Free/Bargain Nonfiction in November 2013

[koland]

Originally Posted by 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

So, watch for being scalped?

Here are three free cookbooks from Agate & a repeat of Wading Home: A Novel of New Orleans by Rosalyn Story:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...4U2|B0097DM518

(also free at B&N this time around)
http://productsearch.barnesandnoble....rt=PA&PN=agate

[koland]

Free in German store (only?)
The Times Improve Your Bridge Game by Andrew Robson (pre-order)
http://www.amazon.de/Times-Improve-Y...dp/B00GLH00X8/

[BelleZora]

Snapping: America's Epidemic of Sudden Personality Change by Flo Conway and Jim Siegelman is free today at Amazon US from Stillpoint Press.

From Library Journal: In this expanded edition of the 1978 original, Conway and Siegelman continue their study of the altering of the American psyche, which has led to the rise of religious cults, super Christian sects, private citizen militias, and other phenomena that dominate today's headlines. Probably more timely now than when first published, this is an important title for academic and public libraries.

From Scientific American: Explores the way cults and other factors are causing people to give themselves over to those like David Koresh of Waco infamy, or becoming walking time bombs like Timothy McVeigh, the alleged perpetrator of the Oklahoma bombing...a powerful look at a social phenomenon that is making headlines.

[koland]

Clouser's Flies: Tying and Fishing the Fly Patterns of Bob Clouser by Bob Clouser and Jay Nichols

http://www.amazon.com/Clousers-Flies...dp/B006ISDB7M/

[itisbomb]

The Knitter's Life List: To Do, To Know, To Explore, To Make
by Gwen W. Steege

is today's Nook Free Friday

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/knit...=9781603427708

Below is the blurb:
The Knitter’s Life List is a richly illustrated road map to more than 1,000 must-have experiences guaranteed to get any knitter’s needles clicking faster. Veteran knitter Gwen W. Steege has canvassed the knitting community to create this inspiring compilation, which includes amazing yarns to try; classic techniques to master; ground-breaking designers to know about; most-loved patterns to knit; knitting-related museums, movies, and books to enjoy; and much more. These are the experiences and events no knitter will want to miss.

Novices and masters alike can read about qiviut from the musk ox — and then check it off their list once they’ve made something with that luxury fiber. They'll explore classic sweater designs and visit the yarn-friendliest cities. They’ll discover brave folks who delight in yarn-bombing; master intarsia; and even try spinning, weaving, dyeing, embroidery, and crochet.

[koland]

Repeat from last year:

Basic Freshwater Fishing: Step-By-Step Guide to Tackle and Know-How That Catch the Favorite Fish in Your Area by Cliff Hauptman
http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Freshwat.../dp/B004A16LBW

[koland]

New batch from FT Press free at Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/s/?rh=n:154606...2FT%20Press%22

This one isn't a repeat:
Presentations in Action: 80 Memorable Presentation Lessons from the Masters [Kindle Edition With Audio/Video] by Jerry Weissman
http://www.amazon.com/Presentations-.../dp/B004TTHDOE

[itisbomb]

After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family--1968 to the Present
by J. Randy Taraborrelli

is $2.99 at

Amazon http://www.amazon.com/After-Camelot-...=after+camelot

B&N http://m.barnesandnoble.com/w/after-...=9780446584432

Kobo http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/after-camelot

Below is the blurb
For more than half a century, Americans have been captivated by the Kennedys - their joy and heartbreak, tragedy and triumph, the dark side and the remarkable achievements. In this ambitious and sweeping account, Taraborelli continues the family chronicle begun with his bestselling Jackie, Ethel, Joan and provides a behind-the-scenes look at the years "after Camelot." He describes the challenges Bobby's children faced as they grew into adulthood; Eunice and Sargent Shriver's remarkable philanthropic work; the emotional turmoil Jackie faced after JFK's murder and the complexities of her eventual marriage to Aristotle Onassis; the the sudden death of JFK JR; and the stoicism and grace of his sister Caroline. He also brings into clear focus the complex and intriguing story of Edward "Teddy" and shows how he influenced the sensibilities of the next generation and challenged them to uphold the Kennedy name. Based on extensive research, including hundreds of exclusive interviews, After Camelot captures the wealth, glamour, and fortitude for which the Kennedys are so well known. With this book, J. Randy Taraborrelli takes readers on an epic journey as he unfolds the ongoing saga of the nation's most famous-and controversial-family.

[koland]

free from stackpole:

Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning Point by Lewis E. Lehrman
http://www.amazon.com/Lincoln-at-Peo...dp/B00CXUTZKG/

[bfisher]

Thanks so much - looks very interesting.
Same deal at amazon.ca
http://www.amazon.ca/Lincoln-at-Peor.../dp/B00CXUTZKG

[Little.Egret]

From Endeavour Books

The Great War at Sea: 1914 - 1918 by Richard Hough

Richard Alexander Hough was a British author and historian specializing in maritime history.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FX0KFYI

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00FX0KFYI


Carnegie: Lord of Steel by Martin Hedges

Written for a business audience, Hedges pinpoints the key ingredients of Carnegie's success - and draws the lessons from his career that apply to entrepreneurs and business executives today.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G39SFYU

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00G39SFYU

[bfisher]

Thanks. The Richard Hough book (The Great War At Sea) is also free at amazon.ca
http://www.amazon.ca/Great-War-Sea-1.../dp/B00FX0KFYI

[Little.Egret]

Originally Posted by bfisher

Thanks. The Richard Hough book (The Great War At Sea) is also free at amazon.ca
http://www.amazon.ca/Great-War-Sea-1.../dp/B00FX0KFYI

And at Amazon.co.au

http://www.amazon.com.au/The-Great-W.../dp/B00FX0KFYI

[AnemicOak]

A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House by Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. is on sale today at B&N for $1.99. So far Amazon has not price matched, but chances are good that they will (if people report it) so I've also included an Amazon link.

As special assistant to the president, Arthur Schlesinger witnessed firsthand the politics and personalities that influenced the now legendary Kennedy administration. Schlesinger’s close relationship with JFK, as a politician and as a friend, has resulted in this authoritative yet intimate account in which the president “walks through the pages, from first to last, alert, alive, amused and amusing” (John Kenneth Galbraith).

A THOUSAND DAYS is “at once a masterly literary achievement and a work of major historical significance” (New York Times).

B&N | Amazon

[itisbomb]

Nixon, Vol. 2: The Triumph of a Politician, 1962-1972
by Stephen E. Ambrose

is $2.99 at

B&N http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/nixo...=2940016250472

Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Nixon-Vol-Poli...=Nixon+triumph

Below is the blurb
Nixon: The Triumph of a Politician begins with Nixon's telling the press "You won't have Richard Nixon to kick around anymore." He never meant it. Despite his claims, Nixon's political retirement was short-lived. He moved his family to New York City where he joined a prominent law firm. He became a successful corporate lawyer and, more importantly, reinserted himself into the political mainstream: traveling around the country, speaking out on the issues of the day, and doing what he did best -- criticizing the Democrats.

After the 1964 presidential election in which Lyndon Johnson trounced Barry Goldwater. Nixon set his sights on 1968. He stepped up his criticism of Johnson's Vietnam and domestic policies and began to assemble the savvy, image-oriented team that would take him to the White House: John Mitchell, John Ehrlichman, H.R. Haldeman, Pat Buchanan and William Safire. Nixon easily outmaneuvered his closest Republican rivals --Nelson Rockefeller and Ronald Reagan -- and won the Republican nomination in Miami.

In the general election Nixon faced a Democratic Party in turmoil. Fractured by Lyndon Johnson's abdication, Robert Kennedy's assassination, George Wallace's independent candidacy, and a violent convention in Chicago, the Democrats nominated Hubert Humphrey. Endorsed at last by Eisenhower, aided by the tough talk of his running mate, Spiro Agnew, and taking advantage of the quagmire in Vietnam, Nixon promised his own peace plan and edged ahead. On November 6, 1968, after staying up the night keeping a vote tally on legal pads in his suite at the Waldorf Astoria, Richard Nixon was finally elected president of the United States.

Nixon's first term began on a sour note--during the inaugural parade his car was pelted with eggs by anti-war protesters--and didn't get much better. By 1970, amid two failed Supreme Court appointments, rising tensions in the Middle East, continued domestic turmoil and the bloody stalemate in Southeast Asia, Nixon seemed as if he might be the second president in a row to serve only one term.

But, with the help of a talented administration, particularly his National Security Adviser, Henry Kissinger, Nixon engineered a remarkable turnaround. In a stunning tour-de-force, he achieved goals that had been beyond any of his predecessors: he opened the door to China, established détente with the USSR and got the first Cold War arms control agreement, while simultaneously withdrawing troops from Vietnam. At the same time, though, in preparing for the 1972 election, Nixon had begun to step outside the law to launch an attack on his enemies.

Although Nixon defeated George McGovern by a startling margin, he took no joy in his victory. This President knew what the rest of the country had yet to learn about Watergate, and he could anticipate that the Democrats, the bureaucracy and the media would be going after him.

Elegantly written, as exhaustively researched as Ambrose's definitive two-volume Eisenhower biography, Nixon: The Triumph of a Politician offers a balanced, unflinching portrait of one of the most complex and puzzling of our chief executives at the apogee of his career --rebounding from defeat to an innovative, high-risk presidency, already sowing the seeds of his ruin.