Archives for April 2014

Here’s your first group of free and discounted Kindle book offers in a variety of genres for Tuesday: for those books listed as being free or discounted in this post – while the pricing of the free and discounted status is valid at the time of this posting, please make sure you check the pricing carefully before you press the “buy” button as it could revert back to its normal status at any time!

The Case of Moomah’s Moolah A Richard Sherlock Whodunit, by Jim Stevens, is regularly $2.99 but has been discounted to just 99 cents today in the Amazon Kindle store. This book has received an average user rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 127 customer reviews.

Category: Mystery

 

 

Here is the book’s description from the Amazon website:

Richard Sherlock is back on the case of Moomah’s Moolah.

It starts with a simple kidnapping, proceeds to a botched ransom drop, escalates to a safe deposit box theft, and culminates in a missing four-million- dollar diamond necklace.

The timing is awful. It all goes down during Sherlock’s two summer weeks with his daughters, Kelly and Care. The suspects are worse; Tiffany’s half-uncles, half-aunts, and other half-wit relatives. And, Moomah is the worst possible victim, because the Grande Dame of the insurance fortune now exists in an Oz state of mind.

In order to solve the case, Sherlock enlists the help of an odd group of associates, including Phoebe the Forger, Freddy the Fencer, Second Story Man, Shervy, and the Mona Lisa.

Sherlock will reluctantly figure out whodunit, but it won’t be easy.

Click here or type in http://smarturl.it/lecd2u into your web browser to pick up your copy of The Case of Moomah’s Moolah A Richard Sherlock Whodunit.

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Echoes, by Therin Knite, is regularly $3.99 but has been discounted to just 99 cents today in the Amazon Kindle store. This book has received an average user rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars based on 20 customer reviews.

Category: Science Fiction

 

 

Here is the book’s description from the Amazon website:

Washington
District of Columbia
United Republic of Earth
2712

Twenty-three-year-old Adem Adamend has it rough. His name is ludicrous. His friends are few. And the only thing his “kid genius” status has gotten him at the Interdistrict Bureau of Intelligence is a boatload of extra work with no credit in sight.

Then hotshot lawyer Victor Manson is burned to death in his own back yard, and Adem finds himself using his unique skills to piece together the strangest crime he’s ever seen. Strange because the only possible suspect Adem can pin the murder on…is a mythical beast. A dragon.

Before Adem can unravel the mystery of Manson’s death, the Bureau loses jurisdiction to the secretive EDPA, an organization that investigates weird and deadly events. But Adem isn’t one for giving up, so he takes it upon himself to delve deeper into EDPA’s machinations, into the series of unfortunate events that led to Manson’s demise.

And what he finds may change the way he views the world — and himself — forever.

What do you do when a killer can hide behind his dreams?

What do you do when a murder weapon ceases to exist?

And how do you stop a villain who can conjure up nightmares and burn you from the Earth in the blink of an eye?
Adem Adamend is about to find out.

Click here or type in http://smarturl.it/qvts8m into your web browser to pick up your copy of Echoes.

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Cyber Dawn, by M. L. Adams, is regularly $2.99 but has been discounted to just 99 cents today in the Amazon Kindle store. This book has received an average user rating of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 58 customer reviews.

Category: Young Adult

 

 

Here is the book’s description from the Amazon website:

Ben survived cancer. That was the easy part.

After losing his leg to cancer and spending six years as a prototype in a top-secret cybernetic research program, seventeen-year-old Ben Raine is ready for a normal life. Now a junior in high school, it seems as though normal is just what he’s going to get. He’s met new friends, made the varsity football team, and even scored a date with the school’s head cheerleader. But just as life is starting to look up, Ben hears four words that will change everything —

You never had cancer.

Determined to find out why, Ben hires Sarah — a classmate who moonlights as a hacker — to help him hunt down the truth. But when they get too close, they soon find themselves on the run from the police, the FBI, and a team of ruthless assassins. Caught in the middle of a murderous conspiracy, Ben and Sarah tap into the one thing that may save them — Ben’s cybernetic brain. But will it give them the advantage they need? Or cost them both their lives?

Click here or type in http://smarturl.it/cyberdawn into your web browser to pick up your copy of Cyber Dawn.

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Five Personal Journeys Beyond Addiction: Interviews With Former Addicts, by Dee Cohen, is regularly $3.99 but has been discounted to just 99 cents today in the Amazon Kindle store. This book has received an average user rating of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 10 customer reviews.

Category: Non-Fiction

 

 

Here is the book’s description from the Amazon website:

People can become dependent on drugs and alcohol for many reasons and each person has their own underlying story. One common thread most people share when they become dependent on alcohol and drugs is the emotional and physical effects and consequences. An addiction effects self-esteem, relationships, work and eventually every aspect of your life.

I’ve interviewed top-selling authors including Todd Zalkins, Dennis Marcellino, Amy Lee Coy and Patty Holloran who each has a fascinating and inspiring story of addiction and recovery from drugs and/or alcohol. In addition an artist and blogger’s journey, Parker Lanier, who hit bottom and was able to turn his life around is included. Each of these individuals was very open and willing to share the tools and support they found helpful for getting beyond addiction. This book isn’t always easy to read as there is a lot of pain in the accounts. No one approach is emphasized because as a social worker I know that individuals do not all respond to the same method or approach. Some people work well with a 12-step approach and others find that they respond with other methods.

Some of the questions that each person addresses are:

Was there a moment when you felt you had to permanently change? What was it and what led up to it?

What type of inner dialogues entrapped you held you back and kept the cycle going?

Can you comment on the role that faith, willpower, intention and prayer play in your life and have helped in the recovery process?

What do you recommend for someone who says they can’t sustain their addiction-free life and that they continue to give in to relapsing despite having good periods?

As a therapist, I’ve observed that each person has to find his or her own solution or path to recovery. There are many paths to recovery; it’s important that every person finds the path that’s right for them. When this happens life becomes fulfilling again, self-esteem increases, relationships heal, and a person’s quality of life improves.

As a counselor, I’ve found that many of the turning point moments for my clients were precipitated by either reading or hearing someone’s personal story that was in a similar predicament. I’ve always been personally interested in what it takes to transform one’s life, let go of patterns and leap into another level of life.

Each person that was interviewed reveals a unique journey, tremendous depth into the darkest places we can descend, as well as the joy of liberation from an enslaving addiction.

There are different approaches and points of view regarding AA, psychotherapy and faith.

I am privileged to share the remarkable true accounts of these five brave people and their different ways of overcoming temptations and remaining clean or sober. You’ll find a deep honesty in each of their discussions on alcoholism, drugs and pain pill addiction.

Click here or type in http://smarturl.it/c2e85e into your web browser to pick up your copy of Five Personal Journeys Beyond Addiction: Interviews With Former Addicts .

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Joey and the Net, by Uncle Amos, is free today in the Amazon Kindle store, and this book has received an average user rating of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 29 customer reviews.

Category: Children’s Book

 

 

Here is the book’s description from the Amazon website:

If you’re looking for a fun bedtime story and a few moment of fun with your kids ages 3-8 years this is the book for you.

Joey is a little fish.

Joey never stays in Mother Mam’s mouth where it’s safe.

He’d much rather swim around outside and explore !

Mam wants to make sure he’s safe, but when she gets into trouble, will Joey be the one to save her ?

A wonderful anytime book for parents to read to children, and also a great book for learner to read alone.

Many colorful illustration that capture life of fish’s family.

Click here to pick up your copy of Joey and the Net.

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Married to a Vegan, by Caren Albers, is free today in the Amazon Kindle store, and this book has received an average user rating of 5 out of 5 stars based 21 customer reviews.

Category: Non-Fiction

 

 

Here is the book’s description from the Amazon website:

In her wedding vows, she promised “for better or for worse.” She also promised “to obey” but that wasn’t likely to happen. Her “for worse” arrived when her husband of thirty-plus years retired from working and adopted a healthy lifestyle, that included eating a strict, plant based, low-fat, vegan diet.

The “for better or worse” clause in their wedding vows was about to get tested.

Caren knew of Dean Ornish, a Harvard trained physician, whose research proved a low-fat, vegetarian diet paired with healthy lifestyle changes could actually reverse the effects of disease. She’d seen former president Bill Clinton interviewed on Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: The Last Heart Attack touting the health benefits of his conversion to a whole food, plant-based diet. But when her husband of thirty-plus years decided to try Dr. Neal Barnard’s 21- day weight loss kickstart (a low-fat, vegan diet), a part of her wanted to kickstart him to the curb.

Suffering for years with painful gout flares, high cholesterol, and elevated blood pressure, he was determined to turn his life around and get healthy, apparently, whether she liked it or not.

This book offers insights written from three perspectives. MY STORY – shares the humorous tale of how his conversion took their marriage from magic to mayhem. HIS STORY – offers the scientific reasons to embrace a plant based diet and his own amazing results. OUR STORY – shows the evolution of a couple finding their way together in a new world.

Although not a vegan cookbook, several delicious recipes are included that will delight vegan lovers, leaners, the vegan curious, or just about anyone. You’ll laugh, and learn new ways to live a healthier, happier, life!

“When someone decides to make the lifestyle change and take on a vegan diet, their spouse inevitably comes along for the ride. Married to a Vegan tells the story of one wife’s experience as her husband made the switch and took control of his health. As you will see, it becomes a positive, powerful experience for both of them. I am honored to have played a role in inspiring this story, and wish all the best to Caren and her husband, as well as any others who pursue a plant-based diet. For those who do, a happier, healthier future is in store.” – NEAL BARNARD, M.D., President, Physicans Committee for Responsible Medicine, and New York Times-bestselling author of 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart.

Married to a Vegan is for anyone who likes to laugh as they learn new ways to live a healthier, happier life

Click here to pick up your copy of Married to a Vegan.

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