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GtrsRGr8 · 08-24-2015, 01:18 AM

A very highly rated account, I might add.

Honestly, folks, I am somewhat embarrassed to be posting this Whispersync deal. $7.98 for the deal is a higher price than that of Whispersync deals that I like to post. It's still a bargain price, but I like to post really BIG bargains.

However, the audio is very long running--just over 17 hours, so you get great bang-for-the-buck. And with the regular Audible price being $29.95, you are still paying only 27% of what you would pay at Audible. And don't forget that with a Whispersync deal you're getting the sync'd ebook along with the audiobook!

Title: Mark Twain: Man in White: The Grand Adventure of His Final Years.
Genre: Non-Fiction (Biography).
Author(s): Michael Shelden.
Price: $7.98 ($1.99 ebook (marked down) + $5.99 Whispersync audio).
Regular Price of Audio, by Itself, at Audible: $29.95.
Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews: 4.7 stars/27 reviews (Amazon).
Audio Rating/Number of Ratings: 4.30/50 ratings.
Pages/Audio Length: 528/17 hours and 5 minutes.
Narrator(s): Andrew Garman.
Audible URL: http://www.audible.com/pd/Bios-Memoi...0391708&sr=1-1
Amazon URL (can get the whole Whispersync deal here): http://www.amazon.com/Mark-Twain-Whi...is+Final+Years.
Comments:
Book Description (Amazon):
One day in late 1906, seventy-one-year-old Mark Twain attended a meeting on copyright law at the Library of Congress. The arrival of the famous author caused the usual stir—but then Twain took off his overcoat to reveal a "snow-white" tailored suit and scandalized the room. His shocking outfit appalled and delighted his contemporaries, but far more than that, as Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Shelden shows in this wonderful new biography, Twain had brilliantly staged this act of showmanship to cement his image, and his personal legend, in the public's imagination. That afternoon in Washington, less than four years before his death, marked the beginning of a vibrant, tumultuous period in Twain's life that would shape much of the now-famous image by which he has come to be known—America's indomitable icon, the Man in White.

Although Mark Twain has long been one of our most beloved literary figures—Time magazine has declared him "our original superstar"—his final years have been largely misunderstood. Despite family tragedies, Twain's last half- decade was among the most dynamic periods in the author's life. With the spirit and vigor of a man fifty years younger, he continued to stir up trouble, perfecting his skill for living large. Writing ceaselessly and always ready with one of his legendary quips, Twain would risk his fortune, become the willing victim of a lost-at-sea hoax, and pick fights with King Leopold of Belgium and Mary Baker Eddy.

08-24-2015, 01:18 AM	#998
GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	Whispersync Deal on an Account of the Spirited Last Years of Mark Twain's Life.$7.98. A very highly rated account, I might add. Honestly, folks, I am somewhat embarrassed to be posting this Whispersync deal. $7.98 for the deal is a higher price than that of Whispersync deals that I like to post. It's still a bargain price, but I like to post really BIG bargains. However, the audio is very long running--just over 17 hours, so you get great bang-for-the-buck. And with the regular Audible price being $29.95, you are still paying only 27% of what you would pay at Audible. And don't forget that with a Whispersync deal you're getting the sync'd ebook along with the audiobook! Title: *Mark Twain: Man in White: The Grand Adventure of His Final Years. Genre:* Non-Fiction (Biography). Author(s): Michael Shelden. Price: *$7.98* ($1.99 ebook (marked down) + $5.99 Whispersync audio). Regular Price of Audio, by Itself, at Audible: $29.95. Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews: 4.7 stars/27 reviews (Amazon). Audio Rating/Number of Ratings: 4.30/50 ratings. Pages/Audio Length: 528/17 hours and 5 minutes. Narrator(s): Andrew Garman. Audible URL: http://www.audible.com/pd/Bios-Memoi...0391708&sr=1-1 Amazon URL (can get the whole Whispersync deal here): http://www.amazon.com/Mark-Twain-Whi...is+Final+Years. Comments: Book Description (Amazon): One day in late 1906, seventy-one-year-old Mark Twain attended a meeting on copyright law at the Library of Congress. The arrival of the famous author caused the usual stir—but then Twain took off his overcoat to reveal a "snow-white" tailored suit and scandalized the room. His shocking outfit appalled and delighted his contemporaries, but far more than that, as Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Shelden shows in this wonderful new biography, Twain had brilliantly staged this act of showmanship to cement his image, and his personal legend, in the public's imagination. That afternoon in Washington, less than four years before his death, marked the beginning of a vibrant, tumultuous period in Twain's life that would shape much of the now-famous image by which he has come to be known—America's indomitable icon, the Man in White. Although Mark Twain has long been one of our most beloved literary figures—Time magazine has declared him "our original superstar"—his final years have been largely misunderstood. Despite family tragedies, Twain's last half- decade was among the most dynamic periods in the author's life. With the spirit and vigor of a man fifty years younger, he continued to stir up trouble, perfecting his skill for living large. Writing ceaselessly and always ready with one of his legendary quips, Twain would risk his fortune, become the willing victim of a lost-at-sea hoax, and pick fights with King Leopold of Belgium and Mary Baker Eddy. Last edited by GtrsRGr8; 08-24-2015 at 01:21 AM.