tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39825427508207252102024-03-12T20:40:06.826-05:00From the Desk of Mrs. Wizard A Kindle BlogA Kindle blog with computer and Kindle tips, tricks and general observations about life.Cindy O'Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714050280647845806noreply@blogger.comBlogger1178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982542750820725210.post-87283470155366508912016-02-14T13:14:00.001-06:002016-02-14T13:14:35.991-06:00Don't know what to sayExcept my habits have changed and I have not been as enthusiastic about sharing my Kindle and other reading experiences as I have. I have been knitting (first time in years) and have found it, along with crocheting, to be as relaxing as can be!<br />
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I still have a passion for books. Lately I have been reading (with my daughter in St. Augustine) a rather old Christian novel titled <i><a href="http://amzn.to/1Vex8z6" target="_blank">Redeeming Love</a> </i>by Francine Rivers. It is the amazing story of Hosea in a novel form. Talk about unconditional LOVE! I really enjoy reading books with my daughter. Since we live so far apart, give us a cell phone and a good book and we are happy as clams!<br />
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I will try to share more with you, dear readers!<br />
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CindyCindy O'Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714050280647845806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982542750820725210.post-24400579334803905182014-11-20T06:56:00.000-06:002014-11-20T06:56:00.231-06:00Here's a New One!It will be FREE on Thursday and Friday, November 20 and 21... Enjoy, Dear Readers!<br />
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“Readers would be hard-pressed to find a more compelling reflection on the ways artificial intelligence can respond to our very human problems…A sensible, innovative consideration of how technology can alter the landscape of human life.” - <i>Kirkus Reviews</i></div>
Cindy O'Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714050280647845806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982542750820725210.post-64035535833690307052014-08-14T08:10:00.000-05:002014-08-14T08:10:00.324-05:00A Goodie from Lizz<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A sequel to Kitchen Addiction is coming soon! And Lizz has decided to plan a give-away and will send a signed copy of a paperback of Christmas Bizarre (the newest) or Kitchen Addiction (winner's preference) to the first 10 persons who post reviews for Christmas Bizarre (assuming these will be positive reviews)<br />
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All you need to do is email her (<a href="mailto:LizzLund.Author@gmail.com" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">LizzLund.Author@gmail.com</a>) your review and she will confirm via Amazon. From there she will contact you and get your mailing info and autograph preferences and she will send you whichever book you prefer.<br />
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Enjoy! Dear Readers... Here is the info on <i>Christmas Bizarre </i>from Lizz Lund.<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><strong>What do Santa’s Sidekick, a dead lawyer and a geriatric vampire have in common? Meet Mina Kitchen – a forty-something single who finds trouble quicker than she can whip up a batch of breakfast breads. Plural. Her catering disorder runs neck-and-neck with her weird luck, and her cat’s weirder tendency toward gnawing elf gear. Okay, and getting kidnapped a couple of times in one week is a little strange, too.</strong></span></div>
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Cindy O'Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714050280647845806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982542750820725210.post-8902551731534699822014-04-28T06:42:00.000-05:002014-04-28T06:42:00.629-05:00FREE on Amazon Today<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A411CUM/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00A411CUM&linkCode=as2&tag=mrswizarswind-20" id="static_preview_img" style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #996633; float: left; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><br /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A411CUM/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00A411CUM&linkCode=as2&tag=mrswizarswind-20" id="static_preview_img" style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #996633; float: left; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><br /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A411CUM/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00A411CUM&linkCode=as2&tag=mrswizarswind-20" id="static_preview_img" style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #996633; float: left; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" id="static_img_preview" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/518YabP9URL._SL250_.jpg" /></a><br />
This book is FREE from April 28 - May 2, 2014.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">"Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror of the night." Eighteen-year-old twins Charlene and Max Perigard have grown up under the wealthy but tyrannical rule of their oil-tycoon grandfather. When Max disappears and a ransom note shows up, Charlene's world is shattered. She desperately tries to persuade her tight-fisted grandfather to pay, but the old man is convinced that Max is merely faking his kidnapping to extort money. Fearing the worst, Charlene determines to find her brother before it's too late. Her quest hurls her into a twisted, frigid world of snow and ice that leads to terror in an isolated cabin. Together the twins struggle for survival while enduring fierce trials of mind, body, and spirit. Devoid of all worldly comfort and consolation, will faith and hope be enough to get them through this chilling nightmare?</span><br />
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Cindy O'Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714050280647845806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982542750820725210.post-13867856299724601742014-01-30T06:30:00.000-06:002014-01-30T06:30:00.246-06:00Thanks Jasmine!She's making How Would You Fight A Lion FREE from January 30th till February 3!<br />
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I have "played around" with our Memphis Library's ebook offerings for a couple of years now and up till now really haven't been impressed. The system was clunky and the pickings really weren't all that good. I was also a little disappointed to learn (the hard way) that if you didn't show any activity (download any books) for a year, that part of your library card would be turned off. The only way to reactivate it was to physically visit the library and have a worker reactivate your card. It was explained to me they just wanted to make sure I was still around.... don't really know what to think of that.</div>
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I found myself browsing on the library website this morning though, and was pleasantly surprised at the way the site seemed to work better. During the check out process I chose Kindle format and was immediately transferred to Amazon.com and (once I signed in) my book was on the way to my "kindle" of choice (my iPad Kindle app)... Very nice!<br />
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So, Dear Readers... let this be a lesson. Give your local library website another chance if you haven't already. You may be pleasantly surprised! Think of all the books with your name on them!Cindy O'Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714050280647845806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982542750820725210.post-73672302538530348822013-12-18T06:00:00.000-06:002013-12-18T06:00:10.002-06:00FREE on Amazon Today<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A8J1430/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00A8J1430&linkCode=as2&tag=mrswizarswind-20" id="static_preview_img" style="background-color: white; clear: right; color: #996633; float: right; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" id="static_img_preview" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41ehcfDTfCL._SL160_.jpg" /></a>Another great one from Jasmine! <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;">Jewish Christmas will be free <b>December 18-22</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px;"><b>.</b> From the top10 Kindle chick-lit mystery series.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">It's Jewish Christmas in Manhattan, which means Chinese takeout and a movie. Melissa Morris's life is a mess, but she's hiding the truth from family and friends, pretending that everything is just fine. When an old friend drags her downtown on a chaotic mission, Melissa finds herself involved in a burglary and kidnapping. In the end, she has to find the courage to face herself.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Jasmine Schwartz's smart, funny crime series, including the novels Farbissen and Fakakt, has been in the Kindle Free Top 10 for mysteries [and #2 in women sleuths] with more than 20,000 downloads.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">website: </span><a href="http://www.jasmineschwartz.com/" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>jasmineschwartz.com/</a></div>
Cindy O'Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714050280647845806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982542750820725210.post-53803069838541847922013-10-16T06:30:00.000-05:002013-10-16T06:30:04.057-05:00FREE on Amazon Today<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0088D5KMY/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0088D5KMY&linkCode=as2&tag=mrswizarswind-20" id="static_preview_img" style="background-color: white; clear: right; color: #996633; float: right; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" id="static_img_preview" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51ibSUbXpPL._SL160_.jpg" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Melissa Morris is a thirty-something single New Yorker who works in</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">one of the trendiest boutiques in Manhattan. She has it all, until the</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">night she discovers something dreadful and frightening and just plain</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">weird. Her life will never be the same.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Jasmine Schwartz's chick-lit mystery series, including the novels</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Farbissen and Fakakt, has been in the Kindle Free Top 10 for mysteries</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">and #2 in women sleuths with more than 22,000 downloads.</span><br />
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Thanks for sharing with us Jasmine! October 16-20th this will be free.Cindy O'Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714050280647845806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982542750820725210.post-17654033567772200522013-10-11T06:30:00.000-05:002013-10-11T06:30:03.578-05:00FREE on Amazon TodayA "Two Fer" dear Readers... especially nice if you have little people in your house!<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DHKJ2YK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00DHKJ2YK&linkCode=as2&tag=mrswizarswind-20" id="static_txt_preview" style="background-color: white; color: #996633; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><b>Quest for the Dragon's Treasure ("Choose Your Own Path" Adventure in a Beautifully Illustrated Picture Book, for Ages 4-8)</b></a><div>
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Your epic journey begins when a band of Pirates raid your village and you set out to track down the thieving pirates and recover the lost gold and jewels. The unique interactive format allows you to control the progress of the story, as it is being told! Will you dare to explore what's behind the closed door, or play it safe and escape up the stairway?<br />
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Cindy O'Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714050280647845806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982542750820725210.post-42362042751003637082013-08-30T06:00:00.000-05:002013-08-30T06:00:13.652-05:00Free on Amazon Today<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005971VQG/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005971VQG&linkCode=as2&tag=mrswizarswind-20" id="static_preview_img" style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #996633; float: left; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" id="static_img_preview" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/419XC3TlxPL._SL160_.jpg" /></a>I LOVE a good thriller... don't you? And beginning August 30, 2013 till September 1, you can get <i>this</i> one for <i>FREE</i>...<br />
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Thanks so much Marla for sharing with us! Enjoy, dear readers.<br />
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Is the rising number of abused women who've gone missing a statistical anomaly? Or is a serial killer targeting this vulnerable group of women?</div>
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When the Milwaukee Police Department refuses to investigate because no bodies have been discovered, Lisa Rayburn, the clinical psychologist who discovers the anomaly, is drawn into an investigation to discover the cause after one of her own clients goes missing. She finds herself forming an unlikely alliance with a former policewoman turned security consultant, TJ Peacock, and the husbands of two of the missing women who may themselves be murderers.</div>
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Novels of Suspense<br /><br />Available on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005971VQG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005971VQG&linkCode=as2&tag=mrswizarswind-20" id="static_txt_preview" style="background-color: white; color: #996633; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a></div>
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Cindy O'Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714050280647845806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982542750820725210.post-74027426583521493772013-08-29T06:30:00.000-05:002013-08-29T06:30:01.768-05:00FREE on Amazon Today<br />
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Free <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1572989671" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">August 29 - September 2</span></span><br />
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Melissa's new Wall Street job is saving her. She's climbing out of debt, she's getting her life together... and the boss's son is cute. But a mysterious email threatens to destroy everything. Is Melissa working with a killer? She must discover who's lying, who's dangerous, and who's just out for themselves in this smart, modern Wall Street tale.</div>
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Cindy O'Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714050280647845806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982542750820725210.post-6020687865631902322013-08-10T07:01:00.000-05:002013-08-12T07:29:36.374-05:00FREE on Amazon Today<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D0GI7VA/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00D0GI7VA&linkCode=as2&tag=mrswizarswind-20" id="static_preview_img" style="background-color: white; clear: right; color: #996633; float: right; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" id="static_img_preview" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/516vT7RrTzL._SL160_.jpg" /></a>for the next few days actually... Thank you Emily!<br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Former sniper Benjamin Cane's life is ripped apart after his version of the Bin Laden assassination is disavowed by the Marines, written off as a conspiracy theory. Displaying symptoms that could be PTSD, the man who returns from war is an entity his wife Mackey struggles to comprehend. Following an accident with his twin boys that never should have happened, Benjamin leaves the service, his life in a tailspin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A Duke in the stately Gloucestershire countryside offers Benjamin a job in security. Surrounded by characters as eccentric as they are paranoid, Benjamin tries to navigate an environment rife with guns and outdated class structures, feeling like flotsam as a new civilian without his family.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Grisly and emotional twists surprise in this poignant tale narrated by cynical war crimes journalist Stanley Tern, who enters Benjamin's life to offer redemption and to pursue his own hidden agenda. Through layered, textured prose, TETHERBIRD asks whether our modern-day, gun-toting homelands may be more treacherous than any battlefield.</span></div>
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<i>"</i>Read Tetherbird in solitude. Savor McDaid's mastery at weaving her language together and allow yourself to pay attention to all the voices. I invite you to do as I did and enjoy the story at leisure as it unfolds clearly before your mind's eye. If you do, you will join me in giving Tetherbird at least four stars and be tempted, were it allowed, to give it eleven." -- <i>Kindle Book Review </i>suspense novel reviewer Roger Woodbury<br />
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"The plot is well crafted. Even improbable events make perfect sense." -- Rachel Creager Ireland, author of <i>Post Rock Limestone Carytids</i><br />
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"I haven't come across a writer like Emily McDaid in quite some time - if ever. A highly intelligent writer, McDaid's laser-precision focus on creating compelling characterizations combined with unique, thought-provokng plots will jolt you awake and re-ignite your excitement for suspense novels." -- Bianca Sloane, author of <i>Live and Let Die</i></div>
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Cindy O'Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714050280647845806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982542750820725210.post-15934640482998952862013-07-30T06:00:00.000-05:002013-07-30T06:00:12.784-05:00Free on Amazon Today - July 30 and 31st<br />
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Uprooted from all she's ever known, 17-year-old Robin Finley is sent to her mother's old hometown to live with an uncle she's never met. The town is small, but it shelters big secrets. Robin encounters two mysterious young men, a tragic mansion, and disturbing questions about the past. While unraveling the threads of her mother's shrouded life, Robin meets more confusion. Her soul longs for peace and her heart yearns for love--yet she's consumed by suspicion and fear. Why did her mother flee this town so many years ago and never return? Robin's determination to discover the truth ensnares her in a tangled web that spans the years and threatens to destroy her future.</div>
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">"Choose Your Own Path" Pirate Adventure for Ages 3-8!</b><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Your epic journey begins when a band of Pirates raid your village and you set out to track down the thieving pirates and recover the lost gold and jewels. The unique interactive format allows you to control the progress of the story, as it is being told! Will you dare to explore what's behind the closed door, or play it safe and escape up the stairway?</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><i style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">"I highly recommend this book to beginning readers as well as to those parents and other caregivers who are trying to encourage reading in their young children."</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> ~Loretta Gilbert</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><i style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">"My boys have read this book a second time now and have asked if I could keep it on the Kindle. If you are looking for a way to get your child excited about reading, this is a great book to begin with. Loved it."</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> ~Ionia Martin</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Note: To improve readability, this book was updated on 06/22/13, with larger print size and an enhanced storyline selection navigation interface.</span><br />
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Cindy O'Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714050280647845806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982542750820725210.post-65576084498774371152013-07-04T06:30:00.000-05:002013-07-04T06:30:02.308-05:00FREE on Amazon TodayJuly 4-6. Take this opportunity to put this wonderful resource in YOUR Kindle library!<br />
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In this article, learn how to write a lesson objective and draft a practical lesson plan using a classic and adaptable lesson plan outline. Eight key elements related to good lesson design are reviewed:<br />
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Cindy O'Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714050280647845806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982542750820725210.post-3358801577574715532013-07-04T06:00:00.000-05:002013-07-04T06:00:00.561-05:00FREE on Amazon Todayfor 5 days actually... July 4th - 8th... Thanks Lizz!<br />
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Mike Faricy writes suspenseful crime tales populated by unforgettable, whacky characters. His books are filled with the sort of oddballs and flakes we're all curious about, but wisely prefer to keep at a distance. They won't be saving the world from terrorism, international banking conspiracies or government coups. The situations they find themselves in are due to their own bad decisions, but then bad decisions make for interesting tales. Mike lives with his wife in St. Paul, Minnesota and Dublin, Ireland.<div class="emptyClear" style="clear: left; font-size: 0px; height: 0px;">
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Mike Faricy writes suspenseful crime tales populated by unforgetable whacky characters. His books are filled with the sort of oddballs and flakes we're all curious about but wisely prefer to keep at a distance. They won't be saving the world from terriorism, international bank conspiracies or government coups. The situations they find themselves in are due to their own bad decisions, but then bad decisions make for interesting reading. Mike lives with his wife in St. Paul, Minnesota and Dublin, Ireland.</div>
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With more than 50 recipes and lots of tips, How to Cook from Scraps is the perfect book for anyone who wants to go beyond meals that come out of a box or the freezer aisle. Learning to cook from scraps is about cooking efficiently and throwing away less. Sometimes cooking from scraps is learning to reinvent leftovers. Sometimes it is making your own broth. Cooking from scraps is always about making the food you already have in your house go further.<br /><br />Cooking efficiently means saving money, creating less waste, and making meals entirely at home. Using the recipes and advice in How to Cook from Scraps, you will utilize every part of your food (even vegetable peels) and run your kitchen in a way that caters to this kind of efficiency. This book focuses on the recipes that are both from scraps and from scratch, but you will find as you make the meals that the tips for cooking this way will make you think differently about how your kitchen is organized.<br /><br />If you don’t do any cooking from scraps or scratch yet, don’t be daunted. We will take you through the steps you need to change from a throw-away kind of kitchen, to a kitchen that makes wholesome and “whole” foods.</div>
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There will never be another like him... an amazing man, amazing author, amazing life...<br />
He left us Mitch Rapp though, and he will live forever in his books.<br />
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<b>The Mitch Rapp Series:</b><br />
<i>Term Limits</i> (1997)<br />
<i>Transfer of Power</i> (1999)<br />
<i>The Third Option</i> (2000)<br />
<i>Separation of Power</i> (2001)<br />
<i>Executive Power</i> (2003)<br />
<i>Memorial Day</i> (2004)<br />
<i>Consent to Kill</i> (2005)<br />
<i>Act of Treason</i> (2006)<br />
<i>Protect and Defend</i> (2007)<br />
<i>Extreme Measures</i> (2008)<br />
<i>Pursuit of Honor</i> (2009)<br />
<i>American Assassin</i> (2010)<br />
<i>Kill Shot</i> (2012)<br />
<i>The Last Man</i> (2012)<br />
<i>The Survivor</i> (was to be published 2013)<br />
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<br />Cindy O'Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714050280647845806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982542750820725210.post-63372569833225135062013-06-12T05:00:00.000-05:002013-06-12T05:00:06.307-05:00Free on Amazon Today<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CTXVSLG/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00CTXVSLG&linkCode=as2&tag=mrswizarswind-20" id="static_preview_img" style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #996633; float: left; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" id="static_img_preview" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51RWaPlTXOL._SL160_.jpg" /></a> Dear readers... remember <i>JUNO?</i><br />
Thank you Larry for sharing this terrific sequel with us!<br />
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(from Larry)... <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Juno (remember her) and I thought you would like to know about my new Novel, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">A Viral Affair, Surviving the Pandemic,</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> second in the </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> Juno Trilogy. </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">When American Intelligence discovers that a mad dictator is planning a viral pandemic attack, they persuade the top U.S. computer scientist, Dr. Tom Renwick, to work with the lady AI supercomputer, Juno, to develop smart, human-like robots to combat the contagion. A mysterious stranger and a romance change everything.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">It will be free Wednesday and Thursday June 12 and 13.</span><br />
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When American Intelligence discovers that a mad dictator is planning a viral pandemic attack, they persuade the top U.S. computer scientist, Dr. Tom Renwick, to work with the lady AI supercomputer, Juno, to develop smart, human-like robots to combat the contagion. A mysterious stranger and a romance provide an unexpected twist.<br /><br />A Viral Affair: Surviving the Pandemic is the second volume in the Juno Trilogy series of near future science fiction stories. They describe the ascent of AI and robots through a series of episodes involving Dr. Tom Renwick, a brilliant computer scientist, and his creation Juno, a female AI super computer who is programmed with emotion and conscience.<br /><br />The first volume, Love Byte, describes the emergence of Juno from a laboratory curiosity to a devious computer. She is very involved with a National Security Advisor who seeks to seize power by manipulating social media.</div>
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Cindy O'Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714050280647845806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982542750820725210.post-90679603345410531782013-06-06T09:15:00.002-05:002013-06-06T13:37:06.490-05:00Amazon Amazing!<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C448DL8/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00C448DL8&linkCode=as2&tag=mrswizarswind-20" id="static_preview_img" style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #996633; float: left; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" id="static_img_preview" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51GEkePIRTL._SL160_.jpg" /></a>Someone has managed to gather the OZ favorites from my childhood in a nice collection and formatted them for the Kindle. I love it! The price ($.99) is very small for such a sweet collection. Enjoy, dear readers!<br />
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Here is the description from the editor:<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C448DL8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00C448DL8&linkCode=as2&tag=mrswizarswind-20" id="static_txt_preview" style="background-color: white; color: #996633; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Oz: The Complete Collection (All 14 Oz Books, with Illustrated Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and Exclusive Bonus Features)</span></a><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Welcome to the Wonderful World of Oz!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Fans of L. Frank Baum’s Oz books, you are in for a treat. Collected here is the ultimate Kindle edition of the beloved series starring such timeless characters as Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, and the Wicked Witch of the West.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Included in OZ: The Complete Collection are:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">• All fourteen Oz books written by L. Frank Baum.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">• The first book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, is illustrated with the classic W.W. Denslow artwork.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">• Links to free, full-length audio recordings of all the Oz books in this collection.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">• An individual, active Table of Contents for each book accessible from the Kindle “go to” feature.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">• Perfect formatting in rich text compatible with Kindle’s Text-to-Speech features.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">• A low, can't-say-no price!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">FOURTEEN COMPLETE WORKS</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">All fourteen of L. Frank Baum's Oz books, in order and unabridged. Books included:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)* Includes Original Illustrations by W.W. Denslow!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">2. The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">3. Ozma of Oz (1907)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">4. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1908)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">5. The Road to Oz (1909)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">6. The Emerald City of Oz (1910)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">7. The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1913)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">8. Tik-Tok of Oz (1914)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">9. The Scarecrow of Oz (1915)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">10. Rinkitink in Oz (1916)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">11. The Lost Princess of Oz (1917)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">12. The Tin Woodman of Oz (1918)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">13. The Magic of Oz (1919)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">14. Glinda of Oz (1920)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">BEYOND THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Also included are special features for any Oz enthusiast, including:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">• A complete list of all Oz books in the official canon by other authors.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">• A list of Oz films and television series, both directly and indirectly inspired by L</span>Cindy O'Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714050280647845806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982542750820725210.post-54639503715098497932013-06-06T07:02:00.002-05:002013-06-06T07:02:24.577-05:00O MY!<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AXTQR5U/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00AXTQR5U&linkCode=as2&tag=mrswizarswind-20" id="static_preview_img" style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #e47911; float: left; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" id="static_img_preview" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41QvMUWDRVL._SL160_.jpg" /></a>Something NEW will be arriving tomorrow (from Amazon, of course)...<br />
I've had the pdf version of the owner's manual (great read!) on my Kindle for a few weeks now... it will be really nice to actually have the device in my hands too. Kindle in one hand, camera in the other. Can you imagine the photos?<br />
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Seriously, reading is a terrific way to keep your mind fresh. I love having several different types of books handy all the time on my Kindle. You just never know what your brain will need at any given moment.Cindy O'Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714050280647845806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982542750820725210.post-75702814477389764122013-05-29T06:00:00.000-05:002013-05-29T06:00:12.753-05:00Free on Amazon Today<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B1XVBI0/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00B1XVBI0&linkCode=as2&tag=mrswizarswind-20" id="static_preview_img" style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #e47911; float: left; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" id="static_img_preview" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51IHDX1ku2L._SL160_.jpg" /></a><br />
This will be free from May 29, 2013 to June 2, 2013. I LOVE Regency Romances, and this sounds like a real <i>goodie</i>!<br />
Thank you Anya for sharing this with us!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B1XVBI0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00B1XVBI0&linkCode=as2&tag=mrswizarswind-20" id="static_txt_preview" style="background-color: white; color: #996633; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;" target="_blank">Penelope ( A Madcap Regency Romance )</a> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Leaving behind the rural charms of Finnshire, Miss Penelope Fairweather arrives in London with hope in her heart and a dream in her eye. The dowager, no less, has invited her for a season in London, where she will attempt to catch a husband.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Thus begins our heroine's tale as she attempts to tackle the London season with all her rustic finesse. Unfortunately, her rustic finesse turns out to be as delicate as a fat bear trying to rip apart a honeycomb infested with buzzing bees.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">What follows is a series of misadventures, love affairs, moonlit balls, fancy clothes, fake moustaches, highwaymen, sneering beauties, pickpockets, and the wrath of a devilishly handsome duke.</span>Cindy O'Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714050280647845806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982542750820725210.post-36327594062300124262013-05-28T09:11:00.002-05:002013-05-28T09:11:46.793-05:00I STILL LOVE my Kindle Touch!<iframe align="right" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=mrswizarswind-20&o=1&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=B008GEKXUO" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe>
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It is amazing what a "wifi update" can do, and Amazon has been great at keeping their various Kindle devices updated and improved on a regular basis. Just when I was getting a little annoyed with my Kindle Touch (purchased last year) I picked it up this morning and noticed a little different look to the screen when I turned it on. More important, it seems to be working better too... the touch a little more consistent, swiping much more precise and page turning a little more frisky. I don't know what they did and I don't much care (not needing to know just how that particular sausage was made), but it is enough of an improvement for me to want to use it again, and not "need" to look with lust at the Kindle Paperwhite any more for the time being. </div>
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The nice thing I have noticed about the Kindles is that once you have one, you will be able to get years out of it, without wanting to "upgrade" every year. The newer ones are nice, but the newer features aren't so earth shattering to "need" to replace an old faithful. Kind of reminds me of my iPhone and other Mac products, in the way they keep the older devices updated so the line between older and newer models is pretty blurred.<br />
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I like that. AND the prices are getting better and better every day, so if you are looking to get a new one, this is a great time. I like to pass my older Kindles on to friends and family. It is a great way to share and my Kindles get a great new home and someone else to enjoy reading with them.Cindy O'Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714050280647845806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3982542750820725210.post-49404193865479602702013-05-25T08:50:00.001-05:002013-05-25T08:50:18.108-05:00Free on Amazon Today<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A2UZ1UW/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00A2UZ1UW&linkCode=as2&tag=mrswizarswind-20" id="static_preview_img" style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #996633; float: left; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" id="static_img_preview" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/514UMkYMTIL._SL160_.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A2UZ1UW/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00A2UZ1UW&linkCode=as2&tag=mrswizarswind-20" id="static_txt_preview" style="background-color: white; color: #996633; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;" target="_blank">AARP 2013 Almanac: Free Stuff, Scams and Savings, Diet and Health Tips, Movie Classics and More</a><br />
This book actually has some good information, especially if you are looking for a nice bargain or two! And the best part is that it is FREE!<br />
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I was just doing a little browsing on Amazon this morning (in the Kindle store of course) and couldn't resist!<br />
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Enjoy!Cindy O'Nealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714050280647845806noreply@blogger.com