FREE/BARGAIN — Non-Fiction

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by LJJohnson

Sure. The page I searched for was "open access" ==> https://www.oapen.org/search?keyword=open+access. There are 157 books, and I didn't find one I couldn't download this time till the 12th page, where you cannot "download chapter", but just "view chapter". There are books like this also, like
The Cultural Politics of the New American Studies

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I didn't make myself clear. When I said, "Can you give us an URL for the webpage where we can find these books or, at least, for a webpage from which to start looking? I take it that they are located outside of the OA area?" I had in mind at MUP. I thought that that was what you meant when you said, "Then [there] are at least 25 books that are downloadable as PDF (that I got). In fact, I only ran across 3 or 4 that you could read but not download. Naturally, 2 of those looked really interesting. There are more, but I got tired of scrolling thru the pages."

I appreciate the search that you did, and the 157 hits, from various organizations, that you came up with. A few of those were from MUP, or at least from some department of Manchester University.

You may not be aware of it, but there are so many OA books (alone) out there that you start scrolling through the titles (please, not at the same time that you're driving! ha), visit every federal and state campground in your RV, you would still be scrolling when you get through your trip (maybe there's a little hyperbole there. Maybe).

For example, at http://www.opendoar.org/countrylist.php, you can search by continent, then country, then organization. The http://www.opendoar.org/ homepage, has even more ways to search for OA books, including by topic, key word, etc (basically a Google for OA books). I don't know if the website strives for exhaustiveness; I think that they do, but it is inevitable that they've missed some. Digital Commons Network (http://network.bepress.com/) also seems to strive for exhaustiveness in listing OA works, and has an extremely interesting (and, if I might say so, fun) interface.

Of course, there are unknown numbers of titles that are free, but not published as OA. Unfortunately, I know of no website or search engine that claims to find all or even part of these ebooks. Sometimes I use a PDF search engine, but the results have been less than spectacular and, of course, they may not search for anything but PDF's. That would exclude such books as those published in the new, soon-to-be-standard I think, html5 format.

Have fun in your travels, and when you get to west Texas, please look up the MobileReader going by the screen name Cinisajoy, and annoy her for me--I owe her.

[GtrsRGr8]

If you do any stock (or even mutual fund) investing, or are even thinking about doing so, you must get this book (if you don't already have it) now! That is my considered opinion. For some reason, this 338-page book is currently free.

I'll share this with you. I wanted to make sure that I got a copy, so I bought it for myself first, before posting it, in the very unlikely event that it would go up in price while I was making my post. Selfish of me, I know. But that may tell you the value that I put on Warren Buffett's investing wisdom.

University of Berkshire Hathaway: 30 Years of Lessons Learned from Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger at the Annual Shareholders Meeting. By Daniel Pecaut; Corey Wrenn.

4.8 (14) at Amazon; 4.0 (5) at GoodReads.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XT89563.

[Dngrsone]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

If you do any stock (or even mutual fund) investing, or are even thinking about doing so, you must get this book (if you don't already have it) now! That is my considered opinion. For some reason, this 338-page book is currently free.

I'll share this with you. I wanted to make sure that I got a copy, so I bought it for myself first, before posting it, in the very unlikely event that it would go up in price while I was making my post. Selfish of me, I know. But that may tell you the value that I put on Warren Buffett's investing wisdom.

University of Berkshire Hathaway: 30 Years of Lessons Learned from Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger at the Annual Shareholders Meeting. By Daniel Pecaut; Corey Wrenn.

4.8 (14) at Amazon; 4.0 (5) at GoodReads.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XT89563.

Got it, thanks.

Likely it will put me to sleep, but then again, sometimes I can use a good soporific.

[bfisher]

A few books on sale today at Amazon.ca

King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild for $CDN 1.99
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B004KZOWEG

It won the Lionel Gelber and Duff Cooper prizes
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...eopold_s_Ghost


Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936–1939 by Adam Hochschild for $CDN 1.99
https://www.amazon.ca/Spain-Our-Hear.../dp/B011H55NQC
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...-in-our-hearts


Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves by Adam Hochschild for $CDN 1.99
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It was a Lionel Gelber Prize winner and a National Book Award finalist
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...ury_the_Chains


Under the Red Sea Sun by Edward Ellsberg for $CDN 1.99
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00KQ6PK9O
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...he-red-sea-sun
Amazon blurb: "By 1942, Mussolini’s forces were on the run in East Africa. In order to slow the Allied advance, the Italians used audacious tactics—including making ports inoperable, leaving the Allies without the infrastructure necessary to continue the war effort.

At Massawa, Eritrea, the fleeing Italians left the largest mass wreck in the world, turning a vital port into a tangle of shattered ships, cranes, sunken dry docks, and dangerous booby traps. In order to continue the war effort and push back the Axis powers in Africa, the Allies enlisted a naval salvage expert known as Commander Ellsberg.

Ellsberg, a veteran miracle worker in raising sunken ships, was given his toughest assignment yet: Reopen the port with no budget, no men, and no tools. The British had claimed the task was impossible—Massawa couldn’t be cleared. But a determined Ellsberg navigated complicated American and British bureaucracies to build a ragtag group of international civilians and pull off a historic feat of engineering. This is his account of that crucial operation—the largest of its kind the world had ever seen—accomplished in the searing heat of Eritrea."



The Far Shore by Edward Ellsberg for $CDN 1.99
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00KQ6PKG2
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/....The_Far_Shore

Amazon blurb:
"June 6, 1944, D-Day: Allied forces took the beaches at Normandy—and the naval engineering genius of Edward Ellsberg would play a crucial part.

Before World War II, Edward Ellsberg had already established himself as a true innovator and master naval engineer, revolutionizing the salvage and rescue of sunken vessels like no one before. Then, having served his country for over a decade, he retired to private life.

But his work was not finished. Within hours of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the aging and physically ill Ellsberg was on a train to Washington, DC, to offer his services once again. And they would be needed for the greatest military invasion in human history.

In The Far Shore, Rear Admiral Ellsberg describes in detail the meticulous preparation and efforts behind the Normandy Invasion—efforts that would keep the flow of men and materials streaming onto the beaches and into the heart of Europe. From dealing with the extremes of engineering possibilities to wrestling with the knowledge that countless lives would depend on the success of his intricate planning, Ellsberg would work himself into exhaustion to do his part. His achievements would eventually earn him the Distinguished Service Medal and lead to his appointment as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

Vividly described by a man who saw firsthand the horrors of war and the cost of victory, The Far Shore takes readers through the brutal surf, onto the bloody beaches, and into the mind of one of World War II’s little-known heroes."


Warspite by Iain Ballantyne for $CDN 0.99
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Invasion Rabaul: The Epic Story of Lark Force, the Forgotten Garrison, January - July 1942 by Bruce Gamble for $CDN 2.99
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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...nvasion-rabaul

[CWatkinsNash]

Robert Plant: A Life by Paul Rees is $1.99 on Amazon US.

https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Plant-...dp/B00DB3D31G/

Robert Plant by Paul Rees is the definitive biography of Led Zeppelin's legendary frontman. As lead singer for one of the biggest and most influential rock bands of all time—whose song "Stairway to Heaven" has been played more times on American radio than any other track—Robert Plant defined what it means to be a rock god.

Over the course of his twenty-year career, British music journalist and editor Paul Rees has interviewed such greats as Sir Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Bono, and AC/DC. Rees now offers a full portrait of Robert Plant for the first time, exploring the forces that shaped him, the ravaging highs and lows of the Zeppelin years—including his relationship with Jimmy Page and John Bonham—and his life as a solo artist today.

Illustrated with more than two dozen photographs, Robert Plant: A LIfe is the never-before-told story of a gifted, complicated music icon who changed the face of rock 'n' roll.

Published by HarperCollins.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by Dngrsone

Got it, thanks.

Likely it will put me to sleep, but then again, sometimes I can use a good soporific.

The only reservation about the book that I have is that it wasn't written by the Oracle of Omaha (Warren Buffett) himself. It was written by Daniel Pecaut and Charlie Munger (I'm not familiar with either of them, but I don't invest in individual stocks, only mutual funds right now. Pecaut's company is shown as the publisher of this work). So, the information from the 30 years' of stockholder meetings is filtered, although possibly in the minutest amount and, by necessity, condensed. But, to read the full transcripts of the meetings might not just put you to sleep, they might put you in a coma.

There are companies which try to have fun in their stockholder meetings--I know that Wal-mart (that's the corporate name; a store is "Walmart." Go figure) is one; I suspect that Southwest Airlines is another one (United Airline's (the airline which dragged a 69-year-old man up the aisle of an airplane, and "threw" him out of the airplane) next stockholder meeting will probably be rather subdued. ha), there are probably many others. I get the idea that Berkshire Hathaway's is pretty much strictly business.

Oh, and your not likely to find a book--even an ebook--by Warren Buffett for free, like this was is/was.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by bfisher

A few books on sale today at Amazon.ca
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Wow, the Canucks have a lot of nice books available to them today. Good for them.

[bookmarked]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

The only reservation about the book that I have is that it wasn't written by the Oracle of Omaha (Warren Buffett) himself. It was written by Daniel Pecaut and Charlie Munger (I'm not familiar with either of them, but I don't invest in individual stocks, only mutual funds right now. Pecaut's company is shown as the publisher of this work).
<snip>

IIRC, Charlie Munger is the long-time business partner of Buffett, just less public than Buffett is.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by bookmarked

IIRC, Charlie Munger is the long-time business partner of Buffett, just less public than Buffett is.

Yeah, I think that I read that Munger is a/the vice-president of Berkshire. I'm glad that the book includes some of his wisdom, too.

I don't know who would have the greater net worth (maybe indicating their relative investing prowess?), but I highly suspect that it would be Buffett. But Munger is probably younger (Buffett is in his 80's I think), so he's had less time for his investments to grow.

[ATDrake]

Bargain @ $0.99-$1.99 for assorted history & memoirs from various HarperCollins and Random House imprints in Canada & the US (non-couponable; should be the same price in all the usual stores, some will probably expire today or Monday, when HC seem to rotate their offerings):

@ 99 cents:

• Flight By Elephant: The Untold Story of World War II’s Most Daring Jungle Rescue by British journalist Andrew Martin (Wikipedia), which has Burmese elephants in it.
• The Bomb: A New History by Stephen M. Younger, PhD (profile at the Wilson Center), a history of the making of nuclear policy and discussion of current issues, by a former weapons designer at Los Alamos, home of the Manhattan Project.
• On Cats by the late 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature recipient Doris Lessing (Wikipedia), a literary memoir which is actually omnibus edition containing three collections of stories and essays, written between 1967 and 2000, about Exactly What It Says In The Title
• Spinning the Globe: The Rise, Fall, and Return to Greatness of the Harlem Globetrotters by Ben Green, a history of the basketball team
• Boys Will Be Boys The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty by Jeff Pearlman, a history of the football team
• The Butcher: Anatomy of a Mafia Psychopath by Philip Carlo, a true crime biography of the titular Mafia hitman (Wikipedia)
• Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice by actress Maureen McCormick (Wikipedia), about the effect of her famous role on the classic TV show The Brady Bunch on her life and after
• It's Not About the Pom-Poms: How a 40-Year-Old Mom Became the NFL's Oldest Cheerleader--and Found Hope, Joy, (the subtitle cuts off there and I'm not typing the rest of it out) by Laura Vikmanis (Wikipedia) with Amy Sohn, one of those heartwarming memoirs by someone who managed to achieve a lifelong dream, and wrote a book about it which is apparently slated to be turned into an inspiring film

@ $1.99

• Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott (Wikipedia), an occasional contributor to Smithsonian Magazine's history blog, her biographical history of Exactly Whom It Says In The Title
• Sister Queens: The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile by Julia Fox, a dual historical biography of two of Ferdinand & Isabella's daughters, who were interesting, strong-willed and well-educated women, who had happy-then-unhappy marriages which turned out to be unhappy in very, very different ways that changed the futures of their countries.
• The Exotic Meat Cookbook: From Antelope to Zebra by Jeannette Edgar & Rachel Godwin. In case you ever wanted to know how to cook crocodile or kudu or whatever was out of the ordinary but occasionally obtainable (without going to the lengths of To Serve Man, that is).

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by ATDrake

Bargain @ $0.99-$1.99 for assorted history & memoirs from various HarperCollins and Random House imprints in Canada & the US (non-couponable; should be the same price in all the usual stores, some will probably expire today or Monday, when HC seem to rotate their offerings):

@ 99 cents:

• Flight By Elephant: The Untold Story of World War II’s Most Daring Jungle Rescue by British journalist Andrew Martin (Wikipedia), which has Burmese elephants in it.
• The Bomb: A New History by Stephen M. Younger, PhD (profile at the Wilson Center), a history of the making of nuclear policy and discussion of current issues, by a former weapons designer at Los Alamos, home of the Manhattan Project.
• On Cats by the late 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature recipient Doris Lessing (Wikipedia), a literary memoir which is actually omnibus edition containing three collections of stories and essays, written between 1967 and 2000, about Exactly What It Says In The Title
• Spinning the Globe: The Rise, Fall, and Return to Greatness of the Harlem Globetrotters by Ben Green, a history of the basketball team
• Boys Will Be Boys The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty by Jeff Pearlman, a history of the football team
• The Butcher: Anatomy of a Mafia Psychopath by Philip Carlo, a true crime biography of the titular Mafia hitman (Wikipedia)
• Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice by actress Maureen McCormick (Wikipedia), about the effect of her famous role on the classic TV show The Brady Bunch on her life and after
• It's Not About the Pom-Poms: How a 40-Year-Old Mom Became the NFL's Oldest Cheerleader--and Found Hope, Joy, (the subtitle cuts off there and I'm not typing the rest of it out) by Laura Vikmanis (Wikipedia) with Amy Sohn, one of those heartwarming memoirs by someone who managed to achieve a lifelong dream, and wrote a book about it which is apparently slated to be turned into an inspiring film

@ $1.99

• Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott (Wikipedia), an occasional contributor to Smithsonian Magazine's history blog, her biographical history of Exactly Whom It Says In The Title
• Sister Queens: The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile by Julia Fox, a dual historical biography of two of Ferdinand & Isabella's daughters, who were interesting, strong-willed and well-educated women, who had happy-then-unhappy marriages which turned out to be unhappy in very, very different ways that changed the futures of their countries.
• The Exotic Meat Cookbook: From Antelope to Zebra by Jeannette Edgar & Rachel Godwin. In case you ever wanted to know how to cook crocodile or kudu or whatever was out of the ordinary but occasionally obtainable (without going to the lengths of To Serve Man, that is).

Some--well, almost all of them, although I had run across some of them already--great finds. Thanks.

[alee]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

The only reservation about the book that I have is that it wasn't written by the Oracle of Omaha (Warren Buffett) himself. It was written by Daniel Pecaut and Charlie Munger (I'm not familiar with either of them, but I don't invest in individual stocks, only mutual funds right now. Pecaut's company is shown as the publisher of this work). So, the information from the 30 years' of stockholder meetings is filtered, although possibly in the minutest amount and, by necessity, condensed. But, to read the full transcripts of the meetings might not just put you to sleep, they might put you in a coma.

The coauthors are listed as Daniel Pecaut and Corey Wrenn; Charlie Munger is in the title right after Warren Buffett and doesn't appear to have been involved in writing this book.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by alee

The coauthors are listed as Daniel Pecaut and Corey Wrenn; Charlie Munger is in the title right after Warren Buffett and doesn't appear to have been involved in writing this book.

I said, "The only reservation about the book that I have is that it wasn't written by the Oracle of Omaha (Warren Buffett) himself. It was written by Daniel Pecaut and Charlie Munger," and I stand corrected.

I had it right in the initial post, "University of Berkshire Hathaway: 30 Years of Lessons Learned from Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger at the Annual Shareholders Meeting. By Daniel Pecaut; Corey Wrenn." But that doesn't make up for the error in the subsequent posts. My apologies.

It would almost be fair to show Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger as co-authors, however, considering the fact that the book is about BH's stockholder meetings, and I feel sure that the bulk of their shareholder meetings consist of Warren Buffett's and Charlie Munger's talks. Pecault and Wrenn's book is almost certainly a condensation, largely, of a lot of what Buffett and Munger say.

Genuine thanks for pointing out the error.

[sufue]

I was going through some old emails and found that I had missed an email from Delphi back in early April that offered a free ebook, The History of Art in 50 Paintings:

We are excited to tell you about our new edition in the Masters of Art Series, which chronicles the History of Art, from the early beginnings of the Italian Renaissance to the daring canvases of the modernists.

The eBook is absolutely free for all our customers - order your free copy here.

Just for laughs, not expecting it to be still free in early May, I clicked through and found that it is, in fact still free!

link: https://www.delphiclassics.com/shop/...-50-paintings/

Spoiler:

History of Art in 50 Paintings

This stunning eBook is a concise illustrated guide, evaluating the masterpieces that have changed the course of art as we know it. Whether an art novice or a cultivated connoisseur, this eBook offers you an intriguing overview of the world’s most famous and iconic artworks. Illustrated with over 500 full colour images, it builds upon Delphi’s groundbreaking Masters of Art Series — the world’s first digital e-Art books. Through the analysis of 50 famous and innovative paintings, the eBook charts the shifting movements and styles of Western art, from the early beginnings of the Italian Renaissance to the daring wonders of the twentieth century. (Version 1)

Free!

[GtrsRGr8]

This kind of book is, well, to put it nicely, common. What makes this one stand out is its stellar ratings (4.8 from 302 reviews (Amazon)). And, of course, it's got to have a big markdown, or I won't post it.

Money-Making Mom: How Every Woman Can Earn More and Make a Difference $1.99. 234 pages.

https://www.amazon.com/Money-Making-.../dp/B00XPV5ZYW