Affiliate Links for "arcadata"- February 2014

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Here's the new thread for February (*here's a link to my January thread to check out the last bargains I posted there)

Okay, so you may know me since I posted a lot of free and bargain books in this forum. I did add affiliate links to my posts before (the links may look like this-> http://www.amazon.com/Fifth-Woman-Wa...ag=arcadata-20), but I've been told that isn't allowed anymore in the main forum. I'll be allowed to continue to post my affiliate links in this personal thread though.

Basically, what happens is that I earn referral fees (starts at 4%) whenever a visitor follows my link to Amazon.com (or other sites) and then makes a qualifying purchase. It was a pretty good incentive for me to spend time here sharing any deals I found since I would get extra money per month to spend on books & apps!

So, hopefully, if you don't mind me getting a commission, you'll come visit this thread and click on my links when you're planning to buy something!

And here's the deal(s) for February 1!

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FYI, For UK Kindlers:

The Amazon 100 Kindle Books for £2.99 or Less is a continuing promo for Amazon UK.

Each month we feature a new selection of discounted Kindle books for £2.99 or less. The deals begin at 12:00 am on the first Tuesday of the month and expires at 11:59 pm on the first Monday of the following month.

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15 Kindle Books for £0.99 Each

Browse our list of great Kindle titles on offer for £0.99 this February and pick up a cut-price crime thriller or a reduced romantic read. Offer ends Feb 28, 2014.

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Best Kept Secret (Clifton Chronicles) by Jeffrey Archer from Macmillan (£1.29) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (February 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: “A beautifully written book that stays with you long after reading the final page.”

International bestselling author Jeffrey Archer’s mesmerizing saga of the Clifton and Barrington families continues.

1945. The vote in the House of Lords as to who should inherit the Barrington family fortune has ended in a tie. The Lord Chancellor’s deciding vote will cast a long shadow on the lives of Harry Clifton and Giles Barrington. Harry returns to America to promote his latest novel, while his beloved Emma goes in search of the little girl who was found abandoned in her father’s office on the night he was killed. When the General Election is called, Giles Barrington has to defend his seat in the House of Commons and is horrified to discover who the Conservatives select to stand against him. But it is Sebastian Clifton, Harry and Emma’s son, who ultimately influences his uncle’s fate. In 1957, Sebastian wins a scholarship to Cambridge, and a new generation of the Clifton family march onto the page. After Sebastian is expelled from school, he unwittingly becomes caught up in an international art fraud involving a Rodin statue that is worth far more than the sum it raises at auction. Does he become a millionaire? Does he go to Cambridge? Is his life in danger? Best Kept Secret will answer all these questions, but once again, pose so many more.

Lettice & Victoria by Susanna Johnston from Arcadia Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (February 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: “…a wonderful magical book… pure escapism, I would highly recommend to anyone!”

Roman à clef? This darkly comedic novel revolves around the interactions of five main characters. Victoria, barely twenty, finds herself acting as amanuensis to Laurence, an elderly man of letters, now blind, who lives in a ravishing house by the sea in northern Italy. Soon after her arrival, she indulges in a heady night of passion with Edgar, a youthful Englishman. Their subsequent union introduces an extraordinary, dominating mother-in-law in the form of Lettice, who is jealous and suspicious of Victoria's prettiness and her ability to amuse Lettice's intellectual friends. Lettice makes it her goal to ensure that Victoria’s new life in England is not just complicated but completely confusing, too. Enter Archie, one of the inner circle, whose relationship with Victoria provokes a scandal that threatens to destroy her. Darkly funny and deeply insightful, Lettice & Victoria is not just a love story with a fanciful and flawed female protagonist, but a wonderful portrait of 1950s English society.

How To Draw Anything by Mark Linley from Right Way (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (February 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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If you can write your name, you have enough touch to learn to draw. Let Mark Linley inspire you to pick up your pencil and create a magical masterpiece. His positive approach secures quick, accurate results and ever-growing confidence.Whatever you want to draw - a beautiful holiday scene, a lifelike portrait of your family or favourite pet, or even a funny cartoon to illustrate a birthday card - Mark Linley shows, in this new edition of his bestselling book, everything you need to succeed.Learn to look properly and get the basic outlines correct; include the key features but simplify what you see; understand how shading (such as dot stipple or cross-hatching) can transform a sketch; get the eye level right and see how a grid helps with the composition.

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For US Kindlers:

The Amazon Monthly Kindle Book Deals for $3.99 or Less has updated for February! Check out the new batch of discounts.

Each month we unveil a new collection of Kindle books for $3.99 or less. Deals expire on the last day of each month. To sort and filter a list of this month's deals, click here. We also offer Kindle Daily Deals for adults and young readers. Individual books may have additional territory restrictions, and not all deals are available in all territories. Amazon may modify the selection of books offered at any time.

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Amazon US promotion: Kindle Countdown sales

Limited-Time Discounts on Kindle-Exclusive Books

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The Big Deal: Kindle Books Up to 85% Off

Now through February 2, save up to 85% on more than 600 Kindle books.

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55 Kindle Romance Books from $0.99 Each SALE

Treat yourself to a new romance novel. These Kindle romance books are priced from $0.99 to $1.99 each. Offer valid through February 14, 2014.

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20 Kindle Books for $2 Each

Whether your taste runs to mysteries, thrillers, romance, or science fiction, you'll find your next great read in this selection of Kindle books for only $2 apiece. Offer valid through February 28, 2014.

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Three thrillers (The Clifton Chronicles) by Jeffrey Archer from St. Martin's Press/Macmillan ($1.99 each) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (February 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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

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Today only, three thrillers (The Clifton Chronicles) by Jeffrey Archer are $1.99 each.

Unspeakable by Laura Griffin from Pocket Books/Simon and Schuster ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (February 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

* Also on Amazon CA

Add the professional narration (Audible.Com) of Unspeakable for a reduced price of $1.99 after you buy this Kindle book.

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Customer review: "This is a sizzling thriller with unforgettable characters."

ELAINA MCCORD WANTS TO FIND A KILLER. BUT HE’S ALREADY FOUND HER.

Elaina McCord’s dream of being an FBI profiler is threatened by her very first case—investigating a string of murders near a Texas beach resort. The victims, all young women, were drugged and brutally murdered, their bodies abandoned in desolate marshland. Elaina’s hunch—met with disbelief by local police—is that these are only the latest offerings from a serial killer who has been perfecting his art for years, growing bolder and more cunning with each strike.

True-crime writer Troy Stockton has a reputation as an irresistible playboy who gets his story at any cost. He’s the last person Elaina should trust, let alone be attracted to. But right now Troy, along with the elite team of forensics experts known as the Tracers, is her only ally in a case that’s turning dangerously personal. A killer is reaching out to Elaina, taunting her, letting her know how ruthless he is and how close he’s getting. Now it’s not just her career that’s in jeopardy—it’s her life. . . .

Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig from Angry Robot ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (February 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

* Also on Amazon CA

Add the professional narration (Audible.Com) of Blackbirds for a reduced price of $0.99 after you buy this Kindle book.

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Customer review: "A smart, seedy urban fantasy. Highly recommended."

Miriam Black knows when you will die.

Still in her early twenties, she's foreseen hundreds of car crashes, heart attacks, strokes, suicides, and slow deaths by cancer. But when Miriam hitches a ride with truck driver Louis Darling and shakes his hand, she sees that in thirty days Louis will be gruesomely murdered while he calls her name.

Miriam has given up trying to save people; that only makes their deaths happen. But Louis will die because he met her, and she will be the next victim. No matter what she does she can't save Louis. But if she wants to stay alive, she'll have to try.

Forgotten Sacrifice: The Arctic Convoys of World War II by Michael Walling from Osprey Publishing ($1.99) is the Kindle History Deal of the Day (February 31) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

* Also on Amazon CA

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Customer review: "I recommend this book to anyone interested in WWII history."

Hitler called Norway the “Zone of Destiny” for Nazi Germany because convoys from Churchill's Britain and Roosevelt's United States supplied Stalin’s Soviet Russia with critical equipment and foodstuffs during the darkest days of the German invasion.

The words "Murmansk Run" conjure visions of ice-laden ships and thoughts of freezing to death in seconds. For five long years, thousands of men and women fought ferociously in the coldest corner of hell on earth. Some fought for survival, some struggled to help others survive, and some sought to crush their enemies. If man-made death didn't get you, the Arctic's weapons of ice and cold would. These natural weapons killed regardless of whose side you were on or how just was your cause. No one escaped unscathed. Author Mike Walling captures the Arctic convoys’ bitter essence in Forgotten Sacrifice.

The story launches in October 1939, when Germany and the Soviet Union began diplomatic maneuvering. The action accelerates with Winston Churchill's decision in 1941 to provide supplies to Soviet forces battling the German invasion. From this point until the closing days of WWII in spring 1945, an unremitting sea battle raged within the confines of the always-lethal, ever-shifting Arctic ice pack and the savage Scandinavian coastline. Nearly 4.5 million tons of supplies were moved in 77 convoys over the course of 5 years in order to help the Soviet war effort. The Allies fought to keep the sea lanes open to Murmansk while the Germans were determined to slaughter every ship which dared to make the attempt. By the end of the convoys, 98 ships had been lost. Forgotten Sacrifice reveals a timeless tale of determination, heroism, sacrifice, and the strength of the human spirit.

Never Fall Down: A Novel by Patricia McCormick from Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins ($1.99) is the Kindle Teens Deal of the Day (February 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

* Also on Amazon CA

Add the professional narration (Audible.Com) of Never Fall Down: A Novel for a reduced price of $3.99 after you buy this Kindle book.

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Customer review: "A powerful and moving story about the time when the Khmer Rouge was in power in Cambodia."

This National Book Award nominee from two-time finalist Patricia McCormick is the unforgettable story of Arn Chorn-Pond, who defied the odds to survive the Cambodian genocide of 1975-1979 and the labor camps of the Khmer Rouge.

Based on the true story of Cambodian advocate Arn Chorn-Pond, and authentically told from his point of view as a young boy, this is an achingly raw and powerful historical novel about a child of war who becomes a man of peace. It includes an author's note and acknowledgments from Arn Chorn-Pond himself.

When soldiers arrive in his hometown, Arn is just a normal little boy. But after the soldiers march the entire population into the countryside, his life is changed forever.

Arn is separated from his family and assigned to a labor camp: working in the rice paddies under a blazing sun, he sees the other children dying before his eyes. One day, the soldiers ask if any of the kids can play an instrument. Arn's never played a note in his life, but he volunteers.

This decision will save his life, but it will pull him into the very center of what we know today as the Killing Fields. And just as the country is about to be liberated, Arn is handed a gun and forced to become a soldier.

Supports the Common Core State Standards.

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Audible Daily Deal - God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater UNABRIDGED by Kurt Vonnegut (Narrated by Eric Michael Summerer) for $1.95 (Regular Price:$29.95)

Publisher's Summary

Eliot Rosewater, a drunk volunteer fireman and president of the fabulously rich Rosewater Foundation, is about to attempt a noble experiment with human nature, with a little help from writer Kilgore Trout. The result is Kurt Vonnegut's funniest satire, an etched-in-acid portrayal of the greed, hypocrisy, and follies of the flesh we are all heir to.

As an added bonus, when you purchase any of our Audible Modern Vanguard productions of Kurt Vonnegut's books, you'll also get an exclusive Jim Atlas interview added to your library.
This production is part of our Audible Modern Vanguard line, a collection of important works from groundbreaking authors.

©1965 Kurt Vonnegut; (P)2008 Audible, Inc.

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Pivot Point by Kasie West from HarperTeen ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (February 1)

* Price matched on Amazon US

Product Description

When Addison Coleman's parents shock her with news of their divorce, she does what any other teen clairvoyant would do-uses her powers to see what life would be like with each parent. Love awaits her in both worlds, but so do danger and other risks as she decides which way to go in this outstanding debut novel from Kasie West.

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FYI, For Canadian Kindlers:

The Amazon February Monthly Deals in Kindle Books is a promo for Amazon Canada.

Each month we unveil a new collection of Kindle books for $3.99 or less. Deals expire on the last day of each month. Individual books may have additional territory restrictions, and not all deals are available in all territories. Amazon may modify the selection of books offered at any time.

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FYI, For Australian Kindlers:

The Amazon AU Kindle Summer Sale - Top Titles From $0.99 promo is ongoing until February 9.

Celebrate the sunshine with some great reads. Choose from best sellers and hidden gems, from romance to crime, with prices starting from $0.99 each. Offer ends 11:59 pm, February 9, 2014.

The Golden Scales (Makana Mysteries) by Parker Bilal from Bloomsbury Publishing ($1.39) is the Amazon AU Kindle Daily Deal (February 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

Product Description

Customer review: "This is an engrossing book, an atmospheric mystery and an engaging piece of fiction. The Golden Scales is not just a mystery novel; it is much more. Highly recommended."

Former police inspector Makana, in exile from his native Sudan, lives on a rickety Nile houseboat in Cairo, scratching out a living as a private investigator. When he receives a call from the notorious and powerful Saad Hanafi, he is thrust into a dangerous and glittering world. Hanafi is the owner of a star-studded football team and their most valuable player has vanished. His disappearance threatens to bring down not only the businessman's private empire but also the entire country.

Makana encounters Muslim extremists, Russian gangsters and a desperate mother hunting for her missing daughter, as his search stirs up painful memories, leading him back into the sights of an old and dangerous enemy...

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Bad Blood (DI Marjory Fleming) by Aline Templeton from Allison & Busby (£1.39) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (February 2) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

Product Description

Customer review: “A beautifully written book that stays with you long after reading the final page.”

Marnie Bruce has hyperthymesia; she can remember everything she has ever seen. Everything except from one fateful night when she was eleven; she woke up in an isolated cottage with a head injury and her mother gone.

Twenty years later Marnie heads back to Scotland seeking answers to what happened, but in the small town of Galloway, her mother’s disappearance still burns in the air and Marnie’s return looks set to tear open old wounds for many of the locals.

For DI Marjory Fleming the disappearance of Karen Bruce is a case she would prefer not to re-open but the ripple effect of Marnie’s return makes it clear this is one mystery that must be solved. As Fleming unravels the secrets of the past, she realises Marnie’s life is inextricably, terribly linked to a monstrous crime decades ago.

Can Fleming fit the puzzle together before it’s too late? And will the truth be one Marnie wants to remember?

Chasing Perfect (A Fool's Gold Novel - Book 1) by Susan Mallery from HQN Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (February 2) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: “…a wonderful magical book… pure escapism, I would highly recommend to anyone!”

Welcome to Fool's Gold, California, a charming community in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. There's lots to do and plenty of people to meet, especially women. Because there's just one tiny problem in Fool's Gold: the men don't seem to stick around.
Maybe it's the lure of big-city life, or maybe it's plain old bad luck, but regardless of the reason, the problem has to be fixed, fast. And Charity Jones may be just the city planner to do it. Charity's nomadic childhood has left her itching to settle down, and she immediately falls in love with all the storybook town has to offer—everything, that is, except its sexiest and most famous resident, former world-class cyclist Josh Golden.

With her long list of romantic disasters, she's not about to take a chance on another bad boy, even if everyone else thinks he's perfect just the way he is. But maybe that's just what he needs—someone who knows the value of his flaws. Someone who knows that he's just chasing perfect.

Never a Hero To Me by Tracy Black from Simon & Schuster UK (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (February 2) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

Product Description

Tracy Black was only five years old when her mother was hospitalised for the first of many occasions, leaving Tracy in the care of her father. His behaviour, seemingly overnight, changed from indifferent to violently abusive and, for the next seven years, Tracy was sexually and physically abused by her father, his friends and her own brother. All of the men were in the British Armed Forces.

Tracy's father compounded the abuse by sending her to baby-sit for his paedophile friends - whilst their own children slept in other rooms, these men would find excuses to leave later or return earlier than their wives in order to abuse her, with her own father's blessing. When she sought help and safety the doors were closed as the authorities closed ranks.

In this shocking and compelling book, Tracy Black pieces together the jigsaw of a story that has haunted her for the past forty years. She reveals the horrific betrayal of trust perpetrated by men who were considered upstanding citizens and heroes.

Tracy's tale reminds us all of the terrible ways in which paedophiles work and the secrets too many children are forced to carry alone. It is only now that she can tell her full story of recovery.

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Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson from Graywolf Press/Macmillan ($2.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (February 2) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "The book had a very evocative tone and in many ways reflected the sparse Norwegian winter that Trond lived through; truly a beautiful marriage of language and style."

We were going out stealing horses. That was what he said, standing at the door to the cabin where I was spending the summer with my father. I was fifteen. It was 1948 and one of the first days of July.

Trond’s friend Jon often appeared at his doorstep with an adventure in mind for the two of them. But this morning was different. What began as a joy ride on “borrowed” horses ends with Jon falling into a strange trance of grief. Trond soon learns what befell Jon earlier that day—an incident that marks the beginning of a series of vital losses for both boys.

Set in the easternmost region of Norway, Out Stealing Horses begins with an ending. Sixty-seven-year-old Trond has settled into a rustic cabin in an isolated area to live the rest of his life with a quiet deliberation. A meeting with his only neighbor, however, forces him to reflect on that fateful summer.

Willowleaf Lane by RaeAnne Thayne from Harlequin HQN ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (February 2) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

* Also on Amazon CA

Add the professional narration (Audible.Com) of Willowleaf Lane for a reduced price of $1.99 after you buy this Kindle book.

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Customer review: "Recommended for lovers of romance, and anyone who ever needed a second chance at life and love."

Sometimes going back is the best way to start over

Candy shop owner Charlotte Caine knows temptation. To reboot her life, shed weight and gain perspective, she's passing up sweet enticements left and right. But willpower doesn't come so easily when hell-raiser Spencer Gregory comes back to Hope's Crossing, bringing with him memories of broken promises and teen angst. A retired pro baseball player on the mend from injury—and a damaging scandal—he's interested in his own brand of reinvention.

Now everything about Spencer's new-and-improved lifestyle, from his mission to build a rehab facility for injured veterans to his clear devotion to his preteen daughter, Peyton, touches Charlotte's heart. Holding on to past hurt is her only protection against falling for him—again. But if she takes the risk, will she find in Spencer a hometown heartbreaker, or the hero she's always wanted?

Feed (The Newsflesh Trilogy) by Mira Grant from Orbit/Hachette ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (February 2) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

* Also on Amazon CA

Add the professional narration (Audible.Com) of Feed (The Newsflesh Trilogy) for a reduced price of $5.49 after you buy this Kindle book.

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Customer review: "This is much more cerebral than your standard zombie story."

The year was 2014. We had cured cancer. We had beat the common cold. But in doing so we created something new, something terrible that no one could stop. The infection spread, virus blocks taking over bodies and minds with one, unstoppable command: FEED.

Now, twenty years after the Rising, Georgia and Shaun Mason are on the trail of the biggest story of their lives-the dark conspiracy behind the infected. The truth will out, even if it kills them.


FEED is the electrifying and critically acclaimed novel of a world a half-step from our own---a novel of geeks, zombies, politics and social media.

Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker by Kevin Mitnick from Little, Brown and Company/Hachette ($2.99) is the Kindle Biography & Memoir Deal of the Day (February 2) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

* Also on Amazon CA

Add the professional narration (Audible.Com) of Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker for a reduced price of $2.99 after you buy this Kindle book.

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Customer review: "You'll encounter many jaw-dropping moments in reaction to the clever escapades captured in the book."

Kevin Mitnick was the most elusive computer break-in artist in history. He accessed computers and networks at the world's biggest companies--and however fast the authorities were, Mitnick was faster, sprinting through phone switches, computer systems, and cellular networks. He spent years skipping through cyberspace, always three steps ahead and labeled unstoppable. But for Kevin, hacking wasn't just about technological feats-it was an old fashioned confidence game that required guile and deception to trick the unwitting out of valuable information.

Driven by a powerful urge to accomplish the impossible, Mitnick bypassed security systems and blazed into major organizations including Motorola, Sun Microsystems, and Pacific Bell. But as the FBI's net began to tighten, Kevin went on the run, engaging in an increasingly sophisticated cat and mouse game that led through false identities, a host of cities, plenty of close shaves, and an ultimate showdown with the Feds, who would stop at nothing to bring him down.

Ghost in the Wires is a thrilling true story of intrigue, suspense, and unbelievable escape, and a portrait of a visionary whose creativity, skills, and persistence forced the authorities to rethink the way they pursued him, inspiring ripples that brought permanent changes in the way people and companies protect their most sensitive information.

The Misfits by James Howe from Atheneum Books for Young Readers ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (February 2) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

* Also on Amazon CA

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Customer review: "Howe brilliantly captures the agony of not fitting in, and the joy of finding a group to fit in with."

Age Level: 10 - 14 | Grade Level: 5 - 7

Kids who get called the worst names oftentimes find each other. That's how it was with us. Skeezie Tookis and Addie Carle and Joe Bunch and me. We call ourselves the Gang of Five, but there are only four of us. We do it to keep people on their toes. Make 'em wonder. Or maybe we do it because we figure that there's one more kid out there who's going to need a gang to be a part of. A misfit, like us.

Skeezie, Addie, Joe, and Bobby -- they've been friends forever. They laugh together, have lunch together, and get together once a week at the Candy Kitchen to eat ice cream and talk about important issues. Life isn't always fair, but at least they have each other -- and all they really want to do is survive the seventh grade.

That turns out to be more of a challenge than any of them had anticipated. Starting with Addie's refusal to say the Pledge of Allegiance and her insistence on creating a new political party to run for student council, the Gang of Five is in for the ride of their lives. Along the way they will learn about politics and popularity, love and loss, and what it means to be a misfit. After years of getting by, they are given the chance to stand up and be seen -- not as the one-word jokes their classmates have tried to reduce them to, but as the full, complicated human beings they are just beginning to discover they truly are.

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Hurricane Season: A Coach, His Team, and Their Triumph in the Time of Katrina by Neal Thompson from Free Press/Simon and Schuster ($1.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (February 2)

* Price matched on Amazon US

Add the professional narration (Audible.Com) of Hurricane Season: A Coach, His Team, and Their Triumph in the Time of Katrina for a reduced price of $4.99 after you buy this Kindle book.

Product Description

Whether you're rooting for the Seahawks or the Broncos (or neither and looking forward to the commercials) we can all root for this high school football coach and his team and their inspiring story. Journalist Neal Thompson chronicles this team who'd captured gridiron glory in the past and their quest to do it again after the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina.

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Audible Daily Deal - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Primary Phase (Dramatised) by Douglas Adams (Narrated by Peter Jones, Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, Mark Wing-Davey, Susan Sheridan, Stephen Moore) for $1.95 (Regular Price:$16.41)

Publisher's Summary

A Special Edition of the original radio series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978 and recently voted the Nation's Favourite Audiobook in a Guardian poll. Starring Peter Jones, Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, Mark Wing-Davey, Susan Sheridan and Stephen Moore, these six episodes (Fit the First to Fit the Sixth) have been remastered to modern-day standards by Dirk Maggs, and for the first time feature Philip Pope's arrangement of the familiar theme tune, with newly recorded announcements by John Marsh.

Also included on this Special Edition is Douglas Adams's Guide to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, first broadcast in 1999, which looks at the genesis and phenomenal success of the series.

©2008 BBC Audiobooks Ltd; (P)2008 BBC Audiobooks Ltd

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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles) by Marissa Meyer from Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan is $2.99 (Amazon US, Amazon CA)

Add the professional narration (Audible.Com) of Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles) for a reduced price of $3.95 after you buy this Kindle book.

Book Description

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . .

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons from Algonquin Books is $2.99 (Amazon US)

Add the professional narration (Audible.Com) of Ellen Foster for a reduced price of $9.49 after you buy this Kindle book.

Book Description

Oprah Book Club® Selection, October 1997
Winner of the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction and of the Ernest Hemingway Foundation's Citation for Fiction

"When I was little I would think of ways to kill my daddy. I would figure out this or that way and run it down through my head until it got easy."

So begins the tale of Ellen Foster, the brave and engaging heroine of Kaye Gibbons's first novel, which won the Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Wise, funny, affectionate and true, Ellen Foster is, as Walker Percy called it, "The real thing. Which is to say, a lovely, sometimes heart/wrenching novel.... [Ellen Foster] is as much a part of the backwoods South as a Faulkner character and a good deal more endearing."

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Purple Hibiscus: A Novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie from Algonquin Books is $3.99 (Amazon US)

Book Description

Fifteen-year-old Kambili and her older brother Jaja lead a privileged life in Enugu, Nigeria. They live in a beautiful house, with a caring family, and attend an exclusive missionary school. They're completely shielded from the troubles of the world. Yet, as Kambili reveals in her tender-voiced account, things are less perfect than they appear. Although her Papa is generous and well respected, he is fanatically religious and tyrannical at home—a home that is silent and suffocating.

As the country begins to fall apart under a military coup, Kambili and Jaja are sent to their aunt, a university professor outside the city, where they discover a life beyond the confines of their father’s authority. Books cram the shelves, curry and nutmeg permeate the air, and their cousins’ laughter rings throughout the house. When they return home, tensions within the family escalate, and Kambili must find the strength to keep her loved ones together.

Purple Hibiscus is an exquisite novel about the emotional turmoil of adolescence, the powerful bonds of family, and the bright promise of freedom.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who grew up in Nigeria, was shortlisted for the 2002 Caine Prize for African Writing.

The Hammer and the Blade by Paul S. Kemp from Angry Robot is $1.99 (Amazon US, Amazon CA)

Add the professional narration (Audible.Com) of The Hammer and the Blade for a reduced price of $3.49 after you buy this Kindle book.

Book Description

So here's the plan: Kill the demon, steal the treasure, and retire to a life of luxury!

It sounds easy when put like that. However, most unfortunately for warrior-priest Egil and sneak thief Nix, when the demon they kill turns out to have worshippers in high places, retirement is not an option.

A wonderfully fast-paced fantasy adventure redolent of the classic tales of swords and sorcery, from New York Times best-selling author Paul S. Kemp.

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Choose More, Lose More for Life by Chris Powell from Hyperion/Hachette ($2.99) is the KOBO Daily Deal (February 2)

* Price matched on Amazon US

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Transform Your Body, Transform Your Life!

Each season, millions of viewers tune in to see Chris Powell lead extraordinary transformations on ABC's breakout hit reality-transformation show, Extreme Weight Loss. Now, building on the basic weight-loss philosophy introduced in his bestselling book Choose to Lose, Chris has created a transformation plan anyone can follow--one that recognizes that no weight-loss journey is the same, and that more options mean longer-lasting results.

At the center of Chris Powell's Choose More, Lose More for Life is Chris's carb-cycling plan, which kicks your metabolism into full gear by alternating between low- and high-carb days. Never carb-cycled before? No problem. Powell provides all the information you need to get started and see immediate results. Been carb-cycling but need to shake things up? This book provides four different cycles--Easy, Classic, Turbo, and Fit--to help you find a plan that fits you.

Chris also understands that weight loss plateaus when we get bored. So in this book, he focuses on choices--including more than twenty new workouts called Nine-Minute Missions--that pack maximum results into minimal time. He also offers more delicious and easy recipes to keep you eating well, more tracking logs to keep you motivated, and more success stories to inspire you as you write your own--one that lasts for the rest of your life!

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The King's Hounds (The King's Hounds series) by Martin Jensen from AmazonCrossing (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (February 3) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: “I loved this book from the very first chapter. Instantly, I was transported to a historical period in our nation's evolution, that was rich in colour and broad in character.....I loved escaping to the 7th century.

The first in the bestselling Danish series of historical mysteries

The newly crowned King Cnut of Denmark has conquered England and rules his new empire from Oxford. The year is 1018 and the war is finally over, but the unified kingdom is far from peaceful.

Halfdan’s mixed lineage—half Danish, half Saxon—has made him a pauper in the new kingdom. His father, his brother, and the land he should have inherited were all taken by the new king’s men. He lost everything to the war but his sense of humor. Once a proud nobleman, Halfdan now wanders the country aimlessly, powered only by his considerable charm and some petty theft. When he finds an unlikely ally in Winston, a former monk, he sees no reason not to accept his strange invitation to travel together to Oxford. Winston has been commissioned to paint a portrait of the king at the invitation of his new wife, and the protection of a clever man like Halfdan is well worth its price in wine and bread.

But when the pair’s arrival in court coincides with news of a murder, the king has a brilliant idea: Why not enlist the newly arrived womanizing half-Dane and the Saxon intellectual to defuse a politically explosive situation? The pair represents both sides of the conflict and seem to have crime-solving skills to boot. In their search for the killer, Halfdan and Winston find seduction, adventure, and scandal in the wild early days of Cnut’s rule.

Two 'Caitlyn O'Connell' Novels by Delilah Devlin from Montlake Romance (£0.99 each) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (February 3) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Two 'Caitlyn O'Connell' Novels by Delilah Devlin are £0.99 each.

Lost Souls (A Caitlyn O'Connell Novel)
Shattered Souls (A Caitlyn O'Connell Novel)

Year Zero: A History of 1945 by Ian Buruma from Atlantic Books (£1.59) is the Amazon UK Kindle Deal of the Day (February 3) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: “Covering a period of time when the world was in chaos. It is well researched, well presented and a good read.”

Many books have been written, and continue to be written, about the Second World War: military histories, histories of the Holocaust, the war in Asia, or collaboration and resistance in Europe. Few books have taken a close look at the immediate aftermath of the worldwide catastrophe.

Drawing on hundreds of eye-witness accounts and personal stories, this sweeping book examines the seven months (in Europe) and four months (in Asia) that followed the surrender of the Axis powers, from the fate of Holocaust survivors liberated from the concentration camps, and the formation of the state of Israel, to the incipient civil war in China, and the allied occupation of Japan.

It was a time when terrible revenge was taken on collaborators and their former masters; of ubiquitous black markets, war crime tribunals; and the servicing of millions of occupation troops, former foes in some places, liberators in others. But Year Zero is not just a story of vengeance. It was also a new beginning, of democratic restorations in Japan and West Germany, of social democracy in Britain and of a new world order under the United Nations.

If construction follows destruction, Year Zero describes that extraordinary moment in between, when people faced the wreckage, full of despair, as well as great hope. An old world had been destroyed; a new one was yet to be built.

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Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante from Atlantic Monthly Press ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (February 3) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "A mesmerizing exploration of a deteriorating mind."

A New York Times Editor's Choice
An NPR, Vogue, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Globe and Mail Summer Reading Pick

A stunning first novel, both literary and thriller, about a retired orthopedic surgeon with dementia, Turn of Mind has already received worldwide attention. With unmatched patience and a pulsating intensity, Alice LaPlante brings us deep into a brilliant woman’s deteriorating mind, where the impossibility of recognizing reality can be both a blessing and a curse.

As the book opens, Dr. Jennifer White’s best friend, Amanda, who lived down the block, has been killed, and four fingers surgically removed from her hand. Dr. White is the prime suspect and she herself doesn’t know whether she did it. Told in White’s own voice, fractured and eloquent, a picture emerges of the surprisingly intimate, complex alliance between these life-long friends—two proud, forceful women who were at times each other’s most formidable adversaries. As the investigation into the murder deepens and White’s relationships with her live-in caretaker and two grown children intensify, a chilling question lingers: is White’s shattered memory preventing her from revealing the truth or helping her to hide it?

A startling portrait of a disintegrating mind clinging to bits of reality through anger, frustration, shame, and unspeakable loss, Turn of Mind is a remarkable debut that examines the deception and frailty of memory and how it defines our very existence.

The Birthday Scandal by Leigh Michaels from Montlake Romance ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (February 3) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "Cleverly written, impossible to set down, and just practically perfect in every way."

A Regency birthday party leads to love—and scandal!

When Lucien, Isabelle, and Emily are invited to their great-uncle’s seventieth birthday party, they hope the elderly duke’s promise to make their lives easier means they’ll be receiving cash. What they don’t expect to find is love…and scandal!

Lucien, incensed by his father’s announcement that he’s marrying a girl even younger than Lucien, resolves to convince the bride to back out—no matter what it takes. After a year of a marriage of convenience, Isabel is horrified to find her husband occupying the room next door—and making it clear he intends to move into her bed. And Emily, disillusioned by the whole notion of marriage after the death of her fiancé, decides it’s time to take a lover instead…

Three siblings, three romances—and three scandals—keep the ton buzzing in this Regency romp!

Alien Honor (A Fenris Novel) by Vaughn Heppner from 47North ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (February 3) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This book is a must-read for anyone interested in science fiction or fantasy."

2457 AD. Premier Lang is a dictator ruling a solar system in crisis. The human race is still haunted by the Doom Star days, and millions dwell in slums below Earth’s surface. The pristine star system of New Eden is a beacon of hope —but it is 230 light years away. Getting there will be a challenge unlike any ever attempted by mankind. Only with the help of “Specials,” human telepaths who can create rips in space, will the ship stand a chance of traveling the vast distance.

But when one telepath makes a disastrous deal with an alien enemy, the entire mission takes a deadly turn. Can a fledgling Special with steely street smarts save humanity as the dwindling crew makes the final, frightening leap toward New Eden?

An inspired work of sci-fi adventure and combat, Alien Honor delivers a thrilling showdown between humans and a terrifying alien menace.

Karma Gone Bad: How I Learned to Love Mangos, Bollywood and Water Buffalo by Jenny Feldon from Sourcebooks ($2.99) is the Kindle Travel Deal of the Day (February 3) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Customer review: "This is witty, sad, and has an ending that makes you feel good about yourself."

In the tradition of Holy Cow and Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven, a fascinating travel memoir of finding yourself in the India of rickshaws and rainy seasons.

Jenny was miserable, and it was all India's fault...until she realized it wasn't.

When Jenny's husband gets transferred to India for work, she looks forward to a new life filled with glamorous expat friends and exciting adventures. What she doesn't expect is endless bouts of food poisoning, buffalo in the streets, and crippling loneliness in one of the most densely populated countries in the world.

Ten thousand miles away from home, Jenny struggles to fight off depression and anger as her sense of self and her marriage begin to unravel. But after months of bitterness and takeout pizza, Jenny realizes what the universe has been trying to tell her all along: India doesn't need to change. She does. Equal parts frustration, absurdity, and revelation, this is the true story of a Starbucks-loving city girl finding beauty in the chaos and making her way in the land of karma.

four Maisy books by Lucy Cousins from Candlewick ($1.99 each) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (February 3) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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