Additional formats on free books:
We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance (
$0.99), by David Howarth with an intro by Stephen E. Ambrose, is today's Kindle Deal of the Day. This was a family member's choice for the recent
$1 Biography book in the KSO deals - now everyone can grab it at a penny less than he paid.
Book Description
Here is one of the most exciting escape narratives to emerge from the challenges and miseries of World War Two. In March 1943, a team of expatriate Norwegian commandos sailed from northern England for Nazi-occupied arctic Norway to organize and supply the Norwegian resistance. But they were betrayed and the Nazis ambushed them. Only one man survived - Jan Baalsrud. This is the incredible and gripping story of his escape. Frostbitten and snowblind, pursued by the Nazis, he dragged himself on until he reached a small arctic village. He was near death, delirious, and a virtual cripple. But the villagers, at mortal risk to themselves, were determined to save him, and - through impossible feats - they did. We Die Alone is an astonishing true story of heroism and endurance. Like Salvomir Rawicz's The Long Walk, it is also an unforgettable portrait of the determination of the human spirit.
About the Author
During World War Two, David Howarth ran a spy ring from which both this volume and his previous bestseller - The Shetland Bus - derive. A renowned and respected historian, who wrote over two dozen books, Howarth died in 1991.
Roma (
$1.57 / £0.99 UK), the first title in the
Rome series by Steven Saylor, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the
US edition is $9.99, but is periodically discounted, as well).
Book Description
Roma is the story of the ancient city of Rome, from its mythic beginnings as a campsite along a trade route to its emergence as the centre of the most extensive, powerful empire in the ancient world.
Beginning with the prehistory days when Roma was a way station among seven hills for traders and merchants and the founding of the city itself by Romulus and Remus, critically acclaimed historical novelist Steven Saylor tells the epic saga of a city and its people, its rise to prominence among the city-states of the area, and, ultimately, dominance over the entire ancient Western world.
From the tragedy of Coriolanus, to the Punic Wars and the invasion by Hannibal, the triumph and murder of Julius Caesar, and the rise and decline of the Roman Republic and the beginnings of Imperial Rome, Saylor's breathtaking novel brings to vivid life the most famous city of the ancient world.
Roma is Saylor's finest achievement, an epic in the truest sense of the word.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk High School: 101 Stories of Life, Love, and Learning for Older Teens (
$2.99 Kindle,
B&N), by Jack Canfield, is the Nook Daily Find, price matched on Kindle.
Book Description
Teens talk high school, sharing their stories about sports and clubs, driving, curfews, self-image and self-acceptance, dating and sex, family, friends, divorce, illness, death, pregnancy, drinking, failure, and preparing for life after graduation. High school students will find comfort and inspiration in this book, referring to it through all four years of high school, like a portable support group.
Dinosaurs Love Underpants (
$3.99 Kindle,
B&N), by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort, is the Nook Daily Find for Families, price matched on Kindle. Note that the Kindle version only works on the Kindle Fire and the nook edition is a "NOOK Kids Read to Me" edition, which has features that only work on the nook Color or nook Tablet, although I don't see the usual disclaimer that the book will only work on their color devices (which I suspect is an oversight).
Book Description
The mystery of dinosaur extinction is solved! Scientists have plenty of theories about why dinosaurs are extinct, but the UK’s bestselling authorillustrator team of Claire Freedman and Ben Cort knows the real answer: The dinos were wiped out in an Underpants War! This wacky celebration of underpants is perfect for reading aloud, and the hilarious antics of T. rex and the gang are endlessly entertaining. Featuring fun, vibrant art and short, rhyming text, Dinosaurs Love Underpants is a prehistoric pleasure parents and kids will want to read again and again.
