FREE/BARGAIN - Audiobooks - 2016

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by koland

True. but the link in the OP went to something else!

I forgot to change the link. After seeing your post, I corrected it in both posts.

I've bookmarked posts for each type of deal that I post. I then use these for templates when posting new offers. I copy/paste the first two lines and then make the needed changes. This is quicker than starting from scratch. Occasionally, I'll forget to make a change like I did in this case.

[Froide]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I forgot to change the link. After seeing your post, I corrected it in both posts.

I've bookmarked posts for each type of deal that I post. I then use these for templates when posting new offers. I copy/paste the first two lines and then make the needed changes. This is quicker than starting from scratch. Occasionally, I'll forget to make a change like I did in this case.

Tubemonkey usually does such a fantastic job, and he always quickly corrects his rare errors, so he's spared 100 lashes with an empty banana peel. Instead, let's put our banana peels to more appropriate uses, such as these: 9 Unexpected Reasons You Should Never Trash Banana Peels (Reduce your food waste with these tips) | by Kristina Bravo (August 14, 2014) | takepart.com

[tubemonkey]

Audible Daily Deal -- exp 05 Sep

$2.95 -- Lesser Beasts -- Mark Essig/ Joe Barrett --> 7.3 hrs/ R-4.5 --> history

Lesser Beasts: A Snout-to-Tail History of the Humble Pig

Whispersync: Audible ($2.95) | Kindle ($15.99)

Unlike other barnyard animals, which pull plows, give eggs or milk, or grow wool, a pig produces only one thing: meat. Incredibly efficient at converting almost any organic matter into nourishing, delectable protein, swine are nothing short of a gastronomic godsend - yet their flesh is banned in many cultures, and the animals themselves are maligned as filthy, lazy brutes.

As historian Mark Essig reveals in Lesser Beasts, swine have such a bad reputation for precisely the same reasons they are so valuable as a source of food: they are intelligent, self-sufficient, and omnivorous. What's more, he argues, we ignore our historic partnership with these astonishing animals at our peril. Tracing the interplay of pig biology and human culture from Neolithic villages 10,000 years ago to modern industrial farms, Essig blends culinary and natural history to demonstrate the vast importance of the pig and the tragedy of its modern treatment at the hands of humans. Pork, Essig explains, has long been a staple of the human diet, prized in societies from Ancient Rome to dynastic China to the contemporary American South. Yet pigs' ability to track down and eat a wide range of substances (some of them distinctly unpalatable to humans) and convert them into edible meat has also led people throughout history to demonize the entire species as craven and unclean. Today's unconscionable system of factory farming, Essig explains, is only the latest instance of humans taking pigs for granted, and the most recent evidence of how both pigs and people suffer when our symbiotic relationship falls out of balance.

An expansive, illuminating history of one of our most vital yet unsung food animals, Lesser Beasts turns a spotlight on the humble creature that, perhaps more than any other, has been a mainstay of civilization since its very beginnings - whether we like it or not.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by Froide

Tubemonkey usually does such a fantastic job, and he always quickly corrects his rare errors, so he's spared 100 lashes with an empty banana peel. Instead, let's put our banana peels to more appropriate uses, such as these: 9 Unexpected Reasons You Should Never Trash Banana Peels (Reduce your food waste with these tips) | by Kristina Bravo (August 14, 2014) | takepart.com

Thanks

They forgot monkey's favorite, dried banana peels -- dry 'em, crush 'em, roll 'em...

[tubemonkey]

Nook Daily Find -- exp 05 Sep

$19.49 -- Trigger Mortis -- Anthony Horowitz/ David Oyelowo --> 9.5 hrs/ R-4.1 --> espionage

Trigger Mortis: With Original Material by Ian Fleming

Whispersync: Audible ($12.99) | Kindle ($10.99)

Incorporating original, never-before-published material from 007 creator Ian Fleming, New York Times best-selling author Anthony Horowitz returns literary legend James Bond to his 1950s heyday in this exhilarating and dashing thriller.

The world's most famous spy, James Bond, has just returned victorious from his showdown with Auric Goldfinger in Fort Knox. By his side is the glamorous and streetwise Pussy Galore, who played no small part in his success. As they settle down in London, the odds of Galore taming the debonair bachelor seem slim - but she herself is a creature not so easily caught.

Meanwhile, the struggle for superiority between the Soviet Union and the West is escalating. In an attempt to demonstrate Soviet strength, SMERSH plans to sabotage an international Grand Prix in the hot zone of West Germany. At the Nürburgring Racing Circuit, Bond must play a high-speed game of cat and mouse to stop them. But when he observes a secretive meeting between SMERSH's driver and a notorious Korean millionaire, it becomes clear that this is just the infamous organization's opening move.

An orphan of the Korean War, he has a personal reason for wanting to bring America to its knees. He's helping SMERSH decisively end the white-hot space race - but how? With the help of an American female agent, Bond uncovers a plan that leads first to Florida and then to New York City, where a heart-stopping face-off will determine the fate of the West.

This thriller has all the hallmarks of an original Ian Fleming adventure and features welcome familiar faces, including M and Miss Moneypenny. Horowitz delivers a smooth and seductive narrative of fast cars and beautiful women, with ruthless villains and a breathtaking plot that will leave listeners hanging until the very end.

[tubemonkey]

Last Day -- Downpour -- exp 05 Sep

• $1.99 -- The Company of Cats --> details
  
• $3.95 -- The Godmakers --> details
  
• SALE -- Weekly Deals (15 titles) --> titles change frequently

[tubemonkey]

Audible -- Anthony Ryan Sale -- exp 09 Sep

Raven's Shasow Trilogy (3 titles) -- $5.95 each

• $5.95 -- Blood Song -- Anthony Ryan/ Steven Brand --> 23.1 hrs/ R-4.6 --> fantasy
  
• $5.95 -- Tower Lord -- Anthony Ryan/ Steven Brand --> 24.7 hrs/ R-4.5 --> fantasy
  
• $5.95 -- Queen of Fire -- Anthony Ryan/ Steven Brand --> 26.7 hrs/ R-4.2 --> fantasy

Immerse yourself in Vaelin's epic quest. performed with sonorous power by Steven Brand.

Anthony Ryan's epic Raven's Shadow series is now on sale for $5.95 each. Sale ends September 9, 2016, at 11:59 PM PT (US).

[Froide]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Thanks

They forgot monkey's favorite, dried banana peels -- dry 'em, crush 'em, roll 'em...

Bananadine! (Here's the straight dope)

To stay on topic - these audiobooks exist; they're don't appear to be discounted, but they may be available at a library near you:

Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World

Written by: Dan Koeppel
Narrated by: Paul Woodson
Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release Date:07-05-16
Publisher: Tantor Audio


Publisher's Summary

To most people a banana is a banana: a simple yellow fruit. Americans eat more bananas than apples and oranges combined. In others parts of the world, bananas are what keep millions of people alive. But for all its ubiquity, the banana is surprisingly mysterious; nobody knows how bananas evolved or exactly where they originated. Rich cultural lore surrounds the fruit: In ancient translations of the Bible, the "apple" consumed by Eve is actually a banana.

But the biggest mystery about the banana today is whether it will survive. A seedless fruit with a unique reproductive system, every banana is a genetic duplicate of the next and therefore susceptible to the same blights. Today's yellow banana, the Cavendish, is increasingly threatened by such a blight, and there's no cure in sight.

Banana combines a pop-science journey around the globe, a fascinating tale of an iconic American business enterprise, and a look into the alternately tragic and hilarious banana subculture (one does exist) - ultimately taking us to the high-tech labs where new bananas are literally being built in test tubes, in a race to save the world's most beloved fruit.

©2008 Dan Koeppel (P)2016 Tantor

Big Banana

Written by: Roberto Quesada
Narrated by: Walter Krochmal
Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release Date:10-28-08
Language: Spanish
Publisher: Recorded Books


Publisher's Summary
Eduardo Lin, actor, albañil y soñador, odia a New York Telephone. Busca en ser un actór legendario, pero con el obstáculo de ser un albañil sus planes toman un tiempo para cumplirse. Mientras él desarrolla su gran estrategia para la fama, vive en el Bronx, en un apartamento con unos compañeros tan diversos y tan coloridos que son de película. Casagrande, el más vocífero y picaresco del grupo, educa a Eduardo sobre la vida (de acuerdo a su punto de vista, claro). Eduardo se embarca en una odisea de fiestas, sexo, mujeres, drogas y literatura en un Nueva York facsinante pero trágica a la vez, mientras vive su "norte" dentro de su mente, donde él es el actór mas reconocido en Hollywood.

Please note: This title is in Spanish.

©1999 Roberto Quesada; (P)2007 Recorded Books

[tubemonkey]

Audible Daily Deal -- exp 06 Sep

$2.95 -- Play Dead -- Anne Frasier/ Natalie Ross --> 9.2 hrs/ R-4.0 --> suspense

Play Dead --> Elise Sandburg Series (book 1 of 3)

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

No one is more familiar with Savannah's dark side than homicide detective and native resident Elise Sandburg. She's been haunted for years by her own mysterious past: She was abandoned as a baby in one of the city's ancient cemeteries, and it’s rumored that she is the illegitimate daughter of an infamous Savannah witch doctor. The local Gullah culture of voodoo and magic is one that few outsiders can understand, least of all Elise’s new partner. Now someone is terrorizing the city, creating real-life zombies by poisoning victims into a conscious paralysis that mimics death. As the chilling case unfolds, Elise is drawn back into the haunted past she's tried so hard to leave behind.

[tubemonkey]

Nook Daily Find -- exp 06 Sep

$9.99 -- Redemption of Sarah Cain -- Beverly Lewis/ B Caruso --> 8.2 hrs/ R-3.8 --> contemp

The Redemption of Sarah Cain

Whispersync: Audible ($3.99) | Kindle ($7.87)

Beverly Lewis, the best-selling author of The Shunning, offers listeners a moving tale of love and spiritual awakening. In The Redemption of Sarah Cain, she examines the conflict between two very different cultures.

Sarah Cain is a strictly modern woman living in Oregon and developing a burgeoning career in real estate. Her sister, Ivy, left to pursue a "Plain" life in Amish country 12 years ago. But when Ivy dies, Sarah is shocked to learn that she has been appointed guardian of her sister's five children. Lydia, the eldest, senses major difficulties for the new family. Neither she nor Sarah are truly prepared for the drastic changes they will have to make in order to honor Ivy's last wish.

With hope and tenderness, Lewis guides Sarah and the children on their journey of religious fulfillment. Barbara Caruso's tender narration lends a sensitive charm to each of the characters.

[GtrsRGr8]

I don't listen/watch/read/etc. Doctor Who, so I'm not absolutely sure about this. But, I do believe that there is a new free episode of it just now available from Big Finish: Doctor Who: The Early Adventures: The Age of Endurance.

To get it, go to this Big Finish webpage. As the directions state, use code "newseries3" (without the quotation marks).

This episode is only part one, I don't know how many total parts that there are. So, while episode one is free, if you end up liking what you see, you will probably have to shell out some money to get the rest of the episodes. Of course, tubemonkey probably knows of a way that you can you can them free somewhere or another, knowing him. ha

[WT Sharpe]

Audible Daily Deal -- exp 07 Sep

$2.95 -- The Worst Class Trip Ever -- Dave Barry / Todd Haberkorn --> 3 hrs and 57 mins / R-4.6 --> kids

The Worst Class Trip Ever -->

Whispersync: Audible ($1.95) | Kindle ($3.99)

In this hilarious novel, written in the voice of eighth-grader Wyatt Palmer, Dave Barry takes us on a class trip to Washington, DC. Wyatt, his best friend, Matt, and a few kids from Culver Middle School find themselves in a heap of trouble—not just with their teachers, who have long lost patience with them—but from several mysterious men they first meet on their flight to the nation's capital. In a fast-paced adventure with the monuments as a backdrop, the kids try to stay out of danger and out of the doghouse while trying to save the president from attack—or maybe not.

[WT Sharpe]

Dave Barry stands out for me among authors in that the first column I ever read of his also marks the first time I saw the word "booger" used in a family newspaper.

[skinmaan]

Younger readers (or their parents) may find an interest in BOOK IT! This is a partnership between Pizza Hut, Candlewick Press, Listening Library, and Amazon (along with Audible, or this post would be in the wrong place ) to promote reading in young children. Why is that important (beyond the obvious)? Freebies, of course!

To kick off your at-home reading routine this year, we have partnered with Candlewick Press and Listening Library to offer you FREE e-book and audiobook downloads specifically chosen for BOOK IT! kids.

Beginning September 26, 2016 parents can choose to download free Kindle copies of Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo and Maisy Goes to the Library by Lucy Cousins. An audiobook version of Mercy Watson to the Rescue is also available for download from Audible.

You can take a look here if you're interested. LL gave this title away several years ago, but it's been a while and we have a lot of new members here since then. If you're interested you might want to check it out.

Enjoy!
skinmaan
Your audiobook bloodhound

[melmac]

3 Books for 2 Credits at Audible
https://www.audible.com/sp/3for2/
about 200-250 books to choose from many are series starts or trilogies

Only credit purchases are eligible for this sale. To redeem this offer, follow the link provided and add three audiobooks to the cart from the selection provided. When you check out, you will be able to purchase all three audiobooks for two credits - either by using the credit(s) you have, or by purchasing the required amount of credits needed at the time of check out. Offer is for Audible members only. Offer is not transferable and cannot be combined with any other offer. Sale ends 11 September 2016, at 11:59 PM PT (US).

Bit sneaky I notice a couple of cheap Whispersyncs in there that you wouldn't spend a credit on for example A Cold Day for Murder: A Kate Shugak Mystery or Tilt-a-Whirl by Chris Grabenstein