Affiliate Links for "arcadata"- August 2012

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Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America by Paul Tough from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is $1.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description

What would it take?

That was the question that Geoffrey Canada found himself asking. What would it take to change the lives of poor children—not one by one, through heroic interventions and occasional miracles, but in big numbers, and in a way that could be replicated nationwide? The question led him to create the Harlem Children’s Zone, a ninety-seven-block laboratory in central Harlem where he is testing new and sometimes controversial ideas about poverty in America. His conclusion: if you want poor kids to be able to compete with their middle-class peers, you need to change everything in their lives—their schools, their neighborhoods, even the child-rearing practices of their parents.

Whatever It Takes is a tour de force of reporting, an inspired portrait not only of Geoffrey Canada but of the parents and children in Harlem who are struggling to better their lives, often against great odds. Carefully researched and deeply affecting, this is a dispatch from inside the most daring and potentially transformative social experiment of our time.

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Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth by Adharanand Finn from Faber and Faber Non Fiction (£1.29) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 15) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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At once funny, moving and motivational, Running With the Kenyans is a book about running as fast as possible for as long as possible. It is the author's compelling account of living in Kenya with his wife and three small children, whilst studying the art of long distance running.

Revenge of the Witch (Last Apprentice Series #1) by Joseph Delaney from HarperCollins ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (Aug 15)

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Old Gregory has protected his village for decades, but now his time is coming to a close and a replacement must be found. Twenty-nine apprentices have been tested, and all have failed. Now only timid Thomas Ward remains. Can he succed where so many others have not?

FYI, Amazon has matched the Nook deal:

Revenge of the Witch (Last Apprentice Series #1) by Joseph Delaney also $1.99 for US Kindle

Big Nate: In a Class by Himself by Lincoln Peirce from HarperCollins ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find for Families (Aug 15)

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Lexi and her younger brother, Kevin, are spending the summer in New York City with their colorful actress aunt. While waiting for Aunt Roz at Grand Central, they over hear a conversation about a planned jewel heist. The siblings decide to ditch day camp and investigate the Madhattan Mystery.

As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto by Joan Reardon from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 15) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Amazon Best Books of the Month, December 2010

Commemorate the 100th anniversary of Julia Child's birth with Joan Reardon's riveting collection of correspondence between Child and Avis DeVoto, her lifelong friend. Child and DeVoto both loved good food, and together their testing and tasting helped fuel the creation of Child's legendary cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

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The Meaning of Ichiro: The New Wave from Japan and the Transformation of Our National Pastime by Robert Whiting from Grand Central Publishing is $1.99 (US Kindle)

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Matsui... Nomo... Sasaki... Ichiro... the so-called American "National Pastime" has developed a decidedly Japanese flair. Indeed, in this year's All-Star game, two of the starting American League outfielders were from Japan. And for the third straight year, Ichiro - the fleet-footed Seattle Mariner - received more votes for the All-Star game than any other player in the game today.

Some 15 years ago, in the bestseller "You Gotta Have Wa," Robert Whiting examined how former American major league ballplayers tried to cope with a different culture while playing pro ball in Japan. Now, Whiting reverses his field and reveals how select Japanese stars have come across the Pacific to play in the big leagues. Not only have they had to deal with the American way of life, but they have individually changed the game in dramatic fashion.

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My Misadventures as a Teenage Rock Star by Joyce Raskin and Carol Chu from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is $2.99 (US Kindle, Edition With Audio/Video)

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Age Level: 12 and up | Grade Level: 7 and up

Rock ’n’ roll isn’t just about sex and drugs. It’s about self-expression, lasting friendships, and self-empowerment. That’s what Alex learns after she starts playing bass for a rock band in this almost true story. Joyce Raskin, author and musician, culls from her memories to create this funny, touching, and honest look at what it’s like to be a teenager, a girl, and a rock star all at the same time.

Included in this enhanced ebook are videos on how to play the guitar as well as a personal message from the author and music and video of the band Scarce!

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Bride of the Rat God by Barbara Hambly from Open Road is $2.99 (US Kindle)

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After donning a cursed necklace for the cameras, a silent screen starlet and her entourage are terrorized by an ancient demon

It is 1923, and silent film reigns in Hollywood. Of all the starlets, none is more beloved than Chrysanda Flamande, a diva as brilliant as she is difficult to manage. Handling her falls to Norah, widow of Chrysanda’s dead brother. She has always done her job well, but she was never equipped to deal with murder.

When a violent killing shocks Chrysanda’s entourage, and other weird happenings swiftly follow, Norah begins to suspect that some strange power is stalking the star. In Chinatown she receives warning that a curse has been placed on the actress as vengeance for wearing a sacred amulet in one of her films—and this curse could mean death for all who surround her.

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Barbara Hambly, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.

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Those Faraday Girls by Monica McInerney from Pan Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 16) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Those Faraday Girls is an epic family saga set between Ireland and Australia, spanning several decades. Engrossing and entertaining in equal measure, this is a story about the endurance of sibling secrets and rivalries, and the unique bonds of sisterhood.

The Gingerbread House by Carin Gerhardsen, Paul Norlén (Translator) from Stockholm Text Publishing AB ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (Aug 16)

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From the same publishing team who brought you Stieg Larsson’s The Millennium Trilogy comes this novel of Scandinavian suspense. A serial killer is at work on the streets of Stockholm leaving grisly corpses in his wake and its up to criminal investigator Conny Sjöberg and the Hammarby police to catch him before the trail goes as cold as the Swedish winter.

Inkspell (Inkheart Trilogy #2) by Cornelia Funke from Scholastic ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find for Families (Aug 16)

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From beloved author Cornelia Funke comes the second installment of the Inkheart Trilogy: Inkspell. Dustfinger's longing to return to his medieval world has untintended consequences, when his apprentice Farid goes in search of Meggie, they both get trapped in the story world, and the tale is evolving in new and dangerous way.

White Lies by Jeremy Bates from Oceanview Publishing ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 16) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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After Katrina Burton picks up a hitchhiker on her way to a teaching job deep in the North Cascades, she becomes fearful and lies to get him out of her car. Shockingly, the hitchhiker ends up being a fellow teacher, and Katrina's growing network of lies becomes a grisly nightmare.

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FYI, Amazon has matched the Nook deal:

The Gingerbread House by Carin Gerhardsen also $1.99

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FYI, new Kindle apps:

Sudoku Straights: Where Poker Meets Sudoku (A Puzzle Game for Kindle) by DJAPE ($0.99)

Kana Learning Tool (A Japanese Language Tool for Kindle) by Juraj Mojzis ($0.99)

PenguinRoot Spanish Verbs (A Spanish Language Tool for Kindle) by PenguinRoot ($1.99)

King Solomon's Wives: Hunted (An Active Fiction Series for Kindle) by Holly McDowell ($2.99)

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The Hunger Games: Movie Tie-in Edition by Suzanne Collins from Scholastic is $2.82 (US Kindle)

Book Description
Age Level: 12 and up | Grade Level: 7 and up

The New York Times bestselling The Hunger Games, with an all-new cover from the major motion picture! The astonishing bestseller is now a fantastic movie. Here is the original novel with new movie artwork on the cover. (Original cover version also available.)

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi from HarperCollins is $3.99 (probably a price match for B&N's Summer Weekend Read)

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Age Level: 14 and up | Grade Level: 9 and up

"You can't touch me," I whisper. I'm lying, is what I don't tell him. He can touch me, is what I'll never tell him. But things happen when people touch me. Strange things. Bad things.

No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal, but The Reestablishment has plans for her. Plans to use her as a weapon. But Juliette has plans of her own. After a lifetime without freedom, she's finally discovering a strength to fight back for the very first time—and to find a future with the one boy she thought she'd lost forever.

FYI, the novella Destroy Me by Tahereh Mafi is available for pre-order for $2.99

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Bones of the Dragon (Dragonships) by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis from Tor Books is $3.99 (US Kindle)

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Welcome to the World of Dragonships!

Skylan Ivorson is a sea-raider of the Vindras and eventually becomes the Chief of Chiefs of all Vindras clans, an honor he truly feels he deserves as one who has been blessed by Skoval, the god of war.

But sometimes a blessing is a curse in disguise.

Skoval and the other ancient gods are under siege from a new generation of gods who are challenging them for the powers of creation… and the only way to stop these brash interlopers lies within the mysterious and hidden Five Bones of the Vektan Dragons.

It will be up to the Vindras people, as the dragon-goddess’s champions, to undertake the quest to recover all Five. The fate of the Old Gods and the Vindras rests on their recovery--for this is not only a quest to save the world. It is also a quest for redemption.

Filled with heroes and heroines young and old and exotic adventure in a magic-forged world, this is a series that fully illustrates the mastery of world-building and storytelling that has made Weis and Hickman into the bestselling fantasy co-authors of all time.

The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis from Soho Crime is $1.39 (US Kindle)

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Nina Borg, a Red Cross nurse, wife, and mother of two, is a compulsive do-gooder who can't say no when someone asks for help—even when she knows better. When her estranged friend Karin leaves her a key to a public locker in the Copenhagen train station, Nina gets suckered into her most dangerous project yet. Inside the locker is a suitcase, and inside the suitcase is a three-year-old boy: naked and drugged, but alive.

Is the boy a victim of child trafficking? Can he be turned over to authorities, or will they only return him to whoever sold him? When Karin is discovered brutally murdered, Nina realizes that her life and the boy's are in jeopardy, too. In an increasingly desperate trek across Denmark, Nina tries to figure out who the boy is, where he belongs, and who exactly is trying to hunt him down.

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Legacies (Corean Chronicles, Book 1) by L. E. Modesitt Jr. from Tor Books is $3.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description

The first book of the Corean Chronicles

One of the towering creators of contemporary fantasy fiction takes us to a new land of wonders. The Corean Chronicles begin with Legacies, a grand new fantasy novel in which L. E. Modesitt, Jr., author of the bestselling Recluce fantasy series and the popular Spellsong Cycle, opens the door into a marvelous new world.

Millennia ago, a magical disaster caused the fall of a great worldwide civilization, the end of a golden age. New civilizations have fought their way up from the ancient destruction and chaos, knowing little of the lost world that preceded them or the details of its fall. Corus today is a world of contending countries, of humans, but also of strange animals and supernatural creatures. It is a place of magical powers, and of a few people who are talented enough to use them. Alusius, the hero of the story, is one.

Although born into a successful herder family, Alusius never knew his father, who was killed in action while serving in the Militia. So he is raised on a Nightsheep ranch by his mother and grandparents, and schooled at home. As a child, he shows very strong Talent. He is warned gravely that he must never reveal this outside the home lest he spend his life in servitude to some rich and powerful person. But as he grows to young manhood, Alusius must serve in the Militia like his father before him. When his country is invaded by the slave armies of The Matrial, an immortal ruler in a nearby land, Alusius is captured and enslaved.

A time of changes has come upon all of the world of Corus. If the evil surrounding The Matrial is not brought to an end, those changes will not be happy ones. Gradually, Alusius realizes that he and his Talent have a central role to play.

The Fatal Touch: A Commissario Alec Blume Novel by Conor Fitzgerald from Bloomsbury USA is $3.97 (US Kindle)

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Alec Blume returns to action in this intricate and heart-pounding new novel. With the help of his associate Caterina, Blume is called to the scene of a death connected to a spate of muggings. Though the Carabinieri-military police-are trying to control the investigation, Blume, never one to bow to authority, pursues it his own way.

When it becomes clear that the victim is an art forger, enemies-and hidden treasures-begin to emerge. Relying on old friends and intuitions, Blume hurls himself into the center of the mystery, risking his job, his neck, and just about anyone who trusts him.

Immersed in its old-world setting and written with satisfying detail about inks and signatures and the tools of forgery, this is a riveting novel, with rich characters and a spectacular conclusion.

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The Detachment (John Rain Thrillers) by Barry Eisler from Thomas & Mercer (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 17) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Super-spy John Rain is back, facing a formidable enemy of political, corporate and military powers. In order to prevail in this fast-paced, action-packed thriller, Rain must gather a group of lone-wolf assassins, together forming The Detachment.

Storm (Elemental Series #1) by Brigid Kemmerer from Kensington Books ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (Aug 17)

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Meet Becca Chandler, the main character of Brigid Kemmerer's fan-favorite Elemental Series. Ever since her ex-boyfriend started spreading lies about her, she's been careful around guys but Chris Merrick -- and his three brothers -- are different. With powers to command the elements, the Merrick boys are powerful and dangerous. But then again, so is Becca.

* FYI, Storm (Elemental Series #1) by Brigid Kemmerer is also $2.99 for US Kindle

We, the Drowned by Carsten Jensen from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 17) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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For centuries, the sea has called generations of men living in Marstal, Denmark, to dangerous waters and foreign shores. This engrossing novel follows their maritime adventures from 1848 until the end of WWII. There are cannibals here, shrunken heads, prophetic dreams, forbidden passions, cowards, heroes, devastating tragedies, and miraculous survivals.

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FYI, Weekly Kindle App Deal: EA Solitaire

This classic card game for both experts and novices alike contains 12 different modes of play, and for one week only, it's just $1.99.

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The Secret Olympian: The inside story of the Olympic experience by ANON from A&C BLACK (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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We've all seen the public spectacle of the Olympics, but few of us really know what it is like behind the scenes. This book is a backstage pass as The Secret Olympian talks to dozens of superstar athletes representing half a century of the Games, taking us behind the scenes of the greatest show on earth.

Total Recall by Philip K. Dick from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ($0.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (Aug 18)

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Originally published with the title "We Can Remember it For You Wholesale," this is the legendary Philip K. Dick that's the basis of the current blockbuster movie Total Recall. Thrill to the magic of the movie, but you'll want to read the original as well -- truly, a classic of mind-bending science-fiction.

FYI, Amazon has matched the Nook deal:

Total Recall by Philip K. Dick also $0.99 for US Kindle

The Underland Chronicles #1: Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins from Scholastic ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find for Families (Aug 18)

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From Suzanne Collins, author of the international phenomena The Hunger Games comes the first installment of the Underland Chronicles. When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world beneath New York City, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.

The Underland Chronicles #1: Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins from Scholastic ($1.99) is also the Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 18) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Before Suzanne Collins penned The Hunger Games trilogy, she created The Underland Chronicles, a best-selling five-book series. The irresistible first Underland novel, Gregor the Overlander, follows a quiet boy who falls into a dangerous quest to find his destiny, and his father, in a strange world beneath New York City.

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Just a reminder that this is only the (approx. 20 page) short story only.

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Total Recall by Philip K. Dick from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ($0.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (Aug 18)

FYI, Amazon has matched the Nook deal:

Total Recall by Philip K. Dick also $0.99 for US Kindle