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|  06-08-2018, 11:56 AM | #1037 | 
| Grand Sorcerer            Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus,  Sony T1,  iPad 3 | 
			
			The Universe by John Brockman is available from both Kobo and Amazon for $1.99. Synopsis: The Universe Leading Scientists Explore the Origin, Mysteries, and Future of the Cosmos by John Brockman series Best of Edge Series Synopsis John Brockman brings together the world's best-known physicists and science writers—including Brian Greene, Walter Isaacson, Nobel Prize-winner Frank Wilczek, Benoit Mandelbrot, and Martin Rees—to explain the universe in all wondrous splendor. In The Universe, today's most influential science writers explain the science behind our evolving understanding of the universe and everything in it, including the cutting edge research and discoveries that are shaping our knowledge. Lee Smolin reveals how math and cosmology are helping us create a theory of the whole universe. Benoit Mandelbrot looks back on a career devoted to fractal geometry. Neil Turok analyzes the fundamental laws of nature, what came before the big bang, and the possibility of a unified theory. Seth Lloyd investigates the impact of computational revolutions and the informational revolution. Lawrence Krauss provides fresh insight into gravity, dark matter, and the energy of empty space. Brian Greene and Walter Isaacson illuminate the genius who revolutionized modern science: Albert Einstein. And much more. Explore the universe with some of today's greatest minds: what it is, how it came into being, and what may happen next. Kobo. https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-universe-7 Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...n+The+universe | 
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|  06-08-2018, 01:18 PM | #1038 | 
| 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 | |
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|  06-09-2018, 02:36 PM | #1039 | 
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			All 3 volumes (Kindle) of the "Yesteryear Gazette: Amazing Stories From the Pages of Vintage American Newspapers" are currently free (I think they're usually $1.99 each). I had one of the volumes on my Amazon wishlist planning to pick it up if I rejoin Prime and pick up a few no-rush credits so I thought they looked interesting. Each volume has "twenty of the most compelling, moving, humorous and quirky stories from this treasure trove of American newspapers" culled from the Library of Congress digitized newspaper collection. Volumes are between appx. 160 & 190 pages each. Will probably only last for a day or so. Vol. 1: https://www.amazon.com/Yesteryear...ar+gazette Vol. 2: https://www.amazon.com/Yesteryear...ar+gazette Vol. 3: https://www.amazon.com/Yesteryear...ar+gazette | 
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|  06-09-2018, 04:15 PM | #1040 | 
| Grand Sorcerer            Posts: 5,732 Karma: 20469902 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Lockport, IL Device: Kindle PW4, Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition | 
			
			Alternately, you can "buy" all three in one shot at this link https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...ies_rw_dp_labf
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|  06-09-2018, 05:15 PM | #1041 | |
| Wizard            Posts: 3,168 Karma: 37800000 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G, Kindle Fire 2, NOOK ST, Kindle HDX, Fire 7" | Quote: 
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|  06-10-2018, 02:23 AM | #1042 | 
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|  06-10-2018, 11:07 AM | #1043 | 
| Almost legible            Posts: 1,457 Karma: 4611110 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: In a high desert, CA Device: Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Tab A (2017), Likebook P78 | 
			
			AN entertaining must-read for grammar purists, Eats, Shoots & Leaves is on sale for $1.99 at Amazon.com right now.
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|  06-12-2018, 08:44 AM | #1044 | 
| lost in my e-reader...            Posts: 8,185 Karma: 66191692 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: sunny southern California, USA Device: Android phone, Sony T1, Nook ST Glowlight, Galaxy Tab 7 Plus | 
			
			Conquest: Cortes, Montezuma, and the Fall of Old Mexico by Hugh Thomas has dropped to $6.99 at Kindle and Kobo US.   Not a great price, but not horrible either for non-fiction, and for that you get a really long book   .   More seriously, I read this in DTB on a vacation to Mexico many years ago, and really enjoyed it.  In the US, at least, we tend to barely learn just the basics (Cortez came, he saw, he conquered), and it was nice to learn a lot more about that period of history.  I find I don't remember quite as much of the history as I wish now, though, and I have another trip to Mexico coming up in the fall, so I may bite on this one...and it'll be easier to carry on my phone than the original book was   . Kindle US: https://www.amazon.com/Conquest-Cort...dp/B00AK78QCW/ Kobo US: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/conquest-15 Spoiler: 
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|  06-12-2018, 09:22 AM | #1045 | 
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|  06-12-2018, 06:50 PM | #1046 | 
| Wizard            Posts: 3,168 Karma: 37800000 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G, Kindle Fire 2, NOOK ST, Kindle HDX, Fire 7" | 
			
			Charles River Editors, free The Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba: The History and Legacy of the Moors’ Greatest Holy Site in Spain The British Subjugation of Australia: The History of British Colonization and the Conquest of the Aboriginal Australians French Indochina: The History and Legacy of the French Empire’s Colonialism in Southeast Asia The Spread of HIV and AIDS: The History of the HIV Virus and the Rise of Infections across the World https://www.amazon.com/s/?url=search...+river+editors https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?url=sear...+river+editors https://www.amazon.ca/s/?url=search-...+river+editors | 
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|  06-12-2018, 06:55 PM | #1047 | 
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			Endeavour, Free White Mischief: A Cultural History of Cocaine by Tim Madge Cocaine has a unique place in the history of illegal recreational drugs. Remaining near the top of the list of drugs governments have vowed to eliminate, cocaine has kept its street credibility and underground status as the champagne drug, associated in many people's minds with a high-living, high-rolling lifestyle. Production of cocaine from coca leaves is increasing. Prices are steady. The mass media treat its recreational use by the rich and famous as more of a naughty prank than a potentially deadly vice. The coca plant is still legally chewed by millions of South Americans, producing a mild high akin to that of caffeine. More famously, coca extract remains a core ingredient of Coca-Cola, albeit with the cocaine content now removed. First published in 2001 by Mainstream Publishing (Edinburgh) Ltd. Tim Madge is a social historian, lecturer and journalist. He is the author of a number of books, including Maiden (with Tracy Edwards) and Long Voyage Home, subsequently turned into a BBC Radio Four documentary series which he wrote and presented. Dr Madge is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. https://www.amazon.com/White-Mischie...dp/B07CQ6F2BL/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/White-Misch...dp/B07CQ6F2BL/ https://www.amazon.ca/White-Mischief...dp/B07CQ6F2BL/ | 
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|  06-13-2018, 12:08 AM | #1048 | |
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|  06-13-2018, 06:45 PM | #1049 | |
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|  06-13-2018, 09:23 PM | #1050 | |
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