Free Kindle Books 4-30-13

PLEASE. Do everyone a favor and write an Amazon review if you end up reading a book (or trying to and giving up in disgust). It does not have to be much. Just tell what you think of the book.

From the top 100 free list

Lethal Circuit: Spy Action Adventure for Mystery Thriller Fans (#1)

[#25. Back for a 4th day. A spy book that I snagged when it was free back in May of 2012 but never got around to reading.]

Season Of The Harvest (Harvest Trilogy, Book 1)
[#30. Its 2nd day on the list this time. This was free about a month ago. I got it but have not looked at it.]

Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century
[#34. Its 10th day on the list. This one is definitely not for everyone, but as an electrical engineer, it caught my eye.]

The Good Lawyer: A Novel

[#30. Its 4th day on the list.]

Secrets: The Hero Chronicles (Volume 1)
[#54. A so called young adult book I think. Its 2nd day on the list.]

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[#55. Its second day on the list. I got it yesterday and read it. It is quite good. I gave it 5 stars. Well worth reading IMO if you like the military thriller genre. Kind of far fetched as far as plot goes, but fun.]

The Mating (Law of the Lycans)
[Remains on the list at #64.]

Burning (Brotherhood of the Blade Trilogy #1)
Presented by #1 bestselling Kindle author, J.R. Rain. Fast moving, romantic supernatural thriller with humor, heart and romance...

What would you do if everything - and everyone - you loved was taken from you?

Rand Sebastian, ex-Navy SEAL and now a full-time family man, is about to discover that evil lurks in the world. Real evil. And when this darkness comes after him and his family, he will do everything he can to stop it...and to save his loved ones.

Now trained by the legendary Brotherhood of the Blade in a remote castle setting, Rand will learn all the skills necessary to find his missing daughter...and to stop the killers who prey on mankind.

Burning is a full-length novel and the first of a trilogy.

The next two books in the series will be available throughout 2013.

[6 reviews - all 5 star for whatever that is worth if anything. This was on the top 100 free list a few days ago and I picked it up. It might have been free since then and just slipped off the list. The editor is an author that is shows up on the list regularly.]

101 best jokes
[Remains on the list at #73.]

The Keeping (Sequel to The Mating)
[Remains on the list at #75.]

Bonded (Prequel to The Mating)
[Remains on the list at #85.]

Betrayed: Days of the Rogue
[A Law of the Lycans holdover at #91.]

The Finding (Law of the Lycans #3) (The Law of the Lycans)
[Still on the list at #94.]

The werewolf books have been steadily falling on the list. I guess the campaign by its fans is running its course. One of these days I will try to read the first one and see if I like it or not.

From the AR15.com free book thread

Vampire Vic

Would you give up donuts…for blood? Fat, balding accountant Victor Thetherson hoped becoming a vampire would turn his life around. But Victor can’t stomach confrontation and gets queasy at the sight of blood. Instead he gets it from the blood bank, diluted in bloody Bloody Marys. The result: a vampire who doesn’t bite, and a man who gets no respect.
Victor’s slacking staff mockingly calls him Vampire Vic. Victor’s boss amuses his wife by intimidating Victor on video. His ex makes him stay out late while she entertains boyfriends in the house she insists they continue to share. One night it finally boils over, and Victor bites someone. And then another…and very soon, he’s no longer visiting the blood bank.
Muscle replaces fat, and his comb-forward widow’s peak takes root. Victor basks in newfound attention and respect, at the office and at home. But real vampires get hunted, and as the transformation reaches the tipping point, Victor must decide how much he’s willing to sacrifice for the power of the vampire.

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[A bit of a twist on the typical vampire story.]

Outdoors Free Kindle Books 4-30-13

PLEASE. Do everyone a favor and write an Amazon review if you end up reading a book (or trying to and giving up in disgust). It does not have to be much. Just tell what you think of the book.

From the top 100 free list

Essential Home Remedies: Staying Healthy With Simple, Natural Home Remedies From The Pantry And The Garden
[#11. Its 3rd day on the list, this time around anyway.]

SURVIVE Infinite Dangers -- The Family Survival Guide of 21st Century Dangers
[#42. I picked this up yesterday before it went on the top 100 free list. It makes a lot of wild claims about what a great book it is. Who knows. Hope I get a chance to look at it one of these days. But, reading time is limited.]

From the AR15.com free book thread

How to Create a New Identity & Disappear! The Right Way 

There are many reasons why someone may want to create a new identity. It's no surprise that with the way records are posted on the internet these days, escaping who you were could be the only real way to start over.

It is none of my business why, all I can tell you is How! (The right way...)

In this book, we examine the reasons and ramifications of creating a new identity. It's important to start with the end in mind and for the right reasons. Once you begin this journey you will not be able to stop without seriously risking jail-time or worse.

Learn to do it the right way if you a serious about changing who you are. You'll need to know what NOT to just as much as HOW TO DO IT!

The rest of your life is before you now. Choose the right guide and you can start over or disappear with ease, choose the wrong one and make any number of simple mistakes - you'll wish the new you had never been born...

[No reviews yet.]

Combat Tracking Guide
The first book on tracking in a combat situation that includes suggestions for integrating visual tracking operations into existing military doctrine in addition to the boots-on-the-ground detail necessary for soldiers who perform those operations
How to visually track an armed individual or group in a combat situation for the purposes of gaining intelligence, locating the enemy, and/or killing them
Packed with photographs and carefully crafted diagrams
A functional, readable manual for soldiers, trackers, military organizations, affiliates, and enthusiasts around the world

[10 reviews - all 5 stars.]

Container Gardening: How To Grow Food, Flowers and Fun At Home (Gardening Guidebooks)
How To Grow A Spectacular Container Garden Anywhere

I Believe Every Person On This Planet Can Grow A Beautiful Garden Using These Proven Container Gardening Techniques

You could be just months away from a harvest of delicious, fresh organic food from your container garden. Learn how to:

Grow A Great Container Garden That Will Make Your Friends Jealous

Even if you only have a tiny balcony to work with, you can grow fresh food and flowers there. There are dozens of kinds of container gardens you can create to suit your own personality and tastes. Do you want tons of fresh food, flowers or something totally unique like a contorted filbert?

Grow Vegetables And Fresh Food With Your Container Gardens

The options are almost endless if you'd like to learn container gardening to grow fresh organic fruits and vegetables for you and your family. You can grow tomatoes, cucumbers, kale, spinach, collards, head and leaf lettuces, bok choy, herbs including rosemary, basil, parsley, cilantro, scallions, green onion and much more!

Fertilize, Water and Care For Your Plants Easily

Included in the book are step-by-step tutorials and instructions for proper fertilizer use, the proven system for proper plant watering and general plant maintenance to make it both easy and fun to care for your new home garden. Gardening doesn't have to be hard!

Fascinating And Unique Container Gardens That Will Dazzle Your Guests

Are you looking for that extra special plant or garden that will wow and amaze your house guests? Included in the book are instructions for unique and beautiful terrariums, japanese gardens, the mystical bonsai trees, scintillating succulent gardens and even cute little cactus gardens. You don't have to grow the same old plants like everyone else - you can grow something entirely new and exciting!

A List Of The Twenty Most Beautiful And Easy To Grow Plants

Some plants just thrive extremely well in container gardens and look gorgeous to boot! Learn about coleus, bogonias, wishbone flower and dozens of other plants that are perfect for growing in containers.

How To Start A Garden For Beginners

Whether you're a complete beginner or just want to learn more, this gardening guidebook will teach you everything you need to know to enjoy the fruits of your own special garden. Every section includes action steps, pictures and step by step tutorials so you will know what to do and how to do it to create your perfect garden.

Special Section On Aeroponic Vertical Gardening

You'll learn how to start your own aeroponics vertical garden for less than a few hundred dollars. In the past, aeroponics and hydroponics systems were only available to the wealthy and those with extensive knowledge of agriculture and hydroponics.


Want A Beautiful Home Garden Like This?

If you're looking for gardening books on kindle and you're ready to start a container garden, this is the book for you!

Ready to start gardening? Let's go!

Learn how to grow an extraordinary container garden now. Scroll up & click the buy button today.

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How To Perfect Your Water Garden with Pumps, Filters and Water Features (Water Garden Masters Series)

This content-rich, money-saving book brings clarity to the often-misunderstood 'science' behind selecting the right pond equipment for your water garden or koi pond - for function and beauty at minimal cost.

This is an exclusive interview with Bettyjean Kling, one of America's foremost pond equipment experts. This one-of-a-kind interview pulls the curtain back on exactly what it takes to select the right pond equipment to create your ideal water garden without the snags, hidden costs and needless maintenance issues encountered by most pond owners.

Here's what people are saying about Bettyjean Kling and her pond equipment expertise:

"Bettyjean helped me build my first water garden in my back yard. She guided me through the process of selecting all the right equipment, and it turned out great. Since then, I've installed a few other water gardens for my friends, and I plan on designing and installing water gardens as a side business. I suppose you could say Bettyjean and her advice helped take me from beginner to savvy installer."

Tim McCann

Richmond, TX

"Before talking with Bettyjean, I had never done any work with water gardens before. And even though I had an unusual and challenging landscape, Bettyjean eased my fears about doing a self installation and helped me through the entire process of design, assembly and installation right over the phone... in the end, I was so happy with my new water garden, I was almost in tears. I couldn't have done it without Bettyjean's help."

Lisa Giacomel

Midlothian, TX

INSIDE YOU WILL DISCOVER ...

* The simple formula that calculates how much your water pump really costs. You'll see how an extra $10 to $30 now can save you hundreds of dollars over the life of your pump

* How many pumps do you really need? Discover why running one pump spell disaster and how to avoid it

* Warning: the wrong hose can stimulate algae growth... like clogging your arteries with cholesterol. How a simple decision keeps clean, unrestricted water flowing through your system

* How to give your fish all the oxygen they need even if your equipment shuts down

* In-pond or out-of-pond pump? 5 things you must know before you decide

* Why you should never cover your pump

* Direct drive, magnetic drive, and epoxy filled pumps? Don't be fooled by marketing hype - discover exactly what's right for you and your pond (and keep more money in your pocket)

* The truth about non-clogging pumps and how to save your pump from damage

* What you must know about pump warranties

* The 5 benefits of a skimmer filter and how it serves as your "virtual care taker" for your water garden, eliminating hours of maintenance and manual labor... for more bliss and fewer chores

* Should you go SOLAR to cut energy costs? Listen to this before you decide

* 6 reasons why a fountain improves the health and vibrancy of your pond

* When you should use a filter/pump/fountain "combo system" and when you can get away with a simple floating fountain

* How to get the ideal waterfall effect - trickle, rustling, or crashing. This "4-point checklist" helps you pick the right equipment to be sure your waterfall soothes you with its inviting beauty and calming sounds

* How to avoid leaks in your waterfall (that can otherwise erode your landscape)

* And much more

Don't throw good money away on the wrong equipment for your backyard pond or water garden. "How To Perfect Your Water Garden" spoon-feeds you simple advice to reduce your up-front and operating costs ... minimize maintenance ... and enjoy a blissful, harmonious water garden today and the years ahead.

This is one book that will easily pay for itself!

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Prepper Millionaire - Barter Your Way Through a Disaster

FREE Audio Book Bonus With Every Download

Would you like to discover how to barter and win every negotiation you enter into? If you're seeking out this type of information, you are probably well prepared. 

I'm thankful for you! 

But what will you do when your supplies run low? Having to broker a deal during a disaster is something all of us will be confronted with. 

You will eventually need to barter. Skills are just as important as supplies, if not more. 

You will never run out of a talent or an ability you have.

Inside this essential guide you will discover...

> Mac from Bosnia-His amazing story not only to survive but to thrive, thinking outside of the box.

> The Art of Negotiating (7 Essential Skills)

> Your Body Language is Sending Signals

> Golden Items and Going the Extra Mile

> Easy Way To Get Your Family Involved And Onboard

Ready to grab your copy of Prepper Millionaire and learn how to barter your way through a disaster?

Outstanding! Simply scroll up to the top the page, and click on the yellow "buy now" button, and you 

can access all of the tactics to come out on top of every barter exchange in just 3 seconds."

[No reviews.]

Free Kindle Books 4-29-13

PLEASE. Do everyone a favor and write an Amazon review if you end up reading a book (or trying to and giving up in disgust). It does not have to be much. Just tell what you think of the book.

From the top 100 free list

Season Of The Harvest (Harvest Trilogy, Book 1)
"I was skeptical about this novel. Would I really be able to get drawn in to a story about a band of renegades trying to save the world's food supply? Well, the short answer is yes. I was completely engrossed from the very beginning. Season of the Harvest is smart and funny and wild and frightening and really, really scarily believable." - Reviewer Elizabeth Schulenburg

"This novel is a delicious treat for those who like action and adventure. It is a science fiction novel that is at once contemporary and reminiscent of the great novels that have bejeweled the genre through the years. It is a cautionary tale that will haunt the reader, and invite us all to think twice about the simple decisions we make every day." - Author Dan Moore

"Season of the Harvest was smart, entertaining, and believable. If you enjoy your Sci-fi novels and/or thrillers check this book out and then hang on to the edge of your seat, because that is where you will be perched until you hit the last page!" - Moonlit Dreams

If you enjoy stories by James Rollins, Michael Crichton, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, get ready to strap yourself in for a roller coaster ride of terrifying adventure...

You Are What You Eat

At a genetics lab where a revolutionary strain of corn is being developed, FBI Special Agent Jack Dawson's best friend and fellow agent is brutally murdered, his body torn apart.

Jack is convinced that Naomi Perrault, a beautiful geneticist and suspected terrorist, is behind the murder. But when Jack is framed for setting off a bomb that devastates the FBI lab in Quantico, Naomi becomes Jack's only hope of survival.

Confronted by the terrifying truth of what the genetically engineered seeds stolen by his friend are truly for and who is really behind them, Jack joins Naomi in a desperate fight across half the globe to save humanity from extermination...

More Praise From Reviewers

"Hicks tells this story as part X-Files, part CSI and part Jason Bourne. And it works." - The Kudzu Corner

"If you've got a taste for conspiracy theories, then this book is a perfect read. A science fiction fan couldn't ask for anything better. Aliens, action, suspense, even a touch of romance -- Hicks does it all." - The Guilded Quill

Get The Sequel

If you enjoy Season Of The Harvest, make sure to get your copy of Bitter Harvest, the explosive second book of the trilogy!

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[#8. This was free about a month ago. I got it but have not looked at it.]

Lethal Circuit: Spy Action Adventure for Mystery Thriller Fans (#1)

[#13. Back for a third day. A spy book that I snagged when it was free back in May of 2012 but never got around to reading.]

Secrets: The Hero Chronicles (Volume 1)
The Midwest lies in complete ruins after a catastrophic disaster kills tens of thousands and leaves hundreds of thousands injured. Nicholas Keller emerges out of the devastation as a shining light of hope for all. But his newfound fame comes with a price that his aunt will not let him pay. They flee into the shadows in order to protect his secret. However, as Nicholas begins his sophomore year at his fifth school in five years, strange and unexpected things begin to happen. He soon tumbles into a web of doomed love, extraordinary talents and a secret past, which threatens the lives of everyone he cares about. It's up to Nicholas to confront the truth, even if it means his own death.

Stay tuned for the release of book 2 in the series coming October 10, 2013!

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[#20.  The author's description does not say so but several of the reviews indicate it is young adult (i.e.-teenagers) fiction. The author's description does read that way.]

Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century
[#29. Its 9th day on the list. This one is definitely not for everyone, but as an electrical engineer, it caught my eye.]

The Good Lawyer: A Novel

[#32. Its 3rd day on the list.]

Held

[#42. 3rd day.]

The Mating (Law of the Lycans)
[Remains on the list at #47.]

The Keeping (Sequel to The Mating)
[Remains on the list at #59.]

101 best jokes
[Remains on the list at #60.]

This Shattered Land (Surviving the Dead)
[Remains on the list for a 4th day at #61.]

Bonded (Prequel to The Mating)
[Remains on the list at #67.]

Betrayed: Days of the Rogue
[A Law of the Lycans holdover at #72.]

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Lieutenant Danny Jabo is a young officer onboard the USS Alabama, a Trident submarine. When a mad man tries to stop the ship's vital mission, it's up to Danny and the rest of the heroic crew to stop him.

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[#64. A number of the reviews mention poor writing skills but a great story.]

The Finding (Law of the Lycans #3) (The Law of the Lycans)
[Still on the list at #65.]

Seven Days From Sunday (An MP-5 CIA Thriller, Book 1)
[Remains on the list for a 4th day at #69.]

Day Soldiers
[#73. Back for another. A Young Adult book, I think.]

Noble Intentions: Season One (Episodes 1-5)
[#95. Back for a 3rd day.]

Outdoors Free Kindle Books 4-29-13

PLEASE. Do everyone a favor and write an Amazon review if you end up reading a book (or trying to and giving up in disgust). It does not have to be much. Just tell what you think of the book.

From the top 100 free list

Essential Home Remedies: Staying Healthy With Simple, Natural Home Remedies From The Pantry And The Garden
[#14. Its 2nd day on the list.]

From a thread on AR15.com

SURVIVE Infinite Dangers -- The Family Survival Guide of 21st Century Dangers
FINALLY, a ‘survivalist” book written for the average suburbanite whose most dangerous task in life until now has been doing battle with crab grass. This book is not meant for the experienced outdoors type who enjoys solitary months “living off the land” in the backwoods of Alaska but, instead, is meant for people who are more at home at “camp Marriott”; someone who enjoys a walk in the park followed by a few hours in a hot tub. The author fits that description so this book was easy to write from first-person experience! You will not find instructions on which bug parts are edible or how to live in a dirt dug-out cave for a few years.

Most people just want to know (1) “what are these “dangers” in SIMPLE terms and (2) how do I best protect my family and others who join my group? You want information to tell you which disasters are not worth worrying about (that the media just scares viewers with for ratings) and which ones may be world changing. You won’t remember everything you read in this book but, keeping it handy, you will have a quick reference guide when a bulletin appears on a TV or radio station with “important information”. It could be anything from something that may lead to your life totally changing to something that won’t even be in the newspaper tomorrow. But you’ll probably have no idea as newscasters seem to love to repeat long scientific words given them by their producers. They also have no idea if it is important or not but they know to make it sound important!

People don’t want to spend hundreds of hours reading becoming an expert on every subject these media “talking heads” banter about. You don’t need to! You have no idea and you really don’t care. I’ve done all that for you in this book. All of these newly invented man-made “Infinite Dangers” that are easy to protect against make up at least 95% of the man-made dangers that didn’t exist twenty or even ten years ago. What exactly is “Infinite Dangers? Simple! Anything seriously dangerous to you and your family and/or group as well as a community, city, state, country or even the world! While the author is not an expert in survivalism, the information contained in this book comes from many expert sources and has been reviewed by experts for completeness and accuracy.

This book is more like 5,000 pages in length. Maybe even 50,000 if you count the contents of ALL the Web sites mentioned. No, that is not a typo. You’ll notice extensive mentions of Web sites. Why waste paper in this book to convey knowledge that is already extensively covered within many Internet sites. The Web sites referenced convey far more information than I could ever write in this book. They provide more detail and more information than I could jam into this book unless you want to buy a 5,000 page book printed in very small type. In fact, this book could be a six page list of small type Web sites except you wouldn’t know which sites are most important and you wouldn’t know what to do with the information. Thus, consider this your “reference book” that either has the information you need within this book, Web addresses of the sites that have the needed information or titles of other books you may wish to buy.

Unlike many books on the subject of surviving and living through disasters from minor short-term local ones to worldwide long-term disasters near the stage of Armageddon, this book does not divide chapters into specific disasters (both by nature and manmade) such as earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, terrorist attacks, nuclear radiation, pandemics, anarchy and a hundred other specific dangers but, instead, assumes that 90% of preparation and survival of all disasters is essentially the same. It does not waste time repeating the same information chapter after chapter. IF YOU PREPARED FOR EVERYTHING, YOU ARE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING.

[3 reviews - all 5 star.]

Spelling error

Can people just not spell anymore? I am by no means perfect, but how can anyone misspell boxes? What does this kind of thing say to your potential customers?

2013_04_27 Rock Cut State Park Hike

Wilma and I had a nice hike. it was about 70 degrees F. Great walking weather. We hiked some trails we have been on before and some we have not. We got to poke around some in the far SW corner of the park. Nothing real neat there, but it was someplace we had not been to before.

We parked at the Lions Club Picnic Area parking lot and then basically went south to the trails that mostly parallel Harlem Road going west, and then turned north along Perryville Road, before heading NE across the park. We turned and went east just north of the campgrounds and finished by going around the east end of the lake and back to where we parked.

Lots of grade change made for some serious effort on my part. Wilma found plenty of water to splash around in.

7.2 miles per Base Camp.

Outdoorsy Free Kindle Books 4-28-13

PLEASE. Do everyone a favor and write an Amazon review if you end up reading a book (or trying to and giving up in disgust). It does not have to be much. Just tell what you think of the book.

From the top 100 free list

Essential Home Remedies: Staying Healthy With Simple, Natural Home Remedies From The Pantry And The Garden
Simple, Natural Home Remedies To Help Yourself and Your Family Stay Healthy

Let me show you how you can use simple and affordable home remedies to help keep you and your family healthier.

I want to share with you, my favourite home remedies. These are the remedies that I've used and loved for years. I consider these remedies to be essential to my life! I always have these simple ingredients in the garden and the pantry because they are really easy to have on hand and really handy to know how to use.

You too can learn to use these simple home remedies to help keep yourself and your family healthier as well as saving you money on medical costs. Once you know how to use them and realise how effective they are, you'll consider them essential too.

In this book I'll share with you:

The best remedy ever for Coughs
Learn about the amazing but very common herb that stops even the most persistent coughing rapidly and that also helps to stop colds and sore throats before they take hold.

The Gout remedy
Learn about the simple and affordable remedy that helps not only with gout, but bad breath, heartburn and lots more.

A remedy for spider bites and boils!
Learn how to make a simple poultice that can be used on spider and other insect bites, boils and splinters.

and many more....

These are simple and natural home remedies that can be kept in your pantry and grown in the garden. They're tried and tested home remedies that have been used over the years and they work!

The remedies in this little book have been my favourite home remedies over the last 20 years and I'm sure they will soon be your favourites too.

If you're realising that doctors and their drugs aren't always the best medicine and you're looking for a better, cheaper way to take care of your health and the health of your family then this book is a great start. It's a quick, easy read that will get you on the path to better, more affordable health.

Essential Home Remedies: Staying Healthy With Simple Natural Home Remedies From The Pantry And The Garden contains the following:

How It All Started
The Digestive Healer: Slippery Elm
A Natural Antibiotic: Garlic
Lose Weight and Lower Blood Pressure With Chili
The Healer: Aloe Vera
From Cancer To  Morning Sickness: Ginger
Thyme For Coughs and Colds
The Master Alkaliser: Lemon
From Breast Milk To Farts: Fennel Seed
Breath Deep And Be Calm With Lemon Balm
Lovely And Very Handy: Lavender Essential Oil
Breath Easy With Peppermint Essential Oil
Used For Almost Everything: Apple Cider Vinegar
From Gout To Cleaning: Baking Soda
More Handy Remedies Worth Knowing About...

In this book I share with you how I personally use each of these remedies, and fill you in on the health benefits of using them in a simple, easy to understand way. So why not get started? Take control of your health and grab your copy today!

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[#27. I got this when it was free previously back in February. Have not read it.]

From the A15.com free book list thread

Flawless Gardens! How To Create the Perfect Organic Garden From Scratch in Less Than 7 Days
My name is Sally Stevenson and I am the author of Organic Gardening 101. In this book I talk about how you can grow organic vegetables and tasty fruit no matter where you live or how much gardening experience you have.

I have been gardening for almost 20 years and I look forward to the growing season every year. This book will take you through all the things you need to know about organic gardening. I cover quite a few topics including how to naturally protect your plants against pests!

This is the first book in my series of Gardening books, so I hope you enjoy this introduction to organic gardening - it will get you started in the right direction even if it's your first year as a gardener!

What's Inside the Book:

- HOW TO CREATE THE BEST GARDEN BEFORE YOU EVEN START
- HOW TO GET THE RIGHT SEEDS FOR YOUR GARDEN
- UNDERSTANDING YOUR GROWING SEASON
- SOIL – THE FOUNDATION OF A HEALTHY GARDEN
- STARTING YOUR PLANTS FROM SEED THE RIGHT WAY
- SOWING SEEDS DIRECTLY IN THE GARDEN
- PLANT NUTRITION FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE RESULTS
- PEST PROTECTION (THE NATURAL WAY)
...And Much More!

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7 Secrets Grow Delicious Herbs Indoors (Your Herb Garden)
Discover Your 7 Secrets Grow Delicious Herb Indoors

What is so hard about growing stuff? All you need is dirt, light and water. Right?

That is a major part of what you need. But do you know how to make the correct kind of dirt. Dirt that is light, loamy and drains well. So your herbs won’t sit and have waterlogged roots. Do you know the secret ingredient nursery professionals use in their soil mixes to promote drainage?

Do you know how to water properly and tell when to water? Do you know how to supply the correct type of light if you don’t have enough sunlight? Many herbs require the equivalent of 6 or 7 hours of direct sunlight.

Do you know when to transplant your herbs or plants to a larger container? Or how to prevent or treat fungus or mildew which are two of the major indoor plant problems? Do you know the correct kind of foods for indoor plants? Or how to dry and use your herbs?

For the small price of $3.99 which is less than a McDonalds Breakfast, you can learn the answers to the questions listed. When you purchase my book, “7 Secrets Grow Delicious Herbs Indoors” for only $3.99, you get these questions answered and more.

How to make dirt for growing herbs. Four Different soil mixes and what kind of soil additives to use including the nursery professionals secret ingredient.

Watch a video on how to mix potting soil for home use.

When to tell if your plants need water and how to water properly.

How much light each herb in my book needs and for how long.

Plus how to purchase proper supplemental lighting for your herbs.

The major preventive for fungus and mildew problems indoors.

A method for choosing herbs you want to grow.

Commercial and home remedies for plant diseases and pests.

How to harvest, dry and store your herbs including one inexpensive simple method that works well.

Saving money on mini tools for mini gardens

When and how to transplant your herbs including video

And 15 recipes to use with your own delicious herbs

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Planting Tomatoes (Tips Before You Begin)
Would you like to enjoy tomatoes fresh from your garden? Who wouldn’t, right? But sometimes the problem is knowing how to get started.
Planting Tomatoes--Tips Before You Begin is designed to help you make the decisions you need to make in order to get started. What variety is best for your gardening situation? Which ones are best for how you want to use the tomatoes—sandwiches, salads, or salsa? If you decide to use containers for your tomato garden, what size do you use and how do you use it?
With tips and FAQ’s, this book will help you clear the first hurdles and get you on your way to enjoying those delicious tomatoes you are anticipating. And if your harvest is better than anticipated, ideas are included that will keep your success from going to waste.

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How to Grow Beans and Peas: Planting and Growing Organic Green Beans, Sugar Snap Peas, and Heirloom Dry Beans and Peas
Recommended Organic Gardening Book for 2013

Beans, peas, and other edible legumes are important foods for people all around the world, providing an affordable, abundant, and nutritionally dense source of protein. Dry beans and peas can be stored for many months past the harvest and cooked into a delicious and filling main dish, earning them the nickname "vegetarian meat". Green beans, Snow Peas, and Sugar Snap Peas, the immature pods of the bean and pea plants, can be eaten raw or cooked as tasty and nutritious green vegetables.

Grow Your Own Beans and Peas

However you like to eat beans and peas, they are very simple to grow in an organic garden. This short book will walk you through the process of how to grow beans and peas. You will learn the differences between pole beans and bush beans, how to choose the right bean varieties for your climate and region, and how to obtain the freshest organic bean and pea seeds. You will learn how to plant beans and care for the plants, including proper soil and fertilization, watering, combating diseases and pests, and trellising of pole beans. Finally, we will discuss how to harvest your beans and store them properly.

Contents Include:

1. Introduction
The Importance of Beans and Peas

2. The Ancient Roots of Beans
Nourishing Civilizations for Thousands of Years

3. Nutrition and Health Benefits of Beans
Fat-Free Protein, Fiber, Minerals, and B Vitamins

4. Green Beans (Snap Beans), Shelling Beans, and Dry Beans
Different Stages of Bean Harvest and Use

5. Pole Beans versus Bush Beans
The Tall and the Short of It

6. Beans and Peas to Fit Your Climate
What to Grow in Your Region, Including Limas, Lentils, Favas, and More

7. How to Obtain Good Bean Seeds
Reliable Sources for the Freshest Seeds

8. Planting and Growing Beans
Planting Seeds and Growing in Containers, Raised Beds, and Rows

9. Planting and Growing Peas
Cool Weather Food for Spring and Fall

10. Stakes, Trellises, and Other Supports
Simple Ways to Give Your Vines Some Support

11. Soil Secrets, Fertilization, Watering, and Care
Taking Good Care of Your Beans

12. Harvesting Dry Beans and Saving Your Own Seeds
Never Buy Bean Seeds Again!

Conclusion: Additional Resources on Heirloom Beans
Heirlooms Taste Better and Provide a Link to Our Past

Save Money and Eat Healthy...Grow Your Own!

You can save a lot of money over time by growing some of your own beans and peas, especially because you do not need to buy new seeds every year. Most beans and peas are Open Pollinated (OP), meaning that they are stabilized, non-hybrid seeds. In other words, you can save the seeds from one year to the next, and plant them again. Many varieties are classified as heirloom beans as well, having been developed by our ancestors and having stood the test of time. Some of our modern beans and peas have truly ancient origins.

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Chicken Breeds: A Quick Guide on Chicken Breeds for Beginners
Are you just starting out raising chickens or are you looking for information on how to get started on having one?

"Chicken Breeds: A Quick Guide on Chicken Breeds for Beginners" is the perfect guide for beginners in chicken raising. It contains information not only with which breed of chicken is best to get if you want egg, meat, or both or an exhibition chicken, but this manual also gives you what you need to know about taking care of chickens, hatching eggs, preventing diseases, building your chicken coop, etc.

Here is the detailed list of information this guide has to offer:

A Chicken’s Life Cycle:
Typical Differences between a Rooster and a Hen:
Anatomy of a Chicken
Chicken Breeding Techniques
Chicken Breeds for Egg Production
Dual Purpose Chicken Breeds
Alternative Chicken Breeds
Modern Methods of Chicken Production
Proper Ways of Incubating Chicken Eggs
Chicken Nesting Boxes
Different Type of Incubators
Building Your Chicken Coop
How to Clean a Chicken Coop
Chicken Nutri Feeds and Feeding Chickens
Chicken Diseases
How to Keep Chickens Free from Disease

Have a copy of this book now and get all the answers you need to know about chicken breeds and more!

[One review - 5 stars.]

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Russian Roulette

At no surprise, dysfuntional [sic] PI Devlin Haskell falls in bed with his latest client. She's gone by the time he wakes and hasn't the foggiest notion that, from now on, he'll be dealing with the Russian mob. Along the way he finds himself at odds with a Russian butcher, local police and an FBI task force investigating human trafficking. In the process of getting answers Dev washes up on the far side of the law. He's shot, beaten, car bombed and used as a human shield, all in the name of justice, at least as he comes to see it. An entertaining tale of rank ineptitude and one night stands.  Russian Roulette is another fast paced tale from the master of the bizarre, Mike Faricy.

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[#1. The 3 star review mentions grammar issues with the books so if that annoys you - be forewarned. That the author misspelled "dysfunctional" in his summary suggests maybe this comment is not out of line.]

Lethal Circuit: Spy Action Adventure for Mystery Thriller Fans (#1)

[#4. Back for a second day. A book that I snagged when it was free back in May of 2012 but never got around to reading.]

Held

[#15. Second day.]

The Good Lawyer: A Novel

[#23. Its second day on the list.]

Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century
[#28. Its 8th day on the list. This one is definitely not for everyone, but as an electrical engineer, it caught my eye.]

Day Soldiers
Book One in the Day Soldiers Trilogy.

A legion of vampires and werewolves has declared war on the human race.

For ten years now, humanity has been at war with the creatures of darkness. The war has changed the world. The day now belongs to humanity and the night belongs to things once thought to exist only in myths and legends... but there is hope. This new enemy has united humanity and an army has stepped forward to protect the light from the darkness. An army of heroes.

The Day Soldiers.

Eighteen year old Lily Baxter always knew the Day Soldiers would be a major part of her life. She had been preparing for it since she was eight. She was ready to go to war. The one thing she wasn't prepared for was the day the war came to her.

Part horror, part comedy, part adventure, Day Soldiers will take you on an exciting ride through a world where monsters are monsters and the only thing they fall in love with is the taste of human blood.

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[#30. I am pretty sure I have seen this up for free before, maybe on the top 100 free list. I probably passed it by, dismissing it as so called young adult fiction. It is not labeled that way, but the summary is written in a way that suggests it to me, as are several of the reviews. If YA fiction is not for you, perhaps passing it by is a good option. OTOH, it is free today and you are not out anything but some of your time if you chose to get it.]

The Mating (Law of the Lycans)
[Remains on the list at #34.]

This Shattered Land (Surviving the Dead)
[Remains on the list for a 3rd day at #39.]

The Keeping (Sequel to The Mating)
[Remains on the list at #40.]

Seven Days From Sunday (An MP-5 CIA Thriller, Book 1)
[Remains on the list for a 3rd day at #42.]

Bonded (Prequel to The Mating)
[Remains on the list at #43.]

101 best jokes
[Remains on the list at #47.]

Betrayed: Days of the Rogue
[A Law of the Lycans holdover at #54.]

Noble Intentions: Season One (Episodes 1-5)
[#58. Back for a 2nd day.]

The Finding (Law of the Lycans #3) (The Law of the Lycans)
[Still on the list at #59.]


From the A15.com free book list thread

Attention! Teachers, Students and Parents! Survive the Unsurvivable! What Science Tells Us About Fear, Self-Defense, School Shootings and Why Guns in ... Solution. (The Science of Human Survival)
This book was written to inform teachers, parents and students about the reality of violence in schools and how to survive seemingly unsurvivable situations using scientifically tested principles. In this book, the author is unbiased regarding guns in schools and the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution. The findings and recommendations are solely based on what can be proven through science ie. psychology, physics and geometry.

[Seven reviews - all 5 stars, for whatever that means.]

P.O.W - A True Story of WWII Volume 1 (P.O.W. - A True Story of WWII)
A must read. The author is able to uncannily transport the reader into a lost chapter of history, as experienced by a young G.I. infantry man in 1944-45 Europe. Historical first person account by Memphis author J.P. Blumenfeld of his World War II experiences as a jewish US infantry man and his unit in WW2 in combat, captured behind Nazi enemy lines. A gripping and riveting, true story of struggle, survival and daily life as a Prisoner of War after he was captured by the Germans until liberation. Part 1 of a series

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John Browning: Man and Gunmaker

John Browning was the most influential gun designer who ever lived. After building his first firearm at the age of thirteen, he went on to create a series of radical blueprints for pistols, rifles and machine guns that changed the way wars were fought and streets were policed. 

His fingerprints are still on every gun manufactured today. 

But who was the man behind the weapons? 

How did he manage to revolutionise the way guns worked?

And what drove him to keep innovating right through his life. 

'John Browning: Man and Gunmaker' by the best-selling military thriller writer James Barrington is a readable, concise history to the man and his legacy. 

It is a must-read for gun collectors, enthusiasts and anyone interested in the history of firearms. 

James Barrington is a trained military pilot and the author of worldwide best-sellers such as 'Manhunt', 'Payback' and 'Overkill'.

Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher.

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Lethal Circuit: Spy Action Adventure for Mystery Thriller Fans (#1)
WARNING: "You will not be able to let it go until you read to the very last page."

From Bestselling Amazon Author, Lars Guignard, comes the #1 turbo-charged, Action Spy Thriller, Lethal Circuit.



A Chinese satellite is on a crash course with Earth.  

It contains enough plutonium to irradiate a large city. 

And that's the good news...


Michael Chase is a twenty-six year old backpacker, a recent college graduate, an amateur. He flew to Hong Kong to find his missing father. Four hours later, he's running for his life. The Chinese Secret Police want him dead. The Conspiracy wants him dead. And the one person who he thinks is on his side, may want him dead too. If Michael is going to live, he'll need to find a hidden piece of Nazi technology lost since World War II. And he'll have to do it before anyone else. Because if he doesn't, a little plutonium is going to be the least of his problems.

Can Michael Chase team up with a beautiful but deadly MI6 agent to locate a lethal piece of Nazi technology that will save the world?



If you can't get enough of the action of Lee Child and Vince Flynn, the intrigue of Robert Ludlum, and the adventure of Clive Cussler and James Rollins, you are going to LOVE Lethal Circuit!

*When you finish, Lethal Circuit, read the newly released sequel, Blown Circuit -- The action is about to blow sky high!

**If you were looking for a chilling paranormal mystery try Lars's, Brood. It's a wild and frightening ride deep into the Alaskan wilderness where fish are being bred for more than their meat.

***If you're a kid or a kid at heart, try Lars's children's chapter book, Ghost Leopard. Join Zoe and Zak as they journey high into the Himalayas in a magical adrenaline fueled adventure to a place few have been, and even fewer have returned to tell about it.

 Get Lethal Circuit before it goes back up to its regular price now!

[#1. A book that I snagged when it was free back in May of 2012 but never got around to reading.]

A Deadly Distance (Jack Noble #2)
[Back for a second day at #2.]

Held
Nicole Lee walks out of the store and across the parking lot toward her car and her fate.

He watches her, waiting for the right moment to make his move.

When the opportunity presents itself, he seizes it, and suddenly, Nicole’s worst nightmare becomes her reality.

He holds Nicole captive, forcing her to watch as he tortures and murders a string of women, using methods that go beyond anything Nicole can imagine. She watches as he hacks up body after body, knowing that at any time, she could be next. Never knowing which breath will be her last, she suffers tortures of her own as she’s Held.

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[#9. This has been free for a couple of days. I saw it on the AR15.com free book thread a couple of days ago and grabbed it. Have not had a chance to look at it.]

Seven Days From Sunday (An MP-5 CIA Thriller, Book 1)
[Remains on the list for a 2nd day at #22.]

This Shattered Land (Surviving the Dead)
[Remains on the list for a 2nd day at #23.]

Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century
[#25. Its 7th day on the list. This one is definitely not for everyone, but as an electrical engineer, it caught my eye.]

The Mating (Law of the Lycans)
[Remains on the list at #39.]

The Good Lawyer: A Novel
#1 BESTSELLING LEGAL THRILLER ON AMAZON

AMAZON BESTSELLER IN THRILLERS
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TOP 10 SUMMER THRILLER FOR 2012

INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY A young, ambitious lawyer is eager to prove he is better than the father who abandoned him and worthy of the devoted mother who raised him beyond the siren call of the mobster dominated family he grew up in. Working as a Bronx Legal Aid Attorney he learns how to twist the system, how to become an unbeatable defense lawyer, and he his peacock proud of his perfect record-not a single conviction. But it's 1982. The Spiderman rapist is on the loose and New York City is a city in fear. When an outraged rape victim commits suicide right before his eyes, searching for absolution, he grabs the headline case of a teacher's aide accused of molesting three students. Armed with a firm belief in his client's innocence, he knocks the pegs out from under the prosecution's case. When one of the children turns up dead, he discovers that his client may be strangely connected to the Spiderman. Digging deeper, horrifying revelations about his family's past collide with the true identity of the sadistic sociopath behind the Spiderman's rampage. In the process, this good lawyer comes face-to-face with his greatest conflict and deepest fear: to win, really win-save the city and even the woman he loves-must he sacrifice every principle he believes in and embrace his family's mafia past to become judge, jury, and executioner?

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[#45. A lot of good reviews, but a fair number of less flattering ones. At free, it seems worth taking a look.]

The Keeping (Sequel to The Mating)
[Remains on the list at #46.]

Bonded (Prequel to The Mating)
[Remains on the list at #48.]

101 best jokes
[Remains on the list at #54.]

Betrayed: Days of the Rogue
[A Law of the Lycans holdover at #55.]

The Finding (Law of the Lycans #3) (The Law of the Lycans)
[Still on the list at #62.]

Noble Intentions: Season One (Episodes 1-5)
Jack Noble. Assassin for hire. Spy. Thief. He makes no mistakes. Passes no judgement. Feels no remorse. So why does he stop to help a lost child moments before he's supposed to complete a deal with one of the east coast's top crime bosses?

A simple decision that places Jack in unfamiliar territory. He's become the hunted and finds himself in a race against time to save those closest to him.

Noble Intentions: Season One is a fast-paced, thrilling and suspenseful story of underworld crime and government secrets.

Season One is a compilation of Episodes 1 through 5. Season Two episodes 6 through 10 are now available.

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[#64. I may have seen this one on the list before recently.]

Burning (Brotherhood of the Blade Trilogy #1)
Presented by #1 bestselling Kindle author, J.R. Rain. Fast moving, romantic supernatural thriller with humor, heart and romance...

What would you do if everything - and everyone - you loved was taken from you?

Rand Sebastian, ex-Navy SEAL and now a full-time family man, is about to discover that evil lurks in the world. Real evil. And when this darkness comes after him and his family, he will do everything he can to stop it...and to save his loved ones.

Now trained by the legendary Brotherhood of the Blade in a remote castle setting, Rand will learn all the skills necessary to find his missing daughter...and to stop the killers who prey on mankind.

Burning is a full-length novel and the first of a trilogy.

The next two books in the series will be available throughout 2013.

[#65. The editor is regularly on the list.]

The Fifth Stage
Something wonderful has happened to Kelly Moore, an EPA microbiologist since she was treated for depression by Dr. Jack Connor. Her melancholia lifts after taking a novel antidepressant, Remtoril, but it’s not that simple. She also experiences an unexpected side effect—wonderfully vivid dreams which lead to a curious enlightenment. But the drug is a Pandora’s box. Remtoril has rerouted and rewired her neurochemistry. Kelly’s unique “knowing dreams” come at a price—frightening rebound episodes follow her dreams. The findings of her sleep study are revealing, but gain the unwanted attention of a governmental black ops agency.
With the rebound episodes threatening Kelly’s health, Jack is on a mission to find a cure for the woman he has come to love. Their journey will lead them through a shadowy world of blackmail, corporate conspiracy, and covert military operations. And as these forces bear down upon them with a lethal determination, Jack comes to a tantalizing possibility—Kelly’s cure may very well exist, in the past.
Jack and Kelly's epic quest is a perilous journey, one that leads them to the depths of the Gulf of Mexico, the murky backwaters of Mississippi, and to a barrier island where they discover the secret of a pre-Civil War fort. There, they finally come face to face with the deadly force tasked with protecting a covert agency secretly exploiting the mysteries of the fifth stage.
Passion. Insight.
THE FIFTH STAGE–the stuff that dreams are made of.

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[#100.]

More road construction

Up the street on Nelson they are digging up the street to do something with the sewer.

I took these pictures on our way back from our morning walk 4-23-13.

It was a little after 6am, and there was enough light to take decent pictures with my cell phone. A few weeks ago it would have been too dark.

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Paleo Diet For Beginners - The Complete Beginner's Guide To A Paleo Diet Lifestyle Including 21 Delicious Paleo Recipes

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This Paleo diet book is THE complete resource for beginners looking to get into a Paleo diet lifestyle. Diets are typically boring and dull and leave you feeling hungry. Not the Paleo Diet!! This is because the Paleo diet isn't a diet at all... it's a lifestyle!

If you are looking to live a more energetic, vibrant, exciting life, then it's time to take your life into your own hands and follow a proven method for shedding fat, maintaining muscle and gaining more energy. You won't be disappointed!

In this Paleo diet book, you will discover:

-How to drastically increase your energy levels
-How to eat in a way that maximizes the nutrients of your food (and makes you feel great)
-How to eat out and still stay healthy
-How to cook 21 delicious paleo meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)
-How to lose body fat and maintain (or gain) muscle
-A full shopping list of everything you need to buy
-And more!

What Is So Great About Eating Paleo?

Living a Paleo diet lifestyle is amazing because you don't have to count calories, or do any of that other boring nonsense that comes with every other diet. As long as you eat the right foods, you can eat as much as you want and still lose body fat. The beauty is in the food you eat and the way they actually regulate your metabolism and energy levels. It's truly something you have to experience for yourself!

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Download this book right now and get your life back on track. It's not too late - you can do it!

Topics Covered: paleo, paleo diet, Paleo recipes, paleo for beginners, and more!

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Mighty Men of Valor: With Charlie Company on Hill 714-Vietnam, 1970

THE SCREAMING EAGLES OF 1970 IN VIETNAM

The Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne have been in combat against the elusive Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army for nearly seven years. In this memoir, author John G. Roberts tells the story of the 2nd Battalion 502nd Infantry Regiment, the "Widow Makers" of the 101st Airborne Divisions' 1st Brigade. Written in the often crude language of the combat Infantryman, Roberts describes what it was like to confront the enemy during close combat in the triple-canopied jungles of the I Corps Tactical Zone, west of the Song Bo River and in the infamous A Shau Valley. As part of Operation Texas Star, the 502nd Infantry (the "O-Deuce") lost 30 men killed and over 200 wounded in a month-long battle during April and May, 1970.

JUNGLE COMBAT THRU THE EYES OF A YOUNG SHAKE-N-BAKE SERGEANT

Roberts relates the shock and grief he and others in his platoon felt when his 11-man squad lost 3 men killed and five wounded in about an hour of combat. The firefights around Hill 714, Hill 882 and the 4-month Battle of Firebase Ripcord received very little attention in the media. The press was focused on the April invasion of Cambodia and the May student shootings by the Ohio National Guard at Kent State University. The author, like many Vietnam War combat Veterans, carried the symptoms of  Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with him when he returned home. The author is very open about describing the 35-year battle he had with alcohol and PTSD. With help from his family and support from medical professionals at Veterans Affairs, he has worked out a truce with the demons of PTSD and now lives a quiet life in Southern California.

JOIN THE O-DEUCE DURING OPERATION TEXAS STAR

By reading Mighty Men of Valor - With Charlie Company on Hill 714 - Vietnam, 1970, you have the chance to experience life (and death) as an infantry grunt during some of the last big American-led battles of the Vietnam War as only someone who was there can describe them.

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Decision in the Ukraine: German Panzer Operations on the Eastern Front, Summer 1943 (Stackpole Military History Series)

Myth-busting account of the summer of 1943 on the Eastern Front, one of World War II's turning points
Includes the Battle of Kursk
Special focus on the notorious 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf"

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Special 5 star free Kindle Book Alert

I got this book for free awhile ago. I read it and thought it was a 5 star book and wrote a review saying so. It is free again. it is well worth the time to read IMO.

The Memoirs of a Prague Executioner

A young man is about to graduate from medical school when a sudden shift of fate changes his life forever. He becomes stuck in the most detested profession for the rest of his life, and he is on his way to becoming the most well-known executioner in the history of Bohemia.

Master Jan finds himself in the center of the historical events of the time. The religious and political turmoil of Bohemia culminates in the 1621 White Mountain Battle. Czech Protestant rebels are defeated by Catholic forces, and Master Jan is to execute 27 men who are his fellow Protestants.

The Old Town Executioner gives the reader a first hand account about how justice was carried out by the medieval law. While his memoirs offer an intriguing account of the manners and values of late medieval society, his observations about human nature may come as a surprise. The law and society have changed since the 17th century, but people have changed very little.

52 illustrations

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[It may not be for everyone but I found it a fascinating read.]

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A Deadly Distance (Jack Noble #2)

*** Special Sale April 25-27. Also get Noble Intentions Season One FREE @ amazon.com/Noble-Intentions-Season-Episodes-ebook/dp/B0092ETUTC

Washington, D.C. Midday. A man waits at a bus stop, his intentions unknown. Two government operatives have been stalking him for days, waiting for him to make his move. Unexpectedly, the man takes off running and heads for a deserted warehouse.

Jack Noble and his partner, Frank Skinner, believe the man to be part of a terrorist organization that is involved in smuggling drugs and guns and men into the country. But it turns out their plan involves far more export than import, and hits a lot closer to home.

As the case unfolds, the man behind it all reaches out to Jack with a simple message... 37 hours.

Other Jack Noble Novels:
Noble Beginnings (Jack Noble #1): amazon.com/dp/B009K8RHNQ/
Never Go Home (Jack Noble #3): Coming Late Summer 2013

Noble Intentions Episodic Series:
Noble Intentions Season One (Episodes 1-5): amazon.com/dp/B0092ETUTC/
Noble Intentions Season Two (Episodes 6-10): amazon.com/dp/B00AVMTF8U/
Noble Intentions Season Three (Episodes 11-15): Coming May 2013

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[#1 today. It was free yesterday but I did not see it on the top 100 free list. I think it was in the AR15.com free book thread yesterday where I picked it up from. Have not had a chance to look at it yet.]

Seven Days From Sunday (An MP-5 CIA Thriller, Book 1)

#1 AMAZON KINDLE BESTSELLER IN "MYSTERIES & THRILLERS"

#1 AMAZON KINDLE BESTSELLER IN "SPY STORIES & TALES OF INTRIGUE"

In this fast paced thriller, Iraq's top terrorist makes two promises - a kidnapped American contractor will be executed on a given date, his body dumped in Baghdad's Green Zone and a major attack will occur in seven days.

Working desperately to find the American and thwart the impending attack is an elite 4-man CIA team which includes an attractive female doctor. But they can only watch helplessly as the terrorist and his masked henchmen behead the American during a live video feed carried on the Internet.

What they don't know is that one of the masked men is not a terrorist, but completely innocent. He is an Iraqi pharmacist who has infiltrated the group. His only objective - to find his missing fiancée, who the terrorist has also kidnapped.

After the beheading, he is free to go. But little does he know that his fiancée will bring the deceased American's head to the Green Zone, and inside the dead man's mouth is evidence linking him to the terrorist.

This is the first novel in M.H. Sargent's popular MP-5 CIA series. The other novels include The Shot To Die For, Operation Spider Web, The Yemen Connection, Alliance of Evil and The Birdwatchers. Sargent has also written a murder mystery set during WWII, Toward Night's End.

***Includes bonus excerpt from Sargent's next book, The Shot To Die For***

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[#12. Seems kind of far fetched but you never know. Lots of good reviews.]

This Shattered Land (Surviving the Dead)

Surviving the Dead Volume I: No Easy Hope
Surviving the Dead Volume II: This Shattered Land

Eric Riordan doesn't look for trouble, but trouble has a way of finding him.

Two years have passed since the Outbreak. After joining forces with his friend Gabriel, he has managed to stay alive by fleeing to the peaks of the Appalachian mountains. With supplies running low, and enemies gathering, the two survivors are forced to begin their journey west to Colorado.

Along the way they will find unexpected allies, reunite with old friends, and make deadly new enemies. As difficult as life has been, the most dangerous times lie ahead.

Nothing is ever easy at the end of the world.

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[#13.  The sole one star review includes this "Guns, guns and more guns. How to pick them, how to care for them, how to use them." So how bad can it be? Lots of good reviews.]

The Mating (Law of the Lycans)
[Remains on the list at #45.]

The Keeping (Sequel to The Mating)
[Remains on the list at #57.]

Bonded (Prequel to The Mating)
[Remains on the list at #59.]

Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century
[#63. Its 6th day on the list. This one is definitely not for everyone, but as an electrical engineer, it caught my eye.]

Betrayed: Days of the Rogue
[A Law of the Lycans holdover at #73.]

101 best jokes
[Remains on the list at #74.]

The Finding (Law of the Lycans #3) (The Law of the Lycans)
[Still on the list at #78.]

Suckers
[#87. Its second day on the list. The author is on the list regularly.]

From the AR15.com free book thread.

I Hope You Find Me

Life for Riley ends when her young children die in her arms…victims of a global viral outbreak that claims the lives of everyone she’s ever known. Left to fend for herself with only a dog as her companion, she sets out on a journey to find others, leaving notes everywhere she goes…hoping that one day someone will come looking for her. When Riley meets the handsome yet mysterious Connor on the streets of Downtown San Diego, they form a bond unlike either has experienced before. When the things that go bump in the night turn out to be more than nightmares, the trio sets off for the mountains in search of an isolated resort where they can hunker down, away from the ominous shadows of the dead city streets. The peace and tranquility of the woods isn’t enough to keep the darkness away for long though and soon Riley and Connor are forced to accept that the World and the few people left alive in it will never be the same. The shadows of their past may haunt them forever…threatening to destroy what little dreams they have left of a future unless they fight to stay in the light and never lose their hope.

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Family and Friends: The dog and I have left to find my Mom. Most of you know where her place is, the corner of 9th and F. I’ll leave a note there before I move on. Everyone here is…gone. I can’t stay. I’m not sure when or if I will come back here but leave a message anyway.
I hope you find me. – Riley

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[A little different take on TEOTWAWKI.]

Low Carb Free Kindle Books 4-26-13

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Wheat Belly Diet: Ultimate Guide to Losing Your Wheat Belly and Feeling Amazing!

Wheat Belly Diet: The Ultimate Guide to Losing Your Wheat Belly and Feeling Amazing!
Modern wheat is becoming the root cause of many harmful medical conditions like Celiac Disease, Diabetes and of course Obesity. Don't fall into this category. Grab this book and change your life!

What you can expect from the book:
- The Role of Wheat in Wheat Belly
- Wheat and Other Health Disorders
- What is the "Wheat Belly Diet?"
- How to Start on the Diet and Plan Your Meals
- Grocery Shopping for the Wheat Belly Diet
- Live and Maintain a Wheat Free Healthy Lifestyle

Grab your copy today and start losing that wheat belly and put down the pounds!

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[#66. Hard to tell much from so few reviews. The less stellar reviews have some interesting points though. But it is free right now and you can make up your own mind.]

Outdoors Free Kindle Books 4-26-13

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So Easy Herbal: Ten Herbs How To Grow Them Use Them And Save Money
[#71 - back for a 4th day.]

From the AR15.com free book thread.

How To Plant Your First Herb Garden
[This was on the top 100 free list yesterday. It is still free, but off the list.]

Free Kindle Books 4-25-13

PLEASE. Do everyone a favor and write an Amazon review if you end up reading a book (or trying to and giving up in disgust). It does not have to be much. Just tell what you think of the book.

From the top 100 free list

The Mating (Law of the Lycans)
[Remains on the list at #35.]

The Keeping (Sequel to The Mating)
[Remains on the list at #43.]

Bonded (Prequel to The Mating)
[Remains on the list at #52.]

Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century
[#62. Its fifth day on the list. This one is definitely not for everyone, but as an electrical engineer, it caught my eye.]

Betrayed: Days of the Rogue
[A Law of the Lycans holdover at #63.]

101 best jokes
[Remains on the list at #73.]

The Finding (Law of the Lycans #3) (The Law of the Lycans)
[Still on the list at #74.]

Suckers

Masters of the comedy thriller genre, J.A. Konrath and Jeff Strand, team up for the humorous horror novella Suckers.

Strand's perpetually unlucky character Andrew Mayhem, star of the novels Graverobbers Wanted (No Experience Necessary), Single White Psychopath Seeks Same, and Casket For Sale (Only Used Once), sets off on a simple mission at the request of his wife: Get some spaghetti sauce.

On his way to the store he meets Konrath's obnoxious private eye Harry McGlade, co-star of the Lt. Jack Daniels thrillers Whiskey Sour, Bloody Mary, Rusty Nail, Dirty Martini, Fuzzy Navel, and Cherry Bomb.

Horrific violence, bad jokes, and lots of name calling soon ensues. Some sex, too, but not between the main characters.

Originally, published as a very expensive limited-edition hardcover, Suckers is now available as a super cheap ebook.

But the fun doesn't stop there.

Also included in this ebook are six other Mayhem and McGlade stories, many of them rare and long out of print.

Whelp Wanted - JA Konrath
Poor Career Choice - Jeff Strand
Taken to the Cleaners - JA Konrath
A Bit of Halloween Mayhem - Jeff Strand
The Necro File - JA Konrath
The Lost (For a Good Reason) Adventure of Andrew Mayhem - Jeff Strand

If that's not enough to get you to part with your pocket change, this ebook also includes two brand new introductions written by the authors, and an exclusive Strand/Konrath interview.

That's over 53,000 words worth of demented entertainment, for half the price of a kiddie meal at that fast food restaurant with the scary clown. It's also 1/3 of the calories. Plus, it's specially formatted for Kindle, with an active table of contents. Not active in the sense it will mow your lawn or fetch you a beer, but it's clickable and looks pretty.

Warning: Some of the jokes (mostly Konrath's) push the boundaries of good taste. Don't buy this if you're easily offended.

You also get a bonus excerpt from the hilarious novel, My Gun Has Bullets, by Lee Goldberg.

Here's what critics and bestselling authors have to say:

"JA Konrath is the greatest writer who ever lived!" -- Jeff Strand, published author of Benjamin's Parasite

"No, no, Jeff Strand is way better!" -- JA Konrath, published author of Whiskey Sour

"I officially withdraw my previous quote based on new information provided by JA Konrath's quote. Jeff Strand is the greatest writer who ever lived!" -- Jeff Strand, published author of The Sinister Mr. Corpse

"Of course, Jack Kilborn is better than both of us combined and mixed with a side helping of the Bronte sisters." -- JA Konrath, published author of the more mediocre half of Suckers

"Well, duh." -- Jeff Strand, published author of the half of Suckers that's okay, sort of, if your expectations aren't too high.

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[#79 - an author who is regularly on the top 100 free list.]

Outdoors Free Kindle Books 4-25-13

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So Easy Herbal: Ten Herbs How To Grow Them Use Them And Save Money
[#54 - back for a 3rd day.]

Essential Vegetables Box Set (4 Books in 1 Package): Organic Gardening with Tomatoes, Potatoes, Peppers, Eggplants, Broccoli, Cabbage, and More

This book is a bundled package containing four practical books on vegetable gardening. Together, they can help you grow over 30 different delicious organic vegetables in your home garden. These works are particularly helpful for beginning gardeners and anyone who has never grown these vegetables. They are appropriate for urban gardeners as well as others, since they cover both traditional gardening and container gardening for small spaces.

Each of these books is available separately, but this package gives you a discount on all four. The first book, How to Grow Potatoes, is one of my most popular gardening books. Everyone should grow these simple and delicious tubers in their yard, or in containers on their patio, doorstep, rooftop, balcony, or deck. I wrote Potatoes because there was a lack of good information out there on both traditional and innovative methods of spud growing. I saw some good books, but who really wants to pay $20 for a huge book about potatoes?

This book covers the basics of potato growing, walks you through all the information you need on selecting different types, proper soil, materials, planting, fertilization, watering, care, harvest, and storage. It also introduces you to some creative ideas for getting plants to produce more potatoes. Just the basics, no fluff, at a very low price people can afford.

Fast forward to the next book in this set, which is How to Grow Tomatoes, Peppers, and Eggplant. This is one of my newer books. Tomatoes are most peoples’ favorite homegrown gardening crop, and for good reason. Anyone who has tasted a homegrown tomato will tell you how much better it tastes than anything in the store. Peppers, including sweet peppers and spicy chili peppers, generally are recognized as the second most popular home food crop in the United States, Top 10 in the United Kingdom, and popular elsewhere also.

Why eggplants? As Asian and Italian gardeners will tell you, they’re really good when grown at home. As with tomatoes and peppers, the home organic gardener suddenly has access to dozens of different varieties of eggplants (hundreds, or maybe thousands in the case of tomatoes and peppers!). They are WAY yummier than the store-bought ones.

Tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants are all so closely related that their growing needs and habits are very similar. So once you learn to grow tomatoes, then you can pop in a few eggplant and pepper plants, treat them the same way, and they will reward you with lots of delicious organic vegetables. Once again, this book is a concise guide to growing these three veggies, leading you through proper site selection, planting them from seed or seedling, appropriate support from stakes, cages, or trellises, proper watering, fertilization, and care, and three advanced tips for pampering your plants into producing lots and lots of really good tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants. It’s all here.

Third in this set is my How to Grow Beans and Peas book. With the rising cost of food, more people need to learn how to grow some of their own protein. These wonderful legume plants provide you with a dirt cheap source of high quality protein and vegetables in both warm and cool season weather. Beans, peas, lentils, soybeans, mung beans, adzuki beans, cowpeas, limas, green (snap) beans, sugar snap peas, snow peas, runner beans, fava beans…they’re all in here. You will learn the differences between bush and pole varieties and how you can make the most of your garden or container growing space using either one.

You also get Fall and Winter Gardening, a great book which is a de facto guide to growing 25 different cool-weather vegetables, including broccoli, carrots, cabbage, spinach, beets, parsley, collards, kale, lettuce, endive, mache, cress, and more! This book guides you through garden preparation, determining when to plant in your area for a late-season harvest, proper organic care and fertilization, extending your season, and harvesting and storing your produce.

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[#80]

From the ar15.com free book thread.

How To Plant Your First Herb Garden

Want to grow your very own Herbs? You can do it with this fun and easy gardening guide.How To Plant Your First Herb Garden shows you the right way to Grow a herb garden no matter If your a beginner or if your looking for successful tips to plant herbs this guide is for you.

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Raising Chickens: Egg Production - Chicken Care Info (How to get the best from your chickens)

Top Tips For Keeping Chickens

Raising your own chickens, whether raising chickens for eggs or for the meat, is something that more and more people are getting involved in, and with good reason. Self-sufficiency or acquiring food straight from the source, whether that be vegetables or eggs, is always preferable to anything that has been lying on a supermarket shelf for who knows how long.
Keeping chickens healthy and productive is the aim of this information book, and through my own and others experiences in keeping poultry of many kinds, I hope the information contained here will be invaluable to your own chicken keeping ambitions.
What you will find in this publication:

• Information on some of the best chickens to keep for a bumper egg harvest.
• How to build a coop that is vermin free, and all about vermin and predator control.
• How to spot signs of ill health in your chickens and how to keep them healthy and productive.
• How to keep chickens over the winter so you they will still lay eggs – no matter how harsh the conditions.
• General feeding and care of your poultry.

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Container Gardening - 2 Book Bundle: Vegetable Container Gardening - Made Easy; Tomato Container Gardening - The Easy Way To Grow Tomatoes In A Small Space

<<<< Container Gardening Bundle – Limited Time Offer, Only $3.95…Value $5.98!>>>>

Introducing The Container Garden

Not everyone has the luxury of a large garden in which to grow vegetables or fruit – even flowers if that is your heart’s desire!

By employing these container gardening methods however, you too can enjoy the fruits of your labours as you grow your own Tomatoes or vegetables (Tomatoes are classed as a fruit) in confined spaces either within the home or indeed outside on the patio.

What is included in this Container Gardening Bundle

This gardening bundle includes two books – Vegetable Container Gardening and Tomato Container Gardening. Between them, they cover the many aspects and advantages of growing vegetables – including tomatoes! – in confined spaces.

Container Gardening is very similar to Raised Bed Gardening, in that you are growing in confined spaces. Many of the same principles apply with regard to growing compost, or pest control for instance. Perhaps one of the main advantages that container gardening has over the raised bed concept; is that you can (generally) move around your containers so that they can take most advantage from the suns position.

*** DISCLOSURE/CONFESSION! ***

As these three books overlap on some subject matters, it is inevitable that some of the same material may well be partially repeated throughout this work. What has to be Borne in mind with this collection – as with most book bundle’s – is that this is a collection of stand-alone gardening books, and so will cover the aspects needed to complete the individual books. However it is intended that the amount of new material included in the individual books, as well as the greatly reduced price compared to purchasing them individually, will make up for this in some measure.

Table of Contents

Vegetable Container Gardening – Made Easy

Planting – Where Am I Coming From ?

Time Rolls On

Planter Types and Ideas

Container Planting Top Tips

Matching Planter to Plant

Tomato Container Gardening: 

Introduction

What You Need To Get Started

Preparation

Compost

Choosing Your Plants

Planting Your Tomatoes

General Plant Care

Pest Control

Plague and Pestilence and creepy crawlies

Resources

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