy
Baby Bonanza
Kiss Me Deadly
Slow Hands
Irresistible Forces
Dancing in the Moonlight
Hide in Plain Sight
Crime Scene at Cardwell Ranch

Non-Fiction
Team Secrets Of The Navy Seals, by Robert Needham
Options Strategies for the Agile Investor (Collection) , by Michael C. Thomsett, Sergey Izraylevich and Vadim Tsudikman
How to Make Money with Mobile Media, by Jamie Turner
Psych Yourself Rich: Get the Mindset and Discipline You Need to Build Your Financial Life , by Farnoosh Torabi
http://www.amazon.com/dp/Shrimp: The Endless Quest for Pink Gold, by Jack Rudloe and Anne Rudloe
Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Your Story, Updated and Expanded Edition , by Jerry J. Weissman
Blindsided, by Tolman Farrah Geffs
Complete Without Kids: An Insider's Guide to Childfree Living by Choice or by Chance, by Ellen L. Walker
Surfing the long summer, by Carol Velthuis
Get into bed with Google, by Jon Smith
Bullying, by Dr Sabina Dosani
Tales of the Revolution: True Stories of People who are Poking the Box and Making a Difference, by Seth Godin
Cooking with Yashim: Turkish Recipes and a Preview of An Evil Eye, by Jason Goodwin
Do the Work, by Steven Pressfield
Aftershock: The Blast That Shook Psycho Platoon, by T. Christian Miller and Daniel Zwerdling
Arctic Fever, by Bruce Barcott
How I Wrote My First Book: the story behind the story, edited by Anne K. Edwards and Lida E. Quillen
Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny, by Suze Orman, free for Canadia/Europe/Asia/Pacific only
Get Published, by Infinite Ideas
Hydrofracked? One Man's Mystery Leads to a Backlash Against Natural Gas Drilling
The Guilt Free 3
The President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2012
Lose Weight WITHOUT Dieting
Circle of Friends Cookbook 25 Slow Cooker Recipes
Circle of Friends Cookbook - 25 Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes
Circle of Friends Cookbook - 25 Meatloaf Recipes
Circle of Friends Cookbook - 25 Mac & Cheese Recipes
The Rules of Chess
Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2011
Democratizing Innovation
Economic Report of the President
Publish on Amazon Kindle with Kindle Direct Publishing

Textbooks
CK-12 21st Century Physics
CK-12 Advanced Probability and Statistics
CK-12 Biology I - Honors
CK-12 Calculus
CK-12 Chemistry
CK-12 Earth Science
CK-12 Engineering: An Introduction for High School
CK-12 Geometry
CK-12 Life Science
CK-12 People's Physics Book Version 2
CK-12 Trigonometry

Religious/Christian Fiction and Non-Fiction
Mormonism Mama And Me, by Thelma Geer
Too Close to Home (Women of Justice Series #1), by Lynette Eason
A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World , by Paul Miller
A Promise of Forever Love, by Vanessa Miller
Making Waves, by Lorna Seilstad
Secret in Salem, by Sheri Anderson
Two Wars, by Nate Self
Disaster Status, by Candace Calvert
It Happens Every Spring (The Four Seasons of a Marriage Series #1), by Catherine Palmer and Gary Chapman
Today We Are Rich, by Tim Sanders
Doing Good, by Christopher Momany
Lie Down in Green Pastures, by DEBBIE VIGUIE
The Call of Zulina, by Kay Marshall Strom
Digital Disciple, by Adam Thomas
Almost Perfect (Perfect Trilogy), by Julie Ortolon
Love Me If You Must (Patricia Amble Mystery Series #1)
Craving God
Light of Eidon
Fools Rush In
Daughter of Joy
The Holy Bible: HCSB Digital Text Edition
Stuck in the Middle (Sister-to-Sister, Book 1)
Invisible (Ivy Malone Mystery Series #1)
The Holy Bible English Standard Version (ESV)
Relentless (Dominion Trilogy #1)
Autobiography of a Yogi (Reprint of Original 1946 Edition)

Games
Dots and Boxes
Number Slide
Video Poker
Jumble, 3 Free Puzzles
Blackjack
Mine Sweeper
Every Word
Shuffled Row

Erotica
A Little Harmless Sex, by Melissa Schroeder
Long Hard Ride, by Lorelei James
Rampant, by Saskia Walker (UK/Europe only)
Ghostly Awakening, by Lacey Savage
Masks, by Evangeline Anderson
Stolen Hearts , by Karen Erickson,
Destiny by Design , by Wylie Kinson
After the Ceremony, by Tielle St. Clare
The After Party, by Wynter Daniels
Acquired Taste, by Shayla Kersten
Let's Get Naked, by LaCroix
Love Pursued, by Sandra Heath
Shelley's Secret, by Jean Hart Stewart
Holiday Hostage, by Kelly Fitzpatrick
Bride's Holiday Gift, by Solange Ayre
Stockholm Seduction
Sporting Wood
Saying Yes
Remembered Love
Discovering Sofia
City of Sin
Emerald Green
Spirit Lift
An Unwanted Hunger
All in Time
Nocked for a Loop
Eland
Spirit's Release
Erotique
Take Me
Peak Energy
Danu, The Return
Desire in the Dark
Not Just an Orgy
Better Late Than Never
Door Prize
Hot Moon Rising
Maui Heat
Scoring
Lap Dance
Master's Thief
Hot for the Reunion
Haunted by the Past
Playing Hardball
His Voice, His Command
Shapeshifter's Craving
Kayla's Birthday Present
The Bad Widow
Her Very Special Robot
Hunting Evander
Outlaw Lovers Dossier
Seychelles Sunset
Larkspur
Reaper's Justice
Tessa's Ambassador
Interlude in Pearl
Thrill of the Hunt
First Taste
Tween Hopeful and Hopeless
Waiting at Eros
The Next Big Thing
Goodbye Blues, Hello Love
Red Satin
Stakeout for Love
Unexpected Comfort
Message for Minerva
Christmas ScandalNot!
Just Like Old Times
Song of the Swan

UK Kindle Store
From Pac-Man to Pop Music, by Karen Collins (UK link)
UK link
The Charmer ($0.99 US), by Autumn Dawn (UK link)
The Brand Within, by Daymond John UK link
Kane and Abel , by Jeffrey Archer, is free for UK customers in the Kindle store (UK link)
The CV, by Alan Sugar (UK link)
Rampant, by Saskia Walker (UK link) Also free in Europe (US store)
Spying in High Heels ($0.99 US), by Gemma Halliday UK link
Too Close For Comfort, by Adam Croft (UK link)
Graveyard Games, by Sheri Leigh (UK link)
A Death In Beverly Hills, by David Grace (UK link)
Clawback , by Gemma Rice (UK link)
21 Projects Guaranteed to Keep Your Kids Occupied This Weekend , by Instructables (UK link)
Amazing Cakes, by Instructables (UK link) 16MB in size
How to Sew: Basics
Her Vampire Husband
Their Newborn Gift
Mia's Scandal
Wedding at King's Convenience
Bought: Destitute Yet Defiant
The Millionaire's Ultimate Catch
Emergency: Wife Lost and Found
Wicked Rake, Defiant Mistress
Cody
Colorado Abduction
New Digital Media and Learning as an Emerging Area
The Civic Potential of Video Games
Turn your sales force into profit heroes: How to Unlock Your Team's Inner Strength
A Lesson in Passion
The First Completely Electronic Robot and Science Fiction Limerick Book
Children's Bible Stories - Noah's Ark
The Book of Biff #1 Target Practice
50 Reasons to Say Goodbye
Bit Literacy: Productivity in the Age of Information and E-mail Overload
Sudden Death

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Bargain book (crime thriller):

The Last Child by John Hart is reduced to $2.99 at the US Kindle store

Product Description

Winner of the 2010 Edgar Award for Best Novel

John Hart’s New York Times bestselling debut, The King of Lies, announced the arrival of a major talent. With Down River, he surpassed his earlier success, transcending the barrier between thriller and literature and winning the 2008 Edgar Award for best novel. Now, with The Last Child, he achieves his most significant work to date, an intricate, powerful story of loss, hope, and courage in the face of evil.

Thirteen year-old Johnny Merrimon had the perfect life: a warm home and loving parents; a twin sister, Alyssa, with whom he shared an irreplaceable bond. He knew nothing of loss, until the day Alyssa vanished from the side of a lonely street. Now, a year later, Johnny finds himself isolated and alone, failed by the people he’d been taught since birth to trust. No one else believes that Alyssa is still alive, but Johnny is certain that she is---confident in a way that he can never fully explain.

Determined to find his sister, Johnny risks everything to explore the dark side of his hometown. It is a desperate, terrifying search, but Johnny is not as alone as he might think. Detective Clyde Hunt has never stopped looking for Alyssa either, and he has a soft spot for Johnny. He watches over the boy and tries to keep him safe, but when Johnny uncovers a dangerous lead and vows to follow it, Hunt has no choice but to intervene.

Then a second child goes missing . . .

Undeterred by Hunt’s threats or his mother’s pleas, Johnny enlists the help of his last friend, and together they plunge into the wild, to a forgotten place with a history of violence that goes back more than a hundred years. There, they meet a giant of a man, an escaped convict on his own tragic quest. What they learn from him will shatter every notion Johnny had about the fate of his sister; it will lead them to another far place, to a truth that will test both boys to the limit.

Traveling the wilderness between innocence and hard wisdom, between hopelessness and faith, The Last Child leaves all categories behind and establishes John Hart as a writer of unique power.

[koland]

Plan B: A Nick Heller Story, by Joseph Finder, is free to pre-order in the Kindle store. Looks like a teaser story to get you interested in Buried Secrets, which releases June 21. He has another book, The Zero Hour, coming out this month, but it is a different series/character line.

Book Description
An original short story by Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of Buried Secrets and Vanished. "Plan B" finds private spy Nick Heller in Barcelona, Spain on a rescue mission. The target: a walled compound with state-of-the art-security. The object: a teenage girl, held against her will. The plan: get in and rescue the girl and then get out -- without tripping an alarm or alerting the army of guards. But even the best designed plans can go wrong. Which is why Nick Heller always has a Plan B.

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Bargain (3 books-in-1 collection):

Lost Lands of Witch World by Andre Norton (a collection of the 4th to 6th books in the Witch World series) has been reduced to $6.99 (from $14.99) at the US Kindle store

Product Description

In the 1960s Andre Norton's career took a fateful and important turn. Having written adventure science fiction for almost thirty years, she turned to something new, science-fantasy, with Witch World. This unique world of sorceresses and the many others who fight such adversaries as the Kolder, the Hounds of Alizon and other threats, has proven to be Miss Norton's most beloved and popular creation. Three Against the Witch World, Warlock of the Witch World, and Sorceress of the Witch World, the fourth, fifth, and sixth novels in the series, have long been recognized as novels that comprise the core of the series, along with the first three novels.

Today, four decades after their first publication, these novels of adventure, excitement, and daring remain as fresh and original as when they first appeared. For the first time they are now available in a single volume for new readers of all ages to discover, and for fans to rediscover in an attractive, durable new format.

Includes a long introduction by Mercedes Lackey.

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Might as well be free:

The Center of Everything by Laura Moriarty is reduced to $0.01 at the US Kindle store

Product Description

In Laura Moriarty's extraordinary first novel, a young girl tries to make sense of an unruly world spinning around her. Growing up with a single mother who is chronically out of work and dating a married man, 10-year old Evelyn Bucknow learns early how to fend for herself. Offering an affecting portrayal of a troubled mother/daughter relationship, one in which the daughter is very often expected to play the role of the adult, the novel also gives readers a searing rendering of the claustrophobia of small town midwestern life, as seen through the eyes of a teenage girl. Evelyn must come to terms with the heartbreaking lesson of first love--that not all loves are meant to be--and determine who she is and who she wants to be. Stuck in the middle of Kansas, between best friends, and in the midst of her mother's love, Evelyn finds herself...in The Center of Everything.

[koland]

New Kindle Game:

Blocked - Rescue the Block! ($0.99) is the first entry in the Kindle Active Content arena for Nice Games. It looks interesting and the price is right (and the only low review is another whine from outside the US, where no Active Content can be sold).

Game Description
Blocked is a sliding block puzzle game.

The object of Blocked is to slide a single marked block off of the board. However, your way is blocked by a series of other blocks. You must slide the other blocks in the right order to clear a path for the marked block to exit.

You can choose from four different difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard and Very Hard. Each difficulty level increases the number of blocks you must manipulate before solving the puzzle. Each of the four difficulty levels has 36 puzzles, for a total of 144 total puzzles to choose from. While easy levels have fewer blocks and can be quick, more difficult levels with many blocks can be quite challenging.

Each puzzle tells you the minimum number of moves required to solve the puzzle. Challenge yourself to finish all of the puzzles with the fewest moves!

Puzzle lovers of all ages will enjoy Blocked!

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Bring on the Blessings with Bonus Material by Beverly Jenkins free at the US Kindle store

Product Description

For a limited time, discover Beverly Jenkins's Blessings series by downloading Bring on the Blessings for free, including excerpts from A Second Helping and the forthcoming book, Something Old, Something New, available June 7th.


On Bernadine Brown's fifty-second birthday she received an unexpected gift—she caught her husband, Leo, cheating with his secretary. She was hurt—angry, too—but she didn't cry woe is me. Nope, she hired herself a top-notch lawyer and ended up with a cool $275 million. Having been raised in the church, she knew that when much is given much is expected, so she asked God to send her a purpose.

The purpose turned out to be a town: Henry Adams, Kansas, one of the last surviving townships founded by freed slaves after the Civil War. The failing town had put itself up for sale on the Internet, so Bernadine bought it.

Trent July is the mayor, and watching the town of his birth slide into debt and foreclosure is about the hardest thing he's ever done. When the buyer comes to town, he's impressed by her vision, strength, and the hope she wants to offer not only to the town and its few remaining residents, but to a handful of kids in desperate need of a second chance.

Not everyone in town wants to get on board though; they don't want change. But Bernadine and Trent, along with his first love, Lily Fontaine, are determined to preserve the town's legacy while ushering in a new era with ties to its unique past and its promising future.

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1936--ON THE CONTINENT by Fodor's free at the US Kindle store

Product Description

Three years before the start of WWII, Eugene Fodor published his first guidebook, 1936--On the Continent-The Entertaining Travel Annual. Fodor's goal was to create a fun-to-read, annually updated guidebook about Europe that emphasized the people and culture of a country--a radical change from the traditional guidebook approach. Seventy-five years later, On the Continentgives readers a nostalgic glimpse and sentimental grand tour of pre-WWII Europe.Today, Fodor's is one of the world's largest and most trusted brands in travel, covering more than 600 destinations worldwide in guidebooks, on Fodors.com, in ebooks and iPhone apps.

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How to Sew: Basics free at the US Kindle store

Product Description

This brilliant little guide covers all the essential basics of sewing, including how to choose the best fabrics and threads for projects, in clear and simple points. Learn skills in amazing sewing crafts such as cross-stitch, patchwork and quilting. This book provides all you need to know to start your own projects today, including indispensable advice for inserting zips and making and using bias bindings.

[koland]

The Stolen Child, by Brian McGilloway, is free for UK customers in the Kindle store (UK link). So far, you can't buy it at all in the US store, but it should be free if it manages to make it here. It looks like you get a full short story, plus a long excerpt from Little Girl Lost, which can be pre-ordered ($9.99)

Book Description
An exclusive free edition of Brian McGilloway's acclaimed short crime-story, featuring Garda Inspector Benedict Devlin.

Includes the opening chapters of McGilloway's dazzling new novel, Little Girl Lost ('Truly chilling' Ann Cleeves).

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The Real-World Guide to Coming Out by Steven Petrow and Sally Chew free at the US Kindle store

No product info, but @ATDrake got the synopsis from the full book:

Description
Finally, the first big book of manners for the more than 15 million lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the United States and Canada and the people who love them, work with them, and live with them. Written by Steven Petrow, the go-to authority on the subject—he’s the same-sex wedding expert at The New York Times and a columnist for The Huffington Post, Yahoo’s Shine, GayWeddings.com, and the “Q” Syndicate (with distribution to more than 100 LGBT newspapers and websites)—this is the definitive book of LGBT etiquette.

Encyclopedic in its approach, filled with practical wisdom, lively wit, and much insight, Steven Petrow’s Complete Gay & Lesbian Manners covers everything: from coming out to being out in the workplace; from dealing with the joy and complexity of same-sex weddings and commitment ceremonies (including how to propose and write meaningful vows) to handling the legal paperwork every couple needs. There’s a chapter on sex etiquette, and another on the challenges and opportunities of raising a family, plus sections on travel, bullying, entertaining, meeting new friends, introducing your partner to your family, a primer on gay pride, and so much more.

Throughout there are hundreds of questions—some posed by LGBT folk, and others by straight people: What do the mothers of two brides wear to a lesbian wedding? What do you say to an anti-gay joke? How do you answer “Who’s the father?” when there are two mothers?

Manners, yes, but with a twist.

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A Passage to India by E.M. Forster (US Kindle)

Product Description

A classic novel about the misperceptions and misunderstandings that illustrate the divide between East and West, E.M. Forster's A Passage to India is a masterpiece of twentieth century English fiction, and an important text for anyone interested in understanding the British involvement in colonial India.

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The Graduate by Charles Webb (US Kindle)

Product Description

The basis of the acclaimed 1968 film. Benjamin Braddock, a new graduate of a prestigious Northeastern college tries to make sense of his life with fortyish Mrs. Robinson and later with her daughter with whom he falls in love. Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft and Katherine Ross starred in the Mike Nichols production.

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Red Alert by Peter Bryant (US Kindle)

Product Description

An apocalyptic nightmare for the modern age, Peter Bryant's Red Alert is the gripping thriller that inspired the nightmare comedy of director Stanley Kubrick's classic 1964 film Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. The novel was first published six years earlier, just after the Soviet Union entered the Space Age, and its tale of nuclear brinksmanship echoes the fresh fear and paranoia of an uncertain time.