Affiliate Links for "arcadata"- November 2011

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Principle-Centered Leadership (Stephen R Covey Set) by Stephen R. Covey from RosettaBooks ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Nov 2) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

Product Description

How do we as individuals and organizations survive and thrive amid tremendous change? Why are efforts to improve falling so short in real results despite the millions of dollars in time, capital, and human effort being spent on them? How do we unleash the creativity, talent, and energy within ourselves and others in the midst of pressure? Is it realistic to believe that balance among personal, family, and professional life is possible?

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FYI, new Kindle app:

Runes (A Divination Tool for Kindle) by Olmatech Technology / Matrix Software ($0.99)

Product Description
Runes is an ancient oracle (a divination method) similar to the I-Ching and the Tarot.

Runes originated in ancient times, before the Germanic peoples of Western Europe had a real alphabet. At this time, they used pictorial symbols carved into stone or wood to record their stories. Some of these symbols, the Runes, were used for divination and oracular inquiries, and are still used in this way today.

There are seven spreads or layouts of runes to pick from when asking your question. Each spread is best for different kinds of questions. For example, you can pick one spread for "What if?" questions, and another for "Yes/No" questions. The Runes oracle answers questions according to the specific runes returned and their placement in the spread. Some runes can also be shown Inverted. By selecting the Inverted option, you can be shown weakened influence or negative qualities relevant to your question. Each spread and each rune is explained in detail, and a history of Runes is also included. Runes can also provide a second opinion, verifying or challenging answers already found.

If you are interested in an answer to your questions via ancient and mystical divination, Runes is for you!

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FYI, Amazon has price-matched the Nook deal:

Have a Little Faith: A True Story by Mitch Albom now also $3.50.

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What Difference Do It Make?: Stories of Hope and Healing by Ron Hall from Thomas Nelson ($4.00) is the NOOK Daily Find (Nov 3)

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Intimate, authentic, and true stories of hope and healing from the creators of the bestselling Same Kind of Different as Me.

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FYI, for those with Amazon Prime:

With Prime, Kindle owners can choose from thousands of books to borrow for free — including over 100 current and former New York Times Bestsellers — as frequently as a book a month, with no due dates. Learn more about Kindle Owners' Lending Library.

Some of the books included in the 100 Kindle Books for $3.99 or Less are actually free for those with Prime, for example:

The Berry Bible: With 175 Recipes Using Cultivated and Wild, Fresh and Frozen Berries by Janie Hibler (Prime Members: $0.00 (read for free))

For Kindle Device Owners

Borrow this book for free, with no due dates, if you are a Kindle owner and Prime member. If you don't own a Kindle, get yours today. If you're not a Prime member, start your one month free trial today. You can borrow this book from your Kindle device.

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El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency by Ioan Grillo (Bloomsbury Press) is $2.99 (Amazon, B&N)

Product Description

The world has watched stunned at the bloodshed in Mexico. Thirty thousand murdered since 2006; police chiefs shot within hours of taking office; mass graves comparable to those of civil wars; car bombs shattering storefronts; headless corpses heaped in town squares. And it is all because a few Americans are getting high. Or is it? The United States throws Black Hawk helicopters and drug agents at the problem. But in secret, Washington is confused and divided about what to do. Who are these mysterious figures tearing Mexico apart? they wonder. What is El Narco?

El Narco draws the first definitive portrait of Mexico's drug cartels and how they have radically transformed in the last decade. El Narco is not a gang; it is a movement and an industry drawing in hundreds of thousands from bullet-ridden barrios to marijuana-growing mountains. And it has created paramilitary death squads with tens of thousands of men-at-arms from Guatemala to the Texas border. Journalist Ioan Grillo has spent a decade in Mexico reporting on the drug wars from the front lines. This piercing book joins testimonies from inside the cartels with firsthand dispatches and unsparing analysis. The devastation may be south of the Rio Grande, El Narco shows, but America is knee-deep in this conflict.

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Pearl of China: A Novel by Anchee Min from Bloomsbury USA ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Nov 3) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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It is the end of the nineteenth century and China is riding on the crest of great change, but for nine-year-old Willow, the only child of a destitute family in the small southern town of Chin-kiang, nothing ever seems to change. Until the day she meets Pearl, the eldest daughter of a zealous American missionary.

Pearl is head-strong, independent and fiercely intelligent, and will grow up to be Pearl S Buck, the Pulitzer- and Nobel Prize-winning writer and humanitarian activist, but for now all Willow knows is that she has never met anyone like her in all her life. From the start the two are thick as thieves, but when the Boxer Rebellion rocks the nation, Pearl's family is forced to leave China to flee religious persecution. As the twentieth century unfolds in all its turmoil, through right-wing military coups and Mao's Red Revolution, through bad marriages and broken dreams, the two girls cling to their lifelong friendship across the sea.

In this ambitious and moving new novel, Anchee Min, acclaimed author of Empress Orchid and Red Azalea, brings to life a courageous and passionate woman who loved the country of her childhood and who has been hailed in China as a modern heroine.

About the Author
Anchee Min was born in Shanghai in 1957. At seventeen she was sent to a labor collective, where a talent scout for Madame Mao's Shanghai Film Studio recruited her to work as a movie actress. She moved to the United States in 1984. Her memoir, Red Azalea, was an international bestseller, published in twenty countries.

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FYI, Amazon has price matched the Nook deal:

What Difference Do It Make?: Stories of Hope and Healing by Ron Hall also $4.00

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Jacob (Nightwalkers Series #1) Jacquelyn Frank from Kensington ($1.79) is the NOOK Daily Find (Nov 4)

Product Description

The Nightwalkers are secret beings who live in the shadows of the moonlight. Love with humans is absolutely forbidden, and one man makes certain to uphold this ancient law: Jacob, the Enforcer. For 700 years, he has resisted temptation, but not tonight...

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Regarding Ducks and Universes by Neve Maslakovic from AmazonEncore ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Nov 4) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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On a foggy Monday in 1986, the universe suddenly, without warning, bifurcated. Fast-forward to 35 years later: Felix Sayers is a culinary writer living in San Francisco of Universe A who spends his days lunching at Coconut Cafe and dreaming of penning an Agatha Christie-style mystery. But everything changes when his Aunt Henrietta dies, leaving Felix a photograph of his father and himself--dated ten days before Felix was born. It can only mean one thing: Felix has an 'alter' in Universe B. Panicked that his mystery novel may exist already, Felix crosses to San Francisco B and proceeds to flagrantly violate the rules of both worlds by snooping around his alter's life. But when he narrowly escapes a hit-and-run, it becomes clear that someone knows he's crossed over... and whoever it is isn't happy about it. Now Felix must uncover the truth about his alter, the events of one Monday, and a wayward rubber duck before his time in both worlds runs out.

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FYI, new Kindle aps:

Samurai Sudoku (A Puzzle Game for Kindle) by DJAPE ($1.99)

Product Description
Samurai Sudoku puzzles provide 5 times the challenge, entertainment and satisfaction of regular Sudoku puzzles!

With four additional squares integrated into the corners of the center square, each Samurai Sudoku puzzle has 5 sudoku grids to solve, and you must still follow all the traditional Sudoku rules! Written by the author of The Washington Post's weekly Samurai Sudoku puzzles, this collection for Kindle gives you 10 beginner puzzles, 10 easy puzzles, 15 intermediate puzzles, 10 difficult puzzles, and 5 insane level puzzles for 50 total puzzles.

While solving the puzzle presents a unique challenge, working on the puzzle is a snap with handy features like: pencil-marks, automatic pencil-marks, the ability to show errors, and undo/redo multiple moves. Don't worry if you get stuck, because hints and instructions are always available.

If you are bored with classic Sudoku, this is the game for you.

LetsTans (A Tangram puzzle for Kindle) by Grabarchuk Puzzles ($2.99)

Product Description
Lets Tans is a dynamic Tangrams experience for Kindle.

You are given a set of seven flat shapes that you can combine into over 6500 different shapes. The trick is that for each puzzle, you need to create exactly the shape given! In each puzzle you are shown a shape into which you must fit the puzzle pieces such that no piece overlaps the shape or other pieces.

300 hand-crafted puzzles are included and 3 difficulty modes provided. You can move, rotate, and flip pieces to get them to fit the required shape. Need help? Lets Tans can give you a hint. You can keep track of your time with a counter, and you can pause that timer when you want to take a break. You earn stars for each puzzle completed, and Lets Tans will track your scores so you can track your progress.

A super puzzle for exercising your spatial skills, Lets Tans is a great pastime for young and old alike.

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FYI, Amazon has price matched the Nook deal:

Jacob (Nightwalkers Series #1) by Jacquelyn Frank now $1.79

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FYI, new Kindle apps (one of which is free):

Pixel Perfect Holiday Puzzles (A Free Puzzle Game for Kindle) by Amazon Digital Services

Product Description
Pixel Perfect Holiday Puzzles is a logic puzzle game that challenges you to make a picture from numerical clues.

This sequel to the popular Pixel Perfect Puzzles gives you 50 new holiday and winter themed pictures to reveal. Each clue tells you where to draw a run of consecutive black squares. The clues in a row or column appear in the same order as the runs in the puzzle grid, with at least one empty square between each run. Start with the largest clues first, and then cross out squares that you know should be empty. This will allow you to narrow down the possibilities and logically determine the remaining squares.

The challenges can be tough, but there are 3 hints available on each puzzle to help you out if you get stuck. The game can even find and erase errors at any time. Time, hints used, and errors are tracked for each puzzle. Can you discover every picture?

If you like using logic to solve puzzles, you will love Pixel Perfect Holiday Puzzles!

EFRAC Spreadsheet (A Basic Spreadsheet for Kindle) by EFRAC ($4.99)

Product Description
EFRAC Spreadsheet is a tool for tracking data and doing calculations when a simple calculator is just not enough.

In addition to being able to work with formulas and advanced functions, EFRAC Spreadsheet comes with templates that make common tasks easier, like tracking expenses for an expense report and a tip calculator. Additional templates include: Unit converter, Currency converter, Mileage/gas calculator, Sale discount calculator, Compound interest calculator, Hours on project, Compare items, and Net present value.

Functions and features include: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponentials, SUM, MAX, MIN, COUNT, AVERAGE, ROUND, SQRT, LOG, SIN, COS, TAN, ABS, CEILING, FLOOR, and ROUND. An example function is: 2 * (AVERAGE(A1:A3) + 5.7) - SUM(B1:B9) * 15% - 3

With EFRAC Spreadsheet, you can also add linear charts with any number of lines, cut, copy and paste values with either absolute or relative cell references, import and export as a CSV file, and save a selection as a picture.

So even if you're occasionally at a loss for words, you'll never be at a loss for numbers with EFRAC Spreadsheet.

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The Summoner (Chronicles of the Necromancer Series #1) by Gail Z. Martin from Double Dragon Publishing ($2.40) is the NOOK Daily Find (Nov 5)

Product Description

The fantasy adventure epic Chronicles of The Necromancer begins as Martris "Tris" Drayke sees his older half-brother, Jared seize the throne. Now Tris must raise an army to reclaim his kingdom while learning to master his own nascent magic powers.