Free Book (Kindle/nook) - Lies, Damned Lies, and Science

Update: 10/81/11 Also free from Barnes & Noble.

Lies, Damned Lies, and Science: How to Sort through the Noise around Global Warming, the Latest Health Claims, and Other Scientific Controversies, by Sherry Seethaler, is free in the Kindle store, courtesy of FT Press.

Book Description
Don’t Get Hoodwinked! Make Sense of Health and Science News...and Make Smarter Decisions!

Every day, there’s a new scientific or health controversy. And every day, it seems as if there’s a new study that contradicts what you heard yesterday. What’s really going on? Who’s telling the truth? Who’s faking it? What do scientists actually know—and what don’t they know? This book will help you cut through the confusion and make sense of it all—even if you’ve never taken a science class! Leading science educator and journalist Dr. Sherry Seethaler reveals how science and health research really work...how to put scientific claims in context and understand the real tradeoffs involved...tell quality research from junk science...discover when someone’s deliberately trying to fool you...and find more information you can trust! Nobody knows what new controversy will erupt tomorrow. But one thing’s for certain: With this book, you’ll know how to figure out the real deal—and make smarter decisions for yourself and your family!

Watch the news, and you’ll be overwhelmed by snippets of badly presented science: information that’s incomplete, confusing, contradictory, out-of-context, wrong, or flat-out dishonest. Defend yourself! Dr. Sherry Seethaler gives you a powerful arsenal of tools for making sense of science. You’ll learn how to think more sensibly about everything from mad cow disease to global warming–and how to make better science-related decisions in both your personal life and as a citizen.

You’ll begin by understanding how science really works and progresses, and why scientists sometimes disagree. Seethaler helps you assess the possible biases of those who make scientific claims in the media, and place scientific issues in appropriate context, so you can intelligently assess tradeoffs. You’ll learn how to determine whether a new study is really meaningful; uncover the difference between cause and coincidence; figure out which statistics mean something, and which don’t.

Seethaler reveals the tricks self-interested players use to mislead and confuse you, and points you to sources of information you can actually rely upon. Her many examples range from genetic engineering of crops to drug treatments for depression...but the techniques she teaches you will be invaluable in understanding any scientific controversy, in any area of science or health.

Get the free ebook from Barnes & Noble.

Free Book (Kindle) - You Can Do This!

You Can Do This!: Surviving Breast Cancer Without Losing Your Sanity or Your Style, by Elisha Daniels and Kelley Tuthill, is free in the Kindle store.

Book Description
Breast cancer survivors Kelley Tuthill and Elisha Daniels are redefining what it means to be a cancer patient. More than 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer each year, but that diagnosis does not mean sitting on the sidelines while life passes you by. Both Tuthill and Daniels worked throughout their extensive cancer treatments and continued to enjoy their family, friends, and high-profile careers while fighting the fight of their lives. You Can Do This! shares with you the strategies that worked, what didn't, and what they wish they'd have known at the time of diagnosis.

Benefiting from the expertise of Dr. Ann Partridge, an oncologist at the renowned Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston who helped both of the authors through their own cancer journeys, this triumvirate answers questions like: Can you keep working? How do you pick out a wig or pencil in an eyebrow? What role might reconstruction surgery and prosthetics play in your recovery? What steps can you take to retain a professional, healthy image despite the effects of chemotherapy? How do you broach the subject of cancer with small children? Is it possible to lose your hair and not your sense of humor or libido?

Inside You Can Do This!, Tuthill and Daniels help the newly diagnosed patient work through the initial shock of diagnosis and move forward to face the coming challenges with courage, strength, grace, makeup, and high heels. By offering advice on looking your best, even when you no longer look or feel like yourself, Tuthill and Daniels emphasize that you can continue to lead an active life and that it's perfectly acceptable to research chemotherapy alongside the latest offerings from Chanel.

Free Book (EPUB) - The Diet Detective's Automatic Diet

The Diet Detective's Automatic Diet ($4.61 Kindle), by Charles Stuart Platkin is free from Copia. Comparing using Look Inside, it appears to be the same book (just a new cover at Copia). I usually load their books into Adobe ADE (and from there to one of my EPUB readers), but you may want to read this one in the COPIA reader app, as there are copious notes available from the author, that are only accessible using their shared notes feature.

Book Description
In The Diet Detective's Automatic Diet, Charles Stuart Platkin, Ph.D., M.P.H., one of the country's leading weight-loss advocates and popular syndicated columnist of "The Diet Detective," synthesizes cutting-edge weight-loss research into an easy-to-follow 10-step process that can become automatic for anyone, a process that has proven successful for tens of thousands of the author's clients as well as for the author himself, who has lost 50 pounds-and kept it off for over 10 years-using the principles in this book. Research has proven repeatedly that fad diets are misguided in their focus on advocating or restricting particular foods and that the only way to permanently lose and maintain weight is through behavioral and lifestyle modification. Learning to identify one's "fat patterns"-the behavioral reasons why when we lose weight we always gain it back again-and how to break them enables readers to relearn how to create a relationship with food and fitness that is comfortable and maintainable, and shows that an individual's weight is completely within his or her control-regardless of genetics, metabolism, or other hard-to-control factors.

Click HERE for the free book from Copia.

New Kindle App - Fast Food Calories - Calorie Counter

Fast Food Calories - Calorie Counter ($1.99) is a new Kindle app from Nanobit. Sure, you could look this info up at home (few restaurants have the info available once you are there), but with this app on your Kindle, you can quickly compare calories for different items or different restaurants, anywhere you happen to be and without looking for a WiFi hotspot. I haven't played with the options to make favorites or create a meal, but a quick glance confirms that the Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger (920 calories) and large fries (1464 calories!) is a much worse choice than Outback Steakhouse's 6 oz Sirloin Steak (331 calories) and loaded backed potato (505 calories).

Book Description
Fast Food Calories is an easy-to-use fast food nutrition reference for Kindle.

Fast Food Calories puts nutritional information from 107 fast food restaurants at your fingertips. You can look up menu items from these restaurants, and once you've found a food item, you can view its nutritional information. Information includes calories, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrates, fiber, sugars, and protein values. You can also add food items to a food log, and record serving size and date.

Restaurants include: Jack In The Box, Applebee's, Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Dunkin Donut's, KFC, Little Caesar's, McDonald's, New York Fries, Pizza Hut, Quiznos, Subway, Taco Bell, Wendy's, White Castle, 7-Eleven, Amato's, Arby's, Au Bon Pain, Auntie Anne's, Buck's, Baja Fresh, Big Apple Bagels, as well as 84 others.

Easy and informative, Fast Food Calories will help you keep track of what you eat!

Free Book (EPUB) - Jump Start Your Gluten-Free Diet!

Jump Start Your Gluten-Free Diet! Living with Celiac / Coeliac Disease & Gluten Intolerance, by Stefano Guandalini MD, Lara Field MS RD CSP LDN, Carol Shilson, Ronit Rose, Sueson Vess and Kim Koeller, is free from Kobo today. I glanced thru and there are a number of good looking (and easy) recipes, suitable for all, whether eating gluten free or not. For those new to the diet (or who know people who follow it), it has a good introduction to what Celiac is, what a gluten free diet consists of, what foods you can't have, which ones you can have if the brand is ok (soy sauces, etc.) and which ones can be contaminated in the field (oats, for example). I don't see this one in either the Kindle or B&N stores, so grab it at Kobo, while you can (DRM'd EPUB).

Book Description
The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center is dedicated to raising awareness increasing diagnosis rates and meeting the needs of people affected by celiac disease nationwide through education research and advocacy. Celiac disease, spelled Coeliac outside of North America, is an autoimmune disorder which means the body "attacks itself" rather than attacking a foreign substance as in an allergy. The medical treatment for celiac disease consists of strict adherence to a gluten-free diet.

With this guide you will understand the differences between celiac disease intolerances and allergies. You will learn about the 300-plus signs and symptoms associated with celiac disease genetic and antibody blood testing diagnosis and required follow-up testing. In this guide you will learn what gluten is where gluten is found and how to avoid gluten. You will also become knowledgeable on how to make healthy food choices while grocery shopping and preparing foods inside your home to manage your gluten free diet. You will be able to identify gluten free grains meal options and snacks for safe eating anytime. You will also be able cook gluten free for your family and friends with easy to follow recipes excerpted from the book - Simple Delicious Solutions for Gluten-Free & Dairy Free Cooking by Sueson Vess from Special Eats. You will become aware of how to eat gluten free outside your home at social gatherings and school. You will also empower yourself to safely eat in restaurants and while traveling with checklists and recommendations excerpted from the books ebooks & apps - Let's Eat Out with Celiac / Coeliac and Food Allergies! by Kim Koeller from GlutenFree Passport. You will also discover the pioneering research initiatives programs and services offered by the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center.

Click HERE for the free book from Kobo.

National Autism Month Bargains

It's the last day of Autism Awareness Month and Sourcebooks has several books marked down on this topic. They will probably go back up in price tomorrow or shortly thereafter. The Kobo unlimited use $1 coupon code KoboSpring1 should work on all of these.

Autism & ADHD Diet: A Step-by-Step Guide to Hope and Healing by Living Gluten Free and Casein Free (GFCF) and Other Interventions ($2.39 Kindle, Kobo), by Barrie Silberberg

Book Description
This is what parents are saying about an amazing diet that is showing extraordinary results in helping children eliminate many traits and symptoms associated with autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, celiac disease, and other conditions. The Gluten-Free, Casein-Free (GFCF) Diet, as well as removing all artificial dyes and preservatives, is hugely effective for thousands of families.

The Autism & ADHD Diet is your complete guide to the GFCF Diet. Barrie Silberberg, a mother who honed her skills using the GFCF Diet with her son, who was diagnosed with ASD, gives you everything you need to know to put the diet into action with your child, including:

• What the GFCF Diet is and why it's so effective
• How to start the diet
• Where and how to buy GFCF foods
• How to avoid cross-contamination
• How to understand labels on packaging
• How to make this diet work day-to-day

Packed with parent-proven tips and the best resources for the diet, The Autism & ADHD Diet will alleviate all of your questions and provide a variety of ways to make this diet work best for you and your family.

Child's Journey Out of Autism: One Family's Story of Living in Hope and Finding a Cure ($2.39 Kindle, Kobo), by Leeann Whiffen

Book Description
The therapy costs $30,000. We'd be mortgaging our lives and our savings on something we're not even sure could help our son. But the clock is ticking: the longer we wait, the harder it will be to pull him out of this shell. How are we going to afford it? How can we not afford it?

When Clay Whiffen was diagnosed on the autism spectrum, his parents didn't know where to turn. They refused to believe that he could not be cured, and began to try every therapy they could afford - and many they couldn't. In this extraordinary story of one family's struggle with autism, Leeann Whiffen gives voice to the fear of losing a child and the fight to reclaim him, exploring what treatments eased her son Clay's symptoms, where the Whiffens found support, and how the family conquered one of the toughest challenges a child can face.

With a foreword by autism specialist Dr. Bryan Jepson, A Child's Journey out of Autism spells out what treatments worked, where the family found help, and how they made it through this crushing crisis. In a time of despair and confusion - when another child is diagnosed with autism every 20 minutes - this is a profound, proven message of hope for anyone whose life is touched by the disorder.

Coloring Outside Autism's Lines: 50+ Activities, Adventures, and Celebrations for Families with Children with Autism ($2.39 Kindle, Kobo), by Susan Walton

Book Description
Your Road Map to Rediscovering Joy, Fun, and Togetherness

Having a child with an autism spectrum disorder may mean that you have to change your life. It can seem as though there are so many things you just can't do. But there are adventures-large and small-that kids with autism love, and they are waiting for your whole family! Just think outside of the ordinary, look for reachable sensory experiences, come prepared, and keep an open mind, and everyone in your family can go along for a great ride. This book is packed with exciting ideas for families living with autism, with everything you need to know to make them a reality. Including:

• Unconventional backyard fun: zip lines, trampolines, tree stumps, and even exercise bikes!
• Easy ways to adapt public places such as bowling alleys, ice skating rinks, and swimming pools into stress-free outings
• Surprising activities that can lead to lifelong interests
• Dreaming big: there's a world of amusement parks, water slides, camping, and other family getaways that are truly within reach
• Special activities for grandparents and extended family members
• How to team up with other parents to maximize the fun

Autism Handbook for Parents: Facts and Strategies for Parenting Success ($2.39 Kindle, Kobo), by Janice E. Janzen

Book Description
The concise, authoritative guide for parents new to the subject of autism.

Autism Handbook for Parents: Facts and Strategies for Parenting Success is written specifically for parents of children recently diagnosed with autism. Although it is a relief to know there is a name for their child's problems, many parents are unsure what steps to take after a child is diagnosed with autism.

This book offers concrete answers to parents' questions and concerns. Clear and concise information on autism is provided, including how autism can affect learning and behavior. Parents will receive the information needed to help them advocate for their child and make decisions on various treatments and educational interventions.

The author also includes advice on preventing many behavioral problems, dealing with those that do occur, and teaching early skills that are critical to a child's success. Autism Handbook for Parents is a must-have for those looking to be an effective advocate, teacher, and parent of their child with autism.

Asperger's Answer Book: Professional Answers to 300 of the Top Questions Parents Ask ($2.39 Kindle, Kobo), by Susan Ashley

Book Description
It is currently estimated that over 500,000 families struggle with Asperger's Syndrome, a highly prevalent yet difficult to diagnose disorder that affects hundreds of thousands of children and adults.

In a time when parents are overwhelmed with confusing-and often conflicting-information, The Asperger's Answer Book provides them with clear and confident counsel. Written by an experienced child psychologist, The Asperger's Answer Book covers such topics as:

• Is it autism or is it Asperger's?
• Getting your child evaluated
• Emotional intelligence
• Routines and rituals
• Motor skills
• Sensory sensitivity
• Growing up with Asperger's Syndrome

Written in an easy-to-read Q&A format, The Asperger's Answer Book helps parents understand and accept their child's illness and develop a plan for success.

Autism and the God Connection: Redefining the Autistic Experience Through Extraordinary Accounts of Spiritual Giftedness ($2.39 Kindle, Kobo), by William Stillman

Book Description
Autism impacts one out of every 166 children--ten times higher than just ten years ago. Despite the international scrambling of scientists to provide an explanation, there remains no single known cause for the rise in autism.

Autism and the God Connection views autism through a spiritual prism, unlocking its hidden meaning. Through countless interviews William Stillman documents extraordinary examples of spiritual giftedness.

Autism and the God Connection boldly challenges our traditionally held beliefs about people with disabilities. Readers looking for hope, inspiration and a deeper understanding of their loved ones will appreciate the affirming anecdotes of ordinary families.

Bargain Book Roundup, Part III

Here are a few non-fiction titles

The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget ($1.24), by Josh Dorfman

Book Description
In The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget, Josh Dorfman takes you inside the latest developments in green living to demonstrate how you can easily and affordably have your designer jeans and your planet too. From raising eco-conscious kids to greening your daily commute, Dorfman provides insights into the next wave of green innovation and the products and services that will lighten your planetary impact and lower your expenses.

Find bargain basement deals on stylish organic bedding and bamboo furnishings at the largest retailers in the world. Score instant rebates on everything from compact fluorescent light bulbs to energy-efficient air conditioners. And earn reward points for carpooling with friends.

In a time when many people are feeling financially restricted, The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget is your guide to effortlessly saving the planet while keeping some extra cash in your pocket.

About the Author
Josh Dorfman is the author of The Lazy Environmentalist: Your Guide to Easy, Stylish, Green Living (Stewart, Tabori & Chang) and host of The Lazy Environmentalist television series on the Sundance Channel. Dorfman is also the founder and CEO of Lazyenvironmentalist.com, a resource for consumers seeking the best green products and services, and of Vivavi, a retailer of modern, green furnishings. He lives in New York City.

The Ultimate Depression Survival Guide: Protect Your Savings, Boost Your Income, and Grow Wealthy Even in the Worst of Times ($1.75), by Martin D. Weiss

Book Description
An insightful look at how to protect, save, and grow wealth in difficult economic times

Having an effective financial and personal plan for the future is now more crucial than ever. And with the bestselling The Ultimate Depression Survival Guide now in paperback, you'll quickly learn how to create such a plan. This comprehensive guide was especially designed to help people map out a practical financial plan in this unpredictable economic environment, so that they can stop worrying about their money and just enjoy life.

Step by step, Martin Weiss-America's Consumer Advocate for Financial Safety-introduces, explains, and helps solve many of the new challenges and risks that face millions of Americans. Throughout the book, Weiss provides you with sound strategies for coping with the credit crunch, housing bust, and decline of the U.S. dollar.

• Discusses different ways to adapt to the realities of continuous market volatility
• Contains solutions to dealing with sinking real estate or falling stocks
• Examines the opportunities you'll have to buy choice assets at bargain prices during a depressed economy

The Ultimate Depression Survival Guide also examines important topics that today's investor must be familiar with-including global investing, foreign currencies, and commodities-if they intend to make it through the decade ahead.

The Senior: My Amazing Year as a 59-Year-Old College Football Linebacker ($1.17), by Mike Flynt, LeBron James, and Don Yaeger, is from Christian publisher Thomas Nelson.

Book Description
It's Never Too Late to Tackle Your Dreams!

Mike Flynt was swapping stories with some old football buddies when he brought up the biggest regret of his life: getting kicked off the college team before his senior year. So, one of his pals said, "Why not do something about it?" Most 59-year-olds would have laughed. Flynt's only concern was his eligibility. He not only returned to college football, but actually made the team at his alma mater - Sul Ross State, an NCAA division III school.

His remarkable story begins with a tough upbringing by a violent father who trained him to fight at every opportunity. His fighting habit took him in and out of jail several times, until a faith conversion turned his life around on the very day he was contemplating suicide.

Mike Flynt has much to offer others, not only through his story, but through his belief that it's never too late for God to heal your heart and fulfill your dreams.

Foreword by NBA Superstar LeBron James.

Of Moments and Miracles: A Collection of Ordinary People's Extraordinary Stories ($1.24), by Lupe Mirelez

Book Description
If you are likely to be offended by that four letter word, the "F" word, and believe that the word "God" should not to appear in the same story as "that" word, then this book might be offensive to you. These stories are about life's realities; the good and bad, the beautiful and ugly, the cowardly and courageous, joy and pain, tragedy and optimism; in essence, the human condition. Mostly, it is filled with love, hope, and faith in their actions, not simply the words. It is about ordinary people, people just like you, ordinary heroes, who live their lives without public recognition, never really knowing how their daily perseverance and their courageous attitude inspires and lifts the spirit and burdens of their fellow human beings.

Waiting for the Taliban: A Journey Through Northern Afghanistan ($2.99), by Anna Badkhen, is a new selection from AmazonEncore, while her upcoming release, Peace Meals: Candy-Wrapped Kalashnikovs and Other War Stories ($11.99) is being published by Simon & Schuster.

Book Description
War correspondent Anna Badkhen returns to Northern Afghanistan in search of the friends she made in the early days of the occupation, back when it was the safest part of an unsafe land. Blighted, hopeless, still unspeakably beautiful but now overrun by the Taliban, the region is a different place entirely than the one she first encountered. Traveling from village to village, she comes to understand what went so terribly wrong in the North—and, by extension, what is going so terribly wrong in Afghanistan in general. In her dispatches, which she calls “part diary entries, part love letters from a land that stole my heart,” she offers one of the most heartbreaking, lyrical portrayals ever of Afghanistan—and a powerful warning to those seeking to force the country into a bright new future.

Arnie & Jack: Palmer, Nicklaus, and Golf's Greatest Rivalry ($1.39), by Ian O'Connor and David Black

Book Description
Surprisingly, one of sport’s most contentious, complex, and defining clashes played out not in the boxing ring or at the line of scrimmage but on the genteel green fairways of the world’s finest golf courses. Arnie and Jack. Palmer and Nicklaus. Their fifty-year duel, in both the clubhouse and the boardroom, propelled each to the status of American icon and pushed modern golf to the heights and popularity it enjoys today.

Arnie was the cowboy, with rugged good looks, Popeye-like forearms, a flailing swing, and charm enough to win fans worldwide. Jack was scientific, precise, conservative, aloof, even fat and awkward. Ultimately, Nicklaus got the better of Palmer on the course, beating him in major victories 18-7. But Palmer bested Nicklaus almost everywhere else, especially in the hearts of the public and in endorsement dollars. By the end of this page-turning narrative, we see that each man wanted what the other had: Arnold wanted the trophies. Jack wanted the love.

In the tradition of John Feinstein and Mark Frost, Ian O’Connor has written a compelling account of one of the greatest rivalries in sports history.

Comrade Lost and Found:A Beijing Memoir ($1.33), by Jan Wong

Book Description
In the early 1970s, at the height of the Cultural Revolution, Jan Wong traveled from Canada to become one of only two Westerners permitted to study at Beijing University. One day a fellow student, Yin Luoyi, asked for help getting to the United States. Wong, then a starry-eyed Maoist from Montreal, immediately reported her to the authorities, and shortly thereafter Yin disappeared. Thirty-three years later, hoping to make amends, Wong revisits the Chinese capital to search for the person who has haunted her conscience. At the very least, she wants to discover whether Yin survived. But Wong finds the new Beijing bewildering. Phone numbers, addresses, and even names change with startling frequency. In a society determined to bury the past, Yin Luoyi will be hard to find.

As she traces her way from one former comrade to the next, Wong unearths not only the fate of the woman she betrayed but a web that mirrors the strange and dramatic journey of contemporary China and rekindles all of her love for—and disillusionment with—her ancestral land.

The Never Cold Call Again Online Playbook: The Definitive Guide to Internet Marketing Success ($1.80), by Frank J. Rumbauskas

Book Description
An all-in-one guide to online marketing from the New York Times bestselling author of Never Cold Call Again

In Never Cold Call Again, Frank Rumbauskas shows salespeople how to achieve sales greatness without using those dreaded old tactics like cold calling. Now, in The Never Cold Call Again Online Playbook, he gives small business owners, independent professionals, and entrepreneurs a complete, all-in-one guide to the best practices of effective online marketing.

The best marketers know all the secrets of using the Internet to fuel business growth. With The Never Cold Call Again Online Playbook, you'll have access to all the best proven Internet marketing wisdom, tactics, strategies, and tools. You'll learn how to develop a complete online marketing system that boosts sales and brings in customers galore.

• A comprehensive toolkit for creating a complete, powerful, and effective online marketing program for your business
• Written by online marketing guru Frank Rumbauskas, bestselling author of Never Cold Call Again and Selling Sucks
• A revolutionary system for increasing sales without tired old selling tactics that no longer work anyway
• How to explode your business with social media sites like Twitter and Facebook

For anyone who owns or operates a business and wants to increase their sales, profits, and visibility online, The Never Cold Call Again Online Playbook is the ultimate practical resource.

That's No Angry Mob, That's My Mom: Team Obama's Assault on Tea-Party, Talk-Radio Americans ($1.28), by Michael Graham

Book Description
Humorist and political commentator Michael Graham takes on President Obama's far-left policies and America's most controversial issues in this thought-provoking work

Have you hoisted a sign at a tea party protest? Asked your congressman a tough question at a townhall meeting? Liked what you heard on talk radio? If so, then welcome to the angry Mob.

Aided by their allies in the Democratic Party and the mainstream media, the Obama administration is out to silence you. As long as you support Team Obama, you’re okay. But if you disagree, they accuse you of being a violent, unhinged, hate-filled racist. Typical Americans, denounced by their own government, have been left on their own. Until now.

In That’s No Angry Mob, That’s My Mom, talk radio host Michael Graham delivers an uproarious, full-throated defense of millions of typical Americans like his mom—ordinary people who worry that Obama’s socialist policies are jeopardizing America’s future. In his unique, irreverent style, Graham fires on:
accusations that tea partiers are racists: “In the upside down world of the Obama Nation, people who spend a lifetime following Reverend Wright aren’t racists. But people who show up at a rally to oppose single-payer healthcare are.”accusations that tea partiers are terrorists: “Fashion terrorists, maybe. I doubt the typical tea partier is going to run amok in the halls of government, but many appear to have done so in the aisles of Wal-Mart.”a professor he debated on TV: “He really thought the tea parties were some dangerous new development, perhaps linked to the militia movement, survivalist cults, or (worst case scenario) the Glenn Beck show.”Congresswoman Maxine Waters’ insistence that reporters find out what tea partiers think: “Really, Maxine, you can’t figure that out on your own? The huge ‘No More Big Government!’ signs they’re waving aren’t a clue?”

The Obama administration promised “hope and change” for everyday Americans. They have delivered contempt and vilification instead. That’s No Angry Mob, That’s My Mom exposes this deception in a no-holds-barred takedown of Team Obama’s condescending arrogance.

The Unwritten Rules of Friendship: Simple Strategies to Help Your Child Make Friends ($), by Natalie Madorsky Elman and Eileen Kennedy-Moore

Book Description
Whether your child is having trouble resolving an argument with a friend or even making a friend in the first place, whether your child is painfully shy or a bit rambunctious, The Unwritten Rules of Friendship gives you the tools you need to nurture your child's social well-being.

This warm and practical book provides a sympathetic understanding of kids who struggle socially. It describes nine typical children who have trouble getting along with their peers, such as The Born Leader, The Little Adult, The Shy Child, and The Short-Fused Child. With clarity and compassion, it spells out strategies for helping these children learn the social guidelines tat they haven't managed to pick up on their own. It offers parents do-able solutions to use at home and to suggest at school.

Obese From The Heart: A Fat Psychiatrist Discloses ($1.98), by Sara L. Stein

Book Description
Finally a book comes along that answers why we are obese. Overweight is a lifestyle issue with risk to health; obesity is a brain disease with associated illness. Our current prescription of behavior modification fails to address the underlying causes of obesity, and sets the obese person up for failure. This is a why-not book, a what-about-me book, a my-turn-now book.

Drawing on her own battles with weight loss and years of experience as a physician and a psychiatrist, Sara L. Stein, M.D., tackles obesity with a fresh, honest, and holistic approach. Losing weight is the result of treating the whole person, mending Mind, Body, and Spirit.

Obese From the Heart addresses the everyday challenges of obesity - the fruitless struggle to lose weight, the self-conscious embarrassment of first impressions, and the hopeless, hollow chorus of 'I'll start tomorrow...'. Starting from the inside out, Dr. Stein teaches healthy, balanced, and energetic living that anyone can practice starting now.

Free and Bargain Book Roundup

Tonight's theme is going to be fitness and New Year's Resolutions. I've turned up a few bargains from major publishers (and one that's a bit higher priced than usual), but if you are already fit and on top of your diet, then keep reading for some bargains and free reads from indie authors.

In today's KindlePost, there is guest post by Kris Gethin, athlete and author Body By Design ($9.99 [Kindle Edition with Audio/Video]). He has several good (and common sense) tips in the interview to help with sticking with a diet and exercise plan, but I thought it odd that he didn't mention the enhanced version of his book, which is cheaper than standard Kindle edition. Nothing on the product page talks about the added features (and there are no examples in the sample you can download), but there is one review that says there are embedded videos that demonstrate the exercises (and there are recipes in the back). I might have to buy this one, just to see how well it all works together (although, I have to admit, I am also tempted by Hello, Cupcake! and What's New Cupcake: Ingeniously Simple Designs for Every Occasion (both $7.45), which do have videos in their free samples).

Book Description
FROM KRIS GETHIN, editor in chief of the world’s leading online fitness site Bodybuilding.com, comes a revolutionary 12-week diet and exercise program—supported by two million members and thousands of real-life success stories. Body by Design is a plan that promotes health from the inside out, starting by breaking down the mental blocks that are holding you back, then by building up the muscles on your body, and finally by adding delicious, healthy food onto your plate.

Rather than subtracting things from your life— cutting out calories, losing weight, banishing your belly—here's how to add more of the right things: more muscle, more support, and more success. Motivation is the key factor that drives permanent change, and with Body by Design you can finally learn how to activate your inner motivation and with the proper balance of weight training, make fit happen forever. cardiovascular exercise, and nutrition—along with the motivational tools to stick with that program for the long term—even people who have struggled with fitness for their entire lives can achieve spectacular, lasting results. Join the “Transformation Nation” and create your own story that will inspire others—with Body by Design.

In Body by Design, you’ll learn the optimal balance of weight training, cardiovascular exercise, and nutrition—along with the motivational tools to stick with your goals and achieve dramatic results. Rather than subtracting things from your life (cutting calories, losing weight, banishing your belly), here's how to more muscle, more support, and more success.

Based on the best practices found at Bodybuilding.com (the world’s leading online fitness site), Body by Design shows that amazing things can happen when people get the tools they need to achieve their fitness goals.

Neris And India's Idiot-Proof Diet: A Weight-Loss Plan For Real Women ($1.99 Kindle, B&N and Kobo), by Neris Thomas India Knight, may be just what I need if I succumb to those cupcake books.

Book Description
Ever hankered for a diet book by and for real people--people who, you know, actually have a life? Congratulations: you've just picked it up.

Before we began our diet, Neris and I weighted 434 pounds between us. Our goal was to lose 140 pounds between us in under a year, to go from a size 22 to a size 14. And we did it. If two unusually greedy, cocktail-loving moms can lose this amount of weight without much effort, so can anyone.

This book tells you how two friends did it, and how you can do it too. It's not a diet devised by some bossy string bean who has never been more than 7 pounds overweight, nor by a fat middle-aged doctor, but a real, long-term, workable diet for real people. A modified and therefore bearable low-carb, high-protein way of eating, the diet really works and includes meal plans, recipes, advice on clothes, make-up and hair at every stage from fat to thin. It doesn't include impossible exercise routines or disgusting things to eat. Above all, it gets to the bottom of why we overeat--and shows you how to stop. There's never been a diet book like it--for women, by women, with jokes and useful tips, and advice that is truly simple to follow. What other diet book tells you to pour yourself a large drink at the end of the day, because you've earned it?

Calorie Queens: Living Thin in a Fat World ($1.99 Kindle, Kobo), by Jackie Scott, Diane Scott Kellum, and Brett A. Scott

Book Description
Jackie Scott and her daughter Diane had tried just about every diet under the sun, from low-carb to low-fat, sometimes losing weight but always gaining it back. Frustrated, they decided to figure out why popular diets failed them and came up with Eucalorics - a practical eating plan based on taking in the number of calories needed to maintain a healthy weight. This is not a starvation diet, nor is it a fad. In fact, it's not really a diet at all. It's about learning how to eat well for a lifetime from two real women who have been there and are making it work.

UltraLongevity: The Seven-Step Program for a Younger, Healthier You ($2.99 Kindle, B&N and Kobo), by Mark Liponis, was briefly free on Kindle in January of last year.

Book Description
Medical director of the world-famous Canyon Ranch Health Resorts, Dr. Mark Liponis presents his extraordinary new idea: that aging and aging-related diseases---including heart disease, cancer, and diabetes---are autoimmune problems, and that a well-managed immune system is the key to healthy aging.

Cutting-edge research makes UltraLongevity the first and only book to explore aging within the context of the immune system, and it will change the way we look at health forever. Starting with a quiz---"How Fast Are You Aging?"---Liponis explains the new science, lays out an accessible and proven 7-step program with an 8-day meal plan, and motivates readers to put the program into practice so that they can keep their minds sharp, become more physically fit, be more resistant to infections and disease, and feel and stay younger than they ever imagined. Through the UltraLongevity program, Liponis promises more than a long life; he promises a long, healthy life.

Woman's Day Living Fiscally Fit ($2.99 Kindle, B&N and Kobo), from the Editors Of Woman's Day

Book Description
Read by over 21 million readers, Woman's Day is one of the top woman's magazines. They are consistently delivering style, substance and service to their readers. Now the editors of Woman's Day have compiled the most cost-effective financial tips from their popular WD Solutions column. Covering all kinds of issues from getting rid of debt and reducing the mortgage to managing children & money and growing your nest egg, this useful guide offers quick and simple advice on how to make the smartest money moves.

Sin And Vengeance ($2.99) is from the author of The End of Marking Time (which you can still get free), CJ West and is the first in his Randy Black series. Like the one he's giving away, this one has good reviews and is worth getting a sample.

Book Description
When his knee shatters on the playing field, Charlie Marston is plunged into turmoil. The fallen college superstar joins the family winemaking business, but working alongside his parents is not the future he had planned. He escapes work whenever he can and soon finds a new friend named Randy Black. Randy is part stunt-pilot, part Casanova, and part drunken Pied Piper. Randy introduces Charlie to Deirdre Deudon, the provocative wife of a French farmer. They come together in an ill-conceived stunt that explodes into consequences that chase Charlie and Randy back home to Massachusetts and change Deirdre's life forever. The after-effects of this tragic mistake bind the three of them together and threaten everything they hold dear.

Thanks to NetGalley, I received a review copy of The Naperville White House: How One Mans Fantasy Changed Governments Reality ($6.99 Kindle), by Jerome Bartels. If you enjoy reading thrillers, investigative reporting, about politics or fantasy gaming (or wonder how all of those could tie together), definitely get a sample of this humorous (but serious) novel. I'll admit I was a bit lost at the beginning of the book, until I could figure out all the players (and which White House was being discussed), but the mystery kept drawing me along. I can't comment on the formatting, since NetGalley only supplies a print-ready PDF or a pdf converted to the Kindle and (as usual), the formatting is pretty off in the result.

Book Description
FANTASY GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE

Not just the United States, but the entire world, remembers that fateful November day back in 2018 when Al Qaeda terrorists held the entire nation hostage in exchange for the public disclosure of an anti-terrorist bioweapon that may not have even existed.

In that darkest hour, salvation came not from the United States government, but from fantasy government. This cabinet of independent thinkers from Naperville, Illinois—a librarian, a customer service representative, a gas station owner, and an obsessive gamer—was led by insurance adjustor and President Jay Weise.

Now, thanks to the tireless efforts of crusading vagabond journalist, former White House press secretary, and part-time Radio Shack employee Jerome Bartels, here for the first time is the true story of the Stockdale Hostage Crisis from the people who lived it.

The publisher, Bancroft Press, tried to get the book released either free or at 99 cents at Amazon, but as a very small publisher, just wasn't able to work anything out. So, instead, they have set a price of $1.24 for today (and today only) over on lulu.com. The only negative is that the format is EPUB and requires Adobe ADE (not Kindle compatible).

Kevin Domenic has just released Eye of the Tornado ($2.99 Kindle), the third in his The Fourth Dimension series and to celebrate, he is giving away copies of it, the first two in the series, and a non-fiction title he has on Smashwords.

Book Description
A fourteen year old boy.

Kindel Thorus hailed from the remote planet of Zo'rhan, a planet populated by a space-faring warrior race of the same name. Unmatched in combat and skilled in even the most advanced sorcery, Kindel led an armada of battle-hardened soldiers against those who sought to impose their might upon the weak and defenseless. Many feared him. Others revered him.

And now his biggest threat was a fourteen year old boy.

Use these links and coupon codes for the free book:
Volume I, Key to the Stars: Coupon Code - BF98D
Volume II, Alliance of Serpents: Coupon Code - RV44M
Volume III, Eye of the Tornado: Coupon Code - KR27C
Retail Ramblings: Coupon Code - KU75X

Alain Gomez is also giving away copies of his short story Payroll ($0.99 Kindle) and two others on Smashwords.

Book Description
Jimmy Cochran thought that he had left his rough past behind him. But Ralph McCormick, the brother of the man he killed, didn't forget... or forgive... so easily. Jimmy knows he should just hightail it out of town to avoid getting into trouble. That is until Ralph puts the woman he loves into danger...

Use these links and coupon codes for the free downloads:
Payroll: Coupon Code - BB45J
Celebrity Space: Coupon Code - XG22Z
The Sacrifice: Coupon Code - RX43U

If you picked up Carol Berg's The Soul Mirror: when it was accidentally free for a few hours, you'll want to grab The Spirit Lens, the first novel in her Collegia Magica series, now that it's been marked down to $6.99. You'll also want to head over to Carol's website, as she has posted copies of Lianelle's letter and note in Chapter 3 and Bernard's letter that appear in the former volume, as they are pretty much unreadable in the Kindle edition.

Book Description
Reduced to tending the library at Sabria's last collegia magica, Portier de Savin-Duplais, failed student of magic, fights off despair with scholarship. But when the King of Sabria charges him to investigate an attempted murder that has disturbing magical resonances, Portier believes his dreams of a greater destiny might at last be fulfilled.

Free Books (PDF) - The 4-Hour Workweek & The Slow-Carb Cookbook

Timothy Ferriss has really been publicizing this latest book, The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman ($9.99), which is why it is currently #4 in Kindle Non-Fiction, #2 in Diet Books and #1 in Kindle Health, Mind & Body. As part of that push, he is giving away PDF copies of his previous bestseller, The 4-Hour Workweek ($9.02) and a 38 page low-carb cookbook.

Book Description
Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred-life plan–there is no need to wait and every reason not to, especially in unpredictable economic times. Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing high-end world travel, earning a monthly five-figure income with zero management, or just living more and working less, The 4-Hour Workweek is the blueprint.

This step-by-step guide to luxury lifestyle design teaches:

• How Tim went from $40,000 per year and 80 hours per week to $40,000 per month and 4 hours per week
• How to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5 per hour and do whatever you want
• How blue-chip escape artists travel the world without quitting their jobs
• How to eliminate 50% of your work in 48 hours using the principles of a forgotten Italian economist
• How to trade a long-haul career for short work bursts and frequent “mini-retirements”

The new expanded edition of Tim Ferriss’ The 4-Hour Workweek includes:

• More than 50 practical tips and case studies from readers (including families) who have doubled income, overcome common sticking points, and reinvented themselves using the original book as a starting point
• Real-world templates you can copy for eliminating e-mail, negotiating with bosses and clients, or getting a private chef for less than $8 a meal
• How Lifestyle Design principles can be suited to unpredictable economic times
• The latest tools and tricks, as well as high-tech shortcuts, for living like a diplomat or millionaire without being either

Here are the details on how to get the free books from slickdeals:

To celebrate the release of Tim Feriss's new book the 4-Hour-Body, he's giving away digital copies of his previous NYT best selling book.

• Digital copy of 'The 4-Hour Workweek' (Retail $27.00)
• The Slow-Carb Cookbook (priceless)

To download the first two gifts (4HWW + Cookbook), follow these instructions:

1. Click HERE. You'll only see one item in the check out cart - that's OK.
2. Hit the 'Checkout' button.
3. Fill out the form with any name and email address, then hit the 'Complete Free Checkout' button.
4. On the final page, you'll have access to The 4HWW and Slow-Carb Cookbook.*

IMPORTANT: The above link will be active until December 26th. After that, it's gone!

Personally, I think this deal was supposed to end earlier, but it's still up (I just checked), so grab your copy quick, before it disappears.

Free Book - Lose Weight WITHOUT Dieting

Update: Now free in the US Kindle store.

Lose Weight WITHOUT Dieting ($0.99 Kindle), by David Nordmark, a personal trainer out of Vancouver, BC, is free for UK customers in the US and UK Kindle store, as well as on Smashwords (which is apparently where Amazon's pricebots spotted the lower price). He has most of his books priced up at the $10 mark (over-priced, IMO), but you can also find a few others in PDF form on his website, using a google search.

Book Description
Diets don't work. Studies have shown that only 5 percent of people who go on a diet are able to keep the weight off for more than a year. Yet even with this 95 percent failure rate the weight loss industry continues to flood the market with new diets and useless gimmicks. What's the secret to true, long lasting weight loss? The key is to focus on your habits as they relate to food, not dieting. Unlike animals in nature, human beings acquire a whole host of unnatural habits related to food without even realizing it. By changing these habits, most of which you are probably not even aware off, you can start to lose weight naturally and easily. Get off the Diet roller coaster and start losing weight WITHOUT dieting today! Now updated with many natural bodyweight exercises that can help anyone burn fat and build muscle. To learn more about this course as well as others related to natural fitness and health (not to mention special deals!) visit animal-kingdom-workouts.com to learn more.

Free Book (EPUB) - Fight Now

Fight Now: Eat & Live Proactively Against Breast Cancer ($0.99 Kindle), by Aaron Tabor MD, is free in the Sony store.

Book Description
Dr. Tabor’s FIGHT NOW book provides information on lifestyle choices that might improve breast health and overall health. The purpose of Dr. Tabor’s medical research is to empower you to become proactive against breast cancer now with specific food and lifestyle choices. We can make specific food and lifestyle choices to lower the risk of getting breast cancer, risk of recurrence, and risk of dying from breast cancer. The only alternative is to be reactive after you get breast cancer or have a recurrence of breast cancer. The choice is clear

Whether you are currently fighting breast cancer; are a survivor; or, simply trying to lower your risk, Dr. Tabor’s FIGHT NOW book will give you concise, critical information that you can start using today. You don’t have to read hundreds of pages, or have a medical degree to reduce your cancer risk. Spend just a few hours reading this book and you will be empowered to Fight Now.

Click HERE to get the free book.

Bargain Book Roundup, Part II

The Night Watchman ($0.89), by Mark Mynheir

Book Description
Eleven months ago, Ray Quinn was a tough, quick-witted Orlando homicide detective at the top of his game–until a barrage of bullets ended his career…and his partner’s life.

Now medically retired with a painful handicap, Ray battles the haunting guilt for his partner’s death. Numbing the pain with alcohol and attitude, Ray takes a job as a night watchman at a swanky Orlando condo.

But when a pastor and an exotic dancer are found dead in one of the condos in an apparent murder-suicide, Ray can no longer linger in the shadows. The pastor’s sister is convinced her brother was framed and begs Ray to take on an impossible case–to challenge the evidence and clear her brother’s name.

Ray reluctantly pulls the threads of this supposedly dead-end case only to unravel a murder investigation so deep that it threatens to turn the Orlando political landscape upside down and transform old friends into new enemies. As Ray chases down leads and interrogates suspects, someone is watching his every move, someone determined to keep him from ever finding out the truth–at any cost.

Deadline ($0.89), by Randy Alcorn

Book Description
Involved in a tragic accident under suspicious circumstances, award-winning journalist Jake Woods must draw upon all his resources in order to uncover the truth in this rerelease of the Randy Alcorn bestseller. Jake soon finds himself swept up in a murder investigation that is both complex and dangerous. Unaware of the threat to his own life, he struggles for answers to the mystery at hand and in doing so is plunged into a deeper search for the meaning to his own existence.

Broken Angel ($0.89), by Sigmund Brouwer

Book Description
Her birth was shrouded in mystery and tragedy.
Her destiny is beyond comprehension.
Her pursuers long to see her broken.
She fights to soar.

In the rough, shadowy hills of Appalachia, a nation carved from the United States following years of government infighting, Caitlyn and her companions are the prey in a terrifying hunt. They must outwit the relentless bounty hunters, skirt an oppressive, ever-watchful society, and find passage over the walls of Appalachia to reveal the dark secrets behind Caitlyn’s existence–and understand her father’s betrayal.

In this engrossing, lightning-paced story with a post-apocalyptic edge, best-selling author Sigmund Brouwer weaves a heroic, harrowing journey through the path of a treacherous culture only one or two steps removed from our own.

Holy Yoga: Exercise. For The Christian Body And Soul ($1.99), by Brooke Boon

Book Description
People often equate yoga with Eastern religion, but Brooke Boon sees it as an exercise style that Christians can use to generate patience, strength, and deeper worship. Author and yoga instructor Brooke Boon combines her passion for Christianity with her commitment to health to introduce yoga as a physical and spiritual discipline that strengthens the body and the soul. Clear explanations and photographs make yoga accessible for any reader, and Brooke offers customized routines for readers struggling with specific issues, such as weight loss and anxiety. Through it all Brooke uses scriptural references to help reinforce the idea that by taking care of our bodies we can also take care of our faith.

Amazing Women: Inspirational Stories ($2.99), by Charles Margerison

Book Description
Who was the first woman to qualify as a doctor? Who is the only woman to have won two Nobel Prizes? Explore these and other amazing stories in Amazing Women. In this unique story collection from The Amazing People Club, the real lives of iconic women including Coco Chanel, Sojourner Truth, Maria Montessori, Eva Peron and Helen Keller come to life. Understand their real lives and challenges and be inspired by what they did and how they achieved it. This is a must-read for every woman seeking inspiration. Meetsome of the world's most amazing women through BioViews.

A BioView is a short biographical story, similar to an interview. These unique stories provide an easy way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions to our world and can help you achieve your ambitions in your journey through life.

Your Newborn: Head To Toe - Everything You Want To Know About Your Baby's Health Through The First Year ($2.99), by Cara Familian Natterson

Book Description
An authoritative resource that parents can refer to about their baby's health, from newborn through the first year, this book features scores of references to reliable Web sites and other sources of the most up-to-date pediatric information for parents.

Your Toddler: Head to Toe ($2.99), by Cara Familian Natterson

Book Description
This user's manual to toddlers contains all the health information that parents tend not to get from their child's doctor. Illustrated.

The College Hook: Packaging Yourself to Win the College Admissions Game ($1.99), by Pam Proctor

Book Description
A comprehensive guide to the powerful packaging tool called the "Hook"--a special talent or achievement that leaps off the page of a college application and catches the eye of admissions officers. Competition for entry to the nation's top colleges is at an all-time high--and intensifying every year. Now nationally recognized college consultant and writer Pam Proctor reveals the "packaging" secrets that can help any student maximize the odds of admission to the college of his or her choice. Using real life anecdotes and examples from winning applications, Proctor provides students with a step-by-step program that will enable them to determine and develop their unique "Hook," and then package and market themselves at every stage of the admissions process.

The Clique #5: The Pretty Committee Strikes Back ($1.99), by Lisi Harrison

Book Description
A tragic haircut leaves Kristen looking manlier than a New York Jets linebacker. Will she be condemned to a season of trying to find cute hats when, as everyone knows, hats are so over? Meanwhile, Claire got everything she wants -- new camo Converse high-tops, bag and bags of gummies, and best of all, her first ever cell phone, from Massie. Although Claire's now an official member of the Clique, presents don't matter to her -- all she really wants is her first kiss from Cam, of course!

The Clique #6: Dial L For Loser ($1.99), by Lisi Harrison

Book Description
THE CLIQUE is back... Massie Block: With her glossy brunette bob and Whitestrip smile, Massie is the uncontested ruler of The Clique and the rest of the social scene at Octavian Country Day, an exclusive private school in Westchester County, New York. Claire Lyons: Has finally arrived! But will she be able to stay in Massie's inner circle? Alicia Rivera: Would love to take Massie's throne one day. Just might do it. Dylan Marvil: Massie's second in command, who divides her time between sucking up to Massie and sucking down Atkin's shakes. Kristen Gregory: Will insult you to tears faster than you can say "scholarship kid." THE CLIQUE...The only thing harder than getting in is staying in.

The Magic Scales ($0.99), by Sam Wilding, is the first in the Denthan series.

Book Description
James's father is missing. With no clue why his dad would run out on him and his mum, he hides out by an ancient stone circle to think. There, James discovers a dead stoat, crushed in an impossibly huge footprint. The mystery of what smashed the little animal leads James into finding Mendel, a wizard from another world called Denthan. Mendel has his own problems though. He's trapped in the body of a goldfish and Denthan's sun is about to die and destroy the planet. James is soon drawn into Mendel's plight and hopes against hope that the goldfish can somehow help him find his dad. Will Denthan be saved? Can Mendel regain his true form? But more importantly, will James ever find his father?