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FYI, Certified Refurbished Kindle Fire (1st Generation) Wi-Fi, Full Color 7" Multi-Touch Display with a full one-year limited warranty is available at $89.00 (Amazon US)

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One Day's Perfect Weather: More Twice Told Tales by Daniel Stern from Open Road Media ($2.96 Amazon US, CDN$ 3.06 Amazon CA) - pre-order

Book Description

More of Daniel Stern’s celebrated updates to classic tales

The stories of One Day’s Perfect Weather are original, but they flirt enchantingly with classic prose, poetry, and music. Inspired by sources as diverse as Robert Frost and Johann Sebastian Bach, Stern spins luminous short fiction that honors and expands upon its inspirations.

John Lennon: The Life by Philip Norman from HarperCollins is $1.99 (Amazon US)

Book Description

For more than a quarter century, Philip Norman's internationally bestselling Shout! has been unchallenged as the definitive biography of the Beatles. Now, at last, Norman turns his formidable talent to the Beatle for whom belonging to the world's most beloved pop group was never enough. Drawing on previously untapped sources, and with unprecedented access to all the major characters, here is the comprehensive and most revealing portrait of John Lennon that is ever likely to be published.

This masterly biography takes a fresh and penetrating look at every aspect of Lennon's much-chronicled life, including the songs that have turned him, posthumously, into a near-secular saint. In three years of research, Norman has turned up an extraordinary amount of new information about even the best-known episodes of Lennon folklore—his upbringing by his strict Aunt Mimi; his allegedly wasted school and student days; the evolution of his peerless creative partnership with Paul McCartney; his Beatle-busting love affair with a Japanese performance artist; his forays into painting and literature; his experiments with Transcendental Meditation, primal scream therapy, and drugs. The book's numerous key informants and interviewees include Sir Paul McCartney, Sir George Martin, Sean Lennon—whose moving reminiscence reveals his father as never before—and Yoko Ono, who speaks with sometimes shocking candor about the inner workings of her marriage to John.

Honest and unflinching, as John himself would wish, Norman gives us the whole man in all his endless contradictions—tough and cynical, hilariously funny but also naive, vulnerable and insecure—and reveals how the mother who gave him away as a toddler haunted his mind and his music for the rest of his days.

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Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-1949 by William L. Shirer from RosettaBooks (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (September 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Berlin Diary brings the reader as close as any reporter has ever been to Hitler and the rise of the Third Reich.

Le Temps Des Cerises by Zillah Bethell from Seren (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (September 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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If you've read or seen Les Mis and are still wanting more, this could be just what you need.

Where the Ocean Meets the Sky: Solo into the Unknown by Crispin Latymer from Adlard Coles (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Travel Daily Deal (September 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Crispin's captivating story will encourage cosy cruisers to break out of their comfort zone and dare to push their boundaries to where the ocean meets the sky.

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We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo from Reagan Arthur Books ($2.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (September 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A powerful and enlightening novel set in Zimbabwe during the Mugabe regime."

Darling is only 10 years old, and yet she must navigate a fragile and violent world. In Zimbabwe, Darling and her friends steal guavas, try to get the baby out of young Chipo's belly, and grasp at memories of Before. Before their homes were destroyed by paramilitary policemen, before the school closed, before the fathers left for dangerous jobs abroad.But Darling has a chance to escape: she has an aunt in America. She travels to this new land in search of America's famous abundance only to find that her options as an immigrant are perilously few. NoViolet Bulawayo's debut calls to mind the great storytellers of displacement and arrival who have come before her--from Zadie Smith to Monica Ali to J.M. Coetzee--while she tells a vivid, raw story all her own.

Chocolate for Two by Maria Murnane from Amazon Publishing ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (September 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I really enjoyed this wonderful romance book that is both lighthearted and fun."

Waverly Bryson’s life is officially perfect: She’s engaged to her gorgeous boyfriend, Jake; her Honey on Your Mind TV segment is more popular than ever; and Waverly’s Honey Shop is growing by leaps and bounds. What could possibly go wrong? For starters…everything.

This is Waverly, after all, and drama follows her wherever she goes. Why should her trip down the aisle be any different? Now, before she can marry the man of her dreams, she’ll have to go head-to-head with his high-society mother, whose vision for their wedding isn’t exactly meshing with Waverly’s. Adding to the chaos is the impending departure of Paige, Waverly’s very pregnant retail partner; the arrival of her suddenly secretive best friend, Andie; and the meddling of a new TV producer who’s promising to “shake things up.” Suddenly Waverly’s perfect life feels like it’s about to come crashing down…unless the irrepressible Miss Bryson can prove to the world—and to herself—that she really can have it all.

Sister Mine by Nalo Hopkinson from Grand Central Publishing ($2.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (September 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "The book is exquisite, a must read for folklore and mythology fans."

Nalo Hopkinson--winner of the John W. Campbell Award, the Sunburst Award, and the World Fantasy award (among others), and lauded as one of our "most inventive and brilliant writers" (New York Post)--returns with a new work. With her singular voice and characteristic sharp insight, she explores the relationship between two sisters in this richly textured and deeply moving novel . . .

SISTER MINE

We'd had to be cut free of our mother's womb. She'd never have been able to push the two-headed sport that was me and Abby out the usual way. Abby and I were fused, you see. Conjoined twins. Abby's head, torso, and left arm protruded from my chest. But here's the real kicker; Abby had the magic, I didn't. Far as the Family was concerned, Abby was one of them, though cursed, as I was, with the tragic flaw of mortality.

Now adults, Makeda and Abby still share their childhood home. The surgery to separate the two girls gave Abby a permanent limp, but left Makeda with what feels like an even worse deformity: no mojo. The daughters of a celestial demigod and a human woman, Makeda and Abby were raised by their magical father, the god of growing things--a highly unusual childhood that made them extremely close. Ever since Abby's magical talent began to develop, though, in the form of an unearthly singing voice, the sisters have become increasingly distant.

Today, Makeda has decided it's high time to move out and make her own life among the other nonmagical, claypicken humans--after all, she's one of them. In Cheerful Rest, a run-down warehouse space, Makeda finds exactly what she's been looking for: an opportunity to live apart from Abby and begin building her own independent life. There's even a resident band, led by the charismatic (and attractive) building superintendent.

But when her father goes missing, Makeda will have to discover her own talent--and reconcile with Abby--if she's to have a hope of saving him . . .

Wither (The Chemical Garden Trilogy) by Lauren DeStefano from Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (September 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "An emotionally gripping, amazingly vivid, and truly original story."

What if you knew exactly when you’d die? The first book of The Chemical Garden Trilogy.

By age sixteen, Rhine Ellery has four years left to live. A botched effort to create a perfect race has left all males born with a lifespan of 25 years, and females a lifespan of 20 years--leaving the world in a state of panic. Geneticists seek a miracle antidote to restore the human race, desperate orphans crowd the population, crime and poverty have skyrocketed, and young girls are being kidnapped and sold as polygamous brides to bear more children.

When Rhine is sold as a bride, she vows to do all she can to escape. Yet her husband, Linden, is hopelessly in love with her, and Rhine can’t bring herself to hate him as much as she’d like to. He opens her to a magical world of wealth and illusion she never thought existed, and it almost makes it possible to ignore the clock ticking away her short life. But Rhine quickly learns that not everything in her new husband’s strange world is what it seems. Her father-in-law, an eccentric doctor bent on finding the antidote, is hoarding corpses in the basement; her fellow sister wives are to be trusted one day and feared the next; and Rhine has no way to communicate to her twin brother that she is safe and alive.

Together with one of Linden's servants, Gabriel, Rhine attempts to escape just before her seventeenth birthday. But in a world that continues to spiral into anarchy, is there any hope for freedom?

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Covet (Fallen Angels Series #1) by J. R. Ward from Penguin Group (USA) ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (September 20)

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The first book in J.R. Ward's Fallen Angels series serves as an introduction to Jim Heron: a former assassin and construction worker, who can now add fallen angel to his resume. Tasked with saving the souls of seven strangers from the seven deadly sins, Jim's first mission is to intervene in the life of a ruthless businessman who could use some saving.

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Audible Daily Deal - The Picture of Dorian Gray UNABRIDGED by Oscar Wilde (Narrated by Simon Prebble) for $2.95 (Regular Price:$19.59)

* Listen to The Picture of Dorian Gray, then pick up right where you left off with the Kindle book, available from Amazon.com for $0.99.

Publisher's Summary

Oscar Wilde brings his enormous gifts for astute social observation and sparkling prose to The Picture of Dorian Gray, the dreamlike story of a young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty. This dandy, who remains forever unchanged---petulant, hedonistic, vain, and amoral---while a painting of him ages and grows increasingly hideous with the years, has been horrifying and enchanting readers for more than 100 years. Taking the reader in and out of London drawing rooms, to the heights of aestheticism, and to the depths of decadence, The Picture of Dorian Gray is not simply a melodrama about moral corruption. Laced with bon mots and vivid depictions of upper-class refinement, it is also a fascinating look at the milieu of Wilde's fin-de-siècle world and a manifesto of the creed "Art for Art's Sake."The ever-quotable Wilde, who once delighted London with his scintillating plays, scandalized readers with this, his only novel. Upon publication, Dorian was condemned as dangerous, poisonous, stupid, vulgar, and immoral, and Wilde as a "driveling pedant." The novel, in fact, was used against Wilde at his much-publicized trials for "gross indecency," which led to his imprisonment and exile on the European continent. Even so, The Picture of Dorian Gray firmly established Wilde as one of the great voices of the Aesthetic movement and endures as a classic that is as timeless as its hero.
(P)2008 Tantor

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A Stone's Throw by Fiona Shaw from Serpent's Tail (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (September 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Her prose has a luminosity about it that lends significance to the smallest events...beautifully written."

Three generations of secrets and stories left untold ... Fiona Shaw's latest novel is about mothers and children, husbands and wives, friends and lovers, and how we must all choose how to live our lives

Irresistible by Liz Bankes from Piccadilly Press (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (September 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "...a cast of fascinating characters and Mia's narration is witty and relatable, with some very funny observations about life and love."

When Mia gets a summer job in a country club, she strikes up a friendship with the laid-back and funny Dan.

During shifts they keep each other amused and make plans to go travelling. However, from the beginning Mia finds herself drawn to the wealthy bad boy, Jamie.

Jamie and his beautiful and privileged girlfriend Cleo relieve their boredom by messing with people's lives. Mia knows that her relationship with Jamie is wrong, but there's something so dangerously exciting about him that she just can't stop.

The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Quantum Genius by Graham Farmelo from Faber and Faber Non Fiction (£1.09) is the Amazon UK Kindle Biography Daily Deal (September 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "...the best description on Dirac's work and thinking for a non-specialist audience I have come across...sympathetic and thoroughly readable."

Paul Dirac was among the great scientific geniuses of the modern age. One of the discoverers of quantum mechanics, the most revolutionary theory of the past century, his contributions had a unique insight, eloquence, clarity, and mathematical power. His prediction of antimatter was one of the greatest triumphs in the history of physics. One of Einstein’s most admired colleagues, Dirac was in 1933 the youngest theoretician ever to win the Nobel Prize in physics.
Dirac’s personality is legendary. He was an extraordinarily reserved loner, relentlessly literal-minded and appeared to have no empathy with most people. Yet he was a family man and was intensely loyal to his friends. His tastes in the arts ranged from Beethoven to Cher, from Rembrandt to Mickey Mouse.

Based on previously undiscovered archives, The Strangest Man reveals the many facets of Dirac’s brilliantly original mind. A compelling human story, The Strangest Man also depicts a spectacularly exciting era in scientific history.

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Horns: A Novel by Joe Hill from HarperCollins ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (September 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A dark and funny exploration of the nature of good and evil."

Amazon Best Books of the Month, March 2010

“A major player in 21st-century fantastic fiction.” — Washington Post

Joe Hill’s critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning debut chiller, Heart-Shaped Box, heralded the arrival of new royalty onto the dark fantasy scene. With Horns, he polishes his well-deserved crown. A twisted, terrifying new novel of psychological and supernatural suspense, Horns is a devilishly original triumph for the Ray Bradbury Fellowship recipient whose story collection, 20th Century Ghosts, was also honored with a Bram Stoker Award—and whose emotionally powerful and macabre work has been praised by the New York Times as, “wild, mesmerizing, perversely witty…a Valentine from hell.”

In a Treacherous Court by Michelle Diener from Gallery Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (September 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Highly recommended for fans of Tudor-period historical fiction."

An unconventional woman. A deadly enemy. A clash of intrigue, deception, and desire. . . .

1525: Artist Susanna Horenbout is sent from Belgium to be Henry VIII’s personal illuminator inside the royal palace. But her new homeland greets her with an attempt on her life, and the King’s most lethal courtier, John Parker, is charged with keeping her safe. As further attacks are made, Susanna and Parker realize that she unknowingly carries the key to a bloody plot against the throne. For while Richard de la Pole amasses troops in France for a Yorkist invasion, a traitor prepares to trample the kingdom from within.

Who is the mastermind? Why are men vying to kill the woman Parker protects with his life? With a motley gang of urchins, Susanna’s wits, and Parker’s fierce instincts, honed on the streets and in palace chambers, the two slash through deadly layers of deceit in a race against time. For in the court of Henry VIII, secrets are the last to die. . . .

Brilliantly revealing a little-known historical figure who lived among the Tudors, Michelle Diener makes a smashing historical fiction debut.

Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison from RosettaBooks ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (September 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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FYI, Amazon Prime members get to borrow this for free

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Customer review: "An excellent and entertaining 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.

Judy Moody's Mini-Mysteries and Other Sneaky Stuff for Super-Sleuths by Megan McDonald from Candlewick ($0.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (September 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A fun and interesting book for aspiring young sleuths!"

Join detective Judy Drewdy to create a way-official detective kit, solve six mini-mysteries, and sharpen real-and-actual sleuth skills. Chock-full of advice for the would-be sleuth and bursting with activities, here is an uber RARE diversion for fans of Judy and for anyone who loves a good mystery. "The Great Class Heist" is just one of the whodunits tackled by Judy Drewdy and agents Dills Pickle (aka Frank), Spuds Houdini (Rocky), and James Madagascar (Stink), who need readers' help in cracking these cases! In addition to six solve-it-yourself missions, kids can get in the mood to create a detective kit, sketch suspects, test powers of observation, puzzle through ridonkulus logic puzzles, write super-sneaky codes, and more!

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Law of Attraction (Anna Curtis Series #1) by Allison Leotta from Touchstone ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (September 21)

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Having spent twelve years as a federal prosecutor in Washington, DC, Allison Leotta had plenty of experiences to inspire the novels in the Anna Curtis series. In this striking debut, Anna is troubled by a domestic violence case that takes a sharp turn and also reminds her of her own troubled past.

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Law of Attraction (Anna Curtis Series #1) by Allison Leotta is $1.99 (Amazon US)

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Audible Daily Deal - Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health UNABRIDGED by William Davis (Narrated by Tom Weiner) for $2.95 (Regular Price:$20.97)

Publisher's Summary

A provocative look at how eliminating wheat from our diets can help us lose weight, shrink unsightly bulges, and reverse a broad spectrum of health problems—from acne to diabetes to serious digestive disorders.
Since the introduction of dietary guidelines calling for reduced fat intake in the 1970s, a strange phenomenon has occurred: Americans have steadily, inexorably become heavier, less healthy, and more prone to diabetes than ever before. After putting more than 2,000 of his at-risk patients on a wheat-free regimen and seeing extraordinary results, cardiologist William Davis has come to the disturbing conclusion that it is not fat, not sugar, not our sedentary lifestyle that is causing America’s obesity epidemic—it is wheat. How this once-benign grain—now genetically modified almost beyond recognition and found in virtually every course of every meal—has come to have such a profound and deleterious effect on our collective well-being is one of the great untold health stories of our generation.
In Wheat Belly, Dr. Davis exposes the truth about modern-day wheat, deconstructing its historical role in the human diet and the agricultural evolutions that have created a hybrid grain that has a greater impact on blood sugar levels than pure cane sugar and many of the addictive characteristics of a narcotic. He sheds light on wheat’s connection to weight gain as well as to a host of other adverse effects from diabetes to heart disease to immunologic and neurologic disorders like celiac disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and dementia. Finally, to help listeners dependent on wheat products make the move to a wheat-free diet, he presents a clear-cut action plan packed with food and lifestyle tips, meal plans, and recipes.
Informed by decades of clinical research and backed by case studies of men and women who have experienced life-changing transformations in their health after waving good-bye to wheat, Wheat Belly is an illuminating look at a familiar food as well as an affirmative life plan for regaining health and losing unwanted pounds.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.
©2011 William Davis, MD (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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P.S. I will be away for a week, so will not be updating while away.

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If it's a vacation I hope you have a lovely time.

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18 Books from the 87th Precinct series by Ed McBain from Thomas & Mercer (£0.99 each) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (September 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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A selection of titles from 87th Precinct, one of the longest running crime series ever published, written by a master of crime.

West End Girls by Jenny Colgan from Amazon (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (September 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Fab read...pop culture, shopping, fashion, IT girls plus a good old love story thrown in for measure!"

The new bestseller from Jenny Colgan, about two girls trying to find fame and fortune in London.

Coming Clean: A Memoir by Kimberly Rae Miller from Amazon (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Memoir Daily Deal (September 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This was an absolutely amazing memoir...a deep book, but it's also easy to read and relate to. I can't recommend it highly enough."

An Amazon Best Book of the Month, July 2013

Kim Miller is an immaculately put-together woman with a great career, a loving boyfriend, and a tidy apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. You would never guess that Kim grew up behind the closed doors of her family’s idyllic Long Island house, navigating between teetering stacks of aging newspapers, broken computers, and boxes upon boxes of unused junk festering in every room—the product of her father’s painful and unending struggle with hoarding.

In this moving coming-of-age story, Kim brings to life her rat-infested home, her childhood consumed by concealing her father’s shameful secret from friends, and the emotional burden that ultimately led to an attempt to take her own life. And in beautiful prose, Miller sheds light on her complicated yet loving relationship with her parents that has thrived in spite of the odds.

Coming Clean is a story about recognizing where we come from and the relationships that define us—and about finding peace in the homes we make for ourselves.

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Three Teen & YA Series from Amazon ($1.99 each) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (September 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today only, save on the popular Breathing series, Penryn & the End of Days series, and Guards of the Shadowlands series.

Obsession (Year of Fire) by Florencia Bonelli from AmazonCrossing ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (September 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is the kind of book that grabs you with the prologue and doesn't let go until you've read the last page."

When Eliah Al-Saud and Matilde Martinez meet on a flight to Paris, they have little in common. Eliah is the rich and powerful son of a Saudi prince, and the owner of a French security company—actually a front for mercenary and espionage services—while Matilde is a pediatric surgeon from Argentina, whose only dream is to work in Africa helping children in need.

Despite their differences—and current relationships—an undeniable attraction swallows them whole, driving them into a whirlwind romance and irreversibly intertwining their devastating secrets, powerful friends, and nefarious enemies. Soon Eliah and Matilde find themselves at the center of a geopolitical nightmare, and not only is their love at risk, but their very lives.

Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson from Grove Press ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (September 28) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Bold and chaotic; a truly original work that expertly blends reality and fantasy."

In an unnamed Middle Eastern security state, a young Arab-Indian hacker shields his clients — dissidents, outlaws, Islamists, and other watched groups — from surveillance and tries to stay out of trouble. He goes by Alif — the first letter of the Arabic alphabet, and a convenient handle to hide behind.

The aristocratic woman Alif loves has jilted him for a prince chosen by her parents, and his computer has just been breached by the state’s electronic security force, putting his clients and his own neck on the line. Then it turns out his lover’s new fiancé is the “Hand of God”, as they call the head of state security, and his henchmen come after Alif, driving him underground.

When Alif discovers The Thousand and One Days, the secret book of the jinn, which both he and the Hand suspect may unleash a new level of information technology, the stakes are raised and Alif must struggle for life or death, aided by forces seen and unseen.

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Dolled Up to Die (Cate Kinkaid Files Series #2) by Lorena McCourtney from Revell ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (September 28)

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Cate Kinkaid is on the case again, in the latest mystery from Lorena McCourtney (Dying to Read). After receiving a frantic call, Cate rushes to the scene to discover the victims of triple homicide -- life size dolls. Seems like an open and shut case until another victim is discovered, but this one is not a doll.

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Dolled Up to Die (Cate Kinkaid Files Series #2) by Lorena McCourtney is $1.99 (Amazon US)

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Audible Daily Deal - Nine Princes in Amber: The Chronicles of Amber, Book 1 UNABRIDGED by Roger Zelazny (Narrated by Alessandro Juliani) for $2.95 (Regular Price:$19.95)

Publisher's Summary

Nine Princes in Amber is the first of the 10 books that are The Chronicles of Amber; an epic fantasy series written by six-time Hugo Award winning and three-time Nebula Award winning author, Roger Zelazny.
The ten books that make up the series are told in two story arcs: The Corwin Cycle and the Merlin Cycle.
The Audible audio rendition of this classic sci-fi/fantasy series is kicked off by 2012 Audie Award nominee, Alessandro Juliani, who reads the first five books that make up the Corwin Cycle and whose narration vividly brings the world of Amber to life.
Amber is the one real world, of which all others including our own Earth are but Shadows. Amber burns in Corwin's blood. Exiled on Shadow Earth for centuries, the prince is about to return to Amber to make a mad and desperate rush upon the throne.
From Arden to the Pattern deep in Castle Amber which defines the very structure of Reality, Corwin must contend with the powers of his eight immortal brothers, all Princes of Amber. His savage path is blocked and guarded by eerie structures beyond imagining impossible realities forged by demonic assassins and staggering Forces that challenge the might of Corwin's superhuman fury.
©1970 Roger Zelazny (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

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A Time to Kill: A Novel


Calico Joe: A Novel

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Damocles by S. G. Redling from 47North (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (September 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "From the first page to the last, I couldn't put this book down. An absolute must read."

When Earth is rocked by evidence that extraterrestrials may have seeded human DNA throughout the universe, a one-way expedition into deep space is mounted to uncover the truth. What linguist Meg Dupris and her crewmates aboard the Earth ship Damocles discover on Didet—a planet bathed in the near-eternal daylight of seven suns—is a humanoid race with a different language, a different look, and a surprisingly similar society.

But here, it’s the “Earthers” who are the extraterrestrial invaders, and it’s up to Meg—a woman haunted by tragedy and obsessed with the power of communication—to find the key to establishing trust between the natives and the newcomers. In Loul Pell, a young Dideto male thrust into the forefront of the historic event, Meg finds an unexpected kindred spirit, and undertakes an extraordinary journey of discovery, friendship, and life-altering knowledge.

Told from both sides of a monumental encounter, Damocles is a compelling novel about man’s first contact with an extraterrestrial race.

The Next Always: Book One of the Inn BoonsBoro Trilogy by Nora Roberts from Piatkus (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Romance Daily Deal (September 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "The cozy, relaxed pace, the lovely setting and the sweet romance worked perfectly."

"America's favorite writer" (The New Yorker) begins an all-new trilogy-inspired by the inn she owns and the town she loves.

The historic hotel in BoonsBoro, Maryland, has endured war and peace, changing hands, even rumored hauntings. Now it's getting a major facelift from the Montgomery brothers and their eccentric mother. As the architect of the family, Beckett's social life consists mostly of talking shop over pizza and beer. But there's another project he's got his eye on: the girl he's been waiting to kiss since he was fifteen...

Dear Mummy, Welcome: A Memoir by Bethany Hallett from Honno Press (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Memoir Daily Deal (September 29) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is a deeply honest and personal account of a single woman's desire for a child...a page turner."

Despite a successful City career there is a void in Beth's life, a void that only a child can fill. After the collapse of her latest relationship she is confronted with the inevitability of a childless future and so embarks on a journey to adopt the child she has always longed for. Poignant, intimate and honest, Dear Mummy, Welcome is the true story of one woman's fight against the odds and a little girl's journey to find a mother.

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