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Audible Daily Deal - The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson (Narrated by Simon Prebble) for $3.95 (Regular Price:$24.99)

Publisher's Summary

Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of finance, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals on what he calls Planet Finance.

Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot, lucre, moolah, readies, the wherewithal: Call it what you like, it matters. To Christians, love of it is the root of all evil. To generals, it's the sinews of war. To revolutionaries, it's the chains of labor. But in The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that finance is in fact the foundation of human progress. What's more, he reveals financial history as the essential back story behind all history.

Through Ferguson's expert lens familiar historical landmarks appear in a new and sharper financial focus. Suddenly, the civilization of the Renaissance looks very different: a boom in the market for art and architecture made possible when Italian bankers adopted Arabic mathematics. The rise of the Dutch republic is reinterpreted as the triumph of the world's first modern bond market over insolvent Habsburg absolutism. And the origins of the French Revolution are traced back to a stock market bubble caused by a convicted Scot murderer.

©2008 Niall Ferguson; (P)2008 Tantor

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The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White from HarperTeen ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (June 10)

* Price matched on Amazon US

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Being the daughter of two Egyptian gods, Isadora doesn't live the life of a typical teenager--until she leaves her immortal relatives behind for San Diego with her brother. It's not all sunshine and beaches as drama and danger (and a bit of romance) follow in this novel from the author of the bestselling Paranomalcy series and the upcoming Illusions of Fate, Kiersten White.

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Devil's Consort by Anne O'Brien from MIRA (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (June 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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ENGLAND'S MOST RUTHLESS QUEEN.

Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine, is a determined woman who plots and schemes an astonishing path between two equally powerful men in twelfth century Europe, a woman who can manoeuvre and manipulate to safeguard her own lands as effectively as any power-grasping lord. Eleanor is single-minded in her struggle to keep her inheritance intact, leading her to reject one husband and take another who will fulfil her desires.

Eleanor intends to reign as Queen and is prepared to bring scandal down upon herself in pursuit of her ultimate prize. Hers is a story of power, political intrigue, passion and love.

The Fan Tan Players by Julian Lees from Sandstone Press (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (June 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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THE FAN TAN PLAYERS opens in 1928 in Macao on a cyclone-drenched Quasimodo Sunday. Nadia Shashkova, now in her late twenties, but originally a child refugee from pre-revolutionary Russia, is contemplating her diminishing marital prospects. None of the Portuguese suitors who pay their respects appeal to her in the slightest. Independent, astute, an outsider, Nadia is haunted by secrets from her childhood, memories of violence and rupture, and one terrible secret above all others will not let her go. Enter Iain Sutherland, an enigmatic Scot who is, officially, a British Consular representative, and who is very interested in Nadia for a number of reasons. As Nadia and Iain learn about each others' histories, neither of them can anticipate what the future holds for each of them – a journey into Russia to find something that has been lost, internment in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, a courageous rescue.

THE FAN TAN PLAYERS is an opulent family saga, set in Macao, Russia, the Scottish Highlands and Hong Kong in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Exotic and beautifully written, it is a story of love, history, adversity and adventure.

Mindfulness: Be mindful. Live in the moment. by Gill Hasson from Capstone (£1.49) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (June 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Be calm, collected and in the moment

Too often, life just races by. You don’t fully experience what’s happening now, because you’re too busy thinking about what needs doing tomorrow, or distracted by what happened yesterday. And all the time your mind is chattering with commentary or judgement.

Mindfulness allows you to experience the moment instead of just rushing through it. Being mindful opens you up to new ideas and new ways of doing things, reducing stress and increasing your enjoyment of life.

With ideas, tips and techniques to help you enjoy a more mindful approach to life, you’ll learn how to:

• Adopt more positive ways of thinking and behaving
• Become calmer and more confident
• Break free from unhelpful thoughts and thinking patterns
• Bring about positive changes in your relationships
• Achieve a new level of self-awareness and understanding

Life is happening right now; mindfulness will help you live in the moment, so it doesn’t pass you by!

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The 'Elise Sandburg' series by Anne Frasier from Thomas & Mercer ($1.99 each) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (June 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

* Here's the link on Amazon CA for the Deals of the Day!

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Today only, the 'Elise Sandburg' series by Anne Frasier are $1.99 each.

12 first-in-series romance books ($1.99 each) from Open Road Media is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (June 11)

** Here's the link on Amazon CA for the Deals of the Day!

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Today only, these 12 first-in-series romance books are only $1.99 each.

Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison from RosettaBooks ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (June 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

* Also on Amazon CA

Borrow this book for free on a Kindle device with Amazon Prime.

Add the professional narration of Make Room! Make Room! (RosettaBooks into Film Book 10) for a reduced price of $1.99 after you buy this Kindle book.

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Customer review: "An excellent sci-fi novel which envisions our overcrowded future."

Movie lovers might recognize Make Room! Make Room! as the basis for the 1973 film Soylent Green, which starred Charlton Heston. While Soylent Green has become a cult classic, fans of the novel have taken issue with its interpretation of what Harrison was really trying to say. Concerned about audiences losing interest, the creators of the film made cannibalism and not overpopulation (as it is in the book) the thematic focus of the story. As a result, fans of the movie and critics alike may want to visit the story in its original unbowdlerized form.

Make Room! Make Room! is set in the year 1999 and the world has become a grim and terribly overpopulated place, bleak and foreboding. This sets the premise for Harrison's novel, and fans of his earlier more comic works may be surprised at the seriousness of this novel. Although Harrison's fears did not become a reality for the inhabitants of New York or the rest of the United States, the novel remains nonetheless a gripping, thought-provoking work about privacy, deprivation, and desperation.

A teeming New York City and a detective's pursuit of a killer and nefarious racketeer comprise this novel. While the novel contains elements of classic detective fiction--the hard-boiled protagonist, the seductive mistress, the portraits of corruption and perfidy--Harrison's true concern is less the story itself and more the opportunity the story offers to give the reader a glance at a dismal and broken world. The state of overpopulation has altered life in innumerable ways, and Harrison is keenly interested in documenting the catastrophic effects of this burden on all human relationships.

Wilderness Survival Handbook: Primitive Skills for Short-Term Survival and Long-Term Comfort by Michael Pewtherer from International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press ($1.99) is the Kindle Sports & Outdoors Deal of the Day (June 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This book is very informative in survival skills that anyone can use in a tough spot."

An essential guide to everything you need to stay sheltered, fed, healthy, and safe in the backcountry

Organized around the six essentials of survival (shelter, water, food, fire, comfort and health, and navigation), Wilderness Survival Handbook covers 100 skills and techniques, including preserving fire, building pit shelters, toolmaking, stoneboiling cookery, and trapping and hunting animals with handmade tools and weapons. By mastering these skills, you will be able to survive with few tools or provisions in any wilderness setting--forest, plain, desert, or tundra--in nearly any part of the world.

I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll from Flashlight Press Young Readers ($0.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (June 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

* Also on Amazon CA

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Customer review: "Amazing book with beautiful illustrations!"

This book features Kindle Text Pop-Up for reading text over vivid, full-color images when using Kindle Fire or select Kindle Reading Apps.

Age Level: 5 - 8 | Grade Level: K - 3

A unique monster-under-the-bed story with the perfect balance of giggles and shivers, this picture book relies on the power of humor over fear, appeals to a child’s love for creatures both alarming and absurd, and glorifies the scope of a child’s imagination.

One night, when Ethan checks under his bed for his monster, Gabe, he finds a note from him instead: "Gone fishing. Back in a week." Ethan knows that without Gabe’s familiar nightly scares he doesn't stand a chance of getting to sleep, so Ethan interviews potential substitutes to see if they've got the right equipment for the job—pointy teeth, sharp claws, and a long tail—but none of them proves scary enough for Ethan. When Gabe returns sooner than expected from his fishing trip, Ethan is thrilled. It turns out that Gabe didn't enjoy fishing because the fish scared too easily.

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Audible Daily Deal - Short Stories by C. S. Lewis (Narrated by Ralph Cosham) for $2.95 (Regular Price:$9.95)

Publisher's Summary

This volume of short essays and other pieces by C. S. Lewis is part of a larger collection, C. S. Lewis: Essay Collection and Other Short Pieces. In addition to his many books, letters, and poems, C. S. Lewis wrote a great number of essays and shorter pieces on various subjects. He wrote extensively on Christian theology and the defense of faith but also on ethical issues and the nature of literature and storytelling. Within this audiobook is a treasure trove of Lewis' reflections on diverse topics.

This volume includes:

"The Man Born Blind"
"The Dark Tower"
"Ministering Angels"
"The Shoddy Lands"
"After Ten Years"
"Forms of Things Unknown"

©2013 C. S. Lewis (P)2013 Blackstone Audiobooks

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Third Rail: An Eddy Harkness Novel by Rory Flynn from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ($3.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (June 11)

* Better than Price matched on Amazon US at $3.03 (Kindle Edition)

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Former Boston narcotics detective Eddy Harkness now spends his days emptying parking meters instead of leading crime scenes. When his weapon goes missing, the search for his Glock takes him into the grittiest corners of Boston, as a series of fatal accidents leads him to a dangerous new drug, Third Rail. It's the start of an exciting and action packed series debut from Rory Flynn.

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