It Happened On The Way To The War is a military memoir about one soldier’s journey from fighter to community-builder. From Amazon: In 2000 Rye Barcott spent part of his summer living in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya. He was a college student heading into the Marines, and he sought to better understand ethnic … Read more
The Amazon Digital Deals for Memorial Day Weekend haven’t been announced yet, but the contenders for the weekend of June 1 are up. If you’re a Denzel Washington fan, or a fan of drama films, you’re in luck: four of Denzel Washington’s best performances are going head to head in the Instant Video Digital Deals … Read more
The Kindle Fire can be a terrific teaching tool for some of the youngest users. Case in point: the many popular and well-reviewed apps from AR Entertainment. My First Puzzles: Dinosaurs is a simulation of the wood cut-out puzzles you may remember from very early childhood, with few pieces and easy-to-match shapes. This app has … Read more
If you listen to pop or alternative music on the radio at all, by now you’ve surely heard Fun.’s hit single, “We Are Young“. You know, it’s the one with the anthem-like chorus that goes: Tonight….. We are young…. We can set the world on fire, we can burn brighter, than the sun! That song, which … Read more
The Year God’s Daughter is being offered for free by the author from today through 5/25. This isn’t just a book to get because it’s free though, it has an average Amazon review rating of 5/5 stars across 14 reviews. From Amazon: Crete: A place of magic, of mystery, where violence and sacrifice meet courage … Read more
For the older, teen reader: eBook Title: How Do You Kill 11 Million People?: Why the Truth Matters More Than You Think Author’s Name: Andy Andrews Kindle Store Price: $7.99 Kids Corner @ Kindle Nation Daily Student Reviewer: Merritt D. Student Reviewer’s Grade: 9th Merritt’s Review If someone came up to you and asked, “How … Read more
You may have paid only a third as much for your Fire as you would’ve paid for an iPad 3, but it’s still a substantial investment and it’ll perform better and last longer if you take good care of it. A Clean Screen Is A Happy Screen First, whether you’ve applied a protective film to … Read more
There are so many game apps available in Amazon’s App Store, the selection is downright dizzying! But just as personal recommendations can point you in the direction of a good book or movie, so too can they help you find some gems in the ocean of apps. My favorite game apps to play on my Kindle Fire are Random Mahjong (avg … Read more