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Conspirata: A Novel of Ancient Rome by Robert Harris from Simon and Schuster ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (September 14) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "This is a great book for anyone that is interested in reading historical fiction or works about Rome."
On the eve of Marcus Cicero's inauguration as consul of Rome, the grisly death of a boy sends ripples of fear through a city already wracked by civil unrest, crime, and debauchery of every kind. Felled by a hammer, his throat slit and his organs removed, the young slave appears to have been offered as a human sacrifice, forbidden as an abomination in the Roman Republic.
For Cicero, the ill forebodings of this hideous murder only increase his frustrations and the dangers he already faces as Rome's leader: elected by the people but despised by the heads of the two rival camps, the patricians and populists.
Caught in a political shell game that leaves him forever putting out fires only to have them ignite elsewhere, Cicero plays both for the future of the republic and his very life. There is a plot to assassinate Cicero, abetted by a rising young star of the Roman senate named Gaius Julius Caesar - and it will take all the embattled consul's wit, strength, and force of will to stop it and keep Rome from becoming a dictatorship.
In this second novel of his Roman trilogy, following the best-selling Imperium, Robert Harris once again weaves a compelling and historically accurate tale of intrigue told in the wise and compassionate voice of Cicero's slave and private secretary, Tiro. In the manner of I, Claudius, Harris vividly evokes ancient Rome and its politics for today's listeners, documenting a world not unlike our own - where the impulse toward dominance competes with the risk of overreach, where high-minded ideals can be a liability, and where someone is always waiting in the wings for a chance to set the world on fire.
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Unlikely Lover by Diana Palmer from Harlequin Special Releases ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (September 14) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "This book is incredibly entertaining with wonderful characters. Highly recommended!"
AUNT LILLIAN HAD STARTED IT ALL . . .
"The boss is fading fast. His last request is that a writer compose his memoirs" was Aunt Lillian's plea. Helping the elderly oilman seemed natural to Mari. But Ward Jessup was anything but old and sickly….
"Poor little Mari," her aunt fretted. "I'm worried about her state of mind-deep emotional scars." Ward's sympathy went out to Lillian's niece, and he invited Mari to the ranch. But the woman who arrived was hardly a helpless little girl….
Though they knew they had been tricked, neither could fight the power of Cupid's magic arrow.
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'Rho Agenda' Series by Richard Phillips from 47North are $1.99 each as the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (September 14) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley from RosettaBooks ($2.99) is the Kindle Business & Money Deal of the Day (September 14) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "This book provides a very good snapshot of the methods by which the millionaires become millionaires."
Most of the truly wealthy in the United States don’t live in Beverly Hills or on Park Avenue. They live next door.
America’s wealthy seldom get that way through an inheritance or an advanced degree. They bargain-shop for used cars, raise children who don’t realize how rich their families are, and reject a lifestyle of flashy exhibitionism and competitive spending. In fact, the glamorous people many of us think of as “rich” are actually a tiny minority of America’s truly wealthy citizens—and behave quite differently than the majority.
At the time of its first publication in 1996, The Millionaire Next Door was a groundbreaking examination of America’s rich—exposing for the first time the seven common qualities that appear over and over among this exclusive demographic. This new edition, the first since 1998, includes a new foreword by Dr. Thomas J. Stanley—updating the original content in the context of the 21st century.
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A Break with Charity: A Story about the Salem Witch Trials by Ann Rinaldi from HMH Books for Young Readers ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (September 14) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "If you love reading historical fiction with lots of sudden twists and turns, this is the book for you."
Susanna desperately wants to join the circle of girls who meet every week at the parsonage. What she doesn't realize is that the leader of the group, the malicious Ann Putnam, is about to set off a torrent of false accusations leading to the imprisonment and execution of countless innocent people. When Susanna puts the pieces together, she faces a painful choice. She can keep quiet and let the witch-hunt panic continue, or she can "break charity" with the group-and risk having her family named as witches.
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