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Stoner by John Williams from NYRB Classics ($2.24) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (November 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "A truly moving work that is superbly written, carefully constructed, and authentic in detail."
William Stoner is born at the end of the nineteenth century into a dirt-poor Missouri farming family. Sent to the state university to study agronomy, he instead falls in love with English literature and embraces a scholar’s life, so different from the hardscrabble existence he has known. And yet as the years pass, Stoner encounters a succession of disappointments: marriage into a “proper” family estranges him from his parents; his career is stymied; his wife and daughter turn coldly away from him; a transforming experience of new love ends under threat of scandal. Driven ever deeper within himself, Stoner rediscovers the stoic silence of his forebears and confronts an essential solitude.
John Williams’s luminous and deeply moving novel is a work of quiet perfection. William Stoner emerges from it not only as an archetypal American, but as an unlikely existential hero, standing, like a figure in a painting by Edward Hopper, in stark relief against an unforgiving world.
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That Holiday Feeling: Silver Bells\The Perfect Holiday\Under the Christmas Tree (Virgin River Book 8) by Debbie Macomber, Sherryl Woods and Robyn Carr from Mira ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (November 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "This is three wonderful stories from three great romance authors. Each offers a warm holiday romance with endearing characters."
Silver Bells by Debbie Macomber
In this classic story, Debbie brings those Manning men and Manning sisters home for a mistletoe marriage when a single dad finally says "I do."
The Perfect Holiday by Sherryl Woods
Will bachelor Trace Franklin become a groom-to-be by Christmastime? He sure will…if Savannah Holiday's aunt Mae has anything to do with it.
Under the Christmas Tree by Robyn Carr
When the folks of Virgin River discover a box of adorable puppies under the town's Christmas tree they call on local vet Nathaniel Jensen for help. But it's his budding romance with Annie McCarty that really has tongues—and tails—wagging!
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The Woman Who Married a Cloud: The Collected Short Stories by Jonathan Carroll from Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (November 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "Reminiscent of classic Twilight Zone episodes, this is first-rate fantasy which lingers long after it's been read."
Nominated for a 2012 Bram Stoker Award and a 2013 British Fantasy Award: Thirty-eight extraordinary stories from award-winning author Jonathan Carroll
For more than thirty years, Jonathan Carroll’s writing has defied genre conventions. Known for his novels—including The Land of Laughs, Bones of the Moon, Sleeping in Flame, and many other compelling and often surreal stories—Carroll has also created an eloquent body of short fiction. The Woman Who Married a Cloud brings his stories together for the first time.
In the title story, a matchmaking effort goes awry and leads one woman to a harrowing moment of self-discovery. In “The Heidelberg Cylinder,” Hell becomes so overcrowded that Satan sends some of his lost souls back to Earth. And in “Alone Alarm,” a man is kidnapped by multiple versions of himself. By turns haunting, melancholic, and enchanting, Carroll’s richly layered stories illuminate universal experiences, passions, and griefs. Described by NPR’s Alan Cheuse as “so richly imaginative, so intellectually daring,” The Woman Who Married a Cloud is essential reading for Carroll fans and short-story lovers alike.
This ebook contains an exclusive illustrated biography of the author including rare images from his personal collection.
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No Greater Ally: The Untold Story of Poland's Forces in World War II by Kenneth K. Koskodan from Osprey Publishing ($1.99) is the Kindle History Deal of the Day (November 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "This is a well-research story of untold valor and heartbreak during World War II."
There is a chapter of World War II history that remains largely untold, the story of the fourth largest allied military of the war, the only nation to have fought in the battles of Leningrad, Arnhem, Tobruk and Normandy. The story of millions of young men and women who gave everything for freedom and in the final victory lost all. In a cruel twist of history the monumental struggles of an entire nation have been forgotten, and even intentionally obscured.
This book redresses the balance, giving a comprehensive overview of Poland's participation in World War II. Following their valiant but doomed defense of Poland in 1939, members of the Polish armed forces fought with the Allies wherever and however they could. With previously unpublished first-hand accounts, information never before seen in English, and rare photographs, this title provides a detailed analysis of the devastation the war brought to Poland, and the final betrayal when, having fought for freedom for six long years, Poland was handed to the Soviet Union.
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Fairest of All by Serena Valentino from Disney Press ($2.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (November 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "This beautiful retelling of Snow White puts a wonderful new twist on the traditional fairy tale."
Age Level: 10 - 14 | Grade Level: 4 - 17
For anyone who's seen Walt Disney's Snow White, you'll know that the Wicked Queen is one evil woman! After all, it's not everyone who wants to cut out their teenage step-daughter's heart and have it delivered back in a locked keepsake box. (And even if this sort of thing is a common urge, we don't know many people who have acted upon it.)
Now, for the first time, we'll examine the life of the Wicked Queen and find out just what it is that makes her so nasty. Here's a hint: the creepy-looking man in the magic mirror is not just some random spooky visage-and he just might have something to do with the Queen's wicked ways!
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