FREE/BARGAIN - Audiobooks - 2016

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Audible UK Daily Deal -- exp 18 Sep @ 11:59 PM BST

£1.99 -- Foxglove Summer -- B Aaronovitch/ K Holdbrook-Smith --> 10.8 hrs/ R-4.6 --> detective

Foxglove Summer --> Peter Grant Series (book 5 of 6)

Whispersync: Audible (£1.99) | Kindle (£5.99)

In the fifth of his bestselling series Ben Aaronovitch takes Peter Grant out of whatever comfort zone he might have found and takes him out of London - to a small village in Herefordshire where the local police are reluctant to admit that there might be a supernatural element to the disappearance of some local children. But while you can take the London copper out of London you can't take the London out of the copper.

Travelling west with Beverley Brook Peter soon finds himself caught up in a deep mystery and having to tackle local cops and local gods. And what's more all the shops are closed by 4pm...

Sales for Broken Homes in trade leapt by 50% over Whispers Under Ground, confirming that Ben Aaronovitch is an author with an unrivalled eye for a bestselling story.

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Audible Daily Deal -- exp 18 Sep @ 11:59 PM PDT

$3.95 -- Association of Small Bombs -- Karan Mahajan/ Neil Shah --> 9.3 hrs/ R-4.2 --> literary

The Association of Small Bombs

Whispersync: Audible ($3.95) | Kindle ($12.99)

The Association of Small Bombs is an expansive and deeply humane novel that is at once groundbreaking in empathy, dazzling in acuity, and ambitious in scope.

When brothers Tushar and Nakul Khurana, two Delhi schoolboys, pick up their family's television at a repair shop with their friend, Mansoor Ahmed, one day in 1996, disaster strikes without warning. A bomb - one of the many "small" bombs that go off seemingly unheralded across the world - detonates in the Delhi marketplace, instantly claiming the lives of the Khurana boys, to the devastation of their parents. Mansoor survives, bearing the physical and psychological effects of the bomb.

After a brief stint at a university in America, Mansoor returns to Delhi, where his life becomes entangled with the mysterious and charismatic Ayub, a fearless young activist whose own allegiances and beliefs are more malleable than Mansoor could imagine. Woven into the story of the Khuranas and the Ahmeds is the gripping tale of Shockie, a Kashmiri bomb maker who has forsaken his own life for the independence of his homeland.

Karan Mahajan writes brilliantly about the effects of terrorism on victims and perpetrators, proving himself to be one of the most provocative and dynamic novelists of his generation.

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Nook Daily Find -- exp 18 Sep

$3.99 -- Be Frank with Me -- Julia Johnson/ Tavia Gilbert --> 8.6 hrs/ R-4.2 --> humor

Whispersync: Audible ($12.99) | Kindle ($9.99)

A sparkling talent makes her fiction debut with this infectious novel that combines the charming pluck of Eloise, the poignant psychological quirks of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and the pause-resisting spirit of Where'd You Go, Bernadette.

Reclusive literary legend M. M. "Mimi" Banning has been holed up in her Bel Air mansion for years. But after falling prey to a Bernie Madoff-style Ponzi scheme, she's flat broke. Now Mimi must write a new book for the first time in decades, and to ensure the timely delivery of her manuscript, her New York publisher sends an assistant to monitor her progress. The prickly Mimi reluctantly complies - with a few stipulations: no Ivy Leaguers or English majors. Must drive, cook, tidy. Computer whiz. Good with kids. Quiet, discreet, sane.

When Alice Whitley arrives at the Banning mansion, she's put to work right away - as a full-time companion to Frank, the writer's eccentric nine-year-old, a boy with the wit of Noel Coward, the wardrobe of a 1930s movie star, and very little in common with his fellow fourth graders.

As she slowly gets to know Frank, Alice becomes consumed with finding out who Frank's father is, how his gorgeous "piano teacher and itinerant male role model", Xander, fits in to the Banning family equation - and whether Mimi will ever finish that book.

Full of heart and countless "only in Hollywood" moments, Be Frank with Me is a captivating and unconventional story of an unusual mother and son and the intrepid young woman who finds herself irresistibly pulled into their unforgettable world.

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Last Day -- Audible -- exp 18 Sep

• $4.95 -- Philippa Gregory Sale (7 titles) --> details

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Audible UK Daily Deal -- exp 19 Sep @ 11:59 PM BST

£2.99 -- The Teacher -- Katerina Diamond/ Stevie Lacey --> 11.3 hrs/ R-4.0 --> suspense

The Teacher: A Shocking and Compelling New Crime Thriller That's Not for the Faint-Hearted

Whispersync: Audible (£2.99) | Kindle (£0.99)

You think you know who to trust? You think you know the difference between good and evil? You're wrong....

A lesson you will never forget.

The body of the head teacher of an exclusive Devon school is found hanging from the rafters in the assembly hall. Hours earlier he'd received a package, and only he could understand the silent message it conveyed. It meant the end.

As Exeter suffers a rising count of gruesome deaths, troubled DS Imogen Grey and DS Adrian Miles must solve the case and make their city safe again. But as they're drawn into a network of corruption, lies and exploitation, every step brings them closer to grim secrets hidden at the heart of their community. And once they learn what's motivating this killer, will they truly want to stop him?

Smart. Gripping. Gruesome. This is a psychological crime thriller in a class of its own.

Warning: most definitely not for the faint hearted!

[skinmaan]

Now at Audible (here):

All books in the Win-Win sale are just $4.95 each! Sale ends September 26, 2016 at 11:59 PM PT (US). Members Only.

Enjoy!
skinmaan
Your audiobook bloodhound

[tubemonkey]

Audible Daily Deal -- exp 19 Sep @ 11:59 PM PDT

$2.95 -- Level Up Your Life -- Steve Kamb/ C Campbell, et al --> 6.8 hrs/ R-4.6 --> self help

Level Up Your Life: How to Unlock Adventure and Happiness by Becoming the Hero of Your Own Story

Whispersync: no deals at this time

For the past five years, Steve Kamb has transformed himself from wannabe daydreamer into a real-life superhero and actually turned his life into a gigantic video game: flying stunt planes in New Zealand, gambling in a tuxedo at the Casino de Monte-Carlo, and even finding Nemo on the Great Barrier Reef. To help him accomplish all of these goals, he built a system that allowed him to complete quests, take on boss battles, earn experience points, and literally level up his life.

If you have always dreamed of adventure and growth but can't seem to leave your hobbit hole, Steve's book, Level Up Your Life, is for you. He will teach you exactly how to use your favorite video games, books, and movies as inspiration for adventure rather than as escapes from the grind of everyday life. Hundreds of thousands of everyday Joes and Jills have joined Steve's Rebellion through his popular website, NerdFitness.com, and leveled up their lives - losing weight, getting stronger, and living better.

In Level Up Your Life, you'll meet more than a dozen of these members of The Rebellion: men and women, young and old, single and married, from all walks of life, who have created superhero versions of themselves to live adventurously and happily. Within this guide, you'll follow in their footsteps and learn exactly how to:

* Create your own Alter Ego with real-life super powers
* Build your own Epic Quest List, broken into categories and difficulty levels
* Hack your productivity habits to start making progress
* Train your body for any adventure
* Build in rewards and accountability that will actually motivate you to succeed
* Travel the world freely (and cheaply)
* Recruit the right allies to your side and find powerful mentors for guidance

Adventure is out there, and the world needs more heroes. Will you heed the call?

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Last Day -- Downpour -- exp 19 Sep

• $1.99 -- An Untimely Frost --> details
  
• $4.95 -- Muhammad Ali --> details
  
• SALE -- Weekly Deals (15 titles) --> titles change frequently

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Audible Daily Deal -- exp 19 Sep @ 11:59 PM PDT

$2.95 -- Level Up Your Life -- Steve Kamb/ C Campbell, et al --> 6.8 hrs/ R-4.6 --> self help

Comparable or better ratings on the ebook, at Amazon and GoodReads.

Have you grabbed your copy, yet, tubemonkey? I know how much you love self-help/self-development books. hahah I've got them running out the wazoo, but it's hard to turn down one so well priced and rated so highly . . . .

[GtrsRGr8]

A Whispersync deal on an ebook like this usually doesn't meet my standards. I like to post Whispersync deals where there are huge difference between the price of the Whispersync deal and the price of the audiobook alone at Audible. This ebook doesn't really fit the bill. But with the regular price for the audiobook being unusually reasonable, and with the substantial length of narration and great ratings, the Whsipersync deal on this ebook gets my nod.

Title: Ohitika Woman.
Genre: Non-Fiction (Social Sciences/Ethnography).
Author(s): Mary Brave Bird; Richard Erdoes (contributor).
Price: $5.98 (ebook ($1.99 marked down) + $3.99 Whispersync audio).
Regular Price of Audio, by Itself, at Audible: $14.95.
Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews: 4.5 stars/16 reviews (Amazon); 3.92/203 reviews (GoodReads).
Audio Rating/Number of Ratings: 3.4/2 ratings.
Pages/Audio Length: 274/10 hours and 17 minutes.
Narrator(s): Emily Durante.
Audible URL: http://www.audible.com/pd/Bios-Memoi...ook/B00XWQ4VDG.
Amazon URL (you can get the whole Whispersync deal here): https://www.amazon.com/Ohitika-Woman.../dp/B00R1W9OO8.
Comments: The book is #1 in two Kindle store categories and #1 in one regular Kindle book category.
Book Description (Amazon):
The beloved sequel to the now-classic Lakota Woman, Ohitika Woman follows Mary Brave Bird as she continues her powerful, dramatic tale of ancient glory and present anguish, of courage and despair, of magic and mystery, and, above all, of the survival of both body and mind. Coming home from Wounded Knee in 1973, married to American Indian movement leader Leonard Crow Dog, Mary was a mother with the hope of a better life. But, as she says, “Trouble always finds me.” With brutal frankness she bares her innermost thoughts, recounting the dark as well as the bright moments in her always eventful life. She not only talks about the stark truths of being a Native American living in a white-dominated society but also addresses the experience of being a mother, a woman, and, rarest of all, a Sioux feminist. Filled with contrasts, courage, and endurance, Ohitika Woman is a powerful testament to Mary’s will and spirit.

[tubemonkey]

Audible UK Daily Deal -- exp 20 Sep @ 11:59 PM BST

£2.99 -- Flesh and Blood -- Patricia Cornwell/ Lorelei King --> 12.0 hrs/ R-4.1 --> suspense

Flesh and Blood --> Kay Scarpetta Series (book 22 of 24)

Whispersync: no deals at this time

Number-one best-selling author Patricia Cornwell delivers the next enthralling thriller in her high-stakes series starring Kay Scarpetta - a complex tale involving a serial sniper who strikes chillingly close to the forensic sleuth herself.

It's Chief Medical Examiner Dr Kay Scarpetta's birthday, and while she's enjoying a leisurely morning, a man is shot dead five minutes from her house. The bullet tore through him as he unloaded groceries from his car. Yet nobody heard or saw a thing.

It looks like the work of a serial sniper - one who leaves no trace except for tiny copper fragments, and whose seemingly impossible shots cause instant death. As Scarpetta investigates, uncovering details that only she can analyze, she begins to suspect that the killer is sending her a message.

Adding to Scarpetta's growing unease is the sense that those closest to her are keeping secrets. And when her pursuit of the sniper takes Scarpetta to a shipwreck off the Florida coast, she comes face to face with shocking evidence that implicates her niece Lucy - Scarpetta's very own flesh and blood...

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Audible Daily Deal -- exp 20 Sep @ 11:59 PM PDT

$2.95 -- Furious -- TR Ragan/ Kate Rudd --> 9.1 hrs/ R-4.3 --> suspense

Furious --> Faith McMann Series (book 1 of 3)

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

Faith McMann comes home to a nightmare: her husband is killed and her son and daughter are taken. Although the intruders leave her for dead, she survives. Crippling grief and fear for her children make life unbearable. Until her anguish turns to anger...and she trades victimhood for vengeance.

Frustrated with the law's efforts, she takes action to rescue her children - and wreaks havoc on the brutal criminals who tore them from her. With her family and newfound allies at her side, Faith descends into the hellish underworld of human trafficking, determined to make those who prey on the innocent pray for mercy.

The forces she's up against have already proven that their ruthlessness knows no bounds. And there's nothing they won't do to turn Faith's crusade into a suicide mission. But they're about to learn that nothing is more dangerous than a mother fighting for her children - especially one who's earned the nickname Furious.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by skinmaan

Now at Audible (here):

Enjoy!
skinmaan
Your audiobook bloodhound

Thanks - added to OP

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

Comparable or better ratings on the ebook, at Amazon and GoodReads.

Have you grabbed your copy, yet, tubemonkey? I know how much you love self-help/self-development books. hahah I've got them running out the wazoo, but it's hard to turn down one so well priced and rated so highly . . . .

Remind me to get a copy when hell freezes over

[tubemonkey]

Nook Daily Find -- exp 20 Sep

$3.99 -- The Shepherd's Crown -- Terry Pratchett/ Stephen Briggs --> 7.8 hrs/ R-4.8 --> fantasy

The Shepherd's Crown --> Discworld Series (41 of 41 books)

Whispersync: Audible ($12.99) | Kindle ($9.99)

Terry Pratchett's final Discworld novel, and the fifth to feature the witch Tiffany Aching.

Discworld is a comic fantasy book series written by the English author Terry Pratchett (1948–2015), set on the fictional Discworld, a flat disc balanced on the backs of four elephants which in turn stand on the back of a giant turtle, Great A'Tuin. The books frequently parody or take inspiration from J. R. R. Tolkien, Robert E. Howard, H. P. Lovecraft, Charles Dickens, and William Shakespeare, as well as mythology, folklore and fairy tales, often using them for satirical parallels with current cultural, political and scientific issues. The series is popular, with more than 80 million books sold in 37 languages.

Forty-one Discworld novels have been published. Pratchett, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, said that he would be happy for his daughter Rhianna to continue the series when he is no longer able to do so. However, Rhianna has stated she will only be involved in spin-offs, adaptations and tie-ins, and that there will be no more novels. The original British editions of the first 26 novels, up to Thief of Time (2001), had distinctive cover art by Josh Kirby. The American editions, published by Harper Collins, used their own cover art. Since Kirby's death in October 2001, the covers have been designed by Paul Kidby. Companion publications include eleven short stories (some only loosely related to the Discworld), four popular science books, and a number of supplementary books and reference guides. In addition, the series has been adapted for graphic novels, for the theatre, as computer and board games, as music inspired by the series, and repeatedly for television.