FREE/BARGAIN - Audiobooks - 2016

[badgoodDeb]

(I just bought the ebook; not the audio. I can't comment on that.)

[auntykatkat]

I thought to bring to your attention the 2016 specials at audiobooks.com
looked it up due to the JIAM comment.


Auntykatkat

[tubemonkey]

Downpour -- Deal of the Week -- exp 06 Jun

$3.95 -- Jihad Academy -- Nicolas Hénin/ Malcolm Hillgartner --> 4.5 hrs/ R-4.7 --> world politics

Jihad Academy: The Rise of Islamic State

Whispersync: no deals at this time

A former Islamic State hostage and veteran Middle East journalist explores misperceptions of Islamic State and their consequences.

For more than a decade, French journalist Nicolas Hénin has reported from the front lines of conflict in the Middle East, much of his time spent in Iraq and Syria. He witnessed the events leading to the rise of Islamic State, and in June 2013, he was himself captured by IS and spent ten months in captivity with James Foley and others who were beheaded soon after Hénin was released. Those barbarities and the first strikes against Islamic State prompted Hénin to present in Jihad Academy what he knows IS to be, in contrast to the misperceptions he sees perpetuated on an ongoing basis.

Hénin sees Islamic State as a political entity, having arisen out of a sense of injustice and lack of hope and as the natural result of the Western inability to support Syrian democracy activists. The West, however, sees IS only as a terrorist organization, ignoring its political message and goals; by doing so, we act as a recruitment agent for Islamic State and largely overlook the greatest victims of IS violence: civilians on the ground. IS will only be ultimately defeated, he argues, by the people of the region, just as others have overthrown groups that practiced political violence on their people.

Jihad Academy is a fresh and powerful assessment by a writer with the perspective of a historian, the passion of a journalist long committed to the region, and the credibility of someone who has witnessed terrorism firsthand. Hénin’s is an important new voice in the ongoing debate about our role in the Middle East.

[Catlady]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Oh, I'm not saying you did. I'm just commenting about the blurb that you quoted. *I* wondered why I didn't recall that, about the show. It turns out, it wasn't IN the show. It's just what they originally wanted the show to be about. The networks balked. It worked out quite well, even without that.

One story is that the network felt viewers would still identify her with Laura Petrie and think she'd divorced Rob--Dick Van Dyke.

It always amazes me that Mary was originally supposed to be divorced, when the reason so many young women identified with the character back in the day was that she was a single woman who didn't mind being single.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Oh, I'm not saying you did. I'm just commenting about the blurb that you quoted. *I* wondered why I didn't recall that, about the show. It turns out, it wasn't IN the show. It's just what they originally wanted the show to be about. The networks balked. It worked out quite well, even without that.

My favorite moment from the show was when Mary's conservative parents were visiting and her mom reminded her father to take his medication.

(quoted from memory)
Mom: "Don't forget to take your pill."
Dad & Mary simultaneously: "I won't." (Shocked look on Mary's face when she realized what she'd just admitted to her mom.)

[tubemonkey]

Downpour -- Weekly Deals -- as of 31 May

Note: these deals are subject to change without warning / last week's titles

New Titles

• $5.99 -- The Mothers -- Jennifer Gilmore/ Tavia Gilbert --> 8.2 hrs --> contemporary
• $4.95 -- K Blows Top -- Peter Carlson/ Malcolm Hillgartner --> 10.8 hrs --> history
• $4.95 -- Survivor -- Chuck Palahniuk/ Paul Michael Garcia --> 7.9 hrs --> contemporary

Previous Titles

• $5.95 -- Summer Moonshine -- PG Wodehouse/ Jonathan Cecil --> 7.7 hrs --> humor
• $4.95 -- Able One -- Ben Bova/ Stefan Rudnicki --> 9.2 hrs --> mystery
• $5.95 -- A Better Goodbye -- John Schulian/ Keith Szarabajka --> 7.9 hrs --> suspense
• $4.99 -- Dragonet Prophecy (1/8) -- Tui Sutherland/ S McManus --> 8.5 hrs --> fantasy
• $4.95 -- Crossing Heart of Africa -- Julian Smith/ Michael Goldstrom --> 10.3 hrs --> memoir
• $3.95 -- Free Air -- Sinclair Lewis/ Barrett Whitener --> 7.5 hrs --> classic
• $6.99 -- KL: History of Nazi... -- Nikolaus Wachsmann/ Paul Hodgson --> 31.1 hrs --> history

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[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by auntykatkat

I thought to bring to your attention the 2016 specials at audiobooks.com
looked it up due to the JIAM comment.

Thanks for posting - will add to OP - lots of deals, contests, and giveaways

June Is Audiobook Month

• Mon --> Book Review Contests --> details --> members only
• Wed --> Social Media Contests --> details

Tue: $10 Tuesdays --> members only

• 07 Jun -- $10 Tuesdays (4 titles) --> details --> exp 13 Jun
• 14 Jun -- $10 Tuesdays (4 titles) --> details --> exp 20 Jun
• 21 Jun -- $10 Tuesdays (4 titles) --> details --> exp 27 Jun
• 28 Jun -- $10 Tuesdays (4 titles) --> details --> exp 04 Jul <-- current offer

Thu: $5 Kids Book Sale --> members only

• 02 Jun -- $5 Kids Books (13 titles) --> details --> exp 08 Jun
• 09 Jun -- $5 Kids Books (13 titles) --> details --> exp 15 Jun
• 16 Jun -- $5 Kids Books (12 titles) --> details --> exp 22 Jun
  
• 23 Jun -- $5 Kids Books (10 titles) --> details --> exp 06 Jul <-- current offer
  
• 30 Jun -- $5 Kids Books (--- titles) --> details --> no offer

Fri: Weekend Giveaway --> 7 Free Titles

• 03 Jun -- The Past -- Tessa Hadley/ Caroline Lennon --> 10.6 hrs --> details --> exp 05 Jun
• 10 Jun -- Heaven is Real -- T Burpo, etc/ D Gallagher --> 4.3 hrs --> details --> exp 12 Jun
• 10 Jun -- Soul Surfer -- B Hamilton/ E Pappageorge --> 3.9 hrs --> details --> exp 12 Jun
• 10 Jun -- Thunder Dog -- M Hingson, etc/ C Prince --> 6.6 hrs --> details --> exp 12 Jun
• 17 Jun -- erotic title - not allowed
  
• 24 Jun -- False Prince -- Jennifer Nielsen/ C McWade --> 8.3 hrs --> details --> exp 26 Jun
  
• 24 Jun -- Raven Boys -- Maggie Stiefvater/ W Patton --> 11.2 hrs --> details --> exp 26 Jun

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[tubemonkey]

Audible Daily Deal -- exp 01 Jun @ 11:59pm ET

$2.95 -- Redefining Realness -- Janet Mock/ Janet Mock --> 8.2 hrs/ R-4.8 --> LGBT memoir

Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More

Whispersync: Audible ($2.95) | Kindle ($8.99)

With unflinching honesty and moving prose, Janet Mock relays her experiences of growing up young, multiracial, poor, and trans in America, offering listeners accessible language while imparting vital insight about the unique challenges and vulnerabilities of a marginalized and misunderstood population.

Though undoubtedly an account of one woman's quest for self at all costs, Redefining Realness is a powerful vision of possibility and self-realization, pushing us all toward greater acceptance of one another - and of ourselves - showing as never before how to be unapologetic and real.

[tubemonkey]

Nook Daily Find -- exp 01 Jun

$4.99 -- Stars of Fortune -- Nora Roberts/ Saskia Maarleveld --> 10.7 hrs/ R-4.4 --> fantasy

Stars of Fortune --> The Guardians Trilogy (book 1 of 3)

Whispersync: Audible ($3.99) | Kindle ($9.99)

To celebrate the rise of their new queen, three goddesses of the moon created three stars, one of fire, one of ice, one of water. But then they fell from the sky, putting the fate of all worlds in danger. And now three women and three men join forces to pick up the pieces....

Sasha Riggs is a reclusive artist, haunted by dreams and nightmares that she turns into extraordinary paintings. Her visions lead her to the Greek island of Corfu, where five others have been lured to seek the fire star. Sasha recognizes them, because she has drawn them: a magician, an archaeologist, a wanderer, a fighter, a loner. All on a quest. All with secrets.

Sasha is the one who holds them together - the seer. And in the magician, Bran Killian, she sees a man of immense power and compassion. As Sasha struggles with her rare ability, Bran is there to support her, challenge her, and believe in her.

But Sasha and Bran are just two of the six. And they must all work together as a team to find the fire star in a cradle of land beneath the sea. Over their every attempt at trust, unity, and love, a dark threat looms. And it seeks to corrupt everything that stands in its way of possessing the stars....

[tubemonkey]

ChristianAudio -- Free Audiobook of the Month -- exp 30 Jun

Note: to get the book free, start the download process from the link above

FREE -- The Tank Man's Son -- Mark Bouman/ Joe Geoffrey --> 10.5 hrs/ R-5.0 --> Christian memoir

***Warning: This audiobook may contain offensive content***

In the tradition of The Glass Castle and Angela’s Ashes comes the most unforgettable memoir you’ll read this year!

“What did it mean to be the Tank Man’s son? To grow up overwhelmed by my father’s presence and personality? It was as if I didn’t exist, as if I was just something else for my father to crush.”

So begins the haunting memoir of Mark Bouman as he recounts the events of his childhood at the hands of his larger-than-life, Neo-Nazi father in brilliant, startling detail. From adventure-filled days complete with real-life war games, artillery fire, and tank races to terror-filled nights marked by vicious tirades, brutal beatings, and psychological torture, Mark paints a chilling portrait of family life that is at once whimsical and horrific—all building to a shocking climax that challenges even the broadest boundaries of love and forgiveness.

An epic tale of redemption and reconciliation, The Tank Man’s Son is a literary tour de force that is sure to become an instant classic.

[tubemonkey]

ChristianAudio -- Monthly Sale -- exp 30 Jun

Other Related Audiobooks Are Only $4.98 Each!

• Fearless -- Eric Blehm/ Paul Michael --> 10.3 hrs
• Steel Will -- Shilo Harris & Robin Cox/ Johnny Heller --> 10.0 hrs
  
• Eight Twenty Eight
  
• The Unbreakable Boy
  
• The Pastor's Wife
  
• Messy Grace
  
• The Boy Born Dead
  
• Steadfast Love

[tubemonkey]

Last Day -- SYNC Audio -- exp 02 Jun @ 7am ET

• FREE -- Wk 4 -- Every Last Word --> details --> US, Canada, Mexico
• FREE -- Wk 4 -- Egg and Spoon --> details

[melmac]

Whispersync deal cross post from the mystery thread.
Black by Russell Blake a hard boiled noir mystery
Ebook is free, Whispersync $1.99
https://www.amazon.com/BLACK-Hard-bo.../dp/B00F27B8YI

[skinmaan]

Normally I'm not a fan of slate.com, but for those of you who are and may have a Slate Plus membership, did you know you can get free audiobooks from them? It's a part of their "A Year of Great Books" section of Slate.com. They are a few months in but I just spotted it and thought I would pass it on. You can get all of the details here.

Enjoy!
skinmaan
Your audiobook bloodhound

PS - I realize it's only a "deal" if you're a member. There may be a way to hack past their paywall; if you find one please don't share it here.

[badgoodDeb]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

My favorite moment from the show was when Mary's conservative parents were visiting and her mom reminded her father to take his medication.

(quoted from memory)
Mom: "Don't forget to take your pill."
Dad & Mary simultaneously: "I won't." (Shocked look on Mary's face when she realized what she'd just admitted to her mom.)

That bit is mentioned in the book!

As is mentioned the "slightly crude, but smooth" way that Betty White closed the open oven door with a knee in her first episode, when her hands were full with a casserole dish. I've been closing dishwasher doors with a foot ever since, and feeling sexy each time. *NOW* I now where I subconsciously got it from!