Free Books - Saardu

Carma Dillon has put her two books at Smashwords up as free downloads, today only. This science fiction series is aimed at the Young Adult or Teen demographic. Since there isn't a coupon code, you can't add this one to your Smashwords library and keep it there; instead, download any format you think you might want and back them on your PC.

Saardu: The Adventure Begins
Ruby is the only child with an active imagination in a future spaceship community run by superstitious genetic engineers. She escapes on a sweetly scary planet called Saardu. (This novel launches a new myth in A Science Fiction Fantasy Series for Incurable Daydreamers. This story expands the author's award-winning screenplay. Endorsed by KIDS FIRST! and recommended by UCLA's Richard Walter.)

The Ills of Saardu
The Ills of Saardu is a story of forbidden love and rebellious secrecy; of science vs. plague and problems caused by a dying star; of political maneuvers, tyranny, anarchy and murder. As on Earth, those who regard themselves as the crown of creation are far from being the most enlightened species on this mystical planet. Special 25th Anniversary Ebook Edition, never before published.

Want to download the first one directly to your Kindle? Enter this URL into the Basic Web browser (it is  case sensitive):

• http://ow.ly/1LHSz

But, don't forget to head over later today and grab a copy of the second for your own archives (I couldn't get the auto-download to work for it).

Free Book - The Oort Perimeter

The Oort Perimeter ($15.99 Paperback), by Steven Lake, is free to download at EZReads.com, as part of a promotion of a new feature where they have interviews with authors. The book is a DRM-free EPUB, so is easily converted to read with your Kindle or other book reader.

Book Description
Born of a need to protect their homeworld, Earthfleet the Military arm of the Society, struggles continuously to ensure the safety of Earth and all who live on it. But a dark force arises within the galaxy, one who wishes to use Earth as a pawn in their quest for power. In a struggle for survival, the Society, Earthfleet and their allies must race against time to uncover the truth about this dark force, before it can destroy Earth.

Click HERE to get the free download. The only difficulty you might run into is that they chose to compress the file using the RAR format, rather than ZIP. If your computer doesn't have the software to open this format already, then I recommend you download and install 7-ZIP, a free program that does opens practically all the compression formats and lets you create zipped files of your own using it's own 7z format or the more common ZIP format.

Big Discount on Mathematica Cookbook

Mathematica Cookbook ($54.72 Paperback), by Sal Mangano, is available at a significant discount, today only, from O'Reilly Books: $9.99 for the ebook and $19.50 for the paperback. Their ebooks are in multiple, DRM free, formats, so you'll be able to use it on your computer or most ereaders. This is a pretty specialized book, though, on using the Mathematica 7 computing platform, so not for everyone.

Book Description
Mathematica Cookbook helps you master the application's core principles by walking you through real-world problems. Ideal for browsing, this book includes recipes for working with numerics, data structures, algebraic equations, calculus, and statistics. You'll also venture into exotic territory with recipes for data visualization using 2D and 3D graphic tools, image processing, and music.

Although Mathematica 7 is a highly advanced computational platform, the recipes in this book make it accessible to everyone -- whether you're working on high school algebra, simple graphs, PhD-level computation, financial analysis, or advanced engineering models.

* Learn how to use Mathematica at a higher level with functional programming and pattern matching
* Delve into the rich library of functions for string and structured text manipulation
* Learn how to apply the tools to physics and engineering problems
* Draw on Mathematica's access to physics, chemistry, and biology data
* Get techniques for solving equations in computational finance
* Learn how to use Mathematica for sophisticated image processing
* Process music and audio as musical notes, analog waveforms, or digital sound samples

To get the discount, click HERE and put the ebook and/or print book into your cart. Then enter the coupon code DDMTC. Click on Proceed to Checkout and you'll see a summary of your order and the discounted prices (free shipping for the paper book, but you may have to pay sales tax).

Free Book (ADE-DRM) - Cartographies of Danger

Cartographies of Danger: Mapping Hazards in America($15.00 Kindle), by Mark Monmonier, is free this month from the University of Chicago Press.

Book Description
No place is perfectly safe, but some places are more dangerous than others. Whether we live on a floodplain or in "Tornado Alley," near a nuclear facility or in a neighborhood poorly lit at night, we all co-exist uneasily with natural and man-made hazards. As Mark Monmonier shows in this entertaining and immensely informative book, maps can tell us a lot about where we can anticipate certain hazards, but they can also be dangerously misleading.

California, for example, takes earthquakes seriously, with a comprehensive program of seismic mapping, whereas Washington has been comparatively lax about earthquakes in Puget Sound. But as the Northridge earthquake in January 1994 demonstrated all too clearly to Californians, even reliable seismic-hazard maps can deceive anyone who misinterprets "known fault-lines" as the only places vulnerable to earthquakes.

Important as it is to predict and prepare for catastrophic natural hazards, more subtle and persistent phenomena such as pollution and crime also pose serious dangers that we have to cope with on a daily basis. Hazard-zone maps highlight these more insidious hazards and raise awareness about them among planners, local officials, and the public.

With the help of many maps illustrating examples from all corners of the United States, Monmonier demonstrates how hazard mapping reflects not just scientific understanding of hazards but also perceptions of risk and how risk can be reduced. Whether you live on a faultline or a coastline, near a toxic waste dump or an EMF-generating power line, you ignore this book's plain-language advice on geographic hazards and how to avoid them at your own peril.

Click HERE to sign up for the free book. You'll need to give them an email address and then check for their message to get the download link. The book is a DRM'd PDF and will requires Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) to download and read.

Free Book (nook) - I Will Carry You

I Will Carry You: The Sacred Dance of Grief and Joy ($9.99 Kindle), by Angie Smith, is free in the Barnes & Noble ebookstore.

Book Description
In 2008, Angie Smith and her husband Todd (lead singer of the group Selah) learned through ultrasound that their fourth daughter had conditions making her -incompatible with life.- Advised to terminate the pregnancy, the Smiths chose instead to carry this child and allow room for a miracle. That miracle came the day they met Audrey Caroline and got the chance to love her for the precious two-and-a-half hours she lived on earth. Upon receiving the original diagnosis, Angie started a blog (Bring the Rain) to keep family and friends informed of their journey. Soon, the site exploded in popularity, connecting with thousands who were either experiencing their own heartbreaking situations or simply curious about how God could carry someone through something so tragic. I Will Carry You tells the powerful story of a parent losing her child, interwoven with the biblical story of Lazarus to help those who mourn to still have hope-to find grace and peace in the sacred dance of grief and joy.

Click HERE for the free download from B&N.