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FREE Audiobook – Dead or Alive (UNABRIDGED) by Tom Clancy & Grant Blackwood, Narrated by Lou Diamond Phillips
The audiobook of Dead or Alive (UNABRIDGED) [Audible Audio Edition] by Tom Clancy & Grant Blackwood, Narrated by Lou Diamond Phillips is available for FREE download on the Audible.Com site (prob until Dec 2)! Enjoy! This is supposed to be a Kindle with Special Offers promo, but with this download link, anyone can actually get it for free!
Product Description:
Dead or Alive brings together – for the first time – an all-star cast of Clancy’s greatest characters in a joint showdown with global terrorists.
Jack Ryan, the former president of the United States, is out of office, but not out of the loop about his brainchild, the “Campus” – a highly effective, counter-terrorism organization that operates outside the Washington hierarchy. But what Ryan doesn’t know is that his son, Jack Ryan, Jr., has joined his cousins, Brian and Dominic Caruso, at the shadowy Campus. While a highly effective analyst, young Ryan hungers for the action of a field agent.
The Campus has now turned their sights on the Emir, the number-one terrorist threat to Western civilization. A reclusive figure and mastermind of vicious terrorist acts, the Emir has eluded capture by the world’s law-enforcement agencies. But now – with the help of ex-CIA agent John Clark and protégé Marine Colonel Ding Chavez – the Campus is in on the hunt.
In a fast-paced, intense performance, film and television star Lou Diamond Phillips narrates the story of their mission – to bring in the Emir, dead or alive.
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NOOK Daily Find! The Reasons for Marriage by Stephanie Laurens for $1.89!
Well… Barnes & Noble has a new promo — the NOOK Daily Find: Today’s Great Book at a Great Price! So, Nook owners need not be envious of those with Kindles! 😉
And the new deal is…
‘The Reasons for Marriage‘ by Stephanie Laurens (Harlequin Enterprises) is now available at the specially discounted price of $1.89 on the B&N Nookbooks site. (The US Kindle edition is $4.47, hopefully Amazon price-matches!)
Book Description
The Dashing Duke…
Lenore Lester was perfectly content with her quiet country life, caring for her father, and having no desire for marriage. She took steps to remain inconspicuous and tried her best to show indifference — but to no avail! The irresistible Duke of Eversleigh had found her out and was quite persistent in his affections….The Shy Miss!
Notoriously charming Jason, Duke of Eversleigh, could easily see behind Miss Lenore’s brilliant disguise. Though the awkward lady hid behind glasses and pulled-back hair, she couldn’t cover her beauty. And Jason was ever determined to loosen the hold she had on her heart.
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FREE Kobo eBooks from WH Smith! The Mayan Prophecy by Steve Alten & The Lost Daughter by Diane Chamberlain
Hey, this is a great promo from WH Smith (UK)! They’re currently offering *TWO free books from the Kobo bookstore. (thanks to @gari189 of MobileRead forums for sharing!)
- The Mayan Prophecy by Steve Alten (RRP £7.14 but free with promocode nov21prophecy)
- The Lost Daughter by Diane Chamberlain (RRP £7.00 but free with promocode nov21daughter)
* Note that there may be geographic restrictions, so the books may not be free in your region. Also, this promo may expire at any time so hurry and download now!
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NOOK Daily Find! 100 Bible Verses Everyone Should Know by Heart by Robert J. Morgan for $3.75!
Well… Barnes & Noble has a new promo — the NOOK Daily Find: Today’s Great Book at a Great Price! So, Nook owners need not be envious of those with Kindles! 😉
And the new deal is…
‘100 Bible Verses Everyone Should Know‘ by Heart by Robert J. Morgan (B&H Publishing Group ) is now available at the specially discounted price of $3.75 on the B&N Nookbooks site. (The US Kindle edition is $9.68 so hopefully Amazon price-matches!) *Amazon has price-matched!
Book Description
With the immediacy of Internet searches and ease of handheld devices, the archaic custom of memorizing Scripture may not seem necessary, but bestselling author Robert J. Morgan makes an airtight case for reviving this practice in 100 Bible Verses Everyone Should Know by Heart.
“It’s vital for mental and emotional health and for spiritual wellbeing,” he writes. “It’s as powerful as acorns dropping into furrows in the forest. It allows God’s words to sink into your brain and permeate your subconscious and even your unconscious thoughts. It saturates the personality, satiates the soul, and stockpiles the mind. It changes the atmosphere of every family and alters the weather forecast of every day.” In a series of brief opening chapters, Morgan prepares the reader for this new way of thinking and then presents his list of 100 crucial verses, including sidebar notes, quotes, and memorization tips for each. Knowing his list will differ from what others would choose, extra pages are included to add one’s own favorite verses, thus extending the exercise and memorization habit.
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Book Review – The Litigators by John Grisham
Book Description:
The partners at Finley & Figg—all two of them—often refer to themselves as “a boutique law firm.” Boutique, as in chic, selective, and prosperous. They are, of course, none of these things. What they are is a two-bit operation always in search of their big break, ambulance chasers who’ve been in the trenches much too long making way too little. Their specialties, so to speak, are quickie divorces and DUIs, with the occasional jackpot of an actual car wreck thrown in. After twenty plus years together, Oscar Finley and Wally Figg bicker like an old married couple but somehow continue to scratch out a half-decent living from their seedy bungalow offices in southwest Chicago.
And then change comes their way. More accurately, it stumbles in. David Zinc, a young but already burned-out attorney, walks away from his fast-track career at a fancy downtown firm, goes on a serious bender, and finds himself literally at the doorstep of our boutique firm. Once David sobers up and comes to grips with the fact that he’s suddenly unemployed, any job—even one with Finley & Figg—looks okay to him.
With their new associate on board, F&F is ready to tackle a really big case, a case that could make the partners rich without requiring them to actually practice much law. An extremely popular drug, Krayoxx, the number one cholesterol reducer for the dangerously overweight, produced by Varrick Labs, a giant pharmaceutical company with annual sales of $25 billion, has recently come under fire after several patients taking it have suffered heart attacks. Wally smells money.
A little online research confirms Wally’s suspicions—a huge plaintiffs’ firm in Florida is putting together a class action suit against Varrick. All Finley & Figg has to do is find a handful of people who have had heart attacks while taking Krayoxx, convince them to become clients, join the class action, and ride along to fame and fortune. With any luck, they won’t even have to enter a courtroom! It almost seems too good to be true. And it is.
The Litigators is a tremendously entertaining romp, filled with the kind of courtroom strategies, theatrics, and suspense that have made John Grisham America’s favorite storyteller.
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“A tremendously entertaining romp” indeed! That describes John Grisham’s latest The Litigators to a T. I can’t recall the last time I had so much fun reading a John Grisham book, but with his latest, Grisham definitely pushed all the right buttons for me. I practically inhaled this in one sitting (and laughing like a maniac every now and then to boot!) Don’t expect a hard-boiled courtroom thriller (even though tort case(s) do figure strongly in the story) – The Litigators doesn’t take itself seriously at all – it’s funny, satirical, almost fairy-tale like, really, just with lawyers.
32-year-old David Zinc is a bit too young to be having a midlife crisis, but in one memorable day, he quits his highly paid (if life-energy draining) job as an international finance law associate at the high-flying lawfirm Rogan Rothberg to stumble onto a new life as a rookie street lawyer at the “boutique firm’ of Finley & Figg (starring the already quietly defeated Oscar Finley and his still defiantly scrappy / dreamy partner Wally Figg). Idealistic David’s new digs at work may be a bit of dump, but he does get a new lease in his life (and at least his wife is amazingly supportive). Before you can say boo, however, Finley, Figg and Zinc find themselves in line for a potentially huge windfall, riding the coat-tails of a torts lawsuit against the big Pharma company Varrick whose billion $$$ cholesterol drug may (or may not) be killing people. The objective : reach a settlement without ever stepping foot in the courtroom. The problem : nothing goes as planned and Finley, Figg and Zinc are suddenly in way over their heads. And that’s when the fun starts 🙂
I loved the front row seats we got as Grisham shows us how a big class-action suit unfolds, but the heart and soul of the book for me were his wonderfully flawed characters. No one is really the big bad here, and everyone has a kernel of likability. Stealing the show was the hopeless gold-pot-at-the-end-of-the-rainbow-chasing Wally who crashes and burns (repeatedly) in spectacular fashion, but of course, given that this is a Grisham book, it’s the idealistic genuinely good-hearted David who carries the day in the end (in a very satisfying way too!).
With The Litigators, I feel good about being a Grisham fan again, and I really recommend this as a fun, light and humorous read with a lot of heart. Grisham obviously didn’t take himself too seriously while writing this, so let’s just enjoy this in the spirit it’s offered! If you ever enjoyed any of Grisham’s work in the past, don’t miss this one. If you’ve never read Grisham, this is a good place to start 🙂
(P.S. Please let this be a movie in the near future! I have in mind John Cusack as David, Nathan Lane as Wally, Alec Baldwin as Oscar – what about you?)
The Litigators by John Grisham (Doubleday) is available on Amazon as a Kindle edition, Hardcover edition, Paperback edition and Audible audio edition.
The eBook is also available at B&N, Apple iBooks, Kobo books
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NOOK Daily Find! The Perfect Mistress by Victoria Alexander for $1.99!
Well… Barnes & Noble has a new promo — the NOOK Daily Find: Today’s Great Book at a Great Price! So, Nook owners need not be envious of those with Kindles! 😉
And the new deal is…
‘The Perfect Mistress‘ by Victoria Alexander (Kensington) is now available at the specially discounted price of $1.99 on the B&N Nookbooks site. The US Kindle edition is $4.82.
Book Description
Let #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Alexander sweep you away with her dazzling new romance, in which one otherwise proper lady discovers that passion is her legacy. . .
Widowed Julia, Lady Winterset, has inherited a book–a very shocking book–that every gentleman in London seems to want. For a charismatic businessman, it’s a chance to build an empire. For a dashing novelist, it could guarantee fame. But to a proud, domineering earl, it means everything. . .
Harrison Landingham, Earl of Mountdale, can’t let the obstinate Julia release the shameless memoir that could ruin his family’s name. But the only way to stop her may be equally sordid–if far more pleasurable. For his rivals are intent on seducing the captivating woman to acquire the book. And Harrison isn’t the sort to back away from a competition with the stakes this high. Now the winner will claim both the scandalous memoirs and the heart of their lovely owner. . .
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NOOK Daily Find! Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking by Christopher Hadnagy for $4.50!
Well… Barnes & Noble has a new promo — the NOOK Daily Find: Today’s Great Book at a Great Price! So, Nook owners need not be envious of those with Kindles! 😉
And the new deal is…
‘Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking‘ by Christopher Hadnagy (Wiley) is now available at the specially discounted price of $4.50 on the B&N Nookbooks site. The US Kindle edition is $18.50, so hopefully Amazon will price match!
Book Description
The first book to reveal and dissect the technical aspect of many social engineering maneuvers
From elicitation, pretexting, influence and manipulation all aspects of social engineering are picked apart, discussed and explained by using real world examples, personal experience and the science behind them to unraveled the mystery in social engineering.
Kevin Mitnick—one of the most famous social engineers in the world—popularized the term “social engineering.” He explained that it is much easier to trick someone into revealing a password for a system than to exert the effort of hacking into the system. Mitnick claims that this social engineering tactic was the single-most effective method in his arsenal. This indispensable book examines a variety of maneuvers that are aimed at deceiving unsuspecting victims, while it also addresses ways to prevent social engineering threats.
- Examines social engineering, the science of influencing a target to perform a desired task or divulge information
- Arms you with invaluable information about the many methods of trickery that hackers use in order to gather information with the intent of executing identity theft, fraud, or gaining computer system access
- Reveals vital steps for preventing social engineering threats
Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking does its part to prepare you against nefarious hackers—now you can do your part by putting to good use the critical information within its pages.
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Book Review – After the Funeral: A Hercule Poirot Mystery by Agatha Christie
Book Description:
When Richard Abernethie, the master of Enderby Hall, dies his heirs assemble at the vast Victorian mansion to hear the reading of the will. It is then that Cora, Abernethie’s sister, comes out with an alarming proposal: “But he was murdered, wasn’t he?” The next day Cora is found brutally bludgeoned to death in her home.
None other than Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot is summoned to Enderby in pursuit of the murderer. Suspects abound including a wayward nephew unlucky with women and horses, a favorite and seemingly blameless sister-in-law, two feuding nieces, a nosey housekeeper, and a disingenuous art collector.
Poirot must conjure all of his deductive powers in order to unmask the killer and his final conclusion is a brilliant and unexpected as ever. After the Funeral is classic Christie at her best.
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So, after getting reacquainted with Agatha Christie‘s Miss Marple recently, I thought I’d touch base again with her great Belgian detective Hercule Poirot – a character I have admired since I was a kid 🙂 I borrowed After the Funeral: A Hercule Poirot Mystery from the library as its one of Christie’s books that I don’t recall reading before. I guess there’s something to be said about a mystery book being just all about the mystery, since I did enjoy this one even with a practically retired Poirot not being a major player (he mostly just sits in a chair doing his heavy thinking).
After the Funeral is a clever little mystery, and Agatha Christie definitely kept me guessing until the big reveal. It’s written in the usual Christie style – she presents us with the case of the Abernethie family gathered together for the reading of patriarch Richard Abernethie’s will, and one of the heirs blurts out “But he was murdered, wasn’t he?”. Of course that nitwit ends up murdered herself and that’s when things get interesting. Virtually everyone present in the will-reading is a suspect (with strong motives and doubtful alibis), and Christie knows to throw her readers red-herrings right and left to confuse us. Like I said, I was really surprised when the identity of the murderer was revealed in the end (*I have to admit that it does take some suspension of disbelief as to how Poirot solves the case, and the solution does hinge on a peculiar aspect of the English upper class [Spoiler]).
This isn’t one of Christie’s best, but it’s an entertaining mystery (with Poirot’s “little grey cells” getting a good work-out). And I do love Christie’s way with the English language – writing stuff like: “Miss Gilchrist’s memory seemed to be almost wholly culinary.” So clever and elegant at the same time. Admittedly, I’m massively non-objective about this book with all my Poirot-love, so I’m definitely reviewing this book with rose-colored glasses on.
After the Funeral: A Hercule Poirot Mystery by Agatha Christie (HarperCollins) is available on Amazon as a Kindle edition, Hardcover edition, Paperback edition, and Audible Audio Edition. *Also available at Amazon UK.
The eBook is also available at B&N, Kobo books, and Apple iBooks
For a second opinion – here’s some reviews of After the Funeral by other bloggers:
- The Agatha Christie Reader – ” a true classic, but not quite as sparkling”
- DMS Book Reviews – “fun to read and you simply can’t put it down”
- Smithereens – “readable on different levels”
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