Today is the last day to take advantage of this KSO deals:
1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die ($0.99), by Tom Moon, is today's Kindle Deal of the Day.Book Description
The musical adventure of a lifetime. The most exciting book on music in years. A book of treasure, a book of discovery, a book to open your ears to new worlds of pleasure. Doing for music what Patricia Schultz—author of the phenomenal 1,000 Places to See Before You Die—does for travel, Tom Moon recommends 1,000 recordings guaranteed to give listeners the joy, the mystery, the revelation, the sheer fun of great music.
This is a book both broad and deep, drawing from the diverse worlds of classical, jazz, rock, pop, blues, country, folk, musicals, hip-hop, world, opera, soundtracks, and more. It's arranged alphabetically by artist to create the kind of unexpected juxtapositions that break down genre bias and broaden listeners’ horizons— it makes every listener a seeker, actively pursuing new artists and new sounds, and reconfirming the greatness of the classics. Flanking J. S. Bach and his six entries, for example, are the little-known R&B singer Baby Huey and the '80s Rastafarian hard-core punk band Bad Brains. Farther down the list: The Band, Samuel Barber, Cecelia Bartoli, Count Basie, and Afropop star Waldemer Bastos.
Each entry is passionately written, with expert listening notes, fascinating anecdotes, and the occasional perfect quote—"Your collection could be filled with nothing but music from Ray Charles," said Tom Waits, "and you'd have a completely balanced diet." Every entry identifies key tracks, additional works by the artist, and where to go next. And in the back, indexes and playlists for different moods and occasions.
The Boys from Brazil ($1.54 / £0.99 UK), by Ira Levin, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the US edition is $9.75). Those in the UK may also want to pick up a copy of The Guardian this weekend; today they are including a free Think yourself fit guide and tomorrow will include (with the Observer) a free Think yourself healthy mindful meditation CD. Join their EatRight website before the end of February and you will also receive a free copy of The Official British Army Fitness Guide and a copy of Cook, a collection of recipes from The Observer Food Monthly (the site is a paid membership site and the offer limited to those in the UK, as they mail out the books).Book Description
The classic thriller of Dr. Josef Mengele's nightmarish plot to restore the Third Reich, with an introduction by Chelsea Cain.
Alive and hiding in South America, Mengele gathers a group of former colleagues for a sinister project — the creation of the Fourth Reich. Barry Kohler, a young investigative journalist, gets wind of the operation and informs famed Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman, but before he can relay the evidence, Kohler is killed...
Skin Map ($8.99 Kindle, $3.40 B&N), by Stephen R. Lawhead, is the Nook Daily Find.Book DescriptionToday's backlist/indie free books on Kindle (not likely to be free for long):
It is the ultimate quest for the ultimate treasure. Chasing a map tattooed on human skin. Across an omniverse of intereing realities. To unravel the future of the future.
Kit Livingston's great-grandfather appears to him in a deserted alley during a tumultuous storm. He reveals an unbelievable story: that the ley lines throughout Britain are not merely the stuff of legend or the weekend hobby of deluded cranks, but pathways to other worlds. To those who know how to use them, they grant the ability to travel the multi-layered universe of which we ordinarily inhabit only a tiny part.
One explorer knew more than most. Braving every danger, he toured both time and space on voyages of heroic discovery. Ever on his guard, and fearful of becoming lost in the cosmos, he developed an intricate code--a roadmap of symbols--that he tattooed onto his own body. This Skin Map has since been lost in time. Now the race is on to recover all the pieces and discover its secrets.
But the Skin Map itself is not the ultimate goal. It is merely the beginning of a vast and marvelous quest for a prize beyond imagining.
The Bright Empires series--from acclaimed author Stephen Lawhead--is a unique blending of epic treasure hunt, ancient history, alternate realities, cutting-edge physics, philosophy, and mystery. The result is a page-turning, fantastical adventure like no other.
- A Walk In The Woods, by Margaret Lake
- The Globe, by R. Doug Wicker
- Blood Sisters, by Michelle Scott
- Blood Games, by Lee Killough
- Star Soldier (Book #1 of the Doom Star Series), by Vaughan Heppner
- McKinney's Law, by Mike Stotter
- Blind Instinct, by Robert W. Walker
- The Early Crap: Selected Short Stories, 1997-2005, by Anthony Neil Smith
- To the Devil, My Regards, by Anthony Neil Smith and Victor Gischler
- As Long As We Both Shall Live (Dangerous Women & Desperate Men), by Rick Mofina (also Lightning Rider for UK only
- THREE SHORT STORIES OF SUSPENSE: DEADLY THOUGHTS, SECRETS & THE PLAN, by Karen Fenech
- The Pale Boy (short story) and American Dreamer, by Theresa Weir
- Covert Reich, by A.K. Alexander (aka Michele Scott)
- Red Jungle and The Good Physician, by Kent Harrington
- Ascension Day, by John Matthews
- Undeniable Rogue (The Rogues Club Book One), by Annette Blair
- The Raven and The Rose, by Doreen Owens Malek
- The Abduction of Mary Rose, by Joan Hall Hovey
- Antarktos Rising (Origins Edition) , by Jeremy Robinson
- Overkill (novelette), by EC Sheedy
- Never Buried [Book 1, Leigh Koslow Mystery Series], by Edie Claire (DRM-free Smashwords)
- The Russian Boy, by Neil S. Plakcy (LGBT)
- A Reader's Guide to Author's Jargon and Other Ravings from the Blogosphere, by Edward C. Patterson
