Seven Grams of Lead by Keith Thomson from Anchor/Random House ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (May 16) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "This book is so relentlessly entertaining, so deftly written, and so effortlessly funny that you will forget the time."
A brand-new heart-pounding technothriller from Keith Thomson, bestselling author of ONCE A SPY.
Russ Thornton is a hard-hitting journalist known for his ability to take on big targets in government and in business. An old flame, now a Capitol Hill staffer, contacts him out of the blue wanting to disclose some top-secret information. But she is gunned down in cold blood, right in front of him. Worse, the killers are concerned about what Thornton knows, and who he may tell. He finds himself in a game of cat-and-mouse, where the stakes are life and death and the surveillance technology is so sophisticated that he wouldn't believe it existed--if it weren't implanted in his own head.
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The Lightning Charmer by Kathryn Magendie from Bell Bridge Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (May 16) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "This story has a lot to say about the power of love and the choices people make in relationships."
The spell was cast when they were children. That bond cannot be broken. In the deep hollows and high ridges of the ancient Appalachian mountains, a legacy of stunning magic will change their lives forever.
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Green Arrow Vol. 4: The Kill Machine by Jeff Lemire from DC ($2.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (May 16) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "What makes this book great is the perfect marriage between story and art."
Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino begin their ground-breaking saga in the fourth volume of Green Arrow!
A mysterious villian called Komodo knows Oliver's secrets and uses them to rob Oliver of all his wealth and his company. Now on the run from this seemingly unstoppable force, Oliver finds himself in a mystery involving the island where he first became Green Arrow and his father! Everything will change for the Emerald Archer in this new beginning for the character.
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The Painted Word: A Treasure Chest of Remarkable Words and Their Origins by Phil Cousineau from Viva Editions ($1.99) is the Kindle Language Deal of the Day (May 16) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "His knowledge about travel, philosophy, mythology, and history are combined with wonderful tales and personal stories."
Lore for Logophiliacs and Word Hoarders
Deepak Chopra calls author Phil Cousineau a "word wizard" and NPR's Susan Stamberg hailed his Wordcatcher as a must-read "because it's fun." Cousineau, linguistic detective and dictionary delver, is back with a priceless treasury of word stories and literary obscura that will enchant any lover of language.
To untangle the knot of interlocking meanings of these painted words, logophile and mythologist Phil Cousineau begins each fascinating word entry with his own brief definition. He then fills it in with a tint of etymology and a smattering of quotes that show how the word is used, ending with a list of companion words.
The words themselves range from commonplace — like biscuit, a twice-baked cake for Roman soldiers — to loanwords including chaparral, from the Basque shepherds who came to the American West; words from myths, such as hector; metamorphosis words, likesilly, which evolved holy to goofy in a mere thousand years; and words well worthy of revival, such as carrytale, a wandering storyteller.
Whether old-fangled or brand new, all the words included in The Painted Word possess an ineffable quality that makes them luminous.
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Maybe One Day by Melissa Kantor from HarperTeen ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (May 16) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "This is a beautiful story and I reallly just fell in love with the characters."
In the tradition of The Fault in Our Stars, critically acclaimed author Melissa Kantor masterfully captures the joy of friendship, the agony of loss, and the unique experience of being a teenager in this poignant new novel about a girl grappling with her best friend's life-threatening illness.
A person's whole life, she's lucky to have one or two real friends. Friends who are like family . . . for Zoe that someone is Olivia. So when Olivia is diagnosed with leukemia Zoe is determined to put on a brave face and be positive for her best friend.
Even when she isn't sure what to say.
Even when Olivia misses months of school.
Even when Zoe starts falling for Calvin, Olivia's crush.
The one thing that keeps Zoe moving forward is knowing that Olivia will beat this, and everything will go back to the way it was before. It has to. Because the alternative is too terrifying for her to even imagine.
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