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10% iTunes Gift Cards, $15 for $13.50, $25 for $22.50, $50 for $455, $100 for $90

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50dollaritunesgiftcardBest Buy and Target are offering 10% off select Apple iTunes Gift Cards for a limited time

These gift card can be redeemed for in the iTunes Store for music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, apps, games and more.

Steven D. Levitt’s Freakonomics: Revised Edition Kindle or Nook eBook for $1.99

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freakonomicsAmazon is offering Steven D. Levitt’s Freakonomics: Revised Edition for Kindle for $1.99 ($27.99 value) for a limited time.

Barnes & Noble also has it for the Nook and Google in their Google Play Store for the same price for a limited time.

Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? How did the legalization of abortion affect the rate of violent crime?

These may not sound like typical questions for an econo-mist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much-heralded scholar who studies the riddles of everyday life—from cheating and crime to sports and child-rearing—and whose conclusions turn conventional wisdom on its head.

Freakonomics is a groundbreaking collaboration between Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, an award-winning author and journalist. They usually begin with a mountain of data and a simple question. Some of these questions concern life-and-death issues; others have an admittedly freakish quality. Thus the new field of study contained in this book: freakonomics.

Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, Levitt and Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives—how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. In Freakonomics, they explore the hidden side of . . . well, everything. The inner workings of a crack gang. The truth about real-estate agents. The myths of campaign finance. The telltale marks of a cheating schoolteacher. The secrets of the Klu Klux Klan.

What unites all these stories is a belief that the modern world, despite a great deal of complexity and downright deceit, is not impenetrable, is not unknowable, and—if the right questions are asked—is even more intriguing than we think. All it takes is a new way of looking.

Freakonomics establishes this unconventional premise: If morality represents how we would like the world to work, then economics represents how it actually does work. It is true that readers of this book will be armed with enough riddles and stories to last a thousand cocktail parties. But Freakonomics can provide more than that. It will literally redefine the way we view the modern world.

Bonus material added to the revised and expanded 2006 edition.

Impatient Optimist: Bill Gates in His Own Words Kindle Ebook for FREE

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impatientoptimitbookAmazon is offering Lisa Rogak’s Impatient Optimist: Bill Gates in His Own Words Ebook for Kindle for FREE ($10.95 value) for a limited time. Barnes and Noble also has it for the Nook for FREE for a limited time.

Recognized by most as an ingenious visionary, and painted by some as a tyrannical, less-than-scrupulous empire builder, Gates has had an unignorable impact on the growth of digital technology in daily life over the past 30 years. Even his sharpest critics have to acknowledge the obvious: Gates helped spearhead one of the greatest revolutions in modern history by seizing on the importance of software to the rise of the personal computer, along the way turning an arcane, specialized technology into a commonplace tool for the office and home.

Gates has long been ranked as one of the world’s wealthiest men–which gave him a name recognition far greater than that of most CEOs–and businesspeople of all stripes have looked to him as a role model, using his words and business strategies to help create, inspire, and grow their own companies. After he stopped running Microsoft’s day-to-day operations in 2008 to devote himself full-time to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a kinder, gentler Gates began to emerge. As a result, people actively involved in the philanthropic world, whether in professional, part-time, or personal capacities, began to develop a new appreciation for the man.

Bill Gates’s second act is no less compelling than his first. And whether you’re interested in his personal life or looking for inspiration to drive you forward in your own business endeavors, Impatient Optimist: Bill Gates in His Own Words has much to offer. As the tech giants who distinguished the turn of the 21st century shape public life in ways that outstrip the efforts of the previous century’s titans of industry, we look to figures like Gates for inspiration as one of America’s greatest business icons. This book will surely feed the world’s curiosity about one of the most important leaders of the digital age.

Thinking, Fast and Slow Kindle eBook for $2.99

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thinkingfastandslowAmazon is offering Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking, Fast and Slow for Kindle for $2.99 ($16 value) for a limited time. Barnes & Noble also has it for the Nook for the same price for a limited time.

Daniel Kahneman, the renowned psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. The impact of overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning our next vacation—each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems shape our judgments and decisions.

Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking. He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal lives—and how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble. Winner of the National Academy of Sciences Best Book Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and selected by The New York Times Book Review as one of the ten best books of 2011, Thinking, Fast and Slow is destined to be a classic.

2-Month Membership to Audible for FREE – EXP 4/14/2014

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audibleAmazonLocal is offering new Audible.com members a voucher for a 2-Month Membership to Audible for FREE (it normally cost $14.95/month) for a limited time.

Membership includes an audiobook each month. Audible has over 150,000 titles, fiction, nonfiction, humor, romance, mystery, and all the latest bestsellers. At the end of the 3-month promotional period, your Audible.com subscription will be renewed at the full price of $14.95 per month. There’s no obligation, you can cancel your membership at any time at Audible.com. Limit 1 voucher per customer. Available only to U.S. customers. Deal ends April 14, 2014 and the voucher must also be redeemed by April 26, 2014.

1-Year Membership To ShopRunner for FREE for Amazon Prime Members – FREE 2-Day Shipping To Your Favorite Online Retailers

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shoprunnerShopRunner is offering Amazon Prime Members 1-Year ShopRunner Membership for FREE for a limited time. To get this deal, sign up for the service. Then, log into your Amazon Prime account and click on View printable receipt. Copy the full receipt and email it to DoneWithPrime@ShopRunner.com from the email account you used to register for a ShopRunner account.

ShopRunner is also offering American Express cardholders 2-day shipping to many of your favorite online retailers for FREE. To get this deal, enroll with your American Express card. Shop Runner membership is normally $79 per year, but American Express cardholders get perpetual membership for FREE as long as your American Express card set as your default payment method.

Similar to Amazon’s Prime Membership, Shop Runner offers unlimited FREE 2-Day Shipping with no minimum order size from some of the biggest and best stores. Plus, all ShopRunner returns ship is also FREE. Retailers where you can use Shop Runner includes American Eagle, Calvin Klein, Drugstore.com, Domino’s Pizza, Fog Dog, GNC, Lord & Taylor, NewEgg, Sports Authority, Toys R Us, and many more.

The ABCs of Money Kindle eBook for FREE

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theabcofmoneyAmazon is offering Natalie Pace’s The ABCs of Money for Kindle for FREE ($18.95 value) for a limited time.

Most Americans are worried about their future — particularly their nest egg. 1 out of every 10 Americans is being pursued by debt collectors. If you want to beat the debt game, earn gains (instead of riding on the Wall Street rollercoaster) and live a richer, happier life, then you have to get a new game plan. The ABCs of Money offers vital information and easy, effective strategies for income, budgeting, real estate, stocks, bonds, gold, hard assets, annuities, debt reduction and saving your home. These strategies have been saving homes and nest eggs for more than a decade and have earned Natalie Pace the ranking of #1 stock picker. Once you learn The ABCs of Money (that we all should have received in high school), you will transform your life — out of struggling to survive and buried alive in bills — to thriving.

As TD AMERITRADE chairman Joe Moglia says, “College students need this information before they get their first credit card. Young adults need it before they buy their first home. Empty nesters can use the information to downsize to a sustainable lifestyle, before they get into trouble.”

FREE 1 Year Subscription to Maxim Magazine

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FreeBizMag is offering a 1 Year Subscription to Maxim Magazine for FREE for a limited time.

Maxim Magazine is the fastest growing general interest magazine for men that incorporates smart service journalism with an irreverent sense of humor. Maxim covers the gamut on subjects of interest to men, including sports, sex, cars, fitness, and personal relationships. Maxim Magazine brings it all together in one place so guys can relax, have a laugh, and learn something while they’re at it.

1-Month Access to Marvel Unlimited (Over 13,000 Comics) for 99-Cents

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Marvel is offering a 1-Month access to Marvel Unlimited for 99-cents (9.99 – 9 coupon) for a limited time. To get discount, use the coupon code: SXSW99 at checkout. Coupon expires March 14, 2014. After the first month, you can opt to continue your subscription for $9.99 per month, $69 for the annual plan, or $99 for annual plus

Marvel Unlimited offers unlimited online or on-the-go access to over 13,000 comics with their mobile app for iPhone, iPad and select Android devices. More classic and newer issues added every week – as soon as 6 months after they hit shelves! Plus members get also deals on Marvel digital comics and merchandise, access to evens, early access to Marvel news, and much more.

15% iTunes Gift Cards, $15 for $12.75, $25 for $21.25, $50 for $42.50

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Best Buy is offering 15% off all Apple iTunes Gift Cards; $15 for $12.75, $25 for $21.50, $50 for $42.50, and $100 for $85.00 with Free Shipping for a limited time.

Target is offering 10% off all Apple iTunes Gift Cards; $15 for $13.50, $25 for $22.50, $50 for $45, and $100 for $90.00 for a limited time.

These gift card can be redeemed for in the iTunes Store for music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, apps, games and more.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Audiobook for FREE

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thesecretlifeofwaltermittyAudible is still offering James Thurber’s The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Audiobook for FREE for a limited time.

Comedy superstar Ben Stiller (Zoolander, Tropic Thunder), who directs and stars in the upcoming The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, here narrates the classic James Thurber short story on which his film adaptation is based.

The mild-mannered Mitty escapes his extremely humdrum and ineffectual existence by leaping into a myriad of fantasies – imaginative daydreams that range from piloting a Navy plane to performing as a brilliant surgeon to coolly leaning against the wall of a firing squad, all while escorting his wife on their regular shopping trip to Danbury, Connecticut.

This well-known and beloved tale has launched its famous protagonist into the cultural lexicon, warranting his inclusion in English-language dictionaries and countless anthologies. Stiller’s imaginative performance as Mitty is the perfect re-introduction to the classic character and is a great preface to the upcoming film, for old fans and new listeners alike.

Dan Ariely’ Predictably Irrational Kindle Ebook for $1.99

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predictablyirrationalAmazon is offering Dan Ariely’s Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions for Kindle for $1.99 ($15.99 value) for a limited time.

Irrational behavior is a part of human nature, but as MIT professor Ariely has discovered in 20 years of researching behavioral economics, people tend to behave irrationally in a predictable fashion. Drawing on psychology and economics, behavioral economics can show us why cautious people make poor decisions about sex when aroused, why patients get greater relief from a more expensive drug over its cheaper counterpart and why honest people may steal office supplies or communal food, but not money. According to Ariely, our understanding of economics, now based on the assumption of a rational subject, should, in fact, be based on our systematic, unsurprising irrationality. Ariely argues that greater understanding of previously ignored or misunderstood forces (emotions, relativity and social norms) that influence our economic behavior brings a variety of opportunities for reexamining individual motivation and consumer choice, as well as economic and educational policy. Ariely’s intelligent, exuberant style and thought-provoking arguments make for a fascinating, eye-opening read.