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GtrsRGr8 · 06-14-2016, 05:04 PM

I try to have a good mixture of genres and subgenres in my Whispersync deal posts. I've had difficulty lately finding good non-fiction ones to post, however. I was glad to have run across this one.

This is not one of my better Whispersync deals, as far as price is concerned. But the book is: 1) a #1 New York Times bestseller, 2) Rated #1 in three categories in Amazon books, and 3) Very highly rated at Amazon (the audiobook, at Audible, is too). And, despite the price, the Whispersync deal (audiobook, ebook, automatic syncing) is still 68% less than the audio alone at Audible.

Go ahead and get out your hanky, though, because this one looks like a real tearjerker.

Title: The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, The Horse That Inspired a Nation.
Genre: Non-Fiction (Animals).
Author(s): Elizabeth Letts.
Price: $6.48 ($1.99 ebook (marked down) + $4.49 Whispersync audio).
Regular Price of Audio, by Itself, at Audible: $19.95 (1 credit).
Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews: 4.6 stars/1,193 reviews (Amazon).
Audio Rating/Number of Ratings: 4.5/865 ratings.
Pages/Audio Length: 353/10 hours and 38 minutes.
Narrator(s): Bronson Pinchot.
Audible URL: http://www.audible.com/pd/Sports/The...ok/B005J68DG8/.
Amazon URL (you can get the whole Whispersync deal here): https://www.amazon.com/Eighty-Dollar.../dp/B004J4WKY2.
Comments:
Book Description (Amazon):
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Harry de Leyer first saw the horse he would name Snowman on a truck bound for the slaughterhouse. The recent Dutch immigrant recognized the spark in the eye of the beaten-up nag and bought him for eighty dollars. On Harry’s modest farm on Long Island, he ultimately taught Snowman how to fly. Here is the dramatic and inspiring rise to stardom of an unlikely duo. One show at a time, against extraordinary odds and some of the most expensive thoroughbreds alive, the pair climbed to the very top of the sport of show jumping. Their story captured the heart of Cold War–era America—a story of unstoppable hope, inconceivable dreams, and the chance to have it all. They were the longest of all longshots—and their win was the stuff of legend.

06-14-2016, 05:04 PM	#1561
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	Great Book about a Horse Saved from the Glue Factory--Whispersync Deal is $6.48. I try to have a good mixture of genres and subgenres in my Whispersync deal posts. I've had difficulty lately finding good non-fiction ones to post, however. I was glad to have run across this one. This is not one of my better Whispersync deals, as far as price is concerned. But the book is: 1) a #1 New York Times bestseller, 2) Rated #1 in three categories in Amazon books, and 3) Very highly rated at Amazon (the audiobook, at Audible, is too). And, despite the price, the Whispersync deal (audiobook, ebook, automatic syncing) is still 68% less than the audio alone at Audible. Go ahead and get out your hanky, though, because this one looks like a real tearjerker. Title: *The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, The Horse That Inspired a Nation. Genre:* Non-Fiction (Animals). Author(s): Elizabeth Letts. Price: *$6.48* ($1.99 ebook (marked down) + $4.49 Whispersync audio). Regular Price of Audio, by Itself, at Audible: $19.95 (1 credit). Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews: 4.6 stars/1,193 reviews (Amazon). Audio Rating/Number of Ratings: 4.5/865 ratings. Pages/Audio Length: 353/10 hours and 38 minutes. Narrator(s): Bronson Pinchot. Audible URL: http://www.audible.com/pd/Sports/The...ok/B005J68DG8/. Amazon URL (you can get the whole Whispersync deal here): https://www.amazon.com/Eighty-Dollar.../dp/B004J4WKY2. Comments: Book Description (Amazon): #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Harry de Leyer first saw the horse he would name Snowman on a truck bound for the slaughterhouse. The recent Dutch immigrant recognized the spark in the eye of the beaten-up nag and bought him for eighty dollars. On Harry’s modest farm on Long Island, he ultimately taught Snowman how to fly. Here is the dramatic and inspiring rise to stardom of an unlikely duo. One show at a time, against extraordinary odds and some of the most expensive thoroughbreds alive, the pair climbed to the very top of the sport of show jumping. Their story captured the heart of Cold War–era America—a story of unstoppable hope, inconceivable dreams, and the chance to have it all. They were the longest of all longshots—and their win was the stuff of legend. Last edited by GtrsRGr8; 06-14-2016 at 05:10 PM.