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Surprisingly, this has now also dropped to $1.99 in Canada (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt hasn't been matching deals for a long time outside of special sale events; couponable/VIP-eligible at Kobo in Canada but not US), but seems to have gone back up in the US:
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@ $3.99: Reconnaître le fascisme, Comment voyager avec un saumon (corresponds to How to Travel with a Salmon collection previously on sale), Cinq questions de morale @ $5.99: A reculons comme une écrevisse @ $6.99: Kant et l'ornithorynque (corresponds to the anglophone collection on sale above) Speaking of French practice, Crown/Archetype's Three Rivers Press imprint (a division of Macmillian, IIRC) has discounted to $1.99 in Canada & the US (should be the same price at all the regular retailers): French Made Simple: Learn to speak and understand French quickly and easily by Pamela Rose Haze in their “Made Simple” teach yourself-type series of DIY learning books, which are quite good for the ones I've tried. IIRC their language learning ones have handy side-by-side English and target language reading and practice sections, though I don't know how well that would translate to ebook formatting. |
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Free textbook
U.S. History by Todd Pfannestiel and OpenStax U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived experience). U.S. History covers key forces that form the American experience, with particular attention to issues of race, class, and gender. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075FC6L74 https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B075FC6L74 https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B075FC6L74 See all https://www.amazon.com/s/?url=search...sher=openstax* Last edited by Little.Egret; 11-04-2017 at 06:23 PM. |
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Hourly History shorts, Free
Theodore Roosevelt: A Life From Beginning to End (One Hour History US Presidents Book 5) Martin Van Buren: A Life From Beginning to End World War II Biographies: Adolf Hitler, Erwin Rommel, Benito Mussolini, George Patton, Joseph Stalin (5-Books Box Set Book 1) George Stephenson: A Life From Beginning to End See all https://www.amazon.com/s/?url=search...Hourly+History https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?url=sear...Hourly+History https://www.amazon.ca/s/?url=search-...Hourly+History |
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Endeavour, Free
Sell Out: Aldrich Ames: The Spy Who Broke the CIA by James Adams Aldrich Ames was a downwardly mobile CIA officer with a serious inferiority complex, and an even more serious drink problem. To the KGB, he was the most important recruit since Kim Philby. And Ames was special. His betrayal would make him a multimillionaire, cause the death of at least ten of America’s best agents, and single-handedly destroy a superpower’s Cold War intelligence operation… On 21 February 1994, Aldrich Ames and his wife Rosario were finally arrested outside their home by the FBI. It was the end of the biggest spy hunt in American history — and the beginning of the biggest scandal ever to hit the CIA. But why was Ames not caught sooner? James Adams is also the author of The New Spies, The Financing of Terror, Trading in Death and Secret Armies all published by Endeavour Press. https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Out-Aldr...dp/B076X36Z7G/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sell-Out-Al...dp/B076X36Z7G/ https://www.amazon.ca/Sell-Out-Aldri...dp/B076X36Z7G/ |
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Bargain @ $1.99 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Mariner Book imprint in the US only for now (should be the same price at all the usual stores):
Travels in Hyperreality by the late Italian literary novelist and semiotician Umberto Eco (Wikipedia), another essay collection on a wide variety of topics, translated from the Italian by the late William Weaver (Wikipedia). Collected here are some of Umberto Eco’s finest popular essays, recording the incisive and surprisingly entertaining observations of his restless intellectual mind. As the author puts it in the preface to the second edition: “In these pages, I try to interpret and to help others interpret some ‘signs.’ These signs are not only words, or images; they can also be forms of social behavior, political acts, artificial landscapes.” From Disneyland to holography and wax museums, Eco explores America’s obsession with artificial reality, suggesting that the craft of forgery has in certain cases exceeded reality itself. He examines Western culture’s enduring fascination with the middle ages, proposing that our most pressing modern concerns began in that time. He delves into an array of topics, from sports to media to what he calls the crisis of reason. Throughout these travels—both physical and mental—Eco displays the same wit, learning, and lively intelligence that delighted readers of *The Name of the Rose* and *Foucault’s Pendulum*. |
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Charles River Editors, free
The Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt: The History and Legacy of the Ptolemy Dynasty and the End of the Egyptian Empire The Knights of the Golden Circle: The History and Legacy of One of 19th Century America’s Most Notorious Secret Societies The Dust Bowl and the 1936 North American Heat Wave: The History of America’s Worst Natural Disasters at the Height of the Great Depression Ernie Pyle: The Life and Legacy of the Most Famous Journalist Killed in Battle during World War II The Voyage of the St. Louis: The History and Legacy of the Fateful Attempt to Resettle Jewish Refugees Before World War II and the Holocaust The Partition of the British Mandate of Palestine: The History and Legacy of the United Nations Partition Plan and the Creation of the State of Israel Opus Dei and the Jesuits: The History and Legacy of the Roman Catholic Church's Most Famous Orders 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 |
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Catherine the Great: A Life From Beginning to End Benedict Arnold: A Life From Beginning to End Leonardo da Vinci: A Life From Beginning to End Christopher Columbus: A Life From Beginning to End Vlad the Impaler: A Life From Beginning to End The Black Death: A History From Beginning to End https://www.amazon.com/s/?url=search...Hourly+History https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?url=sear...Hourly+History https://www.amazon.ca/s/?url=search-...Hourly+History |
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Hourly History shorts, free
Karl Marx: A Life From Beginning to End Nostradamus: A Life From Beginning to End Still free Catherine the Great: A Life From Beginning to End Queen Victoria: A Life From Beginning to End (Royalty Biography Book 1) Winston Churchill: A Life From Beginning to End See all https://www.amazon.com/s/?url=search...Hourly+History https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?url=sear...Hourly+History https://www.amazon.ca/s/?url=search-...Hourly+History |
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X-link to the DRM-free thread for some new bundles:
Humble Book Bundle Start a Startup by Wiley contains DIY business books from the publisher of the popular “Dummies” series, with some titles especially suited towards tech startups, but most of general applicability to other ventures as well. Also, StoryBundle's The Aurora Award Bundle 3 contains only one non-fiction title, fellow MR member author Robert J. Sawyer's Relativity, which collects a number of his essays and his old writing advice column from OnSpec magazine (also available on his website, IIRC) in a handy single volume and is a nice offering if you're also otherwise interested in the rest of the bundle. |
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The Ancient Libyans and Nubians: The History and Legacy of Ancient Egypt’s Most Prominent Neighbors in Africa The Afrika Korps: The History of Nazi Germany’s Expeditionary Force in North Africa during World War II North Korea’s Nuclear Program: The History of the Hermit Kingdom’s Development of Nuclear Weapons The Workers' Party of Korea: The History and Legacy of the Political Party that Founded and Rules North Korea The KGB: The History and Legacy of the Soviet Union's Notorious Spy Agency 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 |
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Endeavour, free
The Drift to War: The series of errors in British policy that lead to World War II by Richard Lamb A riveting account of British policy during the period, from the creation of the League of Nations to Hitler’s annexation of Austria and occupation of Czechoslovakia. The Drift to War, 1922-1939 was first published in 1989 by W.H. Allen & Co. Plc. Richard Lamb (1911-2000) was a British historian, politician and BBC radio commentator. His other works include Montgomery in Europe, Success or Failure?, The Ghosts of Peace 1935-1945 and Churchill as War Leader. https://www.amazon.com/Drift-War-err...dp/B0774LCNKZ/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Drift-War-e...dp/B0774LCNKZ/ https://www.amazon.ca/Drift-War-erro...dp/B0774LCNKZ/ |
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Bargain @ £0.99 each from assorted Headline, Hodder, and Simon & Schuster imprints in the UK:
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Rhodes by Antony Thomas Creator of the diamond company De Beers, meddler in politics and war. First published 1996 by BBC Books https://www.amazon.com/Rhodes-Antony...dp/B0153NR0GU/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rhodes-Anto...dp/B0153NR0GU/ https://www.amazon.ca/Rhodes-Antony-...dp/B0153NR0GU/ |
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X-link to the Mystery/Thriller megathread for a sale with some true crime titles:
Through November 30th, Kobo UK is holding a sale on Historical Mysteries under £2.99, with a handful of true crime and crime-related history titles, mostly at the £0.99-£1.99 mark. There's Lady Jane Grey, assorted serial killers, WWII spies and coverups and more, from publishers including HarperCollins and smaller specialty press. |
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