Supersense by Bruce Hood from Constable (£0.99) is the Amazon UK
Kindle Deal of the Day (September 16) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Where does belief in the supernatural come from? What causes our superstitions and even our intuition? In this intriguing exploration of the human mind, Bruce M Hood examines the science and societal value behind human persistence in believing in the unseen, the unexplainable and the unbelievable.
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Rules of Civility: A Novel by Amor Towles from Penguin Books ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (September 16)
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On the last night of 1937, young Katey Kontent meets handsome banker Tinker Grey in a seedy New York jazz bar. This chance encounter propels Katey on a journey into the upper echelons of New York society, armed only with her own brand of wit and verve, in this sophisticated, entertaining novel from Amor Towles.
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Philanthrocapitalism: How Giving Can Save the World by Matthew Bishop and Michael Green from Bloomsbury USA ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find: Election 2012 (September 16)
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If you think that charity is just giving money away, think again. In this eye-opening new book Matthew Bishop and Michael Green look at the way a new generation of "social investors" are bringing the perspectives of business to solving the world's most pressing problems in ways governments can't.
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Philanthrocapitalism: How Giving Can Save the World by Matthew Bishop and Michael Green also $2.99
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Rules of Civility: A Novel by Amor Towles from Penguin Books ($2.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (September 16) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Amazon Best Books of the Month, August 2011
This sophisticated and entertaining debut novel follows 25-year-old Katey Kontent, a young woman whose life is on the brink of transformation in 1937. After meeting a handsome banker in a second-rate Greenwich Village jazz bar, Katey embarks on a year-long journey into the upper echelons of New York society.
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Gossamer by Lois Lowry from Houghton Mifflin Books for Children ($2.99) is the Kindle Kids Daily Deal (September 16) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Two-time Newbery winner Lois Lowry explores the bits and pieces of the past that come to life in dreams. In a haunting story that tiptoes between reality and imagination, a woman and a boy are renewed by the strength that comes from a tiny, caring creature they will never see.
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