Free Kindle Books 2-24-13

From the top 100 free list.

SECTOR C
A rise in stroke-like cases has CDC analyst Mike Shafer on alert. Patients in every demographic in the Great Plains area, from toddlers to healthy adults to the elderly, are succumbing to rapid deterioration - and death. Veterinarian Donna Bailey, meanwhile, is dealing with an outbreak of her own. It looks like mad cow disease. But to be affecting so many species? Impossible.
[>60 4 and 5 star reviews.]

The Prophet Motive: A Cult Thriller
San Francisco Homicide detective John Richetti spent part of his childhood living inside an infamous cult known as the People's Temple. As a boy he'd lost his parents to cult-instigated mass suicide. The memories come flooding back when he investigates the bizarre suicide of a former member of Earthbound, a New Age cult--and suspects murder instead. To uncover the truth he infiltrates the group, along with police psychologist Marilyn Michaelsen.
[48 4 and 5 star reviews.]

BAT-21
Digital Edition: BAT-21 is the story of Air Force Col. Iceal "Gene" Hambleton's real life rescue from behind enemy lines in Vietnam. At the time, the largest rescue operation in USAF history. This best-selling novel was later turned into a film by TriStar Pictures starring Gene Hackman and Danny Glover.
[I read this in paperback a number of years ago. Good book. was on the list yesterday too.]

Shot of Tequila
A GUTSY ROBBERY Several million bucks, stolen from the mob... A PERFECT FRAME All caught on video, with no chance of redemption... A RED HOT RECIPE FOR RAMPAGING REVENGE Now one man must face the entire Chicago Outfit, a group of hardened Mafia enforcers, a psychotic bookie, the most dangerous hitman on earth, and Detective Jacqueline Daniels... His name is Tequila. And he likes those odds.
[Was on the list yesterday too. > 50 4 and 5 star reviews.]

Urban Gardening: How To Grow Food In Any City Apartment Or Yard No Matter How Small (Growing Indoors, On Rooftop , Small Yards, Balcony Gardens, Planting ... Gardening Systems) (Gardening Guidebooks)

Not from the top 100 free list.

Pissed Off: A Tale of Violent Revenge
Jake Clevenger, a low-life attorney with nothing to lose and a terminal disease, decides to take out a bunch of other bad guys on his way out rather than waste away. "Pissed Off" is a tale of violent revenge against those who richly deserve it but always seem to get away with a slap on the wrist.

ETA: I downloaded this earlier today and read it this evening. I gave it two stars. It was close to three stars, so YMMV.

FASCISM IN ROMANIA 1918-1944
Why was there fascism in inter-war Europe? There was no "fascism" anywhere before the end of the First World War. The aim of this short book is to summarise the historical origins as to why there was "Fascism in Romania 1918-1944" and to give a concise account of the various extreme right wing movements that developed. In this fascinating book, Romania's unique brand of fascism is explained.

BETRAYAL: Clinton, Castro & The Cuban Five On February 24, 1996, two U.S. civilian aircraft flying a rescue mission in international airspace off Cuba were shot down by MiG fighters. Four Americans, including three U.S. citizens, lost their lives. BETRAYAL recounts how back door politics, failed negotiations and a “mix-up” in communications at NORAD allowed Cuba to murder American citizens.