The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe from Harper (£0.99) is the Amazon UK
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Customer Review: "Captivating and heartbreaking at the same time. It was wonderful to read about a mother and son connecting through literature"
Amazon Best Books of the Month, October 2012
The inspiring story of a son and his dying mother, who form a 'book club' that brings them together as her life comes to a close. For fans of Tuesdays With Morrie and The Last Lecture.
Mary Anne Schwalbe is waiting for her chemotherapy treatments when Will casually asks her what she's reading. The conversation they have grows into tradition: soon they are reading the same books so they can have something to talk about in the hospital waiting room. Their choices range from classic (Howard's End) to popular (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), from fantastic (The Hobbit) to spiritual (Jon Kabat-Zinn), with many in between. We hear their passion for reading and their love for each other in their intimate and searching discussions.
A profoundly moving testament to the power of love between a child and parent, and the power of reading in our lives.
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Ben Bovas' high-tech adventures series from RosettaBooks (£0.99 each) is the Amazon UK
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The world is on the brink of a scientific renaissance in Ben Bovas' fast-paced high-tech adventures series.
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Up the Down Staircase by Bel Kaufman from Open Road Media Iconic Ebooks ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (June 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "This book truly represents what it is like to work in a school."
Bel Kaufman’s bestselling classic, about a young teacher’s efforts to reach her students and the odd, amusing, and poignant ways that the students respond
When Miss Barrett arrives at Calvin Coolidge High, fresh from earning literature degrees at Hunter College, she can hardly wait to shape young minds. Instead, she encounters broken windows, no supplies, students who would rather be anyplace else, and a stifling bureaucracy that makes her job more difficult at every turn.
Narrated through hilarious inter-office memos, students’ notes, and other scraps drawn from the waste basket, Up the Down Staircase stands as the seminal novel of the American public school system, a beleaguered institution perpetually redeemed by teachers who love to teach and students who long to be recognized.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Bel Kaufman including photos from the author’s personal collection.
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The Wheel of Fortune by Susan Howatch from Open Road Media ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (June 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "If you love English history novels, you will adore this book."
Welsh heir Robert Godwin knows everything about his powerful family’s interests, but what does he know of his own heart?
Tucked in the hills of South Wales is Oxmoon, the ancestral estate of the Godwin family. In the summers before 1914, music streams through the family home as the Godwins, at the height of their prosperity, dance in the ballroom with their guests. But despite the remarkable talents of heir-apparent Robert Godwin, the fates have a rough, tough ride planned for him and those he loves. Fortunes shift during two world wars, disastrous love affairs leave the family battered, and finally jealousy threatens to destroy Oxmoon and all it symbolizes. Based on a true story that has been updated to modern times, The Wheel of Fortune is a timeless tale of love, hatred, revenge, redemption, and forgiveness.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Susan Howatch including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
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The Skin Map (Bright Empires) by Stephen R. Lawhead from Thomas Nelson ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (June 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "This is a fantastic fantasy/adventure story that will not disappoint."
It is the ultimate quest for the ultimate treasure. Chasing a map tattooed on human skin. Across an omniverse of intersecting realities. To unravel the future of the future.
Kit Livingstone’s great-grandfather appears to him in a deserted alley during a tumultuous storm. He reveals an unbelievable story: that the ley lines throughout Britain are not merely the stuff of legend or the weekend hobby of deluded cranks, but pathways to other worlds. To those who know how to use them, they grant the ability to travel the multi-layered universe of which we ordinarily inhabit only a tiny part.
One explorer knew more than most. Braving every danger, he toured both time and space on voyages of heroic discovery. Ever on his guard and fearful of becoming lost in the cosmos, he developed an intricate code—a roadmap of symbols—that he tattooed onto his own body. This Skin Map has since been lost in time. Now the race is on to recover all the pieces and discover its secrets.
But the Skin Map itself is not the ultimate goal. It is merely the beginning of a vast and marvelous quest for a prize beyond imagining.
The Bright Empires series—from acclaimed author Stephen R. Lawhead—is a unique blend of epic treasure hunt, ancient history, alternate realities, cutting-edge physics, philosophy, and mystery. The result is a page-turning, adventure like no other.
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Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer from EMILY BESTLER BOOKS/ATRIA/SIMON PULSE ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (June 13) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "A delightful and clever story about a magical relationship."
New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult and her teenage daughter present their first-ever novel for teens, filled with romance, adventure, and humor.
What happens when happily ever after…isn’t?
Delilah is a bit of a loner who prefers spending her time in the school library with her head in a book—one book in particular. Between the Lines may be a fairy tale, but it feels real. Prince Oliver is brave, adventurous, and loving. He really speaks to Delilah.
And then one day Oliver actually speaks to her. Turns out, Oliver is more than a one-dimensional storybook prince. He’s a restless teen who feels trapped by his literary existence and hates that his entire life is predetermined. He’s sure there’s more for him out there in the real world, and Delilah might just be his key to freedom.
Delilah and Oliver work together to attempt to get Oliver out of his book, a challenging task that forces them to examine their perceptions of fate, the world, and their places in it. And as their attraction to each other grows along the way, a romance blossoms that is anything but a fairy tale.
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Unlocked: A Love Story by Karen Kingsbury from Zondervan ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (June 13)
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Bestselling author Karen Kingsbury is simply the best at telling stories that reveal the grace and strength of the human heart. Let her introduce you to Holden Harris, an autistic teenager whose narrow internal world might just be widened through a classmate -- and forgotten friend -- who can see in him what others cannot.
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