Best Kindle Singles: Romance
The electrifying conclusion of the romantic suspense novella series from Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot. Melinda is a two-time Daphne du Maurier Award finalist.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"WALKING ON HER GRAVE by Melinda Leigh is the fourth and final book in the "Rogue River" novellas and was a satisfying conclusion to this ongoing series. Then there was the final chapter which has both couples - Zane & Stevie and Seth & Carly - coming together for a sad but happy finale, that left me with a smile on my face when it was over =). Oh how I adored Seth! For those who don't know, the series of books that follow this set are: Book 1 - Tracks of Her Tears by Melinda Leigh (Rogue Winter Novella). Book 2 - Dead in Her Tracks by Kendra Elliot (Rogue Winter Novella)."
"Each and every book are must reads!........With a compelling murder discovered shocking the entire town of Solitude, county investigator Seth Hardin was stunned to learn that there was a power struggle between the manufacturers and distributors of a deadly new drug known as C-22, and killing certain people in the small town."
"Carly a social worker and her husband Seth a law enforcement officer have had marriage problems and they both really worked hard at sorting them out."
"They deal with drug lords, murders overdoses and both if their jobs putting them in life or death situations."
"After reading SayYou Are Sorry I felt a bit uncomfortable with the plot and dialogue of Walking On Her Grave."
"To me this was the best book out of the series!!! Heck I love all the characters!!!"
In a small town like Solitude, Oregon, keeping a secret can be murder. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Kendra Elliot has always been a voracious reader, cutting her teeth on classic female sleuths and heroines like Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden, and Laura Ingalls before proceeding to devour the works of Stephen King, Diana Gabaldon, and Nora Roberts.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I love the characters and the emotions that are portrayed by the different characters through out the story."
"The backstory was enough to keep me interested in a new series."
"Good book about a woman cop who comes back to her hometown as a cop now."
"Both Authors, Kendra Elliot and Melinda Leigh, are new to me."
"Good short read."
"Kendra Elliot and Melinda Leigh have teamed up to write a series of books that take place in a small town called Solitude. Her father, Chief of Police, has recently died and she has wearied of living in the big city of LA ... and she's especially tired of all the dead bodies she's had to deal with in her position in the police department. But the day before she is actually on the payroll, her uncle Roy, now Chief of Police, calls her in .... a teenage has been found dead on the beach."
"This is the second in the series I have read and again rated it lower because of the use of foul language which is totally not necessary for the characters to be using the f word."
"This was a quick read but it was entertaining and the characters developed quickly."
Local cop Stevie Taylor and police chief Zane Duncan have startling new proof that a deadly street drug is expanding its poisonous grip on their small town: a skull found on the banks of the Rogue River has two bullet holes in the back. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Kendra Elliot has always been a voracious reader, cutting her teeth on classic female sleuths and heroines like Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden, and Laura Ingalls before proceeding to devour the works of Stephen King, Diana Gabaldon, and Nora Roberts.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"HER GRAVE SECRETS is the third novella in the "Rogue River" series which is co-authored by Kendra Elliot and Melinda Leigh, and because of the multiple ongoing storylines and plot devices should most definitely not be read as a standalone."
"Of course I love this book (novella)!!!"
"Only issue I have, is when a family is this close and loving, why do the children call their parents by their first names?"
"Good book about the people in a small town and the trouble that drugs bought to the people who live and work there."
"I don't understand breaking the story into novellas."
"When Roy's body is found Stevie and Zane learn that he must have been involved in the drug sales too. Both Stevie and Zane find it hard to believe that a man they thought they knew so well could have done something so out of character."
"Book 3 is definitely better then book 2, there was a lot more drama."
"What a read."
Best Two-Hour Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Short Reads
In a small town like Solitude, Oregon, keeping a secret can be murder. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Kendra Elliot has always been a voracious reader, cutting her teeth on classic female sleuths and heroines like Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden, and Laura Ingalls before proceeding to devour the works of Stephen King, Diana Gabaldon, and Nora Roberts.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The backstory was enough to keep me interested in a new series."
"Good book about a woman cop who comes back to her hometown as a cop now."
"Both Authors, Kendra Elliot and Melinda Leigh, are new to me."
"Good short read."
"Kendra Elliot and Melinda Leigh have teamed up to write a series of books that take place in a small town called Solitude. Her father, Chief of Police, has recently died and she has wearied of living in the big city of LA ... and she's especially tired of all the dead bodies she's had to deal with in her position in the police department. But the day before she is actually on the payroll, her uncle Roy, now Chief of Police, calls her in .... a teenage has been found dead on the beach."
"This is the second in the series I have read and again rated it lower because of the use of foul language which is totally not necessary for the characters to be using the f word."
"This was a quick read but it was entertaining and the characters developed quickly."
"Can't wait to read the next in this series ."
Best Kindle Singles: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
A #1 New York Times Bestseller! He holds the record for most New York Times bestsellers and is the author of the two most popular detective series of the past decade, the Alex Cross novels and the Women's Murder Club.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This was a bookshot so read it in one day."
"I have read every Women's Murder Club Books."
"Wonderful."
"Love the series and loved this story mostly without Lindsey and family in it."
"Enjoyed the Murder Club series."
"As expected this BookShot held my undivided attention for an hour!"
"I haven't had a chance to read it yet, but he's never disappointed me yet."
"Very good little book if you’d like a short story."
Best Kindle Singles: History
In Miracle at Coney Island: How a Sideshow Doctor Saved Thousands of Babies and Transformed American Medicine , Claire Prentice uncovers the incredible true story of Martin Couney, the “incubator doctor.”. Couney ran his incubator facility for premature babies at Coney Island from 1903 to 1943 and set up similar exhibits at World’s Fairs and amusement parks across America, and in London, Paris, Mexico and Brazil. Claire Prentice is an award-winning journalist and the author of The Lost Tribe of Coney Island: Headhunters, Luna Park, and the Man Who Pulled Off the Spectacle of the Century.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I can't tell you how many times I've read about these babies at Coney Island and elsewhere while reading other things, whether it was books or magazine articles, or encyclopedias. It was very interesting...I'm always amazed at the types of things that people got away with prior to even the 1960's. Considering I've read so much about eugenics and the Nazis (and written about all of this and the disabled in papers), you would think nothing would surprise me at this point. Even though there are much stricter laws on the books concerning doctors, we still have people out there who have no degrees who present themselves as having the background and training to treat people with things like cancers."
"Dr. Couney created this innovative business model which allowed for his meticulous expensive care of preemies while not charging the parents a dime. The author's research proved he didn't go to medical school or train with preemies in Europe before coming to the US. The issue is not whether he took advantage of these infants or was a medically trained doctor but rather he proved that preemies could be nursed into healthy babies and were worth saving - against the attitude and recommendations of the medical community of the late 19th and early 20th centuries."
"Fascinating and well researched story of the incubator baby doctor, who exhibited (and saved) thousands of babies from the early 1900s to early 1940s!"
"Interesting book with a good view on the history of the baby incubator and the man who invented it."
"I would say that Martin Couney was a doctor in every sense --"First do no harm"."
"I had heard references to Martin Couney's exhibitions of premature infants for years and always been curious about how this had all happened."
"Interesting look at the precursor of modern neonatal intensive care units."
Best Kindle Singles: Nonfiction
Bestselling author John Braddock was a case officer at the CIA. He developed, recruited and handled sources on weapons proliferation, counter-terrorism and political-military issues. A former university fellow, he now helps people and organizations sharpen their thinking about their strategy, their customers and their competition. John Braddock has been able to throw in a good spy story to show how to properly think in a stressful situation." He developed, recruited and handled sources on weapons proliferation, counter-terrorism and political-military issues. A former university research fellow, he is now a strategy consultant. He helps people and organizations think more effectively about their strategy, their customers and the competition.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"When circumstances require action, having a habitual method (i.e a structured approach) to quickly analyze the situation and select the best response gives you an edge over your opponent. The author shows how the US Air Force analyzed ace pilots to determine why they won more dogfights, and how that discovery was generalized into a powerful behavioral approach to rapid decision-making for spies in stressful situations. This book uses the author's thought process during an attempted robbery where he, the spy, is victim as an example of his structured thought process, one that major spy agencies and the military actually use. Near the end, he analyzes the thought process he went through in deciding to write the book in comparison to a reader's decision to purchase it."
"Choosing to not be afraid is not always a choice one consciously makes or can overcome easily."
"I had read about the OODA method of dealing with conflict, but the author's take on it with his DADA version was a welcome and interesting twist on it."
"Thank you to the druggie for his patience in letting the story play out."
"Fun book to read...makes you think!"
"A Spy's Guide to Thinking is a brief but interesting and useful guide for anyone interested in the process of practical thought."
"I loved this book ..."
"Meh."
Best Kindle Singles en Español
Después de casi veinte años persiguiendo el olvido, una pelea en un bar revela a un nuevo y sobrio Mishka Shubaly capaz de correr largas distancias. Si correr es un sustituto de adicción, Shubaly cuenta, es "la adicción más deprimente, dolorosa y menos emocionante que he experimentado nunca" Los encantos de la prosa de Shubaly son numerosos: sus metáforas preferidas para la bebida revelan que este es su amor auténtico y no correspondido; su introspección tiene una profundidad similar a la de Thoreau y su exposición transforma al peatón en algo sublime. Además, Shubaly es un obstinado de corazón, y aún así es capaz de cambiar; es un nihilista, y aún así busca el sentido de las cosas; es una contradicción andante y la lectura de su libro una alegría.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Lo empiezas a leer y no lo sueltas hasta terminarlo."
"Una lección de vida, siempre podemos cambiar aunque sigamos siendo y viviendo intensamente."
"Historia conmovedora que me deja inquieto sobre las cosas que uno puede evitar y no lo hace, espero que siga limpio!"
"En fin me encantó la historia y su manera de contarla, sobre todo, esa sinceridad de Shubaly que a menudo es tan difícil de alcanzar."
"Una lección de vida... del día a día de muchas personas."
"Fue una historia interesante, aunque deja algo en duda, sin embargo vale la pena su lectura."
"Es una vida dura muy bien contada, hace reflexionar sobre lo que somos y hacemos, además de que tan peligroso son los vicios que nos llevan a la oscuridad, pero nunca es tarde para ver la luz."
Best Kindle Singles: Business & Money
Janet Tavakoli's Wall Street memoir of decisions that reshaped financiers' lives, drove some to suicide, and changed the landscape of global finance. In her new memoir, Janet Tavakoli shines a bright light on the money-driven culture of Wall Street and Washington, and the life and death consequences of our decisions that put profit above all. "Tavakoli takes us on a scenic tour of the recent lowlights of Wall Street and Washington...demystified and rendered tragically human. She takes us on a br /isk journey from the depravity of 1980s Wall Street to the systemic recklessness that crushed the global economy.” Nomi Prins, author of All the Presidents' Bankers. “Intelligent analyst whose command of the arcane world...mixed with a br /utally honest analytical framework makes it a pleasure to read her work.” Asia Times Online. Praise for Decisions "Tavakoli takes us on a scenic tour of the recent lowlights of Wall Street and Washington...demystified and rendered tragically human. "Merrill Debauchery Only Begins This Woman's Tale... 'Neither Bill nor I believed Calvi committed suicide,' Tavakoli writes. She takes us on a brisk journey from the depravity of 1980s Wall Street to the systemic recklessness that crushed the global economy." "Intelligent analyst whose command of the arcane world...mixed with a brutally honest analytical framework makes it a pleasure to read her work." The pressures of Wall Street's low moral tone combined with personal and professional decisions reshaped people's lives, drove some to despair, and changed the landscape of global finance.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Like all of Ms. Tavakoli's writings, this little nugget pulls no punches and cuts straight to the chase."
"If you want to read a book on how the Fed, the government, and Wall Street are bedfellows in clear, concise, and understandable terms, then read this short book."
"This book is short and easy to understand. If you want to understand what really happened during the 2008/2009 collapse of the economy, and how they are setting us up for another collapse in the near future, then, you should read this book."
"In typical Tavakoli style, this book names names and pulls no punches in describing the cronyism and corruption that continue to plague our financial system."
"If you want to understand how the biggest theft in world history took place, I highly recommend this book."
"Janet, as usual, doesn't hold back in your rather scathing reviews of what really goes on on Wall Street."
"However, for someone who is not that familiar with the world and lingo of finance it is a bit hard to follow."
"a bit short and the last chapter was too much of rhetoric."
Best Kindle Singles: Arts & Photography
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • For writers looking to make sure their next physical interlude on the page inspires readers to share the moment rather than to laugh at it, bestselling author Diana Gabaldon divulges the writing secrets behind the sex scenes in her wildly popular Outlander. novels. Published in 42 countries and 38 languages, in 2014 the Outlander novels were made into an acclaimed TV series starring Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser and Caitriona Balfe as Claire.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Gabaldon shows you how to draw a person into a scene, any scene, by using such writing techniques as varying the focus of the scene (close-up vs. panoramic), using a touchstone (something familiar to anchor the reader in a scene), and employing the Rule of Three (use three or more of the senses--taste, touch, sight, sound, smell--to give the reader a visceral sensation of being somewhere, again to anchor him or her in the scene)."
"I have been able to master every scene but the sex scene and Diana Gabaldon masterfully explains the development, the intent and the real method of creating interest of every kind of sex scene."
"I found the book interesting but since I'm not a writer it was more of a review of good parts of the Outlander Series and some new bits about another author who I will now read, Carlos Ruiz Zafon."
"Complete with examples from her work, she describes good sex, sex between characters of the same sex, and bad sex (rape or non-consensual sex)."
"After reading this short book, you'll never write another sex scene as you did before. Very usable in your own writing."
"Those who have heard Gabaldon speak will immediately recognize the tone of her voice and the pace of her speech as they read her words on the page (or the screen, perhaps)."
"It is liberally illustrated with examples from Gabaldon's Outlander series -- and those examples spurred me to start the series as soon as I finished this book."
"Now as I am writing romance novels these days I wanted some good books on various aspects of the craft."
Best Kindle Singles: Teen & Young Adult
She shines a light not only on blatant discrimination, but also the more insidious, institutional behaviors that marginalize women around the world, in order to help readers of all walks of life better understand the often masked realities of sexual politics. Adichie, celebrated author of the acclaimed Americanah (Knopf, 2013), offers a more inclusive definition of feminism, one that strives to highlight and embrace a wide range of people and experiences. Her focus on women of color is also an aspect of the movement that hasn't always been given its due, and Adichie works in her own experience and life as a feminist within a more conservative Nigerian culture in an organic and eye-opening way.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"She has made people deaf to anything but stereotypes about feminism sit up and pay attention and realize, "Wow this is mostly common sense" and "I see that all the time and I never thought about how that affects" us/them."
"I assumed the book would expand a bit on the things she discussed in her talk, but the book felt word for word her lecture."
"I think this relates more to other cultures than the US, where we experience many of the same issues but it does not address many other factors we see in modern American culture."
"Excellent speech by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie."
"Really shows that though it is OUR world, some persons feel that it is a man's world; with males and females alike subscribing to that view."
"I felt like I was having a conversation with a friend; one that I wasn't ready to put to rest so soon."
"She dabbles into the negative repercussions that gender norms have on both men and women, but admits that she is focusing mainly on women's issues."
"Super basic, but this could be a good place to start for a young woman interested in embarking on gathering her feminist background."
Best Kindle Singles: Humor & Entertainment
In his first-ever work of autobiography, the comedian and New York Times bestselling author tells how a freakish medical condition descended upon him one October afternoon and led him to the brink of death – in a New York hospital “consistently rated one of the ten best in the country.” What happens when “one of the funniest people in America” (CBS News Sunday Morning) comes face to face with his own mortality? Rife with deadpan observations and quirky characterizations of the medical staff that attended him, An Unexpected Twist offers humor on a number of levels, from breezy ruminations on life, death, and love to the simply scatological. In the end, it seems, his brush with death from the inside out proved an ambiguous blessing: the author suffered the accompanying discomfort, pain, and fear; readers reap the rewards of his levity aplenty.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I think what surprised me the most was the suspense I felt as I read this (kind of like each time I read "The Day Lincoln Was Shot" by Jim Bishop, and I hear myself muttering under my breath, "Don't go to Ford's tonight!"). Andy Borowitz is a brilliant writer and funny guy extraordinaire, but like our beloved Mark Twain, he is also acutely aware of human nature and the human condition."
"What I did not expect and found to be a wonderful gift within this short offering was Andy's joy and gratitude about his life."
"When he rates his pain as "six", "an enormous sense of relaxation descends upon my case as the ER staff attends to the people who said seven through ten". Andy is not overtly critical of the systemic mishandling of his case, but at the same time makes pointed reference to the fallacies in the system and our society that rates this hospital as one of the ten best."
"I think it was mentioned at some article I was reading one day, where the author of the article was modestly boasting about being the one who recommended Borowitz to pack this little story into a Kindle book and publish it."
"Th story of Andy Borowitz and his twisted colon is both hilarious and heartwarming at the same time."
"I went through a very similar experience and I never thought such a harrowing, near-death experience could be so funny!"
"I would have rated this book 10 stars if possible."
"If you've never read The New Yorker or The Borowitz Report, you may not know who our hero is!"
Best Kindle Singles: Literature & Fiction
Featuring all the trademark suspense, adventure, and history of Diana Gabaldon’s #1 bestselling novels and the Starz original series, Virgins is now available for the first time as a standalone ebook. Mourning the death of his father and gravely injured at the hands of the English, Jamie Fraser finds himself running with a band of mercenaries in the French countryside, where he reconnects with his old friend Ian Murray. But Jamie’s love life becomes infinitely more complicated—and dangerous—when fate brings the young men into the service of Dr. Hasdi, a Jewish gentleman who hires them to escort two priceless treasures to Paris. richly embroidered with historical detail.” — The Cincinnati Post , on Drums of Autumn “A grand adventure written on a canvas that probes the heart, weighs the soul and measures the human spirit across [centuries].” —CNN , on The Fiery Cross “The large scope of the novel allows Gabaldon to do what she does best, paint in exquisite detail the lives of her characters.” — Booklist , on A Breath of Snow and Ashes “Features all the passion and swashbuckling that fans of this historical fantasy series have come to expect.” — People , on Written in My Own Heart’s Blood. Published in 42 countries and 38 languages, in 2014 the Outlander novels were made into an acclaimed TV series starring Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser and Caitriona Balfe as Claire.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This novella, Virgins, is yet another mini installment in the "behind the story" story that she presents to us in an attempt to give us a glimpse into events that were spoken of but never really explored fully in her book series. Everyone that loves Outlander and her other books LOVES Jamie Fraser and can't get enough of these mini stories to keep us going between books. Ian and Jamie are young in this story, Jamie just having escaped from confinement in an English prison."
"I was a late-comer to the Outlander series having not read the first novel, 'Outlander,' until mid-2014. Once started however, I read the existing books in the series in rapid succession and then waited breathlessly for 'Written in My Own Heart's Blood.'. Read it."
"This rollicking version of the friendship of the two young men,Jamie andIan, cemented during the two years between Jamie's first run- in with BJR."
"Outlander is a series of novels that follow the lives of Claire, a WWII combat nurse who travels back in time to the 1740s, and her second husband, James Fraser, a Scottish laird. Like some of the other short stories Diana Gabaldon has written, it fills in one of the gaps in the main characters' lives, exploring a period that we knew little about. The story takes place shortly after Jamie escapes from Fort William, after being flogged (twice) by Black Jack Randall. After proving their worth as braw fighters, they're asked to escort a young Jewish bride and her priceless dowry to her husband-to-be in another part of the country, but as always, where James Alexander Malcolm Mackenzie Fraser goes, trouble always follows."
Best Kindle Singles: Biographies & Memoirs
In Miracle at Coney Island: How a Sideshow Doctor Saved Thousands of Babies and Transformed American Medicine , Claire Prentice uncovers the incredible true story of Martin Couney, the “incubator doctor.”. Couney ran his incubator facility for premature babies at Coney Island from 1903 to 1943 and set up similar exhibits at World’s Fairs and amusement parks across America, and in London, Paris, Mexico and Brazil. Claire Prentice is an award-winning journalist and the author of The Lost Tribe of Coney Island: Headhunters, Luna Park, and the Man Who Pulled Off the Spectacle of the Century.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I can't tell you how many times I've read about these babies at Coney Island and elsewhere while reading other things, whether it was books or magazine articles, or encyclopedias. It was very interesting...I'm always amazed at the types of things that people got away with prior to even the 1960's. Considering I've read so much about eugenics and the Nazis (and written about all of this and the disabled in papers), you would think nothing would surprise me at this point. Even though there are much stricter laws on the books concerning doctors, we still have people out there who have no degrees who present themselves as having the background and training to treat people with things like cancers."
"Dr. Couney created this innovative business model which allowed for his meticulous expensive care of preemies while not charging the parents a dime. The author's research proved he didn't go to medical school or train with preemies in Europe before coming to the US. The issue is not whether he took advantage of these infants or was a medically trained doctor but rather he proved that preemies could be nursed into healthy babies and were worth saving - against the attitude and recommendations of the medical community of the late 19th and early 20th centuries."
"Fascinating and well researched story of the incubator baby doctor, who exhibited (and saved) thousands of babies from the early 1900s to early 1940s!"
"Interesting book with a good view on the history of the baby incubator and the man who invented it."
"I would say that Martin Couney was a doctor in every sense --"First do no harm"."
"I had heard references to Martin Couney's exhibitions of premature infants for years and always been curious about how this had all happened."
"Interesting look at the precursor of modern neonatal intensive care units."
Best Kindle Singles: Science Fiction & Fantasy
These eBooks, with writing curated by Pottermore, will take you beyond the Harry Potter stories as J.K. Rowling reveals her inspiration, intricate details of characters’ lives and surprises from the wizarding world.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"), it does provide some great backstory to the wizarding world! just ooze Rowling's writing style, creativity, attention to detail, and love of the wizarding world. I will say that some of this information has been available either on Pottermore (which I don't get to that often) or from other interviews, but it's nice to have it all together and on my kindle. My biggest hope for this is that they'll put these into print, either compiled together or with added information so I can add it to my HP collection!"
"Instead of changing anything in the Wizarding World that we all know and love, it added more of a back story to characters that you already thought you knew well."
"It helped to fill in the characters we didn't know much about during then Harry Potter books."
"This gets more into some of the books main characters."
"I bought this Kindle book to read to my 14 year-old daughter who is a big Harry Potter fan."
"This was a very interesting collection of short stories."
"At first I did not care to much for the side books Rowling would publish, as I don't think I fully understand what they offered to the series."
"It is amazing that JKR spent so much time developing each and every character in her wizzarding world."
Best The Kindle Singles Interview
Bestselling author John Braddock was a case officer at the CIA. He developed, recruited and handled sources on weapons proliferation, counter-terrorism and political-military issues. A former university fellow, he now helps people and organizations sharpen their thinking about their strategy, their customers and their competition. John Braddock has been able to throw in a good spy story to show how to properly think in a stressful situation." He developed, recruited and handled sources on weapons proliferation, counter-terrorism and political-military issues. A former university research fellow, he is now a strategy consultant. He helps people and organizations think more effectively about their strategy, their customers and the competition.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"When circumstances require action, having a habitual method (i.e a structured approach) to quickly analyze the situation and select the best response gives you an edge over your opponent. The author shows how the US Air Force analyzed ace pilots to determine why they won more dogfights, and how that discovery was generalized into a powerful behavioral approach to rapid decision-making for spies in stressful situations. This book uses the author's thought process during an attempted robbery where he, the spy, is victim as an example of his structured thought process, one that major spy agencies and the military actually use. Near the end, he analyzes the thought process he went through in deciding to write the book in comparison to a reader's decision to purchase it."
"A short book about thinking - in my world the idea of recognizing what type of game your opponent is playing is vitally important."
"Interesting, simple model for taking the right actions in life and business."
"I had read about the OODA method of dealing with conflict, but the author's take on it with his DADA version was a welcome and interesting twist on it."
"Not too much detail but author gets his points across clearly and concisely...good read but would have been good to see more examples."
"Thank you to the druggie for his patience in letting the story play out."
"Many of us probably use this technique when faced with making decisions every day but usually have never given any thought to the actual process."
"Meh."
Best Kindle Singles: Health, Fitness & Dieting
In his first-ever work of autobiography, the comedian and New York Times bestselling author tells how a freakish medical condition descended upon him one October afternoon and led him to the brink of death – in a New York hospital “consistently rated one of the ten best in the country.” What happens when “one of the funniest people in America” (CBS News Sunday Morning) comes face to face with his own mortality? Rife with deadpan observations and quirky characterizations of the medical staff that attended him, An Unexpected Twist offers humor on a number of levels, from breezy ruminations on life, death, and love to the simply scatological. In the end, it seems, his brush with death from the inside out proved an ambiguous blessing: the author suffered the accompanying discomfort, pain, and fear; readers reap the rewards of his levity aplenty.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I think what surprised me the most was the suspense I felt as I read this (kind of like each time I read "The Day Lincoln Was Shot" by Jim Bishop, and I hear myself muttering under my breath, "Don't go to Ford's tonight!"). Andy Borowitz is a brilliant writer and funny guy extraordinaire, but like our beloved Mark Twain, he is also acutely aware of human nature and the human condition."
"What I did not expect and found to be a wonderful gift within this short offering was Andy's joy and gratitude about his life."
"When he rates his pain as "six", "an enormous sense of relaxation descends upon my case as the ER staff attends to the people who said seven through ten". Andy is not overtly critical of the systemic mishandling of his case, but at the same time makes pointed reference to the fallacies in the system and our society that rates this hospital as one of the ten best."
"I think it was mentioned at some article I was reading one day, where the author of the article was modestly boasting about being the one who recommended Borowitz to pack this little story into a Kindle book and publish it."
"Th story of Andy Borowitz and his twisted colon is both hilarious and heartwarming at the same time."
"I went through a very similar experience and I never thought such a harrowing, near-death experience could be so funny!"
"I would have rated this book 10 stars if possible."
"If you've never read The New Yorker or The Borowitz Report, you may not know who our hero is!"
Best Kindle Singles: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender
Jonathan Rauch first drafted this book, years ago, strictly for himself, to make a personal record of his “life without a soul.” After hesitating for years to publish it, he was inspired to do so partly by the redemptive power of his own marriage, to a man—the marriage he thought he could never have. The author of five books (including Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America) and a National Magazine Award winner, Rauch has been writing for The Atlantic since 1989. A wrenching story that all of us, gay or not, can appreciate, Denial shows what it is like to be ‘different’ in a world that demands sameness.”. —Dale Carpenter, author of Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v. Texas.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The convoluted ideas and reasons he held this belief might be extremely disheartening to read were it not for his wit and finesse in the telling. Sadly, that person had sexual issues that only added confirmation to the idea that homosexuality was, indeed, deviant. Fortunately for the reader, Jonathan the boy finally grew up to be a man who would have the ability to look back unflinching at his past and the talent to share it in what I can only describe as a sweet and endearing style. It is the story of a young man who suddenly realizes he is capable of giving and receiving love."
"That may seem trite or predictable to say, but I think writing about one's life is always vulnerable and risky, and he's sharing a highly personal journey in a very public way. That said, there are other aspects of my personality and history that I *did* have to work through, so Jonathan's message about understanding and owning who you are resonated."
"There were many things that he describes which reverberated with me, when I thought about my own growing up in a very relgious home where my homosexual feelings had to be carefully and deeply hidden even from myself.I have never read anywhere better the so accurate description of 'the little tidal wave which knocked me over and sent me spinning underwater', 'that tingling convulsion' and 'that jolted (feeling) with a thousand volts of current'. As a medical doctor, albeit retired now, I believe the message of this book is still desperately needed by the present generation of young people growing up with a feeling that they are different."
"But I suspect that almost everyone who reads it will look back on their own coming of age, and the painful ways we tried to edit our interior selves into something we thought would be more at home in the world."
Best The Sciences
In Miracle at Coney Island: How a Sideshow Doctor Saved Thousands of Babies and Transformed American Medicine , Claire Prentice uncovers the incredible true story of Martin Couney, the “incubator doctor.”. Couney ran his incubator facility for premature babies at Coney Island from 1903 to 1943 and set up similar exhibits at World’s Fairs and amusement parks across America, and in London, Paris, Mexico and Brazil. Claire Prentice is an award-winning journalist and the author of The Lost Tribe of Coney Island: Headhunters, Luna Park, and the Man Who Pulled Off the Spectacle of the Century.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I can't tell you how many times I've read about these babies at Coney Island and elsewhere while reading other things, whether it was books or magazine articles, or encyclopedias. It was very interesting...I'm always amazed at the types of things that people got away with prior to even the 1960's. Considering I've read so much about eugenics and the Nazis (and written about all of this and the disabled in papers), you would think nothing would surprise me at this point. Even though there are much stricter laws on the books concerning doctors, we still have people out there who have no degrees who present themselves as having the background and training to treat people with things like cancers."
"Dr. Couney created this innovative business model which allowed for his meticulous expensive care of preemies while not charging the parents a dime. The author's research proved he didn't go to medical school or train with preemies in Europe before coming to the US. The issue is not whether he took advantage of these infants or was a medically trained doctor but rather he proved that preemies could be nursed into healthy babies and were worth saving - against the attitude and recommendations of the medical community of the late 19th and early 20th centuries."
"Interesting book with a good view on the history of the baby incubator and the man who invented it."
"Fascinating and well researched story of the incubator baby doctor, who exhibited (and saved) thousands of babies from the early 1900s to early 1940s!"
"I would say that Martin Couney was a doctor in every sense --"First do no harm"."
"I had heard references to Martin Couney's exhibitions of premature infants for years and always been curious about how this had all happened."
"Interesting look at the precursor of modern neonatal intensive care units."
Best Fiction
The electrifying conclusion of the romantic suspense novella series from Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot. Melinda is a two-time Daphne du Maurier Award finalist.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"WALKING ON HER GRAVE by Melinda Leigh is the fourth and final book in the "Rogue River" novellas and was a satisfying conclusion to this ongoing series. Then there was the final chapter which has both couples - Zane & Stevie and Seth & Carly - coming together for a sad but happy finale, that left me with a smile on my face when it was over =). Oh how I adored Seth! For those who don't know, the series of books that follow this set are: Book 1 - Tracks of Her Tears by Melinda Leigh (Rogue Winter Novella). Book 2 - Dead in Her Tracks by Kendra Elliot (Rogue Winter Novella)."
"Each and every book are must reads!........With a compelling murder discovered shocking the entire town of Solitude, county investigator Seth Hardin was stunned to learn that there was a power struggle between the manufacturers and distributors of a deadly new drug known as C-22, and killing certain people in the small town."
"Carly a social worker and her husband Seth a law enforcement officer have had marriage problems and they both really worked hard at sorting them out."
"4.5 stars out of 5. This was an interesting saga made even more so by being written by two different authors. But, on the other hand, they worked very well together to construct a most exciting crime drama that flowed well to the conclusion. All worried about their women being involved in potentially dangerous jobs – Stevie is a cop and Carly is a child advocate for the Social Services. *shakes head* No consideration that their women may feel the same –both guys are cops and they seem to get almost killed on a regular basis."
Best The Latest
Bestselling author John Braddock was a case officer at the CIA. He developed, recruited and handled sources on weapons proliferation, counter-terrorism and political-military issues. A former university fellow, he now helps people and organizations sharpen their thinking about their strategy, their customers and their competition. John Braddock has been able to throw in a good spy story to show how to properly think in a stressful situation." He developed, recruited and handled sources on weapons proliferation, counter-terrorism and political-military issues. A former university research fellow, he is now a strategy consultant. He helps people and organizations think more effectively about their strategy, their customers and the competition.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"When circumstances require action, having a habitual method (i.e a structured approach) to quickly analyze the situation and select the best response gives you an edge over your opponent. The author shows how the US Air Force analyzed ace pilots to determine why they won more dogfights, and how that discovery was generalized into a powerful behavioral approach to rapid decision-making for spies in stressful situations. This book uses the author's thought process during an attempted robbery where he, the spy, is victim as an example of his structured thought process, one that major spy agencies and the military actually use. Near the end, he analyzes the thought process he went through in deciding to write the book in comparison to a reader's decision to purchase it."
"A short book about thinking - in my world the idea of recognizing what type of game your opponent is playing is vitally important."
"Interesting, simple model for taking the right actions in life and business."
"I had read about the OODA method of dealing with conflict, but the author's take on it with his DADA version was a welcome and interesting twist on it."
"Not too much detail but author gets his points across clearly and concisely...good read but would have been good to see more examples."
"Thank you to the druggie for his patience in letting the story play out."
"Many of us probably use this technique when faced with making decisions every day but usually have never given any thought to the actual process."
"Meh."
Best Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • For writers looking to make sure their next physical interlude on the page inspires readers to share the moment rather than to laugh at it, bestselling author Diana Gabaldon divulges the writing secrets behind the sex scenes in her wildly popular Outlander. novels. Published in 42 countries and 38 languages, in 2014 the Outlander novels were made into an acclaimed TV series starring Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser and Caitriona Balfe as Claire.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Gabaldon shows you how to draw a person into a scene, any scene, by using such writing techniques as varying the focus of the scene (close-up vs. panoramic), using a touchstone (something familiar to anchor the reader in a scene), and employing the Rule of Three (use three or more of the senses--taste, touch, sight, sound, smell--to give the reader a visceral sensation of being somewhere, again to anchor him or her in the scene)."
"I have been able to master every scene but the sex scene and Diana Gabaldon masterfully explains the development, the intent and the real method of creating interest of every kind of sex scene."
"I found the book interesting but since I'm not a writer it was more of a review of good parts of the Outlander Series and some new bits about another author who I will now read, Carlos Ruiz Zafon."
"But I digress…. The only thing better than reading my favorite author’s books, is learning about how she writes. If you’ve ever read an article (or a book) that gives writing advice, one point is constantly being stressed: Show, don’t tell. I’m guessing the majority of people who immediately purchased this book were likely Outlander fans, but you don’t have to be a fan of Outlander to read this book. Now I’m not-so-patiently waiting for Diana to make the wonderful announcement that book nine is finished… but I’ve been a fan long enough to know there will likely be at least two more years of waiting."
"Complete with examples from her work, she describes good sex, sex between characters of the same sex, and bad sex (rape or non-consensual sex)."
Best Pulp Nonfiction
Bestselling author John Braddock was a case officer at the CIA. He developed, recruited and handled sources on weapons proliferation, counter-terrorism and political-military issues. A former university fellow, he now helps people and organizations sharpen their thinking about their strategy, their customers and their competition. John Braddock has been able to throw in a good spy story to show how to properly think in a stressful situation." He developed, recruited and handled sources on weapons proliferation, counter-terrorism and political-military issues. A former university research fellow, he is now a strategy consultant. He helps people and organizations think more effectively about their strategy, their customers and the competition.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"When circumstances require action, having a habitual method (i.e a structured approach) to quickly analyze the situation and select the best response gives you an edge over your opponent. The author shows how the US Air Force analyzed ace pilots to determine why they won more dogfights, and how that discovery was generalized into a powerful behavioral approach to rapid decision-making for spies in stressful situations. This book uses the author's thought process during an attempted robbery where he, the spy, is victim as an example of his structured thought process, one that major spy agencies and the military actually use. Near the end, he analyzes the thought process he went through in deciding to write the book in comparison to a reader's decision to purchase it."
"A short book about thinking - in my world the idea of recognizing what type of game your opponent is playing is vitally important."
"Interesting, simple model for taking the right actions in life and business."
"I had read about the OODA method of dealing with conflict, but the author's take on it with his DADA version was a welcome and interesting twist on it."
"Not too much detail but author gets his points across clearly and concisely...good read but would have been good to see more examples."
"Thank you to the druggie for his patience in letting the story play out."
"Many of us probably use this technique when faced with making decisions every day but usually have never given any thought to the actual process."
"Meh."
Best Pulp Nonfiction
Bestselling author John Braddock was a case officer at the CIA. He developed, recruited and handled sources on weapons proliferation, counter-terrorism and political-military issues. A former university fellow, he now helps people and organizations sharpen their thinking about their strategy, their customers and their competition. John Braddock has been able to throw in a good spy story to show how to properly think in a stressful situation." He developed, recruited and handled sources on weapons proliferation, counter-terrorism and political-military issues. A former university research fellow, he is now a strategy consultant. He helps people and organizations think more effectively about their strategy, their customers and the competition.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"When circumstances require action, having a habitual method (i.e a structured approach) to quickly analyze the situation and select the best response gives you an edge over your opponent. The author shows how the US Air Force analyzed ace pilots to determine why they won more dogfights, and how that discovery was generalized into a powerful behavioral approach to rapid decision-making for spies in stressful situations. This book uses the author's thought process during an attempted robbery where he, the spy, is victim as an example of his structured thought process, one that major spy agencies and the military actually use. Near the end, he analyzes the thought process he went through in deciding to write the book in comparison to a reader's decision to purchase it."
"A short book about thinking - in my world the idea of recognizing what type of game your opponent is playing is vitally important."
"Interesting, simple model for taking the right actions in life and business."
"I had read about the OODA method of dealing with conflict, but the author's take on it with his DADA version was a welcome and interesting twist on it."
"Not too much detail but author gets his points across clearly and concisely...good read but would have been good to see more examples."
"Thank you to the druggie for his patience in letting the story play out."
"Many of us probably use this technique when faced with making decisions every day but usually have never given any thought to the actual process."
"Meh."