Stanley: Africa's Greatest Explorer by Tim Jeal from Faber and Faber Non Fiction (£1.19) is the Amazon UK
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In this absorbing biography of the most misunderstood adventurer of the great age of exploration, Tim Jeal gives us for the first time a full picture of the real Stanley. In doing so he dispels many prevalent myths, drawing on new material to recalls Stanley's journey down the Congo as a heart-breaking epic of human endurance.
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My Mother Wore a Yellow Dress by Christina McKenna from NWP (£0.99) is the 2nd Amazon UK
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In this evocative memoir about growing up in Ulster, Christina McKenna paints a haunting picture of her oppressive father and protective mother. This is a rite-of-passage account of two generations of Irish women, told with great humour and compassion. On the one hand is the writer; on the other the heroic mother who showed her love as best she could.
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Blackwater : The Rise of the World's Most Powerful by Jeremy Scahill from Serpent's Tail (£1.09) is the 3rd Amazon UK
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Meet Blackwater USA--the private army that the US government has hired to operate in international war zones and on American soil. Its contacts run from intelligence agencies to the upper echelons of the White House, but since September 2007 the firm has been hit by a series of scandals. Far from damaging the company, this has led to an unprecedented period of expansion.
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Keeker and the Sneaky Pony (Sneaky Pony Series #1) by Hadley Higginson from Chronicle Books ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (December 10)
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Every girl wants a pony, and Catherine Corey Keegan Dana (or, as everyone calls here, Keeker) is no different. Share this story of trust and friendship with your young reader today -- and gallop through the rest of her adventures with her Sneaky Pony series tomorrow.
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* FYI, Amazon matched the Nook deal:
Keeker and the Sneaky Pony (Sneaky Pony Series #1) by Hadley Higginson is also $0.99
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Persona Non Grata by Ruth Downie from Bloomsbury USA ($0.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (December 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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The third volume in Ruth Downie's best-selling mystery series set in the Roman Empire finds protagonist Doctor Gaius Petreius Ruso traveling home to southern Gaul. He finds his brother in law has disappeared and his family going bankrupt. When the family’s chief creditor winds up dead, the real trouble begins.
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The Story of Snow Mark Cassino and Jon Nelson Ph.D. from Chronicle Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (December 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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How do snow crystals form? What shapes can they take? These questions and more are answered inside this exploration of the science of snow by nature photographer Mark Cassino and snow scientist Jon Nelson. Perfect for inspiring wonder and curiosity about the natural world, the book also features snow-crystal-catching instructions.
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