Tuesday, May 04, 2010

For Your Kindle Library

Originally posted May 4, 2010 by Cindy O'Neal

Note: If you are reading this on your Kindle and want to get a book from the Kindle store now, type in the title, then toggle your 5-way switch to the right until store is highlighted. Press in on it to search. When the title comes up, make sure it is  an acceptable price before finally pressing in on the 5-way switch to purchase it. You can always press the back button (before you press buy) if you change your mind. 
You don't need to spend a fortune for great books for your Kindle.

ANTHEM by Ayn Rand (Kindle Edition - Dec. 13, 2008) - Kindle Book
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Product DetailsProduct Description (from Amazon)Anthem is a dystopian fiction novella by Ayn Rand, first published in 1938. It takes place at some unspecified future date when mankind has entered another dark age as a result of the evils of irrationality and collectivism and the weaknesses of socialistic thinking and economics. Technological advancement is now carefully planned (when it is allowed to occur at all) and the concept of individuality has been eliminated (for example, the word "I" has disappeared from the language). As is common in her work, Rand draws a clear distinction between the "socialist/communal" values of equality and brotherhood and the "productive/capitalist" values of achievement and individuality. Many of the novella's core themes, such as the struggle between individualism and collectivism, are echoed in Rand's later books, such as The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. However, the style of "Anthem" is unique among Rand's work, more narrative-centered and economical, lacking the intense didactic expressions of philosophical abstraction that occur in later works. It is probably her most accessible work.

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The Adventures of "John Carter on Mars" - the Original Five Stories by Edgar Rice Burrough (Kindle Edition - June 25, 2008) - Kindle Book
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George Lucas once said that his love of Flash Gordon action adventure series lead him to create Star Wars. Alex Raymond created Flash Gordon as he was a huge fan of Buck Rogers. And Philip Francis Nowlan was inspired to create Buck Rogers by the mother of all two fisted sword swinging sci-fi action adventure heroes Edgar Rice Burrough's John Carter of Mars.
This is a collection of the Original Five Stories of John Carter of Mars: A Princess of Mars . . The Gods of Mars . . . The Warlord of Mars . . . Thuvia, Maid of Mars . . . . The Chessmen of Mars.


The Last Man (Girlebooks Classics) by Mary Shelley (Kindle Edition - Feb. 13, 2008) - Kindle Book
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From Publishers Weekly
Product Details Set in an apocalyptic future ending in the year 2100, Shelley's 1826 novel concerns a plague that destroys almost all of humankind.
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From Library Journal
Thanks to yet another film incarnation, 1818's Frankenstein is again a hot property and may even make the best sellers lists. These two editions mark both ends of the publishing spectrum, with Signet offering the inexpensive movie tie-in version complete with photos from the film and an afterword by Howard Bloom. The California version is the Pennroyal edition, featuring gorgeous illustrations by Barry Moser and an afterword by Joyce Carol Oates. Published in 1826 after the death of her husband and three children, The Last Man is Shelley's dark look at an apocalyptic future.
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