Free/Bargain Nonfiction in November 2013

[bfisher]

Originally Posted by Little.Egret

All free on com and uk

Admiral Insubordinate: The Life and Times of Lord Charles Beresford by Richard Freeman

http://www.amazon.com/Admiral-Insubo.../dp/B007X507HQ

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Admiral-Insu.../dp/B007X507HQ

The Old Contemptibles: The British Expeditionary Force, 1914 by Robin Neillands

http://www.amazon.com/Old-Contemptib.../dp/B00FK372TO

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Old-Contempt.../dp/B00FK372TO

Citadel: The Battle of Kursk by Robin Cross

http://www.amazon.com/Citadel-Battle.../dp/B00FWVEXUU

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Citadel-Batt.../dp/B00FWVEXUU

Thanks. The same deal is available at amazon.ca

[bfisher]

Originally Posted by Little.Egret

Free

Greetings from the Lincoln Highway: A Road Trip Celebration of America's First Coast-to-Coast Highway, Centennial... by Brian Butko (Stackpole Books)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Greetings-Li.../dp/B00CPR5KVU

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Greetings-Li.../dp/B00CPR5KVU

Thanks. The same deal is available at amazon.ca and amazon.com

http://www.amazon.ca/Greetings-Linco.../dp/B00CPR5KVU

http://www.amazon.com/Greetings-Linc.../dp/B00CPR5KVU

[Little.Egret]

Originally Posted by bfisher

Thanks. The same deal is available at amazon.ca and amazon.com

Thanks and sorry for the slip.

If the offer is on com and UK it's probably world wide. But I don't know of an easy eay to check that.

[bfisher]

Thanks very much for posting the information; the titles look interesting, especially the Lord Charles Beresford title.

I find that the deals on amazon.com are available at least 50% of the time at amazon.ca, but it's much less common for the amazon.co.uk deals to be available in at amazon.ca, probably because the US publisher is often also the Canadian publisher, but less so for the UK publisher. If I know that a deal is available at amazon.com, and the title looks interesting, I usually do a title or author search at amazon.ca to see if there is an equivalent deal. The links are convenient, but I particularly value the information that the title is available.

[koland]

Nice looking book from Stackpole today: Greetings from the Lincoln Highway: A Road Trip Celebration of America's First Coast-to-Coast Highway, Centennial Edition

Special edition for the Lincoln Highway Centennial, with revised text and new images, follows the highway from New York City to San Francisco through 100 years
Stops at historic landmarks, bridges, taverns, movie palaces, diners, gas stations, ice cream stands, tourist cabins, and roadside attractions
Color maps and stories through 14 states: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and California
Excerpts from memoirs and old postcards give a feel for what early motoring was like--the good, the bad, and the muddy

http://www.amazon.com/Greetings-Linc...dp/B00CPR5KVU/

[koland]

Another nice freebie from Stackpole:

Beyond the Beachhead: The 29th Infantry Division in Normandy by Joseph Balkoski and Stephen E. Ambrose
http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Beachhe...dp/B00EE04WK6/

[Little.Egret]

Thanks for that.

Note, it's a US only Freebie, Luzme.com sayd not even Canada.

[bfisher]

Originally Posted by Little.Egret

Thanks for that.

Note, it's a US only Freebie, Luzme.com sayd not even Canada.

Yes, not available at all as an ebook in Canada, neither at amazon.ca or kobo

[issybird]

Originally Posted by bfisher

Thanks very much for posting the information; the titles look interesting, especially the Lord Charles Beresford title.

I'd be interested to read about Lord Charles Beresford (whom I only know in the context of Edward VII's legal problems), but the fact that he's called Lord Beresford on the cover of the book makes me think there are some serious issues with the author, the editor/publisher, or both.

[bfisher]

Originally Posted by issybird

I'd be interested to read about Lord Charles Beresford (whom I only know in the context of Edward VII's legal problems), but the fact that he's called Lord Beresford on the cover of the book makes me think there are some serious issues with the author, the editor/publisher, or both.

In the text itself he is referred to as Lord Charles Beresford, so that may have been a publisher's blooper on the cover.

[bfisher]

Originally Posted by issybird

I'd be interested to read about Lord Charles Beresford (whom I only know in the context of Edward VII's legal problems), but the fact that he's called Lord Beresford on the cover of the book makes me think there are some serious issues with the author, the editor/publisher, or both.

It is a bit odd, since he had the courtesy title Lord Charles Beresford during his active life, but he was elevated to the peerage as the first Baron Beresford in 1916, shortly before his death.

[issybird]

Originally Posted by bfisher

In the text itself he is referred to as Lord Charles Beresford, so that may have been a publisher's blooper on the cover.

Originally Posted by bfisher

It is a bit odd, since he had the courtesy title Lord Charles Beresford during his active life, but he was elevated to the peerage as the first Baron Beresford in 1916, shortly before his death.

Fair enough then. I suspect the publisher isn't aware of the nuances, but it squeaks by on a technicality. I wasn't aware that Lord Charles had been elevated.

[Little.Egret]

Easy enough to check
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Charles_Beresford

[koland]

New group from FT Press and Pearson today (one truly new, others are repeats). No match at B&N from what I checked.

http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Gas-Re.../dp/B00E98YVRW
http://www.amazon.com/Winners-Never-...p/B001M60BKU/r
http://www.amazon.com/s/?rh=n:154606...2FT%20Press%22

[AnemicOak]

New freebie from Stackpole. Be careful on this one, there are two versions one free (linked below) and one for $13.17...


Scalp Dance: Indian Warfare on the High Plains, 1865-1879 by Thomas Goodrich

Some of the most savage war in world history was waged on the American Plains from 1865 to 1879. As settlers moved west following the Civil War, they found powerful Indian tribes barring the way. When the U.S. Army intervened, a bloody and prolonged conflict ensued.

Drawing heavily from diaries, letters, and memoirs from American Plains settlers, historian Thomas Goodrich weaves a spellbinding tale of life and death on the prairie, told in the timeless words of the participants themselves. Scalp Dance is a powerful, unforgettable epic that shatters modern myths. Within its pages, the reader will find a truthful account of Indian warfare as it occurred.

From the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864 through Custer's Last Stand in 1876 to the final defeat of the mighty Sioux and Cheyenne nations in 1878, Scalp Dance reveals the bloody, bitter clashes between two cultures--one bent on conquest, the other defending its land in the only way it knew how. Military Book Club Main Selection. Doubleday Book Club Selection. 25 b&w illustrations.