Affiliate Links for "arcadata"- May 2015

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Here's the new thread for May 2015!

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 May 1! (continuing from April 2015)

The 'Conqueror' series by Conn Iggulden from HarperCollins (£0.99 each) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (May 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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Today only, The 'Conqueror' series by Conn Iggulden are £0.99 each only

The Bed I Made by Lucie Whitehouse from Bloomsbury Paperbacks (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (May 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

Product Description

I haven't given up on you and I'm not going to. It's time to stop playing hard to get now.

When Kate meets a dark, enigmatic man in a Soho bar, she doesn't hesitate long before going home with him. There is something undeniably attractive about Richard - and irresistibly dangerous, too. Now, after eighteen exhilarating but fraught months, Kate knows she has to finish their relationship and hopes that will be the end of it. But it is only just the beginning.

Fleeing London for the wintry Isle of Wight, she is determined to ignore the flood of calls and emails from an increasingly insistent Richard. But what began as a nuisance becomes an ever more threatening game of cat and mouse...

Maine by Courtney Sullivan from Atlantic Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (May 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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The Kelleher's beachfront holiday house creaks under a weight of secrets.

A place where cocktails follow morning mass and children eavesdrop, it is home to matriarch Alice, who would trade every floorboard for a chance to undo the events of one night, decades before.

As summer arrives and the women in Alice's family descend on the shore, it soon becomes clear that these mothers and daughters have been deeply hurt by the people they love the most. But as this fierce, irrational love burns ever brighter, anger builds and painful secrets are unearthed.

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For US Kindlers:

The Amazon Monthly Kindle Book Deals for $3.99 or Less has updated for May 2015! 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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Whispersync for Voice Pairs

Now you can seamlessly switch between reading featured Kindle books and listening to them without ever losing your place. It's easy! First, purchase the Kindle book for $3.99 or less. Then add the narration from Audible for $3.99 or less to enable the feature.

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Kindle Countdown sales

Limited-Time Discounts on Kindle-Exclusive Books

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50 Kindle Books for $2 Each

Whether your taste runs to literary fiction, romance, thrillers, science fiction, or beyond, you'll find your next great read in this selection of 50 Kindle books for only $2 apiece.

Offer valid through the last day each month.

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Amazon Kindle First: Read next month's new releases today

May Picks: Choose one FOR $1.99.

(R)evolution (Phoenix Horizon Book 1) by PJ Manney
Queen of the Trailer Park (Rosie Maldonne's World Book 1) by Alice Quinn
Crow Hollow by Michael Wallace
Sugar by Deirdre Riordan Hall

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Kindle Select 25: 25 Exciting Books This Week

Our list of 25 exciting books for this week.

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House of Cards by Michael Dobbs from Sourcebooks Landmark ($1.99) is the Kindle Deal of the Day (May 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

Product Description

The bestselling novel that inspired the hit Netflix series.

A dark tale of greed, corruption, and unquenchable ambition, House of Cards reveals that no matter the country, politics, intrigue and passion reign in the corridors of power.

Francis Urquhart has his hand on every secret in politics—and is willing to betray them all to become prime minister. Mattie Storin is a tenacious young reporter who has a knack for finding the real stories hidden behind the spin. When she stumbles upon a scandalous web of intrigue and financial corruption at the very highest levels, she vows to reveal the truth. But to do so she must battle her own demons and risk everything, even her life.

House of Cards is a classic political thriller reinvented for a new generation.

Dirty Rowdy Thing (Wild Seasons Book 2) by Christina Lauren from Gallery Books ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (May 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

* Also on Amazon CA

Product Description

Customer review: "Christina Lauren's novels have the perfect blend of humor, sexiness, angst, and emotion. I just love them."

From the New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Bastard, Beautiful Stranger, and Beautiful Player, Book Two of the brand-new Wild Seasons series that started with Sweet Filthy Boy—a story of friends, love, and lust.

Despite their rowdy hookups, Harlow and Finn don’t even like each other...which would explain why their marriage lasted only twelve hours. He needs to be in charge and takes whatever he wants. She lives by the Want-something-done? Do-it-yourself mantra. Maybe she’s too similar to the rugged fisherman—or just what he needs.

Automatic Woman by Nathan Yocum from Curiosity Quills Press ($0.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (May 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

* Also on Amazon CA

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Customer review: "This action packed detective noir novel set in London against a Steampunk background is a triumph!"

The London of 1888, the London of steam engines, Victorian intrigue, and horseless carriages is not a safe place nor simple place…but it’s his place. Jolly is a thief catcher, a door-crashing thug for the prestigious Bow Street Firm, assigned to track down a life sized automatic ballerina.

But when theft turns to murder and murder turns to conspiracy, can Jolly keep his head above water? Can a thief catcher catch a killer?

How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic by Michael Jay Geier from McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics ($1.99) is the Kindle Crafts, Hobbies & Home Deal of the Day (May 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

* Also on Amazon CA

Switch back and forth between reading the Kindle book and listening to the Audible narration with Whispersync for Voice. Add narration for a reduced price of $0.99 when you buy the Kindle book.

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Customer review: "This is, hands down, the best book I have ever read on understanding electronics."

Master the Art of Electronics Repair

In this hands-on guide, a lifelong electronics repair guru shares his tested techniques and invaluable insights. How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic shows you how to repair and extend the life of all kinds of solid-state devices, from modern digital gadgetry to cherished analog products of yesteryear.

You'll start by selecting the tools and test equipment you'll need and setting up your workbench. Then, you'll get familiar with components and how they form circuits, stages, and sections of a device. Next, you'll learn how to take a product apart, figure out what's wrong with it, replace components, and reassemble it. Real-world case studies help clarify the topics covered. Tips and tricks for specific devices, such as optical disc players, computers, and video recorders, are also included in this practical resource.

Set up a workbench and equip it with tools and test instruments
Ensure personal safety and avoid electrical and physical damage to devices
Understand electrical units, circuits, and signals
Use test equipment, including a digital multimeter, signal generator, frequency counter, and an oscilloscope
Repair circuit boards and replace parts
Work with components, from capacitors and ICs to transistors and zeners
Learn to read block, schematic, and pictorial diagrams
Disassemble devices and identify sections and stages
Troubleshoot and diagnose to the component level
Perform reverse-order reassembly

Great American Artists for Kids by MaryAnn F. Kohl & Kim Solga from Bright Ring Publishing ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (May 1) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

Product Description

Customer review: "What fun! This book is an easy-to-follow, accessible way for children to learn about American art."

2009 Moonbeam Children's Bronze Award
2009 Benjamin Franklin Award

Age Level: 2 - 12 | Grade Level: P - 7

75 great American masters are introduced through open-ended quality art activities allowing kids to explore great art styles from colonial times to the present. Each child-tested art activity presents a biography, full color artwork, and techniques covering painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, architecture, and more. Special art options for very young children are included. Many great artists will be familiar names, like Cassatt, Warhol, and O'Keeffe. Other names will be new to some, like Asawa, Smithson, and Magee. Each featured artist has a style that is interesting to children, with a life history that will entertain and inspire them.

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The Edge of Nowhere (Whidbey Island Saga Book 1) by Elizabeth George from Speak/Penguin Group ($2.99) is the NOOK Daily Find (May 1)

* Price matched on Amazon US

Switch back and forth between reading the Kindle book and listening to the Audible narration with Whispersync for Voice. Add narration for a reduced price of $4.49 when you buy the Kindle book.

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The Edgar and Agatha Award-nominated mystery from #1 New York Times bestseller Elizabeth George!

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

On Whidbey Island, nothing is as it seems. Becca's ability to hear "whispers"—the thoughts of others—has put her at risk from her criminal stepfather. So Becca escapes to Whidbey Island, where she hopes to find safety. But when a terrible accident affects everyone on the island, Becca finds herself wrapped up in a complicated mystery, and she isn't the only one with a secret...

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Audible Daily Deal - The Starling Project by Jeffery Deaver, Alfred Molina (Narrator) for $2.95

Publisher's Summary

New York Times best-selling author Jeffery Deaver will make your ears tingle and your pulse race in this Audible Studios original full-cast audiodrama starring Alfred Molina.

An aborted raid targeting a major arms dealer. A hostage standoff at a bank that may not be what it seems. A plot to spring a former African dictator from prison. What is the threat that connects them all? And just who is the mysterious mastermind, The Starling? From Mexico to Washington - from London to Marseille to Prague - war crimes investigator Harold Middleton and his team of Volunteers risk their lives to follow the trail of clues. But how can they stop The Starling - when he always seems one step ahead?

With more than 80 speaking roles and state-of-the-art sound and music design, The Starling Project is an immersive listening experience written by a master of the thriller

©2014 Gunner Publications, LLC (P)2014 Audible Inc.

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100 Kindle Romances for $1.99 or Less

Browse these Kindle romances for $1.99 or less, valid through May 17, 2015.

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The Psalmist (Bowers and Hunter Mysteries) by James Lilliefors from Witness Impulse/HarperCollins is $0.99 (US Kindle)

Book Description

Luke Bowers is in the good and evil business.

On a cold, late-winter morning in the Chesapeake Bay community of Tidewater County, Bowers discovers a dead woman seated in a pew at the church where he is pastor—her eyes open, her hands clasped as if in prayer.

Nothing at the scene identifies the woman or explains why she was at the church. And when state police homicide investigator Amy Hunter comes to town to head up the case, not everyone is pleased that a young, female outsider has the job. The only lead in solving the crime is a sequence of numbers that has been carved into the victim's right hand, which Bowers suspects may be a reference to the Book of Psalms.

With Bowers's help, Hunter follows a chain of seemingly innocuous clues to track down a deranged serial killer and unravel an elusive criminal enterprise that is more powerful than they ever could have imagined.

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The Wives of Los Alamos by TaraShea Nesbit from Bloomsbury USA is $1.99 (US Kindle)

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Book Description

Winner of New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards (2014) in Fiction (historical fiction) and Best Book/New Mexico categories

They arrived in New Mexico ready for adventure, or at least resigned to it. But hope quickly turned to hardship as they were forced to adapt to a rugged military town where everything was a secret-including what their husbands were doing at the lab. Though they were strangers, they joined together-adapting to a landscape as fierce as it was absorbing, full of the banalities of everyday life and the drama of scientific discovery.

While the bomb was being invented, babies were born, friendships were forged, children grew up, and Los Alamos gradually transformed into a real community: one that was strained by the words they couldn't say out loud or in letters, and by the freedom they didn't have. But the end of the war would bring even bigger challenges, as the scientists and their families struggled with the burden of their contribution to the most destructive force in the history of mankind.

The Wives of Los Alamos is a testament to a remarkable group of real-life women and an exploration of a crucial, largely unconsidered aspect of one of the most monumental research projects in modern history.

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Miramont's Ghost by Elizabeth Hall from Lake Union Publishing is $1.99 (US Kindle)

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Book Description

Miramont Castle, built in 1897 and mysteriously abandoned three years later, is home to many secrets. Only one person knows the truth: Adrienne Beauvier, granddaughter of the Comte de Challembelles and cousin to the man who built the castle.

Clairvoyant from the time she could talk, Adrienne’s visions show her the secrets of those around her. When her visions begin to reveal dark mysteries of her own aristocratic French family, Adrienne is confronted by her formidable Aunt Marie, who is determined to keep the young woman silent at any cost. Marie wrenches Adrienne from her home in France and takes her to America, to Miramont Castle, where she keeps the girl isolated and imprisoned. Surrounded by eerie premonitions, Adrienne is locked in a life-or-death struggle to learn the truth and escape her torment.

Reminiscent of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca, this hauntingly atmospheric tale is inspired by historical research into the real-life Miramont Castle in Manitou Springs, Colorado.

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Pines (The Wayward Pines Trilogy, Book 1) by Blake Crouch from Thomas & Mercer is $1.99 (US Kindle)

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Book Description

The international runaway bestseller is now a Major Television Event from executive producer M. Night Shyamalan, starring Matt Dillon and premiering May 14th on FOX.

Secret service agent Ethan Burke arrives in Wayward Pines, Idaho, with a clear mission: locate and recover two federal agents who went missing in the bucolic town one month earlier. But within minutes of his arrival, Ethan is involved in a violent accident. He comes to in a hospital, with no ID, no cell phone, and no briefcase. The medical staff seems friendly enough, but something feels…off. As the days pass, Ethan’s investigation into the disappearance of his colleagues turns up more questions than answers. Why can’t he get any phone calls through to his wife and son in the outside world? Why doesn’t anyone believe he is who he says he is? And what is the purpose of the electrified fences surrounding the town? Are they meant to keep the residents in? Or something else out?

Each step closer to the truth takes Ethan further from the world he thought he knew, from the man he thought he was, until he must face a horrifying fact—he may never get out of Wayward Pines alive.

2013 International Thriller Award Nominee

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Originally Posted by arcadata

50 Kindle Books for $2 Each

It looks like this time around, the promo pricing isn't valid for Canada like it used to be.

OTOH, it turns out I can buy gifts from a US account to be added to my Canadian library, and accordingly have crossed Leena Lehtolainen's latest AmazonCrossing-translated Finnish murder mystery, Snow Woman, off my wishlist.

(All the others in the Maria Kallio mystery series, which I recommend for Gentle Readers who like low-key slightly retro (these were written in the 90s) Nordic police procedurals, are also on sale.)

Thanks again!

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One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael Book 2) by Ellis Peters from Head of Zeus (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (May 2) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

Product Description

When Shrewsbury Castle falls, Brother Cadfael discovers a murder mystery amid the wreckage

In the summer of 1138, war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud takes Brother Cadfael from the quiet world of his garden into a battlefield of passions, deceptions, and death. Not far from the safety of the abbey walls, Shrewsbury Castle falls, leaving its ninety-four defenders loyal to the empress to hang as traitors. With a heavy heart, Brother Cadfael agrees to bury the dead, only to make a grisly discovery: one extra victim that has been strangled, not hanged.

This ingenious way to dispose of a corpse tells Brother Cadfael that the killer is both clever and ruthless. But one death among so many seems unimportant to all but the good Benedictine. He vows to find the truth behind disparate clues: a girl in boy’s clothing, a missing treasure, and a single broken flower . . . the tiny bit of evidence that Cadfael believes can expose a murderer’s black heart.

About the Author
Ellis Peters is a pseudonym of Edith Mary Pargeter (1913–1995), a British author whose Chronicles of Brother Cadfael are credited with popularizing the historical mystery.

Danny Dyer: East End Boy (The Unauthorized Biography) by Joe Allan from Michael O'Mara (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (May 2) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

Product Description

Danny Dyer is one of the most recognizable names in British film and television. Best known for hard-man roles in Mean Machine and The Football Factory, Danny is now making headlines as Mick Carter, the landlord of the iconic Queen Victoria pub in EastEnders.

Yet, as his new soap role shows, there is a softer side to the stereotype many have of him. These days a committed family man and hard-working chairman of Greenwich Borough Football Club, Danny had to overcome a lot of obstacles on his way - some provided by growing up in the tough environment of East London in the eighties, some he put in his own way as early successes went to his head. Drink, drugs and scandal were never far away, but such fast-living had its price. With his career flagging and his relationships with his family in jeopardy, it was time for him to turn himself around.

Danny Dyer: The Unauthorized Biography tells the full up-to-date story of TV's tough guy. From his early years in London's Canning Town to his first breaks as a teen actor to his fascinating new role on EastEnders, this book will examine the real man under the hard-man mask, going behind the scenes of his film, television and theatre work, not to mention the bar of the Queen Vic.

As Good as God, as Clever as the Devil: The Impossible Life of Mary Benson by Rodney Bolt from Atlantic Books (£0.99) is the Amazon UK Kindle Daily Deal (May 2) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

Product Description

Young Minnie Sidgwick was just twelve years old when her cousin, twenty-three-year old Edward Benson, proposed to her in 1853. Edward went on to become Archbishop of Canterbury and little Minnie - as Mary Benson - to preside over Lambeth Palace, and a social world that ranged from Tennyson and Browning to foreign royalty and Queen Victoria herself. Prime Minister William Gladstone called her 'the cleverest woman in Europe'.

Yet Mrs Benson's most intense relationships were not with her husband and his associates, but with other women. When the Archbishop died, Mary - 'Ben' to her intimates - turned down an offer from the Queen to live at Windsor, and set up home in a Jacobean manor house with her friend Lucy Tait. She remained at the heart of her family of fiercely eccentric and 'unpermissably gifted' children, each as individual as herself. They knew Henry James, Oscar Wilde and Gertrude Bell. Arthur wrote the words for 'Land of Hope and Glory'; Fred became a hugely successful author (his Mapp and Lucia novels still have a cult following); and Maggie a renowned Egyptologist. But none of them was 'the marrying sort' and such a rackety family seemed destined for disruption: Maggie tried to kill her mother and was institutionalized, Arthur suffered numerous breakdowns and young Hugh became a Catholic priest, embroiled in scandal.

Drawing on the diaries and novels of the Bensons themselves, as well as writings of contemporaries ranging from George Eliot to Charles Dickens, Rodney Bolt creates a rich and intimate family history of Victorian and Edwardian England. But, most of all, he tells the sometimes touching, sometimes hilarious, story of one lovable, brilliant woman and her trajectory through the often surprising opportunities and the remarkable limitations of a Victorian woman's life.

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Two Mysteries in the Callahan & McLane Series by Kendra Elliot ($2.99 Each) from Montlake Romance is the Kindle Deal of the Day (May 2) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

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

Product Description

Today only, Two Mysteries in the Callahan & McLane Series by Kendra Elliot are 1.99 Each.

For agents Callahan and McLane, solving crimes gets harder when things get personal.

Tidal: A Novel by Emily Snow from Touchstone/Simon and Schuster ($1.99) is the Kindle Romance Deal of the Day (May 2) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

* Also on Amazon CA

Switch back and forth between reading the Kindle book and listening to the Audible narration with Whispersync for Voice. Add narration for a reduced price of $10.49 when you buy the Kindle book.

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Customer review: "A fast-paced, exciting, and totally hot page-turner, this was impossible to put down."

The New York Times bestselling new adult romance about a young actress who’s filming a beach drama in Hawaii and who may be falling for her surf instructor.

Hollywood starlet Willow Avery is out of rehab with only one chance left to redeem herself before she’s officially on every director’s blacklist…At least, that’s what her parents and her agent are claiming. She doesn’t really give a damn if she never makes another movie—she just wants to get on with her life, get back to her friends, and find her next escape. But Willow is broke. And whether she likes it or not, acting is the only job she knows how to do.

When she accepts the lead in a beach drama, Willow finds herself in Hawaii with Cooper, the gorgeous Australian surfer who’s been hired to train her for her new role. Cooper is different from the other men she knows. He doesn’t want to use her. And he refuses to let her fail.

But when an old friend with a toxic presence reenters Willow’s life she will have to choose between the girl she was and the person she’s becoming…or she may lose the man she’s falling for.

Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse Book 1) by James S.A. Corey from Orbit ($1.99) is the Kindle Sci-Fi / Fantasy Deal of the Day (May 2) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

* Also on Amazon CA

Switch back and forth between reading the Kindle book and listening to the Audible narration with Whispersync for Voice. Add narration for a reduced price of $1.99 when you buy the Kindle book.

Product Description

Customer review: "This is a fantastic space opera."

The first novel in James S.A. Corey's SF New York Times bestselling Expanse series.

Humanity has colonized the solar system - Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond - but the stars are still out of our reach.

Jim Holden is XO of an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. When he and his crew stumble upon a derelict ship, The Scopuli, they find themselves in possession of a secret they never wanted. A secret that someone is willing to kill for - and kill on a scale unfathomable to Jim and his crew. War is brewing in the system unless he can find out who left the ship and why.

Detective Miller is looking for a girl. One girl in a system of billions, but her parents have money and money talks. When the trail leads him to The Scopuli and rebel sympathizer Holden, he realizes that this girl may be the key to everything.

Holden and Miller must thread the needle between the Earth government, the Outer Planet revolutionaries, and secretive corporations - and the odds are against them. But out in the Belt, the rules are different, and one small ship can change the fate of the universe.

Financial Fitness Forever: 5 Steps to More Money, Less Risk, and More Peace of Mind by Paul A. Merriman and Richard Buck from McGraw-Hill ($1.99) is the Kindle Business & Money Deal of the Day (May 2) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

* Also on Amazon CA

Product Description

Customer review: "This does an excellent job of laying out the framework for developing a long term investment portfolio that will thrive in the long run."

What kind of shape is your portfolio in?

The financial fallout of recent years was a game-changer for anyone and everyone preparing to retire in the near future. In order to build and maintain a solid portfolio in today’s roller-coaster investing climate, you have to be more alert, increasingly proactive, and better educated on the markets than ever before.

In Financial Fitness Forever, Paul Merriman gives you a framework guaranteed to return even the most struggling portfolio to prime health. One of the nation’s most popular investment advisors, Merriman has you focus on five critical questions:

Should I use a financial advisor or go it alone?
Should I try to beat the market or accept the returns of the market?
How should I manage risk?
How should I diversify my investments?
How should I insulate my investments from my emotions?
If you don’t have solid, well-developed answers— including the whys, the hows, and the whens— based on sound investing principles, you need to review your current strategy. Financial Fitness Forever leads you through the process step-by-step. Merriman provides detailed answers to each question, all of which combine to form a powerful strategy that will ensure the kind of retirement you’re hoping for.

Merriman doesn’t claim to have that “magic bullet” answer to supercharging profits in unpredictable markets. Instead, he provides a commonsense strategy anyone can use to secure their finances now and in the future.

The economy is racing forward at breakneck speed, and no one knows where it will end up. Apply the lessons of Financial Fitness Forever to design a portfolio that will thrive in the long run.

Easy Spanish Reader by William Tardy from McGraw-Hill ($1.99) is the Kindle Kids Deal of the Day (May 2) *Wait for price to reflect discount before 1-clicking

* Also on Amazon CA

Product Description

Customer review: "This is an excellent resource for beginning to intermediate speakers."

Learn how to read in Spanish--starting right now!

Easy Spanish Reader is a unique, easy-to-follow guide based on the premise that the best way to learn a language is to start reading it immediately! Whether you're a brand-new beginner or an advanced-beginning learner, this new edition gives you ways to dive into the language with engaging readings that progress in difficulty to match your growing reading skills. This process will allow you to rapidly build comprehension and confidence as you enjoy the stories.

Easy Spanish Reader begins with the story of two high-school seniors involved with their Spanish Club. As you read about their experiences, you'll discover the nuances of language and culture right along with the students.

The next section contains a colorful history of Mexico, from the Conquistadors to the present, including vivid depictions of Cortès's encounters with the Aztecs. The last section is comprised of an abridged version of the classic story "Lazarillo de Tormes," which allows you to practice your grammar and vocabulary skills on a great work of Spanish literature.

Progressive format makes it easy to quickly build comprehension
Marginal word glossaries conveniently present new words and phrases
Exercises challenge language comprehension and build reading skills
Fully updated new editions, featuring expanded exercises and answer key

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Audible Daily Deal - The Glass Cage: Automation and Us by Nicholas Carr, Jeff Cummings (Narrator) for $2.95

Publisher's Summary

At once a celebration of technology and a warning about its misuse, The Glass Cage will change the way you think about the tools you use every day.

In The Glass Cage, bestselling author Nicholas Carr digs behind the headlines about factory robots and self-driving cars, wearable computers and digitized medicine, as he explores the hidden costs of granting software dominion over our work and our leisure. Even as they bring ease to our lives, these programs are stealing something essential from us.

Drawing on psychological and neurological studies that underscore how tightly people’s happiness and satisfaction are tied to performing hard work in the real world, Carr reveals something we already suspect: shifting our attention to computer screens can leave us disengaged and discontented.

From nineteenth-century textile mills to the cockpits of modern jets, from the frozen hunting grounds of Inuit tribes to the sterile landscapes of GPS maps, The Glass Cage explores the impact of automation from a deeply human perspective, examining the personal as well as the economic consequences of our growing dependence on computers.

With a characteristic blend of history and philosophy, poetry and science, Carr takes us on a journey from the work and early theory of Adam Smith and Alfred North Whitehead to the latest research into human attention, memory, and happiness, culminating in a moving meditation on how we can use technology to expand the human experience.

©2014 Nicholas Carr (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

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30 Kids' Books, $1 Each

- Ends June 01