FREE/BARGAIN - Audiobooks - 2016

[tubemonkey]

Tantor -- Free Monthly Offer -- exp 30 Nov

FREE -- Prince and the Pauper -- Mark Twain/ Dick Hill --> 8.6 hrs/ R-4.5 --> classic lit

The Prince and the Pauper

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

Originally published in 1881, Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper is a timeless tale of switched identities. After the young Prince Edward VI of England and a peasant boy switch places, the "little king" tries to escape from a world in which he must beg for food, sleep with rodents, face ridicule, and avoid assassination. Meanwhile, the peasant, who is now the prince, dreads exposure and possible execution—while members of the Court believe he has gone mad. As a result of the swap, both boys learn that social class, like so much of life, is determined by chance and random circumstance.

Originally published in 1881, The Prince and the Pauper is one of Mark Twain's earliest social satires. With his caustic wit and biting irony, Twain satirizes the power of the monarchy, unjust laws and barbaric punishments, superstitions, and religious intolerance. Although usually viewed as a child's story, The Prince and the Pauper offers adults critical insight into a people and time period not really all that different from our own.

[tubemonkey]

ChristianAudio -- Free Monthly Offer -- exp 30 Nov

FREE -- America's Pastor -- Grant Wacker/ Bob Souer --> 12.5 hrs/ R-4.7 --> biography

America's Pastor: Billy Graham and the Shaping of a Nation

Whispersync: Audible ($4.99) | Kindle ($15.37)

During a career spanning sixty years, the Reverend Billy Graham’s resonant voice and chiseled profile entered the living rooms of millions of Americans with a message that called for personal transformation through God’s grace. How did a lanky farm kid from North Carolina become an evangelist hailed by the media as “America’s pastor”? Why did listeners young and old pour out their grief and loneliness in letters to a man they knew only through televised “Crusades” in faraway places like Madison Square Garden? More than a conventional biography, Grant Wacker’s interpretive study deepens our understanding of why Billy Graham has mattered so much to so many.

Beginning with tent revivals in the 1940s, Graham transformed his born-again theology into a moral vocabulary capturing the fears and aspirations of average Americans. He possessed an uncanny ability to appropriate trends in the wider culture and engaged boldly with the most significant developments of his time, from communism and nuclear threat to poverty and civil rights. The enduring meaning of his career, in Wacker’s analysis, lies at the intersection of Graham’s own creative agency and the forces shaping modern America.

Wacker paints a richly textured portrait: a self-deprecating servant of God and self-promoting media mogul, a simple family man and confidant of presidents, a plainspoken preacher and the “Protestant pope.” America’s Pastor reveals how this Southern fundamentalist grew, fitfully, into a capacious figure at the center of spiritual life for millions of Christians around the world.

[skinmaan]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

It was hard to choose, but then, these selections were designed for kids, not monkeys

Yeah, but look at what they did have. They had, like, 15 books in the "How to Kill Your Dragon" series, only book 1 of the Divergent series (a series I actually wanted to read), and "Curtsies and Conspiracies," Book 2 of its series. A little consistency on titles like these (finish the series, start with Book 1, etc.) would have made my selections easier.

[tubemonkey]

ChristianAudio -- Monthly Offers -- exp 30 Nov

Note: before considering any of these titles, check Audible for Whispersync versions. You may be able to get them at substantially lower prices.

$4.98 each -- other Biographies (6 titles)

• Twelve Ordinary Men
  
• The Evangelistic Zeal of George Whitefield
  
• The Pastor
  
• A Short Life of Jonathan Edwards
  
• JI Packer
  
• Bonhoeffer

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[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by skinmaan

Yeah, but look at what they did have. They had, like, 15 books in the "How to Kill Your Dragon" series, only book 1 of the Divergent series (a series I actually wanted to read), and "Curtsies and Conspiracies," Book 2 of its series. A little consistency on titles like these (finish the series, start with Book 1, etc.) would have made my selections easier.

I agree. I did pick up "Divergent". I'm hoping they add the rest of the series.

[tubemonkey]

Penguin Random House Free Offers --> Nov 2016

• FREE -- Escape Mr Lemoncello's... -- C Grabenstein/ J Bernstein --> 6.5 hrs/ R-4.5 --> kids
  
• FREE -- Short Stories (7 titles) -- various/ various --> sci-fi, literary, humor
  
• FREE -- LA Dead -- Stuart Woods/ Tony Roberts --> 10.8 hrs/ R-4.3 --> suspense
  
• FREE -- D&L's Book of Dares -- R Cohn, et al/ multiple --> 6.7 hrs/ R-4.2 --> YA romance
  
• FREE -- Sword of Shannara -- Terry Brooks/ Scott Brick --> 27.5 hrs/ R-4.3 --> fantasy
  
• FREE -- Lost Art of Mixing -- E Bauermeister/ C Campbell --> 8.2 hrs/ R-3.7 --> contemp
  
• FREE -- Templar Legacy -- Steve Berry/ Brian Corrigan --> 7.0 hrs/ R-3.3 --> thriller

Note: these free offers are subject to change without warning

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Escape from Mr Lemoncello's Library --> Mr Lemoncello Series (book 1 of 2) --> details

exp 18 Nov @ 11:59 AM ET

Spoiler:

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets A Night in the Museum in this action-packed New York Times Bestseller from Chris Grabenstein, coauthor of I Funny, Treasure Hunters and other bestselling series with James Patterson!

Kyle Keeley is the class clown and a huge fan of all games—board games, word games, and particularly video games. His hero, Luigi Lemoncello, the most notorious and creative gamemaker in the world, just so happens to be the genius behind the construction of the new town library. Lucky Kyle wins a coveted spot as one of twelve kids invited for an overnight sleepover in the library, hosted by Mr. Lemoncello and riddled with lots and lots of games. But when morning comes, the doors stay locked. Kyle and the other kids must solve every clue and figure out every secret puzzle to find the hidden escape route!

Don't miss the next puzzle-packed adventure—Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics—coming in January 2016!

Short Stories (7 titles)

Spoiler:

Part 1: Sci-Fi --> Summer People | Ava Wrestles the Alligator
Part 2: Literary --> Alphin Land | To Reach Japan | Tenth of December | Part 1
Part 3: Humor --> No One Goes to Heaven to See Dan Fogelberg

LA Dead --> Stone Barrington Series (book 6 of 37) --> details

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Cop-turned-lawyer-and-investigator Stone Barrington ventures out to the west coast-and out on a limb-in this "stylish whodunit" (Detroit News) filled with romance and murder.

Stone's trip to Venice -with a fiery Mafia princess- is cut short by a frantic phone call from half a world away. A celebrity murder has Los Angeles in an uproar and has a former flame pining for Stone's help-in more ways than one...

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares --> Dash & Lily Series (book 1 of 2) --> details

Spoiler:

A whirlwind romance from the New York Times bestselling authors of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist!

“I’ve left some clues for you.
If you want them, turn the page.
If you don’t, put the book back on the shelf, please.”

16-year-old Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on her favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. Dash, in a bad mood during the holidays, happens to be the first guy to pick up the notebook and rise to its challenges.

What follows is a whirlwind romance as Dash and Lily trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations all across New York City. But can their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions, or will their scavenger hunt end in a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions?

Co-written by Rachel Cohn (GINGERBREAD) and David Levithan, co-author of WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON with John Green (THE FAULT IN OUR STARS), DASH & LILY'S BOOK OF DARES is a love story that will have readers scouring bookstore shelves, looking and longing for a love (and a red notebook) of their own.

The Annotated Sword of Shannara --> Sword Of Shannara (book 1 of 3) --> details

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35th Anniversary Edition --> Free Teachers Guide - download PDF

THE PHENOMENAL EPIC OF GOOD AND EVIL LIKE IT’S NEVER BEEN EXPERIENCED BEFORE

Thirty-five years ago, Terry Brooks brought to life a dazzling world in The Sword of Shannara. Nineteen more Shannara volumes would follow, making the series one of the most popular fantasy epics of all time. Now comes a fully annotated collector’s edition of the novel that started it all—featuring never-before-shared insights into the classic tale, an all-new introduction by the New York Times bestselling author, and replicas of the original sketches for some of the long-lost, black-and-white paintings by the Brothers Hildebrandt that decorated the original edition, and a replica of the original Hildebrandt central color plate on the back of the jacket..

Long ago, wars ravaged the world. In peaceful Shady Vale, half-elfin Shea Ohmsford knows little of such troubles. Then the giant, forbidding Allanon reveals that the supposedly dead Warlock Lord is plotting to destroy everything in his wake. The sole weapon against this Power of Darkness is the Sword of Shannara, which can be used only by a true heir of Shannara. On Shea, last of the bloodline, rests the hope of all the races.

Soon a Skull Bearer, dread minion of a mighty evil, flies into the Vale, seeking to destroy Shea. To save his home, Shea must flee, drawing the Skull Bearer after him in menacing pursuit.

Thus begins the enthralling Shannara epic, a spellbinding tale of adventure, magic, and myth.

The Lost Art of Mixing --> School of Essential Ingredients (book 2 of 2) --> details

Spoiler:

National bestselling author Erica Bauermeister returns to the enchanting world of The School of Essential Ingredients in this luminous sequel.

Lillian and her restaurant have a way of drawing people together. There’s Al, the accountant who finds meaning in numbers and ritual; Chloe, a budding chef who hasn’t learned to trust after heartbreak; Finnegan, quiet and steady as a tree, who can disappear into the background despite his massive height; Louise, Al’s wife, whose anger simmers just below the boiling point; and Isabelle, whose memories are slowly slipping from her grasp. And there’s Lillian herself, whose life has taken a turn she didn’t expect. . . .

Their lives collide and mix with those around them, sometimes joining in effortless connections, at other times sifting together and separating again, creating a family that is chosen, not given. A beautifully imagined novel about the ties that bind—and links that break—The Lost Art of Mixing is a captivating meditation on the power of love, food, and companionship.

The Templar Legacy --> Cotton Malone Series (book 1 of 7) --> details

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The ancient order of the Knights Templar possessed untold wealth and absolute power over kings and popes . . . until the Inquisition, when they were wiped from the face of the earth, their hidden riches lost. But now two forces vying for the treasure have learned that it is not at all what they thought it was–and its true nature could change the modern world.

Cotton Malone, onetime top operative for the U.S. Justice Department, is enjoying his quiet new life when an unexpected call to action reawakens his hair-trigger instincts–and plunges him back into the cloak-and-dagger world he thought he’d left behind.

It begins with a violent robbery attempt on Cotton’s former supervisor, Stephanie Nelle, who’s far from home on a mission that has nothing to do with national security. Armed with vital clues to a series of centuries-old puzzles scattered across Europe, she means to crack a mystery that has tantalized scholars and fortune hunters through the ages by finding the legendary cache of wealth and forbidden knowledge thought to have been lost forever when the order of the Knights Templar was exterminated in the fourteenth century. But she’s not alone. Competing for the historic prize–and desperate for the crucial information Stephanie possesses–is Raymond de Roquefort, a shadowy zealot with an army of assassins at his command.

At the end of a lethal game of conquest, rife with intrigue, treachery, and craven lust for power, lies a shattering discovery that could rock the civilized world–and, in the wrong hands, bring it to its knees.

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[tubemonkey]

Downpour -- Rental of the Week -- exp 07 Nov

$1.99 -- The Red Car -- Marcy Dermansky/ Soneela Nankani --> 5.8 hrs/ R-3.0 --> literary

Whispersync: no deals at this time | Audible

Leah is living in Queens with a possessive husband she doesn’t love and a long list of unfulfilled ambitions when she’s jolted from a thick ennui by a call from the past. Her beloved former boss and friend, Judy, has died in a car accident and left Leah her most prized possession and, as it turns out, the instrument of Judy’s death: a red sports car.

Judy was the mentor Leah never expected. She encouraged Leah’s dreams, analyzed her love life, and eased her into adulthood over long lunches away from the office. Facing the jarring disconnect between the life she expected and the one she is now actually living, Leah takes off for San Francisco to claim Judy’s car. In sprawling days defined by sex, sorrow, and unexpected delight, Leah revisits past lives and loves in search of a self she abandoned long ago. Piercing through Leah’s surreal haze is the enigmatic voice of Judy, as sharp as ever, providing wry commentary on Leah’s every move.

Dermansky evokes yet another edgy, capricious, and beautifully haunting heroine―one whose search for realization is as wonderfully unpredictable and hypnotic as the twists and turns of the Pacific Coast Highway. Tautly wound, transgressive, and mordantly funny, The Red Car is an incisive exploration of one woman’s unusual route to self-discovery.

[tubemonkey]

Downpour -- Deal of the Week -- exp 07 Nov

$4.95 -- Subject 375 -- Nikki Owen/ January LaVoy --> 10.8 hrs/ R-n/a --> suspense

Subject 375 --> Project Trilogy (book 1 of 2)

Whispersync: Audible ($3.99) | Kindle ($7.99)

What to believe. Who to betray. When to run.

Plastic surgeon Dr. Maria Martinez has Asperger’s. Convicted of killing a priest, she is alone in prison and has no memory of the murder. DNA evidence places Maria at the scene of the crime, yet she claims she’s innocent. Then she starts to remember …

A strange room. Strange people. Being watched.

As Maria gets closer to the truth, she is drawn into a web of international intrigue and must fight not only to clear her name but to remain alive.

With a protagonist as original as The Bridge’s Saga Norén, part one in the Project trilogy is as addictive as the Bourne novels.

[Red Falcon]

One of my favorite writer's best books is on sale, To Marry Medusa by Theodore Sturgeon .

$1.99 for the eBook, whisperysynced Audiobook, $3.99

Drunk, angry, abusive, and pathetic, Dan Gurlick exists at the very lowest level of human civilization, sleeping in junkyard cars and scrounging through garbage cans for his dinner. But his last rotting meal contains something unexpected: a spore that originated from a galaxy many light-years away. First, Dan eats the spore, then, the spore eats Dan; and the homeless alcoholic becomes a host for the Medusa. An insatiable alien hive mind, the Medusa has already consumed the life forms of a billion planets. Now, it hungers for the dominant species of Earth. But to do so, it must somehow unite the planet’s intelligent creatures into a single shared consciousness: an assignment the miserable wretch Dan may prove surprisingly capable of carrying out.

The Audiobook is available in the NYPL Overdive catalog and may be available through your local library.

[tubemonkey]

Downpour -- other Deals

• Weekly Deals (10 titles) --> exp 07 Nov
  
• Monthly Deals (45 titles) --> exp 30 Nov

Note: titles may change without notice

[tubemonkey]

Amazon Whispersync -- Free Monthly Offer -- exp 30 Nov

FREE -- Wuthering Heights -- Emily Brontë/ Flo Gibson --> 11.4 hrs/ R-3.9 --> 1st Audible

FREE -- Wuthering Heights -- Emily Brontë/ E Messenger --> 13.3 hrs/ R-3.9 --> 2nd Audible

Whispersync: 1st Audible (free) | 2nd Audible (free) | Kindle (free)

Perhaps the most haunting and tormented love story ever written, Wuthering Heights is the tale of the troubled orphan Heathcliff and his doomed love for Catherine Earnshaw.

Published in 1847, the year before Emily Bronte's death at the age of thirty, Wuthering Heights has proved to be one of the nineteenth century's most popular yet disturbing masterpieces. The windswept moors are the unforgettable setting of this tale of the love between the foundling Heathcliff and his wealthy benefactor's daughter, Catherine. Through Catherine's betrayal of Heathcliff and his bitter vengeance, their mythic passion haunts the next generation even after their deaths. Incorporating elements of many genres—from gothic novels and ghost stories to poetic allegory—and transcending them all, Wuthering Heights is a mystifying and powerful tour de force.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Downpour -- other Deals

• Weekly Deals (10 titles) --> exp 07 Nov
  
• Monthly Deals (45 titles) --> exp 30 Nov

Note: titles may change without notice

My experience has been that the weekly deals are great buys--sometimes super buys.

The monthly deals are, imho, not even fair deals, except for sometimes, it seems, the featured one (at the top of the webpage). So, I ignore all of the ones but the first one. Sometimes I'll check that one, if it's something that I'm interested in.

[GtrsRGr8]

GARussell just posted a book, Travel As Transformation: Conquer the Limits of Culture to Discover Your Own Identity, by Gregory Diehl, on the Less than $3 thread. It is free.

The reason that I'm making this post is to let you know that the Audible narration is only $3.47, so the total for the whole Whispersync deal is only $3.47 right now.

The book has just 129 pages, and the audible book at Audible is only $13.08, so ordinarily I wouldn't consider this deal a good enough value to post. However, the ratings on the ebook, at least, are outstanding, so I thought that I would let you all know about it. It has an average 4.8 stars at Amazon, but from only 19 reviews at the present time. At GoodReads, the average rating is an outstanding about 4.65, from 6 ratings at the present moment.

Here's the webpage at Amazon for the book.

The reason that I'm not making a complete post, with the whole template thing and all, is that it is time-consuming and I'm just not feeling well at the present moment.

[badgoodDeb]

Hope you feel better soon!

This link may work better (the above didn't work for me).

[tubemonkey]

Audible UK Daily Deal -- exp 02 Nov @ 11:59 PM GMT

£1.99 -- Parliament Ltd -- Martin Williams/ Esther Wane, et al --> 9.4 hrs/ R-4.5 --> politics

Parliament Ltd: A journey to the dark heart of British politics

Whispersync: no deals at this time

If you want to understand why politics isn't working, the first place to look is in the bank accounts of our politicians. From secret second jobs to suspicious tax avoidance schemes, British politicians continue to rake in money and consistently mislead Parliament with conflicts of interest.

And years after the expenses scandal, politicians are now claiming more expenses than ever before.

In Parliament Ltd, investigative journalist Martin Williams reveals the true extent of greed and corruption in Westminster. Containing explosive new revelations about the activities of those at the top, this is a shocking untold tale that goes to the rotten heart of British politics.