FREE (and bargain) books for the Kindle - July 2011

[koland]

It's a new month and there are new freebies. Several bargains from last month remain, so be sure to check the previous thread, HERE.

This is the sticky thread for free and bargain books in the Kindle store for July 2011. Rather than try to update the first post with a list of all the books, which is continually changing, instead new books will be posted at the end of the thread and each month there will be a new thread, letting the old one drop off the top of the forum. Anyone can post to the thread, but there are a few rules:

1. Only books in the kindle store. Yes, I realize that free books elsewhere will often work on the Kindle, but those should be reported in the Deals forum. This list is for those who only get their books from the Kindle store (and there are many who do) and don't want to deal with having to download and transfer books from elsewhere.
2. Do not edit old messages to add new books. Most people read this thread by clicking to see new posts. If you edit old messages, then no one is notified of a new post and often won't see the updates when they click to see new messages. If you need to edit an old message to correct a link or other info (or even want to note a book that is no longer free), that is perfectly ok.
3. No shortened URL's. No one likes to click on a link and end up somewhere that they were not expecting and few of the URL shorteners allow you to set up a preview mode so that you get a chance to see the destination first. So, use the full URL in your posting (yes, you can still just post a link on the title, but with the full URL, everyone can look at the status line or use Copy Shortcut to see where they will go before the new site opens).
4. No author self-promotions (unless your book is free in the Kindle store) or self-published books. If you are a Kindle author and posting another's work, it should be either a non-self-published book or one that you've read to the end and would not feel embarrassed to recommend to your mother, closest friends and priest/minister (assuming they read the same genre). In other words, the writing is exceptional (no misspellings or substituted words, grammar rules obeyed formatting that looks good on the Kindle screen). It isn't that we don't want you to post, but author self-promotions can overwhelm the list and a special child forum in the Deals and Bargains section has been provided for this purpose.
5. No excerpts or sample chapters (business minis are ok, so long as they are not just samples of another book)
6. Please indicate the price of any book that is not being offered free. You don't have to say "free" if one is, but it would be nice if you include that in the message. The maximum price for bargains is a bit flexible, but generally under $2 and nothing over $5, unless it is a volume that contains several titles in one and the total price per book puts it into the bargain realm or the digital price is below 25% of the list print price and 50% of the digital list price; this lets you include high priced reference books or cookbooks that are extremely heavily discounted, for one reason or another (but, let's not include books that Amazon has at $9.99 all the time, ok?).
7. If you see the genre of a book and it isn't clear from the book description that you post, please include it; conversely, if someone leaves this off, don't post to berate them, but you can post to include that info for others.
8. If you are posting a book that is free in the UK Amazon store, please say so. Also, if you do not have your current location set in your profile (below your name, it shows next to all of your posts), then add that to your post (as it "this is free here in Canada"). To all: please note that whether or not a book is free in a country other than the one a person is logged into is not easily discovered. The person who posts often has no way to determine that you will pay a different amount if you are in a different country. Also, prices at Amazon can change minute to minute and freebies can last as little as an hour (possibly less), so always check the price before one-clicking. If you discover that a book costs more (other than the "standard" $2+VAT international fee Amazon often takes onto books outside the US), you may leave a single comment with the country and price/restriction (for example: "This book costs $9.99 in the UK" or "Not available in Canada").
9. Try to keep chit-chat to a minimum. That will keep notifications of a new message in the thread down to (generally) only when a new book has been posted, making the thread more useful for all.

If you agree or disagree with the rules, have more to be added, etc, please send me a private message, rather than replying here. I'll discuss it with the moderators and we'll modify as needed.

[koland]

NOTE: This post is currently being reviewed and will be updated to remove those that are no longer free, as well as add those that are free as of July 1. Until this notice is removed, the selections below may include those that went back up in price sometime in June. Also see the thread from last month for latest freebies.

Here are all the current freebies that are actually "books" (self-contained, at least a short story or novella), arranged by genre. The list can change at any time (one freebie posted this morning was already back to full price by evening), so always check the current price before clicking to purchase.

Mystery / Thriller / Suspense / Miscellaneous
A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak #1) by Dana Stabenow
The Curse of the Holy Pail by Sue Ann Jaffarian
A Cure to Die For: A Medical Thriller by Stephen G. Mitchell
H When Hell is the Favourable Option...... , by David C Jaundrell
Lot's Return to Sodom: A Liv Bergen Mystery by Sandra Brannan

The Amersham Rubies, by Rhys Bowen
The Duchess's Tattoo: Thoughts on THE AMERICAN HEIRESS, by Daisy Goodwin
The Life and Death of Lauren Conway: A Companion to Without Mercy by Lisa Jackson
A Chunk of Hell, by Steven Sidor
Amberville, by Tim Davys, free for Asia & Pacific only
The Aimee Leduc Companion, by Phil Gaskill
Fallen from Grace: A Bonus Dark Mirror Short Story by M.J. Putney
Turned at Dark: A Bonus Shadow Falls Short Story by C. C. Hunter
Squidge: Little Elf, Big Trouble
Julia Spencer-Fleming's Letters to a Soldier
Countdown
The Hunters: A Novella
The Blood That Bonds
Cat Calls
The Middle Passage
The Backstory to Think Twice
Serial
Boob Tube
Whirl of the Wheel
When Night Falls
Tumor Chapter 1

Fantasy and Science Fiction
Fire Lord's Lover, by Kathryne Kennedy
The Last Drop, by L. Ron Hubbard
Lord Demon's Delight: Demons of Dunmore, Book 1 by Gia Dawn
If at First . . . (Short Story) by Peter F. Hamilton

The Golden Acorn, by Catherine Cooper
Photographs & Phantoms, by Cindy Spencer Pape
The Abandoned , by Amanda Stevens
Young Lord of Khadora, Book 1 of Forgotten Legacy, by Richard S. Tuttle
Heart of the Sea: An Others Bonus Story
Origins (Spinward Fringe)
Soul Identity
Shatter (The Children of Man)
Girls to the Rescue Book #1: Tales of Clever Courageous Girls from Around the World
Travellers' Rest
Necromancer: A Novella
The Unsuspecting Mage (The Morcyth Saga) [
Dead Drop: A Lawson Vampire Bonus Story
Remedial Magic
Beasts and BFFs
Retro Demonology
The New World
Chapter 15.5
Bright of the Sky (Book 1 of The Entire and the Rose)
The Wild's Call
Swashbuckling Fantasy: 10 Thrilling Tales of Magical Adventure
Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #1: Precipice
Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #2: Skyborn
Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #3: Paragon
Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #4: Savior
Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #5: Purgatory
Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #6: Sentinel

Romance
Lady of Hay, by Barbara Erskine
Mistress' House by Leigh Michaels
Kiss at Your Own Risk by Stephanie Rowe
Never a Bride by Amelia Grey
Giving Chase: Chase Brothers, Book 1 by Lauren Dane
Summer Wishes, by Kailin Gow
His Lady Mistress by Elizabeth Rolls ($0.01)
A Hint of Rapture by Miriam Minger
Griffin's Daughter (The Griffin's Daughter Series) by Leslie Ann Moore
Griffin's Daughter: Paranormal Romance (Young Adult Version) by Leslie Ann Moore
Falling Star, by Diana Dempsey


Baby, I'm Yours, by STEPHANIE BOND
Love a la Carte, by Jeffrey Stepakoff
Second Sight Dating
Outta the Bag (Me, Myself and Why? Prequel)
Slow Ride: A Rough Riders story
Catching Caroline
A Santangelo Story
I Thought It Was You: Grimm's Circle, Book 2.5
Seducing Jane Porter
Colters' Wife
Sheltering Hearts
The Bride's Baby
Speed Dating
A Very Special Delivery
Homespun Bride
Once a Cowboy
Baby Bonanza
Kiss Me Deadly
Slow Hands
Irresistible Forces
Dancing in the Moonlight
Hide in Plain Sight
Crime Scene at Cardwell Ranch

Non-Fiction
Business and Competitive Analysis Methods, by Craig S. Fleisher and Babette E. Bensoussan
How to Make Money Marketing Your Business on LinkedIn by Jamie Turner
The Truth About Perfecting Your Presentation Skills (Collection) by Michael Solomon, James O'Rourke, Natalie Canavor and Claire Meirowitz
Antibiotic Resistance: Understanding and Responding to an Emerging Crisis by David S. Perlin and Karl S. Drlica
Ignited: Managers! Light Up Your Company and Career for More Power More Purpose and More Success by Vince Thompson
Divorce Sucks, by Mary Jo Eustace and Joanne Kimes
Circle of Friends Cookbook - 25 Dip & Spread Recipes
Reining In The Imperial Presidency, by House Committee on the Judiciary
Letters To President Obama by Jr., Hanes Walton and Josephine A.V. Allen
Living off the Grid: A Simple Guide to Creating and Maintaining a Self-reliant Supply of Energy, Water, Shelter and More by David Black
Small Wars Manual by United States Marine Corps
U.S. Army Hand-To-Hand Combat by Department of the Army
Hunting Bin Laden by Rob Schultheis
How To Stage A Military Coup by David Hebditch and Ken Connor
Compete, Play, Win: Finding Your Best Competitive Self by David Apostolico
Stick It To The Man by Ronald Lewis
How To See Europe On 50 Cents a Day by Lee Meriwether
Where The Hell Is Matt? by Matt Harding

Blindsided, by Tolman Farrah Geffs
Tales of the Revolution: True Stories of People who are Poking the Box and Making a Difference, by Seth Godin
Cooking with Yashim: Turkish Recipes and a Preview of An Evil Eye, by Jason Goodwin
Aftershock: The Blast That Shook Psycho Platoon, by T. Christian Miller and Daniel Zwerdling
Arctic Fever, by Bruce Barcott
How I Wrote My First Book: the story behind the story, edited by Anne K. Edwards and Lida E. Quillen
Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny, by Suze Orman, free for Canadia/Europe/Asia/Pacific only
Hydrofracked? One Man's Mystery Leads to a Backlash Against Natural Gas Drilling
The Guilt Free 3
The President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2012
Lose Weight WITHOUT Dieting
The Rules of Chess
Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2011
Democratizing Innovation
Economic Report of the President
Publish on Amazon Kindle with Kindle Direct Publishing

Textbooks
CK-12 21st Century Physics
CK-12 Advanced Probability and Statistics
CK-12 Biology I - Honors
CK-12 Calculus
CK-12 Chemistry
CK-12 Earth Science
CK-12 Engineering: An Introduction for High School
CK-12 Geometry
CK-12 Life Science
CK-12 People's Physics Book Version 2
CK-12 Trigonometry

Religious/Christian Fiction and Non-Fiction
The Message Solo New Testament by Eugene Peterson
Day of War (Lion of War Series) by Cliff Graham
Back on Murder by J. Mark Bertrand
Breathe: A Novel of Colorado by Lisa T. Bergren
All Through the Night by Davis Bunn
Through the Fire by Shawn Grady
The Thirteenth Gift, by Charlene Costanzo
Surrender the Heart, by MaryLu Tyndall
Gods and Kings: Chronicles of the Kings #1 by Lynn Austin

Mormonism Mama And Me, by Thelma Geer
Too Close to Home (Women of Justice Series #1), by Lynette Eason
A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World , by Paul Miller
A Promise of Forever Love, by Vanessa Miller
Making Waves, by Lorna Seilstad
Secret in Salem, by Sheri Anderson
Two Wars, by Nate Self
Disaster Status, by Candace Calvert
It Happens Every Spring (The Four Seasons of a Marriage Series #1), by Catherine Palmer and Gary Chapman
Today We Are Rich, by Tim Sanders
Doing Good, by Christopher Momany
Lie Down in Green Pastures, by DEBBIE VIGUIE
The Call of Zulina, by Kay Marshall Strom
Digital Disciple, by Adam Thomas
Almost Perfect (Perfect Trilogy), by Julie Ortolon
Love Me If You Must (Patricia Amble Mystery Series #1)
Craving God
Light of Eidon
Fools Rush In
Daughter of Joy
The Holy Bible: HCSB Digital Text Edition
Stuck in the Middle (Sister-to-Sister, Book 1)
Invisible (Ivy Malone Mystery Series #1)
The Holy Bible English Standard Version (ESV)
Relentless (Dominion Trilogy #1)
Autobiography of a Yogi (Reprint of Original 1946 Edition)

Kindle Games
Pixel Perfect Puzzles
Dots and Boxes
Number Slide
Video Poker
Jumble, 3 Free Puzzles
Blackjack
Mine Sweeper
Every Word
Shuffled Row

Erotica
Hot Rods: Gay Erotic Stories, by Sean Laurence

A Little Harmless Sex, by Melissa Schroeder
Long Hard Ride, by Lorelei James
Rampant, by Saskia Walker (UK/Europe only)
Ghostly Awakening, by Lacey Savage
Masks, by Evangeline Anderson
Stolen Hearts , by Karen Erickson,
Destiny by Design , by Wylie Kinson
After the Ceremony, by Tielle St. Clare
The After Party, by Wynter Daniels
Acquired Taste, by Shayla Kersten
Let's Get Naked, by LaCroix
Love Pursued, by Sandra Heath
Shelley's Secret, by Jean Hart Stewart
Holiday Hostage, by Kelly Fitzpatrick
Bride's Holiday Gift, by Solange Ayre
Stockholm Seduction
Sporting Wood
Saying Yes
Remembered Love
Discovering Sofia
City of Sin
Emerald Green
Spirit Lift
An Unwanted Hunger
All in Time
Nocked for a Loop
Eland
Spirit's Release
Erotique
Take Me
Peak Energy
Danu, The Return
Desire in the Dark
Not Just an Orgy
Better Late Than Never
Door Prize
Hot Moon Rising
Maui Heat
Scoring
Lap Dance
Master's Thief
Hot for the Reunion
Haunted by the Past
Playing Hardball
His Voice, His Command
Shapeshifter's Craving
Kayla's Birthday Present
The Bad Widow
Her Very Special Robot
Hunting Evander
Outlaw Lovers Dossier
Seychelles Sunset
Larkspur
Reaper's Justice
Tessa's Ambassador
Interlude in Pearl
Thrill of the Hunt
First Taste
Tween Hopeful and Hopeless
Waiting at Eros
The Next Big Thing
Goodbye Blues, Hello Love
Red Satin
Stakeout for Love
Unexpected Comfort
Message for Minerva
Christmas ScandalNot!
Just Like Old Times
Song of the Swan

UK Kindle Store
10 Fun Things To Do With Your Microwave, by Instructables Authors (UK link)
Easy Appetizer Recipes, by Instructables Authors (UK link)
Easy Vegetarian Recipes, by Instructables Authors (UK link)



From Pac-Man to Pop Music, by Karen Collins (UK link)
UK link
The Charmer ($0.99 US), by Autumn Dawn (UK link)
The Brand Within, by Daymond John UK link
Kane and Abel , by Jeffrey Archer, is free for UK customers in the Kindle store (UK link)
The CV, by Alan Sugar (UK link)
Rampant, by Saskia Walker (UK link) Also free in Europe (US store)
Spying in High Heels ($0.99 US), by Gemma Halliday UK link
Too Close For Comfort, by Adam Croft (UK link)
Graveyard Games, by Sheri Leigh (UK link)
A Death In Beverly Hills, by David Grace (UK link)
Clawback , by Gemma Rice (UK link)
21 Projects Guaranteed to Keep Your Kids Occupied This Weekend , by Instructables (UK link)
Amazing Cakes, by Instructables (UK link) 16MB in size
How to Sew: Basics
Her Vampire Husband
Their Newborn Gift
Mia's Scandal
Wedding at King's Convenience
Bought: Destitute Yet Defiant
The Millionaire's Ultimate Catch
Emergency: Wife Lost and Found
Wicked Rake, Defiant Mistress
Cody
Colorado Abduction
New Digital Media and Learning as an Emerging Area
The Civic Potential of Video Games
Turn your sales force into profit heroes: How to Unlock Your Team's Inner Strength
A Lesson in Passion
The First Completely Electronic Robot and Science Fiction Limerick Book
Children's Bible Stories - Noah's Ark
The Book of Biff #1 Target Practice
50 Reasons to Say Goodbye
Bit Literacy: Productivity in the Age of Information and E-mail Overload
Sudden Death

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Bargain book:

The Everything Mediterranean Diet Book: All You Need to Lose Weight and Stay Healthy! by Connie Diekman is $1.99 at the US Kindle Store ($9.99 at B&N)

Product Description

Did you know that eating nutrient-rich vegetables, healthful olive oils, and getting plenty of exercise can help you shed pounds and prevent diseases? It's true! In The Everything Mediterranean Diet Book, veteran dietician Connie Diekman counsels you on how eating a diet direct from the Mediterranean-as well as getting plenty of exercise-will have you dropping a size (or two!) in no time! Not only will you learn how to adopt heart-healthy habits, you'll also find the book packed with 100 delicious recipes such as:

Chicken Tagine with Whole Wheat Couscous
White Bean and Tomato Pizza
Grilled Fennel Shrimp
Pancetta with Peaches
Hazelnut Ricotta Cake

This is the Mediterranean Diet you've heard so much about, demystified. By learning to utilize the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid, you'll eat your way to better health!

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Bargain SciFi :

Alternate Gerrolds: An Assortment of Fictitious Lives by David Gerrold is $0.99 at the US Kindle store ($9.99 at B&N)

Product Description

David Gerrold takes you on a tour of alternate universes … universes where Santa Claus isn’t nice and the best man is actually elected president; where Ronald Reagan and Gregory Peck command the plane carrying the first atomic bomb and John F. Kennedy stars in the hit show Star Track, where Franz Kafka doesn’t write fiction and the Devil holds educational seminars.

David Gerrold is the author of the Hugo and Nebula Award–nominated The Man Who Folded Himself, the Star Wolf, Dingillian, and Chtorr series, and When Harlie Was One. He also wrote "The Trouble with Tribbles" episode of Star Trek, voted the most popular Star Trek episode of all time.

Note: The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold is $2.99 at both Amazon and B&N

Product Description:

The Man Who Folded Himself is a classic science fiction novel by award-winning author David Gerrold. This work was nominated for both Hugo and Nebula awards and is considered by some critics to be the finest time travel novel ever written.

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Heartless by Anne Elisabeth Stengl (Christian)

Description
The Dragon King Seeks His Princess—

Who Dares to Stop Him?

Princess Una of Parumvir has come of age and will soon marry. She dreams of a charming prince, but when her first suitor arrives, he's not what she'd hoped. Prince Aethelbald of mysterious Farthestshore has travelled a great distance to prove his love—and also to bring hushed warnings of danger. A dragon is rumored to be on the hunt and blazing a path of terror.

Una, smitten instead with a more dashing prince, refuses Aethelbald's offer—and ignores his cautions with dire consequences. Soon the Dragon King himself is in Parumvir and Una, in giving her heart away unwisely, finds herself in his sights. Only those courageous enough to risk everything have a hope of fighting off this advancing evil.

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The Outsider: A Novel by Ann H. Gabhart (Christian)

Product Description
For as long as she can remember, Gabrielle Hope has had the gift of knowing--visions that warn of things to come. When she and her mother joined the Pleasant Hill Shaker community in 1807, the community embraced her gift. But Gabrielle fears this gift, for the visions are often ones of sorrow and tragedy. When one of these visions comes to pass, a local doctor must be brought in to save the life of a young man, setting into motion a chain of events that will challenge Gabrielle's loyalty to the Shakers. As she falls deeper into a forbidden love for this man of the world, Gabrielle must make a choice. Can she experience true happiness in this simple and chaste community? Or will she abandon her brothers and sisters for a life of the unknown?

Soulful and filled with romance, The Outsider lets readers live within a bygone time among a unique and peculiar people. This tender and thought-provoking story will leave readers wanting more from this writer.

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The Maverick Experiment by Drew Berquist is free again at the Kindle store

Product Description
Breaking all the rules, a battle-hardened group of fighters confront Afghan terrorists on their own terms

In wartime, some operations have to be conducted outside the normal lines of authority. Nowhere is this more true than in modern Afghanistan, the setting for this riveting military thriller.

Derek Stevens is an experienced interrogator fluent in multiple languages and highly trained in weapons and escape and evasion techniques. He is the ideal candidate to lead a crew on a top-secret mission into Afghanistan to neutralize Taliban leaders. That mission, as it turns out, is much more challenging than even he had expected.

Stevens’ assignment leads him and his maverick warriors through the most dangerous prison in Kabul and into the Pakistani heartland of the terrorist resistance. Working deep undercover, they deliver tough justice to the world’s toughest terrorists.

Drawn from the author’s own experiences with the U.S. intelligence and Special Operations communities, The Maverick Experiment reveals the inner workings of the international intelligence machine and the gritty, blood-soaked reality of life on the front lines of the war in Afghanistan.

[koland]

Tuscan Holiday, by Holly Chamberlin

Book Description
In this smart, tender, insightful new novel, bestselling author Holly Chamberlin introduces two very different women who, over the course of two unforgettable weeks, learn about unbreakable bonds, unshakeable love, and the chances that come once in a lifetime -- and change us forever...When Elizabeth Caldwell planned a trip to Florence with her daughter, Marina, she secretly hoped for a warm, fuzzy bonding experience worthy of a Lifetime movie. But Marina -- twenty-one, newly graduated, and close to her mom in many ways -- has always been more the PBS type: dependable, practical, and completely in control. Elizabeth knows Marina wants to avoid the kind of "stupid mistake" that left Elizabeth a single mother at twenty-two, and she's bitten her tongue as Marina settles for a wealthy fiance who gives her everything she thinks she wants. After all, Elizabeth? -- unable to bring herself to fully commit to the man she has dated for years -- is hardly an expert in romance. Still, a lot can happen on vacation, especially in Tuscany, where every scent borne on the warm breeze inspires delight, and every view makes the heart soar. There, on streets once walked by Dante and Michaelangelo, Marina is blindsided by a gorgeous Italian named Luca who shows her how gloriously unpredictable passion can be, and Elizabeth finally lets go of the role that has defined her for so long to embrace her own uncertain future...

[koland]

Bake Sale Murder, by Leslie Meier, is the thirteenth in her Lucy Stone series.

Book Description
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?

[koland]

Hunted By The Others, by Jess Haines

Book Description
They are the Others--the vampires, mages, and werewolves once thought to exist only in our imaginations. Now they're stepping out of the shadows, and nothing in our world will ever be the same again. . .

In A Town Like This, Being A P.I. Can Be Murder

Shiarra Waynest's detective work was dangerous enough when her client base was strictly mortal. But ailing finances have forced her to accept a lucrative case that could save her firm--if it doesn't kill her first. Shiarra has signed on to work for a high-level mage to recover an ancient artifact owned by one of New York's most powerful vampires.

As soon as Shiarra meets sexy, mesmerizing vamp Alec Royce, she knows her assignment is even more complicated than she thought. With a clandestine anti-Other group trying to recruit her, and magi being eliminated, Shiarra needs back-up and enlists her ex-boyfriend--a werewolf whose non-furry form is disarmingly appealing--and a nerdy mage with surprising talents. But it may not be enough. In a city where the undead roam, magic rules, and even the Others aren't always what they seem, Shiarra has just become the secret weapon in a battle between good and evil--whether she likes it or not. . .

[koland]

The Romance of Tristan and Iseult, by Joseph Bedier, Vincent Nicolosi (Editor) and Hilaire Belloc (Translator), published by Fonthill Press, is free in the Kindle store (as is a scanned edition of this classic). Likely a pricing error or short-term promotion, as the hardcover edition is coming out in October.

Book Description
The most complete and beautiful version of Joseph Bedier's classic ever to appear in English includes Gaston Paris's original Preface, Bedier's historic essay "On the Nature of the Legend of Tristan and Iseult," and Vincent Nicolosi's Introduction, which sheds light on the tale's Celtic nature and origins. Joseph Bedier published Le Roman de Tristan et Iseut in 1900 in Paris. A few years later, Hilaire Belloc introduced the English-speaking world to this marvelous tale-or rather part of this tale. One shortcoming of Belloc's otherwise compelling and exquisite translation is that he omitted, suppressed, so very much-in fact, four chapters, either in their entirety or in part, along with a scattering of sections, phrases, and single words. Some of Belloc's omissions were inexplicable, though he obviously found certain passages too steamy and indelicate. Now, Fonthill Press makes available the most complete, exquisite, and definitive edition of Joseph Bedier's The Romance of Tristan and Iseult to ever appear in the English language.

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Free indies:

Demonspawn by Scott Reeves

The Sacrifice by Janice Daugharty

The Bridge: A Horror Novella by Amanda Lawrence Auverigne

SNAKE SKIN by CJ Lyons (Legacy Books)

Australia's Red Centre (Australian) by Brian Lawrenson

Modern Buddhism - The Path of Compassion and Wisdom - Volume 2 Tantra by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso (Tharpa Publications)

Modern Buddhism - The Path of Compassion and Wisdom - Volume 3 Prayers for Daily Practice Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

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FYI, new Kindle app:

Inheritance (A text adventure for Kindle) by Gang of Penguins ($1.99)

Product Description
Inheritance is a text adventure in which you use the items you find to solve puzzles that help you advance through the game.

In the game, you play a character whose crazy uncle Osmo passed away recently, leaving you everything. But there's a catch. He has turned his house into a series of crazy challenges that you'll have to overcome if you want to see a dime! What is the deal with that elevator? How do you get past the tiger? And most important of all, where can a person find a decent pair of sneakers?

Inheritance uses an innovative new input system to make moving through the adventure fast and easy. Now you can enjoy all the laughs and fun of classic-style adventure games without all the typing and guesswork.

Play Inheritance and discover a lighthearted adventure filled with puzzles that will delight clever readers.

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Einstein's Refrigerator: And Other Stories from the Flip Side of History by Steve Silverman is free at the US Kindle store

Product Description
Steve Silverman was looking for a way to add some spice to his high school lectures when he realized that weird and bizarre true-life stories would capture his students' attention. In fact, they worked so well that the science teacher then began posting his discoveries to his own Web site, which he dubbed Useless Information. Well-researched and clearly sourced, Silverman's unusual tidbits have gained a wide following. In Einstein's Refridgerator, Silverman collects more than 30 of the most fascinating stories he has gathered - tales of forgotten genius, great blunders, and incredible feats of survival, as well as answers to puzzling questions. Einstein's Refridgerator is a remarkable book with spellbinding stories. Whatever happened to the refrigerator Einstein helped invent? While it never became a commercial success, its underlying concepts became the basis for cooling nuclear breeder reactors.

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Taken by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins (US Kindle)

Product Description

The first eight books featuring the young Trib Force, now available in a value-priced hardcover for collectors and for readers who want a longer read. Best for ages 10-14 but loved by all ages.

Book #1: Taken contains the first four books and features background plots from Left Behind.

Book #2: Pursued covers books 5-8 with background plots from Tribulation Force.