If you pre-ordered Evernight with Bonus Materials, a YA urban fantasy by Claudia Gray, it should have been delivered this morning. For those who can't (or won't) do a pre-order, you can still get it free, to have at it.
Additional formats on these free books are now available:
House of Thieves ($0.99), a short story collection by Kaui Hart Hemmings, is today's Kindle Deal of the Day.Book Description
In her debut collection of short stories, House of Thieves, Kaui Hart Hemmings has set the magnificent islands of Hawaii as a backdrop to describe bold frustrated adolescents and adults as they wrestle with themselves and each other over the age-old issues of deprived freedom, misguided love, being cool, and being true; and as they experience together the loneliness of feeling miserable in paradise.
The nine stories in House of Thieves are told from varied points of view--a father, a child, a young woman, an adolescent boy, and more. Rooted in the circumstances and situations of island people, they reveal the mundane cycle of small triumphs and tragedies that make up the lives of ordinary people everywhere. A single mother's discovery of a pornographic magazine in her thirteen-year-old son's room sends her down a spiral of jealousy that ultimately guarantees her loss of him. A middle-aged man struggles with this secret hatred for his brother and finds a way to enact a revenge whose absolute destructiveness promises to heal him. A white man who is left by his native Hawaiian wife struggles to understand why he and his daughter, abandoned together, feel such deep resentment for each other. A boy who insists on the illusion of his happy family suddenly recognizes his father's lack of real love and comes to "the understanding that certain things are severed and they can't grow back again, the sorrow from loving a place that doesn't love you back."
Hemmings' tart, confident voice plunges headfirst into the unfamiliar world of a Hawaii far from the tourist track, providing glimpses of the islands' divisive racial and class issues, as well as the proud heritage of kings and warriors and the legacy of colonialists and missionaries. Her unceremonious dealing with issues like drugs, sex, and abandonment and her entirely unself-conscious prose allow her stories to wash effortlessly like an ocean wave, portraying with unsentimental insight and wry humor the complex forces that bind family members together in love and hate.
Young Sherlock Holmes: Death Cloud ($1.56 / £0.99 UK), by Andrew Lane, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (no US edition).Book Description
The year is 1868, and Sherlock Holmes is fourteen. His life is that of a perfectly ordinary army officer’s son: boarding school, good manners, a classical education – the backbone of the British Empire. But all that is about to change. With his father suddenly posted to India, and his mother mysteriously ‘unwell’, Sherlock is sent to stay with his eccentric uncle and aunt in their vast house in Hampshire. So begins a summer that leads Sherlock to uncover his first murder, a kidnap, corruption and a brilliantly sinister villain of exquisitely malign intent . . . The Death Cloud is the first in a series of novels in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager – creating unputdownable detective adventures that remain true to the spirit of the original books.
The 25 Sales Habits of Highly Successful Salespeople ($2.50 Kindle, B&N), by Stephan Schiffman, is the Nook Daily Find, price matched on Kindle.Book Description
Now you can join the hundreds of thousands of salespeople who have followed Stephen Schiffman's advice and watch your performance soar. Schiffman lets you in on the industry's best-kept secrets. Learn how to: Convert leads to sales; Motivate yourself and motivate others; Give killer presentations; Keep your sense of humor. This new edition includes: New examples using the latest advances in sales presentation technology; Up-to-date cases of these successful habits in action; Five bonus habits showing readers how to overcome mistakes, set sales timetables, and reexamine processes to shore up weaknesses. If you're a salesperson looking to succeed, this is the book for you! Stephen Schiffman has trained more than a half-million salespeople at firms such as AT&T, Information Systems, Chemical Bank, Manufacturer's Hanover Trust, Motorola, and U.S. Health Care. He is president of D.E.I. Management Group and the author of such bestselling books as Cold Calling Techniques (That Really Work!) and Closing Techniques (That Really Work!).
The author of The 25 Most Common Sales Mistakes . . . And How to Avoid Them teaches salespeople how to demonstrate trustworthiness, turn a customer's objection around, and 23 other proven habits for sales success.
