Free Book (Kindle/nook) - The Root of Thought

The Root of Thought: Unlocking Glia--the Brain Cell That Will Help Us Sharpen Our Wits, Heal Injury, and Treat Brain Disease, by Andrew Koob, is a repeat freebie on Kindle and from Barnes & Noble.

Book Description
Discover the Other 90% of Your Brain

• Learn about brain science breakthroughs that might hold the key to intelligence, creativity, and imagination.
• Discover amazing cells that keep your brain growing, adapting, and healing.
• Preview possible breakthroughs for brain cancer, brain trauma, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and even schizophrenia

If you know anything about brains, you’ve heard of neurons. Those are the cells that have long been seen as central to virtually everything your brain thinks, feels, and does. But neurons represent only 10% of your brain cells.

What does the other 90% do?

Until recently, scientists didn’t have a clue. Now, they’re discovering the real function of those long-neglected glial cells—and the story is nothing short of amazing.

In The Root of Thought, brain scientist Andrew Koob reveals that story. You’ll learn what glial cells are, how they function, and how they might help explain everything from intelligence and creativity to imagination and dreams. Then, Koob reveals the tantalizing clues about glial cells that could eventually lead to cures for brain injury, psychiatric disorders, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Lou Gehrig’s disease, and even brain cancer.

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Two Free Harlequin Romances (noDRM)

Harlequin has updated their Try Harlequin page with two new romances in English and three non-English selections. Both of the titles below can be downloaded in either PDF or EPUB format (both DRM-free)

The Inconvenient Duchess (no Kindle edition; free TryHarlequin), by Christine Merrill.

Book Description
Dear Cici and Father,
I have come to Devon and married a duke. And I’m more tired and hungry than I have ever been in my life. Please let me come home.

Compromised and wedded on the same day, Lady Miranda was fast finding married life not to her taste. A decaying manor and a secretive husband were hardly the stuff of girlish dreams. Yet every time she looked at dark, brooding Marcus Radwell, Duke of Haughleigh, she felt inexplicably compelled – and determined – to make their marriage real!

Hired by the Cowboy ($2.93 Kindle; free TryHarlequin), by Donna Alward

Book Description
Wanted: one contract bride!

Alexis Grayson is good at looking after herself – she's been doing it all her life. So what if she's alone and pregnant? She'll cope! But gorgeous cowboy Connor Madsen seems determined to take care of her. And Alexis can help him – he needs a temporary wife; she needs somewhere to live until the baby's born. A short-term marriage will solve all their difficulties!

As Alexis gets to know the courageous, honorable Connor, she realizes that she might have made the biggest mistake of her life. Because all this wife-for-hire wants is a marriage for real!

Free Book (Kindle/EPUB/nook) - Thanksgiving Cookbook

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

Thanksgiving Cookbook (US/UK), by Gooseberry Patch, is free for UK customers in the Kindle store and should be free for those in the US by morning. Barnes & Noble usually catches up in a day or two for this publisher, also.

Book Description
Get a taste of Gooseberry Patch in this collection of over 20 favorite Thanksgiving recipes! Thanksgiving celebrates the feast of all feasts with roast turkey & gravy, vanilla-glazed sweet potatoes, harvest apple cheese cake and more.

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Free Book (Kindle) - From the Garden to the City

Update: 10/10/11 Now free for US Kindlers.

From the Garden to the City (US/UK), by John Dyer, is free for UK customers in the Kindle store, courtesy of Christian publisher Kregel, and should be free for those in the US by morning.

Book Description
Where does technology belong in the biblical story of redemption?

Believers and unbelievers alike are saturated with technology, yet most give it little if any thought. Consumers buy and upgrade as fast as they can, largely unaware of technology’s subtle yet powerful influence. In a world where technology changes almost daily, many are left to wonder: Should Christians embrace all that is happening? Are there some technologies that we need to avoid? Does the Bible give us any guidance on how to use digital tools and social media?

An experienced Web developer and writer on technology and culture, John Dyer answers these questions and more by walking through the story of the Bible and introducing key ideas about how technology and culture interact. Dyer first analyzes the biblical, theological, and philosophical foundations of technology and then studies several examples that show how technology can influence the spiritual life. For youth pastors, college-aged readers, and anyone interested in understanding how technology fits with faith, From the Garden to the City fills a gap for biblically-informed literature in a technological world.

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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