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FREE/BARGAIN - Non-Fiction - 2014
A thread for 2014.
We point out free and bargain Non-Fiction titles to each other. Please don't post any self-published books*, and please do a search before posting to avoid duplicates. In case no retailer is specifically mentioned in a post, it is safe to assume it's for Amazon US. Be aware that many freebies are only free for a day, so grab them fast! *Unless you have read them yourself, think they are excellent, and you're not connected to the author in any way. Last edited by pdurrant; 09-06-2014 at 03:49 AM. |
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09-01-2014, 04:27 PM
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The Death of Glory: The Western Front, 1915 by Robin Neillands The First World War remains a controversial subject: the bitter reality is often clouded with popular - and damaging - myths. Many of these misconceptions relate to the competence of the generals and the true outcomes and achievements of battles - particularly the battles fought during 1915. The reality of these battles has increasingly been distorted by the allegation that the men were ‘lions led by donkeys’, with much of the blame put on the relevant commanders. A superb work of both narrative - and argumentative - history. Robin Neillands is the author of several acclaimed works on the First World War including ‘The Great War Generals on the Western Front’, ‘Attrition: The Great War on the Western Front, 1916’ and ‘The Old Contemptibles’. Citadel: The Battle of Kursk by Robin Cross It was the greatest armoured clash in the history of the world - and the decisive battle of World War II. Two vast armies engaged one another on land and in the air, in a conflict that included the most costly single day of aerial warfare of all time. This was the battle of Kursk - a battle so terrible that even Hitler confessed it made his ‘stomach turn over’. Citadel was the last great German offensive on the Eastern Front; its aim was to claw back the initiative after the surrender of the Sixth Army at Stalingrad in January 1943. Robin Cross is a distinguished journalist and military historian whose books include VE Day: Victory in Europe, The Bombers: Strategy and Tactics and The US Marine Corps. The Wolf's Lair: Inside Hitler's Germany by Roger Moorhouse What happened inside the infamous 'Wolf's Lair', one of Hitler's headquarters? Who was the Nazi serial killer? And who was the man who 'started' World War Two? These are just some of the questions explored in Roger Moorhouse's collection of essays 'The Wolf's Lair: Inside Hitler's Germany'. In one essay Moorhouse wrestles with the question of how much Berliners knew about the ongoing Holocaust. In another, he investigates the fascinating story of ‘Germania’; the planned rebuilding of Berlin, asking what the plan tells us about Nazi Germany. Roger Moorhouse is a best-selling historian. A specialist in modern German, he is author of “Killing Hitler” (2006), an account of the many plots on Hitler’s life, and of the critically acclaimed “Berlin at War” (2010), which used first-hand accounts to illuminate the little-told story of the civilian experience of wartime Berlin. He has also been a regular contributor to both the ‘BBC History Magazine’ and ‘History Today’ for over a decade. Show all 5 Endeavour Press freebies http://www.amazon.com/s/?url=search-...sher=endeavour http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?url=searc...sher=endeavour http://www.amazon.ca/s/?url=search-a...sher=endeavour http://www.amazon.com.au/s/?url=sear...sher=endeavour Battle of the Gods: Great Captains Collide by Charles R. King Hannibal and Scipio Africanus. Nowhere else in all of history do we find another instance of two of what are considered the "great captains" come into direct conflict with each other. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00860DF0S/ http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00860DF0S/ |
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09-01-2014, 06:38 PM
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Thanks so much
 . Battle of the Gods is also available at amazon.cahttp://www.amazon.ca/Battle-Gods-Gre.../dp/B00860DF0S |
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09-01-2014, 08:56 PM
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09-02-2014, 11:00 AM
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Fungal Disease in Britain and the United States 1850-2000: Mycoses and Modernity (Science, Technology and Medicine... by Aya Homei and Michael Worboys
The grand narrative of twentieth-century medicine is the conquering of acute infectious diseases and the rise in chronic, degenerative diseases. The history of fungal infections does not fit this picture; indeed, it runs against it - this book charts the path of fungal infections from the mid nineteenth century to the dawn of the twenty-first century, both in Britain and the United States. It examines how fungal infections became more prevalent and serious over the century, a rise that was linked to the increased incidence of chronic diseases and to social, technological and medical 'progress'. In 1900, conditions such as ringworm, athlete's foot and thrush were minor, external and mostly chronic conditions – irritating, but mostly self-limiting. In the subsequent decades, these infections remained very common, but were better controlled by antifungal drugs. However, by the year 2000 doctors were faced by a growing number of serious and life-threatening fungal infections, such as invasive aspergillosis and systemic candidiasis. These infections principally affect patients who have benefited from medical advances, such as antibiotic treatment and transplantation, and those with immuno-compromised conditions. About the Author Aya Homei is a Wellcome Trust Fellow at the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, University of Manchester, UK. She is currently working on a new book, Family Planning, Health Promotion and Global Medicine, 1945-1995: The Activities of Japanese Health Campaigners around the World (forthcoming). Michael Worboys is Director of the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, UK. He works on the history of infectious diseases and has recently published, with Neil Pemberton, Rabies in Britain: Dogs, Disease and Culture, 1830-2000 (Palgrave 2012). http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FK4ZGWS/ http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00FK4ZGWS/ http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00FK4ZGWS/ http://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B00FK4ZGWS/ |
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09-02-2014, 01:30 PM
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09-02-2014, 02:57 PM
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It's distributed under a Creative Commons license, so you can give it away to your fungal disease-loving friends or create derivative works as long as you give credit to the author. |
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09-02-2014, 07:11 PM
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Como Unanchor Travel Guide - A Day on Lake Como, Italy by Elisabetta Marchesi
Northern California Unanchor Travel Guide - Beer Lovers 3-Day Guide To Northern California by Michael Harrington Margate Unanchor Travel Guide - One Day in Margate, UK on a Budget Zara Louise Gill And eight others http://www.amazon.com/s/?url=search-...title=unanchor http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?url=searc...title=unanchor http://www.amazon.ca/s/?url=search-a...title=unanchor http://www.amazon.com.au/s/?url=sear...title=unanchor |
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Please, everyone, don't rush over to the sites to get this book!!! You might crash the servers!!! hahahahahahahah |
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09-02-2014, 07:29 PM
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I'm not able to go to any of those places right now. "Thumbing" through these travelogues may be the next best thing to going to the places. Last edited by GtrsRGr8; 09-02-2014 at 07:32 PM. |
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09-03-2014, 09:35 AM
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When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them...
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09-03-2014, 10:29 AM
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This freebie too is for the poster who wanted more medical history.
Sweating Sickness: In a Nutshell by Claire Ridgway (37pp) Claire Ridgway, author and creator of The Anne Boleyn Files, is known for her easy-going style, but with an emphasis on good history and sound research. In Sweating Sickness in a Nutshell, Claire Ridgway examines what the historical sources say about the five epidemics of the mystery disease which hit England between 1485 and 1551, and considers the symptoms, who it affected, the treatments, theories regarding its cause and why it only affected English people. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N4VWI70/ http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00N4VWI70/ http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00N4VWI70/ http://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B00N4VWI70/ Last edited by Little.Egret; 09-03-2014 at 11:12 AM. Reason: To bold the title |
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09-03-2014, 04:09 PM
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Thankyou, Little Egret. Good research there!
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09-04-2014, 10:59 AM
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Agate has a few free books from the Chicago Tribune about the Chicago Bears.
Chicago Bears: The Drive to 2012: An In-Depth Guide to Off-season Moves and Pre-season News B&N Amazon Ditka: The Player, the Coach, the Chicago Bears Legend B&N Amazon Duerson: Triumph, Trauma and Tragedy in the NFL B&N Amazon |
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09-05-2014, 05:17 AM
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Ooh !
60 reprints from Pyrrhus - mostly non-fiction A Concise History of the War between Japan and China by Jukichi Inouye (this war was before 1900) History of the Life and Reign of Richard the Third by James Gairdner No revisionism here. The Scottish Parliament before the Union of the Crowns by Robert Rait The Development of Modern Philosophy by Robert Adamson 'Modern' meaning when Hegal and Kant were new. With the Black Prince historical novel by William O. Stoddard an assistant of Abraham Lincoln's The Ainu of Japan by Jon Batchelor Bushido, The Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe The History of the Empire of Japan by Frank Brinkley The International Position of Japan as a Great Power {in 1910} by Seiji Hishida A Political History of Japan during the Meiji Era 1867-1912 by Walter Wallace Show all http://www.amazon.com/s/?url=search-...lisher=Pyrrhus http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?url=searc...lisher=Pyrrhus http://www.amazon.ca/s/?url=search-a...lisher=Pyrrhus http://www.amazon.com.au/s/?url=sear...lisher=Pyrrhus http://www.amazon.co.jp/s/?url=searc...lisher=Pyrrhus |
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