Free/Bargain Nonfiction in November 2013

[itisbomb]

Eisenhower: Soldier and President (The Renowned One-Volume Life)
by Stephen E. Ambrose

is $2.99 at

B&N http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/eise...hen+e.+ambrose

Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Eisenhower-Sol...5161257&sr=1-7

Below is the blurb
Stephen E. Ambrose draws upon extensive sources, an unprecedented degree of scholarship, and numerous interviews with Eisenhower himself to offer the fullest, richest, most objective rendering yet of the soldier who became president. He gives us a masterly account of the European war theater and Eisenhower's magnificent leadership as Allied Supreme Commander. Ambrose's recounting of Eisenhower's presidency, the first of the Cold War, brings to life a man and a country struggling with issues as diverse as civil rights, atomic weapons, communism, and a new global role.

Along the way, Ambrose follows the 34th President's relations with the people closest to him, most of all Mamie, his son John, and Kay Summersby, as well as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, Harry Truman, Nixon, Dulles, Khrushchev, Joe McCarthy, and indeed, all the American and world leaders of his time. This superb interpretation of Eisenhower's life confirms Stephen Ambrose's position as one of our finest historians.

[cromag]

Thanks! I passed that along to my Dad.

[Little.Egret]

Decision in the Ukraine: German Panzer Operations on the Eastern Front, Summer 1943 (Stackpole Military History Series) by George M Nipe Jr

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BJ8LQ78

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00BJ8LQ78

http://www.amazon.ca/Decision-Ukrain.../dp/B00BJ8LQ78

not amazon.com.au yet

http://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B00BJ8LQ78


Marlborough by Correlli Barnett

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EOPPU1Q

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00EOPPU1Q

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00EOPPU1Q

[Little.Egret]

Scotland's Marine Atlas: Information for the Marine Plan by Marine Scotland et al (Government)

The Atlas is an assessment of the condition of Scotland's seas

620 pages, 72 MB download
http://www.amazon.com/Scotlands-Mari.../dp/B00GUG8EEM

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Scotlands-Ma.../dp/B00GUG8EEM

http://www.amazon.ca/Scotlands-Marin.../dp/B00GUG8EEM

ePub
http://scotgov.publishingthefuture.i...n/marine-atlas

PDF and sections up to 172MB
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publicati.../03/16182005/0

[Little.Egret]

Oops, just posted to the October thread.

Military History Free from Endeavour

The Dardanelles: Tragedy and Heroism by Richard Freeman

" a must read for those who want to know how the major decisions of the campaign were really taken and who really made them. "

http://www.amazon.com/The-Dardanelle.../dp/B00GNC72Z0

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Dardanel.../dp/B00GNC72Z0

Also Canada, Australia and India

[koland]

Free hobby book:

Natural Soap Making by Elizabeth Letcavage and Melissa Harden
http://www.amazon.com/s/?rh=n:154606...sher=stackpole

[koland]

A hobby that gets you out in the nice, brisk fall weather:


How to Raise Chickens by Paul Poletree
http://www.amazon.com/s/?rh=n:154606...blications%22|

[Apache]

Originally Posted by koland

A hobby that gets you out in the nice, brisk fall weather:


How to Raise Chickens by Paul Poletree
http://www.amazon.com/s/?rh=n:154606...blications%22|

Just think about how much better my family and relatives could have done if they had bought this book.
Apache

[bookmarked]

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain $2.99 (+ sales tax ).

Also at Google, $2.99.

Had this on my list for a while, but it's never been this cheap before.

[koland]

This one is a repeat, but worth looking at if you missed it last time:

The Smoked-Foods Cookbook: How to Flavor, Cure and Prepare Savory Meats, Game, Fish, Nuts, and Cheese by
Lue and Ed Park

http://www.amazon.com/Smoked-Foods-C...dp/B001GIPDCU/

Smoked turkey, pheasant, salmon, pâté: these expensive delicacies can be make at home for surprisingly low cost. Wild game and domestic meats are prepared in any of dozens of marinades and brines, then set in a smoke cooker to absorb the flavor of hickory, apple wood, mesquite, chestnut, or maple smoke. The smoke cookers - which cost no more then a quality barbecue grill - are readily available from a variety of sources, all listed in the book.
Included are recipes for beef, pork, lamb, venison, chicken, turkey, duck, fish, shellfish, jerky, sausage, nuts, cheese, and even pasta. Complete menus provide guidelines for satisfying meals featuring smoked foods.

[itisbomb]

No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden
by Mark Owen

is $3.29 at Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/No-Easy-Day-Fi...ds=no+easy+day

Below is the blur:
For the first time anywhere, the first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from a Navy Seal who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moment

From the streets of Iraq to the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips in the Indian Ocean, and from the mountaintops of Afghanistan to the third floor of Osama Bin Laden’s compound, operator Mark Owen of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group — commonly known as SEAL Team Six — has been a part of some of the most memorable special operations in history, as well as countless missions that never made headlines.

No Easy Day puts readers alongside Owen and the other handpicked members of the twenty-four-man team as they train for the biggest mission of their lives. The blow-by-blow narrative of the assault, beginning with the helicopter crash that could have ended Owen’s life straight through to the radio call confirming Bin Laden’s death, is an essential piece of modern history.

In No Easy Day, Owen also takes readers onto the field of battle in America’s ongoing War on Terror and details the selection and training process for one of the most elite units in the military. Owen’s story draws on his youth in Alaska and describes the SEALs’ quest to challenge themselves at the highest levels of physical and mental endurance. With boots-on-the-ground detail, Owen describes numerous previously unreported missions that illustrate the life and work of a SEAL and the evolution of the team after the events of September 11. In telling the true story of the SEALs whose talents, skills, experiences, and exceptional sacrifices led to one of the greatest victories in the War on Terror, Mark Owen honors the men who risk everything for our country, and he leaves readers with a deep understanding of the warriors who keep America safe.

[koland]

Free from Stackpole:
Grouse Hunter's Guide: 2nd Edition, Solid Facts, Insights, and Observations on How to Hunt Ruffled Grouse by Dennis Walrod

Revised edition cites up-to-date statistics reflecting the trends among grouse hunters
Includes a chapter of grouse recipes
Dennis Walrod takes beginning and experienced grouse hunters alike through an examination of key aspects of the hunt: how to get the most out of a covert, choosing guns and dogs, as well as concerns particular to autumn stalking or winter hunting. The emphasis falls on grouse hunting as a sport pursued for the thrill of the hunt, the adrenaline shot brought by the force of a flush, rather than the quest for impressive numbers.

http://www.amazon.com/s/?rh=n:154606...sher=stackpole

[itisbomb]

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand

is $3.79 at Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Unbroken-World...and+redemption

Below is the blurb
On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young lieutenant, the plane’s bombardier, who was struggling to a life raft and pulling himself aboard. So began one of the most extraordinary odysseys of the Second World War.

The lieutenant’s name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood, he’d been a cunning and incorrigible delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and fleeing his home to ride the rails. As a teenager, he had channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics and within sight of the four-minute mile. But when war had come, the athlete had become an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown.

Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a foundering raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor; brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would be suspended on the fraying wire of his will.

In her long-awaited new book, Laura Hillenbrand writes with the same rich and vivid narrative voice she displayed in Seabiscuit. Telling an unforgettable story of a man’s journey into extremity, Unbroken is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit.

[hwlester]

Originally Posted by bookmarked

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain $2.99 (+ sales tax ).

Also at Google, $2.99.

Had this on my list for a while, but it's never been this cheap before.

Very good book. Not really a self-help book, per se... More like insight into how the introverted mind works. I really wish I'd had a book like this when I was a teenager... It would have let me know that there was nothing "wrong" with me. As I've gotten older and wiser, I've discovered a lot of this on my own, but it's nice to see it codified.

[sharphamster]

Amazon US has Malcolm Gladwell's titles available for under $4

David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants - $3.79

In David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell challenges how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, offering a new interpretation of what it means to be discriminated against, or cope with a disability, or lose a parent, or attend a mediocre school, or suffer from any number of other apparent setbacks.

Outliers: The Story of Success - $3.99

There is a story that is usually told about extremely successful people, a story that focuses on intelligence and ambition. Gladwell argues that the true story of success is very different, and that if we want to understand how some people thrive, we should spend more time looking around them-at such things as their family, their birthplace, or even their birth date. And in revealing that hidden logic, Gladwell presents a fascinating and provocative blueprint for making the most of human potential.

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference - $3.99

The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime rate.

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking - $3.99

Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant-in the blink of an eye-that actually aren't as simple as they seem.

What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures - $3.99

What is the difference between choking and panicking? Why are there dozens of varieties of mustard-but only one variety of ketchup? What do football players teach us about how to hire teachers? What does hair dye tell us about the history of the 20th century?