Free Book - The Rules of Life, Expanded Edition (K/N)

Update: 12/26/11 Now free in the US Kindle store and from Barnes & Noble.

The Rules of Life, Expanded Edition: A Personal Code for Living a Better, Happier, More Successful Life (Main/UK), by Richard Templar (FT Press), is a repeat freebie for UK Kindle customers and likely to be free for US customers by morning.

Book Description
The first edition of this bookbecame a global phenomenon, topping bestseller charts around the world. This new, even better, edition includes nine brand-new rules to take you further, faster. In this book, Richard Templar brings together 106 practical rules that happy, successful people follow, even if they've never thought about it. These are realistic, commonsense things you can do differently, starting today... small things that make a powerful difference. Templar offers real wisdom on telling the difference between what's important and what isn't... focusing on changes you really can make... using your intuition... learning positive lessons from your regrets... having great dreams and making practical plans... staying young... forgiving without becoming a pushover. Follow The Rules of Life. You'll feel better. You'll be a better friend, partner, and parent. And you'll leave the world a better place.

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Free Book (Kindle/nook/EPUB) - What Your Son Isn't Telling You

What Your Son Isn't Telling You: Unlocking the Secret World of Teen Boys (US/UK), by Michael Ross and Susie Shellenberger, is free in the Kindle store and from Barnes & Noble, ChristianBook and Sony, courtesy of Christian publisher Bethany House. This one is likely to only be free today.

Book Description
Keys to Understanding Your Son's Heart and Mind

Your son struggles with the constant pressure to prove himself--in the classroom, on the playing field, and especially among his friends. And while he may put up a tough exterior, deep inside he hungers for family support and connection. You long to be there for him, but chances are he's put up a formidable wall of silence, leaving you wondering how to break through.

In What Your Son Isn't Telling You, teen experts Michael Ross and Susie Shellenberger offer a rare glimpse into the secret lives of teen boys--behind-the-scenes footage you might miss in the day-to-day life of your son--accompanied by practical advice on how to provide the support and connection your son desperately needs.

Packed with real-life stories and emails from teen guys, this must-read will give you a new understanding of what your son isn't telling you.

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Free Book (nook/EPUB) - Your Dream Wedding on a Budget

Update: 12/22/11 Now free from Kobo.

Your Dream Wedding on a Budget ($2.39 Kindle), a Workman Short (45 pages) by Mindy Weiss, is free from Barnes & Noble. It's likely that it will be free on Kindle as well, in a day or so.

Book Description
No one knows how to plan a wedding like Mindy Weiss, the “mega-star wedding planner” (People magazine) whose wide-ranging clientele includes actors, artists, and musicians. In The Wedding Book, she created the ultimate all-in-one guide; from that, she’s now culled an invaluable digest on how to plan your very best wedding possible while adhering to a budget. Here’s a general wedding budget overview: an at-a-glance chart of what traditionally consumes most of the budget, and what should cost the least. Guidelines to figure out who’s paying for what. The ten best ways to cut costs, beginning with trimming the guest list, and the five best splurges—the kind of things that make a big difference for little cost. Dozens of tips throughout show how to save money on food, drinks, flowers, photography, music, the wedding dress, and more—guaranteeing that you’ll not only wind up with a dream wedding, but also with the satisfaction of knowing it was a smart wedding. About this title: Workman Shorts is a lively line of subject-specific e-books curated from our library of trusted books and authors.

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Free Book (Kindle/nook/EPUB) - Becoming Your Spouse's Better Half

Becoming Your Spouse's Better Half: Why Differences Make a Marriage Great, by Rick Johnson, is free in the Kindle store and from Barnes & Noble and ChristianBook.

Book Description
It's no secret that men and women are different. And it's no secret that they don't always get along because of these differences, even when they love each other. But having a successful marriage is not about finding the perfect person to marry. It's about loving someone in an unselfish, Christlike manner. Whatever we want out of marriage--unconditional love, forgiveness, passion--that is what we have to give to our spouse. Rick Johnson shows couples how to go beyond merely tolerating each other's differences to using those God-given differences to add spice and passion to their relationship.

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Free Audiobook - This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage

This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage, by Ann Patchett, is free for everyone as a holiday gift from Audible. This is an exclusive essay from them and will likely disappear (or go up in price) after the holiday season.

Book Description
“Tell the story of your marriage,” my young friend Niki says to me. “Write down how it is you have a happy marriage” But the story of my marriage, which is the great joy and astonishment of my life, is too much like a fairy tale, the German kind, unsweetened by Disney.

This December, we are excited to present our members with a gift that is truly unique: an original essay, available exclusively here at Audible, written and voiced by best-selling author – and fellow listener – Ann Patchett. This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage is a very real love story, and one that is much more about the journey than the destination. Chock full of beauty, truth, and humor, and, in trademark Ann Patchett style, possessing an uncanny ability to feel both surprising and familiar at the same time, this essay is a perfect, if unconventional, holiday listen. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Happy holidays and happy listening!

Free Book (Kindle/nook/EPUB) - Living Successfully with Screwed-Up People

Update: 12/13/11 No longer free anywhere, it seems. Typical of Revell, the free status is only for about two days, even if an invidual store (like Sony) doesn't join in until the morning of the last day.
Update: 12/13/11 Now free from Sony.
Update: 12/12/11 As expected, now free in the US Kindle store and from Barnes & Noble and ChristianBook.

Living Successfully with Screwed-Up People (Main/UK), by Elizabeth Brown, is free for UK customers in the Kindle store, courtesy of Christian publisher Revell, and should be free for US customers by morning.

Book Description
You can be positive--no matter who tries to bring you down. Unfortunately, the world is full of screwed-up people. But the good news, says Elizabeth B. Brown, is that your world no longer has to revolve around them. With brilliant insights and a keen sense of humor, this trusted author shows you how to: take back the power from the difficult people in your life respond productively when confronted remain poised and in control when everyone around you loses it win fairly in unfair battles let go of the past and live triumphantly now Dozens of real-life success stories, brief diagnostic tests, and practical tools are included to help you assess your own unique situation and gain the confidence to live successfully with screwed-up people. You can stop being the victim of others and start loving life in spite of them.

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Free Book (Kindle/nook/EPUB) - Game Plan for Life

Update: 12/13/11 Now free from Sony.
Update: 12/12/11 Now free from ChristianBook.

Game Plan for Life, by Joe Gibbs, Jerry B. Jenkins, andTony Dungy, is free on Kindle and from Barnes & Noble, courtesy of Christian publisher Tyndale House.

Book Description
Three-time Super Bowl and NASCAR champion Joe Gibbs’s Game Plan for Life is an “average Joe’s” guide to what the Bible has to say about the 11 most-important topics for men. Topics such as: finances, relationships, living a life of purpose, finding the right vocation, physical, emotional, and spiritual health, and overcoming sin and addictions. Edited by Jerry Jenkins, and featuring contributions from Randy Alcorn, Ravi Zacharias, John Lennox, Tony Evans, Chuck Colson, Josh McDowell, Don Meredith, Walt Larimore, Ron Blue, Ken Boa, and Os Guinness, Game Plan for Life shows readers how to live a balanced, God-centered, purpose-filled life, using examples of Coach Gibbs’s own storied championship careers as a backdrop. A perfect blend of sports and basic theology, Game Plan for Life is designed to bring God’s word home to sports fans of all generations.

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Free Book (Kindle/nook/EPUB) - The Misanthrope's Guide to Life

Update: 12/13/11 Now free from Sony.
Update: 12/10/11 As expected, now free for US Kindle customers. Also free from Barnes & Noble.

The Misanthrope's Guide to Life: (Go Away!) (Main/UK), by Meghan Rowland and Chris Turner-Neal, is free for UK customers in the Kindle store. I expect it to be free in the US by morning, but double check the price before one-clicking.

Book Description
Misanthrope, n.: 1.) One who hates mankind; a curmudgeon; a loner; 2.) The guy in your office who responded to your e-mail of baby photos with "D-. Passing, but not college material"; 3.) A RealistFrom The Misanthrope's Guide to LifeIn this guide, you'll learn how to get away from the pain-in-the-asses who make you seriously consider investing in a fallout shelter and making it your new home. You'll take isolated comfort in these survival strategies, including how to:- Conduct managed incoherence to get the delivery boy from the lobby to your door- Take a "French leave" in order to eat alone at work- Get ousted from your kickball league by dressing as Magnum, P.I. for every game- Get back at the jerk yapping on his cell phone by reciting the lyrics to Harry Chapin's version of "Cat's in the Cradle"- End a conversation by "Gwynething" (also known as playing the "I'm delightfully foreign" act) someone to deathThis is the survival guide you will be annoyed not to have.

Meghan Rowland, a group-therapy dropout, was the only girl in kindergarten with a John Larroquette lunchbox. Chris Turner-Neal, an only child, is a graduate of James B. Bonham Middle School, where he received an F in participation. Together, they write the award-winning comedy blog 2birds1blog.com, a collection of crass musings, investigative reporting, and sarcasm widely hailed as "the thinking man's Beavis and Butthead." Sharing an author bio is an uncomfortably intimate experience for both of them.

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Free Book (Kindle) - Training in Your Naked Dating Thong

Training in Your Naked Dating Thong: Preparing to Find the Love of Your Life (While Fully Clothed), by Harlan Cohen, is free to pre-order in the Kindle store. I'd guess that this will end up being a short ebook, likely promoting Naked Dating: Five Steps to Finding the Love of Your Life (While Fully Clothed & Totally Sober) ... but the title is fun (even if it might not be one you want others on your Kindle account to see).

Book Description
Harlan Cohen, bestselling author of The Naked Roommate, introduces you to his proven method for finding the love you deserve. With a drop of reality, a little personal assessment, and a whole lot of love for yourself, he teaches you to train physically, emotionally, and spiritually in your "thong," and be comfortable in your skin. You’ll learn to love what you can’t change, and change what you don’t love – to find the love of your life.

Free Book (Kindle) - The Wounded Heart

The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse, by Dan B Allender Ph.D., is free in the Kindle store, courtesy of Christian publisher NavPress.

Book Description
Sexual abuse knows no religious or social boundaries. The Wounded Heart is an intensely personal and specific look at this form of abuse. Dr. Allender explores the secret lament of the soul damaged by sexual abuse and lays hold of the hope buried there by the One whose unstained image we all bear. Includes information about false memory issues.

From the Back Cover
You may think you don't know anyone who has been sexually abused, especially if most of your friends and acquaintances are Christians. But the statistics indicate otherwise. The Wounded Heart is an intensely personal and specific look at this most "soul deadening" form of abuse. Personal because it may be affecting you, your spouse, a close friend or neighbor, or someone you know well at church; and specific because it goes well beyond the general issues and solutions discussed in other books.

Dr. Allender's book reaches deep into the wounded heart of someone you know, exploring the secret lament of the soul damaged by sexual abuse and laying hold of the hope buried there by the One whose unstained image we all bear.

Free Book (nook) - The Big 5-OH!

The Big 5-OH!, by Sandra D. Bricker, was free earlier this month, went back up in price and is now free again at Barnes & Noble, courtesy of Christian publisher Abingdon Press. I don't know if the other stores will follow suit, but if those with a nook missed it, now is the time to act.

Book Description
Olivia Wallace has a birthday curse . . . or so she thinks. It was a broken heart on her 16th, a car accident on her 21st, pneumonia on her 30th, and a fall down a flight of stairs on her 35th. There were Ohio blizzards on her 38th, 39th, and 40th; and six days before her 45th, she lost the love of her life to a heart attack. Numbing grief stole that birthday and a couple more to follow and, on the morning of her 48th birthday, she received the call she’d dreaded ever since losing her mom so many years ago…she was diagnosed with stage-3 ovarian cancer. The doctors didn’t hold out a lot of hope, but Liv survived and maintained her faith. Months of surgeries and chemotherapy and radiation treatments followed.

But now, as her 50th birthday creeps up the icy Ohio path toward her, her hair has grown back, her energy level is up, and she is officially cancer free. It makes her nervous. After everything she’s gone through, Liv hates the idea of driving on icy roads and returning to work as an O.R. nurse in a local Cincinnati hospital.

Her best friend Hallie knows just the thing to break Liv out of the winter doldrums, while providing a safe haven of warmth, sunshine, and a time to regroup: a holiday in the Florida sunshine!

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Free Book (Kindle/EPUB/nook) - One Imperfect Christmas

Update: 10/27/11 Now free from ChristianBook.
Update: Now free for US Kindle customers and from Barnes & Noble.

One Imperfect Christmas (US/UK), by Myra Johnson, is free for UK customers in the Kindle store, courtesy of Christian publisher Abingdon Press. I expect it to be free for US customers by morning.

Book Description
Graphic designer Natalie Pearce faces the most difficult Christmas of her life. For almost a year, her mother has lain in a nursing home, the victim of a massive stroke, and Natalie blames herself for not being there when it happened. Worse, she’s allowed the monstrous load of guilt to drive a wedge between her and everyone she loves—most of all her husband Daniel. Her marriage is on the verge of dissolving, her prayer life is suffering, and she’s one Christmas away from hitting rock bottom.

Junior-high basketball coach Daniel Pearce is at his wit’s end. Nothing he’s done has been able to break through the wall Natalie has erected between them. And their daughter Lissa’s adolescent rebellion isn’t helping matters. As Daniel’s hope reaches its lowest ebb, he wonders if this Christmas will spell the end of his marriage and the loss of everything he holds dear.

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Free Book (Kindle/nook) - The Rules of Life

The Rules of Life, Expanded Edition: A Personal Code for Living a Better, Happier, More Successful Life, by Richard Templar, is a repeat freebie in the Kindle store and from Barnes & Noble.

Book Description
Some people seem more contented, fulfilled, enthusiastic about life... just plain happier. Is it genes? Money? No. It’s the choices they make, how they behave, every single day. Now, Richard Templar brings together the rules that happy, successful people follow: small, simple, common-sense, doable rules that can change your life!

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Free Book (Kindle) - Autism's Hidden Blessings

Autism's Hidden Blessings, by Kelly Langston, is free in the Kindle store, courtesy of Christian publisher Kregel.

Book Description
Kelly Langston knows firsthand the struggles and victories associated with autism--from the time she heard her son's diagnosis and was given little more than a handshake and a brochure to the time she watched her son sing every word in his school musical. Through her experiences--the good and the bad--she discovered a beautiful blessing: God does care about autism. Better yet, he has a unique and marvelous purpose for children with autism--a purpose no less than that of any other child.

More than an “I've been there too” story, Autism's Hidden Blessings highlights God's blueprint for living a life full of joy and potential despite autism.

Autism doesn't define your child and doesn't limit his or her potential. If you're weary from the everyday battle against autism, join Kelly Langston on a journey to discover and apply the plan God has for your entire family. It's time to reclaim your joy, laughter, and most of all, hope.

Free Book (Kindle/EPUB/nook) - I Surrender All

Update: 10/11/11 Now free from Sony and ChristianBook.
Update: 10/10/11 Now free for US Kindlers and from Barnes & Noble.

I Surrender All: Rebuilding a Marriage Broken by Pornography (US/UK), by Clay Crosse and Mark A Tabb, is free for UK customers in the Kindle store, courtesy of Christian publisher NavPress, and should be free for those in the US by morning.

Book Description
Dove Award-winning artist Clay Crosse and his wife, Renee, share their personal story of his struggle with pornography and how they rebuilt their marriage.

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Free Book (Kindle/EPUB/nook) - The Big 5-OH!

Update: 10/6/11 Now free from ChristianBook.
Update: 10/3/11 Now free for US Kindlers and from Barnes & Noble.

The Big 5-OH!, by Sandra D. Bricker, is free for UK customers in the Kindle store, courtesy of Christian publisher Abingdon Press. A multiple repeat freebie (for this ASIN, a repeat from July), it will no doubt be free for US customers by morning.

Book Description
Olivia Wallace has a birthday curse . . . or so she thinks. It was a broken heart on her 16th, a car accident on her 21st, pneumonia on her 30th, and a fall down a flight of stairs on her 35th. There were Ohio blizzards on her 38th, 39th, and 40th; and six days before her 45th, she lost the love of her life to a heart attack. Numbing grief stole that birthday and a couple more to follow and, on the morning of her 48th birthday, she received the call she’d dreaded ever since losing her mom so many years ago…she was diagnosed with stage-3 ovarian cancer. The doctors didn’t hold out a lot of hope, but Liv survived and maintained her faith. Months of surgeries and chemotherapy and radiation treatments followed.

But now, as her 50th birthday creeps up the icy Ohio path toward her, her hair has grown back, her energy level is up, and she is officially cancer free. It makes her nervous. After everything she’s gone through, Liv hates the idea of driving on icy roads and returning to work as an O.R. nurse in a local Cincinnati hospital.

Her best friend Hallie knows just the thing to break Liv out of the winter doldrums, while providing a safe haven of warmth, sunshine, and a time to regroup: a holiday in the Florida sunshine!

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Free Book (Kindle/EPUB/nook) - The Pastor's Wife

Update: 10/6/11 Now free from ChristianBook.
Update: 10/3/11 Now free for US Kindlers and from Barnes & Noble.

The Pastor's Wife, by Jennifer Allee, is free for UK customers in the Kindle store, courtesy of Christian publisher Abingdon Press. A repeat from May, it will no doubt be free for US customers by morning.

Book Description
Maura Sullivan never intended to set foot in Granger, Ohio, again. But when circumstances force her to return, she must face all the disappointments she tried so hard to leave behind: a husband who ignored her, a congregation she couldn’t please, and a God who took away everything she ever loved.

Nick Shepherd thought he had put the past behind him, until the day his estranged wife walked back into town. Intending only to help Maura through her crisis of faith, Nick finds his feelings for her never died. Now, he must admit the mistakes he made, how he hurt his wife, and find a way to give and receive forgiveness.

As God works in both of their lives, Nick and Maura start to believe they can repair their broken relationship and reunite as man and wife. But Maura has one more secret to tell Nick before they can move forward. It’s what ultimately drove her to leave him six years earlier, and the one thing that can destroy the fragile trust they’ve built.

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Free Book (Kindle/EPUB) - Date with Destiny

Update: 10/6/11 Now free from ChristianBook.
Update: 10/3/11 Now free for US Kindlers.

Date with Destiny: Find the Love You Need, by Rev Joseph W III Walker, is free for UK customers in the Kindle store, courtesy of Christian publisher Abingdon Press. A repeat from February, it will no doubt be free for US customers by morning.

Book Description
Find your purpose for living through loving.

Finding the love you need will only happen when you discover your true purpose for living. Bishop Joseph Walker's Date with Destiny will help you help you fit your plans into the deeper and richer plan God has for you. Only then will you be able to get your relationships right. Bishop Walker gives you the tools you need to fit the pieces of the relationship puzzle together. He shows how to embrace the concept that God means for all of us to have satisfying relationships.

"This book sheds light on the power of purpose in relationships for couples. Why does God bring us together? Is there a purpose bigger than us? To these questions, I would argue, YES! When two people understand their purpose in life, it becomes a qualifier for healthy relationships. God merges their individual purposes so that they compliment, not compete with each other."

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Free Book (nook) - Tuscan Holiday

Tuscan Holiday ($8.96 Kindle), by Holly Chamberlin, is free from B&N tonight. This title has previously been free in the Kindle store (Jun '10), but feel free to report this lower price (as not everyone had a chance to get it the first time around).

Book Description
In this smart, tender, insightful new novel, bestselling author Holly Chamberlin introduces two very different women who, over the course of two unforgettable weeks, learn about unbreakable bonds, unshakeable love, and the chances that come once in a lifetime -- and change us forever...When Elizabeth Caldwell planned a trip to Florence with her daughter, Marina, she secretly hoped for a warm, fuzzy bonding experience worthy of a Lifetime movie. But Marina -- twenty-one, newly graduated, and close to her mom in many ways -- has always been more the PBS type: dependable, practical, and completely in control. Elizabeth knows Marina wants to avoid the kind of "stupid mistake" that left Elizabeth a single mother at twenty-two, and she's bitten her tongue as Marina settles for a wealthy fiance who gives her everything she thinks she wants. After all, Elizabeth? -- unable to bring herself to fully commit to the man she has dated for years -- is hardly an expert in romance. Still, a lot can happen on vacation, especially in Tuscany, where every scent borne on the warm breeze inspires delight, and every view makes the heart soar. There, on streets once walked by Dante and Michaelangelo, Marina is blindsided by a gorgeous Italian named Luca who shows her how gloriously unpredictable passion can be, and Elizabeth finally lets go of the role that has defined her for so long to embrace her own uncertain future...

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Free Book (Kindle) - The Twelve Sacred Traditions of Magnificent Mothers-in-Law

The Twelve Sacred Traditions of Magnificent Mothers-in-Law, by Haywood Smith, is a repeat freebie in the Kindle store (Mar '10).

Book Description
A very Southern mother-in-law's humorous advice to mothers-in-law everywhere. From the multiple New York Times bestselling author of The Red Hat Club. Bestselling author Haywood Smith and her pals have lots of personal experience in the joys, sorrows, pitfalls and flat-out hysteria of Mother-in-Lawness. Now Smith offers a handy and fun booklet of pithy advice to mothers-in-law everywhere. Smiths sassy observations and gentle wisdom are delivered with her trademark southern charm, packing the sweet, heady punch of bourbon ice cubes melting in a mint julep. The Twelve Sacred Traditions of Magnificent Mothers-in-Law is the perfect gift book for showers, engagement parties, family celebrations or just to share with that special DIL (Daughter-in-Law) or SIL (Son-in-Law). It can even safely be given to a Mother-in-Law.