Buy One Game, Get Two Free

Another Black Friday special on Game Downloads from Playrix Entertainment at Amazon, this time you get three games for $6.99. You purchase any one of the games involved, then wait for an email from Amazon with the promotional code to get the other two at no charge. Here are the games:

The Rise of Atlantis

Game Description

• Collect The 7 Powers Of Poseidon.
• 77 Explosive Levels.
• Spectacular Power-Ups And Bonuses.
• 7 Magic Artifacts To Assemble.

Raise the legendary continent of Atlantis! In this extraordinary puzzler with spectacular new features, you set out on an adventurous quest around the ancient lands of Greece, Troy, Phoenicia, Babylon, Egypt, Carthage and Rome to gather the seven powers of Poseidon. With 77 captivating levels of fantastic game play, truly unique twists and the ability of continuous replay, this game will keep you entertained for weeks!

Call of Atlantis

Game Description

• The 3rd Installment In The Hit Atlantis Series.
• 66 Captivating Levels.
• Unique Mix Of Game Genres.
• 7 Ancient Lands To Explore.

Atlantis is calling out to a true hero to save it from deadly peril in this 3rd installment in the hit Atlantis Quest, The Rise of Atlantis series, which offers a unique blend of three popular gameplay modes! Set out on an exciting new quest in this spectacular mix of Match-3, Hidden Object and Adventure games and journey around the ancient lands of the Mediterranean to acquire seven crystals of power and appease Poseidon. Heed the call of Atlantis!

4 Elements

Game Description

• 4 Books Of Magic To Unlock And Study.
• 64 Captivating Levels.
• 16 Mysterious Cards To Collect.
• 20 Challenging Bonus Tasks.

The ancient kingdom is in trouble! The magic of the four elements that kept it running for centuries has been corrupted! Unlock the four books of magic and collect 16 mysterious cards that will help you bring the kingdom back to life! Using a mix of classic addictive game play ideas but taking them to a new level with innovative twists, explosive bonuses and spectacular visual effects this game is a load of fun!

And here are the promotional details:

For a limited time, purchase one of the qualifying Playrix game downloads from the list (above) and get a promotional credit to get the other two qualifying Playrix game downloads from the list (above) for free.

To qualify, purchase your qualifying game download and within two business days you'll receive an e-mail letting you know that a credit, good for the purchase of the other two game download titles listed (above), has been applied to your Amazon.com account.

To use this credit, follow the link in the e-mail to return to this page and purchase the remaining qualifying titles. The discount will be reflected during checkout.

Offer valid until 11:59 p.m. Pacific time December 2, 2009. Credit must be redeemed by 11:59 p.m. Pacific time January 10, 2010. Limited to one discount per customer.

Three Game Downloads at 99 Cents Each

Through December 2, Amazon has three game downloads from Playrix Entertainment marked down to 99 cents. If you are new to game downloads, you get a 30 minute free trial for any game (30 minutes of gameplay, which you can stretch out over several sessions, if you want), then can purchase the game. The trick on some of the free and 99 cent downloads, is that the purchase price depends on when you buy the game now when you start the trial, so make sure you do your testing before the discount price ends. I always test the game first (except on free games) to make sure that it will at least run on my netbook and I'd suggest you do the same with the machine you'll be playing on (although you can play on multiple computers, although I'm not sure what the limit is, I've loaded one or two games on three PC's), just to make sure it loads, even for $1 games.

Around the World in 80 Days

Game Description

• Spectacular Adventures - On Land, Sea And Air.
• More Than 80 Addictive Levels.
• Bonus Animated Screensaver.
• Marvelous Story Adaptation.

You only have 80 days to circumnavigate the globe. Think that sounds easy? Travel back in time to the late 19th century and get ready for spectacular adventures on land, sea and air together with the English daredevil Phileas Fogg and his loyal French servant Passepourtout. Use the unique chance to visit four continents and complete the inconceivable journey in this outstanding puzzler based on the classic adventure novel by Jules Verne!

Brickshooter Egypt has only two reviews so far and neither person could get the game to run - make sure you use the free trial option on this one and test it before buying.

Game Description

• Revolutionary New Puzzle Experience.
• 60 Captivating Levels.
• 6 Ancient Monuments To Rebuild.
• Stunning Egyptian Theme And Soundtrack.

Move and match bricks to unravel the mysteries of ancient hieroglyphs that will help you restore the glorious pyramids! Brickshooter Egypt is a totally new brain-teasing puzzle experience across more than 60 captivating levels! The difficulty increases with your 2nd and 3rd replay and provides for a total of 180 exciting levels in all! If the stunning Egyptian themed graphics and soundtrack don't hook you, the gameplay will. Unlock the secrets of the pharaohs today!

Atlantis Quest was a 98 cent download back in May, so some of you probably already have it.

Game Description

• Visit 8 Ancient Lands.
• Extremely Addictive New Game Play
• 76 Astounding Levels
• Richly Detailed And Themed Story

Are you ready for an exciting quest of adventure and discovery? Embark on a journey around 8 ancient lands of the Mediterranean in the search for one of the greatest mysteries of all time - the lost continent of Atlantis! Your expedition will take you through 76 astounding levels with mystery at every turn. Become enchanted with the riveting storyline and extremely addictive game play of this dazzling new puzzle game today!

14 Free Books for Black Friday (and Saturday)

You can get 14 titles for free from OmniLit and/or All Romance Books today and tomorrow (all pretty "spicy" according to their ratings system) as part of their Black Friday sale. All the books are from Red Rose Publishing and are DRM free - get the Mobipocket version for the Kindle or the EPub version for the Sony or the Nook. Or, buy both versions (one from each store) for future compatibility.

Here's the list of free titles:

The Ballet, by Melissa Glisan
Be With You, by Marie Rochelle
Chateua Despair, by Linda Sole
Desperately Seeking Santa, by Jane Beckenham
Fantasies: New Year's Eve, by Cassandra Gold
Forever Tonight, by Tara Newlands
Having Faith - Sweetbrier Series: Book 1, by Nancy O'Berry
Infidelity, by Debbie Gould
Judgement By Fire, by Lydia Grace
Nutcracker Sweet, by Jennifer Mueller
The Other Half of Your Heart, by Janis Susan May
The Pleasure Cruise - The Misadventures of Raine Mathews: Book 2, by Raven Starrr
Psychotic: SKIU Serial (Serial Killers Investigation Unit), by Aline de Chevigny
Ringside - Three Sister Series: Book 1, by LaVerne Thompson, Stephanie Williams

Get a Kindle 2i (Global Wireless) for $159

Amazon is running a special deal in conjunction with Audible.com, where you can get $100 off an "AudibleReady® product" (which includes the Kindle (2i) and Kindle DX and Apple iPod nano) or accessory (including Cole Haan Kindle Covers) when you agree to join Audible.com's AudibleListener® Gold plan for 12 months at $14.95/month.

Deal Description

Save $100 on any of these AudibleReady® products when you agree to join Audible.com's AudibleListener® Gold plan for 12 months at $14.95/month. If the product or accessory that you choose is less than $100, you will receive the product for free. Click here to join the AudibleListener Gold program. See further details.

We're featuring a handful of AudibleReady products below, but we offer many more. See all qualifying MP3 players, check out all qualifying GPS devices, shop all qualifying accessories, or browse qualifying Kindle and Kindle accessories.

Be sure to check the details on the deal: you have to join Audible first, then get a promotional code from Audible, then come back and purchase the qualifying product. Also, when you use the promotional code, you want to only order the one item that qualifies and is over $100, as the promotion will apply to the lowest priced qualifying item (if you had a $39 cover and a Kindle in the order, you would get the cover for free, instead of $100 off the Kindle, for example).

Click HERE to see the details and some of the qualifying products.

Happy Thanksgiving

Click on the image for more Thanksgiving poems

The Harvest Moon
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

It is the Harvest Moon! On gilded vanes
And roofs of villages, on woodland crests
And their aerial neighborhoods of nests
Deserted, on the curtained window-panes

Of rooms where children sleep, on country lanes
And harvest-fields, its mystic splendor rests!
Gone are the birds that were our summer guests,
With the last sheaves return the laboring wains!

All things are symbols: the external shows
Of Nature have their image in the mind,
As flowers and fruits and falling of the leaves;

The song-birds leave us at the summer's close,
Only the empty nests are left behind,
And pipings of the quail among the sheaves.



The New-England Boy's Song About Thanksgiving Day
by Lydia Maria Child

Over the river, and through the wood,
To grandfather's house we go;
The horse knows the way,
To carry the sleigh,
Through the white and drifted snow.

Over the river, and through the wood,
To grandfather's house away!
We would not stop
For doll or top,
For 't is Thanksgiving Day.

Over the river, and through the wood,
Oh, how the wind does blow!
It stings the toes,
And bites the nose,
As over the ground we go.

Over the river, and through the wood,
With a clear blue winter sky,
The dogs do bark,
And children hark,
As we go jingling by.

Over the river, and through the wood,
To have a first-rate play—
Hear the bells ring
Ting a ling ding,
Hurra for Thanksgiving Day!

Over the river, and through the wood—
No matter for winds that blow;
Or if we get
The sleigh upset,
Into a bank of snow.

Over the river, and through the wood,
To see little John and Ann;
We will kiss them all,
And play snow-ball,
And stay as long as we can.

Over the river, and through the wood,
Trot fast, my dapple grey!
Spring over the ground,
Like a hunting hound,
For 't is Thanksgiving Day!

Over the river, and through the wood,
And straight through the barn-yard gate;
We seem to go
Extremely slow,
It is so hard to wait.

Over the river, and through the wood—
Old Jowler hears our bells;
He shakes his pow,
With a loud bow wow,
And thus the news he tells.

Over the river, and through the wood—
When grandmother sees us come,
She will say, Oh dear,
The children are here,
Bring a pie for every one.

Over the river, and through the wood—
Now grandmother's cap I spy!
Hurra for the fun!
Is the pudding done?
Hurra for the pumpkin pie!