[Kindle] Daily e-book deals of note
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Thanks for the heads up Moliere, grabbed both SALT: A WORLD HISTORY and OLD MAN'S WAR. And yes, I can't believe I bought a book about salt, but this isn't the first time I've heard great things about it.
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Bought. I have all his Dresden books but haven't given anything else a shot. For $2 he can have another shot.
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FWIW, I enjoyed these books for awhile for what they were, but in the end, ended up immensely disappointed. He really had trouble making anything of consequence happen over the course of the six books. OTOH, I quite enjoy the Dresden books.coopasonic wrote:Bought. I have all his Dresden books but haven't given anything else a shot. For $2 he can have another shot.
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Enjoyed this one a lot - it's pre-Snow Crash (not related), but also pre-"I have to make all my books over 1,000 pages" Stephenson.
thanks for the heads-up, I'll be adding it to the kindle collection.
Black Lives definitely Matter Lorini!
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Also: There are three ways to not tell the truth: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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It's almost as if people are the problem.
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Hillbilly Elegy, which is supposed to be amazing, is $4.99 today.
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Looks to be today as well. I grabbed it yesterday, I've wanted to read it since it came out and I passed on an earlier Kindle sale and have regretted it since.El Guapo wrote:Hillbilly Elegy, which is supposed to be amazing, is $4.99 today.
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July's Kindle First is posted.
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The Big U by Neal Stephenson
$1.99
$1.99
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This had its moments, but was underwhelming. A pretty haphazard first novel.Moliere wrote:The Big U by Neal Stephenson
$1.99
Black Lives definitely Matter Lorini!
Also: There are three ways to not tell the truth: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Also: There are three ways to not tell the truth: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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Foundation by Isaac Asimov $1.99
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Tempting, but I would want to get all the associated Foundation books. Too expensive.Isgrimnur wrote:Foundation by Isaac Asimov $1.99
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I bought it and added it to my backlog. I'll worry about the rest if/when I get to them.Moliere wrote:Tempting, but I would want to get all the associated Foundation books. Too expensive.Isgrimnur wrote:Foundation by Isaac Asimov $1.99
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$49.93 for the whole series, or $7.99 each for the remainder. I've read Prelude already, and can always go "dead tree" at Half Price Books if the first one grabs me.
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I need to finish picking up the First Law books before I can think about the Foundation series.
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Hugo/Nebula winner Ancillary Justice for $2.99 on Kindle. Never seen it less than $9.99.
Looks like The Girl with all the Gifts is also $2.99. An interesting twist on zombies.
Looks like The Girl with all the Gifts is also $2.99. An interesting twist on zombies.
Black Lives definitely Matter Lorini!
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Also: There are three ways to not tell the truth: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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Summerland by Michael Chabon
$1.99
I've been a big fan of Chabon since reading The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.
$1.99
I've been a big fan of Chabon since reading The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.
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This was a fun read.Moliere wrote:Summerland by Michael Chabon
$1.99
I've been a big fan of Chabon since reading The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.
Black Lives definitely Matter Lorini!
Also: There are three ways to not tell the truth: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Also: There are three ways to not tell the truth: lies, damned lies, and statistics.
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A Spell for Chameleon is $0.99.
You know, if you want to examine Piers Anthony from an adult perspective, or expose your kids to his oddness that we never seemed to notice as youths.
You know, if you want to examine Piers Anthony from an adult perspective, or expose your kids to his oddness that we never seemed to notice as youths.
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There are a dozen books on Dunkirk in Kindle store, some of which are only a buck. Some of them were written by people who were there.
Dunkirk: Retreat from the Brink of Destruction $0.99 written by 2 BEF officers, originally published in 1950
Dunkirk by Norman Gelb $0.99
Dunkirk: A Miracle of Deliverance by David Boyle $2.99
The Epic of Dunkirk by E. Kebel Chatterton $0.99 written by WW1 veteran sailor
Dunkirk: Retreat from the Brink of Destruction $0.99 written by 2 BEF officers, originally published in 1950
Dunkirk by Norman Gelb $0.99
Dunkirk: A Miracle of Deliverance by David Boyle $2.99
The Epic of Dunkirk by E. Kebel Chatterton $0.99 written by WW1 veteran sailor
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The August Kindle First choices are available.
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Dies the Fire
$1.99 $8.99
Emberverse Book 1
"S. M. Stirling presents his first Novel of the Change, the start of the New York Times bestselling postapocalyptic saga set in a world where all technology has been rendered useless."
I enjoyed this series until the most recent book. Recommended.
$1.99 $8.99
Emberverse Book 1
"S. M. Stirling presents his first Novel of the Change, the start of the New York Times bestselling postapocalyptic saga set in a world where all technology has been rendered useless."
I enjoyed this series until the most recent book. Recommended.
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Out of curiosity, how many is that? I read the first (not sure I actually finished it though, now that I think about it) and never really felt a need to read more.Moliere wrote:Dies the Fire
$1.99 $8.99
Emberverse Book 1
"S. M. Stirling presents his first Novel of the Change, the start of the New York Times bestselling postapocalyptic saga set in a world where all technology has been rendered useless."
I enjoyed this series until the most recent book. Recommended.
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I read the first ten books along with the 3 books in the side series. That was enough for me.MonkeyFinger wrote:Out of curiosity, how many is that? I read the first (not sure I actually finished it though, now that I think about it) and never really felt a need to read more.
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The classic Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is $1.99 today.
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Tibetan Peach Pie By Tom Robbins
$1.99 $8.99
$1.99 $8.99
I'm a big fan of his novels and enjoyed this autobiography too.Internationally bestselling novelist and American icon Tom Robbins delivers the long awaited tale of his wild life and times, both at home and around the globe.
Tom Robbins’ warm, wise, and wonderfully weird novels—including Still Life With Woodpecker, Jitterbug Perfume, and Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates—provide an entryway into the frontier of his singular imagination. Madcap but sincere, pulsating with strong social and philosophical undercurrents, his irreverent classics have introduced countless readers to natural born hitchhiking cowgirls, born-again monkeys, a philosophizing can of beans, exiled royalty, and problematic redheads.
In Tibetan Peach Pie, Robbins turns that unparalleled literary sensibility inward, stitching together stories of his unconventional life, from his Appalachian childhood to his globetrotting adventures —told in his unique voice that combines the sweet and sly, the spiritual and earthy. The grandchild of Baptist preachers, Robbins would become over the course of half a century a poet-interruptus, an air force weatherman, a radio dj, an art-critic-turned-psychedelic-journeyman, a world-famous novelist, and a counter-culture hero, leading a life as unlikely, magical, and bizarre as those of his quixotic characters.
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Doubt: A History: The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson
$0.99
Highly recommended.
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I'd buy that for a dollar.
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Hey, remember back in June when Amazon randomly lowered Marvel graphic novels to $5 or under? Well, it would seem they've randomly done it again.
Maybe next year, maybe no go
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Must... Stay... Away. Guess I'll go read The Everything Store, which I got for the bucks over the weekend...