Saturday, August 8, 2020

Here's BookGorilla's free and bargain bestseller ebook alert for Saturday! https://www.bookgorilla.com/deals—Bestsellers, freebies, bargain books galore by authors you love, including Madeleine L'Engle, Fern Michaels, Thomas Merton, Pete Hamill, Harry Kemelman, Mary Trump, David Halberstam and many more including Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules by David Sedaris. Be sure to share, because friends don't let friends miss out on incredible deals like these!

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The pets with whom we share our lives may not be there by accident....

Buddhism for Pet Lovers
by David Michie

★★★★★ 31 raves out of 33 reviews!
The bonds we share with our pets go beyond words and are often deeper than many of our human relationships. What is the nature of these close connections? David Michie draws on ancient Buddhist wisdom, supported by contemporary science, to provide fascinating insights into animal consciousness.
Today's Bargain Price: $0.99
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Deal Ends: 8/10/2020
Categories: All Advice and How-To; All Nonfiction; All Religion & Spirituality; Bestsellers
 
Hooray, The Happy Hollisters are back, and this one is FREE today!

The Happy Hollisters
by Jerry West

★★★★★ Wow! 117 raves out of 126 reviews!
"The Happy Hollisters by Jerry West" was actually written by Andrew E. Svenson, a prolific yet somewhat anonymous, writer of books for children. Jerry West was the pen name assigned to Svenson by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a book packager well-known for series including Tom Swift, The Bobbsey Twins, The Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew.
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Deal Ends: 8/12/2020
Categories: Action and Adventure; All Children's Lit; All Teen Lit; Bestsellers
 
She's risked so much to tell her story....

Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
by Mary L. Trump

#1 Bestseller in the Kindle Store!
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“[An] electrifying debut.” —O, The Oprah Magazine

“The real-life parallels will make you shiver.”
—Cosmopolitan

Vox
by Christina Dalcher

This can't happen here—Not in America—Not to her.
Set in a United States in which half the population has been silenced, Vox is the harrowing, unforgettable story of what one woman will do to protect herself and her daughter. On the day the government decrees that women are no longer allowed more than one hundred words per day, Dr. Jean McClellan is in denial. This can't happen here...
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Categories: All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers; All Science Fiction; All Women's Fiction; Bestsellers
 
An inspiring and compassionate collection of essays for those in search of enduring values, fulfillment, and salvation:

No Man Is an Island
by Thomas Merton

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"A stimulating series of spiritual reflections which will prove helpful for all struggling to find the meaning of human existence and to live the richest, fullest, and noblest life."--Chicago Tribune

"Merton wrote of ageless spiritual life and religious devotion with the knowledge of a modern."--The New York Times
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RIP Pete Hamill (1935-2020), who died this week following a fall at his Brooklyn home one week ago

Tabloid City: A Novel
by Pete Hamill, beloved author of A DRINKING LIFE and DOWNTOWN
In a stately West Village town house, a wealthy socialite and her secretary are murdered. In the 24 hours that follow, a flurry of activity surrounds their shocking deaths:The head of one of the city's last tabloids stops the presses. A cop investigates the killing. A reporter chases the story....
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Categories: All Contemporary Fiction & Literature; Bestsellers
 
A stunning novel about two sisters who leave Shanghai to find new lives in 1930s Los Angeles...

Shanghai Girls: A Novel
by Lisa See

BEST PRICE EVER, just for today!
In 1937 Shangha 21-year-old Pearl Chin and her younger sister May are having the time of their lives. Both are beautiful, modern, carefree—until the day their father tells them that he has gambled away their wealth. To repay his debts, he must sell the girls as wives to suitors who have traveled from Los Angeles to find Chinese brides....
Today's Bargain Price: $1.99
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Deal Ends: 8/8/2020
Categories: All Contemporary Fiction & Literature; All Women's Fiction; Bestsellers
 
The unlocked secrets of an imprisoned teenage royal:

MASHKA
by Sophia Gallegos

Save 67% with this Kindle Countdown Deal!
Around midnight on July 16, 1918 the last Tsar of Russia and his family were slaughtered in a small basement in the Ural region of Russia. Amid the upheaval of the days and weeks leading up to the massacre, the Tsar’s middle child, nineteen-year-old Maria, provides the most intriguing clues to the family’s shadowy and atrocious...
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Deal Ends: 8/15/2020
Categories: All Contemporary Fiction & Literature; All Historical Fiction
 
Nearing his final days, a beloved minister meditates on life, love, and death....

Love & Death: My Journey through the Valley of the Shadow
by Forrest Church

BEST PRICE EVER and a BookGorilla Debut!
"Like Moses gazing at the Promised Land he would not enter, Forrest Church blesses us with his eloquence, his faith, and, mostly, his love." —Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People

"The greatest gift I could give every one of you is to just tell you to go read this book." —President Bill Clinton
Today's Bargain Price: $1.99
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Deal Ends: 8/8/2020
Categories: All Advice and How-To; All Biographies & Memoirs; All Nonfiction; All Religion & Spirituality; Bestsellers
 
Can the cowboy can convince a jaded social worker that he’s good father material on a two-week cattle drive?

Luke: Hometown Heroes Series
by Leigh Duncan

★★★★★ 70 raves out of 73 reviews, and it's FREE!
Fourth-generation cattleman Luke Parker wonders what will become of the ranch he’s worked so hard to preserve.

Sarah Magarity’s job with Family Services has exposed her to the worst side of parenting.

The solution to both their problems might be a five-year-old boy abandoned on DCF’s doorstep just days before Christmas....
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Categories: All Romance; All Westerns
 
When you need the best, you need the Sisterhood...

Fast Track (Sisterhood Book 10)
by Fern Michaels

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It's been years since the members of the Sisterhood first banded together, with the help of their mentor Charles Martin, to exact their own form of justice on those whose crimes had gone unpunished by the legal system. Now, back in the United States after an enforced exile, and ensconced in a new home on Big Pine Mountain...
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Deal Ends: 8/8/2020
Categories: All Contemporary Fiction & Literature; All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers; All Romance; All Women's Fiction; Bestsellers
 
Who will win Kendall's affections for a winter romance?

Resisting You (Bittersweets Book 5)
by Suzanne Jenkins

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The successful anesthesiologist, or a struggling college student. Who will she choose for love? Philadelphia surgeon Kendall Williams had it all; a great career in which she’d recently made partner, a beautiful home in the city, and the companionship of Dolly, her black lab. Content to live out her life as a single woman, she was...
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A collection of four novels from the Edgar Award–winning mystery series starring a rabbi in a tiny New England town!

Four Rabbi Small Mysteries
by Harry Kemelman

4-in-1 BOXED SET ALERT!
Spend a long weekend with the scholar and spiritual leader who watches over the Jewish community in 1960s Barnard’s Crossing, Massachusetts—and in his spare time, solves crimes. FRIDAY THE RABBI SLEPT LATE: A young nanny is found dead in the temple parking lot—and her purse is discovered in Rabbi David Small’s car...
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Deal Ends: 8/8/2020
Categories: All Contemporary Fiction & Literature; All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers; Bestsellers
 
4-in-1 BOXED SET ALERT!

David Halberstam on Sports: Summer of ’49, October 1964, The Amateurs, Playing for Keeps
by David Halberstam, author of THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST

Just $1 each!
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist David Halberstam, preeminent chronicler of the American experience, focuses his meticulous narrative gifts on some of Major League Baseball’s most iconic moments, training for the Olympics, and a remarkable profile of hoops legend Michael Jordan.
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A power so ancient it has been forgotten by mankind...

Rise of the Forgotten Sun
(The Sun and the Raven Book 1)
by Jon Monson

★★★★★ 35 raves out of 37 reviews and FREE TODAY!
All Aydiin ever wanted was to see the world and maybe discover an ancient civilization or two. A life of scholarly solitude and adventure was more than enough for him. He never wanted to play politics. He never wanted to get married. He most certainly never dreamed of becoming a god. Yet when he ventured into the depths of the Soulless..
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Deal Ends: 8/8/2020
Categories: All Fantasy; Bestsellers
 
Don't miss this 70% discount from the author of A WRINKLE IN TIME....

The Other Side of the Sun: A Novel
by Madeleine L'Engle

BEST PRICE of 2020!
A young British bride is caught up in her new family’s complicated history in this atmospheric novel set in the American South after the Civil War.

When nineteen-year-old Stella marries Theron Renier, she has no idea what kind of clan she’s joined....
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Categories: All Contemporary Fiction & Literature; All Historical Fiction; All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers; Bestsellers
 
A billionaire investor doesn’t have the one thing he wants the most: Hope Sinclair...

Billionaire Unmasked: Jason
by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author J. S. Scott
Jason Sutherland and Hope Sinclair ... Thrown together by Jason’s deception and with their passion still burning hot, can the two of them survive after the billionaire is unmasked?

Includes the prequel: One Night With A Billionaire
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Categories: All Romance; All Women's Fiction; Bestsellers
 
From the bestselling author of Me Talk Pretty One Day, save 85% on

Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules
by David Sedaris

A treasure trove for fiction fans—and for Sedaris fans
David Sedaris is an exceptional reader. Alone in his apartment, he reads stories aloud to the point he has them memorized. Sometimes he fantasizes that he wrote them....

A must-have for fans of David Sedaris, a collection of his favorite short fiction from Flannery O'Connor, Alice Munro, Tobias Wolff, Joyce Carol Oates and more.
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Categories: All Contemporary Fiction & Literature; All Nonfiction; Bestsellers
 
Save 77% on the first in this hard-hitting series starring a Miami crime reporter!

Contents Under Pressure
(Britt Montero Mysteries)
by NYT-bestselling author Edna Buchanan

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A crime reporter for a major Miami newspaper, Cuban-born Britt Montero practically sleeps with a police scanner by her bedside. When a high-speed police chase leads to the death of a black football hero, Britt discovers that what seems like an open-and-shut case is actually an intricate web of racially charged violence.
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Security agent Julia Slate is going undercover. Her assignment? Protect Bran Copper, the bad boy of rock....

The Heart You Break
by Cynthia Eden
Julia's job is to keep Bran safe ... and the catch? Bran can't know that she's his bodyguard. Bran's manager has hired her because the star refuses to get protection. Bran just wants to be left alone. With his stalker escalating, that isn't an option....
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No better time than now to achieve Food Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre!

Maximizing Your Mini Farm
by Brett L. Markham

BEST PRICE EVER and a BookGorilla Debut!
Mini farming describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce 85 percent of an average family’s food on just a quarter acre—and earn $10,000 in cash annually while spending less than half the time that an ordinary job would require. Brett Markham shows you how to make the most of your mini farm.
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Categories: All Advice and How-To; All Nonfiction; Bestsellers
 
Do you want to stop dreading the future?

50 Ways to Worry Less Now: Reject Negative Thinking to Find Peace, Clarity, and Connection
by Gigi Langer PhD

★★★★★ Wow! 4.8 stars on 55 raves out of 57 reviews!
Langer shares strategies that helped her and others defeat dysfunctional relationships, perfectionism, addiction, and worry:

MANAGE life’s most difficult challenges with calm wisdom
CREATE healthy relationships that blossom and thrive
FULFILL their dreams through positive thinking
SERVE others in their personal growth
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Deal Ends: 8/15/2020
Categories: All Advice and How-To; All Nonfiction
 
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels comes a new, action-packed novel:

Fast and Loose
(The Men Of The Sisterhood)
by Fern Michaels

Save 72% with this BEST PRICE EVER!
The Sisterhood: a group of women bound by friendship and a quest for justice. Now their male allies, the Men of the Sisterhood, have formed a top-secret organization of their own, with the same goal of helping the helpless and righting...
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Deal Ends: 06/23/2020
Categories: All Contemporary Fiction & Literature; All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers; All Romance; All Women's Fiction; Bestsellers
 
Discover a universe of myth inspired urban fantasy, and a future with technology so advanced it's magical....

Worlds of Wonder
by C. Gockel

FREE 4-in-1 Sci-Fi & Fantasy BOXED SET ALERT! 1,138 Pages!
In I Bring the Fire, Loki Norse God of Mischief and Chaos, takes on Odin, leader of the Nine Realms...Because sometimes the hero is the wrong guy at the right time, and sometimes the hero is drunk.

In the Archangel Project, Commander Noa Sato launches a desperate mission to save her people from genocide.

And much, much more!
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Categories: All Fantasy; Bestsellers
 
Here's the perfect read if you've been enjoying THE LAST DANCE:

Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made
by David Halberstam

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One of sport’s biggest superstars, Michael Jordan is more than an internationally renowned athlete. In Playing for Keeps, Halberstam is at his investigative best, delving into Jordan’s expansive world of teammates and coaches. The result is a gripping story of the athlete and media powerhouse who changed a game forever.
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From one of America’s iconic writers, a stunning book of electric honesty and passion ... with an 80% price cut!

The Year of Magical Thinking
by Joan Didion
Joan Didion explores an intensely personal yet universal experience: a portrait of a marriage–and a life, in good times and bad–that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child.
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BEST PRICE EVER on This Collection of Conversations About Life and Comedy with Lena Dunham, Seinfeld, Jon Stewart and more!

Sick in the Head
by Judd Apatow, director of TRAINWRECK, KNOCKED UP & THIS IS 40
Save $11 today on this NY Times bestselling June 2015 release with a flash discount from Random House! Apatow’s most memorable and revealing conversations into one hilarious, wide-ranging, and incredibly candid collection that spans not only his career but his entire adult life. Here are the comedy legends who inspired and shaped him.
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With great power comes greater mayhem…

School of Necessary Magic Full Boxed Set:
Entire Alison Brownstone School of Necessary Magic Series
by Judith Berens

BEST PRICE EVER on this 8-in-1 BOXED SET ALERT!
Alison is a teen Drow with a past that’s been erased by the murder of her mother and the betrayal of her father. Well, someone’s going to have to train the girl to use her powers wisely. Good thing there’s a boarding school created to do just that. But high school is hard....
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The most important historical and journalistic portrait to date:

After Mandela: The Struggle for Freedom in Post-Apartheid South Africa
by Douglas Foster

BEST PRICE EVER and a BookGorilla Debut!
This brutally honest exposĂ© provides a sobering portrait of a country caught between democracy and a political meltdown. Recent works have focused primarily on Nelson Mandela’s transcendent story, but Foster, with early, unprecedented access to the next generation in the Mandela family, traces the nation’s entire post-apartheid arc....
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How hard can it be to track down a bride-to-be's birth certificate?

I'm Kona Love You Forever
(Islands of Aloha Mystery Series Book 6)
by JoAnn Bassett

★★★★★ 96 raves out of 104 reviews, and FREE!
Maui wedding planner Pali Moon gets stuck with lousy chores all the time: refereeing bridesmaid cat fights, sobering up grooms, and battling Botoxed m-o-t-b’s over where the stepmother sits at the rehearsal dinner. But this one beats all. In early January she has to tell a Kona-born bride-to-be she’s dead.
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Discover an inspirational love story about rediscovered self-worth....

Country Awakening: A Contemporary Christian Country Romance
by Bozena Zawisz

★★★★★ Unanimous rave reviews!
All she longed for was a home and a man's commitment....

Annie looked to her dreams of a happy marriage to escape from her family's trauma, waiting for her "knight in shining armor" to rescue her....
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★★★★★ "A tidy little book with big, helpful insights into the human heart and psyche."

Observe to Unmask—100 Small Things to Know People Better
by Pushpendra Mehta

#1 New Release in Personal Success & Spirituality
Packed with intriguing insights, Observe to Unmask is useful in understanding not only the people in our personal and professional lives, but can act as a guide for self-reflection and improvement. Short and easy to read, it is a book you will turn to again and again, always finding something new and worthwhile.
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A NYPD detective at the end of his career takes one last chance to correct a 20-year-old injustice....

Median Gray
by Bill Mesce Jr.
"Smart, gritty, and authentic, Median Gray delivers a crackling tale complete with complex and damaged characters, and a keen eye for what cops know and think." -–SFPD Sgt. Adam Plantinga, author of 400 Things Cops Know and Police Craft.
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Deal Ends: 8/9/2020
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★★★★★ Wow! 355 raves out of 388 reviews!

Safe and Sound (Sisterhood Book 29)
by USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels
The Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life bound by friendship and a quest for justice. Armed with vast resources, top-notch expertise, and a loyal network of allies around the globe, the Sisterhood will not rest until every wrong is made right.   Isabelle Flanders Tookus isn’t expecting to involve the...
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Categories: Action and Adventure; All Contemporary Fiction & Literature; All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers; All Women's Fiction; Bestsellers
 
They're perfectly prepared for their hiking trip. Nothing can go wrong, right?

Esmeralda's Happy-Time Cabin for Lost Hikers
by Suzanne Jenkins

25 raves out of 30 reviews, with a 75% price cut!
Kelly and Jeff Fairchild live a charmed life in their renovated Victorian mansion in the Jersey suburbs. Wall Street traders with a golden touch, they plan their vacations with the same detail and finesse used with their deals on Wall Street. The next big outing is a hiking trip on an island in the Canadian Muskoka. Everything is...
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Deal Ends: 8/11/2020
Categories: All Mystery, Crime & Thrillers; All Romance
 
Sweet Regency Romance 5-in-1 BOXED SET ALERT!

The Spinster's Guild
by Rose Pearson

★★★★★ Wow! 4.9 stars on unanimous rave reviews!
Imperfect ladies destined to be spinsters. That is, until Lady Emily, a widow, returns to society and finds herself in a position to help these ladies find love and happiness. Can Lady Emily help them find their perfect match?
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Categories: All Contemporary Fiction & Literature; All Historical Fiction; All Religious Fiction; All Romance; Bestsellers
 
A human he can't stop wanting. An Angel she can't live without. A love fated to end the world...

Guardians: The Girl (The Guardians Series 1)
by Lola StVil

1,050 rave reviews, and absolutely FREE!!
An unlikely teen is thrown into the chaos of battle ... ...and suddenly a studious book-lover holds the world’s fate in her hands.

Can she prevail against a relentless enemy, or will evil alter mankind’s destiny forever?
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Categories: All Fantasy; All Romance; All Teen Lit; Bestsellers
 
A deeply thoughtful account of how the American conservative movement came to lose its values:

How The Right Lost Its Mind
by Charles J. Sykes, bestselling author and radio host
"Bracing and immediate." - The Washington Post

How did a movement that was defined by its belief in limited government, individual liberty, free markets, traditional values, and civility find itself embracing bigotry, political intransigence, demagoguery, and outright falsehood?
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Categories: All Nonfiction; All Politics, History and Current Events; Bestsellers


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