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Sunday, October 17, 2010

Two Free Books from Rainbow EBooks

There are two free gay-themed books from Rainbow EBooks this weekend. You will need an account (which is a bit of a hassle to sign up for, the first time) and the formats are uneven (I think one is PDF only, while the other has several formats available).

Among the Living (PsyCop #1), by Jordan Castillo Price

Book Description
Victor Bayne, the psychic half a PsyCop team, is a gay medium who’s more concerned with flying under the radar than in making waves.

He hooks up with handsome Jacob Marks, a non-psychic (or “Stiff”) from an adjacent precinct at his ex-partner’s retirement party and it seems like his dubious luck has taken a turn for the better. But then a serial killer with a gruesome M.O. surfaces--and no one agrees what he looks like.

Solving murders is a snap when you can ask the victims whodunit, but this killer’s not leaving any spirits behind.


Self-Organizing Men, by Jay Sennett

Book Description
Self-Organizing Men explores that much-written about, highly politicized, rarely understood phenomenon known as "man." A collection of political cartoons, transgender stories, bio-dude poetry, trans art, drag king experimental prose, and some good ol', yet brand new, theories about (trans)/gender, this book will rock your thoughts about gender and masculinity.

Free Ebooks from Christianbooks.com

Christianbooks.com has started selling ebooks and to introduce them, they are giving some of them away for a limited time. One of these is free in several others stores, while the others are polished editions of public domain texts (and ones they have been selling in paper format, for some time). I've linked in the comparable volume at Amazon, so you can look up the reviews (the first three are from Hendrickson Publishers and the last from Zondervan).

The City of God ($9.99 Kindle), by St. Augustine; Marcus Dods (translator)

Book Description
Saint Augustine of Hippo is one of the central figures in the history of Christianity, and this book is one of his greatest theological works. Written as an eloquent defense of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, it examines the ancient pagan religions of Rome, the arguments of the Greek philosophers and the revelations of the Bible. Pointing the way forward to a citizenship that transcends worldly politics and will last for eternity, this book is one of the most influential documents in the development of Christianity.

One of the great cornerstones in the history of Christian thought, The City of God is vital to an understanding of modern Western society and how it came into being. Begun in A.D. 413, the book's initial purpose was to refute the charge that Christianity was to blame for the fall of Rome (which had occurred just three years earlier). Indeed, Augustine produced a wealth of evidence to prove that paganism bore within itself the seeds of its own destruction. However, over the next thirteen years that it took to complete the work, the brilliant ecclesiastic proceeded to his larger theme: a cosmic interpretation of history in terms of the struggle between good and evil. By means of his contrast of the earthly and heavenly cities--the one pagan, self-centered, and contemptuous of God and the other devout, God-centered, and in search of grace--Augustine explored and interpreted human history in relation to eternity.


Morning and Evening (KJV) ($13.22 Hardcover), by Charles H. Spurgeon

Book Description
Charles Spurgeon's uplifting messages for each day of the year will comfort and refresh you in your walk with God. Spending time with God at the start and the close of each day will bring a new joy in your life. Supplemented by key verses of Scripture, these devotional passages will help you to experience God's free favor, obtain victory through Christ, and receive help through every trial. As you reflect upon God's Word and His principles, you will find peace about the day you are about to face or the day that has just passed. Spurgeon's rich biblical insights, extraordinary eloquence, and clarity of logic are interwoven throughout the daily selections to enhance your fellowship with God.

Pilgrim's Progess (out of print; other editions available), by John Bunyan

Book Description
Once the most deeply cherished book in English-speaking households other than Bible itself, John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress is the allegorical tale of Christian the pilgrim on his journey to the Celestial City. Along the way, Christian encounters both worthy companions and dreadful adversaries. Although this book was written more than three hundred years ago, this stirring spiritual narrative still bears the power to challenge and encourage readers on their own spiritual journeys.

Intervention (currently free on Kindle), by Terri Blackstock

Book Description
Barbara Covington has one more chance to save her daughter from a devastating addiction: staging an intervention. But when eighteen-year-old Emily disappears on the way to drug treatment---and her interventionist is found dead at the airport---Barbara enters her darkest nightmare of all.Barbara and her son set out to find Emily before Detective Kent Harlan arrests her for a crime he is sure she committed. Fearing for Emily's life, Barbara maintains her daughter's innocence, but does she really know her anymore? Meanwhile, Kent has questions of his own. His gut tells him that this is a case of an addict killing for drugs. But as he gets to know Barbara, he begins to hope he's wrong about Emily.Fear rises as the mysteries intensify: Did Emily's obsession with drugs lead her to commit murder---or is she another victim of a cold-blooded killer?In this gripping stand-alone novel of intrigue and suspense, bestselling fiction author Terri Blackstock delivers the up-all-night drama that readers around the world have come to expect from her.

Here are the links for the free versions at ChristianBooks.com, all in EPUB format:


If you are looking for a different way to read the Bible, you might want to check out the Chronological New Testaments at EReaderBibles.com. There are two versions (King James and Modern English) laid out in the order they were written and one Gospel is included. They are in epub format, but easily converted to mobi using Calibre.

Book Description
These bibles layout the new testament in chronological order. These bibles layout the new testament in a way you can read it from start to finish, and get a better picture of the story of Jesus and the Church being created. The chronology is based on that from Frank Viola's "The Untold Story", which is an excellent guide to New Testament providing the reader with mountains of background information to really make the New Testament come alive. You can find out more about "The Untold Story" at his website

This chronological Bible is based around the pairing of Luke-Acts and thusly, only the Gospel of Luke is provided. The intention of this Bible is for you to read it from front to back with the order of events preserved. I am in no way trying to down play any of the other gospels.

Free Book (Kobo) - The Story Of Crass

The Story Of Crass ($9.99 Kindle), by George Berger, is free in the Kobo store.

Book Description
In-depth interviews with the main movers in the punk rock movement-Crass members Penny Rimbaud, Gee Vaucher, and Steve Ignorant-detail the face of the revolution founded by these radical thinkers and artists. When punk ruled the waves, Crass waived the rules-by putting out their own records, films, and magazines and setting up a series of situationist pranks that were dutifully covered by the world-s press. Not just another iconoclastic band, Crass was a musical, social, and political phenomenon: commune dwellers-that were rarely photographed and remained contemptuous of conventional pop stardom. As detailed in this history, their members explored and finally exhausted the possibilities of punk-led anarchy. This definitive biography of the band not only gives backstage access to their lives, philosophies, and the movement that followed, but also to never-before-seen photographs and rare dialogues.

Click HERE for the free book. Don't forget to click "Add to Library" underneath the cover pic, in case you want to download it again later.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Games! Two New on Kindle and a Bargain Download

There are two new games for the Kindle this week, both at bargain prices. The first, of course, is Solitaire (is any device or computing platform that allows development of games without at least one version of Solitaire?), while the second is a brand-new strategy game that is exclusive to the Kindle. For those playing games on their PC or netbook, Amazon has a bargain price on a game download, as well (and my Mom has probably already bought it, as she was playing it earlier this morning when I checked in).

EA Solitaire (12 Card Games to Play on Kindle) ($3.99), by Electronic Arts Inc.

Game Description
Play Solitaire, on Kindle - anytime, anywhere.

EA Solitaire contains 12 different modes of play--the Klondike game you know and love, as well as 11 other variants: Pyramid, Yukon, Golf, Freecell, Wasp, Peaks, Canfield, Spiderette, Eliminator, Easthaven, and Baker's Dozen. It's a lot of card-game fun for both experts and novices alike.

This version of Solitaire comes with handy features such as a "Tutorial Mode" that will get you started on the different game play variants, optional in-game "Tips" as well as an "Auto-Move" feature that will help you out when you're stuck and don't know what to do next. For the Klondike game, there is even a "Vegas" mode to track your winnings in (virtual) dollars.

Enjoy the card game you know and love on Kindle.


Triple Town (A Puzzle Strategy Game for Kindle) ($2.99), by Spry Fox

Game Description
Triple Town is an original strategy game in which you try to grow the greatest possible city. The larger the city you build, the more points you score. You build your city by matching three or more game-pieces: combine three grasses to make a flower, three flowers to make a bush, three bushes to make a tree... until you've filled the board with houses, cathedrals and castles. Along the way, you'll have to outwit evil barbarians and wizards who will try to block your progress.

This is a game that can be played for minutes or hours at a time. You'll have to think several turns ahead if you want to avoid inevitable gridlock as unfinished buildings, barbarians and wizards start to pile up. And sometimes, if you're lucky, you'll be helped along by a magical crystal (which combines with anything) or a powerful bomb (which wipes nuisances off the board). But luck won't save you forever!

How large can you grow your dream city before the board fills and the game ends?


Trinklit Supreme [Game Download] ($2.99), by Funkitron

Game Description
Trinklit is a unique and very fun game. Deceptively simple, but challenging to master, it provides hours of enjoyable and relaxing entertainment. Start with a simple game, and then unlock powerups and game modes as you go and combine them into an endless variety of Trinklit games. Can you discover every powerup? Can you achieve all the awards? Can you beat every daily challenge? Lots to do in Trinklit! Have FUN!
  • Unusual! Addictive! Fun! Different!
  • Relaxing or challenging, make the games how you like.
  • Unlock new powerups and game modes and build completely new levels.
  • 15000 different levels can be built.
  • Daily Infinite Challenges!

Free Book - Nightbringer

Nightbringer, by Graham McNeill, one of the Warhammer 40,000 novels and the first in his Ultramarines series, is this week's free book from The Black Library. Just as with last week's selection, this is an out of print paperback that has just been introduced in ebook form (and isn't in the Kindle store). You can, however, read it on your Kindle by downloading the DRM-free Mobi version from the website below (click with your Kindle and it should load automatically).

Book Description
Newly promoted Ultramarines Captain Uriel Ventris is assigned to investigate Pavonis, an Imperial planet plagued by civil disorder and renegade eldar raiders. But nothing is as straightforward as it appears, and wheels are turning within wheels. Uriel and his allies are forced into a deadly race against time to destroy their shadowy enemy - or the whole planet must be sacrificed for the good of humanity.

Click HERE for the free book; you can choose between the EPUB and MOBI formats and both are DRM-Free! While you are there, be sure to pick up last week's book, as well, as it is still available.