Affiliate Links for "arcadata"- December 2011

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The Elf on the Shelf by Carol V. Aebersold (NOOK Kids Read and Play) from CCA & B ($4.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (Dec 21)

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It's Read and Play Wednesday! The best-selling Christmas tradition is brought to life on your NOOK Color or NOOK Tablet as you interact with Santa and his favorite scout elf--playing hide-'n-seek, adding presents to Santa's bag, or helping the elf fly and twirl through the sky.

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Graceling by Kristin Cashore from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ($0.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Dec 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In Kristin Cashore's teen fantasy, a girl named Katsa has an unusual skill--she has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight. She’s a Graceling and also a royal. But even as the niece of the king, she doesn't live the life of privilege. Graced as she is with killing, she is forced to work as the king’s thug.

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Do You Think You're Clever?: The Oxbridge Questions (Oxford and Cambridge Questions) by John Farndon from Icon Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (Dec 22) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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This is a book for everyone who likes to think they're clever, or who thinks they'd like to be clever. Cambridge-educated John Farndon has collected together 75 of the most intriguing questions taken from actual admission interviews and gives full answers to each, taking the reader through the fascinating histories, philosophies, sciences and arts that underlie each problem.

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Christmas Wishes: Christmas Letters/Rainy Day Kisses by Debbie Macomber from Harlequin ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (Dec 22)

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Warm your heart with two stories from New York Times Bestselling author Debbie Macomber that celebrates the true meaning of Christmas.

Visit the NOOK Daily Find tomorrow for an inspiring collection of essays from one of the twentieth century's greatest thinkers.

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High Heels Mysteries Boxed Set (Books 1-5) by Gemma Halliday ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Dec 22) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In Gemma Halliday's award-winning High "Heels Mystery" novels, L.A. shoe designer Maddie Springer's life takes an unexpected turn from Manolos to murder. The fashion designer turns amateur sleuth when a brutal killer strikes too close to the runway.

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FYI, Amazon has matched the Nook deal:

Christmas Wishes by Debbie Macomber also $1.99

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FYI, new Kindle game app:

Christmas Cocoa Stand (A Simulation Game for Kindle) by Play Gray ($0.99)

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Christmas Cocoa Stand is a game of fun, luck, and skill inspired by classic 'Lemonade Stand'-style strategy and simulation games. Each day, you decide the number of cups to buy, the price, and the taste of your cocoa. You then find out how many people bought your cocoa, and how much money you made. Pay attention to the weather and to your customer feedback so you can make the right decisions. Invest your earnings back into your business by buying extras from the shop, including cocoa flavoring and color posters, that will help you sell even more the next day.

Christmas Cocoa Stand is fun for all ages, and a great game for the holidays. If you make the right decisions, you'll see your stand grow from simple beginnings to selling hundreds of cups to eager customers each day. If you're lucky, Santa may even stop by and give you a tip!

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Sex and Stravinsky by Barbara Trapido from Bloomsbury (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (Dec 23) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In this beautifully written domestic drama, Caroline can command everyone except her own ghoulish mother, which means things aren't always easy for her husband Josh. Hattie, Josh's first love, has taken to writing girls's ballet books and dreaming about Stravinsky's sexy glasses--glasses that look just like Josh's from two decades earlier.

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Bargain Kindle game apps:

Electronic Arts (EA) is holding a $0.99 for a limited time SALE

BATTLESHIP
YAHTZEE
SCRABBLE
EA Solitaire
MONOPOLY
TRIVIAL PURSUIT Master Edition
EA Texas Hold'em
EA Sudoku
POGO Hearts, Spades and More!

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Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words by Albert Einstein from Philosophical Library/Open Road ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (Dec 23)

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Albert Einstein—in his own words! Brilliant insight into a brilliant mind, this collection of essays features Einstein's thoughts on areas that fascinated him as a scientist, philosopher, and humanitarian.

Visit the NOOK Daily Find tomorrow for a collection of favorite seasonal stories as selected by an expert.

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The Dead Man" Books 1-5 by Lee Goldberg and William Rabkin is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Dec 23) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today only, the first five books in Lee Goldberg and William Rabkin's "Dead Man" series--original short novels that blend the horror of Stephen King with the action of classic adventure novels--are just $0.99 each (67% off yesterday's price).

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FYI, Amazon has the Nook deal a little cheaper:

Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words by Albert Einstein is $2.69.

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Grub by Elise Blackwell from AmazonEncore (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (Dec 24) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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What is it to write a novel in the 21st century? Pointedly funny and compassionate, Grub reveals what the publishing industry does to writers--and what writers do to themselves for the sake of art. Amidst the assortment of scheming agents, editors and hangers-on, each character must come to terms with inner demons and the stabs of professional and personal jealousy.

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Christmas Stories by Max Lucado from Thomas Nelson ($3.59) is the NOOK Daily Find (Dec 24)

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Celebrate Christmas with this spectacular collection of Max Lucado's favorite Christmas stories and reflections.

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The Immortalists by Kyle Mills ($0.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Dec 24) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Dr. Richard Draman is trying desperately to discover a cure for a disease that causes children to age at a wildly accelerated rate—a rare genetic condition that is killing his own daughter. When the husband of a colleague quietly gives him a copy of the classified work she was doing before her mysterious suicide, Draman finally sees a glimmer of hope.