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GtrsRGr8 · 11-05-2016, 04:16 PM

You can learn a lot about people who post on MobileRead from what they choose to post. Well, except for tubemonkey, who posts everything.

And you probably know by now that I like history, and the topic of World War II is one of my favorites.

The ratings at Amazon on the ebook portion of this Whispersync deal are a little weak for me--the average is "only" 4.0. But, the ratings at GoodReads, where the raters tend to be, let's say, less generous with their ratings than those at Amazon, they are a stellar 4.25!

The whole Whispersync deal turns out to be more than $27 less than the price of the audiobook alone at Audible. That makes it only 21% of the price of the audiobook alone at Audible! I love (some of) these Whispersync deals, don't you?

You'll notice that the ebook is massive--720 pages. That translates to a nearly 28 hours of audio length. What bang for the buck!

A warning, of sorts. This tome covers the years of 1939-1941 only, and is described as "Volume 1" of a presumed planned series ("The War in the West"?). I can't find any subsequent volumes but, according to GoodReads the first book volume was published less than 2 years ago (2015), so I would expect one or more future volumes to appear later. But you never know.

Title: The Rise of Germany, 1939-1941: The War in the West, Volume 1.
Genre: Non-Fiction (Germany/Politics/War).
Author(s): James Holland.
Price: $7.48 ($1.99 ebook (marked down) + $5.49 Whispersync audio).
Regular Price of Audio, by Itself, at Audible: $34.95 (1 credit).
Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews: 4.0 stars/50 reviews (Amazon); 4.25/144 reviews (GoodReads).
Audio Rating/Number of Ratings: 4.4/65 ratings.
Pages/Audio Length: 720/27 hours and 48 minutes.
Narrator(s): Paul Boehmer.
Audible URL: http://www.audible.com/pd/History/Th...ook/B017C5YVOQ.
Amazon URL (you can get the whole Whispersync deal here): https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Germany-.../dp/B00XAQ1P46.
Comments: A top 10 seller in three Kindle Store categories.
Book Description (Amazon):
The Second World War is one of the most significant conflicts in history, but for seven decades our understanding of the war has remained mostly fixed, framed by the accounts of participants and an early generation of historians. James Holland, one of the leading young historians of World War II, has spent over a decade conducting new research, interviewing survivors, and exploring archives that have never before been so accessible to unearth forgotten memoirs, letters, and official records. In The Rise of Germany, Holland draws on this research to reconsider the strategy, tactics, and economic, political, and social aspects of the war. The Rise of Germany is a masterful book that redefines our understanding of the opening years of World War II. Beginning with the lead-up to the outbreak of war in 1939 and ending in the middle of 1941 on the eve of Operation Barbarossa, the Nazi invasion of Russia, The Rise of Germany is a landmark history of the war on land, in the air, and at sea.

11-05-2016, 04:16 PM	#2834
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 HUGE Ebook on 1939-1941 Germany. Only $7.48. Wow! You can learn a lot about people who post on MobileRead from what they choose to post. Well, except for tubemonkey, who posts everything. And you probably know by now that I like history, and the topic of World War II is one of my favorites. The ratings at Amazon on the ebook portion of this Whispersync deal are a little weak for me--the average is "only" 4.0. But, the ratings at GoodReads, where the raters tend to be, let's say, less generous with their ratings than those at Amazon, they are a stellar 4.25! The whole Whispersync deal turns out to be more than $27 less than the price of the audiobook alone at Audible. That makes it only 21% of the price of the audiobook alone at Audible! I love (some of) these Whispersync deals, don't you? You'll notice that the ebook is massive--720 pages. That translates to a nearly 28 hours of audio length. What bang for the buck! A warning, of sorts. This tome covers the years of 1939-1941 only, and is described as "Volume 1" of a presumed planned series ("The War in the West"?). I can't find any subsequent volumes but, according to GoodReads the first book volume was published less than 2 years ago (2015), so I would expect one or more future volumes to appear later. But you never know. Title: *The Rise of Germany, 1939-1941: The War in the West, Volume 1. Genre:* Non-Fiction (Germany/Politics/War). Author(s): James Holland. Price: *$7.48* ($1.99 ebook (marked down) + $5.49 Whispersync audio). Regular Price of Audio, by Itself, at Audible: $34.95 (1 credit). Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews: 4.0 stars/50 reviews (Amazon); 4.25/144 reviews (GoodReads). Audio Rating/Number of Ratings: 4.4/65 ratings. Pages/Audio Length: 720/27 hours and 48 minutes. Narrator(s): Paul Boehmer. Audible URL: http://www.audible.com/pd/History/Th...ook/B017C5YVOQ. Amazon URL (you can get the whole Whispersync deal here): https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Germany-.../dp/B00XAQ1P46. Comments: A top 10 seller in three Kindle Store categories. Book Description (Amazon): The Second World War is one of the most significant conflicts in history, but for seven decades our understanding of the war has remained mostly fixed, framed by the accounts of participants and an early generation of historians. James Holland, one of the leading young historians of World War II, has spent over a decade conducting new research, interviewing survivors, and exploring archives that have never before been so accessible to unearth forgotten memoirs, letters, and official records. In The Rise of Germany, Holland draws on this research to reconsider the strategy, tactics, and economic, political, and social aspects of the war. The Rise of Germany is a masterful book that redefines our understanding of the opening years of World War II. Beginning with the lead-up to the outbreak of war in 1939 and ending in the middle of 1941 on the eve of Operation Barbarossa, the Nazi invasion of Russia, The Rise of Germany is a landmark history of the war on land, in the air, and at sea.