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Thanks, Impy! Grabbed it.
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
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Today's Kindle Daily Deal, for those interested, is all seven of C. S. Lewis's Narnia books for $1.99 each. They include the Pauline Baynes illustrations.
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“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
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I was hoping someone would see this! For anyone with a Kindle who loves these books, the whole set for less than $14 is awesome. They'll cost three times as much tomorrow (apparently the regular price will be $5.99 per book).
I don't even know where our family's copies are. A lot of the books the kids read and wanted to keep are boxed up.
I don't even know where our family's copies are. A lot of the books the kids read and wanted to keep are boxed up.
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
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- Primula Baggins
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I rarely see something I want to buy (their "science fiction" selections are often gritty urban vampire novels, for some reason—nothing wrong with that, except that it isn't science fiction). But it's fun when something does pop up, isn't it?
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
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Currently free on kindle:
Five Minutes on Mondays: Finding Unexpected Purpose, Peace, and Fulfillment at Work [Kindle Edition] by Alan Lurie
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001UL3AEG#reader_B001UL3AEG
Five Minutes on Mondays: Finding Unexpected Purpose, Peace, and Fulfillment at Work [Kindle Edition] by Alan Lurie
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001UL3AEG#reader_B001UL3AEG
Mornings wouldn't suck so badly if they came later in the day.
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Also, for those who may be interested, the Hunger Games trilogy is available now for $5. Don't know that it's such a bargain, but it's certainly cheaper than $40 plus.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004XJRQUQ/?tag=afbmc-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004XJRQUQ/?tag=afbmc-20
Mornings wouldn't suck so badly if they came later in the day.
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Or was only $5 for that day, March 11?
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
Not for Kindle, but The Da Vinci Code is free on Google Play "for a limited time" and includes an excerpt from the new book. Worth every penny.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
Pratchett's latest Discworld novel, Snuff, is $1.99 on Amazon. Probably US only.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005FFW46 ... 74418002_8
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005FFW46 ... 74418002_8
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The main Kindle Daily Deal today is Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon for $1.99. Link to today's deals
I actually have it on my shelf, but it's an enormous brick of a book and life's been really complicated. . . . The Kindle makes reading so convenient and so easy on the hands that I bought the Kindle version and maybe will actually get it read.
I actually have it on my shelf, but it's an enormous brick of a book and life's been really complicated. . . . The Kindle makes reading so convenient and so easy on the hands that I bought the Kindle version and maybe will actually get it read.
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
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I'm sorry about that, Alatar!
Ax, yeah, he'd probably make more money. But his bricks are better bricks than most; the size is needed to contain his ideas, not to fluff up a crap story to blockbuster size.
Ax, yeah, he'd probably make more money. But his bricks are better bricks than most; the size is needed to contain his ideas, not to fluff up a crap story to blockbuster size.
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King