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Current Best Sellers October 19, 2010

1.  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

An international publishing sensation, Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo combines murder
mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue
into one sat... [Read more]

2. The Firebrand

Born of noble blood, Kassandra is gifted with the ability to

see into the future and her visions tell of a battle that will

bring the wrath of the gods upon all of Greece. S... [Read more]  

 3. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

The stunning third and final novel in Stieg Larssons internationally best-selling trilogy

Lisbeth Salander the heart of Larssons twoprevious novels lies in critical condition... [Read more]

4.The Girl Who Played with Fire

Mikael Blomkvist, crusading journalist and publisher of

the magazine Millennium, has decided to run a story that

will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation between

[Read more]

5. Taken by Midnight

At the crossroads of death an desire, a woman tastes a

pleasure no mortal is meant to survive. In the frozen

Alaskan wilderness, former state trooper Jenna Darrow survives

[Read more]

6. Mad About the Duke

The husband-hunting beauty believes any duke will do . . .

but how can she resist the seductive sensuality of this most

uncommon stranger?

 [Read more]

7. The Grand Design

Of the tens of thousands of books exploring

virtually every aspect of the Civil War, surprisingly little has been said

about what was in fact the determining factor in the ...

[Read more] 

8. Paying the Virgin's Price

Chaperon Diana Price knew she was teetering

on the edge of ruin.Her father had staked his fortune, and her

virginity , at the cardtable--and lost! To the most notorious g...

[Read more]

9.Don't Blink

This special free preview includes Book

One of Don't Blink. The good New York's

 Lombardo's Steak House is famous for

three reasons--the menu, the clientele, and now, the gr

[Read more]

10. Almost Perfect

Back in high school, Liz Sutton was the girl

from the wrong side of the  tracks. Then she'd

stolen the heart of the most popular boy in town, and

their secret romance helped...

[Read more]

11. Battle Born

Author of an extraordinary string of

 New York Times bestselling

novels, Dale Brown is the undisputed

master of the aerial techno-thriller.

Filled with explosive adventure, ...

[Read more]

12. Safe Haven

When a mysterious young woman named

Katie appears in the small North

Carolina town of Southport, her sudden

arrival raises questions about her

past. Beautiful yet self-effa...

[Read more]

13. Eat, Pray, Love

This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir

touched a nerve among both readers and

reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she

made the difficult choice to leave behind all t...

[Read more]

14. The Killing Room

Once You Enter. Old houses have their secrets.

The Young residence --a beautiful Maine mansion 

overlooking theAtlantic--is no exception.

But the secrets here are different....

[Read more]

15. All The Pretty Dead Girls

All The Pretty Dead Girls. John Manning.

One By One. Two decades ago, at a private

women's college in upstate New York, a

student was brutally attacked in her dorm room.

 [Read more]

Current Best Sellers October 11, 2010

1.  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

An international publishing sensation, Stieg Larsson's
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo combines murder
mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue
into one sat... [Read more]

2. The Firebrand

$6.99

Born of noble blood, Kassandra is gifted with the ability to

see into the future and her visions tell of a battle that will

bring the wrath of the gods upon all of Greece. S... [Read more]

 

3 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

$14.99

The stunning third and final novel in Stieg Larssons internationally

best-selling trilogy Lisbeth Salander the heart of Larssons two

previous novels lies in critical conditio... [Read more]

4. Almost Perfect

$7.20

Back in high school, Liz Sutton was the girl from the wrong side of the

tracks. Then she'd stolen the heart of the most popular boy in town, and

their secret romance helped... [Read more]

5. The Grand Design

$20.95

Of the tens of thousands of books exploring virtually every aspect of the

Civil War, surprisingly little has been said about what was in fact the

determining factor in the ... [Read more]

6. Safe Haven

$12.99

When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North

Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her

past. Beautiful yet self-effa... [Read more]

7. The Girl Who Played with Fire

$11.95

Mikael Blomkvist, crusading journalist and publisher of the

magazine Millennium, has decided to run a story that will expose

an extensive sex trafficking operation between ... [Read more]

8. Battle Born

$7.99

Author of an extraordinary string of New York Times bestselling

novels, Dale Brown is the undisputed master of the aerial techno-thriller.

Filled with explosive adventure, ... [Read more]

9. The Rules of Work

$13.99

Some people are simply great at their job. They always seem to say the

right thing; do the right thing. They are mentioned in every conversation

. Everybody likes them. They... [Read more]

10. One Perfect Rose

$5.59

Few romance novels have touched readers as deeply or as lastingly

as this classic by New York Times bestselling author Mary Jo Putney.

Poignant, passionate, and tender, One... [Read more]

11. The Postcard Killers

$12.99

Paris is stunning in the summer NYPD detective Jacob Kanon is on a tour

of Europe's most gorgeous cities. But the sights aren't what draw him--he

 sees each museum, each cat... [Read more]

12. Charlie St. Cloud

$7.99

In a snug New England fishing village, Charlie St. Cloud tends the

lawns and monuments of an ancient cemetery where his younger brother,

Sam, is buried. After surviving the... [Read more]

13. Paying the Virgin's Price

$5.40

Chaperon Diana Price knew she was teetering on the edge of ruin.

Her father had staked his fortune, and her virginity , at the card

table--and lost! To the most notorious g... [Read more]

14. The Killing Room

$5.59

Once You Enter. Old houses have their secrets. The Young residence

--a beautiful Maine mansion overlooking the Atlantic--is no exception.

 But the secrets here are different.... [Read more]

15. Sweet Revenge

$7.99

At twenty-five, Princess Adrianne lives a life most people would envy.

Beautiful and elegant, she spends her days dabbling in charities and her

nights floating from one glam... [Read more]

Keeping your internet surfing safe from corporations and cyber-spies

Let's talk about some Privacy 101 stuff for a moment, because gaps in your personal security can be narrowed with minimal effort. Since more and more major corporations are now working in cahoots with the very federal regulators that oversee their operations, it's hard to know who to trust anymore.

Take a revealing October 7 Washington Post editorial, which complains that some private email service providers aren't turning over information on their customers to the feds with sufficient enthusiasm.

Specifically, the Post frets that some Internet service providers are relying on a technicality in the law that gives greater non-disclosure latitude to "information service providers" as compared to "communications service providers," and the newspaper wants Congress to "bring such products [i.e. email] into the fold."

What Ever Happened to Americans'"It's-None-of-Your-Damn-Business" Attitude?

The Post and its big government allies are upset because some Internet consumers are enjoying "highly secure means of communication."

At least Washington Post leftists are willing to reveal their true beliefs -- even if it is a defense of what is quite literally fascism. More insidious it the silent cabal of businesses and government officials working in concert to undermine privacy, as they engage in a permanent, massive, national data fishing expedition.

Most of us surf the web. Most of us are savvy enough to have spam filters and anti-virus software to guard against unscrupulous hackers. But did you know it's not always the criminals you need to look out for?

Lurking behind the curtain of the internet is a vast network of invasive cyber-spies, businesses, and government officials with an unhealthy interest in you.

The latest rage among advertising companies these days is behavioral advertising. This involves marketing a product to you on the internet based on your personal preferences and tastes. Of course, the primary way these companies know your preferences is by keeping tabs to a certain extent on your internet activity.

When Using the Internet, Your Web Browser Can Be Your Worst Enemy

Whether you use Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, or any other web browser, you could be helping snoops spy on you using a piece of code called a "cookie."

Under your browser's default security setting, cookies automatically download themselves onto your computer when you visit websites. Now let me be clear, most of the time cookies are relatively harmless – keeping things straight while you are in the checkout process of placing an online order, for example. And fortunately, a cookie can usually only be read by the website that wrote it.

Greater danger comes when you use a company that advertises a "better browsing experience" and offers to more quickly provide you with what you are looking by installing their application. These companies use "behavioral advertising techniques" (formally know as spyware) that use scripts and cookies to track your web browser history (and in some cases searches and/or keystrokes – in the case of "search toolbars").

An advertisement is then displayed based on your history of surfing behavior. So, if you're a Boston Red Sox fan and visit fan web sites regularly, you may soon start to see ads for the Red Sox and New England businesses.

READER ALERT: Do not download these types of programs as they are blatant collectors of your personal information, and some have even been involved in lawsuits for unethical practices (such as flouting their own published privacy policies).

However, this is different than the "search toolbars" that are now installed on most web browsers which are safe to use – the only thing your browser search bar transmits is the term you are searching.

A smart practice to adopt going forward is to periodically delete the cookies on your computer. Here's how to do it using Internet Explorer:

1. Click on the "Tools" menu at the top of your browser window and click on "Internet Options."
2. Click on the "General" tab at the top of the box that opens.
3. Click on "Delete" under "Browsing History."If you choose, in this section you can check the box that says "Delete browsing history on exit" to guarantee that your history is deleted every time you close your web browser). 
4. Make sure that "Cookies" and "Temporary Internet files" are checked in the pop-up window that follows Step 3 – if you want all your cookies and temporary internet files deleted, uncheck the "Preserve Favorites Website Data" checkbox before clicking "Delete." (Newer browsers now allow you to separate other personal data to delete like Form Data, Passwords, and "In Private Filtering Data").

Other browsers, such as Firefox, have similar processes. This will delete all your cookies.

But beware: You can accidentally erase any saved passwords you have used on websites, so make sure you have upgraded to the most modern version of your web browser where you can specify what you'd like to delete. Older browsers didn't give you a choice not to delete passwords with history and/or cookies. (Of course, it is good practice to have your passwords memorized or recorded in a secure place, rather than relying on your computer to remember them.)

Next, you may want to block cookies from accessing your computer altogether – or at least issue you a warning whenever a cookie is to be placed so you can make a decision.

1. Click on the "Tools" menu at the top of your browser window and click on "Internet Options."
2. Click on the "Privacy" tab at the top of the box that opens. 
3. The slider should be on "Medium" (the default setting unless you've changed it previously). Slide it to "High" to block all cookies

Again, the process should be similar for other browsers.

There are other simple things you can do to keep the cyber spies at bay:

• Avoid the amount of personal information you fill out for free services like YouTube or any free email service (be it Google, Yahoo, Windows Live (formally Hotmail), or other free service), as this will increase the possibility of your personal information being sold should these companies change their privacy policies to satisfy their shareholders' profits.

• Use extreme caution with social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. People tend to post their personal information on these sites, which makes them a treasure trove for corporate and criminal spies.

Facebook is particularly bad about this. If you have a Facebook account, make sure you tighten your privacy settings, located under the "Account" menu at the top of the screen. And watch out for them changing the settings. Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg has already decided that privacy is dead and is hell-bent on sharing your information with everyone.

Yours in Greater Personal Autonomy,



Lee Bellinger
Publisher

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How to forward email properly

A friend who is a computer expert received the following directly from a system administrator for a corporate system. It is an excellent message that ABSOLUTELY applies to ALL of us who send e-mails. Please read the short letter below, even if you're sure you already follow proper procedures.

Do you really know how to forward e-mails? 50% of us do; 50% DO NOT.

Do you wonder why you get viruses or junk mail? Do you hate it?


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Every time you forward an e-mail there is information left over from the people who got the message before you, namely their e-mail addresses & names. As the messages get forwarded along, the list of addresses builds, and builds, and builds, and all it takes is for some poor sap to get a virus, and his or her computer can send that virus to every e-mail address that has come across his computer. Or, someone can take all of those addresses and sell them or send junk mail to them in the hopes that you will go to the site and he will make five cents for each hit. That's right, all of that inconvenience over a nickel!


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How do you stop it? Well, there are several easy steps:


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(1) When you forward an e-mail, DELETE all of the other addresses that appear in the body of the message (at the top). That's right, DELETE them. Highlight them and delete them, backspace them, cut them, whatever it is you know how to do. It only takes a second. You MUST click the "Forward" button first and then you will have full editing capabilities against the body and headers of the message. If you don't click on "Forward" first, you won't be able to edit the message at all.


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(2) Whenever you send an e-mail to more than one person, do NOT use the To: or Cc: fields for adding e-mail addresses. Always use the BCC: (blind carbon copy) field for listing the e-mail addresses. This is the way the people you send to will only see their own e-mail address. If you don't see your BCC: option click on where it says To: and your address list will appear. Highlight the address and choose BCC: and that's it, it's that easy. When you send to BCC: your message will automatically say "Undisclosed Recipients" in the "TO:" field of the people who receive it.


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(3) Remove any "FW :" in the subject line. You can re-name the subject if you wish or even fix spelling.


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(4) ALWAYS hit your Forward button from the actual e-mail you are reading. Ever get those e-mails that you have to open 10 pages to read the one page with the information on it? By Forwarding from the actual page you wish someone to view, you stop them from having to open many e-mails just to see what you sent.


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(5) Have you ever gotten an email that is a petition? It states a position and asks you to add your name and address and to forward it to 10 or 15 people or your entire address book. The email can be forwarded on and on and can collect thousands of names and email addresses. A FACT: The completed petition is actually worth a couple of bucks to a professional spammer because of the wealth of valid names and email addresses contained therein. If you want to support the petition, send it as your own personal letter to the intended recipient. Your position may carry more weight as a personal letter than a laundry list of names and email address on a petition. (Actually, if you think about it, who's supposed to send the petition in to whatever cause it supports? And don 't believe the ones that say that the email is being traced, it just aint so!)


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(6) One of the main ones I hate is the ones that say that something like, "Send this email to 10 people and you'll see something great run across your screen." Or, sometimes they'll just tease you by saying something really cute will happen. IT AINT GONNA HAPPEN!!!!! (Trust me, I'm still seeing some of the same ones that I waited on 10 years ago!) I don't let the bad luck ones scare me either, they get trashed. (Could be why I haven't won the lottery??)


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(7) Before you forward an Amber Alert, or a Virus Alert, or some of the other ones floating around nowadays, check them out before you forward them. Most of them are junk mai that's been circling the net for YEARS! Just about everything you receive in an email that is in question can be checked out at Snopes. Just go to http://www.snopes. com/

Current Best Seller List September 9, 2010

1. Almost Perfect

$17.99 You only hurt the ones you love.

Logan Witherspoon recently discovered

hat his girlfriend of three years cheated on him.

But things start to look up when a new student bre...

 [Read more]

2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

$11.95

An international publishing sensation, Stieg Larsson's
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo combines murder
mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue
into one sat... [Read more]

3. The Postcard Killers

$12.99

Paris is stunning in the summer NYPD detective Jacob

Kanon is on a tour of Europe's most gorgeous cities.

But the sights aren't what draw him--he sees each museum,

each cat... [Read more]

4. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

$14.99

The stunning third and final novel in Stieg Larssons internationally

best-selling trilogy Lisbeth Salander the heart of Larssons two

previous novels lies in critical conditio... [Read more]

5. Battle Born

$7.99

Author of an extraordinary string of New York Times bestselling

novels, Dale Brown is the undisputed master of the aerial techno-thriller.

Filled with explosive adventure, ... [Read more]

6. Paying the Virgin's Price

$5.40

Chaperon Diana Price knew she was teetering on the edge of ruin.

Her father had staked his fortune, and her virginity , at the card

table--and lost! To the most notorious g... [Read more]

7. The Girl Who Played with Fire

$11.95

Mikael Blomkvist, crusading journalist and publisher of the

magazine Millennium, has decided to run a story that will expose

an extensive sex trafficking operation between ... [Read more]

8. Eat, Pray, Love

$12.99

This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among

both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made

the difficult choice to leave behind all t... [Read more]

9. The Breach

$7.99

Thirty years ago, in a facility buried beneath a vast Wyoming emptiness,

an experiment gone awry accidentally opened a door.It is the world's

best-kept secretand its most t... [Read more]

10. The Final Detail

$7.99

His heart is broken. His partner is in jail. And someone is trying to

kill him. Then Myron Bolitar gets some really bad news....

For sports agent Myron Bolitar, it seemed l... [Read more]

11. The Killing Room

$5.59

Once You Enter. Old houses have their secrets. The Young residence

--a beautiful Maine mansion overlooking the Atlantic--is no exception.

 But the secrets here are different.... [Read more]

12. The Mercenary's Bride

$5.40

Brice Fitzwilliam is finally paid his due: awarded the title and lands of

Thaxted, the warrior waits to claim his promised virgin bride!.

But Gillian of Thaxted will be no ... [Read more]

13. One Perfect Rose

$5.59

Few romance novels have touched readers as deeply or as lastingly

as this classic by New York Times bestselling author Mary Jo Putney.

Poignant, passionate, and tender, One... [Read more]

14. Charlie St. Cloud

$7.99

In a snug New England fishing village, Charlie St. Cloud tends the

lawns and monuments of an ancient cemetery where his younger brother,

Sam, is buried. After surviving the... [Read more]

15. Sh*t My Dad Says

$9.99

After being dumped by his longtime girlfriend, twenty-eight-year-old

Justin Halpern found himself living at home with his seventy-three-year-old dad.

Sam Halpern, who is &q... [Read more]

Grandparents Day Books-Enjoy 15% off on these titles between September 1 to October 7, 2010

Grandparents Day Books

On the occasion of National Grandparents Day, eBooks.com recommends the following titles. Enjoy 15% off on these titles between September 1 to October 7, 2010. Use code: grandparentscp - valid for all books under the Family and Relationships category.

Intentional Grandparenting By: Edwards, Peggy; Stearne, Mary Jane Published by: Fulcrum Publishing Publication date: June 23, 2008 Are you ready to be a grandparent? This comprehensive guide offers ten basic principles for effective grandparenting and combines solid evidence from experts with inspirational, poignant, and humorous real-life stories from grandparents, parents, and... more...

A Grandparent's Gift of Love By: Fays, Edward Published by: Grand Central Publishing Publication date: May 30, 2009 A celebration of the special bond between grandparents and their grandchildren, this collection of anecdotes and lessons illustrates the attention, love, and assurance that is the grandparent's gift. more...

Grandparenting in Divorced Families By: Ferguson, Neil Published by: The Policy Press Publication date: January 7, 2004 This book is the first in-depth exploration of grandparents' relationships with adult children and grandchildren in divorced families. It asks what part grandparents might play in public policy and whether measures should be taken to support their... more...

Working with Custodial Grandparents By: Hayslip, Bert Jr. Published by: Springer Publishing Company Publication date: October 31, 2002 Moving beyond simply describing the differences between custodial an d noncustodial grandparents, this volume places helping efforts with grandparents in theoretical, empirical, and pragmatic contexts. Stressing the importance of theoretically grounded... more...

The Special Mission of Grandparents By: Hall, C.Margaret Published by: Praeger Publication date: November 30, 1999 By supporting and influencing their families and communities, grandparents—and those who act as grandparents—can play a key role in today's society. Their special mission is derived from a strong sense of purpose and direction that develops... more...

Cup of Comfort for Grandparents By: Sell, Colleen Published by: Adams Media Publication date: November 17, 2008 In this heartwarming collection you'll find more than fifty stories that pay tribute to the difference grandmothers and grandfathers can make in grandchild's life. more...

Baby Tips for Grandparents By: Brett, Simon Published by: Summersdale Publishers Ltd Publication date: January 24, 2007 Another nine months is up and the cycle starts all over again. This time, though, you're not the one with bags under your eyes. Enjoy your grandchild secure in the knowledge that you can hand the little tyke back to its exhausted parents at the end of... more...

Grandparents, grandchildren and the generation in between By: Ochiltree, Gay Published by: Australian Council for Educational Research Publication date: June 14, 2006 Becoming a grandparent is something that most people loo k forward to. There is the joy of the birth and anticipation of the fun the grandparents will have with the new grandchild, without the responsibility that being a parent involves. However, it... more...

Grandparenting a Child with Special Needs By: Thompson, Charlotte E. Published by: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Publication date: April 28, 2009 When a new baby is born into a family, grandparents are excited about having a baby to enjoy and love. If the child is born with a disability, it can be difficult to know how to react and how best to help the child and the family as a whole. This book... more...

Prayers That Avail Much for Grandparents By: Copeland, Germaine Published by: DI Publication date: November 2, 2006 The definitive series on praying God’s Word into your life–—with more than 4 million copies sold! Today’s grandparents are more youthful, energetic, and on the go than any generation before them, but one thing will never change: They dearly love their... more...