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GtrsRGr8 · 04-29-2016, 05:19 PM

I think that I really might have scooped the 'Monkey this time (I am so excited because that so rarely happens.

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For you newbies . . . . WS, in the title above, stands for WhisperSync. A Whispersync deal exists when you get the audiobook, ebook, and automatic syncing between the two, for one price. Often the price for the Whispersync deal is less (sometimes much less) than the price of the audiobook, at Audible, by itself.

I read, sometime back, about the guy who was in charge of raising the submarine and who wrote this book, Edward Ellsberg. He was masterful at what he did best--the incredibly complex and difficult task of raising sunken ships. His star perhaps shone brightest in World War II, after the publication of this book (in 1929), when he did the crucial work of re-floating many, many other ships for the U.S. military.

Title: On the Bottom: The Raising of the Submarine S-51.
Genre: Non-Fiction (Military).
Author(s): Edward Ellsberg.
Price: $5.98 ($1.99 ebook (marked down) + $3.99 Whispersync audio).
Regular Price of Audio, by Itself, at Audible: $19.95? (Audible); $24.95? (Amazon).
Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews: 4.6 stars/25 reviews (Amazon).
Audio Rating/Number of Ratings: 4.6/5 ratings.
Pages/Audio Length: 272/9 hours and 31 minutes.
Narrator(s): Stephen Hoye.
Audible URL: http://www.audible.com/pd/History/On...ook/B00MR8ZFMQ.
Amazon URL (can get the whole Whispersync deal here): http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KQ6PK9E.
Comments:
Book Description (Amazon):

On September 25, 1925, the S-51 tragically sank to the ocean floor, and Edward Ellsberg was the man whose courage and determination brought it back

The sinking of the submarine S-51 was one of the greatest tragedies in American naval history. Due to a miscommunication and subsequent collision between the sub and a passing steamship on a September night, the S-51, including thirty-three of its crew of thirty-six, sank to the ocean depths. The tragedy of the S-51 captivated the nation, and was a fixture in the pages of American newspapers. The story took on a whole new dimension when the navy decided to take over the salvage of the thousand-ton behemoth from a civilian company.

Heading the crew tasked with this impossible feat was Edward Ellsberg, at the time a lieutenant commander. On the Bottom is Ellsberg’s account of the successes and failures he and his men experienced as they attempted an astonishing feat of engineering and bravery: the first salvage of a submarine from the open ocean.

04-29-2016, 05:19 PM	#951
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	Get the WS Deal of Book from the Man Who Raised Submarine S-51. For Only $5.98! I think that I really might have scooped the 'Monkey this time (I am so excited because that so rarely happens. ). For you newbies . . . . WS, in the title above, stands for WhisperSync. A Whispersync deal exists when you get the audiobook, ebook, and automatic syncing between the two, for one price. Often the price for the Whispersync deal is less (sometimes much less) than the price of the audiobook, at Audible, by itself. I read, sometime back, about the guy who was in charge of raising the submarine and who wrote this book, Edward Ellsberg. He was masterful at what he did best--the incredibly complex and difficult task of raising sunken ships. His star perhaps shone brightest in World War II, after the publication of this book (in 1929), when he did the crucial work of re-floating many, many other ships for the U.S. military. Title: *On the Bottom: The Raising of the Submarine S-51. Genre:* Non-Fiction (Military). Author(s): Edward Ellsberg. Price: *$5.98* ($1.99 ebook (marked down) + $3.99 Whispersync audio). Regular Price of Audio, by Itself, at Audible: $19.95? (Audible); $24.95? (Amazon). Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews: 4.6 stars/25 reviews (Amazon). Audio Rating/Number of Ratings: 4.6/5 ratings. Pages/Audio Length: 272/9 hours and 31 minutes. Narrator(s): Stephen Hoye. Audible URL: http://www.audible.com/pd/History/On...ook/B00MR8ZFMQ. Amazon URL (can get the whole Whispersync deal here): http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KQ6PK9E. Comments: Book Description (Amazon): On September 25, 1925, the S-51 tragically sank to the ocean floor, and Edward Ellsberg was the man whose courage and determination brought it back The sinking of the submarine S-51 was one of the greatest tragedies in American naval history. Due to a miscommunication and subsequent collision between the sub and a passing steamship on a September night, the S-51, including thirty-three of its crew of thirty-six, sank to the ocean depths. The tragedy of the S-51 captivated the nation, and was a fixture in the pages of American newspapers. The story took on a whole new dimension when the navy decided to take over the salvage of the thousand-ton behemoth from a civilian company. Heading the crew tasked with this impossible feat was Edward Ellsberg, at the time a lieutenant commander. On the Bottom is Ellsberg’s account of the successes and failures he and his men experienced as they attempted an astonishing feat of engineering and bravery: the first salvage of a submarine from the open ocean. Last edited by GtrsRGr8; 04-29-2016 at 05:29 PM.