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Kindle Daily Deals Anniversary, 65+ Titles ($2.99 or Less each) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (August 24) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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In honor of the two year anniversary of Kindle Daily Deals, more than 65 of our most popular titles are $2.99 or less.
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Killing Time (One-Eyed Jacks) by Cindy Gerard from Pocket Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (August 19) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "This pulse-pounding romantic thriller is a roller-coaster ride of romance and conflict."
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cindy Gerard plunges readers into the heart of a seductive contest of wills between a hard-living hero and a beautiful rogue operative who is on a mission to dig up the secrets of his past. Tension sizzles in this pulse-pounding first adventure in Gerard’s action-packed new series as Eva Salinas lures Mike Brown from the sultry streets of Lima, Peru, to the desolate Idaho wilderness on the hunt for the cold-blooded traitor behind a fatal military operation that haunts them both.
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The Midas Plague (The Galaxy Project) by Frederik Pohl from RosettaBooks ($0.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (August 24) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "A deep but subtle commentary on science, interpersonal relationships, and politics."
Although the three part serial beginning in the June 1952 issue in collaboration with Cyril Kornbluth had established Frederik Pohl as a formidable contributor, this novelette in the April 1954 issue was his first solo contribution and marked him as an important addition to the growing roster of social satirists enlisted by Horace Gold, the editor of GALAXY magazine. The audacious and patchwork concept underlying this story (the richer you are the less you are forced to consume; the greatest poverty is involved with the aggregation of goods) was Horace Gold’s and according to Pohl he had offered it to almost all of his regular contributors, asking for a story centered on the idea. The idea lacks all credibility, everyone (including Pohl) told him and everyone refused to write something so patently unbelievable until, according to Pohl, Horace browbeat him into an attempt and Pohl decided that it was less trouble to deliver something than continue to resist. To his utter shock, the story was received by Gold and his readership with great glee, was among the most popular GALAXY ever published (or Pohl) and one of the most anthologized. Whether this demonstrated the audacity and scope of Gold’s unreason or whether it confirmed Gold’s genius (or both) Pohl was utterly unable to decide. The sculpted consumer-obsessed society was used again by Pohl a few years later in the novelette THE MAN WHO ATE THE WORLD which was far more credible (consumption-obsession as a kind of personal tyranny) and, perhaps for that very reason, much less successful, barely remembered.
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Haven by Kristi Cook from Simon Pulse ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (August 24) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "A refreshing and unique paranormal story that has a swoon-worthy romance."
Violet McKenna isn't a normal girl with normal teenage issues; she has more to contend with than most people could handle. Violet thought she was just crazy when she had a vivid vision of her dad's murder. Her life started falling apart when her premonition came true. She's had flashes of other events too. The problem was nobody believed her until she found a new school: Winterhaven. At Winterhaven, Violet finally feels like she belongs. She quickly finds a close group of friends and discovers that they too have psychic 'gifts'--as do all the students at Winterhaven. But as soon as she feels settled she discovers the most intriguing and alluring boy she has ever met, and things quickly go awry. As the attraction between them grows, intense visions of the boy's death start to haunt her. In her premonitions the secret he is unwilling to share begins to reveal itself. And to Violet's horror, she learns that their destinies are intertwined in a critical--and deadly--way.
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The Blessing Way (Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee Series #1) by Tony Hillerman from HarperCollins ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (August 24)
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Tony Hillerman thrilled generations of readers with his mysteries' unique blend of Native American culture and modern day criminality. Today, go back to where it all began with The Blessing Way and introudce yourself to Navajo police officers Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn.
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The Blessing Way (Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee Series #1) by Tony Hillerman is $1.99 (
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