Free and bargain Non-Fiction in April 2013

[koland]

Thought we'd try consolidating these for the rest of the month.

Three free true crime books today from Stackpole

• True Crime: Michigan: The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases by Tobin T. Buhk
• True Crime: Illinois: The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases by Troy Taylor
• True Crime: Missouri: The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases by David J. Krajicek

http://www.amazon.com/s/?rh=n:154606...sher=Stackpole


And some interesting titles from Agate, as well (two cookbooks+2 more)

• How to Play the Game at the Top: The 9 Rules for Consummate Corporate Effectiveness by Fenorris Pearson and Marshall Goldsmith
• Dwightmare: Dwight Howard, the Orlando Magic, and the Season of Dysfunction by Brian Schmitz
• Diabetes Cooking 101: Master Diabetes Cooking with 101 Great Recipes by Perrin Davis
• Soups & Stews 101: Master Soups and Stews with 101 Great Recipes by Kate DeVivo

http://www.amazon.com/s/?rh=n:154606...ublisher=Agate

And bringing up the rear, six from FT Press:

• Attack Your Day!: Before It Attacks You by Mark Woods and Trapper Woods
• The Option Trader's Hedge Fund: A Business Framework for Trading Equity and Index Options by Dennis A. Chen, Mark Sebastian and Stephanie Link
• Broken Markets: How High Frequency Trading and Predatory Practices on Wall Street are Destroying Investor Confidence... by Sal L. Arnuk and Joseph C. Saluzzi
• Jeff Augen's Options Trading Strategies (Collection) by Jeff Augen
• Critical Thinking Strategies for Success (Collection) by Linda Elder, Stewart Emery, Robert E. Gunther and Russ Hall
• Genes, Chromosomes, and Disease: From Simple Traits, to Complex Traits, to Personalized Medicine by Nicholas Wright Gillham

http://www.amazon.com/s/?rh=n:154606...2FT%20Press%22

[koland]

Three free from Stackpole today:

• Haunted Pennsylvania: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Keystone State (Haunted Series) by Mark Nesbitt and Patty A. Wilson
• Haunted Connecticut: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Constitution State (Haunted Series) by Cheri Revai
• Haunted Maryland: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Old Line State (Haunted Series) by Ed Okonowicz

http://www.amazon.com/s/?rh=n:154606...sher=stackpole

[bookratt]

Digital Photography Like a Pro! [Kindle Edition] Al Judge (Author)


http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Photog...154606011_f_31

With very little time and effort you can be well on your way to taking better pictures consistently – shooting Like a Pro!

Any serious photographer will eventually learn everything in this book. You have an opportunity to learn it quickly and easily in just a few hours. Adjusting APERTURE, EXPOSURE and ISO will no longer be sources of stress, Photography Equipment and Editing Software will lose their mystique, and your confidence will be greatly enhanced.


Are you enthused about photography but confused by all the technical jargon?
Do you feel a physical sensation in your gut when you take a great picture?
Would you like to be more consistent with the quality of your images?
Do you wonder how professional photographers get such great shots?
Do your eyes glaze over when people use terms like ISO, White Balance, Color Management, and Color Space?
Do you sometimes think that you just don’t have the time or energy to learn what you really need to know about photography?
Have you ever had an experience where you thought to yourself, “This book could have saved me a lot of time, money, and frustration, if only I had known about it back then?”

Digital Photography Like a Pro! will painlessly provide help and insight with all these topics and more in just a few hours of your time.

Without a guide on your path to better pictures, you run the risk of spending a great deal of time and money heading down the wrong road. Frustration and confusion can easily take the wind from your sails and replace excitement with disappointment.
This guide to digital photography builds a solid foundation of photographic knowledge with easy-to-follow discussions of everything that you need to know in order to create better images with confidence. Every photographic term used in the book is clearly defined and thoroughly explained. All terms are also highlighted by using BOLD CAPS so that you can easily find them again to refresh your memory.

This Photographic Guide will Prepare You for an Amazing Journey!

Thanks to the Internet, you can virtually hang-out with some of the top photographers in the world and learn from their experience for a very reasonable price in the form of training videos. Like traveling to a foreign country, understanding the language will make your visit more pleasant and meaningful. This book will tell you where to go and prepare you for your visit.
Although this book provides a fast-track approach to achieving photographic excellence it does not rely on previous knowledge.

This book will:

Save you a great deal of time and money by telling you what you need to know and how to maximize your efforts and budget.

Help you take better pictures and know why they are better.

Present the details and language of digital photography without intimidation or confusing terminology – all terms are clearly defined and explained.

Significantly accelerate your photographic learning curve.

By the time you finish reading this book, you will be well on your way to creating better images consistently.
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I have also published a series of photo books called Impressions of Sedona. You can see the entire series by visiting my author page. Thank you!

[Brendan Moody]

Tina Fey's memoir/essay collection Bossypants is 99 cents at Amazon US. Not matched anywhere else so far, though it's only $3.99 for Nook.

[scottken]

Currently $1.99 at Amazon:

The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester Main

Note: does not appear for sale at Amazon UK; does not look at though a UK kindle version is even available.

The Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary -- and literary history. The compilation of the OED, begun in 1857, was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor James Murray, discovered that one man, Dr. W. C. Minor, had submitted more than ten thousand. When the committee insisted on honoring him, a shocking truth came to light: Dr. Minor, an American Civil War veteran, was also an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane.

I've been wanting to read this one for years and was surprised to see it at this price.

[Brendan Moody]

Originally Posted by scottken

Currently $1.99 at Amazon:

The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester Main

The Man Who Loved China, by the same author, is also $1.99: link.

[artig]

Thank you for this thread and the books mentioned in it.

The two books by Simon Winchester both have (P.S.) at the end of their titles on Amazon. I can't find anything on Amazon's site which explains the significance of this. Can someone please explain? Presumably it's not just a postscript to the original book.

[Critteranne]

Originally Posted by artig

Thank you for this thread and the books mentioned in it.

The two books by Simon Winchester both have (P.S.) at the end of their titles on Amazon. I can't find anything on Amazon's site which explains the significance of this. Can someone please explain? Presumably it's not just a postscript to the original book.

I think that means they have additional information -- author interviews, reader group questions, etc. That publisher uses P.S. to indicate that, while other publishers call it something else. The print books with the P.S. sections have a little P.S. logo on the cover.

[bookratt]

Originally Posted by Brendan Moody

Tina Fey's memoir/essay collection Bossypants is 99 cents at Amazon US. Not matched anywhere else so far, though it's only $3.99 for Nook.

Just checked it...$3.99 Amazon US today.

[bookratt]

You've Gone Too Far This Time, Sir! [Kindle Edition]
Danny Bent (Author)


http://www.amazon.com/Youve-Gone-Thi...154606011_f_38

Have you ever woken up in the sultry heat of the morning, your hair and beard teeming with maggots, and then had potatoes picked out of your ears?

Have you ever felt the cold barrel of a semi automatic gun against your forehead?

When Danny Bent cycled 15,000 kilometres from the UK to India to raise money for ActionAid, it was a decision that took twenty years and one minute. For twenty years he had wanted to do something to raise money for charity. The one minute was when as their teacher he was put on the spot by his pupils and declared that the means was by bike, and he was going to India.

What he had signed up for was slogging along roads with trucks bearing down on him, unable to see and choking in the smog; shooting down treacherous descents with 100 foot drops, shaking with cold and too numb to brake; muscle burn and saddle sores; delirium and food poisoning; thirst and malnutrition; foul and insanitary conditions; life-threatening crises; obstructive border guards, crazed dogs and inquisitive passers-by.

'You've Gone Too Far This Time, Sir!' is a real and compelling blow-by-blow account of Danny's trip across Europe, the former Soviet Republics, Russia, China, Pakistan and India.

And what people he met! They are the true delight of this book, mostly charming, sometimes reckless, occasionally threatening, always unpredictable, and forever inviting Danny to be up for the challenge of entertaining them, in one instance by dancing in front of a packed stadium, in another by eating sheep's brains in a local night market.

Danny turns the wheels, you turn the pages. The pace is relentless. The story is both heart-stopping and heart-warming. The arrival is breakdown-and-cry emotional. And there's loads of fun and wonderment along the way too.

What a book! What a ride! Live your dream.

Go for it, Danny.

[Brendan Moody]

American Rose, Karen Abbott's biography of Gypsy Rose Lee, is $0.99 at Amazon US: link. I read this one in hardcopy a few years back; it's pretty solid.

[koland]

Three on breweries from Stackpole:

http://www.amazon.com/s/?rh=n:154606...sher=stackpole

[bookratt]

17 Cents & a Dream: My Incredible Journey from the USSR to Living the American Dream [Kindle Edition]
Daniel Milstein (Author), Mike Ball (Editor)


http://www.amazon.com/17-Cents-Dream..._154606011_f_7

“Through pure determination, fortitude and attitude, Daniel pulled out of impossibly difficult situations. His story is true, his story is a personal inspiration to me and I hope it will inspire you too to maximize your potential and go for the greatest of dreams.” - Mark Victor Hansen, Bestselling Author, Chicken Soup for the Soul.

“Powerful and inspiring, Daniel Milstein’s story is a testament to following your dreams and never taking no for an answer.” - Seth Green Actor, Writer/Director

On a cold December night in 1991, a young boy with seventeen cents in his pocket first set foot in the United States. Twenty years later that young man found himself the founder and CEO of a Multi-Million dollar corporation. Daniel Milstein’s harrowing story about how his mother, father and brother escaped the oppressive government of the U.S.S.R and immigrated to the United States and carved out a life for themselves has been described as the quintessential immigrant story of the era.

17 Cents and a Dream begins with a candid, gripping account of the Milstein family’s tough life in Kiev, Ukraine under the oppressive government of the former Soviet Union. He recalls how he and his family were affected by the 1986 explosion of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant: Daniel was ten years old, and the disaster took place only 78 miles from their home, killing 100,000 people and spreading poisonous radiation throughout the environment. A few years later the family, struggling against poverty, government oppression, and anti-Semitism, made a secret plan to flee to America. After a narrow escape, the family arrived in Ann Arbor, Michigan with no understanding of English and few belongings. Young Daniel had only seventeen cents in his pocket, given to him by a friend to cover the cost of a postage stamp so Daniel could send him a letter. In the ensuing years, Daniel endured extreme poverty, endless hunger, relentless bullying from his new classmates, and cruel mistreatment while working long hours mopping floors and cleaning toilets.

“The never-ending sense of hunger in the pit of my stomach,” he writes, “became a part of me and manifested into the drive to do more, to be more, so my family could eat without worry.”

That hunger, plus the work ethic instilled in him by his grandfather, fueled Milstein’s determination; after graduating from college, he worked for various financial institutions and was consistently promoted because of his strong work ethic.

But perhaps most inspiring is Milstein’s courage and sheer willpower as he began to build upon his success in the world of finance, working harder and longer than anyone else until eventually opening and growing his own multimillion-dollar company, Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group.

"17 Cents and a Dream: My Incredible Journey from the USSR to Living the American Dream" is both a true American success story and a manual for anyone who dreams of becoming successful in today’s competitive world of finance and sales.

DANIEL MILSTEIN is founder, president and CEO of Gold Star Mortgage Financial Group. He has been recognized as the #1 loan officer in the United States; has achieved more than $3 billion in personal mortgage originations; and is one of the top 40 finance professionals in the nation, ranked by National Mortgage Professional Magazine. Milstein led the company to the Inc 500 list and one of the fastest growing companies in the United States. Gold Star has over 500 employees in 43 offices across the U.S. and has been named a Top Workplace in Michigan for three years by the Detroit Free Press. Milstein holds an honorary doctorate and BBA in business management from Cleary University, Ann Arbor, from which he graduated with honors. He is the author of The ABC of Sales: Lessons from a Superstar, which in March 2012 sold 10,000 copies and became the #1 sales book on Amazon.com and the thirty-first top seller of all ebook sales.

[Brendan Moody]

Today's Kindle Daily Deal includes 61 non-fiction titles for $2.99. I know that at least some of them have been discounted in the past.

[curtw]

Originally Posted by Brendan Moody

Today's Kindle Daily Deal includes 61 non-fiction titles for $2.99. I know that at least some of them have been discounted in the past.

Thanks! I had been eying City, and was tempted even at the $40 print edition price. This made it a no-brainer.