Free and Bargain Non-Fiction in April 2014

[GtrsRGr8]

I'm not a "dog" person--I'm a "cat" person--but we'll say that I'm posting this as my good deed for the day.

A Quick Start Guide to Traveling with Your Dog. By Caesar Owens. Digital list price $0.99; Kindle price $0.00. Five stars out of 5 from 8 reviews at the present moment. http://www.amazon.com/Quick-Start-Gu...+With+Your+Dog.

Today, it’s very easy to take your pets whenever you travel. It can be
a trip to the beach, another state or even another country. No matter
where you go, hotels, airlines, cruise lines and even restaurants have
become more open in accepting pets. In fact, some of them have
even upgraded their services so they can cater the needs of pets and
pet owners together. For this reason, it’s almost unfair if we leave
our animals behind when we travel, and we don’t need to come up
with excuses about not bringing out animals along.

If it’s your first time taking your pets with you, you may find it
quite complicated since there are some things you need to consider
before you travel. You also need to attend to the needs of your pet
all throughout the length of your journey. That’s why this eBook was
created. It will serve as a guide, especially for pet owners, who will be traveling with their dogs.

A Quick Start Guide to Traveling With Your Dog covers the following topics and more:
- Should You Travel With Your Dog?
- Things to Pack When Traveling With Your Dog
- Things to Do and Places to Go
- Finding Dog-Friendly Hotels
- Traveling by Car
- Traveling by Plane
- Traveling by Boat
- Dining With Dogs
- Dog Medications for Travel
- Overview on International Pet Travel

There, I've done it. Now I won't have to worry about doing another good deed until tomorrow . . . .

[scottken]

Mind of the Raven by Bernd Heinrich is $1.99 at the moment Amazon US Kobo B&N
Description: Heinrich involves us in his quest to get inside the mind of the raven. But as animals can only be spied on by getting quite close, Heinrich adopts ravens, thereby becoming a "raven father," as well as observing them in their natural habitat. He studies their daily routines, and in the process, paints a vivid picture of the ravens' world. At the heart of this book are Heinrich's love and respect for these complex and engaging creatures, and through his keen observation and analysis, we become their intimates too.

I read this one in print a decade ago, and if you've any interest in birds (especially the smart corvids) or well-documented accounts of animal thinking and behavior, I would heartily recommend it.

[peachiekene]

Free

How to Crochet Vol.II. A Complete Intermediate Guide with More Patterns, Stitches and Squares Also Includes Step-by-Step Instructions with Pictures: Intermediate Guide, With more Advanced Stitches by Beatrice Crimbleton

This book will help you build upon the basic skills of crocheting. Since you already know how to chain, single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet, and treble crochet, you are ready to learn new patterns that will combine these stitches to make beautiful and fun designs. If you’re interested in furthering your skills at the art of crocheting, I encourage you to read this book and try some new and exciting techniques!

A tiny sample of what you will find inside.
Intermediate Stitches
Specialty Stitches
Specialty Crochet Methods
The Popcorn Stitch
The Star Stitch
The Pineapple Stitch
The Hairpin and Broomstick Lace

Note: This one is self-pubbed, but I "bought" it and the stitch guide looks to be pretty solid. There are higher quality books out there and this isn't anything you couldn't find on the internet, but this is free and nice to have if you're on the go/not online.

AmazonUS
AmazonCA
AmazonUK

Bargain

Smart Soapmaking: The Simple Guide to Making Traditional Handmade Soap Quickly, Safely, and Reliably, or How to Make Luxurious Handcrafted Soaps from Scratch for Family, Friends, and Yourself by Anne L Watson

********#1 AMAZON.COM BESTSELLER IN SOAP MAKING (AUGUST 2013)********
******#1 KINDLE (US) BESTSELLER IN CRAFTS & HOBBIES (OCTOBER 2013)******
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SPECIAL NOTE! -- ANNE WILL PERSONALLY ANSWER ANY QUESTION OF YOURS AFTER READING THIS BOOK. ASK ON HER WEB SITE, AND YOU'LL NORMALLY HEAR BACK WITHIN HOURS!

Maybe you've made melt-and-pour soap and want to move on to something more challenging and rewarding. Maybe traditional soapmaking appeals to you, but you figure that working with lye is too difficult or dangerous. Or maybe you're already doing it, but outmoded ideas and methods are complicating the process and slowing you down.

No matter which of these fits you, you'll find "Smart Soapmaking" practical, helpful, and refreshing. Written by a former professional soapmaker, this book explodes the myths about soapmaking and shows you how to make luxurious soap from scratch with the least fuss and bother.

With both customary and metric measurements, plus a list of suppliers in five countries, "Smart Soapmaking" is the first truly international book on the craft!

AmazonUS - $0.99
AmazonCA - $0.67
AmazonUK - £0.77

---Her two other crafting books (Milk Soapmaking and Smart Lotionmaking) are currently on sale as well.
US $0.99
CA $0.67 & $0.99
UK £0.77

[GtrsRGr8]

Against All Odds. By Church Norris; Ken Abraham. Print list price $14.99. $.99 for both the Kindle at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Against-All-Od...ainst+All+Odds) and Nook at Barnes & Noble (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/agai...ll+odds+norris). Rated 4 and 1/2 stars out of 5 at both places.

A New York Times best seller. Millions of people worldwide know Chuck Norris as the star of more than twenty motion pictures, a martial arts expert, and the only man in the Western Hemisphere to hold an eighth degree Black Belt Grand Master in Tae Kwon Do. Countless others see him daily in syndicated reruns as the hero of the longest running CBS series to date, “Walker, Texas Ranger.” What many don’t know is that Chuck Norris is a sincere Christian–a man whose faith plays a role in everything he does. Against All Odds is the inspirational story of how Norris overcame abject poverty from childhood, the effects of his father’s alcoholism and desertion of the family, and his own shyness and lack of strength and ability early in his life. Norris writes candidly about the past and gives God full credit for where he is today.

[GA Russell]

The Clean Home - free
http://www.amazon.com/The-Clean-Home...&_bbtype=email

[GA Russell]

Racecar: Searching for the Limits in Formula SAE - free
http://www.amazon.com/Racecar-Search...g+kindle+books

*****

Pursuit of a Dream - 99 cents
http://www.amazon.com/Pursuit-Dream-...RJ79AGC72SR59H

*****

Showdown at Daytona - 99 cents
http://www.amazon.com/Showdown-at-Da...K5JCS8NX224R2C

*****

Jeff Gordon: Portrait of a Champion - 99 cents
http://www.amazon.com/Jeff-Gordon-Po...FHZHTE2XZB6VAM

[GtrsRGr8]

Folks, this thread is being seriously neglected.

The Word I'm Thinking Of: A Devilish Dictionary of Difficult Words. By Michael Gates. Print list price $7.50; Digital list price $4.99; Kindle price $0.00. Rated five stars out of 5 from 5 customer reviews at the present moment. http://www.amazon.com/Word-Im-Thinki...ifficult+Words.

Absquatulate. Flumadiddle. Gongoozler. Squintifego. If you love words, you know the strange byways of memory or reverie that stumbling across a certain word or phrase will take you down, especially if it's one you're discovering and finding the meaning of for the first time. Chances are, you have never encountered words as unusual as those collected in this 170-page book.

You'll find definitions and parts of speech for each entry. And for each word, the author has also included a quotation to show how the word can be used in context. His hope is that this book will spark interest in these ostrobogulous words and that you will use them in your daily conversations--perhaps as a humorous social-science experiment to see what kinds of reactions you receive. Amaze your friends with your selcouth vocabulary and indulge your inner logophile!

A funny--the four unusual words used in the book description are so obscure that the spellchecker did not recognize them.

[samhy]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

The Word I'm Thinking Of: A Devilish Dictionary of Difficult Words. By Michael Gates. Print list price $7.50; Digital list price $4.99; Kindle price $0.00. Rated five stars out of 5 from 5 customer reviews at the present moment. http://www.amazon.com/Word-Im-Thinki...ifficult+Words.

It's also free at Amazon.fr

[pendragginp]

Ooh, I'm going to put one of these words up a couple of times a week at the library I work at.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by samhy

It's also free at Amazon.fr

C'est magnifique! (Je parle un peu de francais).

[GtrsRGr8]

I tried to quote myself, but couldn't figure out how to do it.

I'm disappointed that the book does not include supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

[itisbomb]

Forgotten Sacrifice: The Arctic Convoys of World War II
by Michael Walling

is today's Nook Daily Find. It can be downloaded for $2.99

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/forg...=9781782002901

Below is the blurb:
The story begins in October 1939, when Germany and the Soviet Union began diplomatic maneuvering. The action accelerates with Winston Churchill’s decision in 1941 to provide supplies to Soviet forces battling the German invasion and for five long years, thousands of men and women fought ferociously in the coldest corner of hell on earth. Some fought for survival, some struggled to help others survive, and some sought to crush their enemies. The Arctic Convoys were war without mercy. If man-made death didn’t get you, the Arctic’s weapons of ice and cold would. These natural weapons killed regardless of whose side you were on or how just your cause. No one escaped unscathed. Author Mike Walling captures the convoy’s bitter essence and reveals a timeless tale of determination, heroism, sacrifice, and the strength of the human spirit.

[pdurrant]

Victoria Coren Mitchell's autobiography is one of today's Kindle Daily Deals in the UK Amazon store. Just £0.99.

For Richer, For Poorer: A Love Affarir with Poker

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Knock 'em Dead Secrets & Strategies for First-Time Job Seekers. By Martin Yate. Five stars out of 5 from 22 reviews at the present moment. Print list price $15.95. Kindle price $0.00. http://www.amazon.com/Knock-Secrets-...me+Job+Seekers.

This is the guide to living life on your terms. It’s tough landing that first job out of school and starting your climb up the professional ladder in such an uncertain world. In Knock 'em Dead Secrets & Strategies for First-Time Job Seekers, you will learn how to climb the ladder of success and get what you want out of life. You'll learn how to: -Develop social networks that deliver results for the new professional you -Build a resume that gets you interviews -Complete your job search in record time with a killer plan of attack -Turn job interviews into job offers and paychecks -Build a professional brand that delivers credibility -Bring your entrepreneurial dreams to life. Working your way through the proven job search and interview strategies from the inimitable Martin Yate, you'll gradually discover a blueprint for professional success. You'll immediately begin to make sense of the world of work, start your career on the right foot, and gain access to the corporate inner circle and win promotions way ahead of your college peers. You can get what you want out of life, and live a meaningful life on your terms — you just have to learn how to do it. In Secrets & Strategies for First-Time Job Seekers, you'll develop a practical career plan that puts you in control, with commonsense strategies that really can bring your dreams to life. You need never be unemployed, never be without income streams. In short, you can score the job you want and learn to survive and prosper over the long haul with a brand new approach to professional success that always put you first. How will you guide your professional destiny?

[GtrsRGr8]

I've been dilatory in posting the last day or two, so I'm going to make up for it by making one post on this thread and one on the "Free/Bargain Christian Interest" thread soon after. The post of the "Free/Bargain Christian Interest" thread could probably just as rightly be posted here.

I came across this guidebook on Hawaii. Normally I'd be leary of such, as it seems like a lot of the free guidebooks are either cheesy/commercialized, too brief, or out of date, or some combination of those three. This one seems to be none of those. And, it comes at my favorite price--free. Now if I could just find free airfare . . . .

Hawaii for Free: Hundreds of Free Things to Do in Hawaii. By Frances Carter. Rated five out of 5 stars, but out of only 2 reviews, at the present moment. 166 pages. Digital list price $4.99; Kindle price $0.00. http://www.amazon.com/Hawaii-Free-Hu...o+Do+in+Hawaii.

Hawaii is famous for her pristine beaches and awesome scenic attractions, but few visitors realize there are hundreds of great things to do and see in the Islands that are absolutely free.
This guidebook will tell you where to find ancient archaeological sites, stargaze atop Mauna Kea, visit the USA's only rainforest zoo, sample wine on Maui, take guided hikes through gorgeous botanical gardens, watch Japanese folk dancing, and much more. All for FREE!
Frances Carter has compiled a gold mine of ideas and tips for enjoying America’s paradise inexpensively. For the budget traveler – or anyone who loves a bargain – Hawaii for Free is an essential resource.