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It Had to Be You: Lucky Harbor Series, Book 7 by Jill Shalvis from Grand Central Publishing ($1.99) is the KOBO Daily Deal (January 14)

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Ali Winters is not having a good day. Her boyfriend left her, everyone in town thinks she's a thief, and now she's about to be kicked out of her home. Her only shot at keeping a roof over her head and clearing her name is to beg for help from a police detective who's as sexy as he is stern....

After a high-profile case goes wrong, Luke Hanover returns to his hometown for some peace and quiet. Instead he finds a bombshell brunette in a heap of trouble. As he helps Ali put her world back together, the pieces of Luke's own life finally seem to fall into place. Is this the start of a sizzling fling? Or are Luke and Ali on the brink of something big in a little town called Lucky Harbor?

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Sweet Tea and Secrets (An Adams Grove Novel) by Nancy Naigle from Montlake Romance (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (January 15) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I really, really love this book. The characters are great, the story has sufficient twists and turns to keep up the interest of the reader--and it's just so sweet."

This edition of Sweet Tea and Secrets has been revised and includes new scenes.

When beloved town matriarch Pearl Clemmons dies on a warm June afternoon, the folks of Adams Grove, Virginia, can hardly believe it. Sure, Pearl was eighty-five years old, but everyone—particularly her granddaughter Jill—just assumed she would live forever. Now Jill must return home to settle Pearl’s estate, comfort a town in mourning…and face Garrett Malloy, the man who broke her heart years ago.

Making matters worse, a string of break-ins at the Clemmons place has Jill and the rest of the town on edge. She can’t imagine what Pearl possibly could have had that is worth stealing. But when Jill’s safety is threatened, she and Garrett must join forces to unearth Pearl’s secrets before someone else—someone dangerous—gets there first. Garrett may have been the last man Jill wanted to see, but now, she may not want to let him go.

The Reality Slap: Finding Peace and Fulfillment When Life Hurts by Russ Harris from Robinson (£1.09) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (January 15) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "…a refreshing and welcomed source of support in the modern age."

A self-help book that will teach you how to cope effectively when life hurts and how not only to survive life's unexpected curve balls, but also how to thrive, despite them.

Sometimes it can feel like there's a gap between what we plan or hope for in our lives and the reality we're faced with - a so-called 'reality gap'. Sometimes it's a startling reality gap caused by the death of a loved one, for example, or a serious illness, a freak accident, divorce or the loss of a job. Sometimes it's a little gentler: envy, loneliness, resentment, failure, disappointment or rejection. But whatever form your 'reality gap' may take, one thing's for sure: it can cause us great distress.Based on the scientifically proven mindfulness-based approach called 'Acceptance and Commitment Therapy' (ACT), this self-help book will teach you how to cope effectively when life hurts and you will learn not only how to survive life's unexpected curve balls, but also how to thrive, despite them.

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Falling Angel: A Novel by William Hjortsberg from Open Road Media ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (January 15) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "One of the best horror novels I have ever read, so fast paced I'm amazed there aren't scorch marks on the pages of my copy."

Hjortsberg’s Edgar Award–nominated classic about the hunt for a vanished singer that leads a detective into the depths of the occult

Big-band frontman Johnny Favorite was singing for the troops when a Luftwaffe fighter squadron strafed the bandstand, killing the crowd and leaving the singer near death. The army returned him to a private hospital in upstate New York, leaving him to live out his days as a vegetable while the world forgot him. But Louis Cyphre never forgets.

Cyphre had a contract with the singer, stipulating payment upon Johnny’s death—payment that will be denied as long as Johnny clings to life. When Cyphre hires private investigator Harry Angel to find Johnny at the hospital, Angel learns that the singer has disappeared. It is no ordinary missing-person’s case. Everyone he questions dies soon after, as Angel’s investigation ensnares him in a bizarre tangle of black magic, carnival freaks, and grisly voodoo. When the sinister Louis Cyphre begins appearing in Angel’s dreams, the detective fears for his life, his sanity, and his soul.

This ebook features an illustrated biography of William Hjortsberg including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.

Love Me with Fury by Connie Mason from Ten Talents Press ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (January 15) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This book takes you on a wild adventure full of romance."

When her stagecoach was ambushed by bandits in the middle of the Texas frontier, Ariel Leland feared for her life. But even more frightening was jess Wilder, the dangerous and virile bounty hunter who pulled her from the wreckage and took her prisoner. She didn’t understand why he called her by another woman’s name, but when she saw the raw, unbridled desire in his fiery gaze, she vowed she’d do anything to escape her arrogant captor.

Jess had sworn to devote his life to finding the hellcat responsible for his brother’s murder – and now he had her. But he never expected a woman so stunningly beautiful, so young, and irresistible.- transforming his lust for vengeance into a love that must be fulfilled at any cost.

Impact by Douglas Preston from Prologue Books ($2.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (January 15) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This book is a thrill ride that pays homage to the greats of science fiction."

Wyman Ford is tapped for a secret expedition to Cambodia... to locate the source of strangely beautiful gemstones that do not appear to be of this world.

A brilliant meteor lights up the Maine coast... and two young women borrow a boat and set out for a distant island to find the impact crater.

A scientist at the National Propulsion Facility discovers an inexplicable source of gamma rays in the outer Solar System. He is found decapitated, the data missing.

High resolution NASA images reveal an unnatural feature hidden in the depths of a crater on Mars... and it appears to have been activated.

Sixty hours and counting.

Where We Were in Vietnam: A Comprehensive Guide to the Firebases and Military Installations of the Vietnam War by Michael P. Kelley from Hellgate Press ($1.99) is the Kindle History Deal of the Day (January 15) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This book is nothing short of outstanding."

Widely considered the definitive resource on the Vietnam War, Where We Were identifies the name, location and provides a brief historical synopsis of every military installation, firebase, landing zone, airfield, port, signal site, vessel and significant terrain feature of the American war in Vietnam. Additionally, includes a substantial number from the French War as well. Coverage includes all of Indochina. Currently features over 12,000 entries. Also includes an extensive appendix of Vietnam War research and map guidelines/resources.

Goblin Secrets by William Alexander from Margaret K. McElderry Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (January 14) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This book submerges the reader into a mysterious world of strange and wholly original magic."

Age Level: 8 - 12 | Grade Level: 3 - 7

In the National Book Award–winning Goblin Secrets, a boy joins a theatrical troupe of goblins to find his missing brother.

In the town of Zombay, there is a witch named Graba who has clockwork chicken legs and moves her house around—much like the fairy tale figure of Baba Yaga. Graba takes in stray children, and Rownie is the youngest boy in her household. Rownie’s only real relative is his older brother Rowan, who is an actor. But acting is outlawed in Zombay, and Rowan has disappeared.

Desperate to find him, Rownie joins up with a troupe of goblins who skirt the law to put on plays. But their plays are not only for entertainment, and the masks they use are for more than make-believe. The goblins also want to find Rowan—because Rowan might be the only person who can save the town from being flooded by a mighty river.

This accessible, atmospheric fantasy takes a gentle look at love, loss, and family while delivering a fast-paced adventure that is sure to satisfy.

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Sabriel (Abhorsen Trilogy Series #1) by Garth Nix from HarperCollins ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (January 15)

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The start of the Abhorsen Trilogy series finds Sabriel crossing over into the Old Kingdom among the walking dead, in an attempt to find her missing father and rescue him. With the help of magical feline Mogget, adventure, courage and destiny await in this award winning novel from fantasy scribe Garth Nix.

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Sabriel (Abhorsen Trilogy Series #1) by Garth Nix from HarperTeen is $1.99 (Amazon US)

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Audible Daily Deal - The Art of Procrastination: A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging, and Postponing, or, Getting Things Done by Putting Them Off UNABRIDGED by John Perry (Narrated by Brian Holsopple) for $1.95 (Regular Price:$11.86)

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John Perry’s insights and laugh-out-loud humor bring to mind Thurber, Wodehouse, and Harry Frankfurt’s On Bullshit. This charming and accessible audio educates, entertains, and illuminates a universal subject. Procrastinators will be relieved to learn that you can actually accomplish quite a lot while procrastinating. In fact, the book itself is the result of Perry avoiding grading papers, refereeing academic proposals, and reviewing dissertation drafts. It also has a practical side, offering up advice that listeners can put to use. Who knew that placing "Learn Chinese" at the top of your to-do list would inspire you to get the less monumental tasks below it done?
Witty, wise, and beautifully written, The Art of Procrastination will make the perfect gift for the untold number of lollygaggers out there.
©2012 Original material © 2012 John Perry. Published by arrangement with Workman Publishing Company, Inc. (P)2012 (p) 2012 HighBridge Company

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Going Organic Can Kill You (A Blossom Valley Mystery) by Staci McLaughlin from Kensington Books ($1.99 on Amazon US, CDN$ 2.17 on Amazon CA)

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Welcome to Blossom Valley, CA, home of the O'Connell Organic Farm and Spa, complete with its new marketing maven, Dana Lewis, former Blossom Valley resident and unapologetic junk food connoisseur--and soon to be sleuth. . .

As Dana readjusts to life back home with her recently widowed mother, her latest career move isn't exactly a piece of cake. In fact, it's all tofu fish sticks, stuffed squash blossoms, and enough wheat grass shots to scream bloody murder--especially when Dana discovers the body of Maxwell Mendelsohn, Hollywood producer and opening weekend guest, deader than a yoga corpse pose. While Dana pens the Spa's blog and balances the attentions of the local police and reporter Jason Forrester, her escalating job duties now include finding clues, motives and suspects. One thing's for certain, she better act fast before all this healthy living kills her.

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Bake Sale Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery) by Leslie Meier from Kensington Books ($1.99 on Amazon US, CDN$ 2.17 on Amazon CA)

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Ever since local developer Fred Stanton and his wife, Mimi, built five modular homes next door to Lucy Stone's farmhouse, life just hasn't been the same. With Mimi complaining about everything from the state of Lucy's lawn to another neighbor's lovable dog, quaint Tinker's Cove, Maine, is now entangled in cul-de-sac politics and backstabbing. And when Mimi doesn't show up for her shift at The Hat and Mitten Fund bake sale, the scent of burnt sugar leads Lucy to a shocking discovery: Mimi, face down on her kitchen floor--with a knife in her back.

While the police start their investigation, Lucy gets busy writing up the murder for the local Pennysaver--and following a few leads of her own. Lucy knows the women in her neighborhood didn't like Mimi, but they certainly didn't want her dead...right?

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War Brides by Helen Bryan from AmazonEncore (£3.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (January 16) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Really enjoyed this book. It was fast moving with lots of different stories interwoven throughout."

The National Bestseller

With war threatening to spread from Europe to England, the sleepy village of Crowmarsh Priors settles into a new sort of normal: Evacuees from London are billeted in local homes. Nightly air raids become grimly mundane. The tightening vice of rationing curtails every comfort. Men leave to fight and die. And five women forge an unlikely bond of friendship that will change their lives forever.

Alice Osbourne, the stolid daughter of the late vicar, is reeling from the news that Richard Fairfax broke their engagement to marry Evangeline Fontaine, an American girl from the Deep South. Evangeline’s arrival causes a stir in the village—but not the chaos that would ensue if they knew her motives for being there. Scrappy Elsie Pigeon is among the poor of London who see the evacuations as a chance to escape a life of destitution. Another new arrival is Tanni Zayman, a young Jewish girl who fled the horrors of Europe and now waits with her newborn son, certain that the rest of her family is safe and bound to show up any day. And then there’s Frances Falconleigh, a madcap, fearless debutante whose father is determined to keep her in the countryside and out of the papers.

As the war and its relentless hardships intensify around them, the same struggles that threaten to rip apart their lives also bring the five closer together. They draw strength from one another to defeat formidable enemies—hunger, falling bombs, the looming threat of a Nazi invasion, and a traitor in their midst—and find remarkable strength within themselves to help their friends. Theirs is a war-forged loyalty that will outlast the fiercest battle and endure years and distance.

When four of the women return to Crowmarsh Priors for a VE Day celebration fifty years later, television cameras focus on the heartwarming story of these old women as war brides of a bygone age, but miss the more newsworthy angle. The women’s mission is not to commemorate or remember—they’ve returned to settle a score and avenge one of their own.

Promise Me by Barbie Bohrman from Montlake Romance (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (January 16) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Really enjoyed this from start to finish...really glad I found this."

Sabrina Chandler has had a rough go at love: just before her high school graduation, she found her boyfriend in the arms of her so-called best friend.

Tyler Anderson, the town’s sexy bad boy, stepped out of the shadows then to save her pride. Drawing strength from him, she left everything behind and sought a new life for herself, far away from the pain and shame.

Fast forward ten years: Sabrina is settled in Miami, happy at last—until her best friend urges her to attend her high school reunion and face her painful past once and for all.

And…maybe meet the mysterious Tyler once again.

Can Sabrina find the courage to face the demons in her past, let go of the pain, and move forward into happiness? Or will insecurity and self-doubt ruin her one chance to get the love she’s not sure she even deserves?

A 1950s Housewife by Sheila Hardy from The History Press (£1.09) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (January 16) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Enjoyed this book from beginning to end. So well written and really gives the atmosphere of the period and attitudes of that time."

Getting married in the 1950s was quite a different experience to how it is today. After the independence of the wartime years, women now had to leave their jobs when they married and support their husband by creating a spotless home, delicious meals and an inviting bedroom. From ingenious cleaning tips, ration-book recipes and home decor inspiration, the homemaking methods of the 1950s give a hilarious and poignant insight into the lives of women in that decade. In A 1950s Housewife, author, wife, mother and grandmother Sheila Hardy collects heart-warming personal anecdotes from those women, many of whom are now in their eighties, who embarked on married life during this fascinating post-war period and provides a heart-warming trip down memory lane for any wife or child of the 1950s.

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Darkness & Shadows by Andrew E. Kaufman from Thomas & Mercer ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (January 16) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A red hot mystery filled with passion and white knuckled suspense."

Hjortsberg’s Edgar Award–nominated classic about the hunt for a vanished singer that leads a detective into the depths of the occult

Big-band frontman Johnny Favorite was singing for the troops when a Luftwaffe fighter squadron strafed the bandstand, killing the crowd and leaving the singer near death. The army returned him to a private hospital in upstate New York, leaving him to live out his days as a vegetable while the world forgot him. But Louis Cyphre never forgets.

Cyphre had a contract with the singer, stipulating payment upon Johnny’s death—payment that will be denied as long as Johnny clings to life. When Cyphre hires private investigator Harry Angel to find Johnny at the hospital, Angel learns that the singer has disappeared. It is no ordinary missing-person’s case. Everyone he questions dies soon after, as Angel’s investigation ensnares him in a bizarre tangle of black magic, carnival freaks, and grisly voodoo. When the sinister Louis Cyphre begins appearing in Angel’s dreams, the detective fears for his life, his sanity, and his soul.

This ebook features an illustrated biography of William Hjortsberg including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.

To Sin With A Scoundrel (Circle of Sin) by Cara Elliott from Forever ($0.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (January 16) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "The hero was to die for, and the writing very witty. In fact, it reminded me of Jane Austen at her best."

A reclusive widow known for her scientific scholarship, Lady Ciara Sheffield is shadowed by rumors that she poisoned her husband . . . A rakehell rogue notorious for his devil-may-care antics, Lucas Bingham--the Earl of Hadley--is not accused of murdering anything--save for the rules of Polite Society. The only thing they have in common is seeing their names featured in the lurid gossip columns of London's newspapers. Until an ancient manuscript draws them together.

Ciara needs a titled fiancé to quell the slanderous speculations which may send her to the gallows. Lucas needs brilliant scholar to help his elderly uncle decipher the secrets of the mysterious manuscript. So when her friends urge her to accept the earl's proposal of a temporary alliance, Ciara decides that she has no choice but to make a deal with the Devil. And so begins a seductive dance of sinful pleasures and hidden desires as the two of them waltz through the mansions of Mayfair. Lies, intrigue, treachery, sex. They find themselves facing slanderous whispers, unscrupulous relatives-not to speak of their own simmering passions, which quickly ignite into dangerous flames. It's a potent mix and the result may be explosive-and perhaps deadly-if they don't watch their step.

An Imperfect Witch (Witch Central Series: Book 1) by Debora Geary from Fireweed Publishing Ltd ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (January 16) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "If you're looking for a good tale that holds a wide variety of characters and magic, here it is."

The tattoos on your heart matter more than the ones on your skin.

Two years ago, Lizard Monroe was Berkeley's newest delinquent on parole. Now she's a hot young realtor with a great life, an awesome guy, and enough friends to chase away the ghosts of her past.

Almost.

The crystal ball has spoken - life isn't done messing with her yet. And neither is the need brewing in the eyes of the man she loves.

The eve of Halloween approaches. And whatever the sexy poet realtor wants to believe, moving beyond your past isn't the same as facing the future.

Last Ape Standing by Chip Walter from Walker Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Science Deal of the Day (January 16) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This book is well written, well researched, and very educational."

Over the past 180 years scientists have sifted through evidence that at least twenty-seven human species have evolved on planet Earth. And as you may have noticed, twenty-six of them are no longer with us, done in by their environment, predators, disease, or the unfortunate shortcomings of their DNA. What enabled us to survive when so many other human species were shown the evolutionary door? Last Ape Standing: The Seven-Million-Year Story of How and Why We Survived by acclaimed science journalist Chip Walter tells the intriguing tale of how against all odds and despite nature's brutal and capricious ways we stand here today, the only surviving humans, and the planet's most dominant species.

Drawing on a wide variety of scientific disciplines, Walter reveals how a rare evolutionary phenomenon led to the uniquely long childhoods that make us so resourceful and emotionally complex. He looks at why we developed a new kind of mind and how our highly social nature has shaped our moral (and immoral) behavior. And in exploring the traits that enabled our success, he plumbs the roots of our creativity and investigates why we became self-aware in ways that no other animal is. Along the way, Last Ape Standing profiles other human species who evolved with us and who have also shaped our kind in startling ways - the Neanderthals of Europe, the "Hobbits" of Indonesia, the Denisovans of Siberia, and the recently discovered Red Deer Cave people of China, who died off just as we stood at the brink of civilizations eleven thousand years ago.

Last Ape Standing is an engaging and accessible story that explores the forces that molded us into the peculiar and astonishing creature that we are.

Barnyard Fun by Maureen Wright from Two Lions ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (January 16) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A sweet and hilarious story perfect for children and those young at heart. Highly recommended."

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Age Level: 3 - 7 | Grade Level: Pre-K - 2

When Sheep found out it was April One, he said, "It's time to have some fun"! Sheep set his alarm an hour ahead. It woke up Rooster in his bed. Sheep plays April Fool's jokes on Rooster, Dog, Pig and Cow. Then Horse decides to play a trick on Sheep-and the farm animals have the biggest laugh of all!

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Pretty Woman: A Novel by Fern Michaels from Pocket Books ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (January 16)

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After kicking her gold digging husband to the curb, Rosie Gardner decides to begin working with a sexy new personal trainer and start a new life. Renewed friendships, confidence, and a winning lottery ticket will make her richer then she'd ever imagined in this novel from fan favorite author Fern Michaels (Blindsided).

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Audible Daily Deal - The 9th Girl UNABRIDGED by Tami Hoag (Narrated by David Colacci) for $4.95 (Regular Price:$17.49)

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Publisher's Summary

John Perry’s insights and laugh-out-loud humor bring to mind Thurber, Wodehouse, and Harry Frankfurt’s On Bullshit. This charming and accessible audio educates, entertains, and illuminates a universal subject. Procrastinators will be relieved to learn that you can actually accomplish quite a lot while procrastinating. In fact, the book itself is the result of Perry avoiding grading papers, refereeing academic proposals, and reviewing dissertation drafts. It also has a practical side, offering up advice that listeners can put to use. Who knew that placing "Learn Chinese" at the top of your to-do list would inspire you to get the less monumental tasks below it done?

Witty, wise, and beautifully written, The Art of Procrastination will make the perfect gift for the untold number of lollygaggers out there.

©2012 Original material © 2012 John Perry. Published by arrangement with Workman Publishing Company, Inc. (P)2012 (p) 2012 HighBridge Company

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The Dove Flyer by Eli Amir from Halban (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (January 17) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Eli Amir weaves a rich tapestry of Iraqi Jewish life, and the effects of events beyond their control."

The Dove Flyer tells the story of the last years of the Jewish community in Baghdad, before their expulsion in 1950 and settlement in Israel. The young narrator Kabi watches as the members of his extended family each develop different dreams and a different sets of fears throughout these tumultuous, transitional times: his mother wants to move out of the new Jewish quarter and back to their old Muslim neighborhood where she felt safer. His father wants to emigrate to the promised land, the new State of Israel, where he will farm and grow rice; his uncle Hizkel, a Zionist, is arrested and taken off to prison to await trial and a possible death sentence; his headmaster, Salim, believes in the equality of Arabs and Jews; and his uncle Edouard just wants to hang out on the rooftop with his doves. Meanwhile, as World War II draws closer, and Israeli statehood seems more assured, a noose begins to tighten around Jewish Iraqis. Houses are appropriated, Jews are beaten in the streets and hung in public, and Kabi watches as the storied legacy of the Jewish community in Baghdad is dismantled piecemeal and finally decimated. As for the land of milk and honey, there is neither milk, nor honey. It is a desert, a place as barren and coarse as the community Kabi and his family left behind was vibrant, bountiful, and dreamy.

The Confusion of Karen Carpenter by Jonathan Harvey from Pan (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (January 17) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "What a beautiful moving story…I will be eagerly anticipating the next novel."

Hello. There are two things you should know about me: 1) My name is Karen Carpenter. 2) Just before Christmas my boyfriend left me. I’m not THE Karen Carpenter. I just have the most embarrassing name in Christendom. Particularly as I’m no skinny minny and don’t play the drums. I can’t even sing. I’m tone deaf. I work in a school in the East End. (Where I came third in a ‘Teacher we’d most like to sleep with’ competition amongst the Year 11 boys) My Mum’s driving me mad. She’s come to stay and is obsessed with Scandi crime shows and Zumba. Oh yeah. The boyfriend. After eleven ‘happy’ years he left me. No explanation just a post it on the kettle when I got in from work. I think I’m handling it really well. I don’t think I’m confused at all. What was my name again?

The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer from Amazon (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (January 17) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A book any contemporary feminist or budding feminist should read with an open mind, critical thought and a sense of humour."

The publication of Germaine Greer's The Female Eunuch in 1970 was a landmark event, raising eyebrows and ire while creating a shock wave of recognition in women around the world with its steadfast assertion that sexual liberation is the key to women's liberation. Today, Greer's searing examination of the oppression of women in contemporary society is both an important historical record of where we've been and a shockingly relevant treatise on what still remains to be achieved.

A worldwide bestseller, translated into over twelve languages and drawing liberally from history, literature and popular culture, past and present, THE FEMALE EUNUCH is probably the most famous, most widely read book on feminism ever.

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Fly by Night: A Jammer Davis Thriller by Ward Larsen from Oceanview Publishing ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (January 17) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Very believeable story with real life characters and suspence and thrills. It is one of those stories that you don't want to put down."

A top-secret drone crashes in the lawless Horn of Africa. The CIA is prepared to write off the loss, until evidence surfaces that the wreckage of their prized aircraft is hidden in a hangar outside Khartoum's main airport. The hangar is owned by a shady cargo airline that flies ancient DC-3s across Africa and the Middle East. The name of the company does nothing to still concern: FBN-Fly by Night Aviation. The U.S. government must find out what is in the hangar, and when an FBN airplane crashes, the opportunity arises for the National Transportation Safety Board to send an investigator to get to the bottom of things. Jammer Davis is the NTSB's biggest headache, but also its best solo operator. He goes to Sudan in the name of solving an air crash, but with the true aim of locating the priceless remains of America's latest technological marvel. As Davis enters this inhospitable world, he finds the two disparate mysteries strangely intertwined. True to his nature, Davis barges ahead. Yet everything he finds takes him in reverse.

Comanche Moon by Virginia Brown from Bell Bridge Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (January 17) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a wonderful historical romance."

The Comanches did her a favor when they killed her loutish husband on her wedding night. But now this Southern belle is the possession of a fierce, blue-eyed warrior called Hawk . . . Zach Banning, known as Hawk among the Comanches, is caught between two races, two cultures, two lives. Deborah Hamilton is a Mississippi beauty who came to the Texas territory for an arranged marriage. Little did she know, her new husband’s people have earned the Comanches’ hatred. They enact their vengeance on her wedding night, kidnapping Deborah along with other women and also the settlement’s children.She expects the worst at the Comanches’ village, but instead finds kindness alongside the challenges. But when Hawk barters her away from her owner, intending to seduce and possess her, Deborah finds herself in a battle of wills laced with deep desire.

Line War by Neal Asher from Night Shade Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (January 17) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This book is packed with great ideas, lots of action, and plenty of mayhem."

The Polity is under attack from a ‘melded’ AI entity with control of the lethal Jain technology, yet the attack seems to have no coherence. When one of Erebus’s wormships kills millions on the world of Klurhammon, a high-tech agricultural world of no real tactical significance, agent Ian Cormac is sent to investigate, though he is secretly struggling to control a new ability no human being should possess . . . and beginning to question the motives of his AI masters.Further attacks and seemingly indiscriminate slaughter ensue, but only serve to bring some of the most dangerous individuals in the Polity into the war. Mr Crane, the indefatigable brass killing machine sets out for vengeance, while Orlandine, a vastly-augmented haiman who herself controls Jain technology, seeks a weapon of appalling power and finds allies from an ancient war.Meanwhile Mika, scientist and Dragon expert, is again kidnapped by that unfathomable alien entity and dragged into the heart of things: to wake the makers of Jain technology from their five-million-year slumber.But Erebus’s attacks are not so indiscriminate, after all, and could very well herald the end of the Polity itself . . .

Behind the Candelabra: My Life With Liberace by Scott Thorson and Alex Thorleifson from Tantor ($1.99) is the Kindle Biography & Memoir Deal of the Day (January 17) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This book is a great read--full of dish and gossip and provides readers with a view of Liberace's personal life."

In this unusually frank book Scott Thorson, Liberace's longtime lover, tells all: the good, the bad, and the ugly truths about the legendary entertainer who went to outrageous extremes to prevent public knowledge of his homosexuality.

Liberace's unhappy childhood, dominated by a mother determined to force him into a concert career, serves as the prologue for a story that goes on to detail Liberace's early appearances in honky-tonks, his move to New York to seek fame, and, finally, his first booking in Las Vegas, where he was courted by the Mafia.

As Thorson attests, such successes provide a bright counterpoint to a darker tale of a man hungry for power, given to every excess. Liberace's credo—"too much of a good thing is wonderful"—is reflected here in his acquisition of new lovers, luxurious homes, a large collection of pornography, and a total of twenty-six house dogs. Behind the Candelabra above all explores the fundamentally tender love affair between Liberace and Thorson—whom Liberace sent to his own plastic surgeon to have his face remodeled in Liberace's own image!

This fast-paced story, sprinkled with anecdotes about famous entertainers such as Michael Jackson and Shirley MacLaine, ends with an intimate look at Liberace's final days as he lay dying of AIDS—and his deathbed reconciliation with Thorson. Thorson's story will also appear in the upcoming biopic of the same name starring award-winning actors Michael Douglas and Matt Damon.

[B]The Search for WondLa/B] by Tony DiTerlizzi[ from Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (January 17) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Amazon Best of the Month, September 2010

Customer review: "A fine, highly imaginative story with interesting characters."

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up

Tony DiTerlizzi’s New York Times bestselling, richly illustrated modern classic.

When a marauder destroys the underground sanctuary that Eva Nine was raised in by the robot Muthr, the twelve-year-year-old girl is forced to flee aboveground. Eva Nine is searching for anyone else like her: She knows that other humans exist because of an item she treasures—a scrap of cardboard on which is depicted a young girl, an adult, and a robot, with the strange word, “WondLa.”

Breathtaking two-color illustrations throughout display another dimension of the tale, and readers with webcams can also view Augmented Reality that reveals additional information about Eva Nine’s world. Tony DiTerlizzi honors traditional children’s literature in this totally original space-age adventure—one that is as complex as an alien planet, but as simple as a child’s wish for a place to belong.

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All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (January 17)

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Robert Penn Warren is the only author to have been awarded the Pulitzer Price for both poetry and fiction--for this novel, which the author claimed was "never intended to be about politics." An emotionally charged story of ambition, money, power and corruption set in the depression-era south.