Affiliate Links for "arcadata"- August 2012

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FYI, Amazon matched the Nook deal from yesterday:


The Giver (Newbery Medal Book) by Lois Lowry now $1.99 (US Kindle)

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The Shrink and the Sage by Julian Baggini and Antonia Macaro from Icon Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 19) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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How much should we care about how we look? Can infidelity be good for you? Are self-help books worth reading? Philosopher Julian Baggini and his psychotherapist partner Antonia Macaro present a guide to modern living in this captivating, thoughtful book.

Breaking Free: Discover the Victory of Total Surrender by Moore Beth from B&H ($3.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (Aug 19)

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Join Beth Moore on a journey like no other in this Scriptire-based study aimed to teach you the transformative power of faith. Remove the obstacles that hinder your fundamental relationships and ideitfy the spiritual strongholds that will lead you to achieving the greatest possible freedom in faith.

Attack of the Vampire Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales by David Lubar from Tom Doherty Associates ($3.60) is the NOOK Daily Find for Families (Aug 19)

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From critically acclaimed author and master of the macabre David Lubar comes Attack of the Vampire Weenies a collections of thirty spooky tales, a welcome addition to his best selling Weenies stories collection

The Tea-Olive Bird Watching Society by Augusta Trobaugh from Bell Bridge Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 19) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Retired judge L. Hyson Breed picked the wrong Southern woman to bully and trick, and the well-mannered members of the Tea-Olive Bird Watching Society are plotting murderous revenge. The judge crossed the line after he married their friend, Sweet, and greedily tried to grab her land and control their town.

New! Kindle Kids Daily Deal: TV and Film Characters

Each day through August 31, we'll unveil a new Kindle book deal for kids or teens at a specially discounted price. Today's books--featuring beloved children's characters from Elmo to Iron Man--are available for as low as $0.99.

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FYI, Amazon has matched the Nook deal:

Breaking Free: Discover the Victory of Total Surrender by Moore Beth now also $3.99

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The Moth Diaries by Rachel Klein from Faber and Faber Children's Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Told through the diary entries of schoolgirl Ernessa, The Moth Diaries is a haunting and compelling novel set within an exclusive girls' boarding school. A brooding gothic atmosphere develops as strange happenings occur at the school, and Ernessa may not be the most reliable of narrators.

A Small Furry Prayer: Dog Rescue and the Meaning of Life by Steven Kotler from Bloomsbury USA ($3.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (Aug 20)

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At the age of forty, Steven Kotler heard the calling of animal rescue and his life has never been the same since. Follow his adventures in creating New Mexico's Rancho de Chihuahua animal sanctuary in this charming book that demonstrates the full depth of affection between humans and their furry friends.

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find for Families (Aug 20)

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Newbery Award winner, Number the Stars, tells the story of ten-year-old Annemarie and the courage she shows in helping hide her Jewish friend from the Nazis.

* FYI, Amazon has matched this Nook deal:

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry also $1.99

Midnight in Austenland: A Novel by Shannon Hale from Bloomsbury USA ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In this follow-up to Shannon Hale's popular Austenland, a feisty new heroine is introduced, frightening twists abound, and a romance that might transcend the proper bounds of the Austen fantasy world appears. It's a well-balanced blend of romance and mystery. How could it not turn out right in the end?

Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld from Chronicle Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (Aug 20) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Sherri Duskey Rinker's sweetly memorable rhymes and best-selling illustrator Tom Lichtenheld's irresistible artwork combine for a bedtime story that will leave truck lovers of all ages begging for more.

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fYI, Amazon has matched the Nook deal:

A Small Furry Prayer: Dog Rescue and the Meaning of Life also $3.99

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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins from Scholastic Press is just $1.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

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Apples by Richard Milward from Faber and Faber Fiction (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Apples is the story of Adam and Eve and their struggles against temptations. Sound familiar? Think again. This debut novel from young author Richard Milward is a gritty modern retelling of the tale one of the most infamous couples in history.

A Short History of the World by Christopher Lascelles from Crux Publishing ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (Aug 21)

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Do you want to know everything about everything, but just don't have the time? Here's the perfect guide to our world from the Big Bang to the present day. Whether you just want to brush up on your history or learn some key facts to wow your friends and win some wagers, A Short History of the World is the perfect book for you.

I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive by Steve Earle from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Amazon Best Books of the Month, May 2011

Steve Earle's heartbreaking debut novel features a morphine addicted doctor haunted by the ghost of Hank Williams, a Mexican girl with healing powers, and other misfits. Set in San Antonio in 1963, the story delicately balances opposing forces like Catholicism and "hoodoo," addiction and redemption, brutal reality and magical realism.

The Amulet of Samarkand (Bartimaeus Volume 1) (Bartimaeus Trilogy) by Jonathan Stroud from Disney Hyperion ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (Aug 21) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In the first book in Jonathan Stroud's "Bartimaeus Trilogy," Nathaniel is a magician's apprentice, taking his first lessons in the arts of magic. But everything changes when he is publicly humiliated by a ruthless magician and betrayed by a cowardly master who does not defend him.

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Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (Open Road) is $3.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description

Winner of the 1995 Nebula Award

In 2025, with the world descending into madness and anarchy, one woman begins a fateful journey toward a better future

Lauren Olamina and her family live in one of the only safe neighborhoods remaining on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Behind the walls of their defended enclave, Lauren’s father, a preacher, and a handful of other citizens try to salvage what remains of a culture that has been destroyed by drugs, disease, war, and chronic water shortages. While her father tries to lead people on the righteous path, Lauren struggles with hyperempathy, a condition that makes her extraordinarily sensitive to the pain of others.

When fire destroys their compound, Lauren’s family is killed and she is forced out into a world that is fraught with danger. With a handful of other refugees, Lauren must make her way north to safety, along the way conceiving a revolutionary idea that may mean salvation for all mankind.

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Octavia E. Butler including rare images from the author’s estate.

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The Paper Bag Princess (Classic Munsch) by Robert Munsch from Annick Press ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find for Families (Aug 21)

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In this modern twist on a classic tale, it is the pricess who saves the prince. The wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Prince Ronald is fast approaching and all is going to plan, until a dragon one shows up. In one fowl swoop the castle is burned to the ground and Ronald is abducted. Princess Elizabeth dressed only in a paper bag, finds the dragon and resues Ronald, but his comments on her appearance makes her realize she is better off without him.

FYI, Amazon has the book a bit cheaper:

The Paper Bag Princess (Classic Munsch) by Robert Munsch is $1.89

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A Quick Bite (The Argeneau Family) by Lynsay Sands from HarperCollins is $0.99 (US Kindle)

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That hot guy tied to Lissianna Argeneau's bed? He's not dessert—he's the main course!

Lissianna has been spending her centuries pining for Mr. Right, not just a quick snack, and this sexy guy she finds in her bed looks like he might be a candidate. But there's another, more pressing issue: her tendency to faint at the sight of blood . . . an especially annoying quirk for a vampire. Of course it doesn't hurt that this man has a delicious-looking neck. What kind of cold-blooded vampire woman could resist a bite of that?

Dr. Gregory Hewitt recovers from the shock of waking up in a stranger's bedroom pretty quickly—once he sees a gorgeous woman about to treat him to a wild night of passion. But is it possible for the good doctor to find true love with a vampire vixen, or will he be just a good meal? That's a question Dr. Greg might be willing to sink his teeth into . . . if he can just get Lissianna to bite.

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FYI, Amazon has matched the Nook deal:

A Short History of the World by Christopher Lascelles also $1.99

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A Kingdom Besieged: Book One of the Chaoswar Saga by Raymond E. Feist from HarperCollins is $2.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description

After nearly thirty years and more than two dozen novels, Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar Cycle has become one of the most iconic, beloved, and enduring sagas in modern fantasy. The Riftwars—including the original Riftwar, the Serpentwar, the Darkwar, and the Demonwar—were epic battles between Good and Evil whose ramifications have echoed through generations. The latest entry in the epic, A Kingdom Besieged, ushers in the most fearsome threat the Kingdom has yet faced—the Chaoswar—a magic apocalypse with cataclysmic results.

A Kingdom Besieged

Years ago, the Empire of Great Kesh failed in its attempt to conquer Krondor after the Serpentwar, thanks to the bravery, cunning, and magic of the sorcerer Pug and the Conclave of Shadows. Since then, peace has benefitted both nations, and the Kingdom has been free from the threat of another Keshian invasion. Yet now, the dark clouds of war gather again. . . .

From the Far Coast in the west to the frontier with the Eastern Kingdoms, rumors, uncertainty, and political instability are rampant. Spies have gone missing—some were murdered while others have turned traitor. Factions are rising, powerful legions from the Keshian Confederacy have been mobilized, and an attack on the kingdoms of the Isles and Roldem is all but certain.

As the men of the Western Realm begin to mount a defense, Martin conDoin, the middle son of Lord Henry, Duke of Crydee, finds himself leading the charge against the invaders—like his legendary ancestor, Prince Arutha, who stood firm to the death against the Tsurani invasion. But Arutha had an entire army at his command. Martin has just a ragtag force comprised of a few old men and young boys.

As Kesh's invading hordes once again descend upon the Kingdom, no one is safe—not experienced masters of intrigue Lord James Dasher Jamison and the beguiling and deadly Lady Franciezka; not the brave warrior Knight-Adamant Sandreena and a new generation of loyal yet untested defenders; not even the great Pug himself, the most powerful magician the world of Midkemia has ever known. A threat far more terrifying has arisen, an evil whose burgeoning power portends Midkemia's demise. And soon even the Kingdom's enchanted defender will find himself questioning everything he's ever held abiding, true, and treasured . . . including the loyalty and desires of his beloved son, Magnus.

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Until Proven Guilty (J. P. Beaumont Mysteries) by J. A. Jance from HarperCollins is $1.99 (US Kindle)

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The little girl was only five, much too young to die -- a lost treasure who should have been cherished, not murdered.

She could have been J.P. Beaumont's kid, and the determined Seattle homicide detective won't rest until her killer pays dearly. But the hunt is leading Beaumont into a murky world of religious fanaticism, and toward a beautiful, perilous obsession all his own. And suddenly Beau himself is a target -- because faith can be dangerous...and love can kill.

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Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean from HarperCollins is $1.99 (US Kindle)

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A lady does not smoke cheroot. She does not ride astride. She does not fence or attend duels. She does not fire a pistol, and she never gambles at a gentlemen's club.

Lady Calpurnia Hartwell has always followed the rules, rules that have left her unmarried—and more than a little unsatisfied. And so she's vowed to break the rules and live the life of pleasure she's been missing.

But to dance every dance, to steal a midnight kiss—to do those things, Callie will need a willing partner. Someone who knows everything about rule-breaking. Someone like Gabriel St. John, the Marquess of Ralston—charming and devastatingly handsome, his wicked reputation matched only by his sinful smile.

If she's not careful, she'll break the most important rule of all—the one that says that pleasure-seekers should never fall hopelessly, desperately in love . . .

Spellbound Falls by Janet Chapman from Jove/Penguin Publishing is $3.99 (US Kindle)

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New York Times bestselling author Janet Chapman takes us to charming Spellbound Falls, where strange things have started happening ever since Maximilian Oceanus came to town…

Maximilian Oceanus arrives in Spellbound Falls just in time to save Olivia Baldwin from an overly aggressive suitor, only to find himself attracted to the beautiful, if rather aloof, widow. And although Mac has come to Inglenook to get a handle on fatherhood, his newly discovered six-year-old son has set his sights on finding his father a wife.

Olivia, however, is busy getting Inglenook ready for its new season, so she doesn’t have time to deal with her growing attraction to the dangerously seductive Mac. Besides, weird stuff seems to happen all around him. Take the fact that her seatbelt keeps getting stuck in his presence, or locks magically open for him without keys, and that he seems to have a talent for sensing things. Never mind the three lost albatrosses walking down the road in the middle of the night. Since when are there albatrosses in Maine?

But despite Olivia’s resistance to falling under the sexy man’s spell, Olivia is having trouble fighting her longing. Because she knows Mac is just the man to unlock the powerful passion deep within her….

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The Wee Free Men (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett from HarperCollins is $0.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description
Age Level: 13 and up | Grade Level: 8 and up

A nightmarish danger threatens from the other side of reality . . .

Armed with only a frying pan and her common sense, young witch-to-be Tiffany Aching must defend her home against the monsters of Fairyland. Luckily she has some very unusual help: the local Nac Mac Feegle—aka the Wee Free Men—a clan of fierce, sheep-stealing, sword-wielding, six-inch-high blue men.

Together they must face headless horsemen, ferocious grimhounds, terrifying dreams come true, and ultimately the sinister Queen of the Elves herself. . . .

A Story of Discworld