FREE/BARGAIN - Audiobooks - 2016

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by nancy-mo

If you are an inactive member, check out this TravelZoo deal: http://m.travelzoo.com/entertainment...deal%3a2287650

Obviously I don't know how to create a link.

Thanks for the reminder, but it's already been posted.

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Audible Daily Deal -- exp 29 Jun

$3.95 -- Battle Cruiser -- BV Larson/ Edoardo Ballerini --> 12.8 hrs/ R-4.2 --> sci-fi

Battle Cruiser --> Lost Colonies Trilogy (book 1 of 3)

Whispersync: Audible ($1.99) | Kindle ($3.99)

One starship will either save Earth or destroy her.

A century ago our star erupted, destroying Earth's wormhole network and closing off trade with her colonized planets. After being out of contact with the younger worlds for so many years, humanity is shocked when a huge ship appears at the edge of the solar system. Our outdated navy investigates, both curious and fearful. What they learn from the massive vessel shocks the planet. The lost colonies have survived - but the reunion isn't going to be a happy one. Our descendants are vastly superior in the art of warfare. Worse, there are other beings undreamed of beyond the human frontier: strange, unfathomable...alien.

Battle cruiser Defiant, the first capital ship to darken Earth's skies, is tasked with exploring new passages to the younger planets. Old Earth must reunite with her children...but can humanity survive the inevitable conflicts? Captain William Sparhawk, determined to follow a path of honor and truthfulness, dares to rise to the challenge. Battle Cruiser is a military science fiction novel by best-selling author B. V. Larson.

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Nook Daily Find -- exp 29 Jun

$4.99 -- Untamed -- Diana Palmer/ Todd McLaren --> 11.0 hrs/ R-4.2 --> romance

Whispersync: no deals at this time | Audible

The most dangerous man is the only one she wants....

Stanton Rourke lives life on the edge. The steely mercenary is dangerous in every way...especially to Clarisse Carrington's heart. She and Rourke were playmates as children, but she's not the innocent girl he once knew. When tragedy robbed Clarisse of her entire family, her life was changed forever. Besides, she's a grown woman now, and there are secrets that hold her back from succumbing to her pursuer.

As she struggles to keep her distance, sparks as hot as a Texas summer fly between them. But danger is following Clarisse, leaving her no choice but to rely on Rourke, even as the old wounds lying dormant between them flare up again....

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Last Day -- Audiobooks.com -- exp 29 Jun


Thu: $5 Kids Book Sale (10 titles) --> details --> members only

• Despicable Me: The Junior Novel
  
• Frog and Toad Together
  
• Ramona the Brave
  
• The Silver Chair (CoN 6/7)
  
• Junie B Jones & Stupid Smelly Bus
  
• Magic Tree House #15
  
• A Series of Unfortunate Events #4
  
• Fancy Nancy & Fabulous Fashion Boutique
  
• Amelia Bedelia's First Field Trip
  
• Berenstain Bears' Sleepover

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Audiobooks.com -- $10 Tuesdays -- exp 04 Jul

Tue: $10 Tuesdays (4 titles) --> details --> members only

• $10 -- erotic title - not allowed
• $10 -- Freakonomics -- S Levitt, S Dubner/ S Dubner --> 6.5 hrs/ R-4.2 --> economics
• $10 -- Odd Hours -- Dean Koontz/ David Baker --> 8.6 hrs/ R-4.1 --> suspense
• $10 -- Five Love Languages of... -- Chapman, et al/ Fabry --> 6.0 hrs/ R-4.6 --> parenting

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? What kind of impact did Roe v. Wade have on violent crime?

These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much-heralded scholar who studies the riddles of everyday life -- from cheating and crime to sports and child rearing -- and whose conclusions regularly turn the conventional wisdom on its head. Thus the new field of study contained in this book: Freakonomics.

Levitt and co-author Stephen J. Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives -- how people get what they want or need especially when other people want or need the same thing. In Freakonomics, they set out to explore the hidden side of ... well, everything. The inner workings of a crack gang. The truth about real-estate agents. The secrets of the Ku Klux Klan.

What unites all these stories is a belief that the modern world is even more intriguing than we think. All it takes is a new way of looking. Steven Levitt, through devilishly clever and clear-eyed thinking, shows how to see through all the clutter.

Odd Hours

Only a handful of fictional characters are recognized by first name alone. Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas is one such literary hero who has come alive in listeners' imaginations as he explores the greatest mysteries of this world and the next with his inimitable wit, heart, and quiet gallantry. Now Koontz follows Odd as he is irresistibly drawn onward, to a destiny he cannot imagine.... The legend began in the obscure little town of Pico Mundo. A fry cook named Odd was rumored to have the extraordinary ability to communicate with the dead. Through tragedy and triumph, exhilaration and heartbreak, word of Odd Thomas's gifts filtered far beyond Pico Mundo, attracting unforgettable new friends - and enemies of implacable evil. With great gifts comes the responsibility to meet great challenges. But no mere human being was ever meant to face the darkness that now stalks the world - not even one as oddly special as Odd Thomas. After grappling with the very essence of reality itself, after finding the veil separating him from his soul mate, Stormy Llewellyn, tantalizingly thin yet impenetrable, Odd longed only to return to a life of quiet anonymity with his two otherworldly sidekicks - his dog Boo and a new companion, one of the few who might rival his old pal Elvis. But a true hero, however humble, must persevere. Haunted by dreams of an all-encompassing red tide, Odd is pulled inexorably to the sea, to a small California coastal town where nothing is as it seems. Now the forces arrayed against him have both official sanction and an infinitely more sinister authority...and in this dark night of the soul, dawn will come only after the most shattering revelations of all.

The Five Love Languages of Children -- Gary Chapman & Ross Campbell/ Chris Fabry

Two Christian parenting educators describe five ways we can connect with our children: physical touch, quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, and acts of service. These initiatives, when geared to the preferences of each child, make them feel loved and, thus, more receptive to guidance and redirection when needed. The authors are inspiring writers whose examples and quotes from children and parents are instructive. Gary Chapman's uplifting reading makes the effort that some of these approaches will require seem natural and right. This is a program that helps listeners make their children central in their lives and that provides them with specific tools to stay connected.

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LAST DAY -- SYNC Audio -- exp 30 Jun @ 7am ET

• FREE -- Wk 8 -- Donny's Brain --> details
• FREE -- Wk 8 -- Boy Meets Boy --> details --> US & Can Only

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Audible Daily Deal -- exp 30 Jun

$1.95 -- Adventures in Human Being -- Gavin Francis/ T Judd --> 5.8 hrs/ R-4.2 --> medicine

Whispersync: Audible ($1.95) | Kindle ($14.99)

We have a lifetime's association with our bodies, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory.

In Adventures in Human Being, Gavin Francis leads the listener on a journey through health and illness, offering insights on everything from the ribbed surface of the brain to the secret workings of the heart and the womb; from the pulse of life at the wrist to the unique engineering of the foot.

Drawing on his own experiences as a doctor and GP, he blends firsthand case studies with reflections on the way the body has been imagined and portrayed over the millennia. If the body is a foreign country, then to practise medicine is to explore new territory: Francis leads the listener on an adventure through what it means to be human.

Both a user's guide to the body and a celebration of its elegance, this audiobook will transform the way you think about being alive, whether in sickness or in health.

Gavin Francis is an award-winning writer and doctor and a contributor to The Guardian, The New York Review of Books and London Review of Books.

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Nook Daily Find -- exp 30 Jun

$4.95 -- Summertime Splendor -- MC Beaton, et al/ Lindy Nettleton --> 8.8 hrs/ R-n/a --> romance

Whispersync: no deals at this time | Audible

Heartwarming stories of summer romance from four acclaimed Regency authors.

From the zestful tale of the mistress of a manor masquerading as a servant girl - and its surprising consequences - to the story of a love that blossoms at a royal birthday fete, here's a collection of romantic summer regencies sure to delight. Stories include "The Summer of Discontent" by Marion Chesney, "Lady Fair" by Cynthia Bailey-Pratt, "A Summer's Folly" by Sarah Eagle, and "Tides of Love" by Melinda Pryce.

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SYNC Weekly Deals -- Week 9 -- exp 07 Jul @ 7am ET

Note: further info can be found here --> SYNC 2016 | SYNC FAQs

• FREE -- Omnivore's Dilemma -- Michael Pollan/ M Andrews --> 7.5 hrs/ R-4.7
  
• FREE -- Grasshopper Jungle -- Andrew Smith/ P Church --> 9.3 hrs/ R-3.6 --> see below

The Omnivore's Dilemma: Young Readers Edition

Book Length --> SYNC= 7h 32m | Audible= 7h 32m

What’s for dinner?” seemed like a simple question—until journalist and supermarket detective Michael Pollan delved behind the scenes. From fast food and big organic, to small farms and old-fashioned hunting and gathering, this young readers’ adaptation of Pollan’s famous food-chain exploration encourages kids to consider the personal and global health implications of their food choices.

In a smart, compelling format with updated facts, plenty of photos, graphs, and visuals, as well as a new afterword, The Omnivore’s Dilemma serves up a bold message to the generation that needs it most: It’s time to take charge of our national eating habits—and it starts with you.

**Teacher's Guide for the adult version with questions

Grasshopper Jungle -- NOT Available in UK or British Commonwealth (except Canada)

Book Length --> SYNC= 9h 20m | Audible= 9h 19m

In the small town of Ealing, Iowa, Austin and his best friend Robby have accidentally unleashed an unstoppable army. An army of horny, hungry, six-foot-tall praying mantises that only want to do two things.

This is the truth. This is history. It’s the end of the world. And nobody knows anything about it. You know what I mean.

Funny, intense, complex, and brave, Grasshopper Jungle brilliantly weaves together everything from testicle-dissolving genetically modified corn to the struggles of recession-era, small-town America in this groundbreaking coming-of-age stunner.

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

SYNC Weekly Deals -- Week 9 -- exp 07 Jul @ 7am ET

Note: further info can be found here --> SYNC 2016 | SYNC FAQs[/LIST]

I couldn't find the bonus PDF download on the indicated page or at Audible, but I did find a 32-page Teacher's Guide, for the "adult" version of the book at
http://www.penguin.com/static/pdf/te...sDilemmaTG.pdf

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Originally Posted by Froide

I couldn't find the bonus PDF download on the indicated page or at Audible, but I did find a 32-page Teacher's Guide, for the "adult" version of the book at
http://www.penguin.com/static/pdf/te...sDilemmaTG.pdf

Thanks for tracking down that guide; I added it to the description

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Last Day -- Monthly Offers -- exp 30 Jun

• FREE -- Amz Whisper --> Adventures of Tom Sawyer --> details / details
• FREE -- ChristianAudio --> The Tank Man's Son --> details
• FREE -- LearnOutLoud --> Character Building Thought Power --> details

Last Day -- Audible -- exp 30 Jun @ 11:59pm PT

• $3.95 -- Fantastic Finds (53 titles) --> details

Last Day -- ChristianAudio -- exp 30 Jun @ 11:59pm PT

• $4.98 -- Monthly Sale (8 titles) --> details

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[skinmaan]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

**Bonus PDF included with charts, diagrams, and photos --> link not working

They're working on it:

Sirs,

I was attempting to download the related Acrobat file listed in the description for "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and there appears to be a typo in the link; the file listed has an extension of ".dpuf" and does not work. If possible could you please send the correct link, or update the Sync page with the correct link?

We don’t actually have access to that PDF as part of the audio. I’m checking with the publisher to see if we can get access and in the meantime have removed that from the blurb on the website.

I'll keep you updated.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by skinmaan

They're working on it:

I'll keep you updated.

Thanks for checking. I removed the reference from the description.

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Downpour -- Weekly Deals -- as of 30 Jun

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

New Titles

• $4.95 -- Cold Shot to Heart
• $4.95 -- Saving the Queen
• $2.95 -- Nothing but Dead & Dying
• $1.00 -- Lives of Carl Atman

Previous Titles --> for more details, click the link for genre

• $5.95 -- The Gun Seller -- Hugh Laurie/ S Prebble --> 10.7 hrs/ R-3.9 --> spy spoof
  
• $4.95 -- A Fair Maiden -- Joyce Oates/ A Goethals --> 5.6 hrs/ R-3.1 --> thriller
  
• $3.95 -- The Little Sleep -- Paul Tremblay/ S Thorne --> 6.6 hrs/ R-4.0 --> detective
  
• $5.95 -- Noir: 3 Novels -- Richard Matheson/ R Dean --> 12.8 hrs/ R-3.6 --> suspense
  
• $4.95 -- More Die of Heartbreak -- Saul Bellow/ R Monsef --> 12.9 hrs/ R-n/a --> literary
  
• $4.99 -- Looking Glass Wars -- Frank Beddor/ G Doyle --> 8.7 hrs/ R-4.1 --> steampunk
  
• $5.95 -- Hunter & Other Stories -- D Hammett/ multiple --> 10.0 hrs/ R-3.8 --> detective
  
• $5.00 -- The Children's Crusade -- Ann Packer/ multiple --> 13.2 hrs/ R-3.9 --> literary
  
• $5.00 -- Did You Ever Have a Family -- Bill Clegg/ B Clegg --> 6.9 hrs/ R-4.1 --> literary
  
• $5.00 -- Short Tragic Life Rob Peace -- J Hobbs/ G Newbern --> 13.3 hrs/ R-4.4 --> NF social
  
• $5.00 -- Etta & Otto & Russell & James -- E Hooper/ R Slade --> 8.0 hrs/ R-4.0 --> literary

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