You Talkin’ To Me?: Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama by Sam Leith from Profile Books (£1.09) is the Amazon UK
Kindle Deal of the Day (August 6) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
Quote:
Product Description
Customer review: "...well written, informative, witty and entertaining and a must read for all who love language and believe in its power to persuade."
Rhetoric is what gives words power. It’s nothing to be afraid of. It isn’t the exclusive preserve of politicians: it’s everywhere, from your argument with the insurance company to your plea to the waitress for a table near the window. It convicts criminals (and then frees them on appeal). It causes governments to rise and fall, best men to be shunned by brides, and people to march with steady purpose towards machine guns.
In this highly entertaining (and persuasive) book, Sam Leith examines how people have taught, practised and thought about rhetoric from its Attic origins to its twenty-first century apotheosis. Along the way, he tells the stories of its heroes and villains, from Cicero and Erasmus, to Hitler, Obama – and Gyles Brandreth.
|
Highland Surrender by Tracy Brogan from Montlake Romance (£0.99) is the Amazon UK
Kindle Romance Daily Deal (August 6) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
Quote:
Product Description
Customer review: "Fantastic easy read. Brilliant characters that we can all relate to in some way. Lovely descriptions of New York too."
2013 ©Desert Rose RWA® Golden Quill Award Winner – Historical Romance
To seal a fragile truce, Fiona Sinclair’s brothers trade her in marriage to their sworn enemy. Though devastated by their betrayal, she has little choice in the matter, for if she refuses, her innocent young sister must take her place. The spirited Fiona is willing to sacrifice her freedom to protect her kin, but she vows never to surrender her heart.
As the eldest son of a clan chief, Myles Campbell is accustomed to having his own way. But when the king of Scotland commands he wed a defiant Highland lass instead of a French mademoiselle, Myles must obey his royal duty. Meeting his bride for the first time on their wedding day, he is pleased to discover the lass is a beauty, but she quickly proves she’d just as soon kill him as kiss him.
When two such warrior spirits collide, sparks fly, igniting a fiery passion that strains against the bonds of family honor, clan loyalty— and the ultimate surrender—love.
|
The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford from Little, Brown Book Group (£0.99) is the Amazon UK
Kindle Business Daily Deal (August 6) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
Quote:
Product Description
Customer review: "This is a really good introduction to Economics...I found this to be a bit of a page turner and finished it in a bank holiday weekend."
Who makes most money from the demand for cappuccinos early in the morning at Waterloo Station? Why is it impossible to get a foot on the property ladder? How does the Mafia make money from laundries when street gangs pushing drugs don't? Who really benefits from immigration? How can China, in just fifty years, go from the world's worst famine to one of the greatest economic revolutions of all time, lifting a million people out of poverty a month?
Looking at familiar situations in unfamiliar ways, THE UNDERCOVER ECONOMIST is a fresh explanation of the fundamental principles of the modern economy, illuminated by examples from the streets of London to the booming skyscrapers of Shanghai to the sleepy canals of Bruges. Leaving behind textbook jargon and equations, Tim Harford will reveal the games of signals and negotiations, contests of strength and battles of wit that drive not only the economy at large but the everyday choices we make.
|
-----
The Good Soldiers by David Finkel from Sarah Crichton Books ($2.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (August 6) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
Quote:
Product Description
Customer review: "A stunning war report that truly captures the day-to-day grind of battle."
It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. “Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not. Well, here are the differences,” he told a skeptical nation. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.
Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.
What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.
|
One Unashamed Night by Sophia James from Harlequin Historical ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (August 6) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
* Also on
Amazon CA
Quote:
Product Description
Customer review: "An exiting and passionate story about relationships and growing love."
Living in a gray world of silhouette, Lord Taris Wellingham conceals his fading eyesight from society. He has long protected himself from any intimate relationships.
Plain twenty-eight-year-old Beatrice-Maude Bassingstoke does not expect to attract any man, especially not one as good-looking as her remote traveling companion.
Forced by a snowstorm to spend the night together, these two lonely people seek solace in each other's arms. The passion they unleash surprises them both. Then a new day dawns....
|
More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon from Orbit ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (August 6) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
Quote:
Product Description
Customer review: "A genre-bending story that explores themes of morality, individuality, and the need to belong."
Theodore Sturgeon’s acclaimed classic about a group of gifted misfits who discover that together they have the power to move humankind forward—or destroy it completely
Lone is a seemingly simple young man living on the street and in the woods, dim and helpless, yet effortlessly able to read the thoughts of others. His true nature won’t be revealed until the arrival of eight-year-old Janie, a telekinetic; twins Bonnie and Beanie, who can teleport easily across great distances; and Baby, an infant with a super-computer brain. Together they are the Gestalt, a single extraordinary being comprised of remarkable parts (although an essential piece may be missing). But are they the next stage in human development or harbingers of the end of civilization? It’s a question that takes on a terrifying new relevance when Gerry joins their group—for though he’s powerfully telepathic, he lacks a moral compass . . . and his hatred of the world that has rejected him could prove catastrophic.
Winner of the International Fantasy Award and considered Theodore Sturgeon’s masterpiece, More Than Human is a genre-bending wonder that explores themes of responsibility and morality, individuality, and the need to belong. Moving and suspenseful, lyrical and provocative, the novel was one of the first to elevate science fiction into the realm of literature, and inspired musicians and artists such as the Grateful Dead and Crosby, Stills and Nash.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Theodore Sturgeon including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the University of Kansas’s Kenneth Spencer Research Library and the author’s estate, among other sources.
|
Summer of My German Soldier by Bette Greene from Open Road Media Young Readers ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (August 6) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
* Also on
Amazon CA
Quote:
Product Description
Customer review: "I highly recommend this heartbreaking story about forbidden love."
In Bette Greene’s award–winning debut novel, a young Jewish girl in the postwar South finds herself drawn to a German prisoner of war
When the Army delivers a batch of Nazi prisoners of war to an internment camp in Jenkinsville, Arkansas, Patty Bergen is as anxious as any of her neighbors to get a glimpse of the monsters. The eldest child in the town’s sole Jewish family, Patty is lonely and isolated, spending most of her time in the company of Ruth, her parents’ black housekeeper.
Then she meets Anton Reiker, an inmate in the camp. Even though he fought against the Allies, Anton seems to understand Patty in a way even her parents never have. When Anton escapes from the camp, Patty risks everything to keep him safe—but following her heart may come at a terrible price.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Bette Greene including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
|
-----
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Life by David Borgenicht and Joshua Piven from Chronicle Books ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (August 6)
Quote:
Product Description
Are you ready for the worst case scenario? If the answer is no, then you absolutely need this omnibus of information from the fan-favorite fun-but-not-frivolous Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series. Filled with real advice on what to do in hundreds of scenarios, this is the perfect book to keep you safe and informed -- because anything could go wrong at any time.
|
** Price-matched on US Amazon
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Life by David Borgenicht and Joshua Piven is $1.99 (
Amazon US)