Free and bargain Non-Fiction in July 2013

[koland]

A nice freebie from Stackpole today. Regular list price: $50!

Spey Casting: 2nd Edition
Simon Gawesworth

• Learn the switch cast, single spey, double spey, snake roll, snap T, and devon switch, and now the skagit cast
• The efficient way for anglers to catch fish--including trout, striped bass, salmon, and steelhead--on big, moving waters

No other cast is more graceful, or more fun to learn, than the spey cast. Champion spey caster Simon Gawesworth teaches the casts, some of which he developed himself, all of which he has mastered as an angler and instructor. Revised and updated to include the latest trends, this new edition has a completely new chapter on skagit casting, a remarkably easy way to lift the largest flies and lines with the fastest sinking tips from the water--this cast is ideal for tight backcasting situations.

http://www.amazon.com/Spey-Casting-2...dp/B00CDWVOD0/

[mitford13]

Free on Amazon:

Just for the love of it by Cathy O'Dowd

At 8am on 29 May Cathy O’Dowd, a 30-year-old mountaineer from South Africa, stepped onto the summit of Everest and into history. She had become the first woman to climb the highest mountain in the world from both its south (Edmund Hillary) and north (George Mallory) sides. To achieve this, Cathy has had to face the ultimate risks of Everest.

During her first ascent from the south in 1996, she and her team were trapped in the killer storm described in Jon Krakauer’s best seller Into Thin Air. They finally reached the summit, only to have the thrill of success snatched away when a team member disappeared on the descent. In 1998 Cathy, attempting the north side of Everest, stopped only a few hundred metres from the summit to try and help a dying American climber. The woman’s first words were ‘don’t leave me’. Yet Cathy eventually had to leave her to save her own life.

Now Cathy has captured the drama of her Everest climbs, her passion for the challenge of climbing mountains and her love for wild places in this story of her four attempts on the mountain. Cathy tries to answer the question of why, if climbing Everest can be so dangerous, people still want to do it.

Featuring a new chapter exclusive to this electronic edition, Cathy shares the previously untold story of her fourth Everest expedition, an attempt to climb a new route on the seldom visited and very risky east face of Everest. Storms, avalanches and crevasses all contributed to an expedition fraught with difficulty.

[MarianneM]

Originally Posted by mitford13

Free on Amazon:

Just for the love of it by Cathy O'Dowd

Sounds interesting! Thank you!

[AnemicOak]

Repeat freebie.

Viking Panzers: The German SS 5th Tank Regiment in the East in World War II by Ewald Klapdor

Classic World War II unit history of the 5th SS Panzer Regiment, part of the 5th SS Panzer Division "Viking"

The unique 5th SS Panzer Division was made up largely of volunteers from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, the Netherlands, and Belgium

This regiment served on the Eastern Front from 1942 to the end of the war, including action at Kharkov and Warsaw

Draws heavily from the eyewitness testimonies of the 5th's members
First time in English

unfortunately it's in Topaz format.

[Difflugia]

Richard Dawkins' The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution is on sale for $2.99.

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Richard Dawkins transformed our view of God in his blockbuster, The God Delusion, which sold more than 2 million copies in English alone. He revolutionized the way we see natural selection in the seminal bestseller The Selfish Gene. Now, he launches a fierce counterattack against proponents of "Intelligent Design" in his latest New York Times bestseller, The Greatest Show on Earth. "Intelligent Design" is being taught in our schools; educators are being asked to "teach the controversy" behind evolutionary theory. There is no controversy. Dawkins sifts through rich layers of scientific evidence—from living examples of natural selection to clues in the fossil record; from natural clocks that mark the vast epochs wherein evolution ran its course to the intricacies of developing embryos; from plate tectonics to molecular genetics—to make the airtight case that "we find ourselves perched on one tiny twig in the midst of a blossoming and flourishing tree of life and it is no accident, but the direct consequence of evolution by non-random selection." His unjaded passion for the natural world turns what might have been a negative argument, exposing the absurdities of the creationist position, into a positive offering to the reader: nothing less than a master’s vision of life, in all its splendor.

[Critteranne]

Can't believe this is free!
More Forensics and Fiction: Crime Writers Morbidly Curious Questions Expertly Answered (Marder and Mayhem)
Kindle link

Nook Link

[slex]

Originally Posted by Critteranne

Can't believe this is free!
More Forensics and Fiction: Crime Writers Morbidly Curious Questions Expertly Answered (Marder and Mayhem)
Kindle link

Nook Link

It's been on my wishlist for some time. Thanks!

[basschick]

awesome - thanks!!!

Originally Posted by Critteranne

Can't believe this is free!
More Forensics and Fiction: Crime Writers Morbidly Curious Questions Expertly Answered (Marder and Mayhem)
Kindle link

Nook Link

[koland]

Newly free from Stackpole today:

• The Face of Courage: The 98 Men Who Received the Knight's Cross and the Close-Combat Clasp in Gold by Florian Berger
• Green Birding: How to See

More Birds and Protect the Environment at the Same Time by Richard Gregson

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

[koland]

Fly-Casting Fundamentals: Distance, Accuracy, Roll Casts, Hauling, Sinking Lines, and More by Lefty Kreh

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

[koland]

FT Press

• Pictures of the Mind: What the New Neuroscience Tells Us About Who We Are by Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald
• The Truth About Managing People (3rd Edition) by Stephen P. Robbins
• Saving for Retirement (Without Living Like a Pauper or Winning the Lottery) Updated and Revised by Gail MarksJarvis
• Option Strategies for Earnings Announcements: A Comprehensive, Empirical Analysis by Ping Zhou and John Shon
• Visual Quantitative Finance: A New Look at Option Pricing, Risk Management, and Structured Securities by Michael Lovelady
• Entrepreneurship Lessons for Success (Collection) by Edward D. Hess, Charles F. Goetz, R. Duane Ireland and Bruce Barringer
• Leading Teams with Integrity: Advice from Leadership Experts (Collection) by Stedman Graham, Ken Blanchard, Jon Huntsman and Doug Lennick

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

[koland]

Free:
The Amish of Lancaster County
Donald B. Kraybill (Author), Daniel Rodriguez (Photographer)
Stackpole Books

Primer to understanding Amish life for visitors
Captivating color photography
Insight on recent media events
More than 8.5 million people visit Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, every year to experience the culture of the oldest Amish community in the world. This book by the leading scholar of the Amish explains the uncommon lifestyle of these simple-living people who intrigue so many visitors. Mini essays on all aspects of Amish life, from dress and spirituality to horse-and-buggy transport, are accompanied by beautiful full-color photographs. The author also discusses myths about the Amish, their selective use of technology, the current media attention to Rumspringa, and the tragedy at the Nickel Mines school.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Amish-Lanc...dp/B00CBX00MM/

[jersysman]

Originally Posted by koland

Free:
The Amish of Lancaster County
Donald B. Kraybill (Author), Daniel Rodriguez (Photographer)
Stackpole Books



http://www.amazon.com/The-Amish-Lanc...dp/B00CBX00MM/

Since I have lived in Lancaster County, PA and right now live just outside of it, I will give this one a try to see how well the Amish are portrayed.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by jersysman

Since I have lived in Lancaster County, PA and right now live just outside of it, I will give this one a try to see how well the Amish are portrayed.

I'd love your feedback on this one! this was a major field of study for me at one point in my life.

[koland]

Free from Stackpole

• 12th SS: Vol. 1, The History of the Hitler Youth Panzer Division by Hubert Meyer
• In the Fire of the Eastern Front: The Experiences of a Dutch Waffen-SS Volunteer, 1941-45 by Hendrick C. Verton

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