Valeria’s Last Stand (4/5 stars, priced at $1.99 today only) – From Amazon: When it comes to the sizes of fishes and ponds, Valeria is a whale in a thimble. She harrumphs her daily way through her backwater Hungarian village, finding equal fault with the new, the old, the foreign and the familiar. Her decades … Read more
Today’s $1.99 Kindle Daily Deals include first person accounts of Omaha Beach and a picture book for preschoolers, Gossie. Omaha Beach: D-Day, June 6, 1944 (4.5/5 stars, $1.99 today only) – From Amazon: “Balkoski’s depiction of ‘Bloody Omaha’ is the literary accompaniment to the white-knuckle Omaha Beach scene that opens Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan.” … Read more
We’re happy to share this post from our sister site, Kids Corner @ Kindle Nation Daily, where you can find all things Kindle for kids and teens, every day! Student and teacher reviews are sponsored by the Kids Corner Book of The Week – Alice Randall & Caroline Randall Williams’ The Diary of B. B. … Read more
Businesspeople, social group leaders and busy parents use all kinds of productivity helper apps to keep track of everything they need to get done in a day, and increasingly, so do students. The myHomework app (5/5 stars, currently FREE) is a student homework calendar, to-do list, tickler file and class schedule all in a single app. From Amazon: – Homework … Read more
Chaperoned (4/5 stars) – From Amazon: When an old friend invites her to help renovate a bar in a posh resort town, single gal Christine immediately agrees, anticipating two blissful weeks of sun, cocktails, and gorgeous men. Her excitement is short-lived, however, thanks in no small part to her overbearing mother and one heavy-handed guilt … Read more
We’re happy to share this post from our sister site, Kids Corner @ Kindle Nation Daily, where you can find all things Kindle for kids and teens, every day! Last week we announced that Alice Randall & Caroline Randall Williams’ The Diary of B. B. Bright, Possible Princess is our Kids Corner Book of the … Read more
Today’s Kindle Daily Deal for adults is Secrets of the Cold War (4.5/5 stars), a nonfiction historical bestseller. From Amazon: Secrets of the Cold War focuses on a dark period of a silent war and offers a new perspective on the struggle between the superpowers of the world told in the words of those who were there. … Read more
Minecraft, that world-building, game-making PC sensation has come at last to the world of apps in a Pocket Edition! It was just released 9/13/12, and even though it’s been released at its full retail price of $6.99, it has already accumulated an average review rating of 4.5/5 stars across over 340 reviews. If you’ve never … Read more