Dead or Alive (Kindle Single)
February 22, 2012 by admin · 3 Comments
Dead or Alive (Kindle Single)
What happens after we die? Does our consciousness vanish at the moment of death? Or does it continue in some form? Former Los Angeles Times national correspondent Erika Hayasaki sets out to explore the controversial science behind “near-death experiences.” The journey leads her to forge an unexpected bond with a distant family member who becomes her tour guide, and ends up teaching her not only how awesome it can be to die, but how precious it can be to live.Erika Hayasaki is an assistant professor in the Literary Journalism Department at the University of California, Irvine, an undergraduate degree program dedicated to teaching narrative journalism. She spent nearly a decade as a reporter covering breaking news and writing feature stories for the Los Angeles Times, where she was a staff metro reporter, education writer, and New York-based national correspondent. She is currently working on a nonfiction book about a captivating New Jersey professor, Dr. Norma Bowe, who takes her students on field trips to morgues, cemeteries, maximum security prisons, and funeral homes as part of her self-designed and wildly popular class on death.
What happens after we die? Does our consciousness vanish at the moment of death? Or does it continue in some form? Former Los Angeles Times national correspondent Erika Hayasaki sets out to explore the controversial science behind “near-death experiences.” The journey leads her to forge an unexpected bond with a distant family member who becomes her tour guide, and ends up teaching her not only how awesome it can be to die, but how precious it can be to live.
Erika Hayasaki is an assistant professor in the Literary Journalism Department at the University of California, Irvine, an undergraduate degree program dedicated to teaching narrative journalism. She spent nearly a decade as a reporter covering breaking news and writing feature stories for the Los Angeles Times, where she was a staff metro reporter, education writer, and New York-based national correspondent. She is currently working on a nonfiction book about a captivating New Jersey professor, Dr. Norma Bowe, who takes her students on field trips to morgues, cemeteries, maximum security prisons, and funeral homes as part of her self-designed and wildly popular class on death.
Mother, Stranger (Kindle Single)
February 21, 2012 by admin · 3 Comments
Mother, Stranger (Kindle Single)
Author Cris Beam left her mother’s home at age 14, driven out by a suburban household of hidden chaos and mental illness. Her mother, a descendant of William Faulkner, told neighbors and family that her daughter had died. The two never saw each other again. Nearly twenty-five years later, after building her own family and happy home life, a lawyer called to say her mother was dead. In this story about the fragility of memory and the complexity of family, Beam decides to look back at her own dark history, and for the secret to her mother’s madness. Praise for Mother, Stranger:
"I was drawn into this compelling book fast and deep. It’s full of Beam’s usual vitality, and yet almost unbelievably sad. In her first book, in one unsettling paragraph, Cris Beam contemplates how being abandoned by her mother shaped her relationship with the transgirl she fostered. I’ve never known the rest of the backstory, and now that I do, it’s a stake to the heart." —Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression, winner of the National Book Award
“I read Cris Beam's Mother, Stranger in one sitting, riveted in place, unable to take my eyes of her words. What shines through this wrenching and clear-eyed examination of a child caught inside her mother’s madness is the writer's courage, her wisdom, her unshakable compassion.” —Alison Smith, author of Name All the Animals
Cris Beam is an author and professor in New York City. She is the author of the young adult novel I Am J, as well as Transparent, a nonfiction book that covers seven years in the lives of four transgender teenagers, which won the Lambda Literary Award for best transgender book in 2008 and was a Stonewall Honor book. She is currently at work on a book about the foster-care system.Author Cris Beam left her mother’s home at age 14, driven out by a suburban household of hidden chaos and mental illness. Her mother, a descendant of William Faulkner, told neighbors and family that her daughter had died. The two never saw each other again. Nearly twenty-five years later, after building her own family and happy home life, a lawyer called to say her mother was dead. In this story about the fragility of memory and the complexity of family, Beam decides to look back at her own dark history, and for the secret to her mother’s madness.
Praise for Mother, Stranger:
"I was drawn into this compelling book fast and deep. It’s full of Beam’s usual vitality, and yet almost unbelievably sad. In her first book, in one unsettling paragraph, Cris Beam contemplates how being abandoned by her mother shaped her relationship with the transgirl she fostered. I’ve never known the rest of the backstory, and now that I do, it’s a stake to the heart." —Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression, winner of the National Book Award
“I read Cris Beam's Mother, Stranger in one sitting, riveted in place, unable to take my eyes of her words. What shines through this wrenching and clear-eyed examination of a child caught inside her mother’s madness is the writer's courage, her wisdom, her unshakable compassion.” —Alison Smith, author of Name All the Animals
Cris Beam is an author and professor in New York City. She is the author of the young adult novel I Am J, as well as Transparent, a nonfiction book that covers seven years in the lives of four transgender teenagers, which won the Lambda Literary Award for best transgender book in 2008 and was a Stonewall Honor book. She is currently at work on a book about the foster-care system.
Kindle Fire For Dummies (Custom)
February 21, 2012 by admin · 3 Comments
Kindle Fire For Dummies (Custom)
Blaze into the future of tablets with the Kindle Fire and this one-of-a-kind e-book!Amazon's all-new Kindle Fire tablet device sports the latest technology, and this e-book helps you take full advantage of all it can do. It walks you through all the tablet's features, shows you how to set up the device, navigate the touchscreen interface, buy music, stream video, download apps, and read e-books from Amazon.com. The book demystifies this all-new tablet and provides a handy reference that can be conveniently downloaded and read right on your Kindle Fire device.
- Looks at the new Kindle Fire, which features revolutionary technology and access to cool new services; this e-book explains both in plain English
- Is only available in e-book format and downloads directly to the Kindle Fire and other Kindle devices, making it a handy reference you can take virtually anywhere
- Covers not only the basics, but also tips and tricks for taking full advantage of the Kindle Fire and the services of Amazon's online stores
Kindle Fire For Dummies is packed with powerful tips designed to help you get more punch out of your Kindle Fire tablet.
From the Author: 5 Things I Love About the Kindle Fire
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1. Content, Content, Content!
Kindle Fire is intended to be a device you use to consume media, meaning that you can play/read all kinds of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, e-books, magazines, and newspapers. Amazon has built up a huge amount of content, from print and audio books (1,000,000 titles and counting in the Kindle Store) to movies and TV shows (100,000), music (17 million songs), and hundreds of your favorite magazines. Count on these numbers to have risen by the time you read this! Amazon continues to rack up deals with media groups such as Fox Broadcasting and PBS on a regular basis to make even more content available.
You can also find various kinds of content in the Amazon store using the Store button in Video and Music libraries that you access through the Kindle Fire Home screen. Tap Newsstand to shop for periodicals; Music to shop for songs and albums; tap Video to go directly to the Amazon Video store; and tap Apps to shop the Amazon Appstore for Android. All the content you purchase is backed up on the Amazon Cloud. The ability to quickly and easily access all this content and play it back or display it on your Kindle Fire is probably the main reason why this great little device could give iPad a run for its money.
2. Free Cloud Storage
Although Kindle Fire has less storage space (8 GB) than some competing tablets, that amount of storage will probably work just fine for you. That’s because when you own a Kindle Fire you get free, unlimited cloud storage for all digital content purchased from Amazon (but not content that you copy onto Kindle Fire from your computer). This means that books, movies, music, and apps are held online for you to stream or download at any time, rather than being stored on your Kindle Fire. This storage means that you don’t use up your Kindle Fire memory. As long as you have a Wi-Fi connection you can stream content from Amazon’s Cloud at any time.
Tip:If you’ll be away from a Wi-Fi connection for a bit, you can download content like a TV show or movie to your Kindle Fire to watch while you’re without wireless access. When you’re done watching and back within range of a Wi-Fi network, you can remove the content to free up space on your device. The content is still available in the cloud and can be downloaded or streamed again anytime you like.
3. The Size
Sporting a 7-inch display and weighing only 14.6 ounces, Kindle Fire is lighter and smaller than the iPad and other popular tablets on the market. That smaller, lighter form factor makes the Fire easier to hold with one hand. In addition, Kindle Fire is that much easier to slip into a tote bag or laptop case. You don’t really need to prop it up with a fancy stand because you can easily hold it with one hand and tap the screen to get things done with the other.
The Price
Kindle Fire costs much less than the lowest priced iPad: $199 versus $499. At the top end, you’ll pay $829 for a 64 GB, 3G iPad. Granted Kindle Fire doesn’t offer a 3G option, and has no camera, and though it’s inexpensive, it’s a very well made device that offers just about all the functionality of the competition in the booming tablet market. How does Amazon offer a quality device at this low price? Quite simply they're making a bet that they’ll make up for what they lose on the cost of the hardware with content sales. And with all the content available, you, the consumer, are the big winner in the end!
5. Amazon Prime
Finally, Kindle Fire comes with one free month of Amazon Prime. Now I’ve been an Amazon Prime member for years so I can tell you firsthand that this service is one of the best deals out there. During your free month, Prime will allow you to get lots of perks such as free two-day shipping on thousands of items sold through Amazon.
If you decide to pick up the service after your free month, it will cost you $79 US a year. So just what do you get for your money?
Prime includes a ton of Prime Instant Video, movies and TV shows that you can watch absolutely free. And, these shows aren’t the dregs either: there’s some pretty awesome entertainment included in Prime Instant Video. You also get free two-day shipping on millions of items and overnight shipping for only $3.99. Not every item offered on Amazon is eligible for Prime, but enough are that it's a wonderful savings in time and money over the course of a year. In fact, you can probably pay for your membership with the free shipping on the first two or three orders you place, and getting your Prime-eligible stuff in only two days every time is super sweet.
Blaze into the future of tablets with the Kindle Fire and this one-of-a-kind e-book!
Amazon's all-new Kindle Fire tablet device sports the latest technology, and this e-book helps you take full advantage of all it can do. It walks you through all the tablet's features, shows you how to set up the device, navigate the touchscreen interface, buy music, stream video, download apps, and read e-books from Amazon.com. The book demystifies this all-new tablet and provides a handy reference that can be conveniently downloaded and read right on your Kindle Fire device.
- Looks at the new Kindle Fire, which features revolutionary technology and access to cool new services; this e-book explains both in plain English
- Is only available in e-book format and downloads directly to the Kindle Fire and other Kindle devices, making it a handy reference you can take virtually anywhere
- Covers not only the basics, but also tips and tricks for taking full advantage of the Kindle Fire and the services of Amazon's online stores
Kindle Fire For Dummies is packed with powerful tips designed to help you get more punch out of your Kindle Fire tablet.
Decalgirl Kindle Fire Skin – Acid
February 19, 2012 by admin · 2 Comments
Decalgirl Kindle Fire Skin - Acid
- Certified "Made for Kindle" skin (Kindle Fire)
- Special non-glare matte/satin finish
- Durable adhesive stickers that are easy to apply to the front and back of the device, and remove cleanly without leaving any residue
- Manufactured by DecalGirl in Lewes, Delaware, USA
Decalgirl Kindle Fire Skin – Dark Burlwood
February 17, 2012 by admin · 3 Comments
Decalgirl Kindle Fire Skin - Dark Burlwood
- Certified "Made for Kindle" skin (Kindle Fire)
- Special non-glare matte/satin finish
- Durable adhesive stickers that are easy to apply to the front and back of the device, and remove cleanly without leaving any residue
- Manufactured by DecalGirl in Lewes, Delaware, USA
