FREE/BARGAIN - Non-Fiction - 2016

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by Little.Egret

Note that only some of the EU is in the Eurozone. Not UK, Denmark, Sweden and the newbies.

One of the few useful features of the Euro is that it caused the goldbugs (gold standard revivalists) to go very quiet.

Thanks for the clarification/additional information.

I wasn't aware that some of the nations didn't participate in the EuroZone (if I am not mistaken, countries in the EuroZone are the ones in the EU which freely trade among each other--there are no tariffs, import fees (maybe), that kind of thing). I might have suspected the U.K. would be one not to participate in such a thing, though. It seems like the U.K.'s commitment to the EU and the whole concept of a European union (lower case intentional) was always weak and tenuous.

I don't know enough about such things to have an opinion on the gold standard thing. I had a year of economics in college, but the topic was very lightly covered, and what I had learned about it and any opinions that I may have formed then about the matter are long gone. I hope that leaders here and there (the U.S.) do the right or best thing on that matter.

To get back on topic, I hope that the last few posts might spur the interest of some people in the book that you posted.

[ATDrake]

Some couponable sale books now that Kobo is offering a 50% off unlimited use code this weekend-ish, valid in Canada & the US and possibly elsewhere (likely matched at other retailers as well, minus the couponage):

Sourcebooks has a handful of markdowns from $1.99-$2.99: linkage for the lot. Interesting-looking titles include:

• Eatymology: The Dictionary of Modern Gastronomy which gives origins behind and trivia about a number of foodie neologisms.
• Heist: The Oddball Crew Behind the $17 Million Loomis Fargo Theft, quirky true crime about Exactly What It Says In The Title

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt are apparently no longer couponable in the US, but can still be discounted in Canada. They've a number of sports figure biographies, nature and history titles, cookbooks and other non-fiction at the $3.99 CAD mark (plus some literary and historical fiction and about a page of $2.99 tween/YA novels starting before that), starting on page 6 of their listings and going up to page 12. Interesting-looking highlights:

• Deep Blue Home: An Intimate Ecology of Our Wild Ocean
• Nature Noir: A Park Ranger's Patrol in the Sierra
• Chocolate: Sweet Science & Dark Secrets of the World's Favorite Treat
• The Mantle of Command: FDR at War, 1941–1942 (blurb says this was longlisted for the National Book Award)

Algonquin only has a couple of non-fiction titles at the $1.99 mark, and a few more literary fiction: linkage for the lot. There's a nice-looking history/facts/trivia illustrated travel guidebook: Very Washington DC: A Celebration of the History and Culture of America's Capital City

Steerforth Press (who have some child imprints that do very nice foreign-language modern literature translations) has only two non-fiction titles at $1.99, but their books are generally good quality, in my admittedly limited experience:

• The Essential Guide to Being Hungarian: 50 Facts and Facets of Nationhood (this is composed of topical articles which provide a cultural overview from a humorous perspective outside the regular guidebook sort, and I bought this myself to go with the previous sale one in the series on Polishness, which I liked)
• A Criminal and an Irishman: The Inside Story of the Boston Mob-IRA Connection

Chronicle has its usual selection of cookbooks, as well as some parenting guides, at the $1.99-$3.99 mark: linkage for the lot (some of them are short pamphlet types which are that price regularly, so you may need to check the size of the preview/page count)

Workman has a few crafts and self-help books @ $1.99: linkage for the lot (if in the US, you may see a number of regularly-priced cookbook shorts as well)

ETA: Oxford University Press has two titles at the $2.99 mark:

• Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States (actually two listings for this, and I can't tell the difference since they're the same ISBN and format)
• Feeling Unreal: Depersonalization Disorder and the Loss of the Self (looks more clinical psychology than self-help, but with some advice)

Skyhorse Publishing has a number of titles for $1.99 (mostly cookbooks & fitness, but with some history/biography: linkage for the lot. Their Arcade imprint also has some $4.99 discounted titles which are additionally couponable: linkage for the lot. Most interesting-looking titles:

• The Golden Warrior: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia by historian Lawrence James (Wikipedia), a 2008 updated version of his 1990 biography.
• The True History of the Elephant Man: The Definitive Account of the Tragic and Extraordinary Life of Joseph Carey Merrick
• Ingmar Bergman: An Artist's Journey, essays about the legendary Swedish film director
• Buon Appetito, Your Holiness: The Secrets of the Papal Table (a history of foods served to popes over the centuries and their dining habits)

Random House's occasionally-couponable Vintage Digital imprint offers the following @ $4.99 (seems to be a glitchy regular price rather than a markdown):

• Greek Science After Aristotle by Dr. G. E. R. Lloyd (Wikipedia) a Senior Scholar at the University of Cambridge
• Early Greek Science: Thales to Aristotle is available for $7.99 CAD which is not particularly cheap, but should be couponable if you want the set.

[issybird]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

Thanks for the clarification/additional information.

I wasn't aware that some of the nations didn't participate in the EuroZone (if I am not mistaken, countries in the EuroZone are the ones in the EU which freely trade among each other--there are no tariffs, import fees (maybe), that kind of thing).

You are mistaken, as it happens. All EU nations trade freely, regardless of whether or not their monetary unit is the euro. The rest of your comment is inappropriate to the Deals forum; political comments are restricted to the P&R forum.

[TrevorViking]

Originally Posted by Little.Egret

Charles River Editors, free

The Siege of Masada: A Historical Drama of the Famous Battle Between the Jews and Romans

http://www.amazon.com.uk/dp/B010YKTJB6/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B010YKTJB6/
http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B010YKTJB6/

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

To get the book in the U.S., U.S MobileReaders will need to drop the ".uk" in the first link.

https://www.amazon.com/Siege-Masada-...8&tag=mr060-20

[Ricky D'Angelo]

Originally Posted by Ricky D'Angelo

The Tragedy of the Euro by Philipp Bagus, professor of economics at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid, is free (pdf/epub).

https://mises.org/library/tragedy-euro

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

Some people may not realize how timely this is.

Yesterday, the people of Great Britain, by a narrow margin, voted to exit the European Union (you will hear this referred to as "Brexit"). Prime minister David Cameron, a supporter of G.B. being in the EU, promptly resigned.

It's been all over the news, etc. Financial markets have been in a roil since. There have been dire warnings of the people of Great Britain (except for perhaps Scottish ones, who are discussing staying in EU) experiencing bad economic times as a result. Free trade advocates are alarmed.

All of that prompts the question of whether or not the European Union is a good thing for member countries. With the euro being the common currency, that factors greatly into the discussion, too.

I don't know what position the Mises Institute would take. I do know that they are very conservative regarding fiscal matters, maybe even to the point of being libertarian. Many people in the U.S. who would identify themselves as being likeminded would be against free trade; the EU was formed in part to facilitate free trade.

I didn't do any (additional) research, fact-checking, etc. on the subjects, touched on above, before making this post, so there may be some minor inaccuracies in what I wrote. But, if so, it is at least close to being accurate.

The author gives a lecture concerning his book available in mp3 format for free at the following link;
https://mises.org/library/tragedy-euro-0

[Little.Egret]

Free

Recollections of Rifleman Harris by Benjamin Randell Harris

The story of Benjamin Randell Harris, a British soldier who fought in the 95th Regiment of Foot during the Napoleonic Wars.

Purists will notice that the cover image has a redcoat, whereas Rifleman Harris was a Greencoat.


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GXCIW44/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01GXCIW44/
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01GXCIW44/

[sufue]

Appropriately enough for July 4th, the three volume book, The American Experiment: The Vineyard of Liberty, The Workshop of Democracy, and The Crosswinds of Freedom by James MacGregor Burns is on sale for $3.99 at all of the usual US retailers: Kobo, BN, Kindle, Apple, Google, and some indies. It's from Open Road, so is couponable at Kobo US. It gets pretty good reviews. I don't have time to do all the links, but Kindle US link is below.

Kindle US link: https://www.amazon.com/American-Expe.../dp/B00CLVB9UQ

Spoiler:

James MacGregor Burns’s stunning trilogy of American history, spanning the birth of the Constitution to the final days of the Cold War

In these three volumes, Pulitzer Prize–* and National Book Award–winner James MacGregor Burns chronicles with depth and narrative panache the most significant cultural, economic, and political events of American history.

In The Vineyard of Liberty, he combines the color and texture of early American life with meticulous scholarship. Focusing on the tensions leading up to the Civil War, Burns brilliantly shows how Americans became divided over the meaning of Liberty.

In The Workshop of Democracy, Burns explores more than a half-century of dramatic growth and transformation of the American landscape, through the addition of dozens of new states, the shattering tragedy of the First World War, the explosion of industry, and, in the end, the emergence of the United States as a new global power.

And in The Crosswinds of Freedom, Burns offers an articulate and incisive examination of the US during its rise to become the world’s sole superpower—through the Great Depression, the Second World War, the Cold War, and the rapid pace of technological change that gave rise to the “American Century.”

[Smartie]

Originally Posted by sufue

Appropriately enough for July 4th, the three volume book, The American Experiment: The Vineyard of Liberty, The Workshop of Democracy, and The Crosswinds of Freedom by James MacGregor Burns is on sale for $3.99 at all of the usual US retailers: Kobo, BN, Kindle, Apple, Google, and some indies. It's from Open Road, so is couponable at Kobo US. It gets pretty good reviews. I don't have time to do all the links, but Kindle US link is below.

Kindle US link: https://www.amazon.com/American-Expe.../dp/B00CLVB9UQ

US only again

[Little.Egret]

Charles River Editors, Free


The Battle of the Coral Sea: The History and Legacy of World War II's First Major Battle Between Aircraft Carriers


The Stonewall Brigade: The History of the Most Famous Confederate Combat Unit of the Civil War


See all


https://www.amazon.com/s/?url=search...+river+editors

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?url=sear...+river+editors
https://www.amazon.ca/s/?url=search-...+river+editors

[avantman42]

Exocet Falklands: The Untold Story of Special Forces Operations

Currently 99p, was £8.28

Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00QVZPRBK
Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QVZPRBK

[GtrsRGr8]

McGraw-Hill Education has some crazy-good deals on some books right now. Most, but not all, are business titles. Here are the best deals based upon percentage markdown. "Was" prices are the most recent regular Kindle mobi prices (not the digital list prices (if compared to the digital list prices, the discount would be larger)):

Building Wealth One House at a Time: Making it Big on Little Deals: Making it Big on Little Deals. By John Schaub. Was $21.55; Now $1.99. 91% off.

What Great Salespeople Do: The Science of Selling Through Emotional Connection and the Power of Story. By Michael T. Bosworth; Ben Zoldan. Was $19.49. Now $1.99. 90% off. (The Whispersync narration is only $3.99, making a Whispersync deal price of only $5.98 right now).

The Product Manager's Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Succeed as a Product Manager. By Steven Haines. Was $14.99; Now $1.99. 86% off.

The Millionaire Real Estate Investory. By Gary Keller. Was $12.38; Now $1.99. 84% off.

Crucial Accountability: Tools for Resolving Violated Expectations, Broken Commitments, and Bad Behavior, Second Edition: Tools for Resolving Violated Expectations, ... and Bad Behavior. By Kerry Patterson. Was $11.15; Now $1.99. 82% off. (The Whispersync narration is only $3.99, making a Whispersync deal price of only $5.98 right now).

The Insulin-Resistance Diet--Revised and Updated: How to Turn Off Your Body's Fat-Making Machine. By Cheryle R. Hart. Was $9.83 ; Now $1.99. 80% off.

The No-Cry Sleep Solution for Toddlers and Preschoolers: Gentle Ways to Stop Bedtime Battles and Improve Your Child's Sleep. By Elizabeth Pantley; Harvey Karp. Was $9.37; Now $1.99. 79% off.

[Little.Egret]

Free

A Brass Hat in No Man's Land by F.P. Crozier

one of the most famous memoirs of World War I.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CD0KNVU/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01CD0KNVU/
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01CD0KNVU/


"Nothing of Importance", Eight Months at the Front with a Welsh Battalion by Bernard Adams

incredible description of trench warfare.


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CD19WFM/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01CD19WFM/
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01CD19WFM/

[GtrsRGr8]

Trump: The Greatest Show on Earth: The Deals, the Downfall, the Reinvention. Currently made available by Regan Arts for free (http://us9.campaign-archive2.com/?u=...1&e=35a22ac2b1).

Apparently this was written several years ago; however, it has a new introduction.

EPub only. The Kindle mobi at Amazon is currently $14.99.

I am not pushing any agenda. I'm posting it because it is timely (for folks in the U.S.), and represents a huge savings over the digital version available at Amazon. I'd post a comparable book with a comparable deal (free) if it was by Hillary Clinton.

Semi-direct download link. Download link expires on July 5, 2016 at 12:01 a.m. EDT.

[AnemicOak]

Since Independence Day (US) is coming up in a few days here are some related bargains...

Independence: The Struggle to Set America Free by John Ferling - $1.99
Amazon US | B&N

No event in American history was more pivotal-or more furiously contested-than Congress's decision to declare independence in July 1776. Even months after American blood had been shed at Lexington and Concord, many colonists remained loyal to Britain. John Adams, a leader of the revolutionary effort, said bringing the fractious colonies together was like getting "thirteen clocks to strike at once."

Other books have been written about the Declaration, but no author has traced the political journey from protest to Revolution with the narrative scope and flair of John Ferling. Independence takes readers from the cobblestones of Philadelphia into the halls of Parliament, where many sympathized with the Americans and furious debate erupted over how to deal with the rebellion. Independence is not only the story of how freedom was won, but how an empire was lost.

At this remarkable moment in history, high-stakes politics was intertwined with a profound debate about democracy, governance, and justice. John Ferling, drawing on a lifetime of scholarship, brings this passionate struggle to life as no other historian could. Independence will be hailed as the finest work yet from the author Michael Beschloss calls "a national resource."

Not currently marked down at Google or Kobo, but here are links for price checking.



Seeds of Discontent: The Deep Roots of the American Revolution, 1650-1750 by J. Revell Carr - $1.99
Amazon US | B&N

Popularly, the causes of the American Revolution are considered the Stamp Act and other repressive actions by the Crown against its colonies in the years following the French & Indian War. Some see the sources in the outcome of that war, when George III forbade settlement beyond the Alleghenies. J. Revell Carr takes a longer view, and in Seeds of Discontent, he locates the roots of the Revolution a century earlier. In the latter half of the 17th century, tensions between colonists and the Crown were strikingly similar, culminating in the Revolution of 1689. Though subsequent decades were relatively peaceful, the bitterness was not forgotten, and friction began to build throughout the 1720s and 30s, reaching a peak after the famed 1745 battle for Louisbourg, the seemingly impregnable French fortress in Nova Scotia. Won on England's behalf at great cost to the largely American-born strike force, it was given back to France two years later in return for French concessions in the Caribbean-an act that outraged politicians, citizens, and soldiers alike.

Bringing to life the two generations that inspired our Founding Fathers, Revell Carr illuminates an eventful century largely ignored by historians.

Not currently marked down at Google or Kobo, but here are links for price checking.



The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon by John Ferling - $1.99
Amazon US | B&N
Add Audible Whispersync for voice for $3.99

Perhaps the most revered American of all, George Washington has long been considered a stoic leader who held himself above the fray of political infighting. What has gone unnoticed about the much-researched life of Washington is that he was in fact a consummate politician, as historian John Ferling shows in this revealing and provocative new book. As leader of the Continental Army, Washington's keen political savvy enabled him not only to outwit superior British forces, but--even more challenging--to manage the fractious and intrusive Continental Congress. Despite dire setbacks early in the war, Washington deftly outmaneuvered rival generals and defused dissent from officers below him, ending the war with the status of a national icon. His carefully burnished reputation allowed Washington, as president, to lead the country under the guise of non-partisanship for almost all of his eight years in office. Washington, Ferling argues, was not only one of America's most adroit politicians, he was easily the most successful of all time--so successful, in fact, that he is no longer thought of as having been political.

Not currently marked down at Google or Kobo, but here are links for price checking.



A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution by Carol Berkin - $2.99
Amazon US | B&N | Google | Kobo

We know--and love--the story of the American Revolution, from the Declaration of Independence to Cornwallis's defeat. But our first government was a disaster and the country was in a terrible crisis. So when a group of men traveled to Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 to save a nation in danger of collapse, they had no great expectations for the meeting that would make history. But all the ideas, arguments, and compromises led to a great thing: a constitution and a government were born that have surpassed the founders'
greatest hopes.

Revisiting all the original documents and using her deep knowledge of eighteenth-century history and politics, Carol Berkin takes a fresh look at the men who framed the Constitution, the issues they faced, and the times they lived in. Berkin transports the reader into the hearts and minds of the founders, exposing their fears and their limited expectations
of success.

[bartveld]

Just an idea: when clicking on links to bargains in this thread I regularly get Amazon's message suggesting to log in with smile.amazon.com. Supposedly a small bit of my money goes to Doctors Without Borders. Wouldn't it be nice if all Amazon-links in this thread used the smile-prefix? Of course links here are always to small prices, but still...