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Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo from Macmillan (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In rural Ohio, two groups--the Amish and the townspeople--live in uneasy peace, ten years after a series of brutal murders. When a fresh spate of killings begins, old conflicts are reignited. Chief of Police Katie Burkholder--herself a former Amish--investigates the chilling murders threatening to tear apart the community.

Billy Graham in Quotes by Franklin Graham with Donna Lee Toney from Thomas Nelson ($3.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (Aug 9)

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For decades Billy Graham has reached millions with his message of faith. Here, share his thoughts on dozens of topics of vital interest and find in his words the hope, truth, redemption, and insight to guide you in your daily life.

Swipe by Evan Angler from Thomas Nelson ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find for Families (Aug 9)

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In a dystopian future, the world as we know it has been destroyed by famine and disease. Society is now united under one charismatic totalitarian ruler, and citizenship is predicated upon receiving the Mark, a tattoo that must be scanned in order to do everything from get a job, to buy food. Twelve year old Logan Langley has his reservations about getting the Mark, and is about to be drawn into a conflict he never knew existed.

Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me: A Memoir. . . of Sorts by Ian Morgan Cron from Thomas Nelson ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 9) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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When he was 16, Ian Morgan Cron was told about his father's clandestine work with the CIA. This astonishing revelation, coupled with his father's alcoholism and depression, upended Ian's world. In his funny and forgiving memoir, Ian realizes the only way to find peace is to revisit his painful childhood.

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Another Amazon Kindle/print promo:

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FYI, Amazon has matched the Nook deal:

Billy Graham in Quotes by Franklin Graham also $3.99

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Seeing Further: The Story of Science and the Royal Society by Bill Bryson from HarperCollins is $1.99 (US Kindle)

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This revised e-book features all photographs, designed in beautiful full-color.

Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, with original contributions from "a glittering array of scientific writing talent" (Sunday Observer) including Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, Richard Holmes, Martin Rees, Richard Fortey, Steve Jones, James Gleick, and Neal Stephenson, among others, this incomparable book tells the spectacular story of science and the international Royal Society, from 1660 to the present. Seeing Further is also gorgeously illustrated with photographs, documents, and treasures from the Society's exclusive archives.

On a damp weeknight in November three hundred and fifty years ago, a dozen men gathered in London. After hearing an obscure twenty-eight-year-old named Christopher Wren lecture on the wonders of astronomy, his rapt audience was moved to create a society to promote the accumulation of useful—and fascinating—knowledge. At that, the Royal Society was born, and with it, modern science.

Since then, the Royal Society has pioneered global scientific exploration and discovery. Its members have split the atom, discovered the double helix and the electron, and given us the computer and the World Wide Web. Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Robert Hooke, Robert Boyle, Joseph Banks, Humphry Davy, John Locke, Alexander Fleming, Stephen Hawking—all have been fellows. Bill Bryson's favorite fellow is the Reverend Thomas Bayes, a brilliant mathematician who devised Bayes' theorem. Its complexity meant that it had little practical use in Bayes' own lifetime, but today his theorem is used for weather forecasting, astrophysics, and even stock-market analysis. A milestone in mathematical history, it exists only because the Royal Society decided to preserve it—just in case.

Truly global in its outlook, the Royal Society now is credited with creating modern science. Seeing Further is an unprecedented celebration of its history and the power of ideas, bringing together the very best of science writing.

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Overhaul: An Insider's Account of the Obama Administration's Emergency Rescue of the Auto Industry by Steven Rattner from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is $1.43 (US Kindle)

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A uniquely informed investigative account of one of the biggest financial crises of President Obama’s early administration

During his first year in office, President Obama faced the possibility of more than a million lost jobs as GM and Chrysler headed for financial ruin. He joined forces with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and economic advisor Larry Summers in a historic government intervention to keep these two auto-industry giants afloat, working against a ticking clock and fielding vocal opposition from free market champions along the way. It's from this vantage point that former New York Times financial journalist Steven Rattner witnesses a new administration's grace under pressure in the face of gross corporate mismanagement—a scenario rich in hard-earned lessons for managers and executives in any industry.

Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is $1.52 (US Kindle)

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Age Level: 14 and up | Grade Level: 9 and up

Jill Jekel has always obeyed her parents’ rules—especially the one about never opening the mysterious, old box in her father’s office. But when her dad is murdered, and her college savings disappear, she’s tempted to peek inside, as the contents might be the key to a lucrative chemistry scholarship.

To improve her odds, Jill enlists the help of gorgeous, brooding Tristen Hyde, who has his own dark secrets locked away. As the team of Jekel and Hyde, they recreate experiments based on the classic novel, hoping not only to win a prize, but to save Tristen’s sanity. Maybe his life. But Jill’s accidental taste of a formula unleashes her darkest nature and compels her to risk everything—even Tristen’s love—just for the thrill of being . . . bad.

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I'm So Happy for You: A novel about best friends by Lucinda Rosenfeld from Back Bay Books is $2.99 (US Kindle)

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What if your best friend, whom you've always counted on to flounder in life and love (making your own modest accomplishments look not so bad), suddenly starts to surpass you in every way?

Wendy's best friend, Daphne, has always been dependably prone to catastrophe. And Wendy has always been there to help. If Daphne veers from suicidal to madly in love, Wendy offers encouragement. But when Daphne is suddenly engaged, pregnant, and decorating a fabulous town house in no time at all, Wendy is...not so happy for her. Caught between wanting to be the best friend she prides herself on being and crippling jealousy of flighty Daphne, Wendy takes things to the extreme, waging a full-scale attack on her best friend-all the while wearing her best, I'm-so-happy-for-you smile-and ends up in way over her head.

Rosenfeld has a knack for exposing the not-always-pretty side of being best friends--in writing that is glittering and diamond-sharp. I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU is a smart, darkly humorous, and uncannily dead-on novel about female friendship.

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Blue Asylum by Kathy Hepinstall from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is $2.99 (US Kindle)

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Amid the mayhem of the Civil War, Virginia plantation wife Iris Dunleavy is put on trial and convicted of madness. It is the only reasonable explanation the court can see for her willful behavior, so she is sent away to Sanibel Asylum to be restored to a good, compliant woman. Iris knows, though, that her husband is the true criminal; she is no lunatic, only guilty of disagreeing with him on notions of justice, cruelty, and property.

On this remote Florida island, cut off by swamps and seas and military blockades, Iris meets a wonderful collection of residents--some seemingly sane, some wrongly convinced they are crazy, some charmingly odd, some dangerously unstable. Which of these is Ambrose Weller, the war-haunted Confederate soldier whose memories terrorize him into wild fits that can only be calmed by the color blue, but whose gentleness and dark eyes beckon to Iris.

The institution calls itself modern, but Iris is skeptical of its methods, particularly the dreaded "water treatment." She must escape, but she has found new hope and love with Ambrose. Can she take him with her? If they make it out, will the war have left anything for them to make a life from, back home?

Blue Asylum is a vibrant, beautifully-imagined, absorbing story of the lines we all cross between sanity and madness. It is also the tale of a spirited woman, a wounded soldier, their impossible love, and the undeniable call of freedom.

Supermarket Vegan: 225 Meat-Free, Egg-Free, Dairy-Free Recipes for Real People in the Real World by Donna Klein from Perigee is $3.99 (US Kindle)

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An all-new collection of delicious, simple vegan dishes using easy- to-find, readily available ingredients-going vegan has never been easier.

The author of The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen shows readers how to use readily-available ingredients to create healthy, delicious, simple, low-cost, and elegant family vegan meals, including:

*More than 225 meat-free, egg-free, dairy-free recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, main courses, side dishes, beverages and desserts

*No expensive and suspect meat, egg, or dairy "substitutes"

*Helpful preparation tips

*Comprehensive nutritional analysis of every recipe

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Fold by Tom Campbell from Bloomsbury Publishing (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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A monthly poker game provides the narrative impetus for Fold by Tom Campbell--a novel driven by strong characters and their long-running conflicts. With echoes of early Martin Amis, Tom Campbell's debut is a scintillating and fresh work of black comedy.

Spartacus: Swords and Ashes by J.M. Clements from Titan ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (Aug 10)

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Blood and death are to be expected in the arena, but not all battles are fought upon those sands. Evoking the action-packed world of the hit TV show Spartacus, this brand new story tells a tale of blood, sex and politics in ancient Rome. Gladiator Spartacus fights at the graveside of a rich man brutally murdered by his own slaves while the ambitious Quintus Batiatus plots to seize the dead man's estate.

STAR FIGHTERS 1 by Max Chase from Bloomsbury USA ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find for Families (Aug 10)

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First year star fighter, Peri, has been selected for a special unsupervised exercise mission in space. His co-pilot is a half-Martian named Diesel. During the exercise, Peri and Diesel see Earth attacked by alien forces and now it is up to them to save the galaxy.

A Word Child by Iris Murdoch from Open Road ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 10) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Hilary Burde was a rising star in academia until a tragic accident plunged him and his mentor and rival, Gunnar Jopling, into two decades of depression and guilt. But at age 41, Hilary crosses paths again with Gunnar, and a series of events unfolds that will change their lives forever.

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Kindle App weekly deal:

Weekly Deal: UNO

This classic card game is faithfully reproduced for Kindle, and for one week only, it's just $0.99.

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Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day:

Save $110 on the Kindle DX

Kindle DX (Free 3G, 9.7" E Ink Display, 3G Works Globally) is selling for $269.00 (29% off)

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FYI, Amazon has matched the Nook deal:

Spartacus: Swords and Ashes by J.M. Clements also $1.99

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The Boneshaker by Kate Milford from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is $1.99 (US Kindle)

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Age Level: 12 and up | Grade Level: 7 and up

Thirteen-year-old Natalie Minks loves machines, particularly automata—self-operating mechanical devices, usually powered by clockwork. When Jake Limberleg and his traveling medicine show arrive in her small Missouri town with a mysterious vehicle under a tarp and an uncanny ability to make Natalie’s half-built automaton move, she feels in her gut that something about this caravan of healers is a bit off. Her uneasiness leads her to investigate the intricate maze of the medicine show, where she discovers a horrible truth and realizes that only she has the power to set things right.

Set in 1914, The Boneshaker is a gripping, richly textured novel about family, community, courage, and looking evil directly in the face in order to conquer it.

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Your Writing Coach 2nd ed: From Concept to Character, from Pitch to Publication by Jurgen Wolff from Nicholas Brealey Publishing (£1.09) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Jurgen Wolff demystifies the writing process in this step-by-step guide to becoming a better writer. Your Writing Coach is a treasure trove of tips, advice and insider secrets, invaluable to all those who aspire to writing either for pleasure or for publication.

The Edge of Grace by Christa Allan from Abingdon Press ($3.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (Aug 11)

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In a courageous, sensitive novel, Christa Allan introduces us to Caryn Becker, a woman forced to make hard choices about her family, her faith, and her own future when her brother, estranged from Caryn after her response to a secret he revealed to her, is nearly killed. Powerful and challenging, The Edge of Grace is a must-read tale you'll never forget.

Knitty Kitty and the Magic Ball of Yarn by Michael LeFort, Tamara Kowal and Katya Kotlyar from Mammalfish Inc. ($0.99) is the NOOK Daily Find for Families (Aug 11)

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Knitty Kitty lives in the beautifully upholstered and colorful Town of Yarn. Knitty comes from a long line of adventurous kitties. One day, Knitty uncovers a family tradition – The Magic Ball of Yarn that inspires amazing adventures to fabulous places. Join Knitty Kitty on a journey from a very small town to a very exciting new destination…The Big City!

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Pharmacology by Christopher Herz from AmazonEncore ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (Aug 11) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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In 1993, the digital and pharmaceutical industries are booming in San Francisco, and they're looking for the young and hip to be representatives and consumers. After Sarah Striker joins an ad agency to sell a new drug, she questions its effects and begins a perilous quest to secretly spread the truth.

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The Big Deal Sale is back:

The Big Deal: More than 500 Books as Low as $0.99

Kindle books can be read on any Kindle or our free Kindle reading apps. Give Kindle books as gifts--delivered when you choose--to anyone with an e-mail address. But hurry: these deals expire on August 23, 2012.