FREE/BARGAIN - Non-Fiction - 2015

[Little.Egret]

Originally Posted by HarryT

This is a not terribly good version of a public domain work which appears not to have been proof-read (there's a glaring error on the very first page!). In all honesty, I can't recommend it.

'tide' for 'title' ?

It's probably an exact copy of Gutenberg, as you might expect, so has been proof read, just not perfect.

https://archive.org/details/journaloftourtoh00bosw

I posted it to match Dr Johnson's account

[GtrsRGr8]

The subject of this book is one that is fascinating to me; maybe it will be to other Mobilereaders, too. The ebook certainly has an excellent markdown on it right now (68% of digital list price).

Originalism: A Quarter-Century of Debate. By Scalia, (Justice) Antonin; Calabresi, Steven G. (editor). Rated 4 1/2 stars, but from only 5 reviews at Amazon at the present moment; rated a 3.71, from 14 ratings at GoodReads. Print list price $29.95; digital list price $20.99; regular digital price $16.17; Kindle price now $6.63. Regnery Publishing, publisher. 370 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Originalism-Qu...tury+of+Debate.

Book Description
What did the Constitution mean at the time it was adopted? How should we interpret today the words used by the Founding Fathers? In ORIGINALISM: A QUARTER-CENTURY OF DEBATE, these questions are explained and dissected by the very people who continue to shape the legal structure of our country. Inside you'll find: *A foreword by Justice Antonin Scalia and speeches by former attorney general Edwin Meese III, Justice William Brennan, Judge Robert H. Bork, and President Ronald Reagan *Transcripts from panel discussions and debates engaging some of the brightest legal minds of our time in frank, open discussions about the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States and its impact on the rule of law in our country *A debate on the original meaning of the Commerce, Spending, and Necessary and Proper Clauses *Concluding thoughts by Theodore Olson, forty-second solicitor general of the United States and a fellow at both the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. ORIGINALISM: A QUARTER-CENTURY OF DEBATE is a lively and fascinating discussion of an issue that has occupied the greatest legal minds in America, and one that continues to elicit strong reactions from both those who support and those who oppose the rule of law. Steven G. Calabresi, co-founder of the Federalist Society and professor of law at Northwestern University School of Law, has compiled an impressive collection of speeches, panel discussions, and debates from some of the greatest and most prominent legal experts of the last twenty-five years.

[GtrsRGr8]

I wonder if anyone else is as excited about this ebook as I am. My knowledge of this great king of early England is weak. I am glad to get this highly-rated ebook to help address that weakness. And I was tickled pink to get it at a 90% markdown (that's from the digital list price)! Well, maybe not pink. ha

The White Horse King: The Life of Alfred the Great. By Benjamin R. Merkle. Rated 4.2 stars, from 113 reviews at the present moment at Amazon; rated 4.13, from 163 ratings at GoodReads. Print list price $14.99; digital list price $9.99; Kindle price now $0.99. Thomas Nelson, publisher. 272 pages. http://www.amazon.com/White-Horse-Ki...se+king+merkle.

Book Description
The unlikely king who saved England.

Down swept the Vikings from the frigid North. Across the English coastlands and countryside they raided, torched, murdered, and destroyed all in their path. Farmers, monks, and soldiers all fell bloody under the Viking sword, hammer, and axe.

Then, when the hour was most desperate, came an unlikely hero. King Alfred rallied the battered and bedraggled kingdoms of Britain and after decades of plotting, praying, and persisting, finally triumphed over the invaders.

Alfred's victory reverberates to this day: He sparked a literary renaissance, restructured Britain's roadways, revised the legal codes, and revived Christian learning and worship. It was Alfred's accomplishments that laid the groundwork for Britian's later glories and triumphs in literature, liturgy, and liberty.

"Ben Merkle tells the sort of mythic adventure story that stirs the imagination and races the heart and all the more so knowing that it is altogether true!" George Grant, author of The Last Crusader and The Blood of the Moon.

[Little.Egret]

Endeavour Press reprint

Albert Finney In Character by Quentin Falk

In the 1960s, Albert Finney was the screen's incarnation of the new British working-class hero. In the theatre, he was hailed as the `new Olivier'. Yet, instead of actively pursuing either image, he went his own way and became a millionaire.

To some, he became the leading actor of his generation. To others, he had an ambition bypass. To severer critics, Finney has remained cheerfully indolent, almost wilfully failing to fulfil the remarkable early promise which led to comparisons not only with Olivier, but also Scofield, Burton, Cagney and even Spencer Tracy.

Quentin Falk is also the author of books on Graham Greene, Lew Grade, the Rank Organization and Anthony Hopkins

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VAELHRU/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00VAELHRU/
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00VAELHRU/

[Little.Egret]

Charles River Editors

The Battle of Tippecanoe and the Battle of New Orleans: The History of the Battles that Led William Henry Harrison and Andrew Jackson to the Presidency


http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UO7BLYS/

[Little.Egret]

WHAT PRICE TRUTH - The True Story of a Special Branch Agent by Raymond Gilmour

In the midst of the rubble and broken glass of war torn Northern Ireland, at the height of the civil conflict between the IRA and pro-British forces, the bravery of one man shines through thriller and suspense as he acts as both Provisional soldier and spy for the police in order to bring the IRA down.
In a gritty, vibrant account of contemporary history, `What Price Truth' tells for the first time the true story of urban warfare for Raymond Gilmour, a police undercover agent sent among the men at arms of the IRA in a bid to help end the fighting once and for all.


http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S55OX4G/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00S55OX4G/
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00S55OX4G/

[GtrsRGr8]

And it's a big book. 645 pages big. That's big.

The 87% discount figure is based on the digital list price.

Lords of the Sky: Fighter Pilots and Air Combat, from the Red Baron to the F-16. By Dan Hampton. Rated 4.3 stars, from 102 reviews at the present moment. Print list price $17.99; digital list price $14.99; Kindle price now $1.99. William Morrow, publisher. 645 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Lords-Sky-Figh...on+to+the+F-16.

Book Description
The New York Times bestselling author of Viper Pilot and retired USAF F-16 legend Dan Hampton offers the first comprehensive popular history of combat aviation—a unique, entertaining, and action-packed look at the aces of the air and their machines, from the trailblazing aviators of World War I to today’s technologically expert warriors flying supersonic jets.

One of the most decorated fighter pilots in history, U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Dan Hampton goes back 100 years to tell the extraordinary stories of the most famous fighter planes and the brave and daring heroes who made them legend. Told in his acclaimed high-octane style, Lords of the Sky is a fresh and exhilarating look at the development of aviation for history and military buffs alike.

[GtrsRGr8]

Which means that you can get the entire set right now for $5.97! Wow.

Tonight We Die As Men: The Untold Story of Third Batallion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment from Toccoa to D-D. By Ian Gardner; Roger Day. Rated 4.3 stars, from 117 reviews at the present moment. Print list price $16.95; digital list price $9.99; Kindle price now $1.99. Osprey Publishing, publisher. 352 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Tonight-Die-Me...+Toccoa+to+D-D.

Book Description
The exploits of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment have long been overshadowed by those of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion. Yet the actions of the 3rd Battalion during the D-Day landings were every bit as incredible. This is the astounding story of how, after suffering many immediate casualties on landing, the surviving paratroopers fought on towards their objective against horrendous odds. Using fascinating first-hand accounts of the soldiers and the French civilians who witnessed the Normandy campaign, and illustrated with black and white photographs and maps throughout, the authors offer a unique and comprehensive account of the experiences of the 3rd Battalion from training through to D-Day and beyond.


Deliver Us From Darkness: The Untold Story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment during Market Garden. By Ian Gardner; Mario Dicarlo. Rated 4.1, from 42 reviews at the present moment. Print list price $16.95; digital list price $12.99; Kindle price now $1.99. Osprey Publishing, publisher. 339 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Deliver-Us-Dar...+Market+Garden.

Book Description
Ian Gardner, co-author of Tonight We Die as Men, is back with the second installment of the exploits of the 3/506 in WWII. Drawing on years of research and more than seventy extended interviews with veterans and civilians caught up in the fighting, Deliver Us from Darkness begins where the earlier book ended, with the troops taking R&R back in England after weeks of grueling fighting in Normandy.

Deliver Us from Darkness explains how, with little notice on Sept 17, 1944, the 101st Airborne Division parachuted into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden. Their mission was to secure the main highway that passed through the city of Eindhoven and facilitate the advance of Gen. Sir Miles Dempsey's Second British Army towards Arnhem. The soldiers had been lead to believe that after the capture of Eindhoven their mission would be over. In the end, however, it was only the beginning of a bloody 72-day campaign that would see no quarter given by either side.

Thousands of heavily armed enemy troops trapped behind Allied lines were reorganized into temporary fighting groups and sent on the offensive. Supported by Tiger tanks and self propelled artillery, the German army began an audacious series of counter attacks along the road to Nijmegen that became known as ‘Hell’s Highway.’ Over the next two weeks the 506th was constantly called upon to defend the transport hubs north of Eindhoven at Sint Oedenrode, Veghel and Uden suffering horrendous casualties. The mission in Holland would be one that the men would never forget. Many felt that their lives had been misused and wasted—Normandy had been bad enough, but this time the members of 3/506 had been through hell.


No Victory in Valhalla: The untold story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment from Bastogne to Berchtesgaden. By Ian Gardner. Rated 4.7 stars, from 28 reviews at the present moment. Print list price $27.95; digital list price $9.99; Kindle price now $1.99. Osprey Publishing. 344 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Victory-Valhal...+Berchtesgaden.

Book Description
Based on extensive interviews with the survivng veterans, No Victory in Valhalla relives the dramatic struggle of the famed "Screaming Eagles" paratroopers in some of the toughest fighting of World War II. Famously profiled in Band of Brothers, the division as a whole was awarded Unit Citation for its heroic defense of Bastogne - a first in the history of the US armed forces.

It's late November 1944, after 71 days fighting in Holland, and the 506th Parachute Infantry are withdrawn having suffered heavily during Operation Market-Garden, and are looking forward to three months R&R. However, this is not to be. On December 16, 1944, the Germans launched the offensive which came to be known as the Battle of the Bulge and the 101st Airborne Division was rushed into action to stem the German tide. The ensuing large-scale combat operation would write the most dramatic chapter in the history of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment and Third Battalion in particular. Bitter fighting in unbearable conditions saw the battalion reduced to the size of a company before its relief on January 17.

Following this the battalion took part in the reduction of the Colmar Pocket, the Ruhr Pocket, and the liberation of the concentration camps in Germany itself, with Ed Shames being the first Allied soldier to cross the gates of Dachau. The Third Battalion finished the war occupying Hitler's mountain retreat of Berchtesgarden, held on readiness for deployment to the Pacific until Hiroshima and Nagasaki precipitated the Japanese surrender.

This book is the final book in a gripping trilogy which includes Tonight We Die as Men and Deliver us from Darkness.

[GtrsRGr8]

The Philosophy Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained). By Will Buckingham. Rated 4.5 stars, from 86 reviews at the present moment. Print list price $25.00; digital list(?) price $7.99; Kindle price now $1.99. DK, publisher. 352 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Boo...y+Explained%29.

Book Description
The Philosophy Book explains more than one hundred of the greatest ideas in philosophy through clear, succinct text and easy-to-follow graphics.

Using straightforward graphics and artworks, as well as thoroughly accessible text that elucidates more than two thousand years of philosophical thought, The Philosophy Book makes abstract concepts concrete.

From moral ethics to the philosophies of religions, The Philosophy Book sheds a light on the famous ideas and thinkers from the ancient world through the present day. Including theories from Pythagoras to Voltaire and Mary Wollstonecraft to Noam Chomsky, The Philosophy Book offers anyone with an interest in philosophy an essential resource to the great philosophers and the views that have shaped our society.


The Science Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained). By DK [the publisher]. Rated 4.2 stars, from 20 reviews at the present moment. Print list price $25.00; digital list(?) price $7.99; Kindle price now $1.99. DK Children, publisher. 352 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Science-Book-I...y+Explained%29.

Book Description
The Science Book explores how scientists have sought to explain our world and the universe, and how scientific discoveries have been made.

A new title in DK's successful "Big Ideas, Simply Explained" series, this book on science and the history of science looks at topics such as why Copernicus's ideas were contentious, how Galileo worked out his theories on motion and inertia, and what the discovery of DNA meant. The Science Book covers every area of science--astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, math, and physics, and brings the greatest scientific ideas to life with fascinating text, quirky graphics, and pithy quotes.

[GtrsRGr8]

The markdown is a very nice 80% from digital list price.

I don't remember when, if ever, I've run across an ebook biography of Daniel Boone. I'd say that they are rare.

Boone: A Biography (Shannon Ravenel Books). By Robert Morgan. Rated 4.1 stars, from 114 reviews at the present time. Print list price $18.95; digital list price $9.99; Kindle price now $1.99. Algonquin Books, publisher. 577 pages. http://www.amazon.com/Boone-Biograph...venel+Books%29.

Book Description
The story of Daniel Boone is the story of America—its ideals, its promise, its romance, and its destiny. Bestselling, critically acclaimed author Robert Morgan reveals the complex character of a frontiersman whose heroic life was far stranger and more fascinating than the myths that surround him.

This rich, authoritative biography offers a wholly new perspective on a man who has been an American icon for more than two hundred years—a hero as important to American history as his more political contemporaries George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. Extensive endnotes, cultural and historical background material, and maps and illustrations underscore the scope of this distinguished and immensely entertaining work.

[Little.Egret]

Charles River Editors

Free

The White House: The History and Legacy of America's Executive Mansion

The Most Famous Landmarks of New York City: The History of the Brooklyn Bridge, Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Grand Central Terminal, Chrysler Building and Empire State Building

The Battle of Tippecanoe and the Battle of New Orleans: The History of the Battles that Led William Henry Harrison and Andrew Jackson to the Presidency

http://www.amazon.com/s/?url=search-...=charles+river

[Little.Egret]

Charles River Editors

The Transatlantic Slave Trade: The History and Legacy of the System that Brought Slaves to the New World

The Battle of Seven Pines: The History of the First Major Battle of the 1862 Peninsula Campaign

The Brief but Comprehensive History of the Titanic


http://www.amazon.com/s/?url=search-...=charles+river

[Little.Egret]

Charles River Editors

Queen Elizabeth II: The Life and Legacy of Britain's Second Longest Reigning Monarch

The White House: The History and Legacy of America's Executive Mansion

http://www.amazon.com/s/?tag=mr060-2...=charles+river

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Little.Egret

[B]Charles River Editors

Queen Elizabeth II: The Life and Legacy of Britain's Second Longest Reigning Monarch

I wonder if they'll change the title when she overtakes Victoria as the longest-reigning monarch on 9th September this year?

[TrevorViking]

Originally Posted by HarryT

I wonder if they'll change the title when she overtakes Victoria as the longest-reigning monarch on 9th September this year?

I'll demand a refund if they don't!