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tubemonkey · 10-23-2016, 02:09 PM

Penguin Random House -- Free Monthly Offer -- exp 27 Oct @ 11:59 AM ET

FREE -- Bloodsuckers -- Otto Penzler, et al/ various --> 12.9 hrs/ R-3.2 --> horror

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Looking for a spooky listen? Don't miss a FREE download of BLOODSUCKERS! Ends 10/27/16 at 11:59 AM: http://ow.ly/rBx6305wXIR

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Save the Date -- October 26th

Get ready to vamp up your #Halloween! We'll be giving away the FREE, full audiobook of BLOODSUCKERS, edited by Otto Penzler, on (10/26).

Free Download -- 24-Hours Only

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Bloodsuckers: The Vampire Archives, Volume 1

The Vampire Archives is the scariest, hungriest, undeadliest collection of vampire stories ever assembled. Dark, stormy, and delicious, once you’re in its clutches there's no escape. From the first to last bite, it's a bloody good read.

Including Stephen King, Tanith Lee, Dan Simmons, Bram Stoker, and Many Many More

Featuring:

The Macabre Dens of the Immortal
Unexpected Guests
Shadowy Figures
Ancient Mysteries

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Bloodsuckers: The Vampire Archives, Volume 1 --> The Vampire Archives (book 1 of 4)

Written by: Otto Penzler (editor) , Neil Gaiman (preface) , Stephen King , Tanith Lee , Dan Simmons , Bram Stoker

Narrated by: Scott Brick , Fred Sanders , Mark Deakens , Susan Duerden , Simon Vance , Marc Cashman , Stephen Hoye , Allyson Ryan

GtrsRGr8 · 10-23-2016, 05:00 PM

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Audible Daily Deal -- exp 23 Oct @ 11:59 PM PDT

$3.95 -- Are We Smart Enough... -- Frans de Waal/ Sean Runnette --> 10.7 hrs/ R-4.5 --> biology

What is an animal? (ha)

GtrsRGr8 · 10-23-2016, 05:32 PM

Get an audiobook, Kindle ebook, and syncing for $20 less than the audiobook alone at Audible. A great example of how awesome Whispersync deals can be sometimes. A must-post.

In the Amazon ebook ratings, the "1" ratings were higher than normal. However, there is not this problem at GoodReads at all. Probably just an anomaly at Amazon.

Oh, one criticism. The name of the War. It was not the "Civil War" (nor the "War Between the States"). It was the War of Northern Aggression. ha

Title: The Fall of the House of Dixie: The Civil War and the Social Revolution That Transformed the South.
Genre: Non-Fiction (U.S. History--Civil War (Confederacy)).
Author(s): Bruce Levine.
Price: $6.98 ($1.99 ebook (marked down) + $4.99 Whispersync audio).
Regular Price of Audio, by Itself, at Audible: $26.95 (1 credit).
Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews: 4.4 stars/214 reviews (Amazon).
Audio Rating/Number of Ratings: 4.1/54 ratings.
Pages/Audio Length: 464/14 hours and 1 minutes.
Narrator(s): Peter Jay Fernandez.
Audible URL: http://www.audible.com/pd/History/Th...ok/B00AYHUTQO/.
Amazon URL (you can get the whole Whispersync deal here): https://www.amazon.com/Fall-House-Di.../dp/B00957T4ZQ.
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Book Description (Amazon):
In this major new history of the Civil War, Bruce Levine tells the riveting story of how that conflict upended the economic, political, and social life of the old South, utterly destroying the Confederacy and the society it represented and defended. Told through the words of the people who lived it, The Fall of the House of Dixie illuminates the way a war undertaken to preserve the status quo became a second American Revolution whose impact on the country was as strong and lasting as that of our first.

In 1860 the American South was a vast, wealthy, imposing region where a small minority had amassed great political power and enormous fortunes through a system of forced labor. The South’s large population of slaveless whites almost universally supported the basic interests of plantation owners, despite the huge wealth gap that separated them. By the end of 1865 these structures of wealth and power had been shattered. Millions of black people had gained their freedom, many poorer whites had ceased following their wealthy neighbors, and plantation owners were brought to their knees, losing not only their slaves but their political power, their worldview, their very way of life. This sea change was felt nationwide, as the balance of power in Congress, the judiciary, and the presidency shifted dramatically and lastingly toward the North, and the country embarked on a course toward equal rights.

Levine captures the many-sided human drama of this story using a huge trove of diaries, letters, newspaper articles, government documents, and more. In The Fall of the House of Dixie, the true stakes of the Civil War become clearer than ever before, as slaves battle for their freedom in the face of brutal reprisals; Abraham Lincoln and his party turn what began as a limited war for the Union into a crusade against slavery by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation; poor southern whites grow increasingly disillusioned with fighting what they have come to see as the plantation owners’ war; and the slave owners grow ever more desperate as their beloved social order is destroyed, not just by the Union Army, but also from within. When the smoke clears, not only Dixie but all of American society is changed forever.

Brilliantly argued and engrossing, The Fall of the House of Dixie is a sweeping account of the destruction of the old South during the Civil War, offering a fresh perspective on the most colossal struggle in our history and the new world it brought into being.

tubemonkey · 10-23-2016, 09:07 PM

Audible UK Daily Deal -- exp 24 Oct @ 11:59 PM BST

£2.99 -- Conspiracy -- SJ Parris/ Daniel Philpott --> 16.3 hrs/ R-4.4 --> historical thriller

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Conspiracy --> Giordano Bruno Series (book 5 of 5)

Whispersync: Audible (£2.99) | Kindle (£6.99)

Paris, 1585: Giordano Bruno has come to Paris, a city on the edge of catastrophe. Alone and near destitute, Bruno turns to old friend and zealous preacher Paul Lefevre. But when the priest is murdered, Bruno is pulled into a dangerous world.

If Bruno can't uncover the truth, not only is the future of the de Valois monarchy threatened - but his own life will be the forfeit.

Red Falcon · 10-23-2016, 10:35 PM

The Fall of the House of Dixie is one of the best books I have read on The Civil War. It gives a social history of the South that shows the long term devastation that the "Civil War" wrought. It portrays the Southern perspective in a way that shows how even today the way this war is portrayed in the North is completely different than the way the South does. Neither one gives a full and accurate picture of this seminal event in American History. If you have watched Ken Burn's The Civil War then you should read this book. To grasp the full nature and impact of this conflict you need to hear both sides takes on this.

tubemonkey · 10-23-2016, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Falcon

The Fall of the House of Dixie is one of the best books I have read on The Civil War. It gives a social history of the South that shows the long term devastation that the "Civil War" wrought. It portrays the Southern perspective in a way that shows how even today the way this war is portrayed in the North is completely different than the way the South does. Neither one gives a full and accurate picture of this seminal event in American History. If you have watched Ken Burn's The Civil War then you should read this book. To grasp the full nature and impact of this conflict you need to hear both sides takes on this.

Links?

KyBunnies · 10-24-2016, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Red Falcon

The Fall of the House of Dixie is one of the best books I have read on The Civil War. It gives a social history of the South that shows the long term devastation that the "Civil War" wrought. It portrays the Southern perspective in a way that shows how even today the way this war is portrayed in the North is completely different than the way the South does. Neither one gives a full and accurate picture of this seminal event in American History. If you have watched Ken Burn's The Civil War then you should read this book. To grasp the full nature and impact of this conflict you need to hear both sides takes on this.

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Links?

Amazon
B&N
Kobo

Thanks for the suggestion Red Falcon. I was looking for a non-fiction book to close out the year. This looks to be a perfect fit for me.

GtrsRGr8 · 10-24-2016, 12:49 AM

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Links?

Post 2628.

GtrsRGr8 · 10-24-2016, 12:52 AM

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Amazon
B&N
Kobo

Thanks for the suggestion Red Falcon. I was looking for a non-fiction book to close out the year. This looks to be a perfect fit for me.

Ssssssshhhhhhh! But, don't tell everyone how the book turns out! (ha)

Thanks for providing the additional links. I've gotten to where I just put Amazon's/Audible's.

tubemonkey · 10-24-2016, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by KyBunnies

Amazon
B&N
Kobo

Thanks for the suggestion Red Falcon. I was looking for a non-fiction book to close out the year. This looks to be a perfect fit for me.

Thanks

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Post 2628.

Oops, I missed it; sorry 'bout that

melmac · 10-24-2016, 10:42 AM

2 books for 1 credit from selected books by 5 narrators
https://www.audible.com/sp/2for1

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A large selection from popular narrators Katherine Kellgren, Dion Graham, Justine Eyre, Bahni Turpin, and Robert Petkoff! Browse by narrator using the tabs below. Sale ends October 30, 2016 at 11:59 PM PT (US)

Happy to report that the old trick of adding books to the basket from a sale and then accessing them on the next sale still works. So I got one from the last twofor and one from this one.

tubemonkey · 10-24-2016, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by melmac

2 books for 1 credit from selected books by 5 narrators
https://www.audible.com/sp/2for1

Happy to report that the old trick of adding books to the basket from a sale and then accessing them on the next sale still works. So I got one from the last twofor and one from this one.

Do you have another link? I get this message:

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We're sorry...

This offer is not currently available:

melmac · 10-24-2016, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Do you have another link? I get this message:

Link is working here but try this one https://www.audible.com/sp/2for1?serial=

tubemonkey · 10-24-2016, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by melmac

Link is working here but try this one https://www.audible.com/sp/2for1?serial=

Still no go. Maybe I'm getting that message because I'm no longer a paid member.

Anyway, thanks for posting the offer - will add to the OP

BTW, do you know how many books are in the offer so I can add that info?

Tarana · 10-24-2016, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Do you have another link? I get this message:

Try it again. Worked for me. Do you have an active account?

10-23-2016, 05:32 PM	#2628
GtrsRGr8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,334 Karma: 27815322 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Southeastern U.S., ya'll Device: Kindle; Kindle (10.1.1) for PC; Kindle Cloud Reader	$6.98 WS Deal on this "Major New History" of the Civil War. Audible $26.95! Get an audiobook, Kindle ebook, and syncing for $20 less than the audiobook alone at Audible. A great example of how awesome Whispersync deals can be sometimes. A must-post. In the Amazon ebook ratings, the "1" ratings were higher than normal. However, there is not this problem at GoodReads at all. Probably just an anomaly at Amazon. Oh, one criticism. The name of the War. It was not the "Civil War" (nor the "War Between the States"). It was the War of Northern Aggression. ha Title: *The Fall of the House of Dixie: The Civil War and the Social Revolution That Transformed the South. Genre:* Non-Fiction (U.S. History--Civil War (Confederacy)). Author(s): Bruce Levine. Price: *$6.98* ($1.99 ebook (marked down) + $4.99 Whispersync audio). Regular Price of Audio, by Itself, at Audible: $26.95 (1 credit). Ebook Rating/Number of Reviews: 4.4 stars/214 reviews (Amazon). Audio Rating/Number of Ratings: 4.1/54 ratings. Pages/Audio Length: 464/14 hours and 1 minutes. Narrator(s): Peter Jay Fernandez. Audible URL: http://www.audible.com/pd/History/Th...ok/B00AYHUTQO/. Amazon URL (you can get the whole Whispersync deal here): https://www.amazon.com/Fall-House-Di.../dp/B00957T4ZQ. Comments: Book Description (Amazon): In this major new history of the Civil War, Bruce Levine tells the riveting story of how that conflict upended the economic, political, and social life of the old South, utterly destroying the Confederacy and the society it represented and defended. Told through the words of the people who lived it, The Fall of the House of Dixie illuminates the way a war undertaken to preserve the status quo became a second American Revolution whose impact on the country was as strong and lasting as that of our first. In 1860 the American South was a vast, wealthy, imposing region where a small minority had amassed great political power and enormous fortunes through a system of forced labor. The South’s large population of slaveless whites almost universally supported the basic interests of plantation owners, despite the huge wealth gap that separated them. By the end of 1865 these structures of wealth and power had been shattered. Millions of black people had gained their freedom, many poorer whites had ceased following their wealthy neighbors, and plantation owners were brought to their knees, losing not only their slaves but their political power, their worldview, their very way of life. This sea change was felt nationwide, as the balance of power in Congress, the judiciary, and the presidency shifted dramatically and lastingly toward the North, and the country embarked on a course toward equal rights. Levine captures the many-sided human drama of this story using a huge trove of diaries, letters, newspaper articles, government documents, and more. In The Fall of the House of Dixie, the true stakes of the Civil War become clearer than ever before, as slaves battle for their freedom in the face of brutal reprisals; Abraham Lincoln and his party turn what began as a limited war for the Union into a crusade against slavery by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation; poor southern whites grow increasingly disillusioned with fighting what they have come to see as the plantation owners’ war; and the slave owners grow ever more desperate as their beloved social order is destroyed, not just by the Union Army, but also from within. When the smoke clears, not only Dixie but all of American society is changed forever. Brilliantly argued and engrossing, The Fall of the House of Dixie is a sweeping account of the destruction of the old South during the Civil War, offering a fresh perspective on the most colossal struggle in our history and the new world it brought into being. Last edited by GtrsRGr8; 10-23-2016 at 05:36 PM.

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10-23-2016, 10:35 PM	#2630
Red Falcon Addict Posts: 281 Karma: 1593188 Join Date: May 2012 Device: Kindle Keyboard	The Fall of the House of Dixie is one of the best books I have read on The Civil War. It gives a social history of the South that shows the long term devastation that the "Civil War" wrought. It portrays the Southern perspective in a way that shows how even today the way this war is portrayed in the North is completely different than the way the South does. Neither one gives a full and accurate picture of this seminal event in American History. If you have watched Ken Burn's The Civil War then you should read this book. To grasp the full nature and impact of this conflict you need to hear both sides takes on this.

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