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Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (Momentum’s Classic Romance series) is $2.83 (Pre-order)

Book Description:

This Pulitzer Prize winning romantic epic offers one of the most legendary stories of star-crossed lovers of all time.

Gone with the Wind is an epic story of love and war. The novel follows the coming-of-age of Scarlett O’Hara, a young Southern Belle from a wealthy plantation.

With the American Civil War looming over the South, Scarlett seeks refuge with her cousin in Atlanta, Georgia, where she takes pride in tending to the Confederate Army. In the city, Scarlett is reunited with the beguiling and roguish Rhett Butler. When Atlanta is burned by the Yankees, Scarlett flees with Rhett to her childhood home. On the way, Rhett abandons her to enlist and Scarlett is forced to travel alone. Upon her arrival, she finds that everything has drastically changed … Can she salvage the home she once knew?

The best-selling Gone with the Wind is a timeless and extraordinary story of survival, transformation, and love during the devastation of war.

Gone with the Wind is part of Momentum’s Classic Romance series. Millions of copies have been sold worldwide.

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The Pure by Jake Wallis Simons from Polygon (£1.19) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (November 26) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Meet Uzi: a disaffected, deadly ex-Mossad agent with revenge on his mind. When Uzi provides details of a secret Israeli assassination plan to Wikileaks, he makes himself a sworn enemy of the Mossad, and also attracts the intersts of an attractive stranger. This is a fast-paced, contemporary thriller, set on the streets of London.

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In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad Series #1) by Tana French from Penguin ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (November 26)

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Tara French's bestselling thrillers are acclaimed for their skillful mix of police procedural and psychological suspense. Enjoy her exquisite storytelling with her debut novel, In the Woods, introducing the Dublin detetctives Rob Ryan and Cassie Maddox, called to investigate a gruesome child murder with a distrubing connection to Ryan's traumatic boyhood.

* FYI, Amazon has matched this Nook deal:

In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad Series #1) by Tana French also $2.99

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Cyber Monday Deals: Save 80% or More on Kindle Books is the Kindle Deal of the Day (November 26) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

* Amazon search link for the books arranged by price

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Today only, thousands of Kindle books are at least 80% off.

Shop for yourself, or shop for the readers on your gift list and deliver books whenever you choose to anyone with an email address.

Girl's Best Friend by Leslie Margolis from Bloomsbury USA Childrens ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (November 26) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Dogs are disappearing in her neighborhood, and, being a dog-walker, Maggie Brooklyn Sinclair knows all about it. When she discovers Kermit--her ex-best friend's dog--is being held for ransom, Maggie springs into action to rescue the pup. Things turn strange when she discovers her crush, Milo, could be involved.

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Whatever You Love by Louise Doughty from Faber and Faber Fiction (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (November 27) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Two police officers knock on Laura's door and in the next minute her life changes forever. They tell Laura that her 9-year-old daughter has been hit by a car and killed. When justice is slow to arrive, Laura decides to take her revenge and track down the man responsible.

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Behind Closed Doors by Shannon McKenna from Kensington Books ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (November 27)

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Shannon McKenna (One Wrong Move, Out of Control) serves up the scorching story of surveillance expert Seth Mackey, hired by Victor Lazar to keep tabs on his conquests, and Raine Cameron, the latest of that string of lovers. When Seth and Raine realize that they both have reasons to seek revenge against Victor, sparks fly as their combined ruthless desires push them beyond all limits.

* A bit cheaper on Amazon:

Behind Closed Doors (McClouds & Friends) by Shannon McKenna is $2.30

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Promise Not to Tell by Jennifer McMahon from William Morrow Paperbacks ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (November 27) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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School nurse Kate Cypher has returned home to care for her ailing mother. When she arrives, a young girl is murdered, mirroring a crime from Kate's childhood. More than a murder mystery, Jennifer McMahon's debut is a story of friendship, family, devotion, and betrayal that's deeply insightful and utterly unforgettable.

A Dragon Moves In by Lisa Falkenstern from Amazon Children's Publishing ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (November 27) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Rabbit and Hedgehog are having a picnic when a rumble and crack announces the egg Rabbit was sitting on has hatched. Out comes a baby dragon, and Rabbit and Hedgehog take him home. They all have lots of fun, until the baby dragon starts to grow and grow and grow!

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Mystic River by Dennis Lehane from HarperCollins is $2.99

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"There are threads in our lives. You pull one, and everything else gets affected."
When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled tip to their street. One boy got into the car, two did not, and something terrible happened — something that ended their friendship and changed all three boys forever.

Twenty-five years later, Sean Devine is a homicide detective. Jimmy Marcus is an ex-con who owns a corner store. And Dave Boyle is trying to hold his marriage together and keep his demons at bay — demons that urge him to do terrible things.

When Jimmy Marcus's daughter is found murdered, Sean Devine is assigned to the case. His personal life unraveling, he must go back into a world he thought he'd left behind to confront not only the violence, of the present but the nightmares of his past. His investigation brings him into conflict with Jimmy Marcus, who finds that his old criminal impulses tempt him to solve the crime with brutal justice. And then there is Dave Boyle, who came home the night Jimmy's daughter died covered with someone else's blood.

While Sean Devine attempts to use the law to return peace and order to the neighborhood, Jimmy Marcus finds his need for vengeance pushing him ever closer to a moral abyss from which lie wont be able to return, and Dave's wife, Celeste, sleeps at night with a man she fears may very well be a monster. a monster who fathered her child and hides his true nature from everyone, possibly even himself.

A tense and unnerving psychological thriller, Mystic River is also an epic novel of love and loyalty, faith and family, in which people irrevocably marked by the past find themselves on a collision course with the darkest truths of their own hidden selves.

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Dark Hollow by John Connolly from Simon & Schuster is $3.99

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When John Connolly burst upon the literary suspense scene in 1999, he was an immediate international sensation. His Every Dead Thing became an instantaneous bestseller in England, and here in America, his writing was greeted with extraordinary accolades. He won the prestigious Shamus Award for Best First Private Eye Novel, and, as the San Francisco Examiner wrote, “John Connolly’s tale is as riveting and chilling as Thomas Harris’s The Silence of the Lambs and James Patterson’s Kiss the Girls.”

Now, Connolly returns with Dark Hollow, a terrifying and ingenious novel of a murderous spree that reaches back decades into the victims’ pasts. Back again is ex-New York Police Detective Charlie “Bird” Parker, who has returned to his hometown of Scarborough, Maine, after the vicious killings of his wife and daughter; it is time to leave the bloodstained streets of Manhattan and rebuild his family’s house — as well as his own life. But for Bird, returning to his roots means digging through a mountain of terror, as memories of his father’s and grandfather’s untimely deaths resurface and drive him to join the manhunt for the killer of yet another mother and child. Though the obvious suspect is Billy Purdue, the violent former husband of the murdered young woman, another player lurks in this disturbing drama, someone entangled in the dark hollow of Bird’s past.

Darkly atmospheric, tense and imbued with the page-turning ferocity that only the finest crime fiction offers, Dark Hollow is a stunning successor to Every Dead Thing, a testament to the burgeoning power of John Connolly to tell stories that thrill, frighten and haunt the soul.

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($1.99 each) From HarperCollins, all pre-orders with bonus content:

A Fistful of Charms with a Bonus Excerpt by Kim Harrison

If Tomorrow Comes with Bonus Material by Sidney Sheldon

Master of the Game with Bonus Material by Sidney Sheldon

Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the Game with Bonus Material by Sidney Sheldon and and Tilly Bagshawe

The Council of Dads with Bonus Material by Bruce Feiler

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Daughters for a Time by Jennifer Handford from Amazon Publishing (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (November 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In this heart-wrenching debut novel, Helen struggles to move on from the childhood trauma of her parents walking out and leaving her to be raised by her older sister. Decades later, Helen's joy at becoming a mother is tarnished by being forced to confront the spectacle of her sister-- the physical embodiment of unconditional love in her life--slowly dying of cancer.

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Lethal Vintage (Sunny McCoskey Napa Valley Series #4) by Nadia Gordon from Chronicle Books ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (November 28)

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It's murder the Napa Valley way from Nadia Gordon. Sunny McCoskey joins a old friend for a vineyard getaway, but female bonding and decadant drink turns into a a night of scandal that culminates in murder. A fun mystery for teetotaler and oenophile alike.

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Devil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens from HarperCollins ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (November 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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When the infamous Devil Cynster is caught with plucky governess Honoria Wetherby, he astonishes the entire town by proposing. But Honoria isn't about to bend to society's will and marry. She craves high adventure and plans to see the world, if her passion for Devil doesn't overpower her spirit first.

Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy (Newbery Honor Book) by Gary D. Schmidt from Clarion Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (November 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Based on the true story of an impoverished island-community's destruction in Maine, this powerful and sensitively written children's novel highlights the unique friendship between young Turner Buckminster and a smart, sassy island girl, Lizzie Bright Griffin. In 2005, the book received the Newbery Honor and the Michael L. Printz Honor.

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Trojan Horse by Mark Russinovich from Corsair (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (November 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Trojan Horse is a fast-paced thriller in which two cybersecurity analysts find themselves caught in the middle of a battle between international forces. Informed by the author's experience as a Technical Fellow at Microsoft, this is an edge thriller from the cutting edge of computer technology.

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Young House Love: 243 Ways to Paint, Craft, Update & Show Your Home Some Love by Sherry Petersik and John Petersik from Workman Publishing Company ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (November 29)

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Bloggers and self-described "DIY dorks" Sherry and John Petersek here share a treasure trove of home improvement ideas. Filled with hundreds of projects for every skill level and budget -- presented in the gorgeous PagePerfect format for your NOOK Color, NOOK Tablet, or NOOK HD -- Young House Love will have you sprucing up your home in no time.

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Dead Spots by Melissa F. Olson from 47North ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (November 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Scarlett Bernard can defuse supernatural forces, and Los Angeles’s magical communities hide their existence by using her to scrub crime scenes of paranormal clues. But for one grizzly murder, she arrives late and reveals her agenda to detective Jesse Cruz, who strikes a deal with Bernard to solve the crime.

Slugs in Love by Susan Pearson and Kevin O'Malley from Amazon Children's Publishing ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (November 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In this adorable picture book, Marylou has a crush on Herbie. She loves how he can stretch himself thin to squeeze inside the cellar window and how he always finds the juiciest tomatoes. But Marylou is a shy slug. How can she get Herbie to notice her?

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Amazon price-matches to iTunes iBooks "Beautiful Kids' Books for $2.99 or Less" sale:

Hush Little Baby by Sylvia Long

Little Hoot by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Toot & Puddle by Holly Hobbie

Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy by Jane O'Connor

OLIVIA Becomes a Vet by Alex Harvey

Miss Lina's Ballerinas by Grace Maccarone

My Friends by Taro Gomi

Chloe, Instead by Micah Player

One Love by Cedella Marley

Chicken Big by Keith Graves

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Love in a Nutshell by Janet Evanovich and Dorien Kelly from St. Martin’s Press is $2.99

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Number one bestselling author Janet Evanovich teams up with award-winning author Dorien Kelly to deliver a sparkling novel of romantic suspense, small-town antics, secretive sabotage, and lots and lots of beer

Kate Appleton needs a job. Her husband has left her, she’s been fired from her position as a magazine editor, and the only place she wants to go is to her parents’ summer house, The Nutshell, in Keene’s Harbor, Michigan. Kate’s plan is to turn The Nutshell into a Bed and Breakfast. Problem is, she needs cash, and the only job she can land is less than savory.
Matt Culhane wants Kate to spy on his brewery employees. Someone has been sabotaging his company, and Kate is just new enough in town that she can insert herself into Culhane’s business and snoop around for him. If Kate finds the culprit, Matt will pay her a $20,000 bonus. Needless to say, Kate is highly motivated. But several problems present themselves. Kate despises beer. No one seems to trust her. And she is falling hard for her boss.
Can these two smoke out a saboteur, save Kate’s family home, and keep a killer from closing in…all while resisting their undeniable attraction to one another? Filled with humor, heart, and loveable characters, Love in a Nutshell is delicious fun.

Fated (Soul Seekers) by Alyson Noël from St. Martin's Griffin is $3.99

Book Description

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Immortals, Alyson Noël, comes Fated—a breathtaking new saga brimming with magic, mystery, and an intoxicating love story that will steal your heart away. Meet The Soul Seekers.

Strange things are happening to Daire Santos. Crows mock her, glowing people stalk her, time stops without warning, and a beautiful boy with unearthly blue eyes haunts all her dreams. Fearing for her daughter’s sanity, Daire’s mother sends her to live with the grandmother she’s never met. A woman who recognizes the visions for what they truly are—the call to her destiny as a Soul Seeker—one who can navigate the worlds between the living and dead.

There on the dusty plains of Enchantment, New Mexico, Daire sets out to harness her mystical powers. But it’s when she meets Dace, the boy from her dreams, that her whole world is shaken to its core. Now Daire is forced to discover if Dace is the one guy she's meant to be with...or if he’s allied with the enemy she's destined to destroy.

The Messenger of Athens: A Novel (Hermes Diaktoros) by Anne Zouroudi from Reagan Arthur Books is $2.99

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Idyllic but remote, the Greek island of Thiminos seems untouched and untroubled by the modern world. So when the battered body of a young woman is discovered at the foot of a cliff, the local police - governed more by archaic rules of honor than by the law - are quick to close the case, dismissing her death as an accident.

Then a stranger arrives, uninvited, from Athens, announcing his intention to investigate further into the crime he believes has been committed. Refusing to accept the woman's death as an accident or suicide, Hermes Diaktoros sets out to uncover the truths that skulk beneath this small community's exterior.

Hermes's methods of investigation are unorthodox, and his message to the islanders is plain - tell the truth or face the consequences. Before long, he's uncovering a tale of passion, corruption and murder that entangles many of the island's residents. But Hermes brings his own mystery into the web of dark secrets and lies - and as he travels the rugged island landscape to investigate, questions and suspicions arise amongst the locals. Who has sent him to Thiminos, and on whose authority is he acting? And how does he know of dramas played out decades ago?

Rich in images of Greece's beautiful islands and evoking a life unknown to most outsiders, this wonderful novel leads the reader into a world where the myths of the past are not forgotten and forbidden passion still has dangerous consequences.

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The Pledge by Kimberly Derting from Margaret K. McElderry Books is $3.99

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In the violent country of Ludania, the language you speak determines what class you are, and there are harsh punishments if you forget your place—looking a member of a higher class in the eye can result in immediate execution.

Seventeen-year-old Charlaina (Charlie for short) can understand all languages, a dangerous ability she’s been hiding her whole life. Her only place of release is the drug-filled underground club scene, where people go to shake off the oppressive rules of the world they live in. There, she meets a beautiful and mysterious boy who speaks a language she’s never heard, and her secret is almost exposed.

Through a series of violent upheavals, it becomes clear that Charlie herself is the key to forcing out the oppressive power structure of her kingdom….

The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting from HarperCollins is $2.99

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Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability. While the sixteen-year-old is confused by her new feelings for her best friend since childhood, she is more disturbed by her "power" to sense dead bodies—or at least those that have been murdered. Since she was a little girl, she has felt the echoes the dead leave behind in the world . . . and the imprints that attach to their killers.

Violet has never considered her strange talent to be a gift; it mostly just led her to find dead birds her cat left for her. But now that a serial killer is terrorizing her small town, and the echoes of the local girls he's claimed haunt her daily, Violet realizes she might be the only person who can stop him.

Despite his fierce protectiveness over her, Jay reluctantly agrees to help Violet find the murderer—and Violet is unnerved by her hope that Jay's intentions are much more than friendly. But even as she's falling intensely in love, Violet is getting closer and closer to discovering a killer . . . and becoming his prey herself.

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Holidays Are Hell by Kim Harrison, Lynsay Sands, Vicki Pettersson and Marjorie M. Liu from HarperCollins is $1.99

Book Description

This holiday, spend quality time with family and loved ones—living and dead . . .

There's no place like home for the horrordays—unless you'd prefer a romantic midnight walk through a ghost-infested graveyard . . . or a haunted house candlelight dinner with the sexy vampire of your dreams. The (black) magical season is here—and whether it's a solstice sÉance gone demonically wrong with the incomparable Kim Harrison, a grossly misshapen Christmas with the remarkable Lynsay Sands, a blood-chilling-and-spilling New Year's with the wonderful Marjorie M. Liu, or a super-powered Thanksgiving with the phenomenal Vicki Pettersson, one thing is for certain: in the able hands of these exceptional dark side explorers, the holidays are going to be deliciously hellish!

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein from Perennial/HarperCollins is $2.99

Book Description

Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television extensively, and by listening very closely to the words of his master, Denny Swift, an up-and-coming race car driver.

Through Denny, Enzo has gained tremendous insight into the human condition, and he sees that life, like racing, isn't simply about going fast. Using the techniques needed on the race track, one can successfully navigate all of life's ordeals.

On the eve of his death, Enzo takes stock of his life, recalling all that he and his family have been through: the sacrifices Denny has made to succeed professionally; the unexpected loss of Eve, Denny's wife; the three-year battle over their daughter, ZoË, whose maternal grandparents pulled every string to gain custody. In the end, despite what he sees as his own limitations, Enzo comes through heroically to preserve the Swift family, holding in his heart the dream that Denny will become a racing champion with ZoË at his side. Having learned what it takes to be a compassionate and successful person, the wise canine can barely wait until his next lifetime, when he is sure he will return as a man.

A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope, The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life . . . as only a dog could tell it.

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I Suck at Girls by Justin Halpern from It Books/HarperCollins is $3.79

Book Description

Amazon Best Books of the Month, May 2012

"Human beings fear the unknown. So, whatever's freaking you out, grab it by the balls and say hello. Then it ain't the unknown anymore and it ain't scary. Or I guess it could be a shitload scarier."

Fans of the #1 bestseller Sh*t My Dad Says will recognize the always-patient voice of Justin Halpern's dad as it crackles through the pages of this hysterical new book. The story begins when Justin takes his dad out to lunch to announce that he's decided to propose to his girlfriend.

"You've been dating her for four years," his dad replies. "It ain't like you found a parallel fucking universe."

But eventually he gives Justin some advice: that he should take a day off and think back over everything he's learned in life about women, relationships, and himself before making his decision. And that's just what Justin does—revisiting everything from his disastrous childhood crushes to the night he finally lost his virginity while working as a dishwasher at Hooters.

I Suck at Girls is full of his dad's patented brand of wisdom. But it's also full of new characters just as funny as his dad—from his brother, who provides insights into wedding night rituals ("You stand in one corner of the room, and she stands in the other. You each take off one piece of clothing at a time") to his first boss, who warns Justin to man up: "That's what a man does. He takes his shots and then he scrubs the shit out of some dishes." The result is a pilgrim's progress through the landscape of sex and love—by one of the funniest writers at work today.

Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World by Lisa Randall from Ecco/HarperCollins is $3.79

Book Description

From one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world, a rousing defense of the role of science in our lives

The latest developments in physics have the potential to radically revise our understanding of the world: its makeup, its evolution, and the fundamental forces that drive its operation. Knocking on Heaven’s Door is an exhilarating and accessible overview of these developments and an impassioned argument for the significance of science.

There could be no better guide than Lisa Randall. The bestselling author of Warped Passages is an expert in both particle physics (the study of the smallest objects we know of) and cosmology (the study of the largest). In Knocking on Heaven’s Door, she explores how we decide which scientific questions to study and how we go about answering them. She examines the role of risk, creativity, uncertainty, beauty, and truth in scientific thinking through provocative conversations with leading figures in other fields (such as the chef David Chang, the forecaster Nate Silver, and the screenwriter Scott Derrickson), and she explains with wit and clarity the latest ideas in physics and cosmology. Randall describes the nature and goals of the largest machine ever built: the Large Hadron Collider, the enormous particle accelerator below the border of France and Switzerland—as well as recent ideas underlying cosmology and current dark matter experiments.

The most sweeping and exciting science book in years, Knocking on Heaven’s Door makes clear the biggest scientific questions we face and reveals how answering them could ultimately tell us who we are and where we came from.

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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert M. Pirsig from HarperCollins is $2.99

Book Description

Acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, this modern epic became an instant bestseller upon publication in 1974, transforming a generation and continuing to inspire millions.

This 25th Anniversary Quill Edition features a new introduction by the author; important typographical changes; and a Reader's Guide that includes discussion topics, an interview with the author, and letters and documents detailing how this extraordinary book came to be.

A narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and his son, the book becomes a personal and philosophical odyssey into fundamental questions of how to live. The narrator's relationship with his son leads to a powerful self-reckoning; the craft of motorcycle maintenance leads to an austerely beautiful process for reconciling science, religion, and humanism. Resonant with the confusions of existence, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a touching and transcendent book of life.

Agincourt: A Novel by Bernard Cornwell from HarperCollins is $1.99

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"The greatest writer of historical adventures today" (Washington Post) tackles his richest, most thrilling subject yet—the heroic tale of Agincourt.

Young Nicholas Hook is dogged by a cursed past—haunted by what he has failed to do and banished for what he has done. A wanted man in England, he is driven to fight as a mercenary archer in France, where he finds two things he can love: his instincts as a fighting man, and a girl in trouble. Together they survive the notorious massacre at Soissons, an event that shocks all Christendom. With no options left, Hook heads home to England, where his capture means certain death. Instead he is discovered by the young King of England—Henry V himself—and by royal command he takes up the longbow again and dons the cross of Saint George. Hook returns to France as part of the superb army Henry leads in his quest to claim the French crown. But after the English campaign suffers devastating early losses, it becomes clear that Hook and his fellow archers are their king's last resort in a desperate fight against an enemy more daunting than they could ever have imagined.

One of the most dramatic victories in British history, the battle of Agincourt—immortalized by Shakespeare in Henry V—pitted undermanned and overwhelmed English forces against a French army determined to keep their crown out of Henry's hands. Here Bernard Cornwell resurrects the legend of the battle and the "band of brothers" who fought it on October 25, 1415. An epic of redemption, Agincourt follows a commoner, a king, and a nation's entire army on an improbable mission to test the will of God and reclaim what is rightfully theirs. From the disasters at the siege of Harfleur to the horrors of the field of Agincourt, this exhilarating story of survival and slaughter is at once a brilliant work of history and a triumph of imagination—Bernard Cornwell at his best.

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The Pact by Jodi Picoult from MorrowPaperbacks is $2.99

Book Description

From Jodi Picoult, one of the most powerful writers in contemporary fiction, comes a riveting, timely, heartbreaking, and terrifying novel of families in anguish — and friendships ripped apart by inconceivable violence.

Until the phone calls came at 3:00 A.M. on a November morning, the Golds and their neighbors, the Hartes, had been inseparable. It was no surprise to anyone when their teenage children, Chris and Emily, began showing signs that their relationship was moving beyond that of lifelong friends.

But now seventeen-year-old Emily has been shot to death by her beloved and devoted Chris as part of an apparent suicide pact — leaving two devastated families stranded in the dark and dense predawn, desperate for answers about an unthinkable act and the children they never really knew

The First Book of the Imager Portfolio by L. E. Modesitt Jr. from Tor Books is $2.99!

Book Description

Imager is the beginning of a whole new fantasy in a whole new magical world from the bestselling creator of Recluce.

Although Rhennthyl is the son of a leading wool merchant in L’Excelsis, the capital of Solidar, the most powerful nation on Terahnar, he has spent years becoming a journeyman artist and is skilled and diligent enough to be considered for the status of master artisan—in another two years. Then, in a single moment, his entire life is transformed when his master patron is killed in a flash fire, and Rhenn discovers he is an imager—one of the few in the entire world of Terahnar who can visualize things and make them real.

He must leave his family and join the Collegium of Imagisle. Imagers live separately from the rest of society because of their abilities (they can do accidental magic even while asleep), and because they are both feared and vulnerable. In this new life, Rhenn discovers that all too many of the “truths” he knew were nothing of the sort. Every day brings a new threat to his life. He makes a powerful enemy while righting a wrong, and begins to learn to do magic in secret.

Imager is the innovative and enchanting opening of an involving new fantasy story.