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Mr. Bones: Twenty Stories by Paul Theroux from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ($2.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (February 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "Theroux fans will not be disappointed by this collection, and readers new to Theroux will find themselves fascinated and delighted by a master of language and character."
A dark and bitingly humorous collection of short stories from the “brilliantly evocative” (Time) Paul Theroux
A family watches in horror as their patriarch transforms into the singing, wise-cracking lead of an old-timey minstrel show. A renowned art collector relishes publicly destroying his most valuable pieces. Two boys stand by helplessly as their father stages an all-consuming war on the raccoons living in the woods around their house. A young artist devotes himself to a wealthy, malicious gossip, knowing that it’s just a matter of time before she turns on him.
In this new collection of short stories, acclaimed author Paul Theroux explores the tenuous leadership of the elite and the surprising revenge of the overlooked. He shows us humanity possessed, consumed by its own desire and compulsion, always with his carefully honed eye for detail and the subtle idiosyncrasies that bring his characters to life. Searing, dark, and sure to unsettle, Mr. Bones is a stunning new display of Paul Theroux’s “fluent, faintly sinister powers of vision and imagination” (John Updike, The New Yorker).
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Wife Number Seven by Melissa Brown from Amazon ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (February 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "Original, captivating, and refreshing, this is equal parts heartwarming and heartbreaking. I devoured this."
Lipstick. Bright, red lipstick. Nothing but lipstick.
Even though it’s against our faith to wear a color that screams of sexual promiscuity and deviant behavior, I’m not allowed to protest.
But, I want to.
So badly.
You see, there’s more to me than the braid that spills down my back.
More to me than the layers of heavy fabric that maintain my modesty.
And so much more than the oppressive wedding band that adorns my finger--the same band that each of my sister wives wear.
So much more.
To protest would be sinful.
I must keep sweet, that is my duty.
So I’ll wear the lipstick. I’ll do as I’m told.
And I’ll do my best to silence the resistance within me, to push him from my mind.
If only my heart would do the same.
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The Good Humor Man by Andrew Fox from Tachyon Publications ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (February 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "This is an easy read, humorous and interesting. It's also analogous to Fahrenheit 451 but in an outrageous way."
A witty tribute to Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, this surreal, futuristic narrative explores the highly topical relationships between obesity, government health care, pop culture, and body image.
In a world where chocolate is worth more than cocaine on the black market, government-sanctioned vigilantes known as Good Humor Men patrol the streets, seeking to immolate all fattening food products as illegal contraband and summarily cancel the health insurance of any offenders. An evil nutraceutical company controls the food market with products engineered to keep the population painfully thin, while a mysterious wasting plague threatens to starve humanity. An ex-plastic surgeon whose father performed a secret liposuction surgery on Elvis Presley may hold the key to humanity’s future.
Incorporating a colorful cast of characters—a civil servant with questionable motives, an acquisitive assassin, a power-mad preacher evangelizing anorexia, a beautiful young woman addicted to liposuction, and a homicidal clone from an experiment gone terribly awry—this satirical romp asks the question Can Elvis save the world 64 years after his death?
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The Leap: The Science of Trust and Why It Matters by Ulrich Boser from Amazon ($1.99) is the Kindle Science Deal of the Day (February 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Switch back and forth between reading the Kindle book and listening to the Audible narration with Whispersync for Voice.
Add narration for a reduced price of $0.99 when you buy the Kindle book.
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Customer review: "If you like books by authors such as Malcolm Gladwell or Steven Levitt, you will like this book. It's a straightforward and entertaining read."
We’re not supposed to trust others. Look at the headlines. Read the blogs. Study the survey data. It seems that everyone is wary, that everyone is just looking out for themselves. But a sense of social trust and togetherness can be restored.
In The Leap, best-selling author Ulrich Boser shows how the emerging research on trust can improve our lives, rebuild our economy, and strengthen society. As part of this engaging and deeply reported narrative, Boser visits a radio soap opera in Rwanda that aims to restore the country’s broken trust, profiles the man who brought honesty to one of the most corrupt cities in Latin America, and explains how a college dropout managed to con his way into American high society. Boser even goes skydiving to see if the experience will increase his levels of oxytocin, the so-called "trust hormone.”
A powerful mix of hard science and compelling storytelling, The Leap explores how we trust, why we trust, and what we can all do to deepen social trust. The book includes insightful policy recommendations along with surprising new data on the state of social trust in America today.
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Professor Whiskerton Presents Steampunk ABC by Lisa Falkenstern from Two Lions ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (February 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking
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Customer review: "Any preschooler will delight in this. Beyond teaching the alphabet, there are wonderful devices, gizmos, and clues for kids to find."
Age Level: 3 - 7 | Grade Level: P - 2nd
In Professor Whiskerton Presents Steampunk ABC, two mice dressed in Victorian clothing use gadgets and found objects—each starting with a different letter of the alphabet—to build a fantastic steampunk surprise.
A is for anvil; M is for monkey wrench; P is for periscope.
Steampunk-inspired elements abound on every page as the mice make use of ordinary household items—spoons, a sardine tin, life-size toothbrushes—to create the letters and, ultimately, the book’s surprise at the end.
Young readers will delight in the mice characters and their fantastical creations, while parents will enjoy the celebration of steampunk—making old things new again, the retro/futuristic details, and the emphasis on creativity.
With standout illustrations that are both charming and intricate, children and parents alike will want to pore over this story again and again.
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