FREE (and bargain) books for the Kindle - May 2011

[kindlekitten]

why was this un-stickied?

[DiapDealer]

I think the thumbtack worked loose.

[koland]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

why was this un-stickied?

I'm checking into it. Hope to get it stuck back again soon.

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More free indies/backlist/classic:

Project Daedalus by Thomas Hoover

Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor by R.D. Blackmore (Unexpurgated Edition) (Halcyon Classics) by R.D. Blackmore

Children of Another God (The Broken World) by T C Southwell

!Tention by George Manville Fenn

The Emo Bunny that Should - A Story for Demented Children by John H. Carroll (Short Story)

Zachary Zombie and the Lost Boy, A Story for Demented Children by John H. Carroll (Short Story)

Test Pilot - A short story by John H. Carroll (Short Story)

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Sorry, posted in wrong place.

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Kindle UK freebies:

The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg

Product Description
For the first time in English, the psychological thriller debut of No 1 bestselling Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg.

Returning to her hometown after the death of her parents, writer Erica Falck finds a community on the brink of tragedy. The death of Erica's childhood friend, Alex, is just the beginning. Her wrists slashed, her body frozen in an ice-cold bath, it seems, at first, that Alex has taken her own life.

When Erica delves further, however, it becomes clear that her death is connected to events long in the past. And as she and local detective Patrik Hedstrom come closer to the truth, they are drawn into a web of deception that someone is willing to do anything to protect!

Coming Up Next by Penny Smith

Product Description
When Katie Fisher, morning TV presenter, returns from holiday it's to discover that she's literally yesterday's news. Publicly sacked from her job as anchor of Hello Britain! and replaced by a pert young thing, she does what any self-respecting thirty something would in these circumstances – she makes a dash for her parents and hits the bottle.

But Katie, sooner or later, has to face the world, the photographers, and the backstage intrigue of morning television: the cut-throat, lecherous producers, the ambitious but vacant Keera, and Mike, her co-host, a trustworthy friend or just another one of the many back-stabbers? Humour is Katie's only weapon and, as things hit rock-bottom, it could provide a perfect solution to life after the sofa.

Knowing, insightful and darkly comic, Penny Smith's novel is the insider's view of TV.

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Bargain book:

Stalin's Children : Three Generations of Love, War, and Survival by Owen Matthews is discounted to $2.61 at the US Kindle store (B&N still has it at $9.99)

Product Description

A transcendent history/memoir of one family’s always passionate, sometimes tragic connection to Russia.

On a midsummer day in 1937, a black car pulled up to a house in Chernigov, in the heart of the Ukraine. Boris Bibikov—Owen Matthews’s grandfather—kissed his wife and two young daughters good-bye and disappeared inside the car. His family never saw him again. His wife would soon vanish as well, leaving Lyudmila and Lenina alone to drift across the vast Russian landscape during World War II. Separated as the Germans advanced in 1941, they were miraculously reunited against all odds at the war’s end.

Some twenty-five years later, in the early 1960s, Mervyn Matthews—Owen’s father—followed a lifelong passion for Russia and moved to Moscow to work for the British embassy. He fell in and out with the KGB, and despite having fallen in love with Lyudmila, he was summarily deported. For the next six years, Mervyn worked day and night to get Lyudmila out of Russia, and when he finally succeeded, they married.

Decades on from these events, Owen Matthews—then a young journalist himself in Russia—came upon his grandfather’s KGB file recording his “progress from life to death at the hands of Stalin’s secret police.” Stimulated by its revelations, he has pieced together the tangled and dramatic threads of his family’s past and present, making sense of the magnetic pull that has drawn him back to his mother’s homeland. Stalin’s Children is an indelible portrait of Russia over seven decades and an unforgettable memoir about how we struggle to define ourselves in opposition to our ancestry only to find ourselves aligning with it.

“I came to Russia to get away from my parents,” writes Matthews. “Instead I found them there, though for a long time I didn’t know it or refused to see it. This is a story about Russia and my family, about a place which made us and freed us and inspired us and very nearly broke us. And it’s ultimately a story about escape, about how we all escaped from Russia, even though all of us—even my father, a Welshman, who has no Russian blood, even me, who grew up in England—still carry something of Russia inside ourselves, infecting our blood like a fever.”

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Their Last Suppers: Legends of History and Their Final Meals by Andrew Caldwel

Product Description

Did you know that Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian and his longtime private chef was Jewish? What dish played an integral role in Marilyn Monroe's unsuccessful bid to woo back Bobby Kennedy? Part historical narrative and part grilling guide and cookbook, Andrew Caldwell's Their Last Suppers: Legends of History and Their Final Meals guides history buffs and gourmands alike through gastronomically inspired biographical accounts of more than 20 legendary personalities.

Unearthing recipes as far back as 323 B.C., Caldwell, the History Chef, provides insight into 2,000 years of culinary lore. Each historical figure's profile includes a brief description of pursuits and accomplishments as well as little-known anecdotes, popular foods of his or her time period, recipes for the figure's actual last meal, and cooking tips. Because the kitchens of Montezuma, Caesar, and other notables profiled within the book were often very basic, Caldwell brings their fare into modern kitchens, although he strongly believes that, whenever possible, grills and open fires should be used for most dishes and therefore provides specific preparation tips throughout.

From the Titanic's 12-course tasting menu to personal recipes for Princess Diana's Favorite Watercress Soup, Elvis Presley's Fried Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich, Julius Caesar's Ambrosia, Cleopatra's Hummus, and Stone Crab a la Kennedy, historians and foodies alike will relish the trivia and tastings paired within Their Last Suppers: Legends of History and Their Final Meals.

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Bargain book:

Chicken Soup for the Soul Christmas Treasury: Holiday Stories to Warm the Heart by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen is discounted to $2.60 at the US Kindle store (B&N still has it listed at $9.99)

Product Description

Chicken Soup for the Soul Christmas Treasury captures the holiday spirit through an extensive story collection that demonstrates the humor, profound joy, and spiritedness that envelops the holiday season known as Christmas.

Join popular humorist Dave Barry, bestselling author Robert Fulghum, renowned author and lecturer Joan Wester Anderson, among many others, as they recount the special moments that lend to the magic and joy of the holiday celebration.

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FYI, currently just free in the UK

Investor's Library: Fundamental Analysis, Technical Analysis, and Income Investing (Collection) by Harry Domash, Michael N. Kahn, Marvin Appel and Marvin N. Appel (Amazon Main, Amazon UK)

Product Description

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

A brand new collection of essential insights for your business and career from world-renowned experts…now in a convenient e-format, at a great price!

Three outstanding investing guides packed with strategies for reducing costs and improving returns in today’s tough investment environment.

Three books packed with wealth-building, cost-cutting help for today’s investors and markets. Don’t pay someone to pick stocks! Do it better yourself, with Harry Domash’s #1 guide to stock analysis! Next, Michael Kahn completely demystifies technical analysis and shows you exactly how to apply it--easily, painlessly, profitably. Then, Marvin Appel helps you use bonds and income-producing equity strategies to meet your income needs without unacceptable risk. Advice you’ll use, from experts you can trust!

From world-renowned leaders and experts, including Harry Domash, Michael N. Kahn, and Dr. Marvin Appel.

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Currently free again, but only for those in the UK for now

The Truth About Negotiations by Leigh L. Thompson (Amazon UK)

Product Description

You can learn to be a world-class negotiator and get what you want!

• The truth about how to prepare within one hour
• The truth about negotiating with friends, colleagues, and spouses
• The truth about the win-win litmus test

This book reveals 53 PROVEN NEGOTIATION PRINCIPLES and bite-size, easy-to-use techniques that work.

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FYI, currently just free in the UK

Welcome to College: A Christ-Follower's Guide for the Journey by Jonathan Morrow (Amazon Main, Amazon UK)

Product Description
In this engaging guide, Jonathan Morrow encourages students to consider and engage the issues they will face in the dorm, on campus, and in the college classroom. A great gift idea for all high school graduates!

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FYI, currently just free in the UK

Who Is My Neighbor?: Being a Good Samaritan in a Connected World by Steve Moore (Amazon Main, Amazon UK)

Product Description
In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus challenges us to think and act differently. The challenge remains the same today, but now the context is global, and the calls for help overwhelming. Author Steve Moore helps equip you to use your passions in fulfilling the Great Commission in an interconnected culture. Take the MyPassionProfile.com assessment for free with the purchase of this book to explore your issue-based passions and learn how to go to the next level of passionate engagement. Read inspirational stories from around the globe, and receive strong, biblical advice from a seasoned missions and leadership trainer.

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Currently free again, but only for those in the UK for now

Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today by David P. Clark (Amazon UK)

Product Description

The Stunning Hidden Interconnections Between Microbes and Humanity

AD 452: Attila the Hun stands ready to sack Rome. No one can stop him--but he walks away. A miracle? No...dysentery. Microbes saved the Roman Empire. Nearly a millennium later, the microbes of the Black Death ended the Middle Ages, making possible the Renaissance, western democracy, and the scientific revolution. Soon after, microbes ravaged the Americas, paving the way for their European conquest.

Again and again, microbes have shaped our health, our genetics, our history, our culture, our politics, even our religion and ethics. This book reveals much that scientists and cultural historians have learned about the pervasive interconnections between infectious microbes and humans. It also considers what our ongoing fundamental relationship with infectious microbes might mean for the future of the human species.

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Currently free again, but only for those in the UK for now

Your Brain and Business: The Neuroscience of Great Leaders by Srinasavan S. Pillay (Amazon UK)

Product Description

In Your Brain and Business, Harvard psychiatrist Srinivasan S. Pillay reveals how the latest research in neuroscience can help you lead, communicate, and collaborate more effectively… drive change more successfully… move more rapidly from idea to execution… coach colleagues or clients to unprecedented success! Your brain is your #1 asset: Optimize it to win!