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Friday, August 26, 2011

Today's Deals

Kobo has a few new coupon codes for non-Agency titles: aug25ca1, aug25us1, aug25au1 and aug25row1 ($1.00 off, each) and Borders20 and save20offer (20% off). All are one-time use only. It looks like the Georgette Heyer books are still $1.99 there, which means you can pick several of them up for 99 cents each, using these coupon codes.

Wonder EBooks has a 40% off discount code for the rest of the month, MURDER40OFF, on their mystery and science fiction titles. I haven't shopped there and it's all vintage titles, so I don't know if there is DRM (or if it's all public domain stuff you can get elsewhere).

Elizabeth Street ($1.99), by Laurie Fabiano, is today's Kindle Deal of the Day.
Book Description
Based on true events, ELIZABETH STREET is a multigenerational saga that opens in an Italian village in the 1900's, and crosses the ocean to New York's Lower East Side. At the heart of the novel is Giovanna, whose family is targeted by the notorious Black Hand -the precursor to the Mafia. Elizabeth Street brings to light a period in history when Italian immigrant neighborhoods lived in fear of Black Hand extortion and violence-a reality that defies the romanticized depiction of the Mafia. Here, the author reveals the merciless terror of the Black Hand-and the impact their crimes had on her family. Giovanna is based on Fabiano's great-grandmother, and the book's heroes and villains - such as Lieutenant Petrosino, the crusading cop and "Lupo the Wolf," a cold-blooded criminal - are drawn from real life in this thrilling tale. While set in a dynamic historical context, Elizabeth Street is, above all, the dramatic story of the heroine, Giovanna, and how she triumphed over tragedy.

The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream, by Paulo Coelho, narrated by Jeremy Irons, is today's $7.95 audiobook at Audible.
Book Description
Paulo Coelho's enchanting novel has inspired a devoted following around the world. This story, dazzling in its simplicity and wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of treasure buried in the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an Alchemist, all of whom point Santiago in the direction of his quest. No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles along the way But what starts out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a meditation on the treasures found within. Lush, evocative, and deeply humane, the story of Santiago is art eternal testament to the transforming power of our dreams and the importance of listening to our hearts.